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Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Urban Renewal Schemes (20 Nov 2018)

Eoghan Murphy: I propose to take Questions Nos. 637, 655 and 656 together. 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. The URDF is designed to leverage a greater proportion of residential and commercial development,...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Wind Energy Guidelines (20 Nov 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...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Home Loan Scheme (20 Nov 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 the Statutory Credit Policy issued in accordance with them. The Housing Agency has been given the task of carrying out...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Local Authority Housing Eligibility (20 Nov 2018)

Eoghan Murphy: I propose to take Questions Nos. 644 and 666 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 each band were based on an...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Urban Renewal Schemes (20 Nov 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. The URDF is designed to leverage a greater proportion of...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Residential Tenancies Board (20 Nov 2018)

Eoghan Murphy: The Residential Tenancies Board (RTB) was established as an independent statutory body under the Residential Tenancies Act 2004 to operate a national tenancy registration system and to resolve disputes between landlords and tenants. Due to the quasi-judicial role of the RTB, it would be inappropriate for me as Minister or my  Department to comment on, or to interfere in, the...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Brexit Issues (20 Nov 2018)

Eoghan Murphy: Planning for the U.K.'s exit from the European Union was initiated over two years ago and preparedness for different types of Brexit is well underway across Government.  To this end, co-ordination of the whole-of-Government response to Brexit is being taken forward through the cross-Departmental coordination structures chaired by the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade.  In...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Local Authority Housing Mortgages (20 Nov 2018)

Eoghan Murphy: My Department publishes information on the overall number and value of (i) local authority loan approvals and (ii) local authority loan drawdowns.  Information up to Q2 2018, including in relation to number and value of mortgage drawdowns, is available on the Department's website at the following link: www.housing.gov.ie/housing/statistics/house-prices-loans-and...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Environmental Impact Assessments (20 Nov 2018)

Eoghan Murphy: My Department responded to the Marine and Fisheries Division in the Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (NI) advising that the main issues arising are potential impacts on aquaculture activities on the southern shore, which is a matter for consideration by my colleague, the Minister for Agriculture, Food and Marine.  In responding, my Department noted that...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Planning Issues (20 Nov 2018)

Eoghan Murphy: My Department has not been informed of any instances of the practice described by the Deputy. Public participation is a crucial element of all substantive decision-making processes under the Planning and Development Act 2000, as amended, having regard to the requirements of the Aarhus Convention on Access to Information, Public Participation in decision-making and Access to Justice in...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Local Authority Staff (20 Nov 2018)

Eoghan Murphy: Since 1 January 2014, Irish Water has statutory responsibility for all aspects of water services planning, delivery and operation at national, regional and local levels. Irish Water has entered into service level agreements (SLAs) with each local authority for the provision of water services.  Staff members working under these arrangements remain local authority employees while...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Estates (20 Nov 2018)

Eoghan Murphy: My Department launched the National Taking-in-Charge Initiative (NTICI) in April 2016 to trial new approaches and working methods in supporting and accelerating overall national and local action on the process for taking-in-charge of housing estates, including estates with developer-provided water services infrastructure (DPI).  Under the terms of...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Local Authority Housing Mortgages (20 Nov 2018)

Eoghan Murphy: The Rebuilding Ireland Home Loan is designed to enable credit worthy first-time buyers, who are unable to access a mortgage from a commercial lender to obtain sustainable mortgage lending to purchase a new or second-hand property. The low rate of fixed interest associated with the Rebuilding Ireland Home Loan provides first-time buyers with access to mortgage finance that they may not...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Legislative Process (20 Nov 2018)

Eoghan Murphy: Section 49 of the Planning and Development (Amendment) Act 2018 amends the Planning and Development Act 2000 to classify communications and data infrastructure above a certain size threshold as strategic infrastructure developments.  This will mean that, when the provision has been commenced, applications for planning permission for communications and data infrastructure that meet the...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Irish Water (20 Nov 2018)

Eoghan Murphy: The Water Services Acts 2007-2017 set out the arrangements in place for the delivery of water and wastewater services by Irish Water, and for the scrutiny and oversight provisions that apply in respect of these arrangements.  Responsibility for the independent economic regulation of the water sector is assigned to the Commission for Regulation of Utilities (CRU) and the CRU is...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Local Government Audit Service (20 Nov 2018)

Eoghan Murphy: The function of the Local Government Audit Service is to complete the audits of all local authorities annual financial statements, using a structured audit methodology in accordance with the Code of Audit Practice and related guidelines. Local Government Auditors are independent in the performance of their duties and it is a matter for each auditor to decide what matters to review.  Any...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Private Rented Accommodation (20 Nov 2018)

Eoghan Murphy: I propose to take Questions Nos. 663 and 664 together. 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...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Homeless Persons Data (20 Nov 2018)

Eoghan Murphy: 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 related services for homeless persons rests with individual housing authorities.  ...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Departmental Advertising Campaigns (20 Nov 2018)

Eoghan Murphy: The details requested by the Deputy for the years 2012 to 2016 have previously been provided to him in reply to Question No. 825 of 11 July, 2017. Details in relation to expenditure in 2017 were provided in response to Question No. 744 of 14 December 2017. Details of expenditure in 2018 are currently being compiled in my Department, insofar as possible, and will be forwarded to the Deputy in...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Rent Pressure Zones (20 Nov 2018)

Eoghan Murphy: In April 2018, the Government approved the priority drafting of a new Bill to amend the Residential Tenancies Acts 2004-2016 to enhance the powers of the RTB to protect both tenants and landlords in the residential rental sector, particularly with regard to enforcement of the annual rent increase limit in Rent Pressure Zones.  This Bill's provisions are intended to strengthen...