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Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Repair and Leasing Scheme (18 Apr 2019)

Darragh O'Brien: 320. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the number of homes brought into use under the repair and lease scheme by local authority and year; the number of applications and overall expenditure in respect of same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18368/19]

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

Darragh O'Brien: 321. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the number of units to be provided through the enhanced long-term social housing leasing scheme by county in 2019; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18369/19]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Social and Affordable Housing Data (17 Apr 2019)

Darragh O'Brien: 247. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the locations by local authority of the ten affordable purchase scheme sites approved to date; the estimated completion times of each; the anticipated cost per unit; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18061/19]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Local Infrastructure Housing Activation Fund (17 Apr 2019)

Darragh O'Brien: 248. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the timeframe for the delivery of affordable units under the local infrastructure housing activation fund; the locations of each unit by local authority; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18062/19]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Local Infrastructure Housing Activation Fund (17 Apr 2019)

Darragh O'Brien: 249. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the estimated average price reduction per unit under units provided under the local infrastructure housing activation fund; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18063/19]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Local Infrastructure Housing Activation Fund (17 Apr 2019)

Darragh O'Brien: 250. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the drawdown of funding under the LIHAF to date by project; the number of units delivered by project to date; the number projected by project; the number of affordable units to be provided by project; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18064/19]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Data (17 Apr 2019)

Darragh O'Brien: 251. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the number of housing projects approved under the urban regeneration and development fund and or the rural regeneration and development fund to date; the anticipated number of units; the number of affordable units; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18065/19]

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Residential Tenancies (Amendment) (No. 2) Bill 2018: Committee Stage (11 Apr 2019)

Darragh O'Brien: I thank the Minister for outlining the amendments. There is no doubt that we need to ensure short-term lettings are regulated and do not have a disproportionate impact on rental stock which is diminishing year on year. This is part of a response to that problem but obviously not the whole response. There are many accidental landlords who are renting out what was their principal private...

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Residential Tenancies (Amendment) (No. 2) Bill 2018: Committee Stage (11 Apr 2019)

Darragh O'Brien: I get that we are talking within the context of the rent pressure zones. I refer to somebody who only owns one property and is renting it, which is the case for many accidental landlords. They may have had to move out because of family circumstances and are renting a larger house because they cannot buy. All of us know many of these people. They own one property which they are renting but...

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Residential Tenancies (Amendment) (No. 2) Bill 2018: Committee Stage (11 Apr 2019)

Darragh O'Brien: Therefore it will affect them.

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Residential Tenancies (Amendment) (No. 2) Bill 2018: Committee Stage (11 Apr 2019)

Darragh O'Brien: With regard to subsection (2), within the RPZs a person would have to apply for planning permission to continue to let a property on a short-term basis. In real terms, however, what decision making autonomy will the local authorities have? Does the Minister see it, effectively, as a mechanism for a blanket refusal, with the Department saying it does not want the authority to grant any of...

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Residential Tenancies (Amendment) (No. 2) Bill 2018: Committee Stage (11 Apr 2019)

Darragh O'Brien: I agree with the Minister in that I would see it as being the exception rather than the norm but to legislate for a blanket refusal and at the same time say local authorities will have a certain amount of discretion is contradictory. I accept this will happen in only a small percentage of cases. There are many viable businesses within RPZs in rural areas that will be affected by this...

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Residential Tenancies (Amendment) (No. 2) Bill 2018: Committee Stage (11 Apr 2019)

Darragh O'Brien: I am with the Minister on this. I am not being unrealistic or unreasonable. I am not talking about Temple Bar or bustling city centres where tourists are tripping over each other. Rather, I am talking about places like Ballyboughal, Oldtown, Garristown. The Minister needs to alloew th local authorities in the RPZs to use common sense, but which can be open to challenge. In the case of...

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Residential Tenancies (Amendment) (No. 2) Bill 2018: Committee Stage (11 Apr 2019)

Darragh O'Brien: Fine.

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Residential Tenancies (Amendment) (No. 2) Bill 2018: Committee Stage (11 Apr 2019)

Darragh O'Brien: Will the guidelines further clarify the position?

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Residential Tenancies (Amendment) (No. 2) Bill 2018: Committee Stage (11 Apr 2019)

Darragh O'Brien: Will the Minister clarify the situation around the timeframe for planning permissions?

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Residential Tenancies (Amendment) (No. 2) Bill 2018: Committee Stage (11 Apr 2019)

Darragh O'Brien: In the case of a planning application, it must be open for a minimum four weeks to allow public comment and consultation. That is the planning law in this country. If then takes a further four weeks to process. Is the Minister saying that if I submit an application now it will be automatically refused?

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Residential Tenancies (Amendment) (No. 2) Bill 2018: Committee Stage (11 Apr 2019)

Darragh O'Brien: I am not talking about that.

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Residential Tenancies (Amendment) (No. 2) Bill 2018: Committee Stage (11 Apr 2019)

Darragh O'Brien: I agree that it should be straightforward because 99.9% of the applications will be refused but they have to be allowed to follow the process. The process is a minimum of four weeks and a decision thereafter. I am asking if sufficient lead-in time is being provided to allow people to regularise their situations.

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Residential Tenancies (Amendment) (No. 2) Bill 2018: Committee Stage (11 Apr 2019)

Darragh O'Brien: If they made an application in advance of 1 July they would be deemed to have been engaged in the process. If the local authority takes longer to process the application that would not be the applicant's fault. I do not want to see people being fined when they are engaged in the process.