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Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Local Authority Housing Funding (18 Dec 2018)

Eoghan Murphy: The Government’s Rebuilding Ireland Action Plan for Housing and Homelessness is firmly focused on increasing supply to meet social housing needs under a range of programmes in all counties, including Limerick, with 50,000 social homes to be delivered through build, acquisition and leasing in the period to 2021, as well as meeting the housing needs of an additional 87,000 households...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Repair and Leasing Scheme (18 Dec 2018)

Eoghan Murphy: The Repair and Leasing Scheme (RLS) has been developed to assist private property owners and local authorities or Approved Housing Bodies (AHBs) to harness the accommodation potential that exists in certain vacant properties across Ireland. The scheme is targeted at owners of vacant properties who cannot afford or access the funding needed to bring their properties up to the required standard...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Urban Regeneration and Development Fund (18 Dec 2018)

Eoghan Murphy: The Urban Regeneration and Development Fund (URDF) was launched as part of Project Ireland 2040, to support the compact growth and sustainable development of Ireland’s five cities, regional drivers and other large urban centres. I initiated the first call for proposals under the Fund in July 2018 and the deadline for submission of applications was 28 September. A total of 189...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Social and Affordable Housing Eligibility (18 Dec 2018)

Eoghan Murphy: As part of the broader social housing reform agenda, a review of income eligibility for social housing supports in each local authority area is underway and the Household Means Policy is being reviewed as part of this process. The Housing Agency is continuing to carry out the detailed statistical work, which will underpin this review on behalf of my Department. The review will have...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Home Loan Scheme (18 Dec 2018)

Eoghan Murphy: The Rebuilding Ireland Home Loan was introduced on 1 February 2018 under the Housing (Rebuilding Ireland Home Loan) Regulations 2018. The scheme enables local authorities to provide home loans in accordance with the criteria set out in the regulations and statutory Credit Policy. The Housing Agency carry out assessments of each valid loan application on behalf of the relevant local authority,...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Planning Issues (18 Dec 2018)

Eoghan Murphy: I am actively progressing a number of measures under my remit that are included in the Strategic Policy Framework agreed by Government in October 2017 for the continued development of data centres in Ireland, as part of wider economic growth and balanced regional development. The National Planning Framework, published in February of this year, includes an objective for the promotion of...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Rental Sector (18 Dec 2018)

Eoghan Murphy: Under Action 18 of the Strategy for the Rental Sector, a Working Group was established, involving representatives of all major public stakeholders with a policy interest in short-term lettings, to develop guidance in relation to planning applications, changes of use relating to short-term lettings and to examine the need for new regulatory arrangements. Proposals under consideration by the...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Fire Safety (18 Dec 2018)

Eoghan Murphy: In the first instance, I would like to acknowledge the stressful circumstances which the owners and residents of buildings face when defects occur in their homes. However, in general, building defects are matters for resolution between the contracting parties involved: the homeowner, the builder, the developer and/or their respective insurers, structural guarantee or warranty scheme. It is...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Local Authority Housing Data (18 Dec 2018)

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

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Local Authority Housing Waiting Lists (18 Dec 2018)

Eoghan Murphy: I propose to take Questions Nos. 671 and 672 together. 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). The most recently conducted SSHA, carried out in June 2018, details the number of households on all local authority waiting lists as at 11 June 2018 (the count...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Water Services Expenditure (18 Dec 2018)

Eoghan Murphy: A capital funding provision of €23 million has been made in my Department for the Multi-Annual Rural Water Programme for 2019. This, in fact, represents a 15% increase on the funding provision of €20 million for 2018. Under the National Development Plan 2018-2027, provision is made for a capital funding commitment of €95m for the Programme for the period 2018-2021. ...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Social and Affordable Housing Funding (18 Dec 2018)

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: Wind Energy Guidelines (18 Dec 2018)

Eoghan Murphy: My Department is currently undertaking a focused review of the 2006 Wind Energy Development Guidelines. As part of the overall review, a strategic environmental assessment (SEA) is being undertaken on the revised Guidelines before they come into effect, in accordance with the requirements of EU Directive 2001/24/EC on the assessment of the effects of certain plans and programmes on the...

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (13 Dec 2018)

Eoghan Murphy: There is a section that addresses that anomaly, but we might have to examine the details to see if it addresses exactly what the Deputy wants it to address.

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (13 Dec 2018)

Eoghan Murphy: The Deputy should be told that this House is not a theatre.

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (13 Dec 2018)

Eoghan Murphy: Is the Deputy referring to 2008?

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (13 Dec 2018)

Eoghan Murphy: What about the homeless situation in Northern Ireland, Pearse?

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (13 Dec 2018)

Eoghan Murphy: The Deputy is being hypocritical.

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Rental Accommodation Scheme Data (13 Dec 2018)

Eoghan Murphy: The Rental Accommodation Scheme (RAS) was introduced in 2005 to meet the accommodation needs of people in receipt of Rent Supplement for 18 months or longer, and who were assessed as having a long-term housing need.  A total of €134.3 million was allocated to support RAS in 2018 and this funding is going towards supporting 600 additional RAS tenancies nationally in 2018...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Assistance Payment Data (13 Dec 2018)

Eoghan Murphy: The Housing Assistance Payment (HAP) scheme is a flexible and immediate housing support that is now available to all eligible households throughout the State. At the end of Q3 2018, there were more than 40,000 active tenancies in receipt of HAP support. HAP commenced in County Kerry on 1 December 2016. At the end of Q3 2018, the total number of active HAP tenancies in Kerry County Council...