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Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Student Accommodation (24 Nov 2020)

Darragh O'Brien: The Residential Acts 2004 - 2020 do not prescribe specific terms and conditions regarding the payment of rents or deposits for inclusion in individual letting agreements in the private rental market including the student-specific accommodation sector. Contract law governs such arrangements. The Residential Tenancies (Amendment) Act 2015 provided for, among other things, the establishment...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Residential Tenancies Board (24 Nov 2020)

Darragh O'Brien: The Residential Tenancies Board (RTB) was established as an independent statutory body under the Residential Tenancies Acts 2004-2020, to operate a national tenancy registration system and to facilitate the resolution of disputes between landlords and tenants. Additional powers and functions were conferred on the RTB by provisions in the Residential Tenancies (Amendment) 2019 Act, which...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Assistance Payment (19 Nov 2020)

Darragh O'Brien: I propose to take Questions Nos. 161, 163 and 164 together. The management of social housing, including the Housing Assistance Payment, in each area, is a matter for the relevant local authority, taking account of local circumstances and needs.  Maximum rent limits for the Housing Assistance Payment (HAP) scheme are set for each housing authority area by the Housing Assistance Payment...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Tenant Purchase Scheme (19 Nov 2020)

Darragh O'Brien: The Tenant (Incremental) Purchase Scheme came into operation on 1 January 2016.  The Scheme is open to eligible tenants, including joint tenants, of local authority houses that are available for sale under the Scheme. To be eligible, tenants must meet certain criteria, including having a minimum reckonable income of €15,000 per annum and having been in receipt of social housing...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Social and Affordable Housing (19 Nov 2020)

Darragh O'Brien: My Department publishes comprehensive programme level statistics on a quarterly basis on all social housing delivery activity. This is published on the statistics page of my Department’s website, at the following link:  The statistical returns process has been completed for Quarter 1 and Quarter 2 2020 and the table below provides a detailed breakdown of the delivery in Cavan and...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Departmental Contracts (19 Nov 2020)

Darragh O'Brien: My Department does not maintain 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, as set out in the table below. State Body Contact E-mail Address An Bord Pleanála oireachtasqueries@pleanala.ie An Fóram Uisce...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Private Rented Accommodation (19 Nov 2020)

Darragh O'Brien: The Housing (Standards for Rented Houses) Regulations 2019 specify requirements in relation to a range of matters, such as structural repair, sanitary facilities, heating, ventilation, natural light and the safety of gas, oil and electrical supplies. With very limited exemptions, these apply to all private rented residential accommodation. All landlords have a legal obligation to ensure that...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Programme for Government (19 Nov 2020)

Darragh O'Brien: The Programme for Government provides for a package of social housing reforms, including the introduction of a social housing passport to allow households move from one local authority list to another.    It should be noted that the four Dublin local authorities already co-operate in arrangements that enable social housing applicants to apply for housing in one or two...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Local Authority Housing (19 Nov 2020)

Darragh O'Brien: The oversight and practical management of housing waiting lists, including the allocation and transfer of tenancies, is a matter for the relevant local authority in accordance with the Housing (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2009, and associated regulations. Section 22 of the Housing (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2009 requires all local authorities, as a reserved function, to make an...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: National Parks and Wildlife Service (19 Nov 2020)

Darragh O'Brien: Details of locations where hares have been released by coursing clubs have not in fact been published on the website of the National Parks and Wildlife (NPWS) of my Department since the beginning of the 2018/19 coursing season.  Not only did my Department not make public the locations where hares were released by coursing clubs over the weekend of 7th and 8th November, it was not made...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Valuation Office (18 Nov 2020)

Darragh O'Brien: The application referred to in the Deputy’s question is a matter for the Commissioner of Valuation, who is independent in the exercise of his functions under the Valuation Act 2001 to 2020. I, as Minister, have no function in decisions in this regard. Notwithstanding this, I am informed by the Commissioner of Valuation that the application is receiving attention and will be...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Brexit Issues (18 Nov 2020)

Darragh O'Brien: Brexit poses an unprecedented challenge for Ireland.  Failure to reach agreement on a trade deal will be very damaging all round but even with a trade deal in place, there will be substantial challenges for supply chains and trade flows.  From 1 January 2021, every time Irish companies or individuals import from or export to Great Britain they will need, at a minimum, to complete a...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Home Loan Scheme (18 Nov 2020)

Darragh O'Brien: The local authority mortgage protection insurance (MPI) scheme has applied to all house purchase loans approved by local authorities after 1 July 1986, including the Rebuilding Ireland Home Loan introduced on 1 February 2018.  Mortgage protection insurance is charged at the rate of 0.555%. It is obligatory for all local authority borrowers who meet the eligibility criteria to join...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Local Authority Housing (18 Nov 2020)

Darragh O'Brien: Acquisition of properties for social housing purposes by local authorities are part of their delivery approach, focusing on priority situations as part of an overall strategy tailored to meet local needs effectively. Where renovation works are required, these should be carried out without delay to ensure that home is available for letting as speedily as possible. Local...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Tenant Purchase Scheme (18 Nov 2020)

Darragh O'Brien: The Tenant (Incremental) Purchase Scheme came into operation on 1 January 2016.  The Scheme is open to eligible tenants, including joint tenants, of local authority houses that are available for sale under the Scheme. To be eligible, tenants must meet certain criteria, including having a minimum reckonable income of €15,000 per annum and having been in receipt of social housing...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Mortgage to Rent Scheme (17 Nov 2020)

Darragh O'Brien: The Mortgage to Rent (MTR) scheme introduced in 2012 is targeted at supporting households in mortgage arrears who: have had their mortgage position deemed unsustainable by their lender under the Mortgage Arrears Resolution Process (MARP); agree to the voluntary surrender of their home and are deemed eligible for social housing support. The property in question...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Rights of Way (17 Nov 2020)

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...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Budget 2021 (17 Nov 2020)

Darragh O'Brien: I propose to take Questions Nos. 353 and 366 together. Support provided by my Department towards domestic violence services is in relation to the capital cost for the development of refuges. This funding support is delivered through the local authorities to housing associations delivering such facilities, using the Capital Assistance Scheme. There is sufficient funding provision to support...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Lease Agreements (17 Nov 2020)

Darragh O'Brien: Details of the number of homes delivered under the Social Housing Leasing Programme in 2019 and to end Q2 2020 are set out in Tables 1 and 2.  Leasing delivery data for Q3 2020 is being collated at present and will be published on my Department's website as soon as that process is finalised. The total expenditure for leasing in 2019 and up to end October 2020, together...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Social and Affordable Housing (17 Nov 2020)

Darragh O'Brien: A spending review and analysis of capital and current expenditure on housing supports has been carried out by the Irish Government Economic & Evaluation Service (IGEES) staff within the Department of Finance and Public Expenditure and Reform, published in July 2018.  This report focuses on the comparative analysis of delivery streams particularly related to cost...