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Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Development Contributions (19 Oct 2017)

Eoghan Murphy: Development contributions are levied by local authorities on the basis of development contribution schemes which set out how contributions are to be applied in respect of developments in their respective functional areas. Section 49 of the Planning and Development Act 2000, as amended (the Act), provides for the preparation of supplementary development contribution schemes in order to...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Compulsory Purchase Orders (19 Oct 2017)

Eoghan Murphy: The draft National Planning Framework (NPF) was published at the end of September and is currently undergoing its final public consultation phase.  This is due to end in early November, following which submissions will be reviewed with a view to finalising the NPF before the end of the year.  The draft NPF has identified that a more dynamic approach is...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Data (19 Oct 2017)

Eoghan Murphy: A maximum total of 39,450 housing units, as set out in the table, is capable of being delivered across the Strategic Development Zones designated by Government, as per the statutory Planning Schemes associated with each SDZ. On the basis of an average of 2.5 persons per dwelling, this would translate to an estimated 98,625 residential population being accommodated...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: State Properties (19 Oct 2017)

Eoghan Murphy: State land management is a core element of the forthcoming National Planning Framework, Ireland 2040: Our Plan, which includes draft proposals in relation to realising a more strategic, portfolio-management approach to the State landbank, in consultation with the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform. This proposed approach will be developed further in the context of the finalisation of...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: National Planning Framework (19 Oct 2017)

Eoghan Murphy: Following engagement between the European Commission and my Department regarding the 2013 European Court of Justice ruling in the Flemish Decree case, a working group - comprising representatives from my Department and planning authorities - was established in May 2017 to review and, where necessary, recommend changes to the 2005 Planning Guidelines on Sustainable Rural Housing with a view to...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Social and Affordable Housing Provision (19 Oct 2017)

Eoghan Murphy: The allocation of social housing support is a matter for the relevant local authority in accordance with the Housing (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2009 and associated regulations. Section 22 of the Housing (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2009 requires all housing authorities, as a reserved function, to make an allocation scheme determining the order of priority to be accorded in the...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Irish Water Administration (19 Oct 2017)

Eoghan Murphy: The Water Services Strategic Plan - A Plan for the Future of Water Services (WSSP), published in October 2015, sets out strategic objectives for the delivery of water services for 25 years up to 2040. The WSSP committed to the preparation of Business Plans by Irish Water to set out targets for delivery of efficiencies in operational and capital expenditure and performance targets consistent...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Irish Water Administration (19 Oct 2017)

Eoghan Murphy: I have been informed by Ervia (which has responsibility for Irish Water), that they consider that the public water system will benefit significantly by greater integration of operations into the single utility.  Consequently, the Ervia Board has agreed in principle not to renew the Service Level Agreements (SLAs) beyond 2025 (when they are due to end) and to move to a full integrated...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Vacant Properties (19 Oct 2017)

Eoghan Murphy: I wrote to the Chief Executives of all local authorities on 2 August 2017, requesting them to commence the drawing up of Vacant Homes Action Plans for their functional areas and to set ambitious but realistic targets of the number of vacant homes that can be brought back into use, whether for private sale or rent or for social housing purposes. As a first step in the process and having...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Traveller Accommodation (19 Oct 2017)

Eoghan Murphy: In accordance with the Housing (Traveller Accommodation) Act 1998, housing authorities have statutory responsibility for the assessment of the accommodation needs of Travellers and the preparation, adoption and implementation of multi-annual Traveller Accommodation Programmes (TAPs) in their areas.  My Department’s role is to ensure that there are adequate structures and supports...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Local Infrastructure Housing Activation Fund (19 Oct 2017)

Eoghan Murphy: A LIHAF call for proposals was issued to all local authorities in August 2016. It was open to all local authorities to apply for funding towards the capital cost of public infrastructure, which, when provided, would secure the early delivery of additional housing at considerable scale and more affordable price points, with developments in excess of 500 units in the Dublin area, or in...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Provision (19 Oct 2017)

Eoghan Murphy: Rebuilding Ireland has put in place the funding resources to accelerate the delivery of social housing for all local authorities. Critically, €5.35 billion in exchequer investment has been secured to support its implementation and to deliver 47,000 social housing units through build, refurbishment, acquisitions and leasing, over the period to 2021. This level of national funding...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: National Planning Framework: Discussion (18 Oct 2017)

Eoghan Murphy: I thank the Chairman and members. I am joined today by officials Mr. David Walsh, Mr. Paul Hogan and Mr. Niall Cussen. I welcome the opportunity to meet with the committee today on the draft national planning framework, entitled Ireland 2040: Our Plan. The Government has been working on this plan since the end of 2014 and there have been public consultations, regional events and debates,...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: National Planning Framework: Discussion (18 Oct 2017)

Eoghan Murphy: I thank Senator Boyhan for his contribution. A lot of work has been put into this. A Government decision was made at the end of 2014 to move to this new national planning framework and officials in the Department have been doing a huge amount of work on it since then. I am particularly proud of the logo because I picked it but that is about the extent of my involvement in terms of the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: National Planning Framework: Discussion (18 Oct 2017)

Eoghan Murphy: I thank Deputy O'Dowd. The Deputy referred to the national spatial strategy that we had in previous times as a joke and I can only agree. That strategy did not have any alignment with national spending priorities and was thus undermined from the outset because the money was not being directed to the areas that were meant to be developed. It was not a good plan, unfortunately. Politics got...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: National Planning Framework: Discussion (18 Oct 2017)

Eoghan Murphy: There is nothing in this plan that prevents Drogheda from becoming a city, but the point is that the national planning framework is not going to dictate to any part of the country what is going to happen in that part over the next 20 years.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: National Planning Framework: Discussion (18 Oct 2017)

Eoghan Murphy: We are talking about cross-Border co-operation in that particular part of the plan.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: National Planning Framework: Discussion (18 Oct 2017)

Eoghan Murphy: This committee can recommend whatever it wishes to for the final consideration of the plan. That plan will then be put in place by the Department and the Government. We intend to make the final decision by the end of the year. It will be a matter for the committee to decide what it actually wants to recommend. If it chooses to name additional areas that are not named in the document or if...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: National Planning Framework: Discussion (18 Oct 2017)

Eoghan Murphy: This is a draft document. It is not finalised.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: National Planning Framework: Discussion (18 Oct 2017)

Eoghan Murphy: As we look out to 2040 and the changes occurring in our economies and practices, it may just be that capitalism might help Deputy Barry achieve his socialist dream. Through the shared economy, it may well be that private property will be a thing of the past in 20 years and everything will be in co-ownership or public ownership. What we know today is that business as usual is not working....