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Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Tenant Purchase Scheme Eligibility (21 Nov 2019)

Eoghan Murphy: The Housing (Sale of Local Authority Houses) Regulations 2015, provide the basis for the Tenant (Incremental) Purchase Scheme for existing local authority houses. The Scheme is open to eligible tenants, including joint tenants, of local authority houses that are available for sale under the Scheme. To be eligible, tenants must meet certain criteria, including having a minimum reckonable...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Water and Sewerage Schemes Funding (21 Nov 2019)

Eoghan Murphy: The following table sets out the recoupment by my Department to local authorities each year since 2016 for Group Sewerage Schemes. Local Authority 2016 2017 2018 2019 - (up to 18/11/19) € € € € Cavan 80,274.36 ...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Assistance Payment Data (21 Nov 2019)

Eoghan Murphy: Housing Assistance Payment (HAP) 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. Details...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Assistance Payment Data (21 Nov 2019)

Eoghan Murphy: Housing Assistance Payment (HAP) 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. HAP...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Rental Accommodation Scheme Data (21 Nov 2019)

Eoghan Murphy: The Rental Accommodation Scheme (RAS) was established in 2004 and placed responsibility on local authorities to meet the accommodation needs of people in receipt of Rent Supplement for 18 months or longer, and who are assessed as having a long-term housing need. RAS provides a more structured, accommodation-based approach to the use of the private rented sector to meet long-term housing...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Local Authority Housing Data (21 Nov 2019)

Eoghan Murphy: The Social Housing Current Expenditure Programme (SHCEP) supports the delivery of social housing by providing financial support to local authorities for the long term leasing of houses and apartments from a range of different sources including Repair and Leasing, Enhanced Leasing and Long-term leasing. In addition, SHCEP supports the current costs of dwellings delivered by AHBs under my...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Planning Issues (21 Nov 2019)

Eoghan Murphy: Under Article 27 of the Planning and Development Regulations 2001, as amended, planning authorities are required to publish on their websites weekly lists of all new planning applications. The lists must be published within five working days following a particular week. With regard to the documentation linked to a planning application, there is no statutory requirement to publish planning...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Social and Affordable Housing Data (21 Nov 2019)

Eoghan Murphy: I assume the Question is referring to a development in Boherboy Road, Mayfield, Cork City, that I launched with An Taoiseach on 16 November 2019. From the outset, I would like to clarify that this development comprises homes that will be made available for purchase under the affordable dwelling purchase arrangements rather than being made available for rental. In line with the commitments in...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: An Bord Pleanála Appeals (21 Nov 2019)

Eoghan Murphy: An Bord Pleanála is currently implementing a major ICT strategy which will facilitate the introduction of online planning services as part of a complete transformation and replacement of core systems. The first phase of the implementation of the ICT strategy involves the ongoing deployment of a new case management and geographic information system across the organisation. The final...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Local Authority Expenditure (21 Nov 2019)

Eoghan Murphy: The day to day running of each local authority is a matter for its Chief Executive. I have no specific function in relation to the matter raised and the specific information requested is not available in my Department. The information should be available in individual local authorities.

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Local Authority Expenditure (21 Nov 2019)

Eoghan Murphy: The day to day running of each local authority is a matter for its Chief Executive while budgetary decisions are made by the Elected Members. I have no specific function in relation to the matter raised and the specific information requested is not available in my Department. The information should be available in individual local authorities.

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Planning Issues (21 Nov 2019)

Eoghan Murphy: The public procedure for Part XI development is provided for under Part 8 of the Planning Development Regulations 2001, as amended. A planning authority is required to advertise its proposals for certain types of its own developments, erect a site notice, make available plans and particulars for inspection and to invite submissions and observations from members of the public as well as from...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Regeneration Projects (21 Nov 2019)

Eoghan Murphy: The Masterplan for the Cranmore area was launched in December 2016 and sets out the high level priorities and objectives to be achieved and the range of physical, social and economic projects that will achieve these objectives. The estimated cost of the programme is €75.6m comprising €42m exchequer funding and €33.6m through private sector development. My Department has...

An Bille um an Naoú Leasú is Tríocha ar an mBunreacht (Ceart chun Sláinte) 2019: An Chéad Chéim - Thirty-Ninth Amendment of the Constitution (Right to Health) Bill 2019: First Stage (20 Nov 2019)

Eoghan Murphy: No.

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (20 Nov 2019)

Eoghan Murphy: Land hoarding is something we have to tackle. That is why I more than doubled the vacant site levy-----

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (20 Nov 2019)

Eoghan Murphy: -----when I was appointed as Minister. When it comes to fast-track planning, it has been successful in the delivery of thousands of homes. A number of sites have not been developed yet and that is why we are bringing forward the proposals for use it or lose it planning permission. In tandem with that, we are extending out the SHD process until the end of 2021, and in tandem with that, we...

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (20 Nov 2019)

Eoghan Murphy: I thank the Deputy for raising the question. We know we have to review our sustainable housing guidelines. Each local authority is working to the 2005 guidelines. The issue is between ourselves and the Commission in making sure the revised guidelines meet the needs of people and communities throughout the country and meet the objectives of the national planning framework and the regional...

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (20 Nov 2019)

Eoghan Murphy: I thank the Deputy for his question. The O'Devaney Gardens site is an incredibly important one for the people of Dublin. Two years ago, a Sinn Féin-led majority in the local authority agreed a proposal for the site, and that proposal has been out to tender since then. We finally have a contractor but, at the 11th hour, councillors changed their mind and put this huge project at risk....

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (20 Nov 2019)

Eoghan Murphy: Fortunately, the original proposal has gone through and the site will be developed.

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (20 Nov 2019)

Eoghan Murphy: It is the policy of this Government that it is a public good to use public land for all of the public. That means having mixed housing on public sites, comprising social, affordable and private units.