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

Eoghan Murphy: I refer the reply to Question number 1007 of 20 March, 2018, which sets out the position to that date. The engagement of external expertise is generally only considered where the issues involved require expert skills or capabilities that are not readily available within my Department. Press and public relations functions are undertaken by the officials in my Department's Press Office. The...

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

Eoghan Murphy: Following the introduction of changes to Part V of the Planning and Development Act 2000, effected through the Urban Regeneration and Housing Act 2015 (the relevant sections of which were commenced with effect from 1 September 2015), the range of options available through which Part V obligations might be satisfied was reduced. In particular, the payment of cash in lieu of homes or the...

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

Eoghan Murphy: My Department approved a Stage 4 application and associated funding of €1.1m for this scheme in July 2018 and it is now a matter for Wicklow County Council to progress the scheme to construction. Funding in respect of fees and local authority administration costs have been recouped to date. My Department engages with all local authorities, including Wicklow County Council, on a...

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

Eoghan Murphy: I refer to the reply to Parliamentary Questions Nos 10 and 12 of 27 September 2018 which sets out the position with regard to this matter.

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

Eoghan Murphy: Details on the number of properties constructed, purchased and leased by all local authorities, for letting to those on the social housing waiting lists, are available on my Department’s website at the following link: .

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

Eoghan Murphy: My Department provides capital funding to all Local Authorities to undertake adaptations and extensions to their existing social housing stock under the Disabled Persons Grant (DPG) Scheme. The scheme applies to extensions that are needed to address over-crowding and the needs of older people or people with a disability, who may require stair lifts or the installation of a downstairs bedroom...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Local Infrastructure Housing Activation Fund (2 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 other urban areas with high demand for housing. Thirty public infrastructure projects have been approved across 14 local...

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

Eoghan Murphy: My Department launched the National Taking-in-Charge Initiative (NTICI) in April 2016 to trial new approaches and working methods in supporting and accelerating overall national and local action on the process for taking-in-charge housing estates, including estates with developer-provided water services infrastructure (DPI). Under the terms of the NTICI, which was underpinned by €10...

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

Eoghan Murphy: The Housing Assistance Payments (HAP) 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. The Social Housing Assessment Regulations 2011 provide that subject...

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

Eoghan Murphy: I propose to take Questions Nos. 636 and 637 together. The extent to which Brexit will impact on the housing market is not clear at this point as it will be determined, at least in part, by the outcome of the negotiations between the EU and the UK. The risks and opportunities presented by Brexit generally, highlight the importance of adopting a strongly strategic approach to public capital...

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

Eoghan Murphy: The total social housing delivery output for 2017 included 522 Part V homes and a breakdown of this delivery by local authority is published on my Department’s website at the following link: . Of the 522 homes, 81 were delivered under the Social Housing Capital Investment Programme (SHCIP); 12 homes were delivered under the Capital Assistance Scheme (CAS); 163 homes were delivered...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Rental Accommodation Scheme Data (2 Oct 2018)

Eoghan Murphy: The most recent month for which relevant data is available is June 2018, at which point there were a total of 19,336 active RAS tenancies, details of which, broken down by local authority, are set out in the following table. No. of Active RAS Tenancies by Local Authority @ 30th June 2018 Local Authority Total All RAS Carlow CC 519 Cavan CC 554 Clare CC 376 Cork City Cl. 839...

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

Eoghan Murphy: Local authorities have been making productive use of turnkey development opportunities to achieve delivery of new social housing since the commencement of the Rebuilding Ireland Action Plan. Under the procurement arrangements that apply to such transactions, an initial 10% is usually paid as a deposit and the balance of the funding is provided on completion and delivery of the housing units...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Casual Trading Regulations (2 Oct 2018)

Eoghan Murphy: As I have no function in relation to the provision or maintenance of market places, I have no plans to issue guidelines, directions or circular letters to local authorities in the matter. Casual trading is regulated in the Dublin City Council area through bye-laws made under the Casual Trading Act 1995, an Act for which my colleague, the Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation, has...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Rebuilding Ireland - Action Plan for Housing and Homelessness: Discussion (Resumed) (27 Sep 2018)

Eoghan Murphy: I thank the Chairman and members of the committee for the opportunity to appear again before it, this time to give it an update on the progress made on the implementation of Rebuilding Ireland. I am joined this afternoon by Mr. John McCarthy, Secretary General of the Department, and assistant secretaries, Ms Mary Hurley and Mr. David Walsh. The Minister of State, Deputy Damien English, will...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Rebuilding Ireland - Action Plan for Housing and Homelessness: Discussion (Resumed) (27 Sep 2018)

Eoghan Murphy: The Senator has raised several topics because she is so well informed on this issue. I appreciate the time she gives to it and thank her for recognising the improvements. I will work backwards through her questions. Several documents have been published this week, ahead of this scheduled meeting but also because it is the end of quarter 3, we are looking back to quarter 2 and this is the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Rebuilding Ireland - Action Plan for Housing and Homelessness: Discussion (Resumed) (27 Sep 2018)

Eoghan Murphy: Whenever there is a problem there is always a bit of blame to go around. That is why I looked for full transparency with local authorities at the beginning of this year, asking them to publish their targets for the year, making sure we had a layer of accountability that we had not had previously and that we could work to those targets throughout the year so that the members, as elected...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Rebuilding Ireland - Action Plan for Housing and Homelessness: Discussion (Resumed) (27 Sep 2018)

Eoghan Murphy: Apologies for that.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Rebuilding Ireland - Action Plan for Housing and Homelessness: Discussion (Resumed) (27 Sep 2018)

Eoghan Murphy: I thank the Senator for acknowledging the hard work of the officials; it is very much appreciated. I also thank him for the congratulations he offered to Mr. David Walsh. I cannot think of a better person to lead An Bord Pleanála into the future. I wish him well too. The Senator is correct to note that people are angry and hurt. They are right to be. We have to continue to make...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Rebuilding Ireland - Action Plan for Housing and Homelessness: Discussion (Resumed) (27 Sep 2018)

Eoghan Murphy: I thank the Deputy for his questions. I asked officials to drop down the recategorisation survey summary, so it might be dropped down shortly and I can then pass it around. It has been published. I just asked for it to be printed as I left the meeting. Regarding Housing First and the targets-----