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

Eoghan Murphy: There is a shared services model which we pursue with local authorities. There are regional procurement frameworks in place for other types of services. I do not know if they are possible for capital construction but I will take a look. On the Land Development Agency, LDA, it is likely to take a similar approach, in terms of having a pre-approved procurement framework for certain aspects...

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 10% is in line with the provision that we have around Part 5.

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

Eoghan Murphy: What we have tried to achieve and what we are doing on social housing, the first focus of Rebuilding Ireland was the work done on putting in place planned preparations for massive social housing and building a framework to do that social house building. What we have been talking about for the 14 months that I have been in the job, and in addition to that, is to do even more on subsidised...

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

Eoghan Murphy: In terms of what I have seen - and I am trying to remember from the top of my head - I believe we have identified enough land for social housing for local authorities to take us to at least 2023 under the national development plan ambition that I put into that plan. I am going to have to ensure that I can meet the targets that I put into Project Ireland 2040. The most important thing is...

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

Eoghan Murphy: There will not be a supplementary budget, because we can move money around, as necessary, depending on how we are meeting our spend, per year. We constantly do a performance review on what spending we are doing to see if we are on-profile to meet the allocation we have been given and that we spend the money that we have for the year. We must not overspend because then we would be in a...

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

Eoghan Murphy: Many of the housing schemes I have visited are adaptable. We have future-proofed them to look after that person when they reach an older age and they might not be as mobile, or, if someone were to have a child that might have particular needs. They are future-proofed by having wider doorframes and by having particular types of bathrooms that can be easily adapted or do not need to be,...

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

Eoghan Murphy: As to our current targets around disability and what we are trying to do, the Minister of State, Deputy Finian McGrath, and myself are in constant discussion about this. We are constantly trying to figure out whether we can achieve more or do better with the allocation of funds and resources we have. He made an announcement recently - in the last three months, I think - on disability itself...

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 Minister of State, Deputy John Paul Phelan, is reviewing rates legislation at the moment, which is his responsibility in the Department. We want to bring forward legislation on that soon and will look at that in the fullness of time. I will declare very quickly a conflict of interest in that regard because a family member of mine works in one of those shops. The Minister of State 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 Deputy must be so careful with the way he speaks about certain schemes that are in place to help people. There is a risk of people undermining genuine supports that can help people insofar as they may not take up a HAP offer and find themselves in emergency accommodation when they could have been in a rented home. I have met many people who have been badly affected by this crisis. HAP...

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

Eoghan Murphy: Over what should they seriously consider them?

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

Eoghan Murphy: What is the alternative? What if they do not take it?

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

Eoghan Murphy: There is not much a choice currently if they are struggling, they do not have a home and HAP is on the table.

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 will come back to the build point as the Deputy spoke about an over-reliance on HAP. It was the first question he asked. If the output for the first six months of the year for local authority building was maintained for the rest of the year, it would not be good enough. I know from my experience in the job last year how the programme was delivered over the course of the year and ramped...

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

Eoghan Murphy: In fairness to Senator Conway, he was just trying to make sure nobody might accidentally or intentionally abuses privilege, as has happened before in committees and Chambers. I can answer the question. I am bothered when I do not see houses being built on sites that are ready for such building. The Deputy knows there are more complications with this land than might perhaps be evident in...

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

Eoghan Murphy: That is exactly why we are bringing forward the LDA. We do not want to depend on private land. We will have the public's land and we will be the developer.

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

Eoghan Murphy: No. We will get the uplift. We will get the profit and we will reinvest it in affordability on those sites. We will be the developer. We will do the master planning and all of that to get a great return for the taxpayer on public land and everyone will have a chance and a right to buy houses on that land.

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Social and Affordable Housing Funding (27 Sep 2018)

Eoghan Murphy: The residential tenancies Bill is incredibly important, particularly given the data we have seen today. It will give more powers to the Residential Tenancies Board, RTB, and provide a rent register, more rent transparency and RTB inspections and greater security for tenants, who will be entitled to a longer notice period before having to quit their accommodation. All of those things will...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Social and Affordable Housing Funding (27 Sep 2018)

Eoghan Murphy: It underwent pre-legislative scrutiny by the joint Oireachtas committee. I have been very closely engaging with the Attorney General on the Bill in the past week and a half. There is one particular legal element which we must clarify but it is my intention to publish it in the next two weeks.

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Land Development Agency (27 Sep 2018)

Eoghan Murphy: Together with the Minister for Finance and Public Expenditure and Reform, Deputy Donohoe, I signed the establishment order for the Land Development Agency, LDA, on 13 September 2018. It will act as a new commercial State body to actively manage the development of public lands. The establishment order is an initial and enabling measure to get the LDA up and running as quickly as possible,...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Land Development Agency (27 Sep 2018)

Eoghan Murphy: I thank the Deputy for his reply. I will not mention any individual who does not have the right to come to the House to defend himself or herself. The Land Development Agency is the developer. It is a public developer. It will guarantee an uplift from all the work it will put into the land in terms of preparing master plans for sites, obtaining planning permission, seeking procurement,...