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Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Social and Affordable Housing Data (12 Jul 2018)

Eoghan Murphy: I propose to take Questions Nos. 733 and 734 together. I refer to my reply to Question No. 945 of 10 July 2018 which broadly sets out the position in relation to the Serviced Sites Fund (SSF). In addition, given that the State investment under the SSF needs to assist as many households as possible to access an affordable home, funding will be capped at €30,000 Exchequer...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Social and Affordable Housing Data (12 Jul 2018)

Eoghan Murphy: The 1999 Affordable Housing Scheme provided for the building of new houses on land owned or purchased by local authorities and the purchase of turnkey developments by local authorities for sale. These house were subsided through a site subsidy and were provided at less than market value. In instances where the local authority was building on their own sites or purchased land, they...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Social and Affordable Housing Data (12 Jul 2018)

Eoghan Murphy: I propose to take Questions Nos. 736 and 755 together. As Minister, I have been clear that we need to address issues of housing affordability, recognising the pressures that exist for low- to middle-income households, particularly in Dublin and certain other of our main urban centres. The delivery of targeted affordable housing, for purchase and rent, was a priority topic...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Agency Data (12 Jul 2018)

Eoghan Murphy: Under Actions 1.1, 2.5 and 5.6 of Rebuilding Ireland: Action Plan for Housing and Homelessness, the Housing Agency is actively engaged with banks and investment companies in relation to its acquisitions programme.  An Acquisitions Fund of €70m, which is a revolving fund, has been established with the objective of acquiring some 1,600 units over the period to 2020 for social...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Local Authority Housing Rents (12 Jul 2018)

Eoghan Murphy: At present the making of rent schemes and the setting of rent levels is a matter for each local authority under the provisions of the Housing Act 1966. Section 31 of the Housing (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2009, which has not been commenced to date, provides that Regulations may be made for the matters to be included in a rent scheme to be made by a housing authority, including: - the...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Rent Pressure Zones (12 Jul 2018)

Eoghan Murphy: Section 24A of the Residential Tenancies Acts 2004, as amended, provides that the Housing Agency, in consultation with housing authorities, may make a proposal to the Minister that an area should be considered 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 to...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Capital Expenditure Programme (12 Jul 2018)

Eoghan Murphy: I propose to take Questions Nos. 740 and 741 together. My Department has a wide and diverse business agenda, covering a broad range of functions, including local authority housing, voluntary housing, homeless services, estate regeneration, energy efficiency retrofitting, housing grants, rural water schemes, urban renewal/regeneration, and fire services.  In order to achieve...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Rental Sector (12 Jul 2018)

Eoghan Murphy: My Department does not hold or collate the data referred to by the Deputy in relation to private rental properties. The Clerk of the Dáil requested that arrangements be put in place to facilitate the provision of information by State Bodies to members of the Oireachtas.  Following the issue of Circular LG (P)05/16 on 20 September 2016 from my Department, the Residential Tenancies...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Water Supply Leakages (12 Jul 2018)

Eoghan Murphy: Conservation of water supplies is a key policy imperative.  Safe, reliable and high quality drinking water is expensive to produce and is a precious resource. Section 54 of the Water Services Act 2007 (as amended) places a statutory duty on the owner of a property to maintain, repair and renew the internal water services system at their premises in such condition as to ensure that water...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Local Authority Rates (12 Jul 2018)

Eoghan Murphy: Local authorities are under a statutory obligation to levy rates on any property used for commercial purposes, in accordance with the details entered in the valuation lists prepared by the independent Commissioner of Valuation under the Valuation Acts 2001 to 2015. The Commissioner of Valuation has responsibility for valuation matters. The Annual Rate on Valuation (ARV), which is applied to...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Social and Affordable Housing Eligibility (12 Jul 2018)

Eoghan Murphy: I propose to take Questions Nos. 745 and 746 together. The Social Housing Assessment Regulations 2011 prescribe maximum net income limits for each local authority, in different bands according to the area, with income being defined and assessed according to a standard Household Means Policy. The income bands and the authority area assigned to each band were based on an assessment...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Local Authority Housing Mortgages (12 Jul 2018)

Eoghan Murphy: The new Rebuilding Ireland Home Loan is designed to enable credit-worthy first-time buyers to access sustainable mortgage lending to purchase new or second-hand properties in a suitable price range. The scheme is targeted at first-time buyers who have access to an adequate deposit and have the capacity to repay a mortgage, but who are unable to access a mortgage sufficient for them to...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Tenant Purchase Scheme Review (12 Jul 2018)

Eoghan Murphy: The Tenant (Incremental) Purchase Scheme which came into operation on 1 January 2016 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 per annum and having been in receipt of social housing support...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Living Wage (12 Jul 2018)

Eoghan Murphy: Payment of salaries to staff of my Department is made in line with pay scales approved by the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform.  If a living wage of €11.90 was introduced the increased annual cost to my Department would be approximately €90,000.  This figure will reduce as and when the staff concerned progress along an incremental scale. The details...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Local Infrastructure Housing Activation Fund (12 Jul 2018)

Eoghan Murphy: The aim of the Local Infrastructure Housing Activation Fund is to increase housing supply through enabling infrastructure such as roads, bridges and parks. Kildare County Council submitted seven projects for consideration under LIHAF.  Funding was approved for three projects at Sallins, Naas and Maynooth with a total cost of over €21.4 million. However, given the finite...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Local Authority Funding (12 Jul 2018)

Eoghan Murphy: Westmeath County Council submitted an application to my Department for Ministerial sanction to raise borrowings for the development of a leisure facility at Robinstown, Mullingar, Co. Westmeath.   In accordance with section 106 of the Local Government Act 2001, loan sanction must be approved by the appropriate Minister, which is the Minister responsible for...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Data (12 Jul 2018)

Eoghan Murphy: I propose to take Questions Nos. 752 to 754, inclusive, together. Rebuilding Ireland targets the delivery of 50,000 social homes by 2021, through build, acquisition and leasing, supported by investment of €6 billion. With the increased resources being made available for social housing under Budget 2018, there is now a greater emphasis on direct build activity by local...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Departmental Staff Data (12 Jul 2018)

Eoghan Murphy: At the time of its establishment in August 2016, the Housing Delivery Office (HDO) comprised a team of 4 people including staff seconded from the local government sector and the National Development Finance Agency. Having carried out a range of initial initiatives, and taking account of the fact that some assignments to the office were time-limited, the HDO was...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Local Authority Housing (12 Jul 2018)

Eoghan Murphy: The site at Oscar Traynor Road is one of three significant residential sites being brought forward by Dublin City Council under its Housing Land Initiative (HLI), the aim of which is to ensure the delivery of mixed-tenure homes within the City Council area. All three sites under the HLI are identified as Strategic Development and Regeneration Areas (SDRA) within the Dublin...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Fire Safety Regulations (12 Jul 2018)

Eoghan Murphy: In July 2015, it was agreed that a review be undertaken by an independent fire expert to develop a framework for general application, in the interest of supporting owners and residents living in developments where concerns regarding non-compliance with fire safety requirements arise. In August 2017, the 'Framework for Enhancing Fire Safety in Dwellings Where Concerns Arise' was published....