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Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Private Rented Accommodation (13 Jul 2017)

Eoghan Murphy: Under the Rebuilding Ireland Action Plan for Housing and Homelessness, the Government is committed to a broad range of measures to tackle, among other things, some of the costs associated with the provision of housing. This includes undertaking a detailed analysis, in conjunction with the construction sector, to benchmark housing delivery input costs in Ireland, in order...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Local Authority Housing (13 Jul 2017)

Eoghan Murphy: Rebuilding Ireland has put in place both the targets and the funding resources to accelerate the delivery of social housing for all local authorities, including Laois County Council. There are currently over 600 social housing construction schemes included in the Status Report on Social Housing Construction Projects, which is now published on a quarterly basis and includes projects that are...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Local Authority Housing (13 Jul 2017)

Eoghan Murphy: I propose to take Questions Nos. 24 and 52 together. There is continuing, regular contact between myself as Minister and my Department with the local authorities, including those in the Greater Dublin Area. This contact covers all aspects of the Government's Rebuilding Ireland Action Plan for Housing and Homelessness, which is focused on increasing supply across all tenures, to achieve total...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Social and Affordable Housing (13 Jul 2017)

Eoghan Murphy: The results of the statutory Summary of Social Housing Assessments carried out in 2016 show that there were 91,600 households on local authority housing waiting lists, as at 21 September 2016. This figure represents an increase of 1,728 households, or 1.9%, on the 89,872 households recorded in the last summary, which was carried out in May 2013. The results of the 2016 Summary are available...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Planning Issues (13 Jul 2017)

Eoghan Murphy: Section 28(2) of the Planning and Development (Housing) and Residential Tenancies Act 2016 provides for a second extension of the duration of planning permissions relating to developments of 20 or more houses in specified circumstances.  I am proposing to make certain necessary amendments to the provisions in section 28 of the 2016 Act.  It was...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Social and Affordable Housing (13 Jul 2017)

Eoghan Murphy: Action 4.6 of the Rebuilding Ireland Action Plan provided for the introduction of an affordable rental scheme to enhance the capacity of the private rented sector to provide quality and affordable accommodation for households currently paying a disproportionate amount of disposable income on rent.  Provision was made for €10 million per annum to be allocated through my...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Housing for People with Disabilities Provision (13 Jul 2017)

Eoghan Murphy: The National Housing Strategy for people with a Disability (NHSPWD) 2011-2016 and associated National Implementation Framework were jointly published by my Department and the Department of Health. They set out the Government’s broad framework for the delivery of housing for people with disabilities and were developed as part of a coherent framework in conjunction with the...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Housing Assistance Payments (13 Jul 2017)

Eoghan Murphy: The Housing Assistance Payment (HAP) provides fast, flexible housing support to households in an area of their choice. Individuals with a housing need who in the past were reluctant to avail of full time work as they would lose their Rent Supplement support, can now move to HAP, avail of full-time work and retain their housing support, with an adjustment in their differential rent. HAP is...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: An Bord Pleanála (13 Jul 2017)

Eoghan Murphy: The appointment process for ordinary Board members of An Bord Pleanála is set out under section 106 of the Planning and Development Act 2000, as amended, and the associated Regulations. This provides that appointments to the Board by the Minister are generally made from candidates nominated by panels of prescribed bodies and there is also provision to re-appoint an existing member for a...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: House Prices (13 Jul 2017)

Eoghan Murphy: The residential construction sector in Ireland was severely impacted by the economic downturn, with housing output falling by almost 90% between 2006 and 2013. It is unsurprising, therefore, that it is the lack of housing supply and a competitive market that is widely accepted as being primarily responsible for driving the high levels of house price and rental inflation that we have seen in...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Pyrite Issues (13 Jul 2017)

Eoghan Murphy: The Pyrite Resolution Act 2013 provides for the making of a pyrite remediation scheme by the Pyrite Resolution Board for certain dwellings affected by significant pyrite damage. The Pyrite Resolution Board, with the support of the Housing Agency, is responsible for the implementation of the pyrite remediation scheme. The pyrite remediation scheme is a scheme of “last resort”...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Pyrite Issues (13 Jul 2017)

Eoghan Murphy: The Pyrite Resolution Act 2013 provides the statutory framework for the establishment of the Pyrite Resolution Board and for the making of a pyrite remediation scheme to be implemented by the Board with support from the Housing Agency. The pyrite remediation scheme is a scheme of “last resort” and is limited in its application and scope.The full conditions for eligibility under...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Fire Safety (13 Jul 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. It should be noted this was not intended as a report into the fire itself as suggested in the...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Social and Affordable Housing (13 Jul 2017)

Eoghan Murphy: A range of measures are being taken under Rebuilding Ireland: Action Plan for Housing and Homelessnessto increase housing supply overall, with the aim of creating a functioning and sustainable housing system which can meet housing demand at more affordable prices. While building new homes is a key element of Rebuilding Ireland, another effective way to meet housing needs is to achieve...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Social and Affordable Housing (13 Jul 2017)

Eoghan Murphy: The Government's Rebuilding Ireland Action Plan for Housing and Homelessness is focused on increasing supply across all tenures and, in respect of social housing, the target is to deliver 47,000 housing units through build, refurbishment, acquisition and leasing over the period 2016 to 2021, alongside an accelerated roll-out of the Housing Assistance Payment Scheme (HAP) to meet the needs of...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Social and Affordable Housing (13 Jul 2017)

Eoghan Murphy: I propose to take Questions Nos. 37, 53 and 67 together. The Strategy for the Rental Sector, published in December 2016, noted that the Programme for a Partnership Governmentcontains a commitment to develop a "cost rental" option, taking account of work already completed in this area, including by the National Economic and Social Council and others. In line with this commitment, Action 12 of...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Rent Controls (13 Jul 2017)

Eoghan Murphy: The Strategy for the Rental Sectorrecognises that high and rapidly rising rents are the most significant and immediate threat to the accommodation security of many households. For this reason, the Government introduced the Rent Predictability Measure and established the system of Rent Pressure Zones in December 2016 to moderate the rise in rents in the parts of the country where rents are...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Homeless Accommodation Provision (13 Jul 2017)

Eoghan Murphy: I propose to take Questions Nos. 39 and 59 together. TheRebuilding Ireland Action Plan on Housing and Homelessnessprovides for early solutions to address the high number of households and families in emergency accommodation. These include the delivery of increased social housing supply through new-build, acquisition and refurbishment schemes and independent tenancies for homeless households...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Planning Issues (13 Jul 2017)

Eoghan Murphy: There are no specific planning guidelines in place in respect of solar farms. Proposals for individual solar farm developments are subject to the statutory requirements of the Planning and Development Act 2000, as amended, in the same manner as other proposed developments. Planning applications are made to the relevant local planning authority with a right of appeal to An Bord Pleanála....

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Local Authority Staff Recruitment (13 Jul 2017)

Eoghan Murphy: The moratorium on recruitment and promotion in the public service was introduced in March 2009 following a Government decision to implement savings measures across the wider public service, as a response to the financial crisis facing the State. The terms of the moratorium were explicit and provided that no public service post, however arising, was to be filled by recruitment or...