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An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (10 Dec 2019)

Eoghan Murphy: It is Deputy Cowen's leader who is proposing it.

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (10 Dec 2019)

Eoghan Murphy: The Deputy and his colleagues in the constituency have been raising this issue continuously. I have been to both Donegal and Mayo and I have met families affected as well as the council executive. As regards rolling out the scheme, we are finalising the regulations with the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform at the moment. As the Deputy said, there are two working weeks left in...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (10 Dec 2019)

Eoghan Murphy: Will Deputy Cowen go to the State's bank?

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (10 Dec 2019)

Eoghan Murphy: Deputy Barry Cowen is all about the party, is he not?

Seanad: Housing (Regulation of Approved Housing Bodies) Bill 2019: Second Stage (10 Dec 2019)

Eoghan Murphy: I am pleased to have the opportunity to present this much needed and important legislation, the Housing (Regulation of Approved Housing Bodies) Bill 2019, to the House. This Bill was passed by Dáil Éireann last week and I hope we can progress it through the Seanad this week in order that it can be enacted before the end of the year. As it progressed through the various Stages in...

Seanad: Housing (Regulation of Approved Housing Bodies) Bill 2019: Second Stage (10 Dec 2019)

Eoghan Murphy: I will respond to the Senators as best I can. Senator Mark Daly asked about a regulatory impact assessment, RIA. One was done in 2015 and was published during the pre-legislative scrutiny stage. Obviously, there has been a time lag between then and this point, but in the interim we were beefing up the voluntary regulator in the Housing Agency. That important preliminary work means that,...

Seanad: Housing (Regulation of Approved Housing Bodies) Bill 2019: Second Stage (10 Dec 2019)

Eoghan Murphy: I will come to the Central Bank point in a minute as it is a little bit tangential in this Bill. The Senator talked about the quality of new homes and the cost of heating same. Every time I visit a new housing estate and meet new families who have already moved in, because sometimes I meet them a couple of months after that, the first thing they talk about is the comfort of the home, how...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Local Authority Housing Funding (10 Dec 2019)

Eoghan Murphy: A range of housing options are necessary to ensure a supply of accommodation to meet different types of social housing need. Harnessing the off-balance sheet potential of private investment in social housing is an important contributor to meeting this objective and the social housing targets set out in Rebuilding Ireland over the period to 2021 reflect the ambition in that regard. Of the...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Assistance Payment Expenditure (10 Dec 2019)

Eoghan Murphy: The Housing Assistance Payment (HAP) scheme plays a vital role in housing eligible families and individuals. At the end of Q2 2019, over 62,700 HAP tenancies had been set-up since the scheme commenced, of which there were more than 48,000 households actively in receipt of HAP support and over 28,000 separate landlords and agents providing accommodation to households supported by the scheme....

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Assistance Payment Data (10 Dec 2019)

Eoghan Murphy: The Housing Assistance Payment (HAP) scheme plays a vital role in providing housing support to eligible families and individuals. At the end of Q2 2019, over 62,700 HAP tenancies had been set-up since the scheme commenced, of which there were more than 48,000 households actively in receipt of HAP support. There were over 28,000 separate landlords and agents nationwide providing accommodation...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Quarrying Sector (10 Dec 2019)

Eoghan Murphy: In May 2013, a Ministerial Policy Directive was issued to all planning authorities under section 29 of the Planning and Development Act 2000, as amended (the Act), reminding them of their statutory obligations under Part VIII of the Act relating to planning enforcement. In light of the recent TV programme, as referred to by the Deputy, regarding unauthorised quarrying activity, my Department...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Local Authority Staff Recruitment (10 Dec 2019)

Eoghan Murphy: The NPF and Project Ireland 2040 together set out the Government’s high level plan for shaping the future growth and development of the country in the period to 2040. The NPF specifically identifies the need for a focused approach to compact, sequential and sustainable development in Dundalk and Drogheda given their unique location on the Dublin-Belfast economic corridor and their...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Social and Affordable Housing (10 Dec 2019)

Eoghan Murphy: The Social Housing Public Private Partnership (PPP) Programme involves an investment with a capital value of €300 million. It is to deliver approximately 1,500 social housing units in total, via three bundles. The first bundle, which comprises six PPP sites, will provide 534 units in the Greater Dublin Area. Two of the sites are located in the Dublin City Council area with one each in...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Social and Affordable Housing Expenditure (10 Dec 2019)

Eoghan Murphy: My Department worked closely earlier this year with the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform and the Irish Government Economic and Evaluation Service (IGEES) on an Analysis of Social Housing Acquisitions which was published in August 2019 and can be accessed at the following link: Providing an average unit cost for social housing is not necessarily straightforward. Unit costs vary...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Pyrite Remediation Programme (10 Dec 2019)

Eoghan Murphy: The Pyrite Resolution Act 2013 provides the statutory framework for the establishment of the Pyrite Resolution Board and for the making of a pyrite remediation scheme to be implemented by the Board with support from the Housing Agency. The provisions of the Act apply only to dwellings affected by significant damage attributable to pyritic heave consequent on the presence of reactive pyrite...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Light Rail Projects (10 Dec 2019)

Eoghan Murphy: The making, implementation and review of a Regional Spatial and Economic Strategy (RSES) is a function of the relevant Regional Assembly, in this case the Eastern and Midland Regional Assembly (EMRA), under the Planning and Development Act 2000 (as amended). In accordance with section 23 of the 2000 Act, the objective of a RSES is to provide a long-term strategic planning and economic...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Septic Tank Grants (10 Dec 2019)

Eoghan Murphy: I approved a new funding scheme for on-site wastewater treatment systems (more commonly known as septic tanks) under the Multi-Annual Rural Water Programme to replace the current grant which was brought into operation by the Domestic Waste Water Treatment System (Financial Assistance) Regulations 2013. In developing the necessary regulatory and administrative changes to underpin the...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Local Authority Housing Funding (10 Dec 2019)

Eoghan Murphy: Capital funding is provided to local authorities to acquire a range of properties for social housing use. The properties involved can range from those in good condition to those that need remediation and may have been vacant. To ensure a local-led response to such work, responsibility for property acquisitions is delegated to local authorities. To further assist local authorities...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Local Authority Housing Funding (10 Dec 2019)

Eoghan Murphy: I propose to take Questions Nos. 662 and 665 together. The funding provided by my Department to Mayo County Council, in respect of the delivery of housing programmes, in each year from 2014 to 2018, and to end November 2019 is set out in the table below. Year Total Expenditure€ million 2014 11.25 2015 11.45 ...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Social and Affordable Housing Provision (10 Dec 2019)

Eoghan Murphy: My Department engages with all local authorities on a regular basis, including Wicklow County Council, regarding the delivery of social housing. This includes structured quarterly meetings to review progress on projects. In the case of the project for which details are provided, my Department gave funding approval in 2018 and it is a matter for Wicklow County Council to manage the...