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Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Departmental Contracts Data (10 Jul 2019)

Eoghan Murphy: My Department engaged Top Security Ltd to provide static security for its Offices at the Custom House, Dublin 1 following a competition held by the Office of Government Procurement under its Security Services Framework. The contract is effective from 11February 2019 to 10February 2021. The information requested in relation to bodies under the aegis of my Department is a matter for the...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Departmental Reports (10 Jul 2019)

Eoghan Murphy: My Department publishes comprehensive status reports on a quarterly basis of all social housing construction schemes for all local authority areas. These reports are known as the Social Housing Construction Status Report (CSR), the most recent of which covers the period up to the end of Q1 2019. The Q1 2019 Social Housing CSR contains scheme by scheme information on the progress of over...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Local Authority Housing Mortgages (10 Jul 2019)

Eoghan Murphy: Data in respect of local authority house purchase loans for the period 2000 to Q1 2019, local authority mortgage arrears for the period 2000 to 2018 and information in relation to local authority repossessions of properties for the period 2005 to 2018 that were financed using a local authority home loan and which are now either repossessed, voluntarily surrendered or abandoned is available on...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Local Authority Housing Data (10 Jul 2019)

Eoghan Murphy: There are a number of variables in terms of estimating the cost of providing social housing units e.g. form of delivery, size of unit, land, funding, etc. The Rebuilding Ireland Action Plan is based on a blended approach to delivery, under which there are a range of delivery mechanisms such as building, leasing and acquisitions. Over 50,000 social housing homes are targeted for delivery over...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Local Authority Housing Data (10 Jul 2019)

Eoghan Murphy: The Housing Assistance Payment (HAP) scheme is a flexible and immediate housing support that is available to all eligible households throughout the State. At the end of Quarter 1 2019, there were 45,900 active tenancies in receipt of HAP support The following table sets out the number of active HAP tenancies by local authority area at end 2017, end 2018 and end Quarter 1 2019: Local...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: EU Directives (9 Jul 2019)

Eoghan Murphy: The statutory competent authorities with legal authority to make statutory determinations under EU Directive 92/43/EEC on the conservation of natural habitats and of wild fauna and flora (the Habitats Directive) and EU Directive 2009/147/EC on the conservation of wild birds (the Birds Directive) are a matter for my colleague, the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht, whom I...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Property Registration Authority (9 Jul 2019)

Eoghan Murphy: A service for Oireachtas members was introduced in 2006 through which information can be obtained on the current status of applications to the Property Registration Authority (PRA), such as the case referred to in this question. This provides a speedy, efficient and cost effective system through which the PRA can address such queries. This service can be availed of by contacting reps@prai.ie.

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Wind Energy Guidelines (9 Jul 2019)

Eoghan Murphy: My Department is currently undertaking a focused review of the 2006 Wind Energy Development Guidelines in line with the “preferred draft approach” which was announced in June 2017 by the then Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government, in conjunction with the then Minister for Communications, Climate Action and the Environment. The review is addressing a number of key...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Solar Energy Guidelines (9 Jul 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...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Water and Sewerage Schemes Grants (9 Jul 2019)

Eoghan Murphy: On 8 February this year, I announced details of the measures being funded through my Department under the Multi-annual Rural Water Programme 2019-2021. Local authorities were invited to submit their bids