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An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (24 Sep 2019)

Eoghan Murphy: I thank the Deputy for raising the issue again. It is an incredibly important project which is part of our vision for the national planning framework for Waterford in increasing the population, density and the role Waterford will continue to play in the region. We made that commitment of funding in the first round of funding from the Urban Regeneration and Development Fund, URDF.

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (24 Sep 2019)

Eoghan Murphy: We have made a commitment to provide further funding as we open new rounds. I hope to be able to open the second round of funding from the URDF next month. It will probably run for about three months to allow applications to come in from the local authorities now that they know how the fund works and how to make applications. We can then announce further funding at the beginning of next...

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (24 Sep 2019)

Eoghan Murphy: I thank the Deputy for raising this issue again. It is true that many people are vulnerable and in housing insecurity because not enough homes are yet being built to meet demand. This year, we introduced significant new protections for tenants. That is important, as is noting that the majority of people in the rental sector have safety and security in their homes. I agreed to our meeting...

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (24 Sep 2019)

Eoghan Murphy: I thank the Deputy for the question. It is true to say that housing supply has not caught up with demand yet, but it is catching up. Every month construction is starting on more than 2,000 new homes on sites throughout the country. We continue to have families in emergency accommodation and that is unacceptable. We continue to have high levels of presentations of families in emergency...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (24 Sep 2019)

Eoghan Murphy: That was not a personal comment.

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (24 Sep 2019)

Eoghan Murphy: He did not discredit the Deputy.

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Fire Service Staff (24 Sep 2019)

Eoghan Murphy: There are no plans at present to introduce rent allowance payments for retained firefighters.

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Living Wage (24 Sep 2019)

Eoghan Murphy: Payment of salaries to staff of my Department is made in line with pay scales approved by the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform. Based on the civil service 37 hour standard net working week, there is just one employee of my Department earning less than €12.30 per hour. The details requested in relation to bodies under the aegis of my Department are a matter for the...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Derelict Sites Data (24 Sep 2019)

Eoghan Murphy: Statistics in relation to social housing stock are published by the National Oversight and Audit Commission (NOAC) in their annual reports on Performance Indicators in Local Authorities. These reports provide a range of information in relation to social housing stock, including the number of dwellings in the ownership of each local authority and percentages vacant. The most recent report,...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Local Authority Funding (24 Sep 2019)

Eoghan Murphy: Between 2005 and 2018, over €39 million has been paid to local authorities to assist them in the performance of their functions under the Housing Acts, including the inspection of rented accommodation. Over 258,000 inspections were carried out during this period. The Rental Strategy recognises the need for additional resources to be provided to local authorities to aid increased...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Local Authority Expenditure (24 Sep 2019)

Eoghan Murphy: My Department does not allocate specific funding for estate management purposes as this is a matter for each individual local authority. Local authorities receive income from a variety of sources, including grants from Central Government, Local Property Tax, commercial rates and other locally-raised charges. Each authority is mandated to determine its own spending priorities, while...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Water and Sewerage Schemes Funding (24 Sep 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. An Expert Panel has been put in place to support the evaluation process and its membership includes Departmental,...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Shared Ownership Scheme (24 Sep 2019)

Eoghan Murphy: I propose to take Questions Nos. 543 and 544 together. In 2011, the Government announced the standing down of all affordable housing schemes, including the Shared Ownership scheme, given the changes in the property and lending markets. From 1991 to 2010, a total of 16,492 loans were issued under the scheme, of which 2,997 remained in place at the end of 2018. Data in relation to the number...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Local Authority Housing Data (24 Sep 2019)

Eoghan Murphy: Local authority housing scheme statistics are published on my Department's website, including data in relation to the Sale of Sites Scheme. Under this scheme, a local authority may make housing sites available at low cost. Data relating to activity under the Sale of Sites Scheme in the period 2004 to 2018 in tabular form is available on my Department's website at the following web link: .

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Rental Sector (24 Sep 2019)

Eoghan Murphy: The housing to which the Deputy refers is leased by an Approved Housing Body (AHB). Payment and Availability Agreements in respect of each dwelling have been signed between the AHB and the particular local authority making the tenant allocation in respect of that dwelling. There are two local authorities involved in the referenced development. It is a term of the agreement between the...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Assistance Payment (24 Sep 2019)

Eoghan Murphy: I assume that the Deputy is referring to the Homeless HAP Place Finder Service. The Place Finder Service is a targeted support for homeless households who are finding it difficult to secure HAP tenancies and has been successfully utilised by the Dublin Regional Homeless Executive (DRHE) across the 4 Dublin local authorities since February 2015. The Place Finder Service assists homeless...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Social and Affordable Housing Provision (24 Sep 2019)

Eoghan Murphy: I propose to take Questions Nos. 549 and 550 together. As part of budget 2019 the Government has confirmed an overall allocation of €310 million under the Serviced Sites Fund (SSF) in order to support the delivery of more affordable homes to buy or rent. This funding is being made available to local authorities to provide infrastructure support which will thereafter allow for the...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Adaptation Grant (24 Sep 2019)

Eoghan Murphy: Under the Housing Adaptation Grants for Older People and People with a Disability, support is provided in certain precise circumstances where an older person has no heating system in their home and requires it to remain living in their own home. My Department does not specify the type of heating system other than by reference to Part L of the Building Regulations (Conservation of Fuel and...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Water Services (24 Sep 2019)

Eoghan Murphy: There is a grant currently available, which is funded by my Department through the local authorities, for the provision or necessary improvement of an individual water supply in a house. This is more commonly called the individual or private wells grant. The grant, subject to certain conditions, assists households dependent on these supplies with the costs incurred in providing such a supply...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Social and Affordable Housing (24 Sep 2019)

Eoghan Murphy: Acquisition of a property for social housing is a matter for each local authority to consider on a case by case basis. Households on HAP are given the opportunity when coming into the scheme to indicate whether they have an interest in going onto a transfer list for local authority or Approved Housing Body owned housing. Allocations to such housing are in accordance with the relevant local...