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Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Policy (14 Feb 2023)

Darragh O'Brien: Under the Pathway 1 of Housing for All: Supporting Homeownership and Increasing Affordability, the Government committed to introducing a form of ‘owner-occupier guarantee’, which would enable Local Authorities to specify the proportion of houses and duplexes in a development for owner-occupiers. In support of this commitment the Government introduced a series of measures in...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Policy (14 Feb 2023)

Darragh O'Brien: Housing for All is the Government’s plan to increase the supply of housing to an average of 33,000 new homes 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, through an overall combination of €12bn...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Policy (14 Feb 2023)

Darragh O'Brien: Cost Rental was introduced through the Affordable Housing Act 2021. Under Housing for All, an average of 2,000 new Cost Rental homes are targeted annually to 2030. Cost rental is targeted to deliver at least 25% below market level and at households with incomes above the social housing limits, but who cannot afford to purchase or rent their own home on the open market. Cost Rental provides...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Rental Sector (14 Feb 2023)

Darragh O'Brien: The Residential Tenancies (No. 2) Act 2021 introduced measures in July 2021 to extend the operation of Rent Pressure Zones (RPZs) until the end of 2024. The designation of all existing RPZs has also been extended until 31 December 2024. The Act provides that rent reviews outside of RPZs can, until 2025, occur no more frequently than bi-annually. This provides rent certainty for tenants...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Rental Sector (14 Feb 2023)

Darragh O'Brien: In accordance with both the Programme for Government and Housing for All commitments, the Government has provided for Tenancies of Unlimited Duration through the Residential Tenancies (Amendment) Act 2021. The Act was signed into law on 11 December 2021. All new tenancies created on or after 11 June 2022 will become tenancies of unlimited duration once the tenancy has lasted more than 6...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Rental Sector (14 Feb 2023)

Darragh O'Brien: As committed to under Housing for All, section 7 of the Residential Tenancies (No. 2) Act 2021 inserted a new section 19B into the Residential Tenancies Act 2004 which applies to tenancies created on or after 9 August 2021, to restrict the total amount that anyone is required to pay to a landlord by way of a deposit or an advance rent payment to secure a tenancy to no more than the equivalent...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Provision (14 Feb 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, 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, through an overall combination of €12bn in direct...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Policy (14 Feb 2023)

Darragh O'Brien: Under Housing for All the Government plans to increase the supply of housing to an average of 33,000 homes per year over the next decade. Over 300,000 new homes will be built by the end of 2030, including a projected 90,000 social homes, 36,000 affordable purchase homes and 18,000 cost rental homes. This includes the delivery of 47,600 new build social homes in the period 2022-2026....

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Policy (14 Feb 2023)

Darragh O'Brien: I refer to the reply to Question No. 313 of 31 January 2023 which sets out the position in this matter.

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Policy (14 Feb 2023)

Darragh O'Brien: The Tenant (Incremental) Purchase Scheme is open to eligible tenants, including joint tenants, of local authority houses that are available for sale under the scheme. The scheme was reviewed during 2021 in line with the Programme for Government and Housing for All. The Government approved a number of amendments as a result of this review and these amendments came into effect on 1 February...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Policy (14 Feb 2023)

Darragh O'Brien: A Review of Income Eligibility for Social Housing Support was carried out by the Housing Agency on behalf of my Department in Q4 2021. A copy of the review is available on my Department's website at gov.ie - Review of Income Eligibility for Social Housing Support (www.gov.ie) On foot of the review, the baseline income eligibility thresholds for five local authorities - Carlow, Clare, Galway...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Policy (14 Feb 2023)

Darragh O'Brien: As a signatory of the Lisbon Declaration on the European Platform on Combatting Homelessness, Ireland has committed, along with other member states, to work towards ending homelessness by 2030. This will be done through a number of actions including: - Increasing the supply of housing. 300,000 homes will be delivered between now and the end of 2030 including 90,000 social homes, 36,000...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Homeless Accommodation (14 Feb 2023)

Darragh O'Brien: I propose to take Questions Nos. 261 and 278 together. Housing First recognises that a stable home provides the basis for recovery in other areas. With Housing First, the priority is to support a person who has experienced homelessness into permanent housing as quickly as possible, without any preconditions around addiction or mental health treatment. Then, intensive work continues on these...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Homeless Persons Supports (14 Feb 2023)

Darragh O'Brien: Housing for All provides for the establishment of a National Homeless Action Committee. In line with this commitment, the National Homeless Action Committee (NHAC) was established in Q4 2021. NHAC is a cross-governmental and inter-agency oversight group with membership drawn from key Departments, agencies and stakeholders. The overarching objective of NHAC is to ensure that a renewed...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Homeless Persons Supports (14 Feb 2023)

Darragh O'Brien: Crucial to the success of Housing First and the achievement of the targets set out in the Housing First National Implementation Plan 2022-2026 is ensuring that the most vulnerable and most entrenched homeless individuals receive the support and engagement required. Central to this is the provision of an effective and assertive outreach service that ensures that people without shelter are...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Policy (14 Feb 2023)

Darragh O'Brien: Housing for All (published in September 2021) provides a new housing plan for Ireland to 2030 with the overall objective that every citizen in the State should have access to good quality homes through a steady supply of housing in the right locations, with economic, social and environmental sustainability built into the system. The strategy commits to increasing the housing options available...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Policy (14 Feb 2023)

Darragh O'Brien: The Government's ‘Housing for All’ plan includes the ‘Fresh Start’ principle whereby those who have previously purchased a home, but who are divorced or separated or have undergone insolvency or bankruptcy proceedings, and no longer have any financial interest in their former home, can be eligible for these schemes just as if they were first-time buyers. This...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Policy (14 Feb 2023)

Darragh O'Brien: Housing Policy Objective 12.1 of Housing for All (September 2021) outlined an action to bring forward new ways for the State to share in a fairer way from the land value gains secured through zoning/designation and planning permission decisions, referring to measures previously recommended by the Kenny Report and more recently by NESC. In December 2021 the General Scheme with Heads of Bill...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Policy (14 Feb 2023)

Darragh O'Brien: The Programme for Government - Our Shared Future and Housing for All committed to not extending the Strategic Housing Development (SHD) arrangements beyond their legislative expiry date of end December 2021, which was subsequently extended to 25 February 2022 arising from the Covid-related extension of statutory timelines within the planning system by eight weeks in respect of the period...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Vacant Sites (14 Feb 2023)

Darragh O'Brien: The Residential Zoned Land Tax (RZLT), a key commitment under Housing for All, is a new tax which was established in Finance Act 2021. It is designed to activate suitably zoned and serviced land for housing and is a key pillar of the Government’s response to address the urgent need to increase housing supply in suitable locations. The Department of Finance leads on its implementation...