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Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Homeless Accommodation (18 May 2023)

Darragh O'Brien: My Department’s role in relation to homelessness involves the provision of a national framework of policy, legislation and funding to underpin the role of housing authorities in addressing homelessness at a local level. Statutory responsibility in relation to the provision of accommodation and related services for homeless persons rests with individual housing authorities. ...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Provision (18 May 2023)

Darragh O'Brien: I propose to take Questions Nos. 100 and 178 together. Housing for All is the Government’s plan to increase the supply of housing to an average of 33,000 per year over the next decade. This includes the delivery of 90,000 social homes and 54,000 affordable homes by 2030. Housing for All is supported by an investment package of over €4bn per annum, through an overall...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Planning Issues (18 May 2023)

Darragh O'Brien: It is important to note that, to fall within the scope of Residential Zoned Land Tax, farmland must be both zoned for residential use and be serviced or have access to services. Farmland that is zoned for residential use, but which is not currently serviced, is not within the scope of the tax and will only come within the scope of the tax should the land become serviced at some point in the...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Policy (18 May 2023)

Darragh O'Brien: I propose to take Questions Nos. 102, 147 and 153 together. Tackling vacancy is a key priority for this Government and a suite of measures has been introduced to address vacancy and increase the pace at which properties are brought back into use. Significant progress is being made in the following areas:The government launched the Town Centre First policy, a major new policy initiative that...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Building Regulations (18 May 2023)

Darragh O'Brien: The public consultation on proposed amendments to Part B of the Building Regulations and the associated Technical Guidance Document relating to fire safety closed on 21 April 2023. 163 submissions were received and these are currently being examined by my Department. In line with Action 21.1 of the Housing for All Action Plan Update, the review of Part B of the Building Regulations (Fire...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Provision (18 May 2023)

Darragh O'Brien: Cork County Council’s Housing Delivery Action Plan, which sets out details of social and affordable housing delivery in the period 2022-2026, is available on the Council’s website at www.corkcoco.ie/en/resident/housing/housing-delivery-action- plan-2022-2026. The Council has a social housing delivery target of 3,198 units over the period 2022 to 2026. In 2022, Cork County...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Wastewater Treatment (18 May 2023)

Darragh O'Brien: I propose to take Questions Nos. 106 and 121 together. On 28 April 2022 I announced a new funding measure, as an advance stage of the new Multi-Annual Rural Water Programme, for the waste water collection and treatment needs of villages and settlements that do not have access to public waste water services. To fund this measure, an allocation of €50 million from my Department has been...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Schemes (18 May 2023)

Darragh O'Brien: The First Home Scheme, launched on 7 July 2022, supports first-time buyers in purchasing new houses and apartments in the private market through the use of an equity share model. Full details of the First Home Scheme are available at: www.firsthomescheme.ie The Scheme is overseen and managed by the First Home Scheme Ireland Designated Activity Company (First Home Scheme DAC), on behalf...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Schemes (18 May 2023)

Darragh O'Brien: I propose to take Questions Nos. 108, 145, 151 and 155 together. Under Housing for All, the Government will deliver 47,600 new build social homes and 3,500 social homes through long-term leasing in the period 2022-2026. Our clear focus is to increase the stock of social housing through new build projects delivered by local authorities and Approved Housing Bodies (AHBs). For 2023, the...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Provision (18 May 2023)

Darragh O'Brien: The regeneration of St. Michael’s Estate in Inchicore includes the development of 578 units on the Emmet Road site to include 117 Social Housing and 461 Cost Rental units. I am pleased to say that this important Mixed Tenure project is advancing and is currently at Stage 3 My Department provided Stage 2 Approval-in-Principle on 23 Sep 2022. This approval allowed Dublin City Council...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Cúrsaí Tithíochta (18 May 2023)

Darragh O'Brien: Tá Grúpa Idir-Rannach (ar a bhfuil oifigigh ó mo Roinnse; ón Roinn Turasóireachta, Cultúir, Ealaíon, Spóirt agus Meán; agus Údarás na Gaeltachta) i bhfeidhm chun tacú leis an obair atá ar bun agus dlús a chur leis an bpleanáil i gceantair Ghaeltachta. Is é ceann de phríomhaidhmeanna an ghrúpa seo ná...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Provision (18 May 2023)

Darragh O'Brien: Commencement Notices for 7,349 new homes were received by Building Control Authorities in the first quarter of 2023. This is the highest number of Q1 commencements recorded since the series began in 2014 and some 5% higher than the previous record high in Q1 2022 (6,997). Two of the three months in Q1 (January and March) have also seen the highest levels of commencements for these months...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Defective Building Materials (18 May 2023)

Darragh O'Brien: I understand the question refers to the 13 amendments I have agreed in the draft Defective Concrete Blocks Regulations, based on submissions received from key stakeholders, including the homeowners’ action groups following the consultation period on the draft Regulations, which commenced in February 2023, and I extended by an additional two weeks, to 14 March 2023, following receipt of...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Legislative Measures (18 May 2023)

Darragh O'Brien: I propose to take Questions Nos. 116, 325 and 335 together. My Department’s role in relation to homelessness involves the provision of a national framework of policy, legislation and funding to underpin the role of housing authorities in addressing homelessness at the local level. Statutory responsibility in relation to the provision of accommodation and related services for homeless...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Local Authorities (18 May 2023)

Darragh O'Brien: On 1 January 2023 Uisce Éireann (formerly Irish Water) was established as the standalone national authority for water services and is currently operating through a series of service level agreements with local authorities. A funding model was previously agreed which sees water services funded from an appropriate mix of Exchequer funding, for domestic services and capital investment, and...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Policy (18 May 2023)

Darragh O'Brien: The Residential Tenancies (Deferment of Termination Dates of Certain Tenancies) Act 2022 was a time limited enactment which provided for a stay on eviction notices up to 31 March 2023, with deferred tenancy terminations taking effect over a staggered period from 1 April to 18 June. No specific study has been undertaken to determine the impact of the ending of the winter emergency period on...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Provision (18 May 2023)

Darragh O'Brien: The Housing for All plan is linked to the National Planning Framework (NPF), which fully supports the sustainable development of rural areas and the need to ensure that they continue to be viable places to live, work and invest in. The NPF aims to support the overall rural pattern of development in Ireland and deliver strengthened and diversified rural communities consistent with Our Rural...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Departmental Reports (18 May 2023)

Darragh O'Brien: The Residential Construction Cost Study was conducted under Action 19.1 Housing for All and is a shared Construction Sector Group (CSG)/Government initiative facilitated by my Department. The study finds that overall construction costs using Irish specifications on a cost-per-square-metre rate for the same apartment building are broadly in line with construction costs in the four European...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Homeless Accommodation (18 May 2023)

Darragh O'Brien: My Department currently publishes data on a monthly basis on the number of homeless persons accommodated in emergency accommodation funded and overseen by housing authorities. These reports are based on data provided by housing authorities, produced through the Pathway Accommodation & Support System (PASS). The monthly homelessness report includes details of individuals, families and...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Planning Issues (18 May 2023)

Darragh O'Brien: My Department has made significant advances in the development of marine planning policy over the last number of years, including the launch of the National Marine Planning Framework (NMPF) and the signing of the Maritime Area Planning Act in 2021. Implementation work on those continues at pace within my Department and remains ongoing. Public consultation, including consultation with...