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Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: European Court of Justice Rulings (24 Oct 2018)

Eoghan Murphy: Following engagement between the European Commission and my Department regarding the 2013 European Court of Justice ruling in the "Flemish Decree" case, a working group, comprising senior representatives from my Department and planning authorities, was established in May 2017 to review and, where necessary, recommend changes to the 2005 Planning Guidelines on Sustainable Rural...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Rental Accommodation Scheme Data (24 Oct 2018)

Eoghan Murphy: The information requested is not available in my Department. The Government’s Strategy for the Rental Sector (published on 13 December 2016) recognises that rapidly increasing rental inflation is the most significant challenge to security of tenure in the rental sector and that there is a need for a targeted, time-bound and transparent policy response to the issue of rising...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Land Development Agency (24 Oct 2018)

Eoghan Murphy: The Land Development Agency (LDA), which was established on 13 September 2018, is aimed at: - ensuring the optimal usage of State lands, coordinating their regeneration and development and opening up key sites not being optimally used,especially for delivery of new homes; and  - driving strategic land assembly through mechanisms that will bring together both public and...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Project Ireland 2040 Funding (24 Oct 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 residential and commercial development, supported by infrastructure, services and amenities,...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Social and Affordable Housing Provision (24 Oct 2018)

Eoghan Murphy: The funding being provided for the delivery of housing programmes in 2019 will allow the housing needs of almost 27,400 to be met next year. Of the 27,400 housing supports, 10,000 new homes will be delivered through build, acquisition and long term leasing programmes. These additional homes will be funded through a combination of capital and current funding streams, amounting to a combined...

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

Eoghan Murphy: Local authorities are responsible for the management and maintenance of their housing stock, whether the stock was newly constructed for local authority ownership, or whether acquired as new or as previously-owned properties. This is as set out in Section 58 of the Housing Act 1966. Given that local authorities have always had an amount of housing stock dotted within multi-unit...

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

Eoghan Murphy: Molaim Ceisteanna Uimh. 329 go 330, cuimsitheach, a fhreagairt le chéile. Tá mo Roinn tiomanta seirbhísí ardchaighdeáin a sholáthar i nGaeilge agus / nó go dátheangach dá chustaiméirí. Cheadaigh an tAire Ealaíon, Oidhreachta, Réigiúnacha, Tuaithe agus Gaeltachta an ceathrú Scéim Ghaeilge de chuid na Roinne...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Property Registration (23 Oct 2018)

Eoghan Murphy: Under the Registration of Deeds and Title Act 2006, the Property Registration Authority (PRA) was established as and from 4 November 2006. The PRA replaces the Registrar of Deeds and Titles as the registering authority in relation to property registration in Ireland and, subject to the above Act, is independent in the performance of its functions. A service for Oireachtas members was...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Assistance Payment Data (23 Oct 2018)

Eoghan Murphy: At the end of Q2 2018, there were 37,751 active tenancies being supported under the Housing Assistance Payment?(HAP) scheme in 31 local authority areas. A breakdown of the number of households supported by HAP, in each local authority area since the scheme began in 2014 to Q2 2018, is available on my Department’s website at the following link: . The HAP scheme is funded through a...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Approved Housing Bodies (23 Oct 2018)

Eoghan Murphy: My Department has no record of any application for funding by the Housing Association concerned for the property in question. Ordinarily, a housing proposal from an approved housing body is directed to the relevant local authority in the first place, rather than to my Department.

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Wastewater Treatment (23 Oct 2018)

Eoghan Murphy: I propose to take Questions Nos. 674 and 693 together. Since 1 January 2014, Irish Water has statutory responsibility for all aspects of water services planning, delivery and operation at national, regional and local level. Irish Water’s primary function is to provide clean safe drinking water to customers and to treat and return wastewater safely to the environment. Irish Water...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Repair and Leasing Scheme (23 Oct 2018)

Eoghan Murphy: The Repair and Leasing Scheme (RLS) was initially piloted in Carlow and Waterford and the pilot has been rolled out nationally since 23 February 2017. The scheme is one of a suite of measures available to local authorities to bring vacant properties back into use. Since the national roll out, my Department has been working intensively with local authorities and Approved Housing Bodies (AHB's)...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Social and Affordable Housing Eligibility (23 Oct 2018)

Eoghan Murphy: Responsibility for the development and provision of services to support victims of domestic abuse rests with the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs and the delivery of such services is managed through the Child and Family Agency, Tusla. Housing authorities do not provide or oversee services specifically designed for victims of domestic violence. Victims of domestic violence who seek...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Assistance Payment (23 Oct 2018)

Eoghan Murphy: I understand that the question refers to the Housing Assistance Payment (HAP). HAP provides fast, flexible housing support to households in an area of their choice. Individuals with a housing need, 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 work and retain their housing support,...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Planning Issues (23 Oct 2018)

Eoghan Murphy: Section 57 of the Planning and Development (Amendment) Act 2018, which came into force on enactment, amends section 28(1) of the Planning and Development (Housing) and Residential Tenancies Act 2016, which remains to be commenced. In the near future, I expect to make the commencement order required to bring into operation the latter provision, which amended section 42 of the Planning...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Social and Affordable Housing Funding (23 Oct 2018)

Eoghan Murphy: Social housing construction is funded under a range of different initiatives such as local authority construction, turnkey developments, rapid delivery and regeneration programmes and through construction and turnkey developments by approved housing bodies. Rebuilding Irelandis a six year programme covering the period 2016 to 2021. In the period to end September 2018, €715 million has...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Local Authority Funding (23 Oct 2018)

Eoghan Murphy: The information requested in respect of capital funding for housing programmes for Cavan County Council and Monaghan County Council for the period 2010 to end September 2018 is set out in the table. Local Authority 2010 €m 2011 €m 2012 €m 2013 €m 2014 €m 2015 €m 2016 €m 2017 €m 2018 (to 30/9) €m Total Cavan 8.29 3.31...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Water Abstraction Regulation (23 Oct 2018)

Eoghan Murphy: The Heads of the Water Environment (Abstractions) Bill were approved by Government in July 2018. It is intended that the Bill will give effect to the obligation under the Water Framework Directive to establish a system of registration and control over the abstraction of water and proposals in this regard were laid out in Ireland's River Basin Management Plan 2018-2021, which I published in...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Constitutional Amendments (23 Oct 2018)

Eoghan Murphy: The Government announced on 26 September 2017 that it had agreed an indicative timetable for the holding of a number of referendums on proposals for amendments to the Constitution arising from the work of the Citizens’ Assembly and the Convention on the Constitution. In this context, my Department will be responsible for bringing forward appropriate Constitution Amendment Bills on...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Social and Affordable Housing Funding (23 Oct 2018)

Eoghan Murphy: My Department has committed capital funding for Donegal County Council to acquire the 20 housing units in question in an unfinished condition. Subject to contract with the vendor, the Council will complete the housing in question and thereafter, they would be part of their permanent social housing stock at an expected overall cost of €2.36 million.