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Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Schemes (21 Mar 2024)

Darragh O'Brien: The Local Authority Home Loan is a Government-backed mortgage for those who cannot get sufficient funding from commercial banks to purchase or build a home. It has been available nationwide from local authorities since 4 January 2022 for first-time buyers and fresh start applicants. The loan can be used both for new and second-hand properties, or to self-build. On 14 November 2023, I...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Planning Issues (21 Mar 2024)

Darragh O'Brien: I propose to take Questions Nos. 230 and 233 together. On 25 April 2023, the Government approved additional measures under the Housing for All Action Plan to incentivise the activation of increased housing supply and help reduce housing construction costs, including the introduction of temporary time-limited arrangements for the waiving of local authority “section 48”...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Parking Provision (21 Mar 2024)

Darragh O'Brien: Local authorities have a role in planning for tourism and recreational uses within the context of their role as planning authorities as set out in the Planning and Development Act. They also have a role in the development of tourism and recreational facilities as part of their economic development function. In this regard section 63(3) of the Local Government Act 2001, provides that a local...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Schemes (21 Mar 2024)

Darragh O'Brien: Housing for All sets out the Government's strategy to boost housing supply and put affordability at the heart of the housing system, with an ambitious target of 300,000 homes by 2030 for social, affordable and cost rental, private rental and private ownership housing. As part of this plan, 18,000 Cost Rental homes will be delivered between now and 2030, to be facilitated by Approved Housing...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Planning Issues (21 Mar 2024)

Darragh O'Brien: On 25 April 2023, the Government approved additional measures under the Housing for All Action Plan to incentivise the activation of increased housing supply and help reduce housing construction costs, including the introduction of temporary time-limited arrangements for the waiving of local authority “section 48” development contributions and the refunding of Uisce Éireann...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Departmental Funding (20 Mar 2024)

Darragh O'Brien: I propose to take Questions Nos. 580 and 581 together. The Cork Event Centre was included as a Government commitment under the revised National Development Plan in 2021. This underlines the Government’s support for urban regeneration, enhanced amenity and heritage, associated quality of life standards, balanced regional development, and the regeneration and development of Cork City...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Local Authorities (20 Mar 2024)

Darragh O'Brien: The Framework for Future Delivery of Water Services (June 2022) was agreed following a comprehensive process of engagement with unions under the aegis of the Workplace Relations Commission and enables the integration of public water services into Uisce Éireann's organisational structure, as envisaged in the Government’s Policy Paper on Water Sector Transformation (February, 2021)....

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: National Planning Framework (20 Mar 2024)

Darragh O'Brien: The National Planning Framework (NPF) is a broad national plan for strategic planning and sustainable development of urban and rural areas, with the objectives of securing balanced regional development and a sustainable approach to the form and pattern of future development (a ‘compact growth’ approach). The NPF informs the preparation of strategies and plans at regional and...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Planning Issues (20 Mar 2024)

Darragh O'Brien: An Bord Pleanála (the Board) is the national independent statutory body with responsibility for the determination of planning appeals and direct applications for strategic infrastructure and other developments under the Planning and Development Act 2000, as amended, and certain other Acts. The Planning and Development Bill 2023 provides for the introduction of statutory mandatory...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Planning Issues (20 Mar 2024)

Darragh O'Brien: The Planning and Development Act 2000 provides that in considering planning applications or appeals, a planning authority or the Board is required to consider the proper planning and sustainable development of the area concerned and the prospective effects on the environment of the proposed development, having regard to a range of matters specified in legislation, including observations or...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Water Services (20 Mar 2024)

Darragh O'Brien: Housing for All recognises that in order to create the environment needed to enable supply of over 300,000 new homes by 2030, land needs to be serviced with transport, utilities and other infrastructure. Housing for All provides for this ‘whole of system’ approach. In line with Action 22.6 of the Housing for All Action Plan Update (November 2022) both Uisce Éireann and the...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Schemes (20 Mar 2024)

Darragh O'Brien: Modern Methods of Construction (MMC) has been identified as a key measure to address the different housing needs in Ireland and methods to support the development of MMC in Ireland are set out in Housing for All. MMC is the term used to describe a range of manufacturing and innovative construction alternatives to traditional construction, including modular construction. MMC encompasses...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Septic Tanks (20 Mar 2024)

Darragh O'Brien: I propose to take Questions Nos. 589 to 593, inclusive, together. The policy of providing grant funding for remedial work on Domestic Waste Water Treatment Systems (DWWTS), including septic tanks, arises from the need to address damage being done to water quality in sensitive areas in particular. The grants are focused on the areas of greatest environmental priority and are available...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Departmental Strategies (20 Mar 2024)

Darragh O'Brien: I propose to take Questions Nos. 594 to 597, inclusive, together. In line with commitments made in the Programme for Government and Housing for All, a national Youth Homelessness Strategy was published in November 2022. The Strategy aims to help young people aged 18-24 who are homeless or at risk of becoming homeless. It sets out 27 key actions to prevent youth homelessness; improve the...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Provision (20 Mar 2024)

Darragh O'Brien: I propose to take Questions Nos. 598 and 599 together. Details on the number of households qualified for social housing support in each local authority administrative area is provided in the annual statutory Summary of Social Housing Assessments (SSHA). The SSHA provides a breakdown of categories such as age, household size and household composition. The most recently published summary...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Provision (20 Mar 2024)

Darragh O'Brien: I propose to take Questions Nos. 600 and 601 together. From 2018 to 2023 inclusive, 107 new homes have been provided for care leavers at a combined cost of €22,786,343 from Capital Assistance Scheme (CAS) funding. Details are as follows - CAS /Care Leavers Year Units Delivered Costs 2018 9 €1,214,965 ...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Provision (20 Mar 2024)

Darragh O'Brien: Cost information on the delivery of social homes through the various construction streams, is collated by my Department at development/project level rather than at individual housing unit level. The cost of constructing new homes is dependent on a range of variables, such as the location, the scale of the development and the size and type of the homes involved. The table below sets out the...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Schemes (20 Mar 2024)

Darragh O'Brien: The Local Authority Home Loan is a Government backed mortgage scheme for creditworthy applicants who cannot get sufficient funding from commercial banks to purchase or build a home. It has been available nationwide from local authorities since 4 January 2022 for first-time buyers and fresh start applicants. The loan can be used both for new and second-hand properties, or to self-build. The...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Policy (20 Mar 2024)

Darragh O'Brien: The Residential Tenancies (Amendment) Act 2015 provided for the development of a deposit protection scheme to be operated by the Residential Tenancies Board (RTB). However, significant changes have taken place in the rental market since this legislation was passed. The Housing for All Action Plan Update published in November 2022, included an action to examine the creation of a system of...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Provision (20 Mar 2024)

Darragh O'Brien: I refer to the reply to Question No. 322 of 30 January 2024 which sets out the average costs for units delivered via CALF Construction, CALF Turnkey, CALF Part V, CAS Construction, CAS Turnkey, CAS Part V, SHIP Construction, SHIP Turnkey and SHIP Part V. The average cost per unit for Cost Rental Equity Loan from Q1 to Q3 2023 is €127,341. To note that this average cost represents...