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

Eoghan Murphy: I propose to take Questions Nos. 661 and 665 together. Following Budget 2019, the number of social housing homes to be delivered in 2019 under Rebuilding Ireland are as follows: Rebuilding Ireland Targets 2019 New build 4,982 Part V 1,260 Voids 303 Total Build 6,545 Acquisition 1,325 Lease 2,130 Total Build, Acquisition and Lease 10,000 RAS 600 HAP 16,760 Total 27,360

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

Eoghan Murphy: I propose to take Questions Nos. 662 and 668 together. In order to deliver affordable housing, in the areas of the country most affected by a lack of affordable housing supply, a three-pronged, targeted approach is being pursued. 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...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: An Bord Pleanála Appeals (16 Oct 2018)

Eoghan Murphy: Under section 126 of the Planning and Development Act 2000, as amended, An Bord Pleanála has a statutory objective to determine planning appeals within 18 weeks. Where the Board does not consider it possible or appropriate to reach a decision within 18 weeks (e.g. because of the particular complexities of a case or the requirement to hold an oral hearing), it will inform the parties of...

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

Eoghan Murphy: As with the previous local authority home loan offerings, loan applications under the Rebuilding Ireland Home Loan are made directly to the local authority in whose area the property proposed for purchase is situated. My Department continues to publish information on the overall number and value of (i) local authority loan approvals and (ii) local authority loan drawdowns. Information up to...

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

Eoghan Murphy: The following tables give information on the estimated capital and current expenditure by my Department this year, on the basis of the financial provision made for my Department in the Revised Estimates for Public Services 2018published by the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform, and the planned comparable expenditure next year following decisions made in the context of Budget 2019....

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Budget 2019 (16 Oct 2018)

Eoghan Murphy: Appropriations-in-aid are receipts arising in the normal course of a Department's business which, in accordance with public financial procedures, may be retained by the Department to meet the cost of voted expenditure instead of being paid directly into the Exchequer. These include, in the case of my Department in 2019, items such as pension-related deductions from remuneration, amounts...

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

Eoghan Murphy: I propose to take Questions Nos. 669, 672, 673 and 675 together. All three of the current expenditure funded schemes – the Rental Accommodation Scheme (RAS), the Housing Assistance Payment (HAP) and the Social Housing Current Expenditure Programme (SHCEP) - are critical components of the accelerated delivery of social housing envisaged under Rebuilding Ireland: Action Plan for Housing...

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

Eoghan Murphy: I propose to take Questions Nos. 670 and 671 together. Under Budget 2019, the total Exchequer funding available for the Housing Assistance Payment (HAP), including Homeless HAP, next year is €422m. This funding will provide for the continued support of existing HAP households and also enable the additional 16,760 households targeted under Rebuilding Ireland to be supported by HAP...

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

Eoghan Murphy: Capital funding of over €1.4 billion has been allocated for housing in 2019, an increase of 24% over the 2018 provision. The provisional breakdown, which will be finalised in the context of the Revised Estimates for Public Services 2019 to be published later this year, is set out in the following table. - (€000)* HOUSING 1,334,000 LOCAL AUTHORITY HOUSING* 747,471 CAPITAL...

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

Eoghan Murphy: Section 24A of the Residential Tenancies Acts 2004-2016 provides that the Housing Agency, in consultation with housing authorities, may make a proposal to the Minister that an area should be considered for designation as a Rent Pressure Zone. Following receipt of such a proposal, the Minister requests the Director of the Residential Tenancies Board (RTB) to conduct an assessment of the area...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Capital Expenditure Programme (11 Oct 2018)

Eoghan Murphy: The previous allocation for the Serviced Sites Fund (SSF) comprised €75m Exchequer funding, with a further €25m coming from the local authorities. This was to be provided over 4 years, not in a single year as the Deputy's Question seems to assume. Under Budget 2019, the SSF is to be increased to €310m over three years. This will involve an Exchequer contribution of...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Rural Resettlement Scheme (11 Oct 2018)

Eoghan Murphy: The Government's Action Plan for Rural Development: Realising our Potential, has a clear objective of working across Government Departments to deliver a co-ordinated group of strategies and actions to ensure the success of vibrant rural communities across Ireland. My Department works closely with the Department of Rural and Community Development on rural housing issues. In relation to social...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: An Bord Pleanála Data (11 Oct 2018)

Eoghan Murphy: My Department engages with An Bord Pleanála on an ongoing basis to ensure that it has the appropriate resources in order to perform its broad range of functions. As of 30 September 2018, the Board had a complement of 10 members and 148.6 other whole time equivalent staff employed. The following table sets out the number of whole-time equivalent (WTE) staff employed by An Bord...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: An Bord Pleanála Appeals (11 Oct 2018)

Eoghan Murphy: I propose to take Questions Nos. 213 and 214 together. An Bord Pleanála is currently implementing a major ICT strategy which will facilitate the introduction of on-line planning services as part of a complete upgrade and replacement of core systems. The first phase of the implementation of the ICT strategy has been completed with the deployment of a new case management and geographic...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Departmental Schemes (11 Oct 2018)

Eoghan Murphy: The rent-a-room tax relief is administered by the Revenue Commissioners, within the framework of tax policy, which is matter for my colleague, the Minister for Finance. The eligibility criteria for social welfare entitlements and medical/GP visit cards are matters for my colleagues the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection and the Minister for...

Financial Resolutions 2019 - Financial Resolution No. 4: General (Resumed) (10 Oct 2018)

Eoghan Murphy: I propose to speak to the housing element of the Department of Housing, Planning and Local Government budget because of its importance. Last year, during the debate on budget 2018, I said that we were removing some of the remaining barriers to building more homes more rapidly and at more affordable prices. With 20,000 new places to live to be delivered this year, the reforms we made are...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Home Loan Scheme (10 Oct 2018)

Eoghan Murphy: I propose to take Questions Nos. 244 and 245 together. The Rebuilding Ireland Home Loan was launched in February 2018. It replaced both the House Purchase Loan and the Home Choice Loan schemes in order to enable credit-worthy lower-income individuals and families, who cannot secure sufficient finance to purchase a suitable home from a commercial lender, to secure a mortgage. My...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Student Accommodation (10 Oct 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. Further information on landlord and tenant obligations is available on the RTB website . The Act provides that a landlord should allow a tenant of a rented...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Social and Affordable Housing (9 Oct 2018)

Eoghan Murphy: I propose to take Questions Nos. 509 and 519 together. A number of social housing projects with the same main contractor have been impacted when the contractor ceased operation on site. I understand that since then, an interim examiner has been appointed in the case of the contractor concerned. It is the local authorities and approved housing bodies who are the contracting parties in...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Land Development Agency (9 Oct 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...