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Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Irish Water Funding (26 Sep 2017)

Eoghan Murphy: The report of the Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Future Funding of Domestic Water Services was published on 12 April 2017 and approved by both Houses of the Oireachtas.  The Government recently approved the recommendations of the Report of the Working Group on the Future Funding of Domestic Water Services, which, consistent with the recommendations of report of the Joint...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Local Authority Expenditure (26 Sep 2017)

Eoghan Murphy: The dividend for local authorities, including Tipperary, from the reformed structures introduced in 2014 cannot be measured solely in terms of a reduction of overall expenditure or savings. The reforms have resulted in many non-financial benefits due to the single administrative structure across each county which has reduced duplication with improved services which will bring about cost...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Local Authority Housing Funding (26 Sep 2017)

Eoghan Murphy: A funding investment of €5.35 billion is being provided over the period 2016-2021 to support the implementation of Action Plan for Housing and Homelessness - Rebuilding Ireland. This comprises some €4.5 billion in capital funding and a further €844 million in support of programmes funded from current expenditure.  In addition, €200 million is being...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Local Authority Funding (26 Sep 2017)

Eoghan Murphy: The Disabled Persons Grant Scheme provides funding for adaptations to existing social housing stock such as grab rails, disabled access ramps, wet rooms, etc. The Scheme also provides for extensions in cases of overcrowding.  On top of the exchequer funding amounts, the local authority makes a further 10% contribution in respect of these grants. The detailed administration of...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Local Authority Funding (26 Sep 2017)

Eoghan Murphy: The Improvement Works in lieu of Local Authority Housing (IWIL’s) scheme provides funding to local authorities to improve or extend privately-owned accommodation, which is occupied or intended to be occupied by an applicant approved for social housing, as an alternative to the provision of social housing.  Funding for IWIL’s has not been discontinued and is available...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Social and Affordable Housing Funding (26 Sep 2017)

Eoghan Murphy: The Capital Advance Leasing Facility, CALF, introduced in 2011, is a facility which is exclusively available to Approved Housing Bodies (AHBs) to assist them in accessing private or Housing Finance Agency (HFA) finance for the purchase, construction or refurbishment of units that will then be made available for social housing purposes under the Social Housing Current...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Assistance Payment Administration (26 Sep 2017)

Eoghan Murphy: The Housing Assistance Payment (HAP) scheme is a flexible and immediate housing support that is now available to all eligible households throughout the State. There are currently more than 27,000 households being supported by HAP across the State, involving more than 20,000 separate landlords and agents. These numbers indicate that the Rebuilding Ireland target of 15,000 households to...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Assistance Payment Eligibility (26 Sep 2017)

Eoghan Murphy: HAP is an immediate and flexible form of housing support available to the approx. 91,000 households with a long-term housing need, including those already in receipt of Rent Supplement (as per the 2016 National Social Housing Assessment). One of the key objectives of the HAP scheme is to facilitate the removal of barriers to return to work for persons who are reliant on Rent Supplement for...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Local Elections (26 Sep 2017)

Eoghan Murphy: I propose to take Questions Nos. 531 and 532 together. The most recent review of local electoral areas was carried out from November 2012 to May 2013 by a Local Electoral Area Boundary Committee established under the Local Government Act 1991. The Programme for a Partnership Government sets out a number of commitments in relation to local government reform to ensure that local government...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Constituency Commission (26 Sep 2017)

Eoghan Murphy: In accordance with requirements under section 9 of the Electoral Act 1997 (as amended), the Constituency Commission Report 2017 was presented to the Chairman of the Dáil on 27 June 2017. The next step, in accordance with accepted practice, is for the preparation of a Bill in my Department to give statutory effect to the Commission’s recommendations. Ultimately, the final...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Planning Issues (26 Sep 2017)

Eoghan Murphy: If any person considers that they have been adversely affected by a planning authority's action, or lack of action, which he or she considers was unlawful, unfair or unreasonable, or considers that he or she has received an inadequate service from the authority, it is open to him/her to make a complaint to the Ombudsman, provided that he or she has complained to the planning authority in the...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Water Services Provision (26 Sep 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 Strategic Plan - A Plan for the Future of Water Services (WSSP), which was published in October 2015, set out strategic objectives for the delivery of water services for 25 years up to 2040. The WSSP...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Water Charges Refunds (26 Sep 2017)

Eoghan Murphy: It is anticipated that funding to refund water charges will be provided by the Exchequer through Voted expenditure in 2017. The cost of issuing refunds to domestic customers in respect of domestic water charges paid is estimated to be approximately €179 million, including administration costs.

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Public Sector Pay (26 Sep 2017)

Eoghan Murphy: A provision of €20.3 million to assist local authorities in meeting the costs associated with the unwinding of the FEMPI legislation was made for 2017. The final outturn for 2017 is not yet known, either at a sectoral level or in respect of individual local authorities. My Department is in discussions with the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform in respect of the costs for...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Tenant Purchase Scheme Review (26 Sep 2017)

Eoghan Murphy: I propose to take Questions Nos. 540 and 543 together. The new Tenant (Incremental) Purchase Scheme for existing local authority houses 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...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Tenant Purchase Scheme (26 Sep 2017)

Eoghan Murphy: The current position is that, pending any legislative change, arrears of water charges incurred by households remain to be discharged before the sale of a dwelling. 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...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Irish Water (26 Sep 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. Projects undertaken by Irish Water are a matter for the utility and I have no function in the matter. Irish Water has established a dedicated team to deal with representations and queries from public representatives. The...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Data (26 Sep 2017)

Eoghan Murphy: Since the publication in April 2016 of the Housing Action Report Laying the Foundations referred to in the question, the Action Plan for Housing and Homelessness, Rebuilding Ireland has further enhanced the funding resources to accelerate the delivery of social housing for all local authorities. Critically, €5.35 billion in Exchequer investment has been made available to support its...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Local Authority Housing Maintenance (21 Sep 2017)

Eoghan Murphy: Section 58 of the Housing Act 1966 provides that the management and maintenance of local authority housing stock, including the implementation of planned maintenance programmes and carrying out of responsive repairs and pre-letting repairs, is a matter for each individual local authority. The Exchequer funding provided by my Department under the voids programme is to support the return of...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Assistance Payment Data (21 Sep 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 more than 27,000 households having their housing needs met via HAP and some 20,000 separate landlords and agents currently in receipt of monthly HAP payments. Limerick City and County Council provides a highly effective HAP...