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Covid-19 (Housing, Planning and Local Government): Statements (7 May 2020)

Eoghan Murphy: I thank the Deputy for his questions. While An Bord Pleanála falls under my Department, its judgments are independent of me. I cannot get involved in its judgments or decisions. I do not agree with the Deputy's interpretation of Project Ireland 2040 and the national planning framework. Further iterations of the regional spatial and economic strategies have been agreed. It is a...

Covid-19 (Housing, Planning and Local Government): Statements (7 May 2020)

Eoghan Murphy: This is the first time I have ever been asked about military accommodation. It is not something the Department deals with as it comes under the remit of the Department of Defence. We have been looking at different barracks in Dublin city, which have large tracts of land, and wondering about what uses they may or may not have if the military were to give them up or whether there could be...

Covid-19 (Housing, Planning and Local Government): Statements (7 May 2020)

Eoghan Murphy: The Deputy will not know this but my grandfather is an O'Sullivan from Adrigole. I know the area well enough, but not as well as I would like. I was due to go down there again to look at social housing provision in Castletownbere and on Bere Island and to see how we could use public money to help repopulate parts of our country in line with the national planning framework and what we want...

Covid-19 (Housing, Planning and Local Government): Statements (7 May 2020)

Eoghan Murphy: I do not like to comment on matters unless I have had a proper chance to think them through so I might not respond as directly as I would like to on the matters the Deputy raised about the banks. I made a comment to Deputy Ó Ríordáin about my experience with the banks in the banking inquiry where they told us their culture had changed and what subsequently emerged had been...

Covid-19 (Housing, Planning and Local Government): Statements (7 May 2020)

Eoghan Murphy: It is not my view that people's rights are being infringed by these temporary measures, and they are temporary and are happening based on the health advice we have at the moment because of the current pandemic.

Covid-19 (Housing, Planning and Local Government): Statements (7 May 2020)

Eoghan Murphy: I thank Deputy Boyd Barrett for those questions. I also thank the Deputy for acknowledging the good measures that have been taken. From talking to those on the front lines, in the NGOs and in the local authorities I know they are doing everything they can. It is admirable. They did it anyway all the time and once again they are stepping up in this crisis. As a result of their work there...

Covid-19 (Housing, Planning and Local Government): Statements (7 May 2020)

Eoghan Murphy: I apologise to Deputy Boyd Barrett. I forgot my time limit and I was not able to answer some of the points he made about Brian, Anthony and others. I ask the Deputy to contact me offline if he could. That has worked before in the past. I shall now turn to Deputy Murphy's points about the RTB. Because of what is happening during this emergency period there has been a big decrease in...

Covid-19 (Housing, Planning and Local Government): Statements (7 May 2020)

Eoghan Murphy: I thank the Deputy for the follow-up questions. On the overcrowding point, I am aware additional accommodation has been secured for those working in the health sector who not only need to self-isolate but need to separate from the people they are living with because of the work they do. If the Deputy is aware of any case of someone who has not been able to secure this type of accommodation...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Local Authority Funding (5 Mar 2020)

Eoghan Murphy: Local authorities derive their income from a variety of central and local sources including from commercial rates, charges for goods and services and Exchequer funding from Central Government. Central Government funding of local authorities includes transfers, both current and capital, coming from a wide range of Departments and Offices, not solely from my Department, for a variety...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Rent Pressure Zones (5 Mar 2020)

Eoghan Murphy: The Ballincollig- Carraigaline Local Electoral Area (LEA) was designated a Rent Pressure Zone (RPZ)  on 27 January 2017 under section 24 of the Residential Tenancies Acts (2004-2019). New Local Electoral Areas and Municipal Districts were signed into law on 31 January 2019 for Cork City and County (which took into account the expanded Cork City boundary) for the May 2019 local...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Non-Principal Private Residence Charge Administration (5 Mar 2020)

Eoghan Murphy: I wish to reiterate that the Non Principal Private Residence (NPPR) charge is under the care and management of each local authority and application of the NPPR in individual cases is a matter for the local authority concerned. As Minister, I have no role in determining liability in individual NPPR cases and no role in reviewing decisions of local authorities. Notwithstanding that, I...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Local Authority Staff Recruitment (5 Mar 2020)

Eoghan Murphy: In Autumn 2019, Louth County Council submitted a proposal to my Department proposing the creation of two senior positions, one each in Drogheda and Dundalk, to enhance planning and development within the towns in alignment with the requirements of the National Planning Framework (NPF) and in coordination with Meath County Council in the context of Drogheda. The Council sought financial...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Social and Affordable Housing Eligibility (5 Mar 2020)

Eoghan Murphy: I propose to take Questions Nos. 1189, 1193 and 1211 together. Applications for social housing support are assessed by the relevant local authority, in accordance with the eligibility and need criteria set down in section 20 of the Housing (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2009 and the associated Social Housing Assessment Regulations 2011, as amended. The 2011 Regulations prescribe...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Social and Affordable Housing Maintenance (5 Mar 2020)

Eoghan Murphy: My Department has been providing funding support under the Social Housing Insulation Retrofitting Programme to local authorities since 2013, for insulation and energy efficiency works to their social housing stock.  The programme is implemented in two phases: Phase 1 is a shallow retrofit and ensures that the entire social housing stock has, as a minimum, cavity wall and attic...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Judicial Reviews (5 Mar 2020)

Eoghan Murphy: The recording of court cases is one in which I have no statutory function and is a matter for the Courts Service which is statutorily independent. Judicial Reviews against the State, which my Department may be included as a party, are co-ordinated by the Chief State Solicitors Office under the guidance of the Attorney General's Office. Under section 30 of the Act, I am specifically...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Urban Regeneration and Development Fund (5 Mar 2020)

Eoghan Murphy: I propose to take Questions Nos. 1194 and 1244 together. 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...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Urban Regeneration and Development Fund (5 Mar 2020)

Eoghan Murphy: The Urban Regeneration and Development Fund (URDF) is a flagship element of Project Ireland 2040.  The URDF was established to support more compact and sustainable development, through the regeneration and rejuvenation of Ireland’s five cities and other large towns, in line with the objectives of the National Planning Framework and NDP.  This is to enable a greater proportion...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Data (5 Mar 2020)

Eoghan Murphy: Of the 50,000 social housing homes to be delivered under Rebuilding Ireland, over 10,000 homes are targeted to be leased by local authorities and approved housing bodies under leasing arrangements from a range of different sources, including direct leasing by local authorities and approved housing bodies, rental availability agreements, the Repair and Leasing...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Homeless Persons Data (5 Mar 2020)

Eoghan Murphy: My Department publishes a monthly report on homelessness. The monthly report is based on data provided by housing authorities and produced through the Pathway Accommodation & Support System (PASS). The report captures details of individuals utilising State-funded emergency accommodation arrangements that are overseen by housing authorities. Official homeless reports are published on...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Social and Affordable Housing Provision (5 Mar 2020)

Eoghan Murphy: I have met regularly with the Chief Executives of all the local authorities, including those from Cavan and Monaghan, in relation to the advancement of social housing in line with Rebuilding Ireland.  I most recently met the Chief Executives in January 2020, having previously met with them in September 2019 and holding a Housing Summit with them in February 2019. My Department...