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Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Public Sector Staff (30 Nov 2021)

Darragh O'Brien: The Housing Agency was established under Statutory Instrument No. 264 of 2012, Housing and Sustainable Communities Agency (Establishment Order) 2012, and Section 7 deals with staffing of the Housing Agency. Details of the number of staff employed by the Housing Agency in each of the years 2016 to 2020 and to date in 2021 and the breakdown of staff in terms of function is set out in the...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Local Authorities (30 Nov 2021)

Darragh O'Brien: Under section 159 of the Local Government Act 2001, each Chief Executive is responsible for the staffing and organisational arrangements necessary for carrying out the functions of the local authorities for which he or she is responsible. In this regard, it is a matter for each individual Chief Executive to assign staff to specific divisions. My Department has 48 housing related staff...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Credit Unions (30 Nov 2021)

Darragh O'Brien: Following engagement with the Credit Union sector on proposals for credit unions to provide funding for the provision of social housing, the Central Bank undertook a review of the relevant investment framework in 2017. On foot of this review, revised Regulations commenced on 1 March 2018. These revised Regulations included the addition of investments in Tier 3 Approved Housing Bodies...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Rental Sector (30 Nov 2021)

Darragh O'Brien: I propose to take Questions Nos. 235 and 236 together. The Residential Tenancies (No. 2) Act 2021 introduced measures in July 2021 to extend the operation of Rent Pressure Zones (RPZs) until the end of 2024. The Act also provides that rent reviews outside of RPZs can, until 2025, occur no more frequently than bi-annually. This provides rent certainty for tenants outside of RPZs for a...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Water Services (30 Nov 2021)

Darragh O'Brien: I assume that the Deputy is referring to Developer Provided Water Services Infrastructure (DPI) in housing estates. Housing estates which are not taken-in-charge by local authorities and do not have their water services connected to the public network rely instead on DPI which was provided by the estate developers. The Memorandum of Understanding between Irish Water and local authorities,...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Covid-19 Pandemic (30 Nov 2021)

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. This...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: EU Directives (30 Nov 2021)

Darragh O'Brien: Where the European Commission believes that there has been a failure by a Member State to comply with the transposition, implementation or reporting requirements of an EU Directive, it can initiate infringement proceedings against that Member State. The Commission has initiated a number of infringement proceedings against the State in areas that fall within the responsibility of my...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Schemes (30 Nov 2021)

Darragh O'Brien: I propose to take Questions Nos. 243 and 261 together. Applications for social housing support are assessed by the relevant local authority in accordance with the eligibility and need criteria set down in section 20 of the Housing (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2009 and the associated Social Housing Assessment Regulations 2011, as amended. The 2011 Regulations prescribe maximum net...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Provision (30 Nov 2021)

Darragh O'Brien: I propose to take Questions Nos. 244 to 246, inclusive, and 250 together. The detailed advancement of the Limerick Regeneration programme is a matter for Limerick City & County Council. Based on information provided by the Council, the numbers of housing units demolished and newly built, are as set out in the tables below. My Department does not have details of the demolitions on an...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: National Parks (30 Nov 2021)

Darragh O'Brien: Staffing levels across the Department, including the Killarney National Park, are kept under regular review in line with emerging business needs and Government policy on public sector pay and staffing, as advised by the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform. I am pleased to note that in recent years there has been significant recruitment in the National Park and Wildlife Service...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Provision (30 Nov 2021)

Darragh O'Brien: Details on social housing delivery for each local authority, across a range of delivery mechanisms, are included in the social housing statistics published by my Department. This data is available to the end of Quarter 2 2021 and is on the statistics page of my Department’s website, at the following link: www.gov.ie/en/collection/6060e-overall-social-housing-provis ion/. Data for...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Policy (30 Nov 2021)

Darragh O'Brien: It is a matter for each individual local authority to decide on the utilisation of its assets, including its land bank. A local authority may propose to dispose of land no longer required by it for its statutory functions. This is a reserved function of the elected members. Section 183 of the Local Government Act 2001 provides inter alia thata prior notice of any proposed land disposal be...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Schemes (30 Nov 2021)

Darragh O'Brien: I propose to take Questions Nos. 258 and 259 together. Applications for social housing support are assessed by local authorities, in accordance with the eligibility and need criteria set down in section 20 of the Housing (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2009 and the associated Social Housing Assessment Regulations 2011 (as amended). The 2009 Act defines a household as a person living...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Schemes (30 Nov 2021)

Darragh O'Brien: My Department provides funding under the suite of Housing Adaptation Grants for Older People and People with a Disability, to assist people in private houses to make their accommodation more suitable for their needs. The detailed administration of the scheme is the responsibility of local authorities and any queries should be directed to the relevant local authority in the first instance. ...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Local Authorities (30 Nov 2021)

Darragh O'Brien: Under section 159 of the Local Government Act 2001, each Chief Executive is responsible for the staffing and organisational arrangements necessary for carrying out the functions of the local authority for which he or she is responsible. My Department oversees workforce planning for the local government sector, including the monitoring of local government sector employment levels. To this...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Local Authorities (30 Nov 2021)

Darragh O'Brien: Under section 159 of the Local Government Act 2001, each Chief Executive is responsible for the staffing and organisational arrangements necessary for carrying out the functions of the local authority for which he or she is responsible. My Department oversees workforce planning for the local government sector, including the monitoring of local government sector employment levels. To this...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Registration of Title (30 Nov 2021)

Darragh O'Brien: I am informed by the Property Registration Authority (PRA) that the number of first registrations effected by Form 3 applications in the period from 2012 and to date in 2021 is 81,200. A disaggregation of this number by county is as set out in tabular form below. County Number Carlow 111 Cavan 1,083 Clare ...

Planning and Development (Amendment) (Large-scale Residential Development) Bill 2021 [Seanad]: Second Stage (25 Nov 2021)

Darragh O'Brien: Rubbish.

Planning and Development (Amendment) (Large-scale Residential Development) Bill 2021 [Seanad]: Second Stage (25 Nov 2021)

Darragh O'Brien: The Deputy is always positive. She should carry on.

Planning and Development (Amendment) (Large-scale Residential Development) Bill 2021 [Seanad]: Second Stage (25 Nov 2021)

Darragh O'Brien: The Deputy said lobbyists have the run of the place. They certainly do not. Go on out of that.