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Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Water and Sewerage Schemes Funding (20 Jun 2017)

Eoghan Murphy: I propose to take Questions Nos. 2145 and 2146 together. My Department's new Multi-annual Rural Water Programme 2016 - 2018 includes funding of group sewerage schemes, through Measure 4(d), where clustering of households on individual septic tanks is not a viable option, particularly from an environmental perspective. Local authorities were invited in January 2016 to submit bids...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Social and Affordable Housing Funding (20 Jun 2017)

Eoghan Murphy: My Department has recently received proposals from Meath County Council for the funding of social housing developments in the locations concerned.  These proposals are currently being assessed by my Department's technical staff, who will be in contact with Meath County Council on the matter shortly.

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Local Authority Staff (20 Jun 2017)

Eoghan Murphy: The Local Government Act 2001 (Section 237A) Regulations 2003 set out statutory provisions for local authorities and their dealings with members of the Houses of the Oireachtas. Section 12 of the Regulations requires that the Chief Executive, together with the Cathaoirleach, of each local authority meets at least annually with local Oireachtas members as a group. This provision...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Housing Assistance Payments Data (20 Jun 2017)

Eoghan Murphy: I propose to take Questions Nos. 2149 to 2152, inclusive, together. The Housing Assistance Payment (HAP) is a flexible and immediate housing support that is now available to all eligible households throughout the State. There are currently more than 22,000 households in receipt of HAP, including 7,000 households that were previously supported by Rent Supplement. There are currently more than...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Local Authority Funding (20 Jun 2017)

Eoghan Murphy: The Needs and Resources Model was developed and first used in 2000 to assist in the determination of the allocation of General Purpose Grants (GPGs) to local authorities from the Local Government Fund. The aim of the model was to bring about equalisation between local authorities over time so that each would have sufficient resources, from a combination of central grants and local...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Fire Safety (20 Jun 2017)

Eoghan Murphy: I propose to take Questions Nos. 2154 and 2212 together. 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...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Planning Issues (20 Jun 2017)

Eoghan Murphy: The establishment and operation of crematoria are subject to controls under planning, environmental protection and air pollution legislation. There are no planning guidelines related specifically to the development of crematoria.

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Land Availability (20 Jun 2017)

Eoghan Murphy: I propose to take Questions Nos. 2156, 2172 and 2190 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,...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Social and Affordable Housing Data (20 Jun 2017)

Eoghan Murphy: The purpose of the Summary of Social Housing Assessments (SSHA) is to capture the total number of households qualified for social housing support across the country whose social housing need is not being met, in order to better understand the level of need for such support.  Under the annual SSHA process, all housing authorities are required to review certain households who are...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Housing and Sustainable Communities Agency (20 Jun 2017)

Eoghan Murphy: The National Building Agency Ltd. (NBA) was registered as a company in 1960 and was the subject of the National Building Agency Act in 1963. The Agency was a multi-disciplinary, professional design practice set up to provide a broad range of consultancy services to public authorities in support of varying policies of Government including housing, urban renewal, urban and rural planning as...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Tenant Purchase Scheme (20 Jun 2017)

Eoghan Murphy: The new Tenant (Incremental) Purchase Scheme for existing local authority houses 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.  To be eligible, tenants must meet certain criteria, including having a minimum reckonable income of €15,000 per annum,...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Local Authority Housing Eligibility (20 Jun 2017)

Eoghan Murphy: The Social Housing Assessment Regulations 2011 prescribe maximum net income limits for each housing authority, in different bands according to the area, with income being defined and assessed according to a standard Household Means Policy. The income bands and the authority area assigned to each band were based on an assessment of the income needed to provide for a household's basic needs...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Local Authority Housing Eligibility (20 Jun 2017)

Eoghan Murphy: The primary purpose of social housing support is to assist the provision of suitable accommodation for households who have a housing need but do not have sufficient resources to secure accommodation from their own resources. The 2011 Social Housing Assessment Regulations provide that a household is ineligible for social housing support if a household member owns alternative accommodation...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Housing Assistance Payments (20 Jun 2017)

Eoghan Murphy: The Housing Assistance Payment (HAP) is a flexible and immediate housing support that is now available to all eligible households throughout the State. There are currently more than 22,000 households in receipt of HAP, including 7,000 households that were previously supported by Rent Supplement. In excess of 17,000 separate agents and landlords are providing accommodation to HAP supported...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Departmental Reports (20 Jun 2017)

Eoghan Murphy: I propose to take Questions Nos. 2163, 2209 and 2254 together. The Expert Panel on concrete blocks was established by my Department in April 2016, to investigate the problems that have emerged in the concrete blockwork of certain dwellings in Counties Donegal and Mayo.  The panel had the following terms of reference: - (i) To identify, insofar as it is possible, the numbers of private...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Brexit Negotiations (20 Jun 2017)

Eoghan Murphy: On 2nd May, the Government published a comprehensive document on Ireland and the negotiations on the UK’s withdrawal from the European Union under Article 50 of the Treaty on European Union. This document sets out the approach of the Government to the forthcoming negotiations, following the successful campaign to have key Irish issues recognised in the EU negotiation position. ...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Insurance Data (20 Jun 2017)

Eoghan Murphy: Details of the insurance premiums paid by each local authority in respect of public liability insurance are a matter for the local authorities concerned. Local authorities are independent in the execution of their powers and the directly elected members are democratically accountable for all expenditure of the authority. The information requested is not available in my Department.  

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Planning Issues (20 Jun 2017)

Eoghan Murphy: I propose to take Questions Nos. 2166, 2175 and 2263 together. The Working Group that is reviewing the 2005 Planning Guidelines on Sustainable Rural Housing has been established in light of ongoing engagement between the European Commission and my Department on the matter, arising from the European Court of Justice ruling in the Flemish decree case referred to.  The...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Social and Affordable Housing Data (20 Jun 2017)

Eoghan Murphy: To date, three social housing capital construction projects have been advanced by local authorities via the single stage approval process for projects of up to 15 houses or with a maximum all-in budget up to €2m. These schemes are for the delivery of 3 social homes in Drogheda, Co. Louth, 8 in Athy, Co. Kildare and 4 at Proudstown Road, Navan, Co. Meath. The...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Public Sector Pensions Data (20 Jun 2017)

Eoghan Murphy: The details requested in relation to bodies under the aegis of my Department are a matter for the individual bodies concerned. Arrangements have been put in place by each Agency to facilitate the provision of information by State Bodies directly to members of the Oireachtas. The contact email address for each agency is as below: Agency Email address An Bord Pleanála...