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Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Departmental Staff Data (15 May 2018)

Eoghan Murphy: While there are currently no staff members assigned solely or primarily to North-South issues in my Department, a team of three in the Assistant Secretary led Corporate and Business Support Division, headed by a senior official at Principal Officer level, is involved directly at various times in planning and working on North-South issues, EU business and Brexit matters, with input from...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Issues (15 May 2018)

Eoghan Murphy: I propose to take Questions Nos. 594 and 599 together. I have no function in relation to the regulation of how property websites and advertisements for properties for sale display information, including whether they provide specific asking prices or not. I have no plans to introduce legislation or guidance in relation to the assignment of conditions of planning permission regarding the...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: National Housing Strategy for People with a Disability Strategy (15 May 2018)

Eoghan Murphy: I propose to take Questions Nos. 595 to 598, inclusive, together. The National Housing Strategy for People with a Disability Strategy (NHSPWD) 2011-2016 and associated National Implementation Framework are joint publications by my Department and the Department of Health. They set out the Government’s broad framework for the delivery of housing for people with a disability through...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Land Acquisition (15 May 2018)

Eoghan Murphy: I understand that negotiations between Meath County Council and the Department of Education and Skills regarding the transfer of the site to facilitate housing development in the Ashbourne area are at an advanced stage. My Department has been actively engaging with the Department of Education and Skills in this regard, to highlight the potential value of this site to support housing delivery...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Compulsory Purchase Orders (15 May 2018)

Eoghan Murphy: I propose to take Questions Nos. 601 to 603, inclusive, together. The registration of title to land owned by a local authority is a matter for each individual authority. The CPO referred to and administration of an associated loan application by my Department were the subject of independent reviews by a Senior Counsel who was commissioned by the then Minister for the Environment, Community...

Questions on Promised Legislation (10 May 2018)

Eoghan Murphy: I thank the Deputy for the question. She asked it earlier in the week and I addressed it then but, to repeat what I said at the time, what the daft.iereport tells us is what we already know, that is that rents are increasing. However we in Government actually rely on the reporting of the Residential Tenancies Board, RTB, because it relies on a greater data set which is based on rents agreed...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Property Registration (10 May 2018)

Eoghan Murphy: I can inform the Deputy that under the Registration of Deeds and Title Act 2006, the Property Registration Authority (PRA) was established as and from 4 November 2006.  The PRA replaces the Register of Deeds and Titles as the registering authority in relation to property registration in Ireland and, subject to the above Act, is independent in the performance of its functions. ...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Water and Sewerage Schemes (10 May 2018)

Eoghan Murphy: The Urban Waste Water Treatment Directive mandates member states to collect and treat urban waste water in towns and cities to protect public health and avoid pollution of rivers, lakes and coastal waters. Member states had until the end of December 2000 to ensure appropriate treatment for large agglomerations (with a population equivalent of more than 15,000), and until the end of December...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Homelessness Strategy (10 May 2018)

Eoghan Murphy: My Department provides funding, under Section 10 of the Housing Act 1988, to housing authorities towards the costs of providing accommodation and related services for homeless persons. Section 10 funding of €109.2m million was provided to housing authorities towards the costs of homeless services in 2017. This funding is made available on a regional basis.  Westmeath County...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: National Planning Framework (10 May 2018)

Eoghan Murphy: I propose to take Questions Nos. 300 and 301 together. The recently published National Planning Framework recognises the strong link between our health and environment and includes a National Policy Objective to support the objectives of public health policy, including Healthy Ireland and the National Physical Activity Plan, through integrating such policies, where appropriate and at the...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Social and Affordable Housing Funding (10 May 2018)

Eoghan Murphy: The local authority in this case recently sought funding approval from my Department for this social housing turnkey project, following successful negotiations with the developer, and that funding approval has been given.  As is standard with turnkey projects, the majority of the payment, apart from an initial deposit, is on completion of the housing units in a 'turnkey'...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Estates (10 May 2018)

Eoghan Murphy: The taking-in-charge of housing developments is a matter for the relevant local authority under section 180 of the Planning and Development Act 2000 (as amended). My Department launched the National Taking-in-Charge Initiative (NTICI) in April 2016 to trial new approaches and working methods in supporting and accelerating overall national and local action on the taking-in-charge...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Departmental Staff Data (10 May 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. Currently, there are two members of staff in my Department earning a salary below the amount of €11.70 per hour.  This figure will reduce as and when the staff concerned progress along an incremental scale.

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Departmental Agencies Staff Data (10 May 2018)

Eoghan Murphy: I propose to take Questions Nos. 305 and 306 together. My Department does not employ agency staff. Accordingly, the issues raised do not arise.

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Planning Issues (10 May 2018)

Eoghan Murphy: Action 5.9 of the Government's Rebuilding Ireland Action Plan for Housing and Homelessness and Action 6 of the Action Plan for Rural Development committed to reviewing planning legislation to allow the change of use of vacant commercial units in urban areas, including vacant or under-utilised areas over ground-floor premises, into residential units without having to go through the...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Tenant Purchase Scheme (10 May 2018)

Eoghan Murphy: The Tenant (Incremental) Purchase Scheme came into operation on 1 January 2016.  The Scheme 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...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Departmental Staff Data (10 May 2018)

Eoghan Murphy: In line with the commitment under Action 2.9 of Rebuilding Ireland: Action Plan for Housing and Homelessness, a dedicated Housing Delivery Office (HDO) was established within my Department, in August 2016, to support the accelerated delivery of housing across the social and private sectors, and tenure spectrum, in an integrated and timely manner. Working with the broader Housing and Planning...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Rental Sector (10 May 2018)

Eoghan Murphy: The Residential Tenancies (Amendment) Act 2015 provides for, among other things, the establishment of a tenancy deposit protection scheme to be operated by the Residential Tenancies Board (RTB). There have been significant changes in the rental market since the 2015 scheme was first envisaged and designed. For example, the draft scheme was originally intended to be financed by the...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Homeless Persons Data (10 May 2018)

Eoghan Murphy: My Department currently publishes data on a monthly basis on the number of homeless persons accommodated in emergency accommodation funded and overseen by housing authorities.  These reports are based on data provided by housing authorities, produced through the Pathway Accommodation & Support System (PASS).  The reports are collated on a regional basis, are published...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Assistance Payment Administration (10 May 2018)

Eoghan Murphy: The 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. Additional discretion of up to 50% above rent limits is available to assist in housing...