Results 4,241-4,260 of 15,555 for speaker:Eoghan Murphy

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (17 Oct 2018)

Eoghan Murphy: I thank the Deputy for the question. The delay with the legislation was not at our end but in the Oireachtas because a number of Bills were before it and there was filibustering that did not allow us time to get the legislation into the Dáil when we wanted to. The committee also looked for pre-legislative scrutiny when we did not think that was necessary. Notwithstanding those delays,...

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (17 Oct 2018)

Eoghan Murphy: Very soon.

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Local Authority Housing Maintenance (17 Oct 2018)

Eoghan Murphy: I propose to take Questions Nos. 231, 237 and 238 together. While my Department provides exchequer funding to local authorities to support eligible capital improvements to local authority housing, including through the Voids and energy efficiency Programmes, section 58 of the Housing Act 1966 provides that the management and maintenance of local authority housing stock is a matter for...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Development Contributions (17 Oct 2018)

Eoghan Murphy: Under sections 48 and 49 of the Planning and Development Act 2000, as amended (the 2000 Act), planning authorities may levy development contributions in respect of public infrastructure and facilities provided by, or on behalf of, the local authority that benefit development in the area, based on a scheme of contributions adopted by the elected members of the authority. The level of...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Local Authority Housing (17 Oct 2018)

Eoghan Murphy: The acquisition of properties for allocation to those on the social housing waiting list, is a matter for the relevant local authority, in this case Kerry County Council. It is expected that a Council will satisfy itself that any such prospective acquisitions are suitable, meet social housing need, represent value for money and are fully compliant with all building and other regulations. My...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Adaptation Grant Funding (17 Oct 2018)

Eoghan Murphy: My Department has requested clarification from the Council concerned, regarding the amount of additional funding sought for the Housing Adaptation Grants for Older People and People with a Disability. Their request for additional funding will be considered upon receipt of the required information. My Department works closely with the local authorities to achieve a full drawdown of their...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Departmental Funding (17 Oct 2018)

Eoghan Murphy: The financial records of my Department relating to its current configuration indicate that no payments of the nature referred to in the Question were made in the years 2010-17 or to date in 2018.

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (16 Oct 2018)

Eoghan Murphy: I thank the Deputy for the question. I thank the Ministers of State, Deputies English and McHugh, for the work they have done with Deputy McConalogue in trying to find a resolution for this issue. Last week the Cabinet agreed in principle to having a remediation scheme for concrete block works. We agreed to finalise that scheme this year so it can be commenced next year.

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (16 Oct 2018)

Eoghan Murphy: Local authorities are building houses on their own land. That is happening. The local authority in Louth is purchasing houses compulsorily and it does have money to repair houses and have them re-let. On debt on land, a land aggregation scheme was done after the crash. Working with the Housing Agency, we took on a number of landbanks and resolved the debt issues that existed for those...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Issues (16 Oct 2018)

Eoghan Murphy: Following on from the Programme for a Partnership Government and recognising the urgency of the housing crisis, the Government introduced the Rebuilding Ireland Action Plan for Housing and Homelessness in July 2016. This Action Plan provides a comprehensive framework for addressing the range of complex issues which need to be addressed across the housing sector. The Plan is underpinned by...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Land Development Agency (16 Oct 2018)

Eoghan Murphy: I refer to the reply to Question No. 510 of 9 October 2018, which sets out the position on this matter.

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Land Development Agency (16 Oct 2018)

Eoghan Murphy: The Land Development Agency (LDA) will act as a key new Government instrument and in line with its mandate will work: - To ensure 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 - To drive strategic land assembly through mechanisms that will bring together...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Departmental Staff Data (16 Oct 2018)

Eoghan Murphy: I propose to take Questions Nos. 648 and 649 together. There were a number of appointments as a result of internal Principal Officer competitions in my Department since 7 July 2015. In addition to these appointments there were further appointments from the 2015 open Principal Officer competitions run by the Public Appointments Service, as well as some filling of PO posts through external...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Planning Issues (16 Oct 2018)

Eoghan Murphy: Under the Planning and Development Act 2000, as amended, all development, unless specifically exempted under the Act or associated Regulations, requires planning permission. Section 4 of the Act and Schedule 2 of the Planning and Development Regulations 2001, as amended, set out various exemptions from the requirement to obtain planning permission. Any such exemptions are subject to...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Social and Affordable Housing Provision (16 Oct 2018)

Eoghan Murphy: In order to deliver affordable housing, in the areas of the country most affected by a lack of affordable housing supply, the Government has committed €310 million to support this programme of work, under the Serviced Sites Fund (SSF), as part of Budget 2019. The Exchequer contribution is €275 million with €35 million to be contributed by local authorities. In 2019...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Homeless Accommodation Funding (16 Oct 2018)

Eoghan Murphy: I propose to take Questions Nos. 652, 653 and 656 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 homeless services rests with individual housing...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Ministerial Correspondence (16 Oct 2018)

Eoghan Murphy: I replied to the Deputy's correspondence on 11 October 2018. Unfortunately, my office had no record of receiving the original correspondence, which caused some delay in responding.

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Assistance Payment Eligibility (16 Oct 2018)

Eoghan Murphy: The Housing Assistance Payment (HAP) scheme is deemed to be a social housing support under the Housing (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2014. As a long term housing support, an assessment of housing need must be completed in order for a household to qualify for HAP. Any household with an identified housing need is eligible for HAP. In order for a housing authority to be satisfied that a...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Tenant Purchase Scheme Review (16 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 covering various aspects of the scheme including the issue of the minimum reckonable income criterion, which the Deputy has referred to. In...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Vacant Properties (16 Oct 2018)

Eoghan Murphy: The Voids Programme, introduced in 2014 by my Department, provides additional support to local authorities in preparing vacant units for re-letting. The purpose of the Voids Programme is to ensure that vacant units are actively targeted, with a view to minimising the turnaround and re-let time of these units and return them to use in an energy efficient condition. Without substantial...