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Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Social and Affordable Housing Provision (6 Nov 2018)

Eoghan Murphy: As stated in my previous reply, €37,661 has been recouped to Wicklow County Council for this scheme. Further funding will be released to the Council on receipt of valid claims duly certified and vouched within the approved budget amount. According to the Council, this scheme will commence construction imminently once the Traffic Management and Health & Safety Plans...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Rental Sector (6 Nov 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, including having regard...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Issues (6 Nov 2018)

Eoghan Murphy: The Irish housing system was very badly affected during the economic downturn, with housing output falling by 90%. Reversing such a significant decline in residential activity to a more balanced supply and demand position requires a mix of targeted actions across the complex and inter-related parts of the housing system. Rebuilding Ireland,the Government's comprehensive action plan on...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Land Development Agency (6 Nov 2018)

Eoghan Murphy: On 13 September 2018, I launched the new Land Development Agency (LDA) which will act as a new commercial State body to actively manage the strategic development of public land, with a particular focus on unlocking the potential of publicly owned brownfield sites. The Agency will act as a national centre of expertise, working with and supporting local authorities, public bodies and...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: North-South Implementation Bodies (6 Nov 2018)

Eoghan Murphy: The Estimate for my Department in 2019 includes a provision of €6.5 million in respect of the INTERREG Programme, which is managed and overseen by the Special European Union Programmes Body.

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Commissions of Investigation Data (6 Nov 2018)

Eoghan Murphy: Details of the amount spent by my Department in 2018 on relevant activities are provided in the following table: Name of Investigation/State Inquiry Amount Spent in 2018  Tribunal of Inquiry into Certain Planning Matters & Payments €3,415,660

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Health and Safety Regulations (25 Oct 2018)

Eoghan Murphy: I propose to take Questions Nos. 359 and 365 together. Section 239 of the Planning and Development Act 2000 places a statutory duty on organisers of funfairs and owners of fairground equipment to take such care as is reasonable for ensuring that persons at a funfair do not suffer injury or damage by reason of dangers arising from the funfair or associated activities. This legislation...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Departmental Staff Data (25 Oct 2018)

Eoghan Murphy: The staffing complement of my Department’s Housing Delivery Office (HDO) has been increased recently from 3 to 4, comprising 2 civil servants and 2 officers with experience of housing delivery and the local government sector. In addition, the HDO draws on supports from other relevant Business Units in my Department and other relevant public bodies. As with all critical areas of...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Fire Safety Regulations (25 Oct 2018)

Eoghan Murphy: On 27 June 2017, following the fire in London’s Grenfell Tower, and in recognition of concerns arising for fire safety in Ireland, I tasked my Department’s National Directorate for Fire and Emergency Management with convening and coordinating a high-level Task Force to lead a re-appraisal of fire safety in Ireland. In addition to this, and in the immediate aftermath of the...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Social and Affordable Housing Eligibility (25 Oct 2018)

Eoghan Murphy: The Social Housing Assessment Regulations 2011 prescribe maximum net income limits for each local authority, in different bands according to the area, 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 basic needs,...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Departmental Staff Data (25 Oct 2018)

Eoghan Murphy: There were 706.03 full time equivalent (FTE) staff serving in my Department at the end of September 2018. A breakdown by grade is set out in the following table. GRADE FTE ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICER 14.50 ADVISORY COUNSEL GRADE 3 2.00 ARCHITECTURAL ADVISOR 3.00 ARCHITECTURAL/ENG INSPECTOR 11.00 ASSISTANT AUDITOR ENVIRONMENT 8.30 ASSISTANT DIRECTOR METEOROLOGICAL ...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Local Authority Staff Recruitment (25 Oct 2018)

Eoghan Murphy: The recruitment of local authority staff is governed by primary legislation and regulations. Under Section 160 of the Local Government Act 2001, the appropriate Minister may declare qualifications of such classes and descriptions as he or she thinks fit for a specified employment under a local authority, or for such of the employments as belong to a specified class, description or grade....

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Health and Safety Regulations (25 Oct 2018)

Eoghan Murphy: Section 239 (4) of the Planning and Development Act 2000 requires that the owner of fairground equipment shall not make it available to the public unless such equipment has a valid certificate of safety. Section 239 (7) states that a person who intends to hold or organise a funfair, other than at a place where the operation of funfair equipment has been authorised by a permission under the...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Vacant Sites Data (25 Oct 2018)

Eoghan Murphy: The Urban Regeneration and Housing Act 2015 introduced the vacant site levy, which is a measure aimed at incentivising the development of vacant, under-utilised sites in urban areas. Under the Act, planning authorities are required to establish a register of vacant sites in their areas, beginning on 1 January 2017. Planning authorities must issue notices to owners of vacant sites by 1...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Departmental Budgets (25 Oct 2018)

Eoghan Murphy: I propose to take Questions Nos. 369 to 373, inclusive, together. The table gives details at programme level of the estimated capital expenditure by my Department in 2019, on the basis of the financial provision made for my Department in Part III, Estimates for Public Services, of Budget 2019: Expenditure Report, published by the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform. The table does...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Departmental Budgets (25 Oct 2018)

Eoghan Murphy: The information requested is set out in the table. PRA ICT Capital Expenditure 2019 Nature of Project Detail Commencement Spend Budgeted in 2019 ICT Hardware Security appliancesPCs/laptops/monitorsPrinters/scanners This represents ongoing replenishment of key ICT hardware €219,000 ICT Software Upgrade/redevelopment of in-house case processing and digital mapping systems...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Departmental Budgets (25 Oct 2018)

Eoghan Murphy: Under programme B of Vote 16, administration service for the valuation tribunal, the capital allocation of €250,000 is earmarked for the redevelopment and implementation of additional ICT facilities in relation to the valuation tribunal, the independent body that determines appeals from valuations carried out by the commissioner of valuation. It is intended to deploy the allocation on...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Local Authority Housing Eligibility (24 Oct 2018)

Eoghan Murphy: The Social Housing Assessment Regulations 2011 prescribe maximum net income limits for each local authority, in different bands according to the area, 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 basic needs,...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Tenant Purchase Scheme Review (24 Oct 2018)

Eoghan Murphy: In line with the commitment given in Rebuilding Ireland, a review of the first 12 months of the Scheme’s operation has been undertaken. The review is now complete and a full report has been prepared setting out findings and recommendations. In finalising the report some further consultation was necessary and due consideration had to be given to possible implementation arrangements....

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Assistance Payment Administration (24 Oct 2018)

Eoghan Murphy: It is not the case that local authorities are prevented from carrying out inspections of rental properties identified for HAP, prior to HAP approval being granted. Under Section 18 of the Housing (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1992, a Local Authority has the power to inspect any property that is let or available to let.  The Strategy for the Rental Sector, published in...