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Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Local Authority Housing Eligibility (11 Sep 2017)

Eoghan Murphy: I propose to take Questions Nos. 1975 and 2025 together. Under section 159 of the Local Government Act 2001, each Chief Executive is responsible for the organisational arrangements necessary for carrying out the functions of the local authorities for which he or she is responsible. The assessment of households for social housing support, and the allocation of that support to...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Planning Data (11 Sep 2017)

Eoghan Murphy: Planning statistics are compiled by each planning authority on an annual basis for collation and publication on my Department’s website. The statistics collected relate to: - Invalid applications received, - Applications for outline permission and full permission, - Decisions to grant/refuse permission, - Decisions issued within the statutory eight week period, - Decisions deferred, -...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Water Charges Administration (11 Sep 2017)

Eoghan Murphy: The Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Future Funding of Domestic Water Services reported in April 2017 and its Report was approved by both Houses of the Oireachtas. The Committee recommended that the principles of equity of treatment and equivalent financial support should be applied equally between households on public water supplies and those in Group Schemes and those using individual...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Water Charges Administration (11 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. Metering is a matter for the utility and one in which I have no function. Any business connected to a public water supply is liable for charges as a non-domestic customer. It should be noted that the arrangements in place...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Local Government Audit Service (11 Sep 2017)

Eoghan Murphy: It is a function of the Local Government Audit Service to carry out audits of the accounts of local authorities.  Section 120 of the Local Government Act 2001, as amended, provides that the local government auditor may prepare a report on any matter or matters which come to his or her notice during the audit.  These reports, along with copies of the audited financial statements of...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Social and Affordable Housing Provision (11 Sep 2017)

Eoghan Murphy: A comprehensive status list of social housing schemes nationally, including projects for Sligo County Council, can be accessed at the following link: .  This status report covers the period up to the end of Quarter 1 of 2017 and lists 607 approved social housing construction projects and their locations and contains a range of information relating to their...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Private Rented Accommodation Deposits (11 Sep 2017)

Eoghan Murphy: The Residential Tenancies Act 2004 regulates the landlord-tenant relationship in the private rented residential sector and sets out the rights and obligations of landlords and tenants. The Residential Tenancies Board (RTB) was established as an independent statutory body under the Act to operate a national tenancy registration system and to resolve disputes between landlords and tenants. The...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Water Charges (11 Sep 2017)

Eoghan Murphy: The Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Future Funding of Domestic Water Services published its report in April and this was approved by both Houses of the Oireachtas. The Committee recommended that the Commission for Energy Regulation should determine average consumption levels of water usage, setting the threshold level at 1.7 times the average household use. Further detail will be set out in...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Rent Pressure Zones (11 Sep 2017)

Eoghan Murphy: The Housing Agency continues to monitor the rental market and may recommend further areas for designation. Where, following the procedures set out in the Act, it is found at a future date that additional areas meet the criteria for designation as Rent Pressure Zones, they will be designated as rent pressure zones. The Act provides that, in confirming whether or not the criteria...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Provision (11 Sep 2017)

Eoghan Murphy: The Review of the Nursing Homes Support Scheme (NHSS), also known as the Fair Deal Scheme, was published by the Minister for Health in July 2015.  A Working Group is overseeing the implementation of its recommendations, including any legislative changes that may be required. Action 17 of the Strategy for the Rental Sector undertakes to examine the treatment under the...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Private Rented Accommodation Deposits (11 Sep 2017)

Eoghan Murphy: The Residential Tenancies (Amendment) Act 2015 provides for, among other things, the establishment of a tenancy deposit protection scheme to be operated by the Residential Tenancies Board. The Government is fully committed to the principle of ensuring effective protection of deposits.  However, I am examining the current legislative provisions to take account of the...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Planning Issues (11 Sep 2017)

Eoghan Murphy: Under the provisions of sections 40 and 42 of the Planning and Development Act 2000, as amended, planning permissions are generally granted for a period of five years with the possibility to extend that period by an additional period not exceeding five years to enable the development to which the permission relates to be completed subject to compliance with certain conditions. These...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Traveller Accommodation (11 Sep 2017)

Eoghan Murphy: Traveller-specific accommodation is funded by means of 100% capital funding from my Department.  Capital funding of €9m is being provided in 2017, an increase of €3.5m (64% increase) on the 2016 allocation.  This is the third consecutive year that the capital budget has been increased.  The traveller accommodation capital budget in 2008 was...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Homeless Persons Supports (11 Sep 2017)

Eoghan Murphy: I propose to take Questions Nos. 1988 and 1989 together. My Department provides current funding to housing authorities towards the operational cost of providing accommodation and related services for homeless persons under Section 10 of the Housing Act 1988.  Under ‘Section 10’ funding arrangements housing authorities must provide at least 10% of the cost of any...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Data (11 Sep 2017)

Eoghan Murphy: ESB residential housing connections data represents the best available indicator that a house or apartment is completed and becoming available for occupation.  ESB data, from 1996 onwards,  are available on my Department’s website at .  The dataset will be updated to include data for June 2017 later this month. ...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Adaptation Grant Funding (11 Sep 2017)

Eoghan Murphy: My Department provides capital funding to Local Authorities with regard to Disabled Persons Grants on an annual basis.  These grants allow Local Authorities to undertake adaptations and extensions to their existing social housing stock such as the installation of grab rails; stair lifts; showers; wet rooms; ramps etc. An announcement will be made shortly in relation to the...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Fire Safety (11 Sep 2017)

Eoghan Murphy: In July 2015, the then Minister directed that a review be undertaken by an independent fire expert to develop a framework for general application, in the interest of supporting owners and residents living in developments where concerns regarding non-compliance with fire safety requirements arise. A Steering Group was convened to oversee the review. The terms of reference of the Steering...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Homeless Persons Data (11 Sep 2017)

Eoghan Murphy: The Central Statistics Office (CSO) published a special report in August 2017, based on Census 2016, which provides a comprehensive enumeration of all categories of emergency accommodation, including domestic violence refuges.  This report, which is available on the CSO’s website, , identifies just over 300 adults and children as accommodated in refuges on Census...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Private Rented Accommodation (11 Sep 2017)

Eoghan Murphy: My Department does not hold or collate the data referred to by the Deputy in relation to the number of registered landlords in each county and the number of properties per landlord. The Residential Tenancies Board, through its tenancy registration system, collects information on tenancies and landlords.  The Clerk of Dáil Éireann has requested that arrangements be put...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Disability Support Services Expenditure (11 Sep 2017)

Eoghan Murphy: Ring-fenced funding of €10 million was made available in 2016 under the Capital Assistance Scheme (CAS) to support the provision of accommodation for persons with disabilities transitioning from congregated settings. However, take-up was slow, with €2.1 million being approved that year towards accommodation in counties Donegal, Galway, Kildare and Offaly for 20 people who had...