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Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (18 Sep 2018)

Eoghan Murphy: I thank the Deputy for the question. For decades, we have had the wrong approach and attitude to the use of land in the public interest. As a result of that dysfunctional relationship, we have seen violent and dramatic swings in our housing sector that have hurt many people up and down this country, for example, ten years ago when the crash arrived and today. We know there is an...

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (18 Sep 2018)

Eoghan Murphy: The land development agency is in the public interest. The State will be the developer of public lands, not the private sector. We will bring forward State land for houses for the general public - social housing, subsidised housing and housing for people up and down the country who need homes. It is important to state that where a local authority has land, that is not our interest. This...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (18 Sep 2018)

Eoghan Murphy: Those figures are incorrect.

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (18 Sep 2018)

Eoghan Murphy: The Deputy is changing the definitions.

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Social and Affordable Housing Provision (18 Sep 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: Wind Energy Guidelines (18 Sep 2018)

Eoghan Murphy: My Department is currently undertaking a focused review of the 2006 Wind Energy Development Guidelines. The review is addressing a number of key aspects including sound or noise, visual amenity setback distances, shadow flicker, community obligation, community dividend and grid connections. As part of the overall review, a strategic environmental assessment (SEA) is being undertaken on the...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Ministerial Advisers Data (18 Sep 2018)

Eoghan Murphy: I have appointed two special advisers in my Department since my appointment as Minister, both of whom work across a wide range of areas within the remit of my Department including Housing, Planning, Local Government, Water Services and Electoral Reform as well as liaising with the media and other Government Departments and advisers. The name and start date of each adviser are set out in the...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Vacant Properties (18 Sep 2018)

Eoghan Murphy: There are a range of incentives available to property owners which are designed to increase the number of houses being brought back into the liveable housing stock. The Repair and Leasing Scheme (RLS) has been developed to assist private property owners and local authorities or Approved Housing Bodies (AHBs) to harness the accommodation potential that exists in certain vacant properties...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Home Loan Scheme (18 Sep 2018)

Eoghan Murphy: Following a review of the two existing local authority home loan schemes, the House Purchase Loan and the Home Choice Loan, a new loan offering, the Rebuilding Ireland Home Loan, was introduced on 1 February 2018. Section 63(3) of the Local Government Act 2001 provides that, subject to law, a local authority is independent in the performance of its functions. Section 6 of the Housing...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Home Loan Scheme (18 Sep 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: Housing Assistance Payment Data (18 Sep 2018)

Eoghan Murphy: Minimum standards for rental accommodation are prescribed in the Housing (Standards for Rented Houses) Regulations 2017, made under section 18 of the Housing (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1992. All landlords, including those in receipt of Housing Assistance Payment (HAP), have a legal obligation to ensure that their rented properties comply with these regulations and responsibility for the...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Assistance Payment Data (18 Sep 2018)

Eoghan Murphy: The Housing Assistance Payment (HAP) scheme is funded through a combination of Exchequer monies and tenant differential rents collected in respect of HAP tenancies. Budget 2018 has increased the Exchequer funding for the HAP scheme to €301 million. This will allow for the continued support of existing HAP households and also enable the additional 17,000 households targeted under...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Issues (18 Sep 2018)

Eoghan Murphy: The tenancy agreement, which is the legal basis of the relationship between a housing authority and its tenants, will generally contain provisions in relation to anti-social behaviour. The Housing (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1997 provides for a court order on application by the tenant, tenant purchaser or the housing authority or approved body concerned, which has the effect of excluding a...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Local Authority Housing Provision (18 Sep 2018)

Eoghan Murphy: The development of major local authority residential sites in Dublin, where a lack of supply and affordability issues are being experienced most acutely, is a major priority for the Government. We are working with all Dublin local authorities to see these sites are brought forward as quickly as possible, with the optimum tenure mix and ensuring the greatest value for money for the taxpayer. ...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Social and Affordable Housing Data (18 Sep 2018)

Eoghan Murphy: I refer to the reply to Parliamentary Questions No. 567 and 568 of 3 July 2018, which sets out the position in relation to previous affordable housing initiatives, and to Parliamentary Question No. 1346 of 7 September 2018, which sets out the position in relation to current affordable housing initiatives. In addition, it should be noted that the Government has now launched the Land...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Home Loan Scheme (18 Sep 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: Housing Provision (18 Sep 2018)

Eoghan Murphy: I assume the Deputy is referring to the 14th Demographia International Housing Affordability Survey 2018 (January 2018). The Survey, which covers metropolitan housing markets in nine countries (Australia, Canada, China, Ireland, Japan, New Zealand, Singapore, the United Kingdom and the United States), uses data for the third quarter of 2017 and covers areas in Ireland with a population of...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Social and Affordable Housing Provision (18 Sep 2018)

Eoghan Murphy: My Department keeps the January 2017 Guidelines on Part V of the Planning and Development Act 2000 under review, in consultation with local authorities and other stakeholders. My Department is in contact with housing authorities in relation to whether there are any delays in signing contracts for new build homes pursuant to Part V agreements. The responses received will be examined to...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Rental Sector (18 Sep 2018)

Eoghan Murphy: The Strategy for the Rental Sector, published in December 2016, set out a series of measures to be introduced to ensure the quality of private rental accommodation by strengthening the applicable standards and improving the inspection and enforcement systems. On 1 July 2017, updated regulatory standards, the Housing (Standards for Rented Houses) Regulations 2017, came into effect. These...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Local Authority Housing Data (18 Sep 2018)

Eoghan Murphy: I propose to take Questions Nos. 796 to 798, inclusive, together. Earlier this year, as part of the target setting process for local authorities, I committed to increasing transparency and accountability by publishing quarterly data on delivery against the targets, broken down by each local authority and across all delivery streams. The Q1 2018 report is available on my Department's website...