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Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Estimates for Public Services 2018
Vote 34 - Department of Housing, Planning and Local Government (Revised)
Vote 16 - Valuation Office (Revised)
Vote 23 - Property Registration Authority (Revised) (27 Mar 2018)

Eoghan Murphy: We are not counting such properties as new units. That is why we have separated voids out of the build target. We are counting them as voids that have been brought back into use but which would not be in use if this programme had not been put in place.

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Estimates for Public Services 2018
Vote 34 - Department of Housing, Planning and Local Government (Revised)
Vote 16 - Valuation Office (Revised)
Vote 23 - Property Registration Authority (Revised) (27 Mar 2018)

Eoghan Murphy: If we did not bring them back into use, they would not be there for social housing stock. We have to do that. It is relevant to tell people that these properties would be vacant if we had not spent money to put them into use.

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Estimates for Public Services 2018
Vote 34 - Department of Housing, Planning and Local Government (Revised)
Vote 16 - Valuation Office (Revised)
Vote 23 - Property Registration Authority (Revised) (27 Mar 2018)

Eoghan Murphy: Yes. I can certainly provide figures to the committee setting out how many 2:1s and derelict properties we are working on over the programme. It is important to note that as we work through this programme, the number of voids that have the potential to be brought back into use will decrease every year. The Department is moving towards more active management of stock through a programme...

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Estimates for Public Services 2018
Vote 34 - Department of Housing, Planning and Local Government (Revised)
Vote 16 - Valuation Office (Revised)
Vote 23 - Property Registration Authority (Revised) (27 Mar 2018)

Eoghan Murphy: This change is a significant benefit to the State. It is important to note it has been decided that in order to keep them off the balance sheet, these properties will not come into public ownership at the end of the 25-year period. Indeed, the State will not have the first option on them. This is important because it will allow us to leverage even greater potential to secure more housing...

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Estimates for Public Services 2018
Vote 34 - Department of Housing, Planning and Local Government (Revised)
Vote 16 - Valuation Office (Revised)
Vote 23 - Property Registration Authority (Revised) (27 Mar 2018)

Eoghan Murphy: I want to get to it right. Which table is it?

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Estimates for Public Services 2018
Vote 34 - Department of Housing, Planning and Local Government (Revised)
Vote 16 - Valuation Office (Revised)
Vote 23 - Property Registration Authority (Revised) (27 Mar 2018)

Eoghan Murphy: The Deputy mentioned the target of 560 voids. The number is diminishing every year. The voids which are essentially council house vacancies are the low-hanging fruit which have been targeted by the Department for a number of years to bring them back into use as social housing stock. We are not talking about casual vacancies when we talk about voids. While previously properties had to be...

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Estimates for Public Services 2018
Vote 34 - Department of Housing, Planning and Local Government (Revised)
Vote 16 - Valuation Office (Revised)
Vote 23 - Property Registration Authority (Revised) (27 Mar 2018)

Eoghan Murphy: I welcome the opportunity to discuss with the committee my Department’s Revised Estimate for 2018, as well as the Votes for the Valuation Office and the Property Registration Authority, PRA, which, arising from a recent transfer of functions, are now also under the aegis of my Department. We have provided a briefing on the Department’s funding for 2018, as well as other key...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Environmental Impact Assessments (27 Mar 2018)

Eoghan Murphy: I propose to take Questions Nos. 614, 615 and 631 together. My Department is continuing to actively progress draft European Union (Licensing of Large-Scale Extraction of Peat) Regulations that, when signed into law, will establish a revised regulatory regime in respect of large-scale peat extraction, requiring the Environmental Protection Agency to carry out an environmental impact...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Loans (27 Mar 2018)

Eoghan Murphy: Following a review of the two existing local authority home loan schemes, the House Purchase Loan and the Home Choice Loan, a new loan offering, known as the Rebuilding Ireland Home Loan, was introduced on 1 February 2018. As with the previous local authority home loan offerings, the Rebuilding Ireland Home Loan is a local authority product and loan applications are made directly to...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Provision (27 Mar 2018)

