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Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Housing Regeneration (19 Jan 2017)

Simon Coveney: Pillar 5 of the Government’s Action Plan for Housing and Homelessness – Rebuilding Irelandis specifically focussed on utilising existing housing stock with a key objective of ensuring that the existing vacant homes throughout the country and across all forms of tenure, in both the public and private sectors, are used to the optimum degree possible. In this regard, Action 5.1 of...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Local Authority Housing Funding (19 Jan 2017)

Simon Coveney: To date, my Department has approved funding for two schemes using the single-stage approval process. A number of other schemes, that may be advanced using this approach, are currently being discussed between local authorities and my Department, as part of the informal consultation that happens at technical level, in the development of new construction proposals.

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Housing Issues (19 Jan 2017)

Simon Coveney: The Planning and Development (Housing) and Residential Tenancies Act 2016 was signed by the President on 23 December 2016. The Planning and Development (Housing) and Residential Tenancies Act 2016 (Commencement of Certain Provisions) Order 2017 commences Part 3 of the Act, insofar as it is not already in operation, other than sections 44, 45, 48 and 49. This Commencement Order takes effect...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Social and Affordable Housing Provision (19 Jan 2017)

Simon Coveney: As housing authorities, local authorities are responsible for the identification of the social housing need in their area and the development of appropriate responses to the need identified. This can include the development of single rural dwellings where identified and prioritised by local authorities. In responding to housing need, local authorities now have substantial pipelines of new...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Foreshore Issues (18 Jan 2017)

Simon Coveney: The details of the constitution of the Marine Licence Vetting Committee (MLVC) as part of the consideration of the application concerned are expected to be finalised shortly. This information will be forwarded separately at that stage.

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Private Rented Accommodation Evictions (18 Jan 2017)

Simon Coveney: The Planning and Development (Housing) and Residential Tenancies Act 2016 was signed by the President on 23 December 2016. The Planning and Development (Housing) and Residential Tenancies Act 2016 (Commencement of Certain Provisions) Order 2017 commences Part 3 of the Act, insofar as it is not already in operation, other than sections 44, 45, 48 and 49. This Commencement Order takes effect...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Local Authority Housing Waiting Lists (18 Jan 2017)

Simon Coveney: I propose to take Questions Nos. 126 to 134, inclusive, together. Details on the number of households on waiting lists in each housing authority area are provided in the statutory Summary of Social Housing Assessments. The most recent figures available are the results of the 2016 Summary which are available on my Department’s website at the following link: - . The 2016 results show...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Social and Affordable Housing (18 Jan 2017)

Simon Coveney: I propose to take Questions Nos. 135 and 136 together. Information in relation to the number of social housing new builds and acquisitions is published on my Department’s website at the following link: . Information is confirmed and published up to Q3 of 2016. Material in respect of Q4 of 2016 is currently being finalised and will be published shortly.

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Social and Affordable Housing Eligibility (18 Jan 2017)

Simon Coveney: I propose to take Questions Nos. 137 and 138 together. The Social Housing Assessment Regulations 2011 prescribe maximum net income limits for each housing authority, in different bands according to the area, with income being defined and assessed according to a standard Household Means Policy. The income bands and the authority area assigned to each band were based on an assessment of the...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Planning Issues (18 Jan 2017)

Simon Coveney: The Dublin City Development Plan 2016-2022, adopted by the elected members in September 2016, sets out a coherent, robust and cogent development framework for the Dublin City Council area. During the consultation process on the making of the Plan, my Department, as a prescribed body, made submissions in December 2015 and July 2016 to Dublin City Council which included recommendations on...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Local Elections (18 Jan 2017)

Simon Coveney: Notwithstanding any decision that might be made to review local electoral areas in advance of the 2019 local elections, there are no plans at present to review the boundaries of the 3,440 electoral divisions across the country. The electoral divisions in the Dublin area were last amended in 1986. These are specified in the County Borough of Dublin (Wards) Regulations 19 86 and the Dublin...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Emergency Accommodation Data (18 Jan 2017)

Simon Coveney: 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. In accordance with section 37(2) of the Housing (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2009, statutory responsibility in relation to the provision of homeless services,...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Motor Tax (18 Jan 2017)

Simon Coveney: My Department has no function in the matter raised, save for motor tax. The motor tax system in Ireland for private vehicles registered from July 2008 is based on carbon dioxide emissions (CO2), whereas the matter referred to in the Question relates to nitrogen oxide (NOx) emissions. There are, therefore, no implications for the motor tax system.

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Local Authority Housing Provision (18 Jan 2017)

Simon Coveney: Under my Department’s Social Housing Capital Investment and Social Housing Current Expenditure Programmes, funding is provided to local authorities to deliver additional social housing stock through new construction projects and through the acquisition of new and previously owned houses/apartments. Details on the number of properties constructed and purchased by all local authorities,...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Departmental Investigations (18 Jan 2017)

Simon Coveney: In view of the fact that there are no ongoing Commissions of Investigation or Tribunals of Inquiry in my Department, there are no relevant costs arising for the Exchequer.

Private Members' Business - Anti-Evictions Bill 2016: Second Stage [Private Members] (17 Jan 2017)

Simon Coveney: We are spending €500 million on it.

Private Members' Business - Anti-Evictions Bill 2016: Second Stage [Private Members] (17 Jan 2017)

Simon Coveney: There is no problem with funding for direct building in Galway, as the Deputy knows.

Private Members' Business - Anti-Evictions Bill 2016: Second Stage [Private Members] (17 Jan 2017)

Simon Coveney: No, they will not. I asked them to act in a manner that is consistent with the spirit of the legislation before it was actually enacted and they did that. It is important to recognise that.

Private Members' Business - Anti-Evictions Bill 2016: Second Stage [Private Members] (17 Jan 2017)

Simon Coveney: It is not possible for me to legislate retrospectively. I cannot apply a law to two years ago. Even if I would like to do so, I could not. I will happily meet people in Tyrrelstown who are still in difficulty. I have told Deputy Coppinger that I would set up that meeting in order that we can talk through the issues and I will do so. I will see what I can do but I do not want to promise...

Private Members' Business - Anti-Evictions Bill 2016: Second Stage [Private Members] (17 Jan 2017)

Simon Coveney: In terms of notice periods, significant improvements were made prior to the rental strategy, at which time Deputy Alan Kelly was Minister. Important amendments to the Residential Tenancies Act introduced in December 2015 provide that the minimum period between rent reviews for tenancies was increased from 12 to 24 months. The minimum period of notice of new rent was increased from 28 to 90...