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

Eoghan Murphy: The Housing Agency continues to monitor the rental market and may recommend further areas for designation as Rent Pressure Zones (RPZs). Following the procedures set out in the Act, where it is found at a future date that additional areas meet the criteria, they will be designated as RPZs. My Department has initiated a review of the Rent Predictability Measure. At this stage, the...

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

Eoghan Murphy: The Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland (SEAI) is the statutory agency responsible for the implementation and management of the Building Energy Rating (BER) Scheme in accordance with Ireland’s obligations under the Energy Performance of Buildings Directive (Recast). In accordance with these Regulations every new building is required to have a BER Certificate since 1 January 2007...

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

Eoghan Murphy: The estimated cost, including administrative costs, of refunding all customers of Irish Water that paid domestic water services charges is just under €180m.

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

Eoghan Murphy: I propose to take Questions Nos. 1250 and 1251 together. The Urban Regeneration and Housing Act 2015 introduced a new measure, the vacant site levy, which is aimed at incentivising the development of vacant, under-utilised sites in urban areas. Under the Act, planning authorities are required to establish a register of vacant sites in their areas, beginning on 1 January 2017, and to...

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

Eoghan Murphy: Social Innovation Fund Ireland (SIFI) works in partnership with Government to find and develop the best social innovations with the potential for transformative impact on critical social issues facing Ireland, including unemployment and the environment. The partnership is based on a 50:50 philanthropic/government matched funding arrangement. Details of the awards made by SIFI are available...

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

Eoghan Murphy: I propose to take Questions Nos. 1253, 1287 and 1335 together. The Tenant (Incremental) Purchase Scheme came into operation on 1 January 2016.  The Scheme is open to eligible tenants, including joint tenants, of local authority houses that are available for sale under the Scheme.  In line with the commitment given in the Rebuilding Ireland Action Plan for Housing...

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

Eoghan Murphy: The criteria for the awarding of incremental credit to an employee who, while in receipt of an allowance for higher duties, is promoted into the grade to which they are acting is set out in Departmental Circular Letter E.L. 02/2010, which provides that - If an officer while in receipt of an allowance for higher duties is promoted into the grade to which they are acting: The officer’s...

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

Eoghan Murphy: I propose to take Questions Nos. 1255 and 1303 together. Normal public consultation procedures were followed in this case. The application was advertised in the Southern Star and was available for inspection at a local Garda Station for a period of 21 days. No submissions were received from members of the public. In line with usual procedures, the application was also circulated to...

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

Eoghan Murphy: A referendum would be required in order to reduce to sixteen years, the age at which a person would be entitled to register to vote at Dáil elections, Presidential elections and at referendums. It is my understanding that a referendum would not be required to reduce the voting age at local and European elections. There is a Bill before the Seanad, the Electoral (Amendment) (Voting...

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

Eoghan Murphy: I propose to take Questions Nos. 1257 and 1258 together. In 2015, on the basis of a consultation paper prepared by my Department, and at the invitation of the then Minister, the Joint Oireachtas Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht undertook a public consultation process on the establishment of an electoral commission. The Committee published a report on the consultation...

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

Eoghan Murphy: I propose to take Questions Nos. 1259 and 1262 together. There is continuing, regular contact between myself as Minister and my Department with the local authorities, including those in the Greater Dublin Area, covering all aspects of the Government's Rebuilding Ireland Action Plan for Housing and Homelessness, which is focused on increasing supply across all...

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

Eoghan Murphy: My Department is working closely with all local authorities in relation to increasing and accelerating the delivery of a range of social housing programmes and supports, including rapid build homes.  There are currently over 500 rapid build units in various stages of delivery, including construction, and work is underway at advancing a further 500 units by...

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

Eoghan Murphy: I refer to the  reply to Questions Nos. 24 and 52 on today's Order Paper which sets out the position on this matter.

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

Eoghan Murphy: 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 local level.  Statutory responsibility in relation to the provision of accommodation for homeless individuals, and related services, rests with individual housing authorities. ...

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

Eoghan Murphy: Rebuilding Ireland has put in place the funding resources to accelerate the delivery of social housing for all local authorities, including Kildare County Council. Critically, €5.35 billion in exchequer investment has been secured to support its implementation and to deliver 47,000 social housing units through build, refurbishment, acquisitions and leasing, over the period to...

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

Eoghan Murphy: I propose to take Questions Nos. 1265 and 1266 together. The management of issues related to this development are primarily a matter for Kildare County Council and one in which I have no function.  I am informed by Kildare County Council that a Receiver has been appointed in relation to the site in question and it would be inappropriate for me to comment further on that...

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

Eoghan Murphy: My Department does not collate or hold the specific statistical data requested by the Deputy. The allocation of social housing support to qualified households is a matter for the local authority concerned, in accordance with the Housing (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2009 and associated Regulations.

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

Eoghan Murphy: The Rebuilding Ireland Action Plan for Housing and Homelessness, published in July 2016, is particularly focused on increasing supply of new homes across all tenures, to achieve total housing output of at least 25,000 homes per year by 2020, effectively doubling the output of 12,600 homes recorded in 2015. Rebuilding Ireland commits to the delivery of an...

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

Eoghan Murphy: Based on ESB connections data, it is estimated that around half of the 15,000 new homes completed last year were one-off houses, mainly built in rural areas, which account for less than 40% of the national population. The high proportion of overall national house-building taking place in rural areas points to the degree to which indigenous communities in rural areas are being...

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

Eoghan Murphy: To end Quarter 1 2017, the National Asset Management Agency (NAMA) had identified 6,947 units, associated with the security for loans that NAMA has acquired, that could be made available for social housing. Many of these units were in unfinished housing developments or developments that required significant remediation work. All of the units identified by NAMA, regardless of their...