Eoghan Murphy: The Government's Rebuilding Ireland action plan is focused on accelerating the delivery of housing, with an investment of more than €6 billion to deliver 50,000 social housing units through build, refurbishment, acquisitions and leasing, over the period to 2021. The implementation of Rebuilding Ireland is well underway and making significant progress. This was evident in the Social...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Tenant Purchase Scheme Review (27 Mar 2018)

Eoghan Murphy: I propose to take Questions Nos. 622 and 623 together. 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...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Grant Payments (27 Mar 2018)

Eoghan Murphy: The Housing Aid for Older People Scheme provides grants of up to €8,000 to assist older people living in poor housing conditions to have necessary repairs or improvements carried out. Grant eligible works include structural repairs or improvements, re-wiring, drylining, repairs to/replacement of some/all windows and doors, provision of central heating, water and sanitary services,...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Assistance Payment (27 Mar 2018)

Eoghan Murphy: Under the Housing Assistance Payment (HAP), a tenant sources their own accommodation. The tenancy agreement is between the tenant and the landlord and is covered by the Residential Tenancies Act 2004 (as amended). The accommodation sourced by tenants should be within the prescribed maximum HAP rent limits, which are based on the household size and the rental market within that area. HAP...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Fire Safety Regulations (27 Mar 2018)

Eoghan Murphy: I propose to take Questions Nos. 626 and 627 together. In response to the Grenfell Tower fire tragedy and in recognition of fears expressed for fire safety, I tasked my Department's National Directorate for Fire and Emergency Management with coordinating a high-level Task Force to lead a reappraisal of fire safety in Ireland. The Task Force was requested to oversee and report on a number...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Planning Guidelines (27 Mar 2018)

Eoghan Murphy: Section 28(1) of the Planning and Development (Housing) and Residential Tenancies Act 2016, which amends section 42 of the Planning and Development Act 2000, as amended, relating to the extension of the duration of planning permission, has not been commenced to date because I have tabled an amendment for consideration at Seanad Committee Stage of the Planning and Development (Amendment) Bill...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Rental Sector Strategy (27 Mar 2018)

Eoghan Murphy: I propose to take Questions Nos. 632, 649 and 650 together. Against the background of the affordability pressures which exist in the rental market, particularly in our cities and other major urban areas, the Government is determined to make cost rental a major part of the Irish housing system. To do this, we will offer more affordable long-term rental options, by leveraging the value of...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Fire Safety (27 Mar 2018)

Eoghan Murphy: I propose to take Questions Nos. 634 and 635 together. On 27 June 2017, in response to the Grenfell Tower tragedy and in recognition of fears expressed in the context of fire safety, I tasked my Department's National Directorate for Fire and Emergency Management with coordinating a high-level Task Force to lead a reappraisal of fire safety in Ireland. The Task Force was requested to oversee...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Home Loan Scheme (27 Mar 2018)

Eoghan Murphy: I propose to take Questions Nos. 636 and 642 together. Following a review of the two existing local authority home loan schemes, the House Purchase Loan and the Home Choice Loan, a new loan offering, the Rebuilding Ireland Home Loan, was made available on 1 February 2018. The new loan will enable credit-worthy first-time buyers to access sustainable mortgage lending to purchase new or...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Social and Affordable Housing Provision (27 Mar 2018)

Eoghan Murphy: In the first instance, the optimal usage, management and development of Dublin City Council's land bank is a matter for the Council itself. In relation to the specific land referenced, I understand that the Council is working on a Depot Consolidation Project, involving the rationalisation of existing depots, into two main locations, to achieve operational...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Social and Affordable Housing Eligibility (27 Mar 2018)

Eoghan Murphy: I propose to take Questions Nos. 638 and 640 together. 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...