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Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (3 Oct 2018)

Eoghan Murphy: We provide the policy and the money.

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (3 Oct 2018)

Eoghan Murphy: I told the Deputy we were addressing it.

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (3 Oct 2018)

Eoghan Murphy: The list is available online in the quarterly construction report.

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (3 Oct 2018)

Eoghan Murphy: The Taoiseach's reference to 8,000 social houses is accurate.

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (3 Oct 2018)

Eoghan Murphy: What has Deputy McDonald done?

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Local Infrastructure Housing Activation Fund (3 Oct 2018)

Eoghan Murphy: The aim of the Local Infrastructure Housing Activation Fund is to relieve critical infrastructural blockages to enable the accelerated delivery of housing on key development sites and to improve the economic viability of new housing projects in Dublin and in urban areas with high demand for housing. There are two projects in County Meath being supported by LIHAF funding, at Ratoath (an outer...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Social and Affordable Housing Provision (3 Oct 2018)

Eoghan Murphy: A three-pronged, targeted approach to affordable housing is being pursued. Firstly, in terms of affordable housing for purchase, relevant provisions of the Housing (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2009 have been commenced, which place the new scheme for affordable purchase on a statutory footing. This Scheme, aimed at households, including any qualifying military personnel, earning low to...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Adaptation Grant Eligibility (3 Oct 2018)

Eoghan Murphy: While there is legislation that governs the administration of the Housing Adaptation Grants for Older People and People with a Disability, the detailed administration of the Grants, including the assessment, approval and payment of grants to applicants, can include the scope to use current year income as the basis for assessment, in cases where there has been a permanent change in circumstances.

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Home Loan Scheme (3 Oct 2018)

Eoghan Murphy: It is a statutory requirement that mortgage protection insurance (MPI) is taken out in respect of all local authority housing loans. The Local Authority Mortgage Protection Insurance scheme is a group scheme and is designed to provide an appropriate level of insurance cover to those who wish to avail of such loans, including the Rebuilding Ireland Home Loan. It is overseen by the Mortgage...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Wind Energy Guidelines (2 Oct 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 the...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Valuation Office (2 Oct 2018)

Eoghan Murphy: While the Valuation Office came under the aegis of my Department on 1 January 2018, section 9(10) of the Valuation Act 2001 (as amended) provides that the Commissioner of Valuation is independent in the performance of his or her functions, and decisions with regard to the selection of rating authority areas for revaluation is his or her prerogative. The Commissioner has responsibility under...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Mortgage to Rent Scheme Eligibility (2 Oct 2018)

Eoghan Murphy: The Mortgage to Rent (MTR) scheme introduced in 2012 is targeted at those households in mortgage arrears who are eligible for social housing support whose mortgage is unsustainable and who have very limited options, if any, to meet their long-term housing needs themselves. One of the main criteria underpinning the MTR scheme is that it is a social housing option and therefore is targeted at...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Departmental Expenditure (2 Oct 2018)

Eoghan Murphy: Press and public relations functions are generally undertaken by the officials in my Department's Press Office. All press office costs are met from my Department's allocated Exchequer Vote. Details of any relevant expenditure by my Department are currently being collated insofar as is possible and will be forwarded to the Deputy in accordance with Standing Orders.

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Social and Affordable Housing Data (2 Oct 2018)

Eoghan Murphy: My Department is working closely with all local authorities in relation to increasing and accelerating the delivery of a range of social housing programmes and supports, including through the use of rapid build methodologies. Under my Department’s Social Housing Capital programme, 208 Rapid Delivery homes were completed during 2016 and 2017. 22 of these were delivered in 2016,...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Tenant Purchase Scheme Review (2 Oct 2018)

Eoghan Murphy: I propose to take Questions Nos. 617, 621 and 628 together. The Tenant (Incremental) Purchase Scheme came into operation on 1 January 2016. The Scheme is open to eligible tenants, including joint tenants, of local authority houses that are available for sale under the Scheme. To be eligible, tenants must meet certain criteria, including having a minimum reckonable income of €15,000...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Social and Affordable Housing Data (2 Oct 2018)

Eoghan Murphy: Statistical data in relation to Part V output published to end 2017 can be found on my Department’s website at . Additional Part V data relating to delivery to end Q2 2018 is available at the following link: . While my Department collects statistics on delivery of social housing by local authorities, allocations and tenanting are a matter for individual authorities and data is not...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Vacant Properties Data (2 Oct 2018)

Eoghan Murphy: Limerick City and County Council is taking an area-based and collaborative approach to addressing vacancy and dereliction of private housing in towns and villages in the City and County. The primary focus of programmes initially is in areas of high housing demand, and with a secondary focus of town and village renewal, improving public realm and regeneration of the Historic core in Limerick...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Vacant Properties Data (2 Oct 2018)

Eoghan Murphy: My Department does not keep data on the number of vacant or void local authority houses at any point in time. However, statistics in relation to social housing are compiled by the National Oversight and Audit Commission (NOAC) in its annual reports on Performance Indicators in Local Authorities. These statistics are set out by local authority and include the percentage of total local...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Project Ireland 2040 Expenditure (2 Oct 2018)

Eoghan Murphy: As part of the preparation of the National Planning Framework (NPF), published together with the National Development Plan as part of Project Ireland 2040 earlier this year, my Department hosted a number of stakeholder engagement events. Public participation was a key element in developing the National Planning Framework since preparatory work began in late 2014 and to ensure the public was...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Social and Affordable Housing Provision (2 Oct 2018)

Eoghan Murphy: I propose to take Questions Nos. 623 and 624 together. St. Teresa’s Gardens is a key regeneration project, the first phase of which will see the delivery of the 54 new social housing homes. As the project is currently moving through the final stages of a tendering and approval process, it would not be appropriate for me to comment on the specifics of the project or timelines. My...