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

Eoghan Murphy: The breakdown by year and across each local authority of the social homes delivered under the Buy and Renew Scheme is outlined below, up to end Q3 of 2018, indicating a total of 235 homes delivered in this way.  Additional homes have been delivered in Q4 of 2018, which will bring the total to over the 250 homes previously referred to; further details will be available...

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

Eoghan Murphy: At the end of Q3 2018, a total of 1,214 applications had been received from property owners; 48 homes had been brought back into use and were tenanted; and 122 agreements for lease had been signed. A detailed breakdown of the Repair and Lease (RLS) scheme data by local authority up to end Q3 2018 is available on my Department’s website at the following link: . A...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Registration of Title (17 Jan 2019)

Eoghan Murphy: Under the Registration of Deeds and Title Act 2006, the Property Registration Authority (PRA) was established as and from 4 November 2006. The PRA replaced the Registrar of Deeds and Titles as the registering authority in relation to property registration in Ireland and, subject to the above Act, is independent in the performance of its functions. A service for Oireachtas members was...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Social and Affordable Housing Eligibility (17 Jan 2019)

Eoghan Murphy: The Social Housing Assessment Regulations 2011 prescribe maximum net income limits for each local authority, in different bands according to the area concerned, with income being defined and assessed according to a standard Household Means Policy. The income bands and the authority area assigned to each band were based on an assessment of the income needed to provide for a household's...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Local Authority Housing Eligibility (17 Jan 2019)

Eoghan Murphy: The Tenant (Incremental) Purchase Scheme came into operation on 1 January 2016. The Scheme is open to eligible tenants, including joint tenants, of local authority houses that are available for sale under the Scheme. To be eligible, tenants must meet certain criteria, including having a minimum reckonable income of €15,000 per annum and having been in receipt of social housing...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Social and Affordable Housing Data (17 Jan 2019)

Eoghan Murphy: Statistics in relation to social housing stock are published by the National Oversight and Audit Commission (NOAC) in their annual reports on Performance Indicators in Local Authorities. These reports provide a range of information in relation to social housing stock, including the number of dwellings in the ownership of each local authority and percentages vacant. The most recent report,...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Social and Affordable Housing (17 Jan 2019)

Eoghan Murphy: My Department has no record of receiving a submission on the Social Housing Strategy 2020 from Louth County Council.

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Referendum Campaigns (17 Jan 2019)

Eoghan Murphy: At its meeting on 4 December 2018, the Government reviewed the progress on the overall programme of Bills to amend the Constitution. Having regard to other referenda proposed to be progressed in the short term, the Government agreed that further consideration would be given to the timing of a referendum on reducing the voting age to 16 although it is not proposed that this referendum be held...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Rent Pressure Zones (17 Jan 2019)

Eoghan Murphy: Section 24A of the Residential Tenancies Acts provides that the Housing Agency, in consultation with housing authorities, may make a proposal to me, as Minister that an area should be considered as a Rent Pressure Zone. Following receipt of such a proposal, the Minister requests the Director of the Residential Tenancies Board (RTB) to conduct an assessment of the area to establish whether or...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Rental Sector (17 Jan 2019)

Eoghan Murphy: The Residential Tenancies (Amendment)(No. 2) Bill 2018 was published in December 2018 to strengthen further the rights of tenants in the private rented sector, building on initiatives already taken. Among the key provisions of the Bill are measures to empower the Residential Tenancies Board (RTB) to investigate and sanction landlords who engage in improper conduct including non-compliance...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Water Charges Data (17 Jan 2019)

Eoghan Murphy: In keeping with the relevant recommendations of the Report of the Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Future Funding of Domestic Water Servicesapproved by both Houses in April 2017, legislative provision to discourage the excessive use of water services has been included in the Water Services Acts 2007 to 2017. Excessive usage is determined by reference to the threshold amount of 213,000 litres...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Departmental Expenditure (17 Jan 2019)

Eoghan Murphy: An examination of records indicates that no amounts were paid to accountancy firms in the past five years in relation to capital projects for which my Department is responsible. Information regarding expenditure on consultancy firms in respect of such projects is set out in the following table: Capital Project 2014€ 2015 € 2016€ 2017€ 2018€ C trí...

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (16 Jan 2019)

Eoghan Murphy: Rates legislation is currently being drafted in my Department. It will allow for rates alleviation and for different measures within local authorities to help businesses and to help promote a certain type of business activity. I will ask the Minister of State, Deputy Phelan, to brief the Deputy on the details of the legislation this week.

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (16 Jan 2019)

Eoghan Murphy: The Bill is not on the priority list because it was published in the previous term. Second Stage will be taken, if not next week then the week after.

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Planning Issues (16 Jan 2019)

Eoghan Murphy: Any person who has reason to believe a planning application has been made in their name without their consent should immediately bring the matter to the attention of the relevant planning authority, who will decide what course of action is appropriate. Notwithstanding the foregoing, section 34(13) of the Planning and Development Act 2000, as amended (the 2000 Act), provides that a person...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Water and Sewerage Schemes Grants (16 Jan 2019)

Eoghan Murphy: The Domestic Waste Water Treatment Systems (Financial Assistance) Regulations 2013, a copy of which is available in the Oireachtas library, brought into operation a grant scheme to assist with the cost of remediation of domestic waste water treatment systems / septic tanks, which are deemed, following inspection under the Environmental Protection Agency’s National Inspection Plan, to...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Departmental Staff Data (16 Jan 2019)

Eoghan Murphy: I propose to take Questions Nos. 255 and 256 together. There were 719.35 full time equivalent staff in my Department at the end of December 2018, of which 223.28 FTE were professional/technical grades and 496.07 FTE were general administrative grades. The vast majority of staff in the professional and technical stream would require professional qualifications relevant to their specific...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Legislative Process (16 Jan 2019)

Eoghan Murphy: The Residential Tenancies (Amendment)(No. 2) Bill 2018 was published on 19 December 2018. I intend to bring the Bill through the legislative process in the Houses of the Oireachtas as soon as possible during the current Oireachtas session.

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Water and Sewerage Schemes (15 Jan 2019)

Eoghan Murphy: My understanding is that the scheme was originally in the proposals for funding but, within the period in which it was there to be progressed, it was not progressed and, therefore, did not make it into a subsequent programme for funding and development. Again, this was all before my time but that is my understanding. I wonder if it is the Deputy's understanding that it was in an initial...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Water and Sewerage Schemes (15 Jan 2019)

Eoghan Murphy: Perhaps the Deputy and I will have a chance to discuss this outside the Chamber so we can get clarity between ourselves as to the chronology. However, since I became Minister with responsibility for water, I have done a lot of work with the National Federation of Group Water Schemes. I have attended its annual conference and have met its representatives in a number of different formats to...