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Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Defective Building Materials (14 Nov 2023)

Darragh O'Brien: Section 36 of the Remediation of Dwellings Damaged by the Use of Defective Concrete Blocks (DCB) Act 2022 provides that the Government may make a scheme for the purposes of enabling a designated local authority or an Approved Housing Body (AHB) to remedy damage caused to dwellings by the use of defective concrete blocks in their construction. The grant rates for this local authority and...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Water Services (14 Nov 2023)

Darragh O'Brien: In April 2022, I announced a new funding measure, under the Multi-annual Rural Water Programme, for the waste water collection and treatment needs of villages that do not have access to public waste water services. Funding of €50 million has been specifically allocated under the National Development Plan 2021-2030. The first round of funding is intended to follow a demonstration...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Constitutional Amendments (14 Nov 2023)

Darragh O'Brien: The Seanad Electoral (University Members) Act 1937 sets out the current legislative provisions governing the election of university senators to Seanad Éireann. In a recent judgment the Supreme Court determined that sections 6 and 7 of that Act, which provide for the election of members of the Seanad by certain university graduates, are unconstitutional because they are not consistent...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Wastewater Treatment (14 Nov 2023)

Darragh O'Brien: In April 2022, I announced a new funding measure, as an advance stage of the upcoming Multi-annual Rural Water Programme, for the waste water collection and treatment needs of villages that do not have access to public waste water services. Funding of €50 million has been specifically allocated under the National Development Plan 2021-2030. The first round of funding is intended to...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Local Authorities (14 Nov 2023)

Darragh O'Brien: My Department provides grant funding to assist householders dependent on an existing private water supply (Individual private well) with the costs incurred in providing a supply of water for domestic purposes or carrying out improvements to an existing supply. The grant is administered by local authorities. An applicant may be considered eligible for a grant if, in the opinion of the local...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Provision (14 Nov 2023)

Darragh O'Brien: I propose to take Questions Nos. 246, 247, 248 and 249 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 nine year period of the plan to 2030. This includes the delivery of 90,000 social homes, 36,000 affordable purchase homes and 18,000 cost rental homes to be facilitated by Local Authorities, Approved...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Wastewater Treatment (14 Nov 2023)

Darragh O'Brien: I understand the Question refers to housing estates with Developer Provided Water Services Infrastructure (DPI). My Department provides funding to progressively address DPI issues under the Multi-Annual Developer Provided Water Services Infrastructure Resolution Programme which is focused on housing estates which do not have their water services connected to the public network but instead...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Wastewater Treatment (14 Nov 2023)

Darragh O'Brien: My Department provides financial support through the domestic waste water treatment system (DWWTS) grant schemes to assist householders in carrying out works to repair, upgrade or replace defective septic tanks. The changes I recently announced to these grants are to increase the maximum grant level available to €12,000 (up from €5,000) and remove a requirement for the...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Marine Protected Areas (14 Nov 2023)

Darragh O'Brien: The Maritime Area Planning (MAP) Act 2021 (Sections 20-29) provides for Designated Maritime Area Plans or DMAPs. These are forward-looking sub-national plans that contribute to the overall vision for marine spatial planning in the Irish maritime area. DMAPs are intended to be flexible forward planning tools that can be used for geographic based plans or sectoral-based plans that focus on the...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Provision (14 Nov 2023)

Darragh O'Brien: I propose to take Questions Nos. 254, 255, 256, 257, 258, 259, 260, 261, 262, 263 and 264 together. The information requested is being compiled and will be forwarded to the Deputy in accordance with Standing Orders.

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Provision (14 Nov 2023)

Darragh O'Brien: Under Housing for All, the Government will deliver 54,000 affordable homes, including 18,000 Cost Rental tenancies, to be facilitated by local authorities, Approved Housing Bodies (AHBs), the Land Development Agency (LDA), and through the First Home scheme, a strategic partnership between the State and retail banks. To date over 3,000 affordable homes, including over 770 Cost Rental...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Departmental Data (14 Nov 2023)

Darragh O'Brien: Awaiting reply from Department.

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Provision (14 Nov 2023)

Darragh O'Brien: Limerick City and County Council is responsible for the management and operation of the project referred to and for the determination of any budget adjustments that arise, in accordance with the terms and conditions of the applicable contract. This project is currently on-site and is scheduled for completion in Q2/2024. As is standard practice, once projects of this nature are fully...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Local Authorities (14 Nov 2023)

Darragh O'Brien: Awaiting reply from Department.

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Defective Building Materials (14 Nov 2023)

Darragh O'Brien: Awaiting reply from Department.

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Building Regulations (14 Nov 2023)

Darragh O'Brien: I propose to take Questions Nos. 270 and 272 together. The Multi-Unit Developments Act 2011 (‘the MUDs Act’) was enacted with the primary purposes of reforming the law on the ownership and management of common areas of multi-unit developments, and facilitating the fair, efficient and effective management of owners' management companies (OMCs). Well-functioning OMCs are key to...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Building Regulations (14 Nov 2023)

Darragh O'Brien: The Multi-Unit Developments Act 2011 (‘the MUDs Act’) was enacted with the primary purposes of reforming the law on the ownership and management of common areas of multi-unit developments, and facilitating the fair, efficient and effective management of owners' management companies (OMCs). Well-functioning OMCs are key to maintaining and sustaining higher-density residential...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Energy Conservation (14 Nov 2023)

Darragh O'Brien: In 2021 a new holistic approach was applied to the Energy Efficient Retrofit Programme (EERP), designed around the Programme for Government's commitment led by the Department for the Environment, Climate and Communications that calls for the 'retrofit' of 500,000 homes to a B2 (BER)/Cost Optimal Equivalent standard by 2030, of which, approximately 36,500 are expected to be local authority...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Departmental Bodies (14 Nov 2023)

Darragh O'Brien: My Department is represented at the Senior Officials Group referred to in the Question. Attendance is linked to the supporting role my Department fulfils in respect of the whole of Government response to the humanitarian situation that arose as a consequence of the invasion of Ukraine. This role specifically concerns three strands: 1. Emergency Refurbishment (Ukraine) Project; 2....

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Rental Sector (14 Nov 2023)

Darragh O'Brien: The Residential Tenancies Board (RTB) was established an independent statutory body under the Residential Tenancies Acts 2004-2022 (RTA), to operate a national tenancy registration system and to facilitate the resolution of disputes between landlords and tenants and as such, the adjudication process is an operational matter for the RTB. My Department does not hold the information sought....