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Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Schemes (21 Mar 2023)

Darragh O'Brien: My Department publishes comprehensive programme level statistics on a quarterly basis on social housing delivery activity. This includes data on Part V delivery per local authority, which is available on the statistics page of my Department’s website, at the following link: www.gov.ie/en/collection/6060e-overall-social-housing-provis ion/.  Cost information on the delivery of...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Rental Sector (21 Mar 2023)

Darragh O'Brien: Increasing home ownership is a priority for Government. To this end, Housing for All commits to delivering at least 300,000 homes by 2030, including an average of 4,000 affordable purchase homes annually. Government has committed a record €4.5 billion in funding to increase housing supply across all tenures this year. This includes unprecedented investment in affordable housing, with...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Derelict Sites (21 Mar 2023)

Darragh O'Brien: The Derelict Sites Act 1990 confers significant powers upon local authorities, including requiring owners or occupiers to take appropriate measures on derelict sites, acquiring derelict sites by agreement, or compulsorily, and applying a derelict sites levy on derelict sites. It is a matter for local authorities to determine the most appropriate use of the legislation within their respective...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: National Parks (21 Mar 2023)

Darragh O'Brien: My Department aims to ensure that the needs of all of its customers, including people with disabilities, are met and that rights to equal treatment are upheld in service delivery. The Disability Act 2005 provides a statutory basis for accessible public services. Sections 25, 26, 27, 28 and 29 of the Act place obligations on public bodies to make their public buildings, services and...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Provision (21 Mar 2023)

Darragh O'Brien: I propose to take Questions Nos. 457 and 460 together. 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,...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Rental Sector (21 Mar 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 statutory role of housing authorities in addressing homelessness at local level. Statutory responsibility in relation to the provision of emergency accommodation and related services for homeless persons rests with individual housing authorities....

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Rental Sector (21 Mar 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 the 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: Emergency Accommodation (21 Mar 2023)

Darragh O'Brien: My Department currently publishes data on a monthly basis on the number of homeless persons accommodated in emergency accommodation funded and overseen by housing authorities. These reports are based on data provided by housing authorities, produced through the Pathway Accommodation & Support System (PASS). The monthly homelessness report includes details of individuals, families and...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Emergency Accommodation (21 Mar 2023)

Darragh O'Brien: I propose to take Questions Nos. 465 and 428 together. 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 homeless services rests with individual housing authorities. ...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Provision (21 Mar 2023)

Darragh O'Brien: Housing for All sets out the range of actions necessary to increase the supply of housing to the targeted 33,000 homes, on average, per year over the next decade. 54,000 affordable home interventions will be delivered between now and 2030 to be facilitated by local authorities, Approved Housing Bodies (AHBs), the Land Development Agency (LDA) and through a strategic partnership between the...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Energy Conservation (21 Mar 2023)

Darragh O'Brien: My Department launched the Energy Efficiency Retrofitting Programme (EERP) in 2013 with the aim of funding retrofit of social homes requiring insulation and energy upgrade works. Since the programme commenced in 2013 to the end of 2022, over 77,500 local authority social housing dwellings have been retrofitted with a total exchequer spend of over €251 million. In 2021 a new holistic...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Scéimeanna Tacaíochta Gaeilge (21 Mar 2023)

Darragh O'Brien: Níl an t-eolas atá á lorg sa Cheist i seilbh mo roinne. Is ceist don údarás áitiúil ábhartha é maoirsiú agus bainistiú praiticiúil na liostaí feithimh tithíochta, go hiondúil, de réir Acht na dTithe (Forálacha Ilghnéitheacha), 2009, agus na Rialacháin um Measúnú Tithíochta...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Scéimeanna Tacaíochta Gaeilge (21 Mar 2023)

Darragh O'Brien: Níl an t-eolas atá á lorg sa Cheist i seilbh mo roinne. Is faoin údarás áitiúil lena mbaineann tithe cónaithe a leithdháileadh de réir a scéime leithdháilte arna déanamh faoi alt 22 d’Acht na dTithe (Forálacha Ilghnéitheacha), 2009, agus na Rialacháin ghaolmhara. D'fhéadfadh an t-eolas atá á...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Defective Building Materials (21 Mar 2023)

Darragh O'Brien: Following on from the Government decision of the 30 November 2021 in respect of the enhanced Defective Concrete Blocks Grant scheme, the Government approved the Remediation of Dwellings Damaged by the Use of Defective Concrete Blocks (DCB) Bill 2022 on 21 June and the Bill passed through both Houses of the Oireachtas and was subsequently signed into law by the President on the 23 July, 2022....

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Provision (21 Mar 2023)

Darragh O'Brien: My Department provides funding to local authorities under the Disabled Persons Grants scheme to carry out works on social housing stock to address the needs of older people, people with a disability or overcrowded situations. Typical works include adaptations such as stair-lifts, level deck showers, ramps and grab rails, widening door opening widths and improving circulation spaces....

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Departmental Staff (21 Mar 2023)

Darragh O'Brien: At present there are no staff directly situated at the station in Claremorris in County Mayo. However, staff based in Met Éireann's Dublin offices attend the Claremorris station on a regular basis to maintain the equipment and a caretaker maintains the grounds at that location.

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Fire Stations (21 Mar 2023)

Darragh O'Brien: The provision of a fire service in its functional area, including the establishment and maintenance of a fire brigade, the assessment of fire cover needs and the provision of fire station premises, is a statutory function of individual fire authorities under the Fire Services Act, 1981. My Department supports fire authorities through setting general policy and progressing legislation,...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Waterways Ireland (21 Mar 2023)

Darragh O'Brien: Waterways Ireland is a navigation authority, responsible for the management, maintenance, development and promotion of over 1000 km of inland navigable waterways, principally for recreational purposes. It is the freehold owner of the Graving Dock site known as City Block 19, located at Ringsend, Grand Canal Dock, Dublin. The site is designated within the North Lotts and Grand Canal...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Vacant Properties (21 Mar 2023)

Darragh O'Brien: Addressing vacancy and making efficient use of existing housing stock is a a key priority for Government, as set out in Pathway 4 of Housing for All.In January 2022, my Department communicated with local authorities outlining that funding, made available since 2018 to support the work of a Vacant Homes Office including a Vacant Homes Officer (VHO), would be increased from €50,000 to...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Wind Energy Generation (21 Mar 2023)

Darragh O'Brien: The Maritime Area Planning Act 2021 provides that I, as Minister, may designate public bodies as competent authorities for the purpose of preparing Designated Maritime Area Plans (DMAPs). DMAPs are forward looking sub-national marine spatial plans that form part of the planning framework for the maritime area. DMAPs provide an opportunity to align sectoral marine strategies with spatial...