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Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Flood Relief Schemes (25 Oct 2016)

Simon Coveney: The decision as to whether to grant planning permission in any particular case is a matter for the relevant planning authority in the first instance and for An Bord Pleanála in the event of an appeal. In making decisions on planning applications, planning authorities and the Board must consider the proper planning and sustainable development of the area, having regard to the provisions...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Housing Provision (25 Oct 2016)

Simon Coveney: I propose to take Questions Nos. 280 and 284 together. The Programme for a Partnership Government sets out the ambitious priority attached to urban regeneration and incorporates a series of specific actions aimed at facilitating the regeneration of our urban centres. In this regard, the Programme incorporates a range of specific actions to help address vacancy and dereliction, for...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Local Authority Housing (25 Oct 2016)

Simon Coveney: My Department has two programmes which provide support to local authorities for the refurbishment of vacant local authority social housing units that may require a greater level of remediation than the normal level of pre-letting repairs. The Voids programme, which commenced in 2014 provides funding support of up to €30, 000 per unit. The Derelicts programme was introduced in 2016 to...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Planning Issues (25 Oct 2016)

Simon Coveney: I understand that Longford County Council has recently advertised for proposals to deliver social housing. As with all such publicly advertised processes and in line with public procurement arrangements, the Council is now completing its assessment of the proposals received. Following this, I expect the Council will shortly submit the highest evaluated of the proposals, as assessed, for...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Local Authority Funding (25 Oct 2016)

Simon Coveney: The information requested by the Deputy is not available in my Department. Information on payments made to local authorities under Part V of the Planning and Development Act 2000 is available on my Department's website at: .

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Local Authority Housing Eligibility (25 Oct 2016)

Simon Coveney: I propose to take Questions Nos. 285 and 286 together. Under the Social Housing Assessment Regulations 2011, it is a condition of eligibility for social housing support that the income of applicant households does not exceed prescribed maximum income thresholds. The 2011 Regulations set the maximum net income limits for each housing authority in different bands according to the area,...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Voluntary Housing Sector (25 Oct 2016)

Simon Coveney: The agreed Programme for a Partnership Government recognises the potential role that credit unions can play in housing finance and supports the efforts of the Registrar of Credit Unions at the Central Bank to gradually lift current lending restrictions as appropriate, including for housing. The Programme further provides that we will investigate with all stakeholders how credit unions can...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Planning Issues (25 Oct 2016)

Simon Coveney: I propose to take Questions Nos. 288 to 290, inclusive, together. Article 10(4) of the Planning and Development Regulations 2001-2015, dealing with change of use exemptions, provides that development consisting of the use of not more than 4 bedrooms in a house, where each bedroom is used for the accommodation of not more than 4 persons as overnight guest accommodation, shall be exempted...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Wind Energy Guidelines (20 Oct 2016)

Simon Coveney: I propose to take Questions Nos. 119 and 128 together. In December 2013, my Department published proposed draft revisions to the noise, setback distance and shadow flicker aspects of the 2006 Wind Energy Development Guidelines. These draft revisions proposed: - the setting of a more stringent day- and night-time noise limit of 40 decibels for future wind energy developments, - a mandatory...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Archival Material (20 Oct 2016)

Simon Coveney: The documentary materials that are required to be archived by the Tribunal of Inquiry into Certain Planning Matters and Payments (more commonly known as the Mahon Tribunal) in compliance with sections 46 and 47 of the Civil Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2011 and the National Archives Act 1986 are in the process of being placed in storage with the storage company procured and contracted...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Public Private Partnerships Cost (20 Oct 2016)

Simon Coveney: The Charlemont Street Public Private Partnership development is being primarily undertaken by Dublin City Council. My Department is not directly involved in the development of this project. In respect of the project, I have been advised by Dublin City Council that it is based on the Council providing development land, in return for which a developer is constructing 79 social housing...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Private Rented Accommodation Deposits (20 Oct 2016)

Simon Coveney: The Residential Tenancies (Amendment) Act 2015 , enacted on 4 December 2015 , provides, inter alia, for the establishment of a tenancy deposit protection scheme. The deposit protection scheme provisions of the Act will be commenced as soon as the necessary conditions are in place to support the establishment of the scheme, which will be a major project. The priority at present is the...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Vacant Sites Levy (20 Oct 2016)

Simon Coveney: I propose to take Questions Nos. 125 and 126 together. The Urban Regeneration and Housing Act 2015, enacted in July 2015, introduced a new measure, the vacant site levy, which is aimed at incentivising the development of vacant or under-utilised sites in urban areas. Under the Act, planning authorities are required to establish a register of vacant sites in their areas, beginning on 1 January...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Nitrates Action Programme Implementation (20 Oct 2016)

Simon Coveney: The European Union (Good Agricultural Practice for Protection of Waters) Regulations 2014, as amended, give legal effect in Ireland to the Nitrates Directive and to our Nitrates Action Programme (NAP). The Directive requires all member states to define set periods when the land application of fertiliser , including slurry, is not allowed and in Ireland the closed season commenced on 15...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Mortgage to Rent Scheme Data (20 Oct 2016)

Simon Coveney: Up to the end of Quarter 3 2016, a total of 3,498 cases had been submitted under the Mortgage to Rent Scheme which was introduced in 2012 for borrowers of private commercial lending institutions. Of the 3,498 cases submitted, 2,642 were ineligible or terminated during the process, for a variety of reasons. Of the remaining cases submitted, 669 are being actively progressed and 187 have been...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Departmental Legal Cases (20 Oct 2016)

Simon Coveney: My Department originally sought legal advice from the CSSO in relation to this case in June 2014. The overall circumstances of the case are very complicated and required the CSSO to consult with the Office of the Attorney General . Since June 2014 a significant body of work has been undertaken aimed at formulating an appropriate case strategy which has included establishing timelines,...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Tenant Purchase Scheme Eligibility (20 Oct 2016)

Simon Coveney: The Tenant (Incremental) Purchase Scheme came in to operation on 1 January 2016 and offers eligible local authority tenants the opportunity to buy their homes. 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 support for at least 1 year. The minimum reckonable income for...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Property Registration Authority (20 Oct 2016)

Simon Coveney: The Property Registration Authority of Ireland shared the data concerned with my Department in accordance with an agreed protocol. My Department had to agree to and sign an undertaking to abide by the conditions of this protocol prior to the release of the data. One of the conditions of the protocol is that the requester will not disclose, share or otherwise provide the land parcel geometry...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Private Rented Accommodation (20 Oct 2016)

Simon Coveney: In publishing Rebuilding Ireland Action Plan for Housing and Homelessness, the Government has set out a practical and readily implementable set of actions to create a functioning and sustainable housing system. The Plan is available at the website . The Plan is divided into five pillars, with each targeting a specific area of the housing system for attention. Pillar 4 of the Plan, which...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Departmental Reports (20 Oct 2016)

Simon Coveney: My Department appointed Senior Counsel on a non-statutory basis in September 2015 to prepare a review report in relation to planning matters in Donegal. This follows the Order made by the High Court on 14 June 2013, quashing that part of my Department’s Planning Review Report (2012)relating to Donegal, arising from a settlement between my Department and the party concerned who had...