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Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Provision (18 Apr 2023)

Darragh O'Brien: Housing for All is the Government’s plan to increase the supply of housing to an average of 33,000 per year over the next decade. This includes the delivery of 90,000 social homes, 36,000 affordable purchase homes and 18,000 cost rental homes. Housing for All is supported by an investment package of over €4bn per annum, through an overall combination of €12bn in direct...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Local Authorities (18 Apr 2023)

Darragh O'Brien: The Local Authority Home Loan is a Government backed mortgage scheme for those who cannot get sufficient funding from commercial banks to purchase or build a home. The loan can be used both for new and second-hand properties, or to self-build. A ‘Fresh Start’ principle applies for applications to the Local Authority Home Loan. Applicant(s) that previously purchased a...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Emergency Accommodation (18 Apr 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 local level. Statutory responsibility in relation to the provision of accommodation and related services for homeless persons rests with individual housing authorities. ...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Planning Issues (30 Mar 2023)

Darragh O'Brien: An Bord Pleanála (the Board) is the national independent statutory body with responsibility for the determination of planning appeals and direct applications for strategic infrastructure and other developments under the Planning and Development Act 2000, as amended, and certain other Acts. Under section 30 of the Planning and Development Act, 2000, as amended, as Minister I am...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Planning Issues (30 Mar 2023)

Darragh O'Brien: An Bord Pleanála (the Board) is the national independent statutory body with responsibility for the determination of planning appeals and direct applications for strategic infrastructure and other developments under the Planning and Development Act 2000, as amended, and certain other Acts. My role as Minister in relation to the planning system is, primarily, to provide a policy and...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Rights of Way (30 Mar 2023)

Darragh O'Brien: There are no substantive changes to provisions in the draft Planning and Development Bill 2022 pertaining to public rights of way compared to the provisions in the current Planning and Development Act 2000 (as amended). The draft Planning and Development Bill 2022 was published in January and the Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Local Government and Heritage has undertaken a...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Rental Sector (30 Mar 2023)

Darragh O'Brien: The Residential Tenancies (Deferment of Termination Dates of Certain Tenancies) Act 2022 was a time limited enactment which provided for a stay on eviction notices up to 31 March 2023, with deferred tenancy terminations taking effect over a staggered period from 1 April to 18 June. The Government and I considered a number of courses of action in advance of the ending of the winter...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Local Authorities (30 Mar 2023)

Darragh O'Brien: Housing for All, is the Government’s plan to increase the supply of housing to an average of 33,000 per year over the next decade. This includes the delivery of 90,000 social homes by 2030. Housing for All is supported by an investment package of over €4bn per annum, through an overall combination of €12bn in direct Exchequer funding, €3.5bn in funding through the...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Vacant Properties (30 Mar 2023)

Darragh O'Brien: Local authorities will always have a level of vacancy in their housing stock. This will fluctuate over time, as tenancy surrender and re-letting of stock is an ongoing process. Therefore, ongoing data in relation to vacant local authority owned homes is not collated by my Department. However, statistics in relation to social housing stock, at a point in time, are published by the National...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Regeneration Projects (30 Mar 2023)

Darragh O'Brien: I propose to take Questions Nos. 154 and 155 together. In line with the objectives of the National Planning Framework and the National Development Plan, the Urban Regeneration and Development Fund (URDF) is currently providing part-funding to applicant-led projects, enabling more compact and sustainable development within the existing built-up footprints of our cities and large towns. ...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Schemes (30 Mar 2023)

Darragh O'Brien: The Tenant (Incremental) Purchase Scheme provides for the purchase by eligible tenants, including joint tenants, of local authority homes available for sale under the scheme. To be eligible, applicants must meet certain criteria, including minimum annual reckonable income. In determining a tenant’s minimum annual reckonable income, local authorities can include incomes from...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Schemes (30 Mar 2023)

Darragh O'Brien: I propose to take Questions Nos. 157 and 158 together. 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...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Schemes (30 Mar 2023)

Darragh O'Brien: The policy objective of the First Home Scheme, launched on 7 July 2022, is to encourage greater supply of new build homes and to increase home ownership by supporting eligible first-time buyers in acquiring new homes in the private market through the use of an equity share model. The First Home Scheme is administered by the First Home Scheme Ireland DAC, which is responsible for the...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Departmental Schemes (30 Mar 2023)

Darragh O'Brien: The Repair and Leasing Scheme (RLS) provides an upfront loan, to a maximum of €60,000 (including VAT) per unit, to owners of vacant properties that require work to bring the units up to the required standard for rental properties. Under the scheme, the local authority, or approved housing body, pays for the repairs upfront and the home is taken into social housing stock by way of...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Vacant Properties (30 Mar 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. Many areas of cities, towns and villages of all sizes face the blight of vacant properties, which, if brought back into use, could add real vibrancy and provide new accommodation in those areas. While the reasons for vacancy are often complex, the re-use and regeneration...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Vacant Properties (30 Mar 2023)

Darragh O'Brien: On 30 January 2023, I announced details regarding a third round of funding under the URDF. Supporting key objectives of Housing for All, Town Centre First, and the Vacant Homes Action Plan, this round of URDF support has been specifically designed to address long term vacancy and dereliction across URDF eligible cities and towns. It is proposed that a revolving fund of up to €150m of...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Wastewater Treatment (30 Mar 2023)

Darragh O'Brien: Uisce Éireann has statutory responsibility for all aspects of water services planning, delivery and operation at national, regional and local levels. The prioritisation and progression of individual projects and programmes is a matter for determination by Uisce Éireann. The Programme for Government supports the uptake of Uisce Éireann's Small Towns and Villages Growth Programme...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Schemes (30 Mar 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 minimum time in receipt of social housing supports. The tenant or, in the case of applications from joint tenants, both tenants, must be in receipt of social...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Vacant Properties (30 Mar 2023)

Darragh O'Brien: The management and maintenance of local authority housing stock, including pre-letting repairs to vacant properties, the implementation of a planned maintenance programme and carrying out of responsive repairs, are matters for each individual local authority under Section 58 of the Housing Act 1966. Notwithstanding this, my Department provides annual funding support to local authorities...

Confidence in Government: Motion (29 Mar 2023)

Darragh O'Brien: Brilliant stuff Pearse.