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Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Wind Energy Guidelines (31 Jan 2019)

Eoghan Murphy: My Department is currently undertaking a focused review of the 2006 Wind Energy Development Guidelines. The review is addressing a number of key aspects including sound or noise, visual amenity setback distances, shadow flicker, community obligation, community dividend and grid connections. As part of the overall review, a strategic environmental assessment (SEA) is being undertaken on the...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Adaptation Grant Eligibility (31 Jan 2019)

Eoghan Murphy: I propose to take Questions Nos. 256 and 257 together. The issues raised by the Deputy are being followed up and a reply will be forwarded in accordance with Standing Orders.

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Home Loan Scheme (31 Jan 2019)

Eoghan Murphy: I propose to take Questions Nos. 258 and 259 together. My Department does not collect data in relation to the numbers of open applications for the Rebuilding Ireland Home Loan (RIHL) that are currently with local authorities. Data is collected by my Department on a quarterly basis from local authorities with regard to the overall number and value of (i) local authority loan approvals and...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Home Loan Scheme (31 Jan 2019)

Eoghan Murphy: I propose to take Questions Nos. 260 and 261 together. The Housing Agency has indicated that it has four individuals working full time on applications for the Rebuilding Ireland Home Loan. The number assigned can be scaled up or down, depending on demand, to maintain a response time for returning recommendations to local authorities within 10-days. My Department does not hold details of the...

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (30 Jan 2019)

Eoghan Murphy: I thank the Deputy for the question. This is a priority for the Government. As I informed the House two weeks ago, over the course of 2018 the World Health Organization changed its guidelines relating to noise from wind turbines. As a result, the EU changed its directives in October last year.

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (30 Jan 2019)

Eoghan Murphy: We decided it was prudent to take cognisance of the change in the directive from the EU before we went to public consultation. We will go out to public consultation within the next two weeks. It will be a short public consultation but as we go out to public consultation for the draft guidelines, we will expect planning authorities to take cognisance of them in the decisions that they make.

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (30 Jan 2019)

Eoghan Murphy: I thank the Deputy for the question. We have to be careful in addressing this situation with the cold weather initiative that is in place and we must ensure that the information we are getting is accurate. We work with a number of NGO partner organisations to make sure that in these types of events when there is severe cold weather outreach teams from all the different organisations are out...

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (30 Jan 2019)

Eoghan Murphy: The outreach teams are out to get people into accommodation. No one will be turned away. Also, when we have the cold weather initiative in place, people are not just being turfed out onto the street. We have to be mindful of the fact that it is very cold-----

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (30 Jan 2019)

Eoghan Murphy: -----and we must ensure that people are protected. We do that with our NGO partners. The cold weather initiative will remain in place during the cold snap.

Seanad: Housing Provision: Statements (30 Jan 2019)

Eoghan Murphy: I am grateful to have the opportunity to come to the House to talk not only about the challenges we continue face in housing provision but also some of the solutions and how they are bearing fruit and helping many citizens. It is a very important time to discuss the issue at the beginning of 2019. Rebuilding Ireland, the Government's action plan to deal with every aspect of the housing...

Seanad: Housing Provision: Statements (30 Jan 2019)

Eoghan Murphy: I thank Senators for their contributions. I probably spoke for too long in my opening contribution which took more than 20 minutes, but I have taken 11 pages of notes and would like to reply to all Members.

Seanad: Housing Provision: Statements (30 Jan 2019)

Eoghan Murphy: I will go with that. I thank the Chair. I came to the Seanad looking for solutions and positive contributions that might help in our ongoing work to fix the challenges we face in respect of our homelessness crisis and housing shortage. I thank all Members who provided positive contributions, suggestions or ideas for things that we could do. Some Members focused on the fact that there have...

Seanad: Housing Provision: Statements (30 Jan 2019)

Eoghan Murphy: I will address that issue which was also raised by Senator Mulherin. We reached agreement in budget 2019 that there would be a scheme. When I was in County Donegal recently, I met a campaign group. The Minister of State, Deputy English, has done a huge amount of work in this area, as have Deputy McConalogue and Senator Mulherin. The Department knows what its want to do under that scheme;...

Seanad: Housing Provision: Statements (30 Jan 2019)

Eoghan Murphy: In that case, I will return at a later date if that is alright because many issues were raised and I would like to address them all.

Seanad: Housing Provision: Statements (30 Jan 2019)

Eoghan Murphy: I would not like to get into trouble with them either.

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Homeless Persons Supports (30 Jan 2019)

Eoghan Murphy: Arising from an action in Rebuilding Ireland, my Department is funding an initiative to provide homeless families residing in hotel accommodation and family hubs in the Dublin Region with access to free public transport for essential school journeys. The Dublin Region Homeless Executive (DRHE) is overseeing the implementation of this initiative and, working in partnership with the...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Election Management System (30 Jan 2019)

Eoghan Murphy: It is intended to hold the European Parliament and local elections on the same day in May. I will be announcing the date shortly and will make the formal polling day orders in due course. To meet statutory deadlines set out in the European Parliament Act 1997 and the Local Elections Regulations 1995 for the conduct of these polls, including setting the nomination period, polling day orders...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Homeless Accommodation Funding (30 Jan 2019)

Eoghan Murphy: In relation to operational costs for homeless accommodation and related services, my Department does not provide funding for services directly but provides funding to housing authorities towards these costs. Under the funding arrangements, housing authorities must provide at least 10% of the cost of services from their own resources. Housing authorities may also incur additional expenditure...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Local Authority Housing Data (30 Jan 2019)

Eoghan Murphy: The latest data in relation to social housing delivery to end Q3 2018, broken down by local authority, is published on my Department's website at the following link: . Data in relation to Q4 2018 outputs is currently being compiled and will be published shortly.

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Assistance Payment Data (30 Jan 2019)

Eoghan Murphy: HAP is funded through a combination of Exchequer monies and tenant differential rents collected in respect of HAP tenancies. Limerick City and County Council provide a highly effective transactional shared service on behalf of all HAP local authorities. This HAP Shared Services Centre (SSC) manages all HAP related rental transactions for the tenant, local authority and landlord. Accordingly,...