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Questions on Promised Legislation (22 Mar 2018)

Eoghan Murphy: The legislation very recently progressed significantly in the Seanad. It is our intention that the Minister of State, Deputy Damien English, will bring the Bill back to that House as soon as the Seanad schedules it, at which time additional amendments may be dealt with.

Leaders' Questions (22 Mar 2018)

Eoghan Murphy: In the time it takes to build the houses.

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Assistance Payment Eligibility (22 Mar 2018)

Eoghan Murphy: Under Rebuilding Ireland, an operational sub-group under the auspices of the Irish Refugee Protection Programme (IRPP) Taskforce, comprising relevant Departments of State and other bodies such as representatives of local authorities and the Irish Red Cross, was established to support the process of housing programme refugees. This sub-group is co-chaired by my Department and the Department...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Property Ownership (22 Mar 2018)

Eoghan Murphy: While my Department does not hold the data referred to in the question, the Property Registration Authority records the names and addresses of every registered land owner. The folios of the Land Register are a public record and can be accessed at www.landdirect.ie.

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Assistance Payment (22 Mar 2018)

Eoghan Murphy: The Residential Tenancies Act 2004, as amended, regulates the tenant-landlord relationship in the private rented residential sector. The Residential Tenancies Board (RTB) was established as anindependent statutory body under the Act to operate a national tenancy registration system and to facilitate the resolution of disputes between landlords and tenants. The Act provides that landlords...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Local Authority Housing Waiting Lists (22 Mar 2018)

Eoghan Murphy: The allocation of social housing support to qualified households is a matter for the local authority concerned, in accordance with its allocation scheme made in accordance with section 22 of the Housing (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2009 and associated Regulations. This legislation requires all local authorities, as a reserved function, to make an allocation scheme determining the order of...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Flood Relief Schemes Funding (22 Mar 2018)

Eoghan Murphy: On Tuesday 22 August 2017 an extreme pluvial rainfall event occurred in Donegal which caused extensive damage and disruption, particularly to the community in the Inishowen Peninsula area. The response to the brief period of flooding was led by Donegal County Council and supported by a range of agencies. Although the flooding event ended quickly, considerable efforts were undertaken, again...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Planning Guidelines (22 Mar 2018)

Eoghan Murphy: As outlined in my reply to Questions Numbers 667 and 679 of 8 March 2018, following engagement between the European Commission and my Department regarding the 2013 European Court of Justice ruling in the "Flemish Decree" case, a working group, comprising senior representatives from my Department and planning authorities, was established in May 2017 to review and, where necessary, recommend...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Assistance Payment Data (22 Mar 2018)

Eoghan Murphy: The Housing Assistance Payment (HAP) is a flexible and immediate housing support that is now available to all eligible households throughout the State. There are currently over 34,000 households in receipt of HAP and over 20,000 separate landlords and agents providing accommodation to households supported by the scheme. HAP was rolled out in Tipperary on 29 June 2015 and the total numbers...

Questions on Promised Legislation (21 Mar 2018)

Eoghan Murphy: I thank the Deputy for the question. In the context of Rebuilding Ireland, it is important to know that our plans are working. Recent Central Statistics Office, CSO, data point out that planning permission was granted for 20,776 dwelling units last year. That was up 26% on 2016, so good progress is being made. We do need land on which to build houses. On the Rebuilding Ireland...

Questions on Promised Legislation (21 Mar 2018)

Eoghan Murphy: Good. He will have seen that there are plans for a new land development and regeneration agency that will be set up later this year to make sure that State and semi-State land is brought into local authorities to be developed for housing. Further details on that will issue once the new agency is established.

Questions on Promised Legislation (21 Mar 2018)

Eoghan Murphy: I thank the Deputy for the question. If he would not mind giving me the particular details I can look at them in more detail. It is important to note, however, that the commercial rates Bill, which will allow local authorities to vary rates bills, is priority legislation that will be taken by the Minister of State, Deputy Phelan, very shortly. Also, there are special funds in Project...

Leaders' Questions (21 Mar 2018)

Eoghan Murphy: It is still lower by 3 percentage points compared with the figure for 2016.

Leaders' Questions (21 Mar 2018)

Eoghan Murphy: It is lower than it was in 2016 by 3 percentage points.

Leaders' Questions (21 Mar 2018)

Eoghan Murphy: The Deputy is misleading the Dáil.

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Social and Affordable Housing (21 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 contributor to meeting this objective and the social housing targets set out in Rebuilding Ireland over the period to 2021 reflect the ambition in that regard....

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Residential Tenancies Board (21 Mar 2018)

Eoghan Murphy: The RTB currently has 55 staff which include a number of secondees from other civil/public service bodies. Demand for the RTB’s services has increased significantly due to the increasing size of the rental sector and also because of the changing regulatory structure. Furthermore, a number of additional functions have been added to the remit of the RTB since 2016, including: -...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Home Loan Scheme (21 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. The Home Loan calculator on gives an indication of how much you can borrow over the maximum term allowable and what the estimated repayments would be. A shorter loan term...

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

Eoghan Murphy: On 1 July 2017, updated regulatory standards, the Housing (Standards for Rented Houses) Regulations 2017, came into effect. These Regulations focus on tenant safety and include new measures covering heating appliances, carbon monoxide, ventilation and window safety. All landlords have a legal obligation to ensure that their rented properties comply with the Regulations. The Guide to Minimum...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Ministerial Staff Data (21 Mar 2018)

Eoghan Murphy: The only non civil service appointments made in my Department since my own appointment have been those of Special Advisers and of Ministerial Drivers. All these appointments have been made in accordance with the relevant guidelines and instructions from the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform on Ministerial appointments for the 32nd Dáil. The two Special Advisers appointed in my...