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Ceisteanna - Questions - Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions (18 Sep 2019)

Eoghan Murphy: On a point of order, when questions are taken in a group we get additional time in our replies.

Ceisteanna - Questions - Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Social and Affordable Housing (18 Sep 2019)

Eoghan Murphy: I thank the Cathaoirleach and the Deputy and welcome everyone back to what is a very important Dáil term. I propose to take Questions Nos. 32, 34 and 36 together. Part 5 of the Housing (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2009 was commenced in June 2018 to provide a new statutory basis for affordable dwelling purchase arrangements. Initial regulations in regard to schemes of priorities were...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Assistance Payment Eligibility (18 Sep 2019)

Eoghan Murphy: Increased rent limits for Rent Supplement and the Housing Assistance Payment were introduced in 2016. Taking account of the additional discretion available to local authorities to exceed the maximum rent limit by up to 20%, and up to 50% in the Dublin region for those households either in, or at immediate risk of homelessness, the HAP scheme is operating effectively. HAP is an...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Local Authority Housing Waiting Lists (18 Sep 2019)

Eoghan Murphy: There is no formal relocation programme for social housing applicants from Dublin but my Department is working on plans to provide increased mobility to social housing applicants generally. There is already some mobility provided for in the larger urban areas and for HAP recipients. Consideration is being given to the possibility of extending that mobility by expanding the numbers of...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Social and Affordable Housing Eligibility (18 Sep 2019)

Eoghan Murphy: The selling price of discounted dwellings made available for purchase by a local authority under the affordable dwelling purchase arrangements is influenced by a number of factors, particularly the overall cost of each particular development, which can vary significantly from one site to another, the tenure mix involved an the local housing market. The appropriate way to take these factors...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Planning Issues (18 Sep 2019)

Eoghan Murphy: Strategic Development Zones, or 'SDZs', are designated due to their economic or social importance to the State. Each SDZ is governed by a Planning Scheme, that must prepared as part of a process that enables local residents and communities, as well as their local elected representatives at Council level, to input and shape how the SDZ is developed. In this way, SDZs are designed to...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Private Rented Accommodation Evictions (18 Sep 2019)

Eoghan Murphy: The Residential Tenancies Board (RTB) was established as an independent statutory body under the Residential Tenancies Acts 2004-2019, with one of its key functions being to resolve disputes between landlords and tenants. Due to the quasi-judicial and independent role of the RTB, it would be inappropriate for me, as Minister, to intervene in specific disputes. A number of measures have...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Urban Regeneration and Development Fund (18 Sep 2019)

Eoghan Murphy: In 2016, the North Quays in Waterford was the subject of a Strategic Development Zone (SDZ) order made by the Government, designating the area for mixed-use development, subject to preparation of an SDZ planning scheme, which has since been completed. Waterford City and County Council submitted a bid for exchequer grant funding as part of the first call under the Urban Regeneration and...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Departmental Bodies (18 Sep 2019)

Eoghan Murphy: The Galway Social Housing Taskforce, which I established earlier this year, has held two meeting to date and its third meeting is scheduled to take place in early October. The Taskforce is working to improve and accelerate housing delivery in both local authority areas. Its establishment mirrors a Taskforce established in Cork a number of years ago, which has provided a hugely successful...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Homelessness Strategy (18 Sep 2019)

Eoghan Murphy: Rebuilding Ireland is underpinned by over €6 billion in funding to support the delivery of 50,000 new social housing homes and 87,000 other social housing supports by 2021. In 2018, 8,000 new social homes were delivered nationally and this year, a further 10,000 new social homes will be delivered. Within Rebuilding Ireland, supporting individuals and families experiencing...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Policy (18 Sep 2019)

Eoghan Murphy: Following engagement between the European Commission and my Department regarding the European Court of Justice ruling in the "Flemish Decree" case, a working group was established to review and, where necessary, recommend changes to the 2005 Planning Guidelines on Sustainable Rural Housing, issued under section 28 of the Planning and Development Act 2000, as amended. The working group...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Local Authority Housing (18 Sep 2019)

Eoghan Murphy: I propose to take Questions Nos. 53 and 54 together. The development of publicly owned lands for housing is a priority for this Government and my Department is working closely with all local authorities to support the development of their sites. Decisions regarding individual developments and tenure mix for new housing on local authority land is, in the first instance, a matter for each...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Social and Affordable Housing Eligibility (18 Sep 2019)

Eoghan Murphy: I propose to take Questions Nos. 55 and 71 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: Local Authority Housing Maintenance (18 Sep 2019)

Eoghan Murphy: I propose to take Questions Nos. 56 and 70 together. My Department has operated an Energy Efficiency Retrofitting Programme for local authority social housing since 2013, under which close to 70,000 social homes have been insulated to date with funding support of some €134 million. The programme improves the insulation standards and overall energy performance of local authority...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Tenancy Protection Scheme (18 Sep 2019)

Eoghan Murphy: I propose to take Questions Nos. 57 and 66 together. The Residential Tenancies Acts 2004-2019 regulate the landlord-tenant relationship in the private rented sector, including tenancies in co-living dwellings, and set out the rights and obligations of landlords and tenants. The Residential Tenancies Acts 2004-2019 apply to every dwelling that is the subject of a tenancy, subject to a...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Social and Affordable Housing Provision (18 Sep 2019)

Eoghan Murphy: Local authorities already have powers to make low-cost sites available to individuals, who are qualified for social housing support, and also to voluntary or co-operative not-for-profit housing associations. More broadly, the provision of affordable housing, either to buy or rent, is being facilitated by the €310 million Serviced Sites Fund (SSF) that runs from 2019 to 2021. The fund...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Local Authority Housing Rents (18 Sep 2019)

Eoghan Murphy: The Dublin City Council-owned St. Michael's site in Inchicore has been selected as one of two ‘pathfinder’ developments for Cost Rental homes in Ireland. It is estimated that this site can accommodate approximately 470 homes in a high quality mixed-tenure development, including approximately 330 Cost Rental homes. Under the Cost Rental model, rents cover the cost of...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Local Authority Housing Data (18 Sep 2019)

Eoghan Murphy: The total target for social housing build output under Rebuilding Ireland in 2018 was for 4,969 additional homes to be provided under a variety of mechanisms. By year-end, 4,811 had been delivered, representing 97% delivery against target. This included 4,251 new build homes, and 560 vacant local authority dwellings brought back into use following substantial remediation. Focusing on one...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Homelessness Strategy (18 Sep 2019)

Eoghan Murphy: Rebuilding Ireland, the Government’s Action Plan on Housing and Homelessness, is designed to increase the delivery of housing across all tenures to help individuals and families meet their housing needs and address homelessness. The plan focuses on increasing the delivery of social housing, with a target of delivering 50,000 social housing homes in the period to 2021, while also making...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Home Loan Scheme (18 Sep 2019)

Eoghan Murphy: When the Rebuilding Ireland Home Loan (RIHL) scheme was initially being developed, it was estimated that the drawdown of loans would be approximately €200 million over three years. However, the RIHL proved to be more successful than initially anticipated. My officials began engaging with the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform in October 2018 when higher lending and drawdown...