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Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Repair and Leasing Scheme (13 Feb 2018)

Eoghan Murphy: I propose to take Questions Nos. 678 and 679 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 authorities in October...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Water and Sewerage Schemes (13 Feb 2018)

Eoghan Murphy: In late 2017, my Department conducted a review of group water scheme subsidies. The review involved discussions with the National Federation of Group Water Schemes, the representative body of the group water sector. Discussions concluded in December, when I approved revised subsidy levels. The new subsidy arrangements, endorsed by a special delegate conference of the Federation on 13...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Water Charges (13 Feb 2018)

Eoghan Murphy: Farming households using a public water supply, like other domestic users, do not pay domestic water charges, save for excessive use as provided for in the Water Services Act 2017. The Act provides for the discontinuance of water charges for domestic customers and a threshold of free water supply for domestic households. In respect of non-domestic water use, the Water Services (No. 2)...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Local Infrastructure Housing Activation Fund (13 Feb 2018)

Eoghan Murphy: 74 proposals for funding under the Local Infrastructure Housing Activation Fund (LIHAF) were submitted by 21 local authorities in October 2016, of which 34 projects received preliminary approval in March 2017, at a total cost of €226 million. A list of the 74 proposals submitted is set out in the table below. Details of the 34 projects that received preliminary approval are available...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Registration of Title (13 Feb 2018)

Eoghan Murphy: Under the Registration of Deeds and Title Act 2006, the Property Registration Authority (PRA) was established as and from 4 November 2006. The PRA replaces the Registrar of Deeds and Titles as the registering authority in relation to property registration in Ireland and, subject to the above Act, is independent in the performance of its functions. The Deputy will be aware of the service...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Rental Accommodation Standards (13 Feb 2018)

Eoghan Murphy: I propose to take Questions Nos. 684 and 687 together. As I outlined in my reply to Question No. 1825 of 16 January 2018, the Strategy for the Rental Sector, published in December 2016, set out a series of measures to be introduced to ensure the quality of private rental accommodation by strengthening the applicable standards and improving the inspection and enforcement systems. Since...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Social and Affordable Housing Provision (13 Feb 2018)

Eoghan Murphy: My Department has already approved the delivery of new social housing in the area in question on a turnkey basis, following a proposal made by the County Council based on a local selection process managed by the Council. I understand that subsequent to the selection process, a developer has been unable to advance one of the selected projects under the conditions of the local selection...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Vacant Sites Data (13 Feb 2018)

Eoghan Murphy: The Urban Regeneration and Housing Act 2015 introduced a new measure, the vacant site levy, which is aimed at incentivising the development of vacant, under-utilised sites in urban areas. Under the Act, planning authorities are required to establish a register of vacant sites in their areas, beginning on 1 January 2017. Planning authorities will be issuing notices to owners of vacant sites...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Social and Affordable Housing (13 Feb 2018)

Eoghan Murphy: The active management of the publicly-owned housing land bank is a key part of a range of complementary actions being progressed under the Rebuilding Ireland Action Plan for Housing and Homelessness, designed to accelerate and increase housing output. To this end, details of some 1,700 hectares of land in local authority and Housing Agency ownership were published on the Rebuilding Ireland...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Negative Equity Mortgages (13 Feb 2018)

Eoghan Murphy: A key aim of the Government's Rebuilding Ireland Action Plan for Housing and Homelessness is to increase housing supply, across all tenures, to achieve total housing output of at least 25,000 homes per year by 2020 and to deliver housing at more affordable price points. However, the range of supports put in place under the Plan is primarily focused on helping those households most in need of...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Constituency Boundaries (13 Feb 2018)

Eoghan Murphy: The composition of the current 2014-2019 European Parliament was established by European Council Decision 2013/312/EU of 28 June 2013 establishing the composition of the European Parliament which, in the case of Ireland, provided for the election of 11 MEPs. The current number of MEPs in the European Parliament is 750 plus the President with each Member State having between 6 and 96 Members....

Seanad: Commencement Matters: Planning Issues (8 Feb 2018)

Eoghan Murphy: I thank Senator Lombard for giving me the opportunity to outline the current position regarding the impact of the Flemish decree case on one-off housing in rural areas, and to provide an update on the revision of the 2005 planning guidelines on sustainable rural housing issued under section 28 of the Planning Act and also to clarify some misconceptions regarding rural policies on the issue...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Strategic Communications Unit (8 Feb 2018)

Eoghan Murphy: Last October, I, together with my Department's Secretary General and other relevant officials, met with representatives of the Strategic Communications Unit (SCU). I have also appointed an Assistant Secretary to represent my Department on the SCU Inter-Departmental Group which meets regularly. In addition, my officials and Advisers have been engaging with the Unit on specific...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Office of Government Procurement (8 Feb 2018)

Eoghan Murphy: The Office of Government Procurement has not been involved in the procurement process for the development referred to.  This development is being progressed directly by the relevant local authority and has the potential to yield over 580 mixed tenure residential units on the basis of a 30% social, 20% affordable and 50% private mix. A portion (56 units) of the 30%...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: National Planning Framework (8 Feb 2018)

Eoghan Murphy: The Planning and Development (Amendment) Bill 2016 will, once it is finalised and enacted, establish a legislative mechanism for preparing and adopting National Planning Frameworks (NPF) into the future, as well as placing the Framework on a formal statutory footing,much like the Planning and Development Act 2000 (as amended) already provides a legislative process for the preparation and...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Adaptation Grant Data (8 Feb 2018)

Eoghan Murphy: My Department provides funding under the suite of Housing Adaptation Grant Schemes for Older People and People with a Disability, in respect of private housing. There are three separate grants available and local authorities receive an overall allocation, with responsibility for the apportionment between the schemes being a matter for each local authority. The funding allocation in 2017 for...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Freedom of Information Data (8 Feb 2018)

Eoghan Murphy: The following table gives details of the number of FOI requests received in each of the past five years: Year Number of FOI Requests 2013 111 2014 180 2015 395 2016 393 2017 351 My Department does not routinely collate the information in relation to the average time taken to complete requests in a given year. However, in respect of 2017, an analysis of requests received by my...

Seanad: Commencement Matters: Planning Issues (7 Feb 2018)

Eoghan Murphy: I thank the Senator for raising this issue. A properly functioning planning system is of critical importance in ensuring development across the country takes place in accordance with the principles of proper planning and sustainable development. As in everything, balance is key in who gets to make representations and the kind of representations they get to make. In that respect,...

Seanad: Commencement Matters: Planning Issues (7 Feb 2018)

Eoghan Murphy: I thank Senator Boyhan for his reply. When it comes to the skill sets of our local authority members, he touched on a very important point. As we look to fix the housing sector in the country while also planning for future population growth, local authority members, together with Senators in this House and Members of the Dáil, will be a part of the solutions and driving those...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Homeless Persons Data (7 Feb 2018)

Eoghan Murphy: My Department publishes reports on a monthly basis regarding the number of individuals utilising emergency accommodation arrangements that are overseen by housing authorities. These reports include a breakdown of the homeless adult population. These official homeless reports are published on my Department's website and can be accessed using the following link:. These monthly reports do not...