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Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Social and Affordable Housing Data (3 Oct 2019)

Eoghan Murphy: A range of housing options are necessary to ensure a supply of accommodation to meet different types of social housing need. Harnessing the off-balance sheet potential of private investment in social housing is an important objective of the Government and the social housing targets that are set out in Rebuilding Ireland over the period to 2021 reflect the ambition in that regard. My...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Home Loan Scheme (3 Oct 2019)

Eoghan Murphy: The Housing Agency provides a central support service which assesses applications for the Rebuilding Ireland Home Loan on behalf of local authorities and makes recommendations to the authorities to approve or refuse applications. Housing Agency recommendations are then considered by the Credit Committee in each local authority, which issues loan approvals.  Applications where further...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Departmental Data (3 Oct 2019)

Eoghan Murphy: In terms of home ownership, the authoritative data in this regard is the data published as part of each census of population carried out by the Central Statistics Office. The most recent census undertaken, Census 2016, reported that 67.6% of households owned their own home, with or without a loan or mortgage.  This compared to a rate of 69.7% in 2011. 

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Social and Affordable Housing (3 Oct 2019)

Eoghan Murphy: Part 5 of the Housing (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2009 was commenced in June 2018 to provide a statutory basis for the delivery of affordable housing for purchase. Regulations in respect of the making of Schemes of Priority were signed on 12 March 2019, and these were issued to local authorities on 22 March 2019.  The purpose of a Scheme of Priority is to set out the affordable...

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (2 Oct 2019)

Eoghan Murphy: He will be misinforming the Dáil if he continues in that line.

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (2 Oct 2019)

Eoghan Murphy: To be brief, after two years of operation of the fast-track housing process which I signed into law in 2017, the review is now complete. I will bring it to Cabinet and lay it before the Oireachtas. Changes will be made.

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (2 Oct 2019)

Eoghan Murphy: What about the 6,000 homes?

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (2 Oct 2019)

Eoghan Murphy: It is important to note that there is already a pre-consultation phase that involves the local authority.

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (2 Oct 2019)

Eoghan Murphy: There is room for the public to intervene.

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (2 Oct 2019)

Eoghan Murphy: It does.

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (2 Oct 2019)

Eoghan Murphy: It has to involve the local authority.

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (2 Oct 2019)

Eoghan Murphy: I am afraid the Deputy is incorrect.

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (2 Oct 2019)

Eoghan Murphy: I have been a councillor. I speak to the local authorities every day as part of my job. The Deputy does not understand what is happening.

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Adaptation Grant Funding (2 Oct 2019)

Eoghan Murphy: The funding provided for the Housing Adaptation Grants for Older People and People with a Disability Scheme, to support people living in private houses, has increased year on year since 2014. Compared to a funding level of €43 million in 2013, the funding provided reached €71.25 million nationally in 2019, an increase of some 8% on 2018. I am conscious of the benefit...

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (1 Oct 2019)

Eoghan Murphy: The context is important if the Minister is to answer the question.

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Brexit Issues (1 Oct 2019)

Eoghan Murphy: On 9 July 2019 the Government published the Brexit Contingency Action Plan Update whichreflects the extensive work that has taken place at EU level and on a whole-of-Government basis, including the Brexit Omnibus Act, to prepare for a no deal Brexit, including in relation to housing and construction matters. My Department has been engaging extensively with the construction sector on Brexit...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Water and Sewerage Schemes Funding (1 Oct 2019)

Eoghan Murphy: On 8 February this year, I announced details of the measures being funded through my Department under the Multi-annual Rural Water Programme 2019-2021. Local authorities were invited to submit their bids for the funding of schemes or projects in their functional areas and Kerry County Council included the scheme referred to in its application to my Department under the new...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Irish Water Administration (1 Oct 2019)

Eoghan Murphy: While I have no direct function in relation to the First Fix Free scheme, which is an operational matter for which Irish Water has responsibility, I understand that the scheme is available to Irish Water customers across the country and will continue to operate for the remainder of 2019 and beyond. Customers wishing to avail of the First Fix Free scheme may contact Irish Water directly on...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Septic Tank Grants (1 Oct 2019)

Eoghan Murphy: A new funding scheme for on-site wastewater treatment systems (more commonly known as septic tanks) is being introduced and will replace the current grant which was brought into operation by the Domestic Waste Water Treatment System (Financial Assistance) Regulations 2013.  Under certain conditions, households can receive a grant to assist them in carrying out remediation, repair or...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Repair and Leasing Scheme (1 Oct 2019)

Eoghan Murphy: At the end of Q2 2019, a total of 1,459 applications for the Repair and Leasing Scheme (RLS) had been received from property owners; 113 homes had been brought back into use and were tenanted; and 149 agreements for lease had been signed. My Department has no direct role in deciding on individual applications under the scheme and does not collect data in relation to the number...