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

Darragh O'Brien: Under the Planning and Development Act 2000, as amended (the Act), there is no specific preclusion to the development by guesthouse owners of pods as additional bedrooms to cater for tourism. All development, unless specifically exempted under the Act or associated Regulations, requires planning permission. If not exempt, it will therefore be a matter for the local planning authority to...

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

Darragh O'Brien: A Certificate of Compliance on Completion, supplied by the Assigned Certifier and Builder, certifies that the building or works have been carried out in accordance with the Building Regulations. Article 20F of the Building Control Regulations provides that a Certificate of Compliance on Completion shall be submitted to a Building Control Authority and be included on the register before...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Development Contributions (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 Schemes (11 May 2023)

Darragh O'Brien: Housing for All targets the delivery of a total of 18,000 Cost Rental homes over the period to 2030 and significant funding is made available to support provision by Approved Housing Bodies (AHBs), local authorities and by the Land Development Agency (LDA). Local authorities have been encouraged to deliver Cost Rental homes directly by taking advantage of increased grant funding now...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Departmental Schemes (11 May 2023)

Darragh O'Brien: Pathway 4 of Housing for All sets out a blueprint to address vacancy and make efficient use of our existing housing stock.  The Croí Cónaithe Towns Fund is a key initiative which underpins the policy objectives set out in Pathway Four of Housing for All. In July 2022 the Vacant Property Refurbishment Grant was launched as part of the Croí Cónaithe Towns Fund. The...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Diaspora Issues (11 May 2023)

Darragh O'Brien: Under electoral law, in order to be able to vote at elections in Ireland, a person's name must be entered in the register of electors for a constituency in the State in which the person ordinarily resides. With some exceptions (mainly postal and special voters) all persons must attend in person to vote at their local polling station. Subject to a limited number of exceptions, Irish...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Fire Safety (11 May 2023)

Darragh O'Brien: Obtaining appropriate professional and legal advice continues to form part of the due diligence that a person should undertake when considering the purchase of a property.   Separate to this, work is underway in my Department to draft legislation to establish supports for the remediation of fire safety, structural safety and water ingress defects in purpose-built apartment...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Question Heading for question(s) 200 (11 May 2023)

Darragh O'Brien: The Electoral Commission - An Coimisiún Toghcháin - was established on 9 February 2023 by way of the Electoral Reform Act 2022 (Establishment Day) Order 2023 and is now operational. In this regard, section 30(3) of Electoral Reform Act provides that an Coimisiún shall be independent in the performance of its functions, which include, among other matters, the review of...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Schemes (11 May 2023)

Darragh O'Brien: I propose to take Questions Nos. 201 and 203 together. While I have made a wide range of funding and development options available to local authorities, it is they who are responsible for the identification of the social housing need in their areas and for the development of appropriate responses to the need identified. The approach to providing social housing by the local...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Departmental Data (11 May 2023)

Darragh O'Brien: My Department does not hold the details requested by the Deputy. The Central Statistics Office (CSO), as the national statistical office, compiles and makes available detailed data on a number of housing related issues including housing completions. Data in relation to new dwelling completions, including data on single dwellings, broken down by Local Electoral...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Flexible Work Practices (11 May 2023)

Darragh O'Brien: The cross party group referenced, which comprised a representative group of women councillors from across Ireland, was convened in March 2021 to examine issues associated with maternity leave and related supports for local authority elected members. The group met a number of times in 2021 and their deliberations provided greater understanding of the needs of women councillors and were...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Development Contributions (11 May 2023)

Darragh O'Brien: I propose to take Questions Nos. 205 and 217 together. 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”...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Schemes (11 May 2023)

Darragh O'Brien: Housing for All sets out the range of actions necessary to increase the supply of housing to the required 33,000 homes, on average, per year over the next decade. 54,000 affordable home interventions will be delivered between now and 2030 to be facilitated by local authorities, Approved Housing Bodies (AHBs), the Land Development Agency (LDA) and through a strategic partnership between the...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Schemes (11 May 2023)

Darragh O'Brien: My Department publishes comprehensive programme level statistics on a quarterly basis on social and affordable housing delivery activity. This includes data on Part V delivery per local authority, which is available on the statistics page of my Department’s website, at the following link: www.gov.ie/en/collection/6060e-overall-social-hou sing-provision/.  Cost information on...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Schemes (11 May 2023)

Darragh O'Brien: Awaiting reply from Department.

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Schemes (11 May 2023)

Darragh O'Brien: With 2022 representing the first full year of delivery under the affordable housing schemes introduced in the Affordable Housing Act 2021, local authorities have begun to submit data returns and information on delivery of affordable homes in their area to my Department, in the same manner as is done for social housing. Delivery of affordable units by local authorities with assistance...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Emergency Accommodation (11 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,...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: State Bodies (11 May 2023)

Darragh O'Brien: Awaiting reply from Department.

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Local Authorities (11 May 2023)

Darragh O'Brien: Under Section 159 of the Local Government Act 2001, each Chief Executive is responsible for the staffing and organisational arrangements necessary for carrying out the functions of the local authority for which he/she is responsible. My Department oversees workforce planning for the local government sector, including the monitoring of overall local government sector employment levels. To...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Defective Building Materials (11 May 2023)

Darragh O'Brien: Awaiting reply from Department.