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Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Provision (18 May 2023)

Darragh O'Brien: The regeneration of St. Michael’s Estate in Inchicore includes the development of 578 units on the Emmet Road site to include 117 Social Housing and 461 Cost Rental units. I am pleased to say that this important Mixed Tenure project is advancing and is currently at Stage 3 My Department provided Stage 2 Approval-in-Principle on 23 Sep 2022. This approval allowed Dublin City Council...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Cúrsaí Tithíochta (18 May 2023)

Darragh O'Brien: Tá Grúpa Idir-Rannach (ar a bhfuil oifigigh ó mo Roinnse; ón Roinn Turasóireachta, Cultúir, Ealaíon, Spóirt agus Meán; agus Údarás na Gaeltachta) i bhfeidhm chun tacú leis an obair atá ar bun agus dlús a chur leis an bpleanáil i gceantair Ghaeltachta. Is é ceann de phríomhaidhmeanna an ghrúpa seo ná...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Provision (18 May 2023)

Darragh O'Brien: Commencement Notices for 7,349 new homes were received by Building Control Authorities in the first quarter of 2023. This is the highest number of Q1 commencements recorded since the series began in 2014 and some 5% higher than the previous record high in Q1 2022 (6,997). Two of the three months in Q1 (January and March) have also seen the highest levels of commencements for these months...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Defective Building Materials (18 May 2023)

Darragh O'Brien: I understand the question refers to the 13 amendments I have agreed in the draft Defective Concrete Blocks Regulations, based on submissions received from key stakeholders, including the homeowners’ action groups following the consultation period on the draft Regulations, which commenced in February 2023, and I extended by an additional two weeks, to 14 March 2023, following receipt of...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Legislative Measures (18 May 2023)

Darragh O'Brien: I propose to take Questions Nos. 116, 325 and 335 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 the local level. Statutory responsibility in relation to the provision of accommodation and related services for homeless...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Local Authorities (18 May 2023)

Darragh O'Brien: On 1 January 2023 Uisce Éireann (formerly Irish Water) was established as the standalone national authority for water services and is currently operating through a series of service level agreements with local authorities. A funding model was previously agreed which sees water services funded from an appropriate mix of Exchequer funding, for domestic services and capital investment, and...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Policy (18 May 2023)

Darragh O'Brien: The Residential Tenancies (Deferment of Termination Dates of Certain Tenancies) Act 2022 was a time limited enactment which provided for a stay on eviction notices up to 31 March 2023, with deferred tenancy terminations taking effect over a staggered period from 1 April to 18 June. No specific study has been undertaken to determine the impact of the ending of the winter emergency period on...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Provision (18 May 2023)

Darragh O'Brien: The Housing for All plan is linked to the National Planning Framework (NPF), which fully supports the sustainable development of rural areas and the need to ensure that they continue to be viable places to live, work and invest in. The NPF aims to support the overall rural pattern of development in Ireland and deliver strengthened and diversified rural communities consistent with Our Rural...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Departmental Reports (18 May 2023)

Darragh O'Brien: The Residential Construction Cost Study was conducted under Action 19.1 Housing for All and is a shared Construction Sector Group (CSG)/Government initiative facilitated by my Department. The study finds that overall construction costs using Irish specifications on a cost-per-square-metre rate for the same apartment building are broadly in line with construction costs in the four European...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Homeless Accommodation (18 May 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: Planning Issues (18 May 2023)

Darragh O'Brien: My Department has made significant advances in the development of marine planning policy over the last number of years, including the launch of the National Marine Planning Framework (NMPF) and the signing of the Maritime Area Planning Act in 2021. Implementation work on those continues at pace within my Department and remains ongoing. Public consultation, including consultation with...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Provision (18 May 2023)

Darragh O'Brien: 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 by 2030. Housing for All is supported by an investment package of over €4bn per annum, through an overall combination of €12bn in direct Exchequer funding, €3.5bn in funding through the...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Provision (18 May 2023)

Darragh O'Brien: Figures released by the Central Statistics Office (CSO) in the ‘New Dwelling Completions’ series show 6,716 new homes were added to the national housing stock in Q1 2023. This is an increase of 19% on Q1 2022, when 5,669 new homes were completed, and the highest number of Q1 completions recorded since the series began in 2011. The rolling 12-month total of 30,898 completions has...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Policy (18 May 2023)

Darragh O'Brien: The Planning and Development (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 2018 provided for an exemption, up until the end of 2021, from the requirement to obtain planning permission in respect of the change of use of certain vacant commercial premises, including vacant or under-utilised areas over ground-floor shops and offices, to residential use. This measure was aimed at facilitating the productive...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Defective Building Materials (18 May 2023)

Darragh O'Brien: The purpose of the Remediation of Dwellings Damaged by the Use of Defective Concrete Blocks Act 2022 ('the 2022 Act'), as agreed by Government on 30 November 2021, is to implement and give legislative underpinning to a series of measures to improve and enhance the current grant scheme including increasing the current 90% maximum grant to a 100% grant for all remediation options available...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Policy (18 May 2023)

Darragh O'Brien: Housing for All was published 2 September 2021. The first annual update of the plan's actions was published on 2 November 2022. A copy of Housing for All and the Housing for All Action Plan Update can be accessed at the following respective links: www.gov.ie/en/publication/ef5ec-housing-for-all-a-new-housin g-plan-for-ireland/ www.gov.ie/en/publication/da0d1-action-plan-update-and-q3-20...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Policy (18 May 2023)

Darragh O'Brien: The Housing for All plan is linked to the National Planning Framework (NPF), which fully supports the sustainable development of rural areas and the need to ensure that they continue to be viable places to live, work and invest in. The NPF aims to support the overall rural pattern of development in Ireland and deliver strengthened and diversified rural communities consistent with Our Rural...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Provision (18 May 2023)

Darragh O'Brien: 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 by 2030. Housing for All is supported by an investment package of over €4bn per annum, through an overall combination of €12bn in direct Exchequer funding, €3.5bn in funding through the...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Policy (18 May 2023)

Darragh O'Brien: The Residential Tenancies Board, (RTB), was established as a quasi-judicial independent statutory body under the Residential Tenancies Acts 2004-2022 to regulate the rental sector; provide information to tenants and landlords; maintain a national register of tenancies; resolve disputes between tenants and landlords; and conduct research and provide information to inform policy. Registered...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Provision (18 May 2023)

Darragh O'Brien: 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 an average of 10,000 new build social homes each year in the period to 2030. Housing for All is supported by an investment package of over €4bn per annum, through an overall combination of €12bn in direct Exchequer funding,...