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Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Animal Diseases (28 Sep 2022)

Darragh O'Brien: My Department officials are in regular contact with colleagues in the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine in relation to the spread of Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza and they are keeping the situation under very close review.  On a number of previous occasions, the National Parks and Wildlife Service (together with the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine),...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Provision (28 Sep 2022)

Darragh O'Brien: I propose to take Questions Nos. 158 and 160 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. 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 (28 Sep 2022)

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. 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 Land Development Agency (LDA) and €5bn funding...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Provision (28 Sep 2022)

Darragh O'Brien: Detail on the number of households qualified for social housing support in each local authority administrative area is published by my Department in the annual statutory Summary of Social Housing Assessments (SSHA). The most recent summary for all counties, conducted in November 2021, is available at: www.gov.ie/en/publication/f6119-summary-of-social-housing-as...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Wastewater Treatment (28 Sep 2022)

Darragh O'Brien: My Department provides financial assistance towards the remediation, repair or upgrading works to, or the replacement of a domestic waste water treatment system under new and revised grant schemes, which launched in June 2020. The schemes are focused on areas of greatest environmental priority rather than general in application. This is in line with Government Policy which is framed in the...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Departmental Bodies (28 Sep 2022)

Darragh O'Brien: An Organisational Review of An Bord Pleanála was undertaken by an independent expert panel and published in March 2016. An Implementation Group, comprising representation from my Department and An Bord Pleanála (the Board), was established to oversee the implementation of the Review recommendations. The Review contains 101 recommendations relating to: - simplification of the...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Wastewater Treatment (28 Sep 2022)

Darragh O'Brien: The Programme for Government supports the uptake of Irish Water's Small Towns and Villages Growth Programme 2020-2024, which will provide water and waste water growth capacity in smaller settlements that would otherwise not be provided for in Irish Water's capital investment plan. I understand from Irish Water that an allocation of almost €100 million for this programme was approved by...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Fire Service (28 Sep 2022)

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 Acts 1981 and 2003. My Department supports fire authorities through setting general policy, providing the legislative...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Policy (28 Sep 2022)

Darragh O'Brien: The overarching principle of social housing support is reflected in the underpinning legislation and the Household Means Policy, the latter being amended last year. The amended policy aims to better reflect the long-term nature of social housing supports and, in doing so, ensure fairness and equity in the system and that those with a continuing long-term need are prioritised. My...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Defective Building Materials (28 Sep 2022)

Darragh O'Brien: 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...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Schemes (28 Sep 2022)

Darragh O'Brien: The First Home Scheme was launched on 7 July this year. It supports first-time buyers in purchasing new houses and apartments in the private market through the use of an equity share model. Full details of the scheme are available at www.firsthomescheme.ie.  On a countywide basis, regional price ceilings for eligible home purchases have been aligned with the median purchase...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Provision (28 Sep 2022)

Darragh O'Brien: I am expecting a report from the Galway Social Housing Task Force before the end of this year and this will be made available to the Deputy once it is available. The Task Force has continued to meet consistently, with the most recent meeting held this month and the next meeting scheduled for November 2022. I will be staying in contact with the Task Force and its work and I am keen that it...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Provision (28 Sep 2022)

Darragh O'Brien: Data in relation to housing commencements, broken down by local authority area, is published by my Department on a monthly basis and can be accessed via the following link: www.gov.ie/en/publication/a5cb1-construction-activity-starts / Data in relation to new dwelling completions is published by the CSO on a quarterly basis and can be accessed via the following link:...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Defective Building Materials (28 Sep 2022)

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 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 (28 Sep 2022)

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...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Local Authorities (28 Sep 2022)

Darragh O'Brien: Decisions regarding management of arrears are a matter for individual local authorities. Local authorities actively engage with tenants to ensure rent arrears do not arise in the first instance. Where arrears do arise the local authority will work with the tenant to put in place a repayment arrangement to assist the tenant in managing the arrears. These arrangements would generally take...