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

Eoghan Murphy: The only home loan scheme available from the local authorities is the Rebuilding Ireland Home Loan which was launched in February this year, replacing the previous local authority home loan schemes. The new loan will enable credit-worthy first-time buyers to access sustainable mortgage lending to purchase new or second-hand properties in a suitable price range. The scheme is...

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

Eoghan Murphy: My Department’s assessment of both the submission made with reference to the Protected Disclosures Act 2014 by the individual named and Galway City Council’s report in response to that submission is now at an advanced stage.  As part of its assessment, my Department wrote to Galway City Council on 22 February, 2018 seeking clarification of...

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

Eoghan Murphy: Section 24A of the Residential Tenancies Acts 2004-2016  provides that the Housing Agency, in consultation with housing authorities, may make a proposal to the Minister that an area should be considered as a Rent Pressure Zone. Following receipt of such a proposal, the Minister requests the Director of the Residential Tenancies Board (RTB) to conduct an assessment of the area to...

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

Eoghan Murphy: Over the course of Rebuilding Ireland, it is estimated that some 4,700 social housing homes will be delivered through new build Part V units. In terms of the trajectory of delivery for Part V, my Department has set overall targets for such delivery based on the pipeline in place for Part V and also anticipated new build activity in the private market. Part...

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

Eoghan Murphy: The Rebuilding Ireland Home Loan is not, as a general rule, available to those in receipt of unemployment or other social welfare benefits. However, where there is a primary income of a waged or salaried nature, long-term State benefit payments may be considered. State benefit payments allowable are: - State Pension (Contributory); - State pension...

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

Eoghan Murphy: Following the decision in December 2017 by the Central Statistics Office (CSO) to reclassify 14 of the 16 largest Approved Housing Bodies (AHBs) examined as falling within the public sector, EUROSTAT confirmed its agreement with the decision earlier this month. Notwithstanding the decision by the CSO, the Government still sees a central role for the voluntary housing sector in...

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

Eoghan Murphy: A range of housing options are necessary to ensure a supply of accommodation to meet different types of social housing need. Harnessing the off-balance sheet potential of private investment in social housing is an important objective of the Government and the social housing targets set out in Rebuilding Ireland over the period to 2021 reflect the ambition in that regard. Of the 50,000...

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

Eoghan Murphy: Development contributions applied by local authorities are levied on the basis of a development contribution scheme adopted by the elected members, which sets out how contributions are to be applied in respect of developments in their respective functional areas. The level of contribution and the types of development to which development contributions should apply, including any exemptions...

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

Eoghan Murphy: Section 10 the Referendum Act 1994 provides that whenever a Bill containing a proposal for the amendment of the Constitution is passed by both Houses of the Oireachtas, I am required to make an order appointing polling day. I will make the necessary polling day order if the Thirty-sixth Amendment of the Constitution Bill 2018 is passed by both Houses of the Oireachtas.

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

Eoghan Murphy: As part of Budget 2018, I announced that an additional €50 million Exchequer funding will be available for a second LIHAF call. As was the case in the original LIHAF call, this will be subject to matching funding by local authorities, where my Department will provide 75% Exchequer funding, with the Local Authorities themselves providing 25% matching funding, bringing the total...

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

Eoghan Murphy: As a key initiative of the Rebuilding Ireland Action Plan for Housing and Homelessness, the Local Infrastructure Housing Activation Fund, LIHAF, is designed to fund the provision of public off-site infrastructure to relieve critical infrastructure blockages and enable housing developments to be built on key sites at scale. Funding of €200 million was originally provided under LIHAF,...

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: An Bille um an gCúigiú Leasú is Tríocha ar an mBunreacht (Uisce faoi Úinéireacht Phoiblí) (Uimh. 2) 2016: Céim an Choiste
Thirty-fifth Amendment of the Constitution (Water in Public Ownership) (No. 2) Bill 2016: Committee Stage (22 Mar 2018)

Eoghan Murphy: I welcome the opportunity to join the committee for Committee Stage of the Thirty-fifth Amendment of the Constitution Bill (Water in Public Ownership) (No. 2) Bill 2016. I acknowledge the work of Deputy Joan Collins in bringing it forward and the active engagement to date of other Members of these Houses. I have not received the Deputy's recent letter and I agreed to meet with her but the...

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: An Bille um an gCúigiú Leasú is Tríocha ar an mBunreacht (Uisce faoi Úinéireacht Phoiblí) (Uimh. 2) 2016: Céim an Choiste
Thirty-fifth Amendment of the Constitution (Water in Public Ownership) (No. 2) Bill 2016: Committee Stage (22 Mar 2018)

Eoghan Murphy: I am not sure I agree.

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: An Bille um an gCúigiú Leasú is Tríocha ar an mBunreacht (Uisce faoi Úinéireacht Phoiblí) (Uimh. 2) 2016: Céim an Choiste
Thirty-fifth Amendment of the Constitution (Water in Public Ownership) (No. 2) Bill 2016: Committee Stage (22 Mar 2018)

Eoghan Murphy: I thank the Deputies for those contributions. I say to Deputy Barry that there is no other agenda here. When the Taoiseach made his comments he would of course have been speaking to the spirit of the Bill and not the legal text that is before us now, as we are speaking about a Bill that brings about a referendum to amend the Constitution in a very specific way. We must focus on that legal...

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: An Bille um an gCúigiú Leasú is Tríocha ar an mBunreacht (Uisce faoi Úinéireacht Phoiblí) (Uimh. 2) 2016: Céim an Choiste
Thirty-fifth Amendment of the Constitution (Water in Public Ownership) (No. 2) Bill 2016: Committee Stage (22 Mar 2018)

Eoghan Murphy: Nothing I have said contradicts what I wrote in my letter to the trade unions. The point I made was that, in my view, the referendum on the eighth amendment was more urgent than the referendum proposed in this legislation. I also made that point in the Dáil when we spoke about the pace at which we were proceeding with this proposed amendment to the Constitution. I have also spoken to...

Topical Issue Debate: Fire Safety (22 Mar 2018)

Eoghan Murphy: I hoped I might have additional time because the Deputies had additional time.

Topical Issue Debate: Fire Safety (22 Mar 2018)

Eoghan Murphy: I appreciate that very much. The fleet of fire engines available to fire services requires ongoing investment to ensure that reliable and appropriate fire engines are available to respond to emergencies. In order to ensure that fleet age profile is maintained, a further investment of €9.2 million, under the 2017 fire appliance procurement programme, was announced last year. It...

Topical Issue Debate: Fire Safety (22 Mar 2018)

Eoghan Murphy: I appreciate the additional time the Acting Chairman gave me earlier so I will try to keep it even shorter than two minutes. Work has been ongoing in the medium and high rise category. That was the second phase of the task force group's work and 842 buildings were identified in that category. Further detailed assessments of fire and life safety measures were deemed to be needed for 237...

Topical Issue Debate: Fire Safety (22 Mar 2018)

Eoghan Murphy: I thank Deputies for raising this very important matter. A fire broke out in an apartment on the 13th floor of the Metro Hotel and apartment building in Ballymun at approximately 8 p.m. last night, Wednesday, 21 March 2018. The fire extensively damaged the 13th and 10th floors of the building. The building was evacuated successfully and there are no reports of missing persons or injuries...

Questions on Promised Legislation (22 Mar 2018)

Eoghan Murphy: I thank our emergency response service and commend them on their heroic efforts in getting people out of the building safely last night. In tackling the blaze, they put their own lives at risk. They do this on a regular basis but sometimes it takes an event such as last night's to remind us all of the incredible work they do. There is a topical issue this afternoon on this issue, when I...