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An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (22 Jan 2019)

Eoghan Murphy: The 2005 guidelines are being reviewed off the back of the Flemish Decree. We have a working group in the Department. It is working with the Commission as well and taking guidance from it. We incorporated some of the thinking into the national planning framework, which is now in law. There was a meeting, I believe last week, of the review group that is looking at how we will review the...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Wind Energy Guidelines (22 Jan 2019)

Eoghan Murphy: I propose to take Questions Nos. 669 and 670 together. 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...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Legislative Process (22 Jan 2019)

Eoghan Murphy: The Residential Tenancies (Amendment) (No. 2) Bill 2018 was published on 19 December 2018. The Bill is scheduled for second stage debate in Dáil Éireann on 22, 23 and 24 January 2019 with the intention of progressing through the legislative process in the Houses of the Oireachtas as quickly as possible during the current Oireachtas session.

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Social and Affordable Housing (22 Jan 2019)

Eoghan Murphy: The relevant provisions of Part 5 of the Housing (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act, 2009 have been commenced. It provides a statutory basis for the delivery of affordable housing for purchase by local authorities. Part 5 contains significant detail on the procedures and operation of the new Affordable Purchase Scheme. The Scheme is based on local authorities providing, directly or...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Planning Issues (22 Jan 2019)

Eoghan Murphy: The fees for making submissions or observations on planning applications and appeals are set at levels intended to prevent frivolous or vexatious submissions, while not acting as a deterrent to persons with genuine concerns or interest in proposed developments from making submissions. Furthermore, An Bord Pleanála has discretion to dismiss an appeal where it is satisfied that the appeal...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Planning Guidelines (22 Jan 2019)

Eoghan Murphy: I have no powers to implement a moratorium on the granting of planning permissions by a planning authority for any type of development. Under section 30 of the Planning and Development Act 2000, I am specifically precluded from exercising any power or control in relation to any particular case with which a planning authority or An Bord Pleanála is or may be concerned, except in specified...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Social and Affordable Housing Provision (22 Jan 2019)

Eoghan Murphy: I am precluded under section 30 of the Planning and Development Act 2000, from exercising any power or control in relation to any particular case with which a planning authority or An Bord Pleanála is or may be concerned, except in specified circumstances, which do not apply in this case. As a result, I cannot seek to influence the outcome of a planning case and cannot make any comment...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Water and Sewerage Schemes Funding (22 Jan 2019)

Eoghan Murphy: Group water schemes are independent community-owned enterprises and are an important means of providing piped water to rural areas where no such supply exists. While, as Minister, I am responsible for overall policy direction and prioritisation in the area of rural water services and for funding for the Multi-Annual Rural Water Programme, local authorities lead on local implementation of...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Planning Issues (22 Jan 2019)

Eoghan Murphy: The legal interest of an applicant for planning permission in the land or structure concerned has to be stated in the completed planning application form. Where the applicant is not the owner of the land or structure, the name and address of the owner has to be stated on the planning application form. The written consent of the owner to the party making the planning application must also be...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Rent Pressure Zones (22 Jan 2019)

Eoghan Murphy: The Strategy for the Rental Sector, published in December 2016, introduced the Rent Predictability Measure to moderate rent increases in those parts of the country where rents are highest and rising resulting in great difficulty for households finding affordable accommodation. In these areas, called Rent Pressure Zones (RPZ), rents can only increase by a maximum of 4% annually. The measure...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Local Authority Housing Applications Data (22 Jan 2019)

Eoghan Murphy: Details on the number of households qualified for social housing support in each local authority area are set out in the statutory Summary of Social Housing Assessments (SSHA). Since 2016, the summary process has been carried out on an annual basis. The most recent summary, which was carried out in 2018, details the number of households on all local authority waiting lists as at 11 June...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Local Authority Housing Waiting Lists (22 Jan 2019)

Eoghan Murphy: Under the Social Housing Assessment Regulations 2011, a household may apply to one housing authority only, for social housing support, at a time. Furthermore, it is not possible for a household on the waiting list of one housing authority to transfer its application to another authority and to carry the time spent on the previous list. The Social Housing Strategy 2020 included a...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Planning Investigations (22 Jan 2019)

Eoghan Murphy: The Review Into Certain Planning Matters In Respect Of Donegal County Council, by Mr. Rory Mulcahy S.C., was received by my Department in June, 2017. Following initial analysis and assessment of the report’s findings and recommendations, including interaction with the Department’s own legal advisers and the Attorney General’s Office, a comprehensive set of queries...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Departmental Expenditure (22 Jan 2019)

Eoghan Murphy: Officials from my Department attend meetings in respect of EU-related issues and international agreements as necessary to ensure that the State is suitably represented at such engagements. Other events and meetings will also be attended by Ministers or officials as deemed appropriate. The cost to the Department of providing airline travel in 2018 was €75,023.

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Departmental Expenditure (22 Jan 2019)

Eoghan Murphy: My Department avails of an electronic press cuttings service which serves for most of its printed media monitoring needs. In terms of hard-copy printed newspapers, the cost of purchase for my Department in 2018 totalled approximately €10,824. In general, the Department relies on online versions of the daily newspapers but not all newspapers have an online presence and there can be...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Local Authority Housing Data (22 Jan 2019)

Eoghan Murphy: My Department does not hold information on the number of casual vacancies relet by local authorities each year. The allocation of dwellings is a matter for each local authority.

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Traveller Accommodation (22 Jan 2019)

Eoghan Murphy: In accordance with the Housing (Traveller Accommodation) Act 1998, housing authorities have statutory responsibility for the assessment of the accommodation needs of Travellers and the preparation, adoption and implementation of multi-annual Traveller Accommodation Programmes (TAPs) in their areas. My Department’s role is to ensure that there are adequate structures and supports in...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Tenant Purchase Scheme Eligibility (22 Jan 2019)

Eoghan Murphy: The provisions of Part V of the Planning and Development Act 2000, as amended, were designed to better facilitate the development of mixed tenure sustainable communities. Part V homes are specifically excluded from the Tenant (Incremental) Purchase Scheme 2016 to ensure that homes delivered under this mechanism will remain available for people in need of social housing support and...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Local Authority Housing Rents (22 Jan 2019)

Eoghan Murphy: The right of local authorities to set and collect rents on their dwellings is laid down in section 58 of the Housing Act 1966.  The making or amending of such schemes is an executive function and does not require the approval of the elected members. It is subject to broad principles laid down by my Department in Circular letter HRT 3/2002 of 6 March 2002, which states that...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Local Authority Housing Rents (22 Jan 2019)

Eoghan Murphy: At present the making of rent schemes and the setting of rent levels is a matter for each local authority under section 58 of the Housing Act 1966. As a result the levels of rents charged vary across authorities with the result that households in similar circumstances may be charged different amounts of rent depending on the city/county they are living in. The chief...