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Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Adaptation Grant Data (6 Sep 2019)

Eoghan Murphy: My Department provides funding under the suite of Housing Adaptation Grants for Older People and People with a Disability, in respect of private houses. There are three separate grant schemes available, including the Housing Aid for Older People Grant, the Mobility Aids Grant and the Housing Adaptation Grant for People with a Disability. Funding of €71.25 million has been allocated...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Assistance Payment Expenditure (6 Sep 2019)

Eoghan Murphy: The Housing Assistance Payment (HAP) is a flexible and immediate housing support that is available to all eligible households throughout the State, progressively replacing Rent Supplement for those with a long term social housing need. At the end of Quarter 2 2019, there were over 48,200 households having their housing needs met through HAP. HAP is funded through a combination of Exchequer...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Social and Affordable Housing Data (6 Sep 2019)

Eoghan Murphy: Under my Department's Social Housing Investment Programme, funding is available to all local authorities to deliver additional social housing stock through the acquisition of new and previously owned houses/apartments for social housing use, including delivery through the Buy and Renew Scheme. Since the Buy & Renew Scheme was introduced, local authorities have delivered over 430 new...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Solar Energy Guidelines (6 Sep 2019)

Eoghan Murphy: As is the case with the large majority of development types, there are currently no specific planning guidelines in place in respect of solar farms. Proposals for individual solar farm developments are subject to the statutory requirements of the Planning and Development Act 2000, as amended, in the same manner as other proposed developments, with planning applications made to the relevant...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Septic Tank Grants (6 Sep 2019)

Eoghan Murphy: The new funding scheme for on-site wastewater treatment systems (more commonly known as septic tanks) will replace the current grant which was brought into operation by the Domestic Waste Water Treatment System (Financial Assistance) Regulations 2013. Under certain conditions households can receive a grant to assist them in carrying out remediation, repair or upgrading works to, or...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Property Registration Authority Administration (6 Sep 2019)

Eoghan Murphy: The Property Registration Authority (PRA) is the State organisation responsible for the registration of property transactions in Ireland. The PRA manages and controls the Land Registry and the Registry of Deeds registering what State guaranteed titles of land. The PRA expects to complete over 250,000 Land Registry transactions in 2019, an increase of 49,000 over 2018. Applications...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Home Loan Scheme (6 Sep 2019)

Eoghan Murphy: The Housing Agency provides a central support service which assesses applications for the Rebuilding Ireland Home Loan on behalf of local authorities and makes recommendations to the authorities to approve or refuse applications. I have asked the Agency to compile figures on the numbers of applications that it has assessed, recommended to approve and recommended to decline since the scheme...

Citizens' Assemblies Bill 2019 [Seanad]: Second and Subsequent Stages (11 Jul 2019)

Eoghan Murphy: I thank the Deputies for their contributions. Deputy O'Sullivan is right - this is essentially a technical Bill, but it is part of a larger framework of political and democratic engagement in the process of informing and reforming decision-making in a progressive and pluralistic society. We are leading the way in doing that, particularly in decisions we have made in recent years which came...

Citizens' Assemblies Bill 2019 [Seanad]: Second and Subsequent Stages (11 Jul 2019)

Eoghan Murphy: I can hear Deputy O'Brien laughing. I am not sure why. If he wants me to mention his party and its lack of a campaign in Cork, I will do so. Deputy Niall Collins did a fantastic job in Limerick.

Citizens' Assemblies Bill 2019 [Seanad]: Second and Subsequent Stages (11 Jul 2019)

Eoghan Murphy: Senator Buttimer did a fantastic job. It was not for one party to win. It was for all of us to win.

Citizens' Assemblies Bill 2019 [Seanad]: Second and Subsequent Stages (11 Jul 2019)

Eoghan Murphy: Implementation is a matter for the Oireachtas, not for me. Many of the really serious recommendations that have come from previous Citizens' Assemblies and Constitutional Conventions have been implemented. Some are unfortunately still stuck in committees that Fine Gael does not control. I have said before that I am open to enshrining a right to housing, as is the Taoiseach. Currently we...

Citizens' Assemblies Bill 2019 [Seanad]: Second and Subsequent Stages (11 Jul 2019)

Eoghan Murphy: I move: "That the Bill be now read a Second Time." The Citizens' Assemblies Bill 2019 is a technical measure designed to enable the register of electors to be used for selecting members of the citizens' assemblies which the Government, on 11 June 2019, agreed to establish. Two assemblies are being established. These are the citizens' assembly 2019 and the Dublin citizens' assembly. The...

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh (Atógáil) - Questions on Promised Legislation (Resumed) (11 Jul 2019)

Eoghan Murphy: Deputy Brady is now lying. I have spoken-----

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh (Atógáil) - Questions on Promised Legislation (Resumed) (11 Jul 2019)

Eoghan Murphy: Deputy Brady is trying to misconstrue both my interaction with him in the last few weeks and the interaction between my Department and the planning and housing authorities in his constituency.

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh (Atógáil) - Questions on Promised Legislation (Resumed) (11 Jul 2019)

Eoghan Murphy: He is abusing all of the Members of this House. He is not trying to get to the core of the issues involved. Time and time again, as his party has done, he has tried to use individual families in very difficult circumstances-----

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh (Atógáil) - Questions on Promised Legislation (Resumed) (11 Jul 2019)

Eoghan Murphy: -----for his own political attention and gain. It is disgusting.

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh (Atógáil) - Questions on Promised Legislation (Resumed) (11 Jul 2019)

Eoghan Murphy: On this side of the House we are in the business of helping families, not using their hurt to our advantage. Deputy Brady embarrasses himself.

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Adaptation Grant Eligibility (11 Jul 2019)

Eoghan Murphy: My Department provides exchequer funding to local authorities to support the Housing Adaptation Grants for People with a Disability in private houses. These grants are available to assist in the carrying out of works, which are reasonably necessary for the purposes of rendering a house more suitable for the accommodation of a person with a disability who has an enduring physical, sensory,...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Assistance Payment Administration (11 Jul 2019)

Eoghan Murphy: The Housing Assistance Payment (HAP) is a form of social housing support for people who have a long-term housing need. It is available in all local authority areas and its introduction ensures that all social housing supports can be accessed through the local authorities, allowing tenants to take up full-time employment and keep their housing support, subject to adjustment of their...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Adaptation Grant Eligibility (11 Jul 2019)

Eoghan Murphy: There is no grant aid available from my Department for the provision of granny flats. My Department does provide funding to local authorities in respect of the Housing Adaptation Grants for Older People and People with a Disability, to assist eligible people in private houses to make their accommodation more suitable for their needs. The suite of grants includes the Housing Adaptation...