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

Eoghan Murphy: Under the Rebuilding Ireland Action Plan for Housing and Homelessness, the Government's commitment to an ambitious delivery agenda in relation to social housing is clear and substantial progress continues to be made to expand the social housing programme very significantly from a virtual standstill position a number of years ago. As Minister, I have been clear that we also need to address...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Departmental Expenditure (3 Jul 2018)

Eoghan Murphy: Details of my Department's expenditure on commercial archaeology services in the period 2013-17 and to date in 2018 are set out in the following table. Year Provider Amount € 2018 Nil 2017 John Purcell Archaeology 2,600 2017 Hayes Higgins Partnership/Shanarc 4,050 2017 Hayes Higgins Partnership/Dr. Maurice Hurley 7,315 2016 - Nil 2015 - Nil 2014 - Nil 2013 Munster...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Approved Housing Bodies (3 Jul 2018)

Eoghan Murphy: I propose to take Questions Nos. 548 and 549 together. Developing the State land bank for housing is a key priority for this Government. Importantly, we have large sites in Dublin, Cork and other key urban areas where housing and homelessness pressures are greatest. We now have a very good picture of all local authority residential lands and authorities have well developed plans for many of...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Water and Sewerage Schemes Status (3 Jul 2018)

Eoghan Murphy: The Multi-annual Rural Water Programme was established under my Department to run for the period 2016 to 2018. It was developed through a working group of key stakeholders involving local authorities, the Water Services Transition Office, Irish Water, the National Federation of Group Water Schemes as well as my Department. The programme provides for the funding of demonstration Group...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Local Authority Housing Data (3 Jul 2018)

Eoghan Murphy: In 2017, there were 70 housing units delivered through the buy and renew scheme. When the cost of necessary repairs are taken into account, the average cost per unit is expected to be some €200,000. Data in relation to 2018 delivery is not yet available as it is being validated and will be published in due course.

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Agency Data (3 Jul 2018)

Eoghan Murphy: Under Actions 1.1, 2.5 and 5.6 of the 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 homes over the period to 2020 for social housing...

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

Eoghan Murphy: I understand that, working with Dublin City Council, AIB and industry professionals, Ó Cualann Co-Housing Alliance delivered new 2-, 3- and 4-bedroom, A2-rated, quality homes with sales prices ranging from €140,000 to €220,000. These 19 homes comprise the first phase of a 49-unit development in Poppintree, Ballymun, with the remaining 30 homes to be delivered shortly. ...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Help-To-Buy Scheme (3 Jul 2018)

Eoghan Murphy: The main support that has been put in place by the Government to assist first-time buyers is the Help to Buy Initiative, which is operated by the Revenue Commissioners on behalf of my colleague, the Minister for Finance. As one of the policy aims of this scheme was to incentivise the construction of additional housing units, it is aimed solely at new-build and self-build properties. For...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Electric Vehicles (3 Jul 2018)

Eoghan Murphy: Other than at airports and aerodromes, there are no parking bays for electric vehicles at any building used by my Department. There is, however, one eCar charging point at the Custom House currently. My Department’s Workplace Travel Plan (WTP) aims to encourage greater staff use of sustainable transport options when travelling to and from work, and to ensure that, where practicable,...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Rental Sector Strategy (3 Jul 2018)

Eoghan Murphy: Further to my reply to Question No. 1590 of 17 April 2018, and arising from the detailed analysis by the Working Group which informed the development of a range of proposals to establish an appropriate comprehensive regulatory approach for short-term tourism-related lettings as well as identifying amendments to relevant legislation to give effect to such a regulatory regime, I am continuing...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Mortgage to Rent Scheme Applications (3 Jul 2018)

Eoghan Murphy: The Mortgage to Rent (MTR) scheme introduced in 2012 is targeted at those households in mortgage arrears who have had their mortgage position deemed unsustainable by their lender under the Mortgage Arrears Resolution Process (MARP), who agree to the voluntary surrender of their home and who have very limited options, if any, to meet their long-term housing needs themselves. In addition, the...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Local Authority Funding (3 Jul 2018)

Eoghan Murphy: There was no funding requested by Kerry County Council in respect of the Improvement Works in Lieu scheme in 2016, 2017 or 2018. The detailed administration of these grants, including the assessment, approval and prioritisation of applications is the responsibility of the local authorities and my Department does not keep data in relation to the applications under this scheme as this is a...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Planning Guidelines (3 Jul 2018)

Eoghan Murphy: An Bord Pleanála is responsible for determining planning applications for strategic infrastructure development (SID), including more recently strategic housing development (SHD). The SID and SHD provisions in the Planning and Development Act 2000, as amended, and the Planning and Development Regulations 2001, as amended, provide for the necessary public notification, site notice and...

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

Eoghan Murphy: 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 of the income needed to provide for a household's basic needs,...

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

Eoghan Murphy: The Rebuilding Ireland Home Loan is provided by local authorities in accordance with the Housing (Rebuilding Ireland Home Loans) Regulations 2018, which broadly set out the eligibility criteria to avail of the loans as well as the obligations of the local authorities and duties of borrowers in respect of the Scheme. In accordance with the regulations, as Minister, I have issued a statutory...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Irish Water Administration (3 Jul 2018)

Eoghan Murphy: I refer to the reply to Question No. 245 of 31 May 2018, setting out the arrangements in place under the Water Services (No. 2) Act 2013 whereby Irish Water charges customers for connections to water and wastewater services in accordance with a water charges plan determined by the Commission for Regulation of Utilities (CRU), which remains the up-to-date position on the matter. As Minister,...

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

Eoghan Murphy: I propose to take Questions Nos. 567 and 568 together. A number of different schemes operated under the broad term ‘affordable’ in the period to 2012. Data relating to activity under the Part V Scheme, the Shared Ownership Scheme, the 1999 Affordable Housing Scheme and the Mortgage Allowance Scheme are available on my Department's website, and can be accessed at the following...

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

Eoghan Murphy: I propose to take Questions Nos. 569 and 570 together. 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 does not directly collect information on the number of enquiries to local authorities regarding the loan or...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Commercial Rates (3 Jul 2018)

Eoghan Murphy: Commercial rates form an important element of the funding of all local authorities. However, the legislative basis for the levying of rates consists of over 20 separate pieces of legislation, some dating back to the 19th century. My Department developed legislative proposals to modernise and consolidate the legislation governing commercial rates into a single enactment and, in this...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Water Services Infrastructure (3 Jul 2018)

Eoghan Murphy: Since 1 January 2014, Irish Water has statutory responsibility for all aspects of water services planning, delivery and operation at national, regional and local levels. Irish Water has established a dedicated team to deal with representations and queries from public representatives. The team can be contacted via email to oireachtasmembers@water.ieor by telephone on a dedicated number, 1890...