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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. A Steering Group was convened to oversee the review. The independent fire safety expert has...

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

Eoghan Murphy: On 10 July 2017, I was delighted to attend the “hand-over ceremony” at the Ó Cualann Co-Housing Alliance in Ballymun, and I was very impressed by this project. Working with Dublin City Council, AIB and industry professionals, Ó Cualann are delivering new 2-, 3- and 4-bed, A2 rated, top quality homes in Dublin with sales prices ranging from €140,000 to...

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

Eoghan Murphy: A single Division in my Department has full responsibility for all social housing matters both policy and operational. On 31 May 2017, there were 121.65 full time equivalent staff members working in the Division. It is not possible to disaggregate the staff into precise numbers dealing with policy and operational matters as, in the case of many staff, their roles involve them in both areas...

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

Eoghan Murphy: The aim of the Local Infrastructure Housing Activation Fund (LIHAF) is to relieve critical infrastructural blockages in order to enable the accelerated delivery of housing on key development sites in urban areas with high demand for housing. It is expected that the 34 LIHAF projects will deliver 23,000 housing units over the next 4 years, with a longer-term projection of up to 70,000 units...

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

Eoghan Murphy: The Programme for a Partnership Government included a commitment to launch a recast RAPID programme. My Department is currently finalising the necessary arrangements, with the intention of launching the new programme shortly.

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

Eoghan Murphy: The Government has made housing a top priority, bringing forward the range of measures under the Rebuilding Ireland Action Plan for Housing and Homelessness in July 2016. Under this plan, 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...

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

Eoghan Murphy: Using funding available from my Department, Dublin City Council makes its own decisions on the types of housing they wish to develop, in line with their housing needs and priorities. Equally, social housing allocations are a matter for the Council in accordance with the Housing (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2009 and associated Regulations. Substantial support is available to Dublin...

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

Eoghan Murphy: There are no specific planning guidelines issued by my Department in relation to the assessment of the climate impact of renewable energy developments on peatlands, including degraded peatlands, as referred to by the Deputy. It should be noted that policy matters in relation to climate change and renewable energy generally are a matter for my colleague, the Minister for Communications,...

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

Eoghan Murphy: It is important to ensure that the planning process supports the provision of necessary community facilities in parallel with housing developments. In this context, under section 48(1) of the Planning and Development Act 2000, as amended, there is provision for the attaching of conditions to planning permissions, requiring the payment of a development contribution in respect of public...

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

Eoghan Murphy: My Department published statutory guidelines for planning authorities in June 2013 on Local Area Plans under Section 28 of the Planning Act 2000 (as amended). Section 5 of these Guidelines offer advice as regards the structure and content of local area plans and sets out a range of policies that can be put in place to promote and facilitate active and healthy living patterns for local...

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

Eoghan Murphy: Under the 1999 Affordable Housing Scheme, which is no longer in operation, eligibility was determined on the basis that applicants were in need of housing and could not afford to purchase a house outright on the open market. The income limits under the 1999 Scheme were revised on a number of occasions and in 2010 the annual income limit for a single income household...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Housing Policy (12 Jul 2017)

Eoghan Murphy: This Government recognises the housing access and affordability pressures faced by many households, particularly in certain parts of the country. It is for this reason that the overarching objective of  the Rebuilding Ireland Action Plan for Housing and Homelessness is to increase the supply of new homes to 25,000 per annum by 2020 and, in particular, to...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Foreshore Licence Applications (12 Jul 2017)

Eoghan Murphy: I propose to take Questions Nos. 461 and 462 together. My Department places a high priority on public participation during the assessment of foreshore applications. At the initial stage in the process, the pre-application stage, the developer initially discusses the project with my Department and is encouraged to engage in pre-application consultations with stakeholders including the local...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Housing Grant Payments (12 Jul 2017)

Eoghan Murphy: On 29 May 2017, funding of €59.8m million was announced by my Department for the Housing Adaptation Grants for Older People and People with a Disability, which is an increase of some 6% on the previous year's allocation. Some 8,000 households benefitted under the Scheme in 2016, and with this additional funding, it is hoped to increase this to 10,000 in 2017. Details of the...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Voluntary Housing Sector (12 Jul 2017)

Eoghan Murphy: The normal legislative provisions of the Residential Tenancies Acts governing rent setting, rent reviews and notices of changed rents for private rented tenancies, do not apply to Approved Housing Body (AHB) tenancies.  Instead,  these matters are governed by the tenancy agreements, leases or financing arrangements in place. Where social housing units are provided by AHBs under...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Local Authority Housing Funding (12 Jul 2017)

Eoghan Murphy: My Department provides capital funding to Local Authorities to undertake adaptations and extensions to their existing social housing stock. The scheme supports local authorities to provide extensions needed to address over-crowding and can be hugely beneficial to the families concerned, while also alleviating the need for new social housing units to be provided.  In...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Building Regulations (12 Jul 2017)

Eoghan Murphy: I understand the body referred to in the Deputy's question is the Building Regulations Advisory Body (BRAB). Section 14 of the Building Control Act 1990 provides for the establishment, at the Minister's discretion, of a BRAB to advise the Minister on matters relating to building regulations. The term of office of the last BRAB expired on 1 October 2012.  The members of...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Housing Policy (12 Jul 2017)

Eoghan Murphy: The Rebuilding Ireland Action Plan for Housing and Homelessness includes a clear intent to increase the level and speed of delivery of social housing, as part of the Government’s approach to addressing the current challenges in the housing sector.  The target to deliver 47,000 social housing units through build, refurbishment, acquisition and leasing over the...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Building Regulations (12 Jul 2017)

Eoghan Murphy: Under the Building Control Acts 1990 to 2014, primary responsibility for compliance with the requirements of the Building Regulations rests with the owners, designers and builders of buildings. Enforcement of the Building Regulations is a matter for the 31 local building control authorities who have extensive powers of inspection...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Foreshore Licence Applications (12 Jul 2017)

Eoghan Murphy: I propose to take Questions Nos. 469 and 471 together. My Department does not have any input into the content or views contained within submissions provided by the prescribed bodies as part of the foreshore consultation process and as such is not privy as to how such content was arrived at within the internal structures of these bodies. Any question related to the content of the responses...