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Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Approved Housing Bodies (21 Nov 2018)

Eoghan Murphy: My Department offers a range of funding programmes to assist the voluntary sector with the delivery of social housing, including the Capital Advance Leasing Facility (CALF).   The Capital Advance Leasing Facility (CALF) was introduced in 2011 as a funding facility to assist AHBs access private finance to purchase or construct new social housing units in conjunction with Payment...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: European Court of Justice Rulings (21 Nov 2018)

Eoghan Murphy: The decision of the European Court of Justice in 2008 in the case of the Commission of the European Communities versus Ireland C215/06 is presently the subject of a further Court of Justice of the European Union case, European Commission versus Ireland C261/18.  Given that the matter is the subject of live legal proceedings, it would not be appropriate to comment further on the case...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Home Loan Scheme (21 Nov 2018)

Eoghan Murphy: I propose to take Questions Nos. 247 and 248 together. The Rebuilding Ireland Home Loan Scheme was launched in February 2018 to replace the existing  House Purchase and the Home Choice Loan Schemes. The Scheme has been established under the Housing (Rebuilding Ireland Home Loan) Regulations 2018, which also provide that I as Minister issue a Statutory Credit Policy. The...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Assistance Payment Eligibility (21 Nov 2018)

Eoghan Murphy: In order to further assist homeless households in exiting emergency accommodation, the Homeless HAP Place Finder Service can, with effect from January 2018, be made available in each of the 31 local authorities.  The focus of this scheme is to transition qualified households from emergency accommodation, including hotels, into private rented tenancies and the Place Finder...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Land Development Agency (21 Nov 2018)

Eoghan Murphy: The recently established Land Development Agency will act as a new commercial State body to actively manage the development of public land in a way that will make a major contribution to tackling the root causes of our current housing issues, including bringing about major new opportunities for additional social and affordable housing on public lands. The Agency has a potentially very...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Local Infrastructure Housing Activation Fund (21 Nov 2018)

Eoghan Murphy: The Local Infrastructure Housing Activation Fund (LIHAF) was designed to activate housing supply by putting in place the enabling public infrastructure necessary to ensure that large scale development could take place on key sites in urban areas of high housing demand. Final approval was given for 30 projects under LIHAF in 2017 and these projects will stimulate development of approximately...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Homeless Accommodation Provision (21 Nov 2018)

Eoghan Murphy: I propose to take Questions Nos. 252, 254 and 255 together. My Department’s role in relation to homelessness involves the provision of a national framework of policy, legislation and funding to underpin the role of housing authorities in addressing homelessness at local level.  Statutory responsibility in relation to the provision of accommodation and associated services for...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Assistance Payment (21 Nov 2018)

Eoghan Murphy: Housing Assistance Payment (HAP) tenants find their own accommodation in the private rented market and are advised that this accommodation should be within the HAP rent limits provided to them by the local authority. The limits applicable are related to the specific household and the rental market in the area. HAP also allows for tenants to work full-time and retain their...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Building Regulations Compliance (21 Nov 2018)

Eoghan Murphy: In response to the many building failures of the past, my Department introduced the Building Control (Amendment) Regulations 2014, which require greater accountability in relation to compliance with Building Regulations in the form of statutory certification of design and construction by registered construction professionals and builders, lodgement of compliance documentation, mandatory...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: European Parliament Elections (21 Nov 2018)

Eoghan Murphy: I refer to the reply to Question No. 288 on 14 November 2018 which sets out the position in this matter.  The position remains unchanged.

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Assistance Payment Administration (21 Nov 2018)

Eoghan Murphy: I refer to the replies to Questions Numbers 150 of 19 September 2018, 270 of 27 June 2018, 589 of 22 May 2018, and 625 of 8 March 2018. The position in relation to the processing times for Housing Assistance Payment (HAP) applications remains unchanged. Once a HAP application has been received and confirmed as valid by the relevant local authority, it is then processed by the HAP Shared...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Social and Affordable Housing (21 Nov 2018)

Eoghan Murphy: As outlined in response to the previous Questions referred to, the management and implementation of the development in question is a matter for Wicklow County Council and its contractors.  My Department is not directly involved in the detailed implementation of the project.  The quarterly meetings held between the Local Authorities and my Department are technical housing...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Building Regulations (21 Nov 2018)

Eoghan Murphy: One of the measures my Department is implementing in response to the challenges in relation to homelessness is the introduction of additional family hubs to provide an appropriate form of emergency accommodation for families experiencing homelessness until they can be supported to exit to an independent tenancy.  As part of the delivery programme, a number of sites have been...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Assistance Payment (21 Nov 2018)

Eoghan Murphy: Under the Housing Assistant Payment (HAP) scheme, eligible households source their own accommodation in the private rented sector. The earliest date a HAP payment will be payable to a landlord is the date a complete and valid HAP application has been received by the local authority. Limerick City and County Council provide a highly effective transactional shared service for HAP...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Local Authority Housing Provision (21 Nov 2018)

Eoghan Murphy: In relation to the Deputy's query, local authorities continue to work closely together with a view to finding accommodation solutions for households. Section 109 of the Housing Act 1966 provides that a housing authority may perform any of its functions under that Act outside of its functional area.

Local Government (Water Pollution) (Amendment) Bill 2018: Second Stage [Private Members] (20 Nov 2018)

Eoghan Murphy: I move amendment No. 1:To delete all words after “That” and substitute the following: “Dáil Éireann resolves that the Local Government (Water Pollution) (Amendment) Bill 2018 be deemed to be read a second time on 31 December, 2019, to allow for the conclusion of work by the Rural Water Review Group, which was established in the light of the recommendations of...

Finance Bill 2018: Financial Resolution (20 Nov 2018)

Eoghan Murphy: I move:THAT section 825C of the Taxes Consolidation Act 1997 (No. 39 of 1997), which deals with the Special Assignee Relief Programme, be amended in the manner and to the extent specified in the Act giving effect to this Resolution.

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (20 Nov 2018)

Eoghan Murphy: This is a matter for Topical Issues.

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (20 Nov 2018)

Eoghan Murphy: We have an affordable housing scheme. We provided €300 million in the budget for the scheme this year. This week, I will write to the Joint Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government with details of the sites that have been successful in the first phase of the scheme.

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (20 Nov 2018)

Eoghan Murphy: I will comment on the first point raised by Deputy Fleming on the Taoiseach's comments. The stock of social housing will increase by approximately 7,900 homes this year. A little over half of those homes will be social housing homes. The Deputy asked about approved housing bodies. These bodies currently operate on a voluntary basis in terms of regulation with the Housing Agency. That...