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Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Renewable Energy Generation (14 Nov 2017)

Eoghan Murphy: My predecessor as Minister, in conjunction with my colleague, the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment, announced an emerging "preferred draft approach" to the review of the 2006 Wind Energy Development Guidelines in June 2017. A copy of the announcement is available on my Department’s website at the following link:...

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

Eoghan Murphy: My Department has devolved the administration of subsidy payments to Group Water Schemes to the local authorities, namely, Kerry County Council in the case of the schemes concerned. It is my understanding, from enquiries made with the Council, that application by these group water schemes for subsidy payments are currently being examined and will be dealt...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Assistance Payment Administration (14 Nov 2017)

Eoghan Murphy: The Housing Assistance Payment (HAP) is a form of social housing support provided by all local authorities. The HAP Shared Services Centre (HAP SSC) collects rents from all HAP tenants and makes all HAP rental payments to landlords on behalf of the relevant local authorities. There are minimal barriers to setting up HAP. In order to support eligible households immediately, which is a...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Official Languages Act 2003 Compliance (14 Nov 2017)

Eoghan Murphy: Ireland 2040 – Our Plan, the Draft National Planning Framework, sets a new long-term strategic planning and investment context for Ireland over the next 20 years. The Draft National Planning Framework (NPF) document was published for public consultation on 27 September up to and including, 12 noon on Friday, 10 November.  Due to unexpected delays in translation and...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Wind Energy Guidelines (14 Nov 2017)

Eoghan Murphy: The Wind Energy Development Guidelines were issued in 2006 to planning authorities and An Bord Pleanála under Section 28 of the Planning and Development Act 2000, as amended. My predecessor as Minister, in conjunction with my colleague, the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment announced an emerging "preferred draft approach" to the review of the...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Vacant Properties (14 Nov 2017)

Eoghan Murphy: The Voids Programme was introduced in 2014 by my Department to provide support to local authorities in preparing vacant social houses for re-letting as speedily as possible. This funding is available as an additional support over and above what local authorities provide themselves towards such works. Between 2014 and 2016, my Department provided funding of some €1.45m to Cavan and...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Severe Weather Events Response (14 Nov 2017)

Eoghan Murphy: In its role as Lead Government Department for coordinating the response to severe weather events, my Department is concerned to ensure that public safety messages are disseminated as effectively as possible and are aimed at the communities or sectors that are considered to be vulnerable for the particular circumstances of the emergency.  Appropriate safety messaging is developed and...

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

Eoghan Murphy: Through submissions received by my Department during the public consultation element of the recent review of the Rebuilding Ireland Action Plan for Housing and Homelessness, and through direct engagement with the organisations referred to in the Question, including my participation at a number of meetings of the Labour Employer Economic Forum on 4 and 27 September 2017, I am aware...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Property Registration Authority Data (14 Nov 2017)

Eoghan Murphy: While my Department does not hold the data referred to in the question, the Property Registration Authority of Ireland records the names and addresses of every registered land owner.  The index is kept in respect of each county and can be accessed at www.landdirect.ie. Furthermore, information regarding the consideration paid and the details...

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

Eoghan Murphy: 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, , A local authority is required to record its assets, including land assets, in the Statement of Financial Position (Balance Sheet) when it is probable that the future economic benefits will flow to the...

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

Eoghan Murphy: The most recent statutory Summary of Social Housing Assessments (SSHA) for which results are available was carried out as at 21 September 2016, providing details on the number of households that qualify for social housing support in each local authority. The full results of the 2016 Summary are available on my Department’s website at the following link: . My Department is finalising...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Social and Affordable Housing Data (14 Nov 2017)

Eoghan Murphy: The overall target for social housing delivery under Rebuilding Ireland has increased from 47,000 to 50,000 homes, with the total funding investment increasing from €5.35 billion to over €6 billion over the lifetime of the plan. With the increased national targets under Rebuilding Ireland, and the recent Budget 2018 increase to €1.9 billion in funding for housing...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Assistance Payment Data (14 Nov 2017)

Eoghan Murphy: I propose to take Questions Nos. 517 and 518 together. There are currently some 50,000 households nationally having their housing needs met via the Housing Assistance Payment and Rental Accommodation Scheme, and some 40,000 landlords or agents in receipt of HAP and RAS payments. These schemes provide social housing support for households already living in the private rental sector and for...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Local Authority Housing Waiting Lists (14 Nov 2017)

Eoghan Murphy: My Department does not hold precise detailed statistical information of the type requested by the Deputy. However, the Summary of Social Housing Assessments (SSHA) does provide information on the length of time spent by those qualified and seeking social housing support on local authority waiting lists.   The most recent statutory SSHA for which results are available was carried out...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Legislative Measures (14 Nov 2017)

Eoghan Murphy: I refer to the reply to Question No. 743 of 10 October 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...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Tenant Purchase Scheme Administration (14 Nov 2017)

Eoghan Murphy: Under Section 3(A)(9) of the Water Services Act 2014 (inserted by Section 48 of the Environment (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act, 2015) a person who is a tenant of a dwelling let to him under the Housing Acts 1966 to 2014 and who proposes to purchase the dwelling must, before completion of the sale, provide the local authority concerned with a certificate of discharge from Irish Water...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Local Authority Housing Maintenance (14 Nov 2017)

Eoghan Murphy: The management and maintenance of local authority housing stock, including heating systems and the achievement of energy efficiency, is a matter for each relevant local authority, and it is open to each authority to address maintenance or improvements to their housing stock from within their own resources. My Department operates certain funding programmes to support local authorities in...

Seanad: Water Services Bill 2017: Second Stage (9 Nov 2017)

Eoghan Murphy: I present the Water Services Bill 2017 before the Seanad. The Bill provides for the repeal of the 2014 domestic water charging regime and introduces a new regime focused on the promotion of water conservation under which a levy will apply in certain circumstances for usage of water above a reasonable threshold. In making these changes, provision is made in the Bill for the extinguishing of...

Seanad: Water Services Bill 2017: Second Stage (9 Nov 2017)

Eoghan Murphy: I will be brief in my concluding remarks. I thank Senator Ó Céidigh for the incredible and important work he has managed and steered by chairing the committee. His public service has not only aided the stability of our politics and political system at the moment, given that we are in a minority Government, but has also aided the stability of our water system and future investment....

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Vacant Sites Levy (9 Nov 2017)

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, and to issue annual notices to owners of vacant sites by 1 June 2018 in...