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Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Homeless Persons Supports (27 Jun 2017)

Eoghan Murphy: The Rebuilding Ireland Action Plan on Housing and Homelessness outlined an initiative to provide homeless families residing in hotel accommodation in the Dublin Region with access to free public transport for family travel and for school journeys, with the Dublin Region Homeless Executive overseeing the arrangements. Five separate 24-hour family Leap cards were made available to all...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Planning Issues (27 Jun 2017)

Eoghan Murphy: Local authority development plans prepared under Section 9 of the Planning and Development Act 2000 (as amended) must include objectives for the zoning of land for particular purposes, including residential uses, where and to such an extent as the proper planning and sustainable development of an area requires such uses to be indicated. While there is no express provision to zone...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Planning Issues (27 Jun 2017)

Eoghan Murphy: I understand that planning permission was granted in relation to the development referred to by An Bord Pleanála in May 2009, following a third party appeal to the Board of Louth County Council's previous decision to grant permission for the development concerned. The Board granted permission subject to a number of conditions, which included a requirement for the submission by the...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Homeless Persons Supports (27 Jun 2017)

Eoghan Murphy: The Homeless Pilot of the Housing Assistance Payment (HAP) scheme has been operational since February 2015 across the four local authorities in the Dublin Region, i.e. Dublin City Council, Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council, Fingal County Council and South Dublin County Council, and is being implemented through the Dublin Region Homeless Executive (DRHE). The Place Finder service has...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Social and Affordable Housing Provision (27 Jun 2017)

Eoghan Murphy: Under Part V of the Planning and Development Act 2000 there are a number of options for a Part V agreement including transfer of land at existing use value, transfer of housing units or lease of housing units. Section 96(3)(b) of the Act provides that whichever option a local authority pursues the “net monetary value” of the property transferred, or the reduction in the rent...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Homeless Accommodation Provision (27 Jun 2017)

Eoghan Murphy: On Monday 19 June, I met with the Chief Executives of the four Dublin Local Authorities regarding the Government’s commitment to only use commercial hotels and B&Bs for homeless families in exceptional circumstances from July onwards. While the Local Authorities are showing exceptional commitment in working to find solutions for all homeless families, I emphasised to them the...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Housing Policy (27 Jun 2017)

Eoghan Murphy: I propose to take Questions Nos. 595, 605 and 606 together. The Government recognises the housing affordability pressures in certain areas and is determined to see increases in the supply of high quality social and affordable homes, to buy or rent, as quickly as possible, particularly in the major urban areas where demand is greatest. This is one of the issues I will be considering in...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Local Infrastructure Housing Activation Fund (27 Jun 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. These public infrastructure projects will be key to the early delivery of 23,000 housing units over the next four years. There is further potential for...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: NAMA Social Housing Provision (27 Jun 2017)

Eoghan Murphy: NAMA was established as an independent commercial body to operate under the direction of its Board of Directors, in accordance with the NAMA Act. Under Section 10 of the NAMA Act, NAMA is mandated to act in a commercial manner to obtain the best financial return for the State. As such, NAMA's dealings with its debtors, as well as the management, funding and sale of assets are all commercial...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Homeless Persons Data (27 Jun 2017)

Eoghan Murphy: As of the end of April 2017, there were 695 homeless families in Dublin being accommodated in commercial hotels and B&Bs. This total is a considerable reduction on the 871 such families recorded at the end of March. Based on figures provided to my Department by the Dublin Region Homeless Executive, over 830 families have exited hotel and B&B arrangements since Rebuilding Ireland was...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Departmental Staff Data (27 Jun 2017)

Eoghan Murphy: The number of whole time equivalent staff in my Department as at the end of 2016 was 647.22.

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Development Contributions (27 Jun 2017)

Eoghan Murphy: With regard to development contributions, my role as Minister is to provide the necessary legislative and policy framework governing development contribution schemes operated by planning authorities. Under sections 48 and 49 of the Planning and Development Act 2000, as amended, planning authorities may levy development contributions in respect of public infrastructure and facilities...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Social and Affordable Housing Data (27 Jun 2017)

Eoghan Murphy: Under my Department’s Social Housing Investment Programme, funding is available to all local authorities, to deliver additional social housing stock through both new construction projects and through the acquisition of new and previously owned houses/apartments. Details on the number of properties purchased by all local authorities for letting to those on their social housing waiting...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Local Authority Housing Mortgages (27 Jun 2017)

Eoghan Murphy: I propose to take Questions Nos. 603 and 604 together. There are currently two house purchase loan offerings available to lower income first-time buyers from local authorities. The first is a standard annuity mortgage available from all local authorities. A first-time buyer unable to get adequate loan from a building society or a bank, may be eligible for a mortgage from the local authority...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Approved Housing Bodies (27 Jun 2017)

Eoghan Murphy: Approved Housing Bodies (AHBs) acquire houses with assistance from my Department and also using their own private finance arrangements. I can only provide information in relation to such acquisitions, as were assisted by my Department. There are two such schemes: the Capital Assistance Scheme (CAS) provides funding in respect of the costs of purchasing accommodation to meet special housing...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Election Management System (27 Jun 2017)

Eoghan Murphy: Local authorities are responsible for the preparation and publication of the register of electors in their areas. Under section 11(3) of the Electoral Act 1992, a person shall be deemed not to have given up ordinary residence if they intend to resume residence within eighteen months after giving it up and a written statement by a person that he intends to resume residence within eighteen...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Traveller Community (27 Jun 2017)

Eoghan Murphy: I assume the Question is referring to my Department's Local and Community Development Programme (LCDP) which operated from 2010 to March 2015, and to the Social Inclusion and Community Activation Programme (SICAP). The objective of the LCDP was to tackle poverty and social exclusion through partnership and constructive engagement between Government, and its agencies, and people in...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Homeless Persons Supports (27 Jun 2017)

Eoghan Murphy: Official homeless reports are published on my Department's website and can be accessed using the following link: . 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 State-funded emergency accommodation arrangements overseen by housing...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Homeless Persons Supports (27 Jun 2017)

Eoghan Murphy: Official homeless reports are published on my Department's website and can be accessed using the following link:. 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 State-funded emergency accommodation arrangements overseen by housing...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Tenant Purchase Scheme (27 Jun 2017)

Eoghan Murphy: I propose to take Questions Nos. 612 and 641 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 and Homelessness, a review...