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Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Social and Affordable Housing Data (21 Jun 2018)

Eoghan Murphy: In 2017, 25,901 households had their housing need met, with some 7,095 of these properties delivered under through the build/acquisition and long-term leasing mechanisms. A total of 1,014 new build homes were delivered directly by local authorities. In addition, 761 new build homes were delivered by Approved Housing Bodies and a further 522 new build Part V homes were...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Repair and Leasing Scheme (21 Jun 2018)

Eoghan Murphy: The Repair and Leasing Scheme (RLS) was initially piloted in Carlow and Waterford and the pilot has been rolled out nationally since 23 February 2017.  The scheme is one of a suite of measures available to local authorities to bring vacant properties back into use. Since the national roll out, my Department has been working intensively with local authorities and Approved...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: State Bodies Data (21 Jun 2018)

Eoghan Murphy: The following table presents the current number of Ministerial appointee vacancies, the date when these vacancies occurred and the quorum for the boards of each State Body under the aegis  of my Department. STATE AGENCY/BODY QUORUM MAXIMUM NO. OF POSITIONS CURRENT MINISTERIAL APPOINTEE VACANCIES An Bord 3 10 NONE Ervia 3 11 NONE Gas Networks Ireland 2 6 NONE Housing Finance...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Assistance Payment Expenditure (21 Jun 2018)

Eoghan Murphy: Budget 2018 increased the Exchequer funding for the Housing Assistance Payment scheme (HAP) by €149m to €301 million, in order to meet the continuing costs of supporting existing households and the costs of meeting the additional 17,000 households, targeted under Rebuilding Ireland, to be supported by HAP in 2018. To date in 2018, expenditure of €117.8m has been...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Social and Affordable Housing Expenditure (21 Jun 2018)

Eoghan Murphy: The Social Housing Current Expenditure Programme (SHCEP) supports the delivery of social housing by providing financial support to local authorities for the long term leasing of houses and apartments from private owners, developers, as well as new social housing homes build and acquired by Approved Housing Bodies (AHBs).  Properties made available under the Programme are used...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Homeless Accommodation Funding (21 Jun 2018)

Eoghan Murphy: Budget 2018 provides for a national Exchequer allocation of €116 million for homeless services, which is an additional €18 million on the Budget 2017 provision.  The purpose of the additional funding is to address the increased demand for emergency homeless services as well as assisting in supporting homeless households with long-term and sustainable housing solutions....

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Rental Sector (21 Jun 2018)

Eoghan Murphy: The Residential Tenancies Act 2004 regulates the landlord-tenant relationship in the rented residential sector and sets out the rights and obligations of landlords and tenants.  The Residential Tenancies Board (RTB) was established as an independent statutory body under the Act to operate a national tenancy registration system and to facilitate the resolution of disputes between...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: An Bord Pleanála Data (21 Jun 2018)

Eoghan Murphy: Section 116 of the Planning and Development Act 2000 provides for the payment to An Bord Pleanála in each financial year of a grant of such amount as the Minister may fix, with the consent of the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform. The grant goes towards financing the administration and general day-to-day expenses of the Board.   The current expenditure grant...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Meteorological Services (21 Jun 2018)

Eoghan Murphy: The €3m referred to relates to subscriptions towards international meteorological organisations, membership of which by Ireland plays a vital role in the provision of meteorological services by Met Éireann. To date in 2018, €2.7m of this €3m has been drawn down.

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Social and Affordable Housing Expenditure (21 Jun 2018)

Eoghan Murphy: Additional capital funding of €403 million was provided in Budget 2018 for the construction and acquisition of social housing units by local authorities and approved housing bodies.  This additional funding was assigned to the Local Authority Capital Programme for the construction and acquisition of new social housing, the Capital Assistance Scheme, which delivers housing for...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Repair and Leasing Scheme (21 Jun 2018)

Eoghan Murphy: The Repair and Leasing Scheme (RLS), as well as the Buy and Renew Scheme, 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 dwellings across Ireland. The RLS is targeted at owners of vacant dwellings, who cannot afford or access the funding...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Local Infrastructure Housing Activation Fund (21 Jun 2018)

Eoghan Murphy: Additional funding of €50 million over the period to 2020 was announced in Budget 2018 for a second call for proposals under the Local Infrastructure Housing Activation Fund.  The aim of LIHAF is to increase housing supply through enabling infrastructure such as roads, bridges and parks. However, it is now the case that significantly increased funding will be available for...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Urban Renewal Schemes (21 Jun 2018)

Eoghan Murphy: Further to the announcement in Budget 2018 of allocated expenditure of €10m in the current year under the proposed Urban Renewal Fund, the Government has since launched Project Ireland 2040 which includes a €2 billion Urban Regeneration and Development Fund (URDF) focusing on cities and towns in excess of 10,000 in population, as well as a complementary €1...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Fire Safety Regulations (21 Jun 2018)

Eoghan Murphy: When a building is constructed and occupied, statutory responsibility for safety is assigned by section 18(2) of the Fire Services Acts, 1981 and 2003 to the ‘person having control’ of the building.  Local authorities have powers of inspection and enforcement under these Acts, which may be relevant where fire safety concerns arise in apartment developments.  In such...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Capital Expenditure Programme (21 Jun 2018)

Eoghan Murphy: The 2018 capital provision for housing is €1.141 billion.  The cost of increasing the capital provision to the 2008 expenditure level is €375 million.  The total housing budget for 2018 is €1.9 billion compared with expenditure of €1.7 billion in 2008.

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Assistance Payment Expenditure (21 Jun 2018)

Eoghan Murphy: The Housing Assistance Payment (HAP) rent limits were increased significantly in July 2016, including by up to 60% in some areas. The Government also provided flexibility to each local authority to agree to a HAP payment up to 20% above the maximum rent limit, where it is necessary, because of local rental market conditions. At the end of Q4 2017, 22.4% of the total number of...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Adaptation Grant (21 Jun 2018)

Eoghan Murphy: I recently announced total funding of €66.25m for the Housing Adaptation Grants schemes for Older People and People with a Disability in 2018. This is made up of €53m exchequer funding, which is an increase of some 11% on the 2017 figure, with the balance of €13.25m coming from local authority resources.  Increasing...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Homeless Figures: Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government (20 Jun 2018)

Eoghan Murphy: I thank the Chair and members for the opportunity to appear again before the committee, this time to discuss the very serious issue of homeless numbers and to update the committee on two important reports on homelessness which I published yesterday. These reports were prepared by the Dublin Region Homeless Executive and the inter-agency group on homelessness chaired by Mr. John Murphy,...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Homeless Figures: Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government (20 Jun 2018)

Eoghan Murphy: I thank Deputy Darragh O'Brien for his questions. His first point related to the response to the report from Focus Ireland. The response of Focus Ireland, in attacking the Dublin Regional Homeless Executive in this way, was disappointing. The DRHE is on the front line, helping thousands of people and doing an incredible amount of work. It works with Focus Ireland, Dublin Simon and the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Homeless Figures: Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government (20 Jun 2018)

Eoghan Murphy: I can assure the Deputy that the committee will meet again this year. It has been recommended by the inter-agency group that the NHCC meet on a bi-annual basis. It is very important that groups meet and share information. I can assure the Deputy that my Department is in constant contact with the NGO sector. We constantly meet NGOs in a round-table format and we will have another such...