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Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Homeless Persons Supports (16 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 homeless accommodation and related services rests with individual housing authorities. My Department does...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Commercial Rates (16 May 2023)

Darragh O'Brien: Local authorities are under a statutory obligation to levy rates on any property used for commercial purposes in accordance with the details entered in the valuation lists prepared by Tailte Éireann under the Valuation Acts 2001 to 2015. A large body of case law is well established and local authorities and ratepayers are, in the main, very familiar with, and generally accepting...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Commercial Rates (16 May 2023)

Darragh O'Brien: Local authorities are under a statutory obligation to levy rates on any property used for commercial purposes in accordance with the details entered in the valuation lists prepared by Tailte Éireann under the Valuation Acts 2001 to 2015. While some property and land is exempt from rates (the full list of exempted properties is set out in Schedule 4 of the Valuation Acts 2001 to...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Water Charges (16 May 2023)

Darragh O'Brien: On 25 April 2023, the Government approved additional measures under the Housing for All Action Plan to incentivise the activation of increased housing supply and help reduce housing construction costs, including the introduction of temporary time-limited arrangements for the waiving of local authority “section 48” development contributions and the refunding of Uisce Éireann...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Policy (16 May 2023)

Darragh O'Brien: Housing for All- a New Housing Plan for Ireland is the Government’s housing policy to 2030. Comprehensive information regarding Government housing schemes and accompanying options is available online on our dedicated webpage at the following link: www.gov.ie/en/campaigns/dfc50-housing-for-all/. This includes an area named ‘available supports’ which provides information...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Rental Sector (16 May 2023)

Darragh O'Brien: The Tenant (Incremental) Purchase Scheme provides for the purchase by eligible tenants, or joint tenants, of local authority homes available for sale under the scheme. To be eligible, applicants must meet certain criteria, including the minimum annual reckonable income of €12,500. The minimum income requirement has a dual purpose. It ensures the scheme remains sustainable and the...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Rental Sector (16 May 2023)

Darragh O'Brien: Awaiting reply from Department.

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Water Supply (16 May 2023)

Darragh O'Brien: I refer to the reply to Parliamentary Question No. 822 of 18 April 2023. My Department continues to await a further submission from Mayo County Council on the matter.

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: International Protection (16 May 2023)

Darragh O'Brien: Awaiting reply from Department.

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Schemes (16 May 2023)

Darragh O'Brien: Awaiting reply from Department.

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Mayoral Election (16 May 2023)

Darragh O'Brien: Awaiting reply from Department.

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Electoral Process (16 May 2023)

Darragh O'Brien: The Electoral Reform Act 2022, enacted on 25 July, delivers the legislative underpinning for a range of significant electoral reforms set out in the “Programme for Government – Our Shared Future”. Provisions commenced on 13 October under S.I. No. 512 of 2022, included those provisions necessary for the introduction of the new processes in relation to electoral...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Provision (16 May 2023)

Darragh O'Brien: Awaiting reply from Department.

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Schemes (16 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 DAC), on behalf of...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Derelict Sites (16 May 2023)

Darragh O'Brien: I propose to take Questions Nos. 415 and 416 together. Under the vacant site levy provisions in the Urban Regeneration and Housing Act 2015 (the Act), planning authorities were required to establish a register of vacant sites in their functional areas, beginning on 1 January 2017. The Act empowered planning authorities to apply a vacant site levy of 3% of the market valuation of...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Derelict Sites (16 May 2023)

Darragh O'Brien: Local authorities are required to submit an annual return to my Department providing information on the operation of the Derelict Sites Act 1990 in their functional areas. The return from the local authority referred to in respect of 2022 was received in my Department on 24 March 2023. The return noted that notices or demands were issued by the Council under the Act in respect of 250...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Provision (16 May 2023)

Darragh O'Brien: I propose to take Questions Nos. 418, 419 and 420 together. My Department publishes the Social Housing Construction Status Report (CSR), which provides details of social housing developments that have been completed, are under construction or are progressing through the various stages of design and tender processes. The most recent CSR (Quarter 4 2022) and previous reports are available at...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Social Media (16 May 2023)

Darragh O'Brien: The information requested relating to social media posting in Irish is being compiled and will be forwarded in accordance with Standing Orders. The information requested in relation to bodies under the aegis of my Department is a matter for the individual bodies concerned.? Arrangements have been put in place by each Agency to facilitate the provision of information directly to members of the...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Equality Issues (16 May 2023)

Darragh O'Brien: My Department is strongly committed to equality of opportunity for all in terms of its recruitment and employment practices. The provision of reasonable accommodations is a key element in supporting new staff with a disability and existing staff who acquire a disability. In my Department the provision of reasonable accommodations required to support a staff member with a disability is...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Fire Safety (16 May 2023)

Darragh O'Brien: The provision of a fire service in its functional area, including the establishment and maintenance of a fire brigade, the assessment of fire cover needs and the provision of fire station premises, is a statutory function of individual fire authorities under the Fire Services Act, 1981. My Department supports fire authorities through setting general policy and progressing legislation,...