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Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Local Authorities (25 May 2021)

Darragh O'Brien: Under Call 1 of the Urban Regeneration and Development Fund (URDF), both Dublin City Council and South Dublin County Council were each allocated €200,000 in respect of a range of studies to develop a plan led approach for the development of these lands into a sustainable, vibrant mixed use urban quarter. While my Department works closely with successful applicants, responsibility...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Departmental Data (25 May 2021)

Darragh O'Brien: I propose to take Questions Nos. 274 and 275 together. My Department publishes comprehensive programme level statistics on a quarterly basis on social housing delivery activity. This data provides a breakdown of social housing delivery across a range of mechanisms to the end of 2020 and is published on the statistics page of my Department’s website, at the following link:...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Departmental Data (25 May 2021)

Darragh O'Brien: On 21 September 2020, I announced allocations under the new multi-annual capital investment programme - the Multi-annual Developer Provided Water Services Infrastructure Resolution Programme 2019-2021 - for the progressive resolution of housing estates with developer provided water services infrastructure, to enable the taking in charge of these estates. This, the first funding cycle of a new...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Appointments to State Boards (25 May 2021)

Darragh O'Brien: The Public Appointments Service (PAS) had notified all candidates of the outcome of the selection process for positions on the National Oversight and Audit Commission as of 10 May 2021.

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Departmental Funding (25 May 2021)

Darragh O'Brien: My Department provides funding to local authorities so as to enable them administer the Housing Adaptation Grants for Older People and People with a Disability scheme. These schemes assist eligible applicants living in privately owned homes to make their accommodation more suitable for their needs. The grants available operate on a sliding scale with the highest percentage grants available...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Legislative Programme (25 May 2021)

Darragh O'Brien: There appears to be a misapprehension regarding the dates for registering rights of ways acquired by prescription on foot of amendments made by Parts 12 and 13 of the Civil Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2011 to the provisions relating to acquisition of easements and profits by prescription contained in Part 8 of the Land and Conveyancing Law Reform Act 2009. I understand from the...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Schemes (25 May 2021)

Darragh O'Brien: The Housing Assistance Payment (HAP) is a flexible and immediate housing support that is available to all eligible households throughout the State. At end Q4 2020 there were nearly 60,000 households in receipt of HAP and over 33,520 separate landlords and agents providing accommodation to households supported by the scheme. In respect of the provision of HAP funding, Limerick City and County...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Defective Building Materials (25 May 2021)

Darragh O'Brien: I propose to take Questions Nos. 284 and 285 together. The Dwellings Damaged by the Use of Defective Concrete Blocks in Construction (Remediation) (Financial Assistance) Regulations 2020 came in to operation on 31 January 2020 and the resulting Defective Concrete Blocks Grant scheme has been open for applications since the end of June 2020. The scheme was informed by the work of an Expert...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Departmental Data (25 May 2021)

Darragh O'Brien: I propose to take Questions Nos. 286 and 287 together. The future investment framework for the delivery of housing will be determined as part of the review of the National Development Plan and the development of the new housing strategy, Housing for All, which will be published later this year. Delivering the required supply of homes requires a multi-faceted approach and the agreed...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Provision (25 May 2021)

Darragh O'Brien: A breakdown of the funding, set out in the reply to Question No. 303 of 24 February 2021, which was provided to Donegal County Council for the delivery of housing programmes in each of the years 2016 to 2020 is set out in the table below. - 2016 €m 2017 €m 2018 €m 2019 €m 2020 €m ...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Departmental Data (25 May 2021)

Darragh O'Brien: My Department has policies and processes in place for data back-up to ensure the security and integrity of its systems, files and data. My Department does not hold the requested information in respect of the State Bodies under its aegis. These State Bodies may be contacted directly by e-mail by members of the Oireachtas at the email addresses set out in the table below. State...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Wastewater Treatment (25 May 2021)

Darragh O'Brien: A Rural Water Working Group was established in 2018 to conduct a review of the wider investment needs relating to rural water services. The Working Group's aim is to recommend measures to ensure an equitable outcome between those who receive water services from Irish Water and non-Irish Water customers. The Working Group, which is chaired by my Department, includes the National Federation...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Departmental Reviews (25 May 2021)

Darragh O'Brien: I propose to take Questions Nos. 292 and 293 together. The Home Improvement Loans product (the successor to reconstruction loans) is currently being examined by my Department. My Department does not collect data on applications for these loan types.

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Departmental Funding (25 May 2021)

Darragh O'Brien: My Department provides funding to local authorities in respect of the Housing Adaptation Grants for Older People and People with a Disability, to assist eligible people in private houses to make their accommodation more suitable for their needs. The suite of grants include the Housing Adaptation Grant for People with a Disability (max grant €30,000), the Mobility Aids Grant (max grant...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Departmental Legal Cases (25 May 2021)

Darragh O'Brien: My Department seeks, where possible, to minimise legal costs and avails of the services of the Chief State Solicitor's office, the Attorney General's Office and the State Claims Agency in terms of the provision of legal advice and representation of the Department in Court cases. The table below sets out details in relation to external legal services provided directly to my Department by legal...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Departmental Investigations (25 May 2021)

Darragh O'Brien: My Department has received correspondence relating to a number of allegations regarding certain matters in County Wicklow. An assessment and analysis have been carried out of the various allegations raised. Some of the matters raised in the correspondence have been the subject of previous reviews or investigative processes by a person with suitable expertise or an appropriate statutory body...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Departmental Data (25 May 2021)

Darragh O'Brien: The National Vacant Housing Reuse Strategy, which was published by my Department in 2018, strives to provide a targeted, effective and co-ordinated approach to identifying and tackling vacancy across Ireland. All local authorities have prepared a Vacant Homes Action Plan for their administrative area. The Vacant Home Action Plan identifies the scale of vacant homes in a local...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Departmental Schemes (25 May 2021)

Darragh O'Brien: The Rebuilding Ireland Home Loan is designed to enable suitable first time buyers who cannot access sufficient mortgage finance from commercial lenders, to access sustainable mortgage lending to purchase new or second-hand properties in a suitable price range or to self build. However, it does not include undertaking refurbishment of existing houses. There are no plans currently to include...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Rental Sector (25 May 2021)

Darragh O'Brien: The “Call for Housing 2020” was launched on 21 July 2020 as a short-term intervention to stimulate interest in social housing delivery, through acquisitions and leasing, from opportunities arising in the property market. The campaign has been run on behalf of my Department by the Housing Agency, in consultation with the local authorities. Up to 25 May 2021, the total...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Rental Sector (25 May 2021)

Darragh O'Brien: The Programme for Government - Our Shared Futureincludes the specific action to strengthen the regulatory and enforcement mechanisms with regard to short-term letting, and the ongoing approach in this regard is currently being considered. However, as some elements of potential regulation of the short-term letting market fall outside the remit of my Department, I have been in contact with my...