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Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Homeless Persons Data (10 Dec 2019)

Eoghan Murphy: My Department currently publishes data on a monthly basis outlining 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 and are published on my...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Energy Efficiency (10 Dec 2019)

Eoghan Murphy: As part of the Just Transition proposals for the midlands region, Budget 2020 has made provision for an additional €20 million to fund energy efficiency upgrades to local authority houses in the affected midland counties. This funding is in addition to the €25million, which my Department is making available in 2020 for energy efficiency upgrades to the existing local authority...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Vacant Sites Levy (10 Dec 2019)

Eoghan Murphy: Under the vacant site levy provisions of the Urban Regeneration and Housing Act 2015, planning authorities are empowered to apply a vacant site levy of 3% of the market value of relevant vacant sites. These arrangements commenced in respect of vacant sites included on local authority vacant site registers prior to 1 January 2018 with payment of the levy due in January 2019. The Planning...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Local Authority Housing (5 Dec 2019)

Eoghan Murphy: Funding is available to all Local Authorities from my department to acquire homes on a targeted basis for Social Housing use.  Ultimately, it is the local authorities that identify housing need in their area and oversee and prioritise the development of appropriate responses to meet this need. My Department does not prescribe how this is implemented at local authority level.

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Agency Data (5 Dec 2019)

Eoghan Murphy: The Housing Agency provides a central support service which assesses applications for the Rebuilding Ireland Home Loan on behalf of local authorities and makes recommendations to the authorities to approve or refuse applications. Housing Agency recommendations are then considered by the Credit Committee in each local authority, which issues loan approvals.  Each local authority must...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Departmental Staff Data (5 Dec 2019)

Eoghan Murphy: There are no staff employed on an agency basis in my Department. The details requested in relation to bodies under the aegis of my Department are a matter for the individual bodies concerned.  Arrangements have been put in place by each Agency to facilitate the provision of information by State Bodies directly to members of the Oireachtas.  The contact email address for...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Urban Regeneration and Development Fund (5 Dec 2019)

Eoghan Murphy: In 2018, bids were invited from public bodies for funding support from the Urban Regeneration and Development Fund (URDF) either under Category A, for projects that were proposed as being ready to be initiated, or under Category B, as projects that required further consideration and development. Louth County Council was approved URDF support of €476,000 in respect of preliminary...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Meteorological Services (5 Dec 2019)

Eoghan Murphy: Meteorologists in Met Eireann are recruited through a mix of open and internal competitions.  The open competitions are administered by the Public Appointments Service who absorb their recruitment costs.   The Meteorologist grade is also a promotional grade for Met Eireann staff; internal promotion competitions are run by my officials as part of their duties without any...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Social and Affordable Housing Eligibility (5 Dec 2019)

Eoghan Murphy: Applications for social housing support are assessed by the relevant local authority, in accordance with the eligibility and need criteria set down in section 20 of the Housing (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2009 and the associated Social Housing Assessment Regulations 2011, as amended. The 2011 Regulations prescribe maximum net income limits for each local authority, in different bands...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Civil Aviation Regulation (5 Dec 2019)

Eoghan Murphy: Under planning legislation, all development requires planning permission unless it is exempted development.  There is no specific exemption provided for civilian helipads in the Planning and Development Act 2000 as amended, or its associated Planning and Development Regulations. Where a question arises on whether development is or is not development, or is or is not exempted...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Local Authority Housing Provision (5 Dec 2019)

Eoghan Murphy: The purchase and sale of assets including land, and the subsequent use or disposal of same is a matter for individual local authorities and my Department would not be in a position to comment on same. My Department supports local authorities in the development of their lands for social housing under a wide range of funding schemes and the pipelines of activity are published on a quarterly...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Public Consultation Process (4 Dec 2019)

Eoghan Murphy: Details of the public consultations held by my Department in 2018 and to date in 2019 are available on the Department's website at the following link: www.housing.gov.ie/search/archived/current/type/public-consu ltations. In addition, there have been ten public consultations in the period 2018-2019, not included on the website.  Eight of these were specific to a single county and two...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Social and Affordable Housing Data (4 Dec 2019)

Eoghan Murphy: Rebuilding Ireland commits to deliver more than 50,000 social homes by the end of 2021 through a combination of delivery mechanisms. These include build, acquired and leased homes to be delivered either directly by local authorities, or in partnership with Approved Housing Bodies. New build homes may also be delivered through turn-key arrangements with private developers or delivered...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Planning Guidelines (4 Dec 2019)

Eoghan Murphy: Following engagement between the European Commission and my Department regarding the European Court of Justice ruling in the "Flemish Decree" case, a working group was established to review and, where necessary, recommend changes to the 2005 Planning Guidelines on Sustainable Rural Housing, issued under section 28 of the Planning and Development Act 2000, as amended.  The working group...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Nursing Homes Support Scheme Administration (4 Dec 2019)

Eoghan Murphy: The Review of the Nursing Homes Support Scheme (NHSS), also known as the Fair Deal Scheme, was published by the Minister for Health in July 2015.  A Working Group is overseeing the implementation of its recommendations, including any legislative changes that may be required. Action 17 of the Strategy for the Rental Sector, published in December 2016, undertakes to examine...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Loans (4 Dec 2019)

Eoghan Murphy: The Rebuilding Ireland Home Loan Scheme enables credit-worthy first-time buyers to access sustainable mortgage lending to purchase new or second-hand properties in a suitable price range, where they cannot obtain sufficient mortgage finance from a commercial lender.  As with the previous local authority loan offerings, the Rebuilding Ireland Home Loan is available to first-time...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Assistance Payment Data (4 Dec 2019)

Eoghan Murphy: The Housing Assistance Payment (HAP) Scheme and the Rental Accommodation Scheme (RAS) play a vital role in the provision of housing supports for eligible families and individuals.   The HAP Shared Services Centre (SSC) provides a highly effective transactional service on behalf of all 31 local authorities, and hosts a national HAP tenancy database.  Data provided by the SSC...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Prisoner Welfare (4 Dec 2019)

Eoghan Murphy: One of the commitments made in Rebuilding Ireland, Action Plan for Housing and Homelessness is that the State will enhance inter-agency arrangements to ensure that accommodation, welfare and health supports for prisoners are in place prior to their release.  An inter-agency protocol, developed by the Irish Prison Service in consultation with the Health Service Executive, Department...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Homelessness Strategy (4 Dec 2019)

Eoghan Murphy: Housing First enables homeless individuals with high levels of complex needs to obtain permanent secure accommodation with the provision of intensive housing and health supports to help them maintain their tenancies. The National Implementation Plan for Housing First, published in September 2018, extends the delivery of Housing First nationally, with the introduction of targets for each...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Emergency Accommodation Data (4 Dec 2019)

Eoghan Murphy: Supporting families and individuals experiencing homelessness is a priority for this Government.  Local authorities and their service delivery partners work with households to identify and secure an exit from homelessness into an independent tenancy. Where appropriate, households are provided with the necessary supports to ensure that they are equipped to sustain a tenancy.  ...