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Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Legislative Measures (4 Jul 2017)

Eoghan Murphy: The Planning and Development (Amendment) Bill 2016 is still being considered at Report Stage in the Dáil. The amendments referred to are connected to the proposed Office of the Planning Regulator. In line with the commitment made at Report Stage, my Department is examining the amendments proposed and has had productive discussions with the Department under whose remit this falls....

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Building Regulations (4 Jul 2017)

Eoghan Murphy: All new buildings must comply with the legally enforceable minimum performance standards set out in the Second Schedule of the Building Regulations 1997-2017. In this context, the Building Regulations (Part M) Amendment Regulations 2010, S.I. No. 513 of 2010, and the accompanying Technical Guidance Document M - Access and Use (2010), which...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Homeless Persons Data (4 Jul 2017)

Eoghan Murphy: Official homeless reports are published on my Department's website and can be accessed using the following link: www.housing.gov.ie/housing/homelessness/other/homelessness-d ata. These reports are based on data provided by housing authorities and produced through the Pathway Accommodation & Support System (PASS), the single integrated national data information system on...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Asylum Seeker Accommodation (4 Jul 2017)

Eoghan Murphy: Under the Rebuilding Ireland Action Plan for Housing and Homelessness, an operational sub-group under the auspices of the Irish Refugee Protection Programme (IRPP) Taskforce, composed of all relevant Departments of State and other bodies such as representatives of local authorities and the Irish Red Cross, was established to support the process of housing programme refugees referred to...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Legislative Measures (4 Jul 2017)

Eoghan Murphy: The report of the Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Future Funding of Domestic Water Services was published on 12 April 2017 and approved by both Houses of the Oireachtas. The Government approved the priority drafting of a Bill to give effect to the relevant recommendations set out in the Committee's report on 30 May 2017. My Department is working with the Attorney General's Office on...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Homeless Persons Data (4 Jul 2017)

Eoghan Murphy: I propose to take Questions Nos. 649 and 650 together. My Department publishes official homeless reports on a monthly basis.  These reports are based on data provided by housing authorities and produced through the Pathway Accommodation & Support System (PASS).  These reports capture details of individuals utilising State-funded emergency accommodation arrangements that are...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Fire Safety (4 Jul 2017)

Eoghan Murphy: Local authorities have extensive powers of inspection and enforcement under a range of legislation including the Building Control Act 1990, the Fire Services Acts 1981 and 2003 and the Dangerous Substances Acts 1972 and 1979, all of which may be relevant in relation to fire safety arrangements in properties, other than those specifically excluded under the Acts. Under the Fire Services Acts...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Emergency Accommodation Data (4 Jul 2017)

Eoghan Murphy: My Department does not fund any homeless service directly but provides funding to housing authorities towards the operational costs of homeless accommodation and related services under Section 10 of the Housing Act, 1988.  Under ‘Section 10’ funding arrangements, housing authorities must provide at least 10% of the cost of services from their own resources. Furthermore,...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Housing Policy (4 Jul 2017)

Eoghan Murphy: The Rebuilding Ireland Action Plan for Housing and Homelessness, which is available at the following link , is a multi-stranded, action-oriented approach to achieving the Government’s housing objectives, as set down in the Programme for a Partnership Government. At its heart, it aims to increase housing supply, across all tenures, to 25,000 homes per year by 2021. The 25,000...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Housing Policy (4 Jul 2017)

Eoghan Murphy: I propose to take Questions Nos. 654 and 655 together. Fundamentally, it is the lack of supply, across all tenures of housing, that is widely accepted as being primarily responsible for driving the high levels of house price and rental inflation we have seen in recent years. Residential construction output reached unsustainably high levels, with peak output of 93,000 new homes in...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Fire Safety (4 Jul 2017)

Eoghan Murphy: My Department has overall responsibility for the statutory regulatory framework governing Building Regulations, Building Control and Fire Services. Inspection and enforcement are a matter for local authorities who, under the Building Control Act 1990 and the Fire Services Acts 1981 & 2003, are designated as Building Control and Fire Authorities in their respective functional areas and...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Building Regulations (4 Jul 2017)

Eoghan Murphy: I propose to take Questions Nos. 657 and 658 together. 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: Social and Affordable Housing Funding (4 Jul 2017)

Eoghan Murphy: The acquisition of new and previously-owned houses and apartments through my Department’s Social Housing Investment Programme has been a feature of delivery over the last several years of new social housing for those on the waiting lists. Delivery of social housing through acquisitions has increased in recent years in line with the Government commitment to accelerate the overall...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Local Authority Funding (4 Jul 2017)

Eoghan Murphy: When a property is let, or available to let, it must comply with the Housing (Standards for Rented Houses) Regulations. The Regulations specify requirements in relation to a range of matters, such as structural repair, sanitary facilities, heating, fire safety and safety of gas and electrical supply.  Responsibility for enforcement of the regulations is a matter for the relevant local...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Legislative Measures (4 Jul 2017)

Eoghan Murphy: The Strategy for the Rental Sector recognises that receivership and repossession processes in relation to rented dwellings can cause confusion and distress to tenants.  It is essential, in such circumstances, that the rights of tenants are protected. While the circumstances of each case may vary, depending on the terms of the mortgage or charge under which a receiver is appointed, the...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Social and Affordable Housing Data (4 Jul 2017)

Eoghan Murphy: My Department has introduced a range of schemes to provide local authorities and Approved Housing Bodies (AHBs) with the capacity to utilise existing vacant stock for social housing use.  In particular, the Repair and Leasing Scheme (RLS) is targeted at owners of vacant properties who cannot afford or access the funding needed to bring their properties up to the required standard for...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Fire Safety (4 Jul 2017)

Eoghan Murphy: While there are no residential buildings in Ireland directly comparable or of a similar scale to Grenfell Tower, in response to this tragedy and in recognition of fears expressed for fire safety, I requested that a number of initial actions be taken, including: - Local authorities were requested to review fire safety in the multi-storey social housing sector and to report back to my...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Social and Affordable Housing Provision (4 Jul 2017)

Eoghan Murphy: While my Department is aware of the proposal referenced, it has not had discussions with the company in question in respect of this proposal.

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Constituency Commission (4 Jul 2017)

Eoghan Murphy: Following publication of the preliminary census results on 14 July 2016, the Constituency Commission (Establishment) Order 2016 was made establishing an independent Constituency Commission to begin work on a report on Dáil and European Parliament constituencies.  In accordance with requirements under section 9 of the Electoral Act 1997 (as amended), the Constituency Commission...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Electoral Register (4 Jul 2017)

Eoghan Murphy: The preparation of the register of electors is a matter for each local registration authority. It is their duty, as far as possible and with the cooperation and engagement of the public, to ensure the accuracy and comprehensiveness of that register. In support of activity by local authorities in preparing the register of electors, my Department promotes greater awareness of the register of...