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Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Schemes (14 Sep 2022)

Darragh O'Brien: The First Home Scheme, launched on 07 July, supports first-time buyers in purchasing new houses and apartments in the private market through the use of an equity share model. The Scheme uses regional price ceilings based on the median prices of new-build first-time buyer homes. This is to temper any inflationary pressures and to target support at the lower part of the price distribution in...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Policy (14 Jul 2022)

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 sets out, over four pathways, a broad suite of...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Water Services (14 Jul 2022)

Darragh O'Brien: My Department funds Irish Water through the annual estimates and budgetary process, which are published in the Revised Estimates each year. As part of Budget 2022, I secured funding of €1.57 billion to support water services. This includes €1.459 billion for domestic water services provision by Irish Water. Of which, €830 million in capital has been allocated, to allow...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Departmental Schemes (14 Jul 2022)

Darragh O'Brien: I propose to take Questions Nos. 343 and 390 to 392, inclusive, together. My Department introduced an Energy Efficiency Programme that commenced in 2013, with the ambition to fund retrofit on all social homes requiring insulation and energy upgrade works, this programme has seen improved energy efficiency and comfort levels in over 75,000 Local Authority homes over the period 2013 to the end...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Departmental Legal Cases (14 Jul 2022)

Darragh O'Brien: On 12 November 2019, the Court of Justice of the European Union issued its judgment in case C-261/18 relating to the Derrybrien wind farm in Galway, which followed on from the Court's judgment in case C-215/06. The 2019 judgment ruled against Ireland and imposed a lump sum fine of €5m and a daily fine of €15,000 until compliance is achieved, plus legal costs.  As the Deputy...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Departmental Reports (14 Jul 2022)

Darragh O'Brien: The information requested is being compiled and will be forwarded to the Deputy in accordance with Standing Orders.

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Regeneration Projects (14 Jul 2022)

Darragh O'Brien: The advancement of housing and other works under the Limerick Regeneration Programme is a matter in the first instance for Limerick City and County Council.   The Limerick Regeneration Framework Implementation Plan provides a roadmap for the regeneration of Limerick and includes plans for a community centre in St Mary's Park.  There are no proposals currently with...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Regeneration Projects (14 Jul 2022)

Darragh O'Brien: The Limerick Regeneration Framework Implementation Plan provides a roadmap for the regeneration of Limerick. The advancement of housing and other works under the Limerick Regeneration Programme is a matter in the first instance for Limerick City and County Council. My Department provided funding under the Regeneration Programme for a new children’s playground...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Legislative Measures (14 Jul 2022)

Darragh O'Brien: I have no plans to amend section 15 of the Local Government Reform Act 2014 in view of preliminary data from Census 2022. Unlike the position for Dáil members, there is no constitutional or legislative requirement for the revision of the number of elected members of local authorities. Any such consideration of elected member numbers will be determined in the...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Departmental Data (14 Jul 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). See below for the link to the 2021 summary. SSHA 2021  www.gov.ie/en/publication/f6119-summary-of-social-housing-as sessments-2021-key-findings/ The SSHA exercise...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Departmental Staff (14 Jul 2022)

Darragh O'Brien: There are two members of staff in my Department whose public service pension is abated.

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Departmental Policies (14 Jul 2022)

Darragh O'Brien: The Local Authority Home Loan is a Government backed mortgage scheme for those on modest or low incomes who cannot get sufficient funding from commercial banks to purchase or build a home. It has been available nationwide from local authorities since 4 January 2022 for first-time buyers and fresh start applicants. The loan can be used both for new and second-hand properties, or to self-build....

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Legislative Process (14 Jul 2022)

Darragh O'Brien: The Wildlife (Amendment) Bill 2016 gives legal effect to the proposed reconfiguration of the raised bog Natural Heritage Area network arising from the 2014 review of the raised bog Natural Heritage Area network. The Bill had completed all stages in the Dáil and the Seanad, and had been returned to the Dáil for consideration of the various amendments made by the Seanad when the Bill...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Departmental Data (14 Jul 2022)

Darragh O'Brien: Following the publication of Housing for All, I asked local authorities to prepare Housing Delivery Action Plans. In preparing these plans local authorities were asked to assess the level of housing demand with affordability constraint projected for their area based on the Housing Need and Demand Assessment (HNDA) tool and plan their provision accordingly. Local...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Departmental Data (14 Jul 2022)

Darragh O'Brien: I propose to take Questions Nos. 365 and 371 together. Details on the number of households qualified for social housing support in each local authority administrative area and the length of time on waiting lists are provided in the annual statutory Summary of Social Housing Assessments (SSHA).  Below is the link to the summary report for 2021:...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Departmental Data (14 Jul 2022)

Darragh O'Brien: The Local Authority Home Loan has been available nationwide from local authorities since 4 January 2022. Prior to that, the Rebuilding Ireland Home Loan was the mortgage available from local authorities. As of 4 January 2022, no new Rebuilding Ireland Home Loan applications are accepted, although applications/approvals already in process are being honoured. The Housing Agency provides a...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Vacant Properties (14 Jul 2022)

Darragh O'Brien: The management and maintenance of local authority housing stock, including pre-letting repairs to vacant properties, the implementation of a planned maintenance programme and carrying out of responsive repairs, are matters for each individual local authority under Section 58 of the Housing Act 1966. Notwithstanding this, my Department provides annual funding support to local authorities...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Defective Building Materials (14 Jul 2022)

Darragh O'Brien: The Programme for Government sets out a number of commitments in respect of the important policy area of addressing building defects. These include a commitment to to examine defects in housing, having regard to the recommendations of the Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing’s report "Safe as Houses?" and to assist owners of latent defect properties, by identifying options for those...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Departmental Schemes (14 Jul 2022)

Darragh O'Brien: The First Home Scheme, launched on 7 July, supports first-time buyers in purchasing new build houses and apartments in the private market through the use of an equity share model. The Scheme uses regional price ceilings based on the median prices of new build first time buyer homes. Full details of the scheme are available at www.firsthomescheme.ie. The First Home Scheme is not currently...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Departmental Data (14 Jul 2022)

Darragh O'Brien: Funding is made available by Government to assist local authority and Approved Housing Body (AHB) delivery of affordable housing, for purchase and rent, through the Affordable Housing Fund (AHF), previously known as the Serviced Sites Fund (SSF), and the Cost Rental Equity Loan (CREL). Two Affordable Housing Fund supported schemes will deliver affordable housing in Cork City this year. Cork...