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Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Assistance Payment Administration (16 Jan 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. HAP plays a vital role in housing eligible families and individuals. There are currently more than 31,000 households having their housing needs met via HAP including over 8,500 households that were previously supported by Rent Supplement and...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Commercial Rates Data (16 Jan 2018)

Eoghan Murphy: Local authorities are under a statutory obligation to levy rates on any property used for commercial purposes in accordance with the details entered in the valuation lists prepared by the independent Commissioner of Valuation pursuant to the Valuation Acts 2001 to 2015. The levying and collection of rates are matters for each individual local authority.  The annual rate on...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Departmental Communications (16 Jan 2018)

Eoghan Murphy: My Department does not have any anti profanity software in use on its email systems or online contact forms.

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: An Bord Pleanála Data (16 Jan 2018)

Eoghan Murphy: I propose to take Questions Nos. 1835 and 1837 together. The Planning and Development (Housing) and Residential Tenancies Act 2016 provides for new streamlined arrangements to enable planning applications for strategic housing developments, of 100 housing units or more or student accommodation developments of 200 bed spaces or more, to be made directly to An Bord Pleanála (the Board) for...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Social and Affordable Housing Data (16 Jan 2018)

Eoghan Murphy: The information my Department collects on units delivered under Part V of the Planning and Development Act 2000, as amended, does not distinguish between whether the relevant planning permission (pursuant to which the Part V agreement was made) was granted by a planning authority, An Bord Pleanála on appeal, or by An Bord Pleanála under the new strategic housing infrastructure...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Land Availability (16 Jan 2018)

Eoghan Murphy: In terms of lands owned by local authorities, all local authorities are required to record assets, including all land assets, in the Statement of Financial Position (Balance Sheet), in accordance with the Local Authority Accounting in Ireland Code of Practice and Accounting Regulations, which is available on my Department's website at the following link: . The...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Departmental Advertising Expenditure (16 Jan 2018)

Eoghan Murphy: Details of expenditure in 2017 on advertising and information in relation to government initiatives is set out in the following tables: Cost Campaign €2,657.00 Official Notices of Statutory Instruments €3,462.00 Rebuilding Ireland Rental Market & AHB Reg Section €4,881.86 Water Quality - Nitrates Regulations €6,468.80 Water Quality- River...

Child Homelessness: Statements (15 Dec 2017)

Eoghan Murphy: There is nothing to correct.

Child Homelessness: Statements (15 Dec 2017)

Eoghan Murphy: On behalf of the Government, I echo the Ceann Comhairle's sentiments in relation to the staff here in the Houses and to all of our colleagues over the Christmas period. It is good that child homelessness is one of the last issues we choose to discuss this year. People talk about Brexit potentially being the greatest challenge that we face as a State but thanks to the good work of the...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Irish Water Administration (14 Dec 2017)

Eoghan Murphy: The costs to support the administration of domestic water charges across printing, postage, billing and the contact centre for the period April 2015 to February 2016 were €31.65m. Advertising costs of €2.85m were also incurred, including in relation to Registration, the Water Conservation Grant and the First-Fix scheme, up to 31 December 2015. The Water Services Act...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Land Availability (14 Dec 2017)

Eoghan Murphy: It is crucial that the State's housing land bank is developed as soon as possible.  To this end, details of some 1,700 hectares of land in local authority and Housing Agency ownership were published on the Rebuilding Ireland Housing Land Map, with these lands having the potential to deliver some 42,500 homes nationally. The map also includes details of some 300 hectares of land in...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Health and Safety Regulations (14 Dec 2017)

Eoghan Murphy: I refer to the reply to Question No. 520 of 14 November 2017, which set out the position in relation to Section 239 of the Planning and Development Act 2000. This Section places a statutory duty on organisers of funfairs and owners of fairground equipment to take such care as is reasonable for ensuring that persons at a funfair do not suffer injury or damage by reason of dangers...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Commencement of Legislation (14 Dec 2017)

Eoghan Murphy: I refer to the reply to Question No. 157 of 2 February 2017 and the further deferred reply sent to the Deputy on 16 February 2017.  The information provided in February has now been updated and is set out in the following table.: Act Sections/Chapters not in force or commenced Reason not yet commenced Electoral Act 1997 Section 79 Section 79 of the Electoral Act 1997 provides...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Water and Sewerage Schemes Funding (14 Dec 2017)

Eoghan Murphy: My Department’s Multi-annual Rural Water Programme 2016-2018 provides funding for new group water schemes, through Measure 3, where public water supply schemes or private wells are not an option.  Kerry County Council included the Scheme concerned in its bid under Measure 3 of the Multi-Annual Rural Water Programme 2016-2018. An Expert Panel was convened by my Department to...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Estates (14 Dec 2017)

Eoghan Murphy: The taking-in-charge of housing estates is a matter for the relevant local authority under section 180 of the Planning and Development Act 2000 (as amended). My Department launched the National Taking-in-Charge Initiative (NTICI) in April 2016 to support and accelerate overall national and local action on the taking-in-charge process of housing estates, including estates with...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Mortgage to Rent Scheme Data (14 Dec 2017)

Eoghan Murphy: I propose to take Questions Nos. 730 to 732, inclusive, together. Since the introduction of the Mortgage to Rent (MTR) Scheme in 2012, a total of 3,765 cases have been submitted under the scheme to the end of September 2017.  Of the 3,765 cases submitted, 2,909 were ineligible or terminated during the process.  Of the remaining cases submitted, 282 have been completed, and...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Homeless Accommodation Provision (14 Dec 2017)

Eoghan Murphy: Under the Housing Act 1988, housing authorities are empowered to provide assistance to persons that they regard as homeless; Section 2 of the Act sets out the requirements for a person to be regarded as homeless by a housing authority for the purposes of the Act, while Section 10 sets out additional provisions, including that any person regarded as homeless may be placed into temporary...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Homeless Persons Data (14 Dec 2017)

Eoghan Murphy: The Pathway Accommodation and Support System (PASS) was implemented nationally in 2014, as a national information and management system for homeless services that are overseen by housing authorities.  My Department collates PASS data from lead housing authorities on a monthly basis and these monthly homeless reports are published on my Department's website and can be accessed using...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Homeless Accommodation Funding (14 Dec 2017)

Eoghan Murphy: My Department’s role in relation to homelessness involves the provision of a national framework of policy, legislation and funding to underpin the role of housing authorities in addressing homelessness at local level. Statutory responsibility in relation to the provision of accommodation and related services for homeless persons rests with individual housing authorities. Therefore,...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Planning Investigations (14 Dec 2017)

Eoghan Murphy: On 12June 2017, my Department received a report from Senior Counsel regarding his Review Into Certain Planning Matters In Respect Of County Donegal. My Department is currently reviewing and assessing the contents of Senior Counsel’s report and I have requested the advice of the Attorney General in respect of a number of points. When I have received the Attorney’s...