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Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Rental Sector (15 Jun 2022)

Darragh O'Brien: I propose to take Questions Nos. 27 and 28 together. The Housing (Standards for Rented Houses) Regulations 2019 specify requirements in relation to a range of matters, such as structural repair, sanitary facilities, heating, ventilation, natural light, fire safety and the safety of gas, oil and electrical supplies. All landlords have a legal obligation to ensure that their rented properties...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Rental Sector (15 Jun 2022)

Darragh O'Brien: I propose to take Questions Nos. 29 and 30 together. Under Housing for All, 10,000 Cost Rental homes will be delivered from 2021 to 2026. These new homes will be delivered by Approved Housing Bodies (AHBs), supported by Cost Rental Equity Loan (CREL) funding, and Local Authorities, funded by the Affordable Housing Fund. The Land Development Agency will also deliver Cost Rental, either on its...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Schemes (15 Jun 2022)

Darragh O'Brien: Housing for All sets out the range of actions necessary to increase the supply of housing to the required 33,000 homes, on average, per year over the next decade. 54,000 affordable home interventions will be delivered between now and 2030 to be facilitated by local authorities, Approved Housing Bodies (AHBs), the Land Development Agency (LDA) and through a strategic partnership...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Schemes (15 Jun 2022)

Darragh O'Brien: 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 issues once they are housed. Housing First has been a...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Schemes (15 Jun 2022)

Darragh O'Brien: Affordable homes supported by the Department's Affordable Housing Fund will be made available to eligible buyers at reduced purchase prices through the Local Authority Affordable Purchase Scheme. The provisions of the scheme are detailed under Part 2 of the Affordable Housing Act 2021. The percentage difference between the market value of the home and the discounted purchase price is...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Provision (15 Jun 2022)

Darragh O'Brien: My Department publishes comprehensive programme level statistics on a quarterly basis on social housing delivery activity. This data is available to the end of 2021, and is published on the statistics page of my Department’s website, at the following link: www.gov.ie/en/collection/6060e-overall-social-housing-provis ion/ My Department also published the Quarter 4 2021 Social...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Schemes (15 Jun 2022)

Darragh O'Brien: The Tenant (Incremental) Purchase Scheme was reviewed in 2021 in line with Programme for Government and Housing for All commitments. The amendments, which came into effect on 1st February 2022, include a reduction in the minimum reckonable income required to be eligible under the scheme from €15,000 to €12,500. The time an...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Provision (15 Jun 2022)

Darragh O'Brien: The Land Development Agency’s (LDA) Project Tosaigh is a market engagement initiative to unlock land that is not being developed by private sector owners due to financing and other constraints. This initiative allows the LDA to supplement the development of housing on State lands it is already working on. Project Tosaigh Phase 1 was launched in November 2021 via an Expressions of...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Local Authorities (15 Jun 2022)

Darragh O'Brien: Information in relation to the number of electric vehicles within each local authority fleet is not held by my Department and I, as Minister have no function in this regard.

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Water Services (15 Jun 2022)

Darragh O'Brien: In 2019, my Department announced funding for capital works under the Multi-annual Rural Water Programme 2019-2021. An allocation of €53,550 was provided to Kerry County Council for the project, a Community Water Connection, named in the details supplied. I am keenly aware of the importance and vital significance of these Community Water Connections that are funded under the...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Seirbhísí trí Ghaeilge (15 Jun 2022)

Darragh O'Brien: Tá leagan Gaeilge den Chreat Náisiúnta um Pleanáil Mhuirí ar fáil ó seoladh an creat i mí Iúil 2021. Is féidir é a íoslódáil ag an nasc a leanas; www.gov.ie/ga/foilsiuchan/creat-naisiunta-um-pleanail-mhuiri / agus is féidir cruachóipeanna den leagan Gaeilge a fháil ar iarratas ó oifigigh mo Roinne, agus...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Ukraine War (14 Jun 2022)

Darragh O'Brien: I propose to take Questions Nos. 459 and 460 together. The Government has recently established a dedicated Cabinet Committee, chaired by An Taoiseach, to oversee and coordinate the Ukraine humanitarian response, including accommodation and supports for for persons arriving in Ireland from the conflict in Ukraine.  The Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration...

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

Darragh O'Brien: My Department published the terms of reference (attached) for the Report into the management of conflicts of interest and relevant disclosures by the Deputy Chairperson of An Bord Pleanála in relation to certain Decisions of that Board on the 12th of May 2022. In accordance with the terms of reference, Remy Farrell, Senior Counsel, is requested to provide a report to the...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Grant Payments (14 Jun 2022)

Darragh O'Brien: Under my Department’s grant scheme for the renewal or repair of a thatched roof, funding of up to €6,350, or 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 holds a medical card. A higher level of assistance of up to...

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

Darragh O'Brien: The Tenant Purchase Scheme provides for the purchase by eligible tenants, or joint tenants, of local authority homes available for sale under the scheme. Applicants must meet certain criteria, including minimum reckonable income and minimum time in receipt of social housing supports, to be eligible.  The minimum reckonable income required to be eligible under the scheme is...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: State Bodies (14 Jun 2022)

Darragh O'Brien: The Residential Tenancies Board (RTB) was established as a quasi-judicial independent statutory body under the Residential Tenancies Acts 2004-2021 (RTA), to operate a national tenancy registration system and to facilitate the resolution of disputes between landlords and tenants.   Section 134 of the RTA requires a landlord to apply to the RTB to register a...

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

Darragh O'Brien: Cost information on the delivery of social homes through the various construction streams, is collated by my Department at development level rather than at individual housing unit level. The cost of constructing new homes is dependent on a range of variables, including location, scale of the development and the size and type of the homes involved in individual local authorities. The...

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

Darragh O'Brien: My Department supports local authorities and Approved Housing Bodies (AHBs) to acquire social housing homes through a number of funding programmes. The Social Housing Investment Programme (SHIP) and Capital Assistance Scheme (CAS) allow local authorities and AHBs to recoup 100% of acquisition costs. The Capital Advance Leasing Facility (CALF) funding is capital support provided to AHBs by...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Defective Building Materials (14 Jun 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. The provisions of the Act apply only to dwellings affected by significant damage attributable to pyritic heave consequent on the presence of reactive pyrite in the subfloor hardcore material. The pyrite remediation...

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

Darragh O'Brien: I understand from clarification received that the Question is seeking information on funding drawn down by Dublin City Council from the Regeneration programme in the 2022 vote, specifically regarding the social housing flat complex regeneration. The 2022 Vote allocated €50million for the subhead A.15 Estate Regeneration programmes which includes various regeneration...