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Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Social and Affordable Housing Eligibility (20 Mar 2018)

Eoghan Murphy: 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 the income needed to provide for a household's basic...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Water Supply (20 Mar 2018)

Eoghan Murphy: The Water Supplies Act 1942 governs the abstraction by local authorities of water for public drinking supply.  There are at present no legislative provisions in Ireland dealing with the abstraction of water by parties other than local authorities. However, the Water Framework Directive requires that abstractions of surface water or ground water which are likely to have...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: House Purchase Schemes (20 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...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: House Purchase Schemes (20 Mar 2018)

Eoghan Murphy: I propose to take Questions Nos. 1044 and 1046 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...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Emergency Planning (20 Mar 2018)

Eoghan Murphy: As the National Meteorological Service, Met Éireann issues colour coded weather alerts and warnings for a range of weather hazards, including wind, rain, snow, fog, thunderstorms, low/high temperatures, and coastal winds. These are based on meteorological ‘threshold’ parameters with impact considerations taken into account and the system is aligned with the European...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Vacant Properties Data (20 Mar 2018)

Eoghan Murphy: I propose to take Questions Nos. 1047 to 1050, inclusive, together. Between 2014 and 2017, my Department provided funding to local authorities to return some 9,227 vacant units to productive use. Details on the number of voids, derelicts and 2 into 1s brought back into use are set out in the table. The purpose of the voids programme is to ensure that vacant units are actively targeted and...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Private Rented Accommodation (20 Mar 2018)

Eoghan Murphy: My Department does not collate data in relation to accommodation let on a short-term basis for tourism purposes. Under Action 18 of the Strategy for the Rental Sector, my Department established a Working Group in June 2017, with representatives of all major public stakeholders with a policy interest in short-term lettings, to develop guidance in relation to planning...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Social and Affordable Housing Data (20 Mar 2018)

Eoghan Murphy: At the second Housing Summit, held on January 22nd, I asked each Local Authority Chief Executive to furnish a report to my Department, confirming and setting out how their Local Authority will deliver on its social housing targets over the coming years. This process will have a particular focus on 2018 delivery profiles. Templates were provided to Local Authorities for completion...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Social and Affordable Housing Eligibility (20 Mar 2018)

Eoghan Murphy: 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 the income needed to provide for a household's basic...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Tax Code (20 Mar 2018)

Eoghan Murphy: The issue of the possible introduction of tax incentives is a matter for my colleague the Minister for Finance. My Department is committed to supporting older people to live in their own home with dignity and independence for as long as possible, as this has the best outcomes both for the individual and for society as a whole. Rebuilding Ireland aims to ensure that older people...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Vacant Properties Data (20 Mar 2018)

Eoghan Murphy: I propose to take Questions Nos. 1056 and 1057 together. The Repair and Leasing Scheme (RLS) has been developed to assist private property owners and local authorities or Approved Housing Bodies (AHBs) to harness the accommodation potential that exists in certain vacant dwellings across Ireland. The RLS was established on a pilot basis in Waterford and Carlow local...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Social and Affordable Housing Provision (20 Mar 2018)

Eoghan Murphy: Rebuilding Ireland has put in place both the targets and the funding resources to accelerate the delivery of social housing for all local authorities, including Cavan and Monaghan County Councils. There are currently over 12,000 new social homes included in the Status Report on Social Housing Construction Projects, which is now published on a quarterly basis and includes...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Wind Energy Guidelines (20 Mar 2018)

Eoghan Murphy: My Department is currently undertaking a focused review of the 2006 Wind Energy Development Guidelines.  In this regard, a “preferred draft approach” to the review of the Guidelines has been developed to address a number of key aspects, including sound or noise, visual amenity setback distances, shadow flicker, consultation obligations, community dividend and grid...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Assistance Payment (20 Mar 2018)

Eoghan Murphy: Any household assessed as eligible for social housing is immediately eligible for housing support through the Housing Assistance Payment (HAP) scheme. Once a household has been deemed eligible for social housing support, it is a matter for the local authority to examine the suite of social housing supports available, including the HAP scheme, to determine the most appropriate form of social...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Local Authority Housing Data (20 Mar 2018)

Eoghan Murphy: My Department compiles a wide range of statistics on housing output and schemes,  and publishes the available data on the Department’s website. Data is not available across the entire time horizon requested for all elements mentioned in the question. Historical data from 1970 onwards, where available,  relating to contribution of Local Authority and the Social and...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Vacant Properties Data (20 Mar 2018)

Eoghan Murphy: The information requested by the Deputy is not collected by my Department. The vacant site registers and derelict sites registers established and maintained by local authorities, as required under the Urban Regeneration and Housing Act 2015 and the Derelict Sites Act 1990 respectively, do not contain information on the previous use of vacant or derelict sites or buildings.

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Local Authority Funding (20 Mar 2018)

Eoghan Murphy: The elected members of local authorities have direct responsibility in law for all reserved functions of the authority, including adopting the annual budget and authorising borrowing, and are democratically accountable for all expenditure by the local authority. It is a matter for each local authority to determine its own spending priorities in the context of the annual budgetary...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: National Development Plan Data (20 Mar 2018)

Eoghan Murphy: Project Ireland 2040, which was launched by the Government last month, sets out the long-term planning and investment strategy for the country and contains a wide range of major investment projects and commitments within the 10-year National Development Plan. In addition, the 20-year National Planning Framework outlines the broader policy principles and priorities to plan in a more...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Rental Sector Strategy (8 Mar 2018)

Eoghan Murphy: I propose to take Questions Nos. 618 and 661 together. I refer to the reply to Question No. 779 of 27 February 2018 in which the extent of progress made by the Working Group involved is evident from the indication that it expects to finalise its report shortly. The representation by my Department on the Group was also outlined in that reply. As the Working Group is an official level...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Home Loan Scheme (8 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, the Rebuilding Ireland Home Loan, was introduced on 1 February 2018. Applicants for the Rebuilding Ireland Home Loan must be of good credit standing and have a satisfactory credit record. The Housing Agency provides a central credit assessment...