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Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Social and Affordable Housing Eligibility (15 Jan 2019)

Eoghan Murphy: I propose to take Questions Nos. 53, 68, 69, 86, 95, 102, 1142, 1150 and 1171 together. 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...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Approved Housing Bodies (15 Jan 2019)

Eoghan Murphy: Approved Housing Bodies (AHBs) are an important social housing delivery partner, working closely with local authorities throughout the country to deliver new homes. In 2018, they again contributed significantly to the output of new build social housing and there was a clear demonstration of increasing capacity to deliver. Of particular importance are AHBs' potential to harness non-Exchequer...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Assistance Payment (15 Jan 2019)

Eoghan Murphy: The Housing Assistance Payment (HAP) provides fast, flexible housing support to all eligible households in their area of their choice. Individuals, who in the past were reluctant to avail of full time work as they would lose their Rent Supplement support, can now move to HAP and avail of full-time employment and retain their housing support, with an adjustment in their differential rent. ...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Local Authority Housing Applications Data (15 Jan 2019)

Eoghan Murphy: I propose to take Questions Nos. 59 and 90 together. Over the course of the 6-year Rebuilding Ireland Action Plan, the Government is committed to meeting the housing needs of over 137,000 households. The implementation of Rebuilding Ireland is well underway and making significant progress. Annual delivery targets were exceeded in 2016 and again in 2017. By end September 2018, over 63,700...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Issues (15 Jan 2019)

Eoghan Murphy: Rebuilding Ireland sets out a range of actions to tackle the challenges in the housing sector across a number of key areas. Specifically the Plan sets out a number of actions, with substantial public funding support, to address the social housing needs of over 137,000 households over the period 2016 to 2021. This includes delivering an additional 50,000 social housing units, with a further...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Vacant Properties (15 Jan 2019)

Eoghan Murphy: I propose to take Questions Nos. 61, 103 and 105 together. All local authorities have drawn up Vacant Homes Action Plans to identify the scale of vacant residential homes and to set ambitious but realistic targets for the number of vacant homes that can be brought back into use. In addition, each local authority now has a dedicated Vacant Homes Office, whose work includes establishing a...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Appointments to State Boards (15 Jan 2019)

Eoghan Murphy: An Bord Pleanála operates under a strict Code of Conduct as required by section 150 of the Planning and Development Act 2000, one of the purposes of which is to ensure that any potential conflicts of interest relating to its statutory functions are dealt with in an appropriate manner. This Code is available for viewing on the Board's website at the following link: . Section 13 of the...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Land Development Agency (15 Jan 2019)

Eoghan Murphy: The Land Development Agency (LDA) was established on 13 September 2018 by way of Establishment Order under the Local Government Services (Corporate Bodies) Act 1971. The Agency is a commercial State body and national centre of expertise, working with and supporting local authorities, public bodies and other interests, to harness public lands as catalysts to stimulate regeneration and wider...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Local Authority Housing (15 Jan 2019)

Eoghan Murphy: Local authorities have a number of options available to them in meeting social housing needs. These include, if they consider it appropriate, the transfer of a site from a person qualified for social housing to the local authority, and the building of a social house on the site by the local authority, to be tenanted by the person who transferred the site. It is of course open to any...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Social and Affordable Housing (15 Jan 2019)

Eoghan Murphy: I have met with all local authorities at senior level in relation to the advancement of social housing. In particular, I have held a number of Housing Summits with the local authority Chief Executives, including those from Cavan and Monaghan. The most recent of these Summits was last September and I intend to hold a further similar engagement in the near future. Separately, both I and...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Fire Service Staff (15 Jan 2019)

Eoghan Murphy: I propose to take Questions Nos. 67 and 1159 together. As I indicated in replying to the Deputy's Question No 263 of 12 December 2018, persons from all walks of life and all sections of society, including staff of local authority fire services, are eligible to be nominated for an award under the National Bravery Awards. Under this scheme, Deeds of Bravery Awards are given to people who have...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Rental Sector (15 Jan 2019)

Eoghan Murphy: The Residential Tenancies (Amendment)(No. 2) Bill 2018 was published on 19 December 2018. Subject to legal advice from the Office of the Attorney General, it is the intention to introduce an amendment to the Bill, as it makes its way through the legislative process in the Houses of the Oireachtas, to empower the Residential Tenancies Board (RTB) to publish rent details as part of its...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Social and Affordable Housing Provision (15 Jan 2019)

Eoghan Murphy: I propose to take Questions Nos. 71 and 94 together. A multi-stranded approach is being taken to the targeted delivery of affordable housing, in particular for those households earning up to €50,000 for single income households and €75,000 for dual income households. As part of that approach, I commenced the relevant provisions of Part 5 of the Housing (Miscellaneous...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Regeneration Projects (15 Jan 2019)

Eoghan Murphy: I assume the question refers to my visit to the Dolphin House Regeneration Project, which I attended with An Taoiseach. Details of this visit are available on my Department's website at the following link: . Phase 1 of this project, which provides 100 social housing homes, was supported by funding of €26 million from my Department, and involved the refurbishment of 63 existing homes...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Issues (15 Jan 2019)

Eoghan Murphy: Over the course of the 6-year Rebuilding Ireland Action Plan, the Government is committed to meeting the housing needs of over 137,000 households. The implementation of Rebuilding Ireland is well underway and making significant progress. Annual delivery targets were exceeded in 2016 and again in 2017. By end September 2018, over 63,700 additional social housing solutions had already been...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Social and Affordable Housing Data (15 Jan 2019)

Eoghan Murphy: In order to support the affordable housing programmes of local authorities, the Government has committed €310 million, over the three years 2019 to 2021, under the Serviced Sites Fund (SSF) announced as part of Budget 2019. The funding is available for key facilitating infrastructure, on public lands, to support the provision of affordable homes to purchase or rent. I envisage a...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Regeneration Projects Funding (15 Jan 2019)

Eoghan Murphy: I propose to take Questions Nos. 77 and 1170 together. The Limerick Regeneration Framework Implementation Plan (LRFIP), launched in September 2013, provides a roadmap for the regeneration of Limerick over a 10 year period, integrating measures relating to the physical, social and economic environment. Good progress has been made to date on implementation, as demonstrated in the review of...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Constitutional Amendments (15 Jan 2019)

Eoghan Murphy: I propose to take Questions Nos. 78 and 1153 together. It will be a matter for the Oireachtas to decide on the holding of a referendum on the ownership of public water services and the wording to be put to the people. The Government is firmly committed to public water services remaining in public ownership and this is reflected in the Water Services Acts and in the Water Services Policy...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Local Authority Housing Waiting Lists (15 Jan 2019)

Eoghan Murphy: Details on the number of households qualified for social housing support in each local authority area are provided in the statutory Summary of Social Housing Assessments (SSHA), which has been carried out on an annual basis since 2016. The 2018 assessment shows that 71,858 households were assessed as qualified and being in need of social housing support. This represents a decrease of 13,941...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Homeless Persons Data (15 Jan 2019)

Eoghan Murphy: My Department currently publishes data on a monthly basis outlining the number of homeless persons accommodated in emergency accommodation funded and overseen by housing authorities. These reports are based on data provided by housing authorities, produced through the Pathway Accommodation & Support System (PASS). The reports are collated on a regional basis and are published on my...