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Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Departmental Reviews (4 Oct 2022)

Darragh O'Brien: Housing for All sets out national housing policy and implementation measures for the period to 2030. As part of the objective to increase social housing delivery, the plan recognises the significant role that Approved Housing Bodies (’s) have played as partners in social housing delivery and will continue to play over the next five years. The Capital Advance Leasing Facility (CALF)...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Rental Sector (4 Oct 2022)

Darragh O'Brien: The Government's Housing for All strategy commits to delivering a total of 18,000 Cost Rental homes over the period to 2030. Significant funding has been secured and is being made available to support delivery of Cost Rental by Approved Housing Bodies (s), Local Authorities and by the Land Development Agency (LDA). Delivery will increase incrementally, to an average of 2,000 Cost Rental...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Acht na dTeangacha Oifigiúla (4 Oct 2022)

Darragh O'Brien: Ó Eanáir 2014, tá freagracht reachtúil ar Uisce Éireann as gach gné de phleanáil, de sholáthar agus d’oibriú na seirbhísí uisce ar an leibhéal náisiúnta, réigiúnach agus áitiúil. Mar chuid dá chúrsaí oibriúcháin, tá sé de fhreagracht ar Uisce Éireann...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Provision (4 Oct 2022)

Darragh O'Brien: The information requested by the Deputy is not held by my Department. Requests for housing transfers are considered solely by the relevant local authority concerned in accordance with that authority’s allocation scheme, which is made by the elected members under section 22 of the Housing (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2009 and in compliance with Social...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Schemes (4 Oct 2022)

Darragh O'Brien: I propose to take Questions Nos. 317 and 319 together. The Housing Assistance Payment (HAP) scheme plays a vital role in housing eligible families and individuals. At the end of Q2 2022, over 104,700 HAP tenancies had been set-up since the scheme commenced, of which there were over 60,700 households actively in receipt of HAP support. A key principle of the HAP scheme is that eligible...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Schemes (4 Oct 2022)

Darragh O'Brien: The Housing Assistance Payment (HAP) is a form of social housing support for people who have a long-term housing need. Under HAP, households at risk of homelessness may be eligible for additional supports.  To qualify for specific additional supports available to homeless households, a household must have been determined by the relevant local authority to be homeless within the...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Acht na dTeangacha Oifigiúla (4 Oct 2022)

Darragh O'Brien: Ó Eanáir 2014, tá freagracht reachtúil ar Uisce Éireann as gach gné de phleanáil, de sholáthar agus d’oibriú na seirbhísí uisce ar an leibhéal náisiúnta, réigiúnach agus áitiúil. Mar chuid dá chúrsaí oibriúcháin, tá sé de fhreagracht ar Uisce Éireann...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Provision (4 Oct 2022)

Darragh O'Brien: I propose to take Questions Nos. 313 to 315, inclusive, together. The Housing Assistance Payment (HAP) scheme plays a vital role in housing eligible families and individuals. At the end of Q2 2022, over 104,700 HAP tenancies had been set-up since the scheme commenced, of which there were over 60,700 households actively in receipt of HAP support, including 2,155 active tenancies Kildare....

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Provision (4 Oct 2022)

Darragh O'Brien: The information requested by the Deputy is not held by my Department. Requests for housing transfers are considered solely by the relevant local authority concerned in accordance with that authority’s allocation scheme, which is made by the elected members under section 22 of the Housing (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2009 and in compliance with Social...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Schemes (4 Oct 2022)

Darragh O'Brien: I propose to take Questions Nos. 317 and 319 together. The Housing Assistance Payment (HAP) scheme plays a vital role in housing eligible families and individuals. At the end of Q2 2022, over 104,700 HAP tenancies had been set-up since the scheme commenced, of which there were over 60,700 households actively in receipt of HAP support. A key principle of the HAP scheme is that eligible...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Schemes (4 Oct 2022)

Darragh O'Brien: The Housing Assistance Payment (HAP) is a form of social housing support for people who have a long-term housing need. Under HAP, households at risk of homelessness may be eligible for additional supports.  To qualify for specific additional supports available to homeless households, a household must have been determined by the relevant local authority to be homeless within the...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Homeless Accommodation (4 Oct 2022)

Darragh O'Brien: 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 local authorities in addressing homelessness at a local level. Statutory responsibility in relation to the provision of homeless accommodation and related services rests with individual local authorities. Under the Housing Act...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Homeless Accommodation (4 Oct 2022)

Darragh O'Brien: 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 local level. Statutory responsibility in relation to the provision of emergency accommodation and related services for homeless persons rests with individual housing authorities. In...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Schemes (4 Oct 2022)

Darragh O'Brien: Housing for All commits to reviewing the suite of Housing Adaptation Grants for Older People and People with a Disability. The review is continuing within my Department and is being informed by ongoing engagement with external stakeholders, for example, the Department of Health, the HSE, the Disability Federation of Ireland, the Irish Wheelchair Association and Jack and Jill Foundation....

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Defective Building Materials (4 Oct 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,...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Schemes (29 Sep 2022)

Darragh O'Brien: I propose to take Questions Nos. 154, 159 and 166 together. Pathway 4 of Housing for All sets out a blueprint to address vacancy and make efficient use of our existing housing stock. Many areas of cities, towns and villages of all sizes face the blight of vacant properties, which, if brought back into use, could add real vibrancy and provide new accommodation in those areas. The Croí...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Provision (29 Sep 2022)

Darragh O'Brien: The use of solvents in certain paints is regulated in the European Union (Paints, Varnishes, Vehicle Refinishing Products and Activities) Regulations 2012, see www.irishstatutebook.ie/eli/2012/si/564/made/en/print. These Regulations transpose Directive 2004/42/CE of the European Parliament and of the Council of 21 April 2004 on the limitation of emissions of volatile...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Local Authorities (29 Sep 2022)

Darragh O'Brien: With the support of the Housing Delivery Co-ordination Office in the Local Government Management Agency (LGMA), my Department undertook a review of the requirements for affordable housing staff resources in those local authorities with an identified strong demand for housing from households with an affordability constraint. Key considerations in this review included the type of structure...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Animal Welfare (29 Sep 2022)

Darragh O'Brien: My Department has responsibility for implementation of the European Communities (Licensing and Inspection of Zoos) Regulations 2003 which deal with the inspection, licensing and regulation of zoos. These Regulations give effect in the national context to the EU Zoo Directive. Mortalities recorded by a zoo are addressed during inspection. Post-mortems are also examined as part of the...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Departmental Schemes (29 Sep 2022)

Darragh O'Brien: I propose to take Questions Nos. 162 and 164 together. Under my Department’s grant scheme for the renewal or repair of a thatched roof, funding of up to €6,350, or up to 80% of the approved cost, whichever is the lesser, may be payable in respect of necessary works to renew or repair the thatched roofs of private houses situated on the mainland where the private owner...