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Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Foireann Roinne (28 Nov 2017)

Eoghan Murphy: I propose to take Questions Nos. 730 and 731 together. Tá 651 fostaithe i mo Roinn ar bhonn coibhéiseach lánaimseartha, agus níl éinne acu i bpost atá ainmnithe le riachtanas Gaeilge faoi leith.  Tá 57 ball foirne nua earcaithe in iomláine trasna na grádanna éagsúla i mbliana.  Mar chuid dá Phleanáil...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Data (23 Nov 2017)

Eoghan Murphy: Details on the number of properties of various categories, purchased and built in all local authority areas, are available on my Department’s website at the following link: . Information on quarter three of 2017 is currently being finalised and will be published shortly. Rebuilding Ireland targets the delivery of 50,000 social homes by 2021, supported by investment of €6...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Tenant Purchase Scheme Review (23 Nov 2017)

Eoghan Murphy: I propose to take Questions Nos. 221 and 223 together. The Tenant (Incremental) Purchase Scheme came into operation on 1 January 2016.  The Scheme is open to eligible tenants, including joint tenants, of local authority houses that are available for sale under the Scheme. To be eligible, tenants must meet certain criteria, including having a minimum reckonable income of...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Assistance Payment Administration (23 Nov 2017)

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 29,800 households in receipt of HAP and over 20,000 separate landlords and agents providing accommodation to households supported by the scheme. Under HAP, a tenant sources their own accommodation, the...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Local Authority Housing (23 Nov 2017)

Eoghan Murphy: Vacant social houses are those that are in need of far greater levels of repair in order to bring them up to a lettable, energy efficient condition and are vacant pending that work.  The funding criteria involved are listed in the Table. Energy Efficient Measures -50% ERDF Co Funded Max Grant 300mm Attic Insulation €500 Cavity Wall Insulation or Dryling Wall €1,000...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Local Authority Housing Provision (23 Nov 2017)

Eoghan Murphy: In respect of a number of turnkey projects, Cork County Council is progressing an approach in certain situations whereby land is provided as security against the provision of a limited deposit.  The availability of this approach to other local authorities will be considered where it is feasible and is recommended by the local authority.

Planning and Development (Amendment) Bill 2017: Second Stage [Private Members] (22 Nov 2017)

Eoghan Murphy: It is the traditional response when the Deputies do not like what they are hearing.

Planning and Development (Amendment) Bill 2017: Second Stage [Private Members] (22 Nov 2017)

Eoghan Murphy: The Housing First programme provides direct access to housing and to the intensive health, addiction and personal supports required for people who are homeless and have complex needs to maintain their tenancies. We all know that emergency accommodation should only be a first response. We want all homeless people - individuals and families - to be moved on to more permanent housing quickly....

Planning and Development (Amendment) Bill 2017: Second Stage [Private Members] (22 Nov 2017)

Eoghan Murphy: As we face the crisis in homelessness and work to resolve it and help these people our first priority must be those who are most vulnerable, namely those who are sleeping rough. I will focus my comments on the actions being taken to help these people during this crisis. I will not use my comments to demonise people working in homelessness to help these people into supported accommodation,...

Planning and Development (Amendment) Bill 2017: Second Stage [Private Members] (22 Nov 2017)

Eoghan Murphy: This year we will support more than 21,000 tenancies in social housing supports. Next year we will build almost double the figures built by local authorities, housing bodies and social houses this year which was four times the 2015 figure. We will not return to the era of monotenure massive social housing estates because we do not believe in segregation and division, but in mixed...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Wind Energy Guidelines (22 Nov 2017)

Eoghan Murphy: My Department has not conducted any specific research on the issues referred to by the Deputy. However, I understand that there are a number of international studies on the impact of wind turbines on wildlife. In addition, I have been informed that the Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland (SEAI), which comes under the remit of my colleague, the Minister for Communications,...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Local Infrastructure Housing Activation Fund (22 Nov 2017)

Eoghan Murphy: The first call for proposals under the Local Infrastructure Housing Activation Fund (LIHAF) was issued to all local authorities in August 2016 and 34 projects received preliminary approval in March 2017. Three of the approved projects were in County Kildare at Maynooth, Naas and Sallins. As part of Budget 2018, I announced an additional €50 million funding which will be...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Water Charges (22 Nov 2017)

Eoghan Murphy: Since 1 January 2014, Irish Water has statutory responsibility for all aspects of water services planning, delivery and operation at national, regional and local levels. The Water Services (No. 2) Act 2013 provides that responsibility for the independent economic regulation of the water sector is assigned to the Commission for Regulation of Utilities (CRU) and the CRU has been given...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Local Authority Housing Funding (22 Nov 2017)

Eoghan Murphy: The table sets out the funding provided for the construction of new local authority social housing in Counties Louth, Meath and Kildare in the years 2012-16 and to date in 2017, including in some instances, amounts self-funded from local property tax in lieu of exchequer funding. The level of capital funding provided to local authorities for their social housing construction activity is...

Community Energy (Co-ownership) Bill 2017: First Stage (21 Nov 2017)

Eoghan Murphy: No.

Supplementary Estimates for Public Services 2017: Leave to Introduce (21 Nov 2017)

Eoghan Murphy: I move:That leave be given by the Dáil to introduce the following Supplementary Estimates for the service of the year ending on the 31st day of December, 2017:—Vote 5 — Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions (Supplementary Estimate). Vote 12 — Superannuation and Retired Allowances (Supplementary Estimate). Vote 17 — Public Appointments Service...

Supplementary Estimates for Public Services 2017: Referral to Select Committee (21 Nov 2017)

Eoghan Murphy: I move:That, subject to leave being given to introduce the following Supplementary Estimates for the service of the year ending on 31st December, 2017, the Supplementary Estimates be referred to the following Select Committees, as appropriate, pursuant to Standing Orders 84A(3)(c) and 182(3), which shall report back to the Dáil by no later than 6th December:—Vote 5 — Office...

Ministerial Rota for Parliamentary Questions: Motion (21 Nov 2017)

Eoghan Murphy: I move:That, notwithstanding anything in the Order of the Dáil of 6th May, 2016, setting out the rota in which Questions to members of the Government are to be asked, Questions for oral answer, following those next set down to the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs, shall be set down to Ministers in the following temporary sequence:Minister for Employment Affairs and Social...

European Defence Agency Projects: Referral to Select Committee (21 Nov 2017)

Eoghan Murphy: I move:That the proposal that Dáil Éireann approves Ireland’s participation in two European Defence Agency Projects – (1) Joint Procurement Arrangement for EU SatCom Market and (2) European Centre for Manual Neutralisation Capabilities (ECMAN) pursuant to section 2 of the Defence (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2009, be referred to the Select Committee on Foreign...

Standing Orders: Motion (21 Nov 2017)

Eoghan Murphy: I move:That, in accordance with the recommendation under Standing Order 107(1)(a) of the sub-Committee on Dáil Reform, and with effect from Thursday 23rd November, 2017, Standing Order 71 of the Standing Orders of Dáil Éireann relative to Public Business be amended by the substitution of the following for paragraph (5):'(5) Where there is more than one division at the weekly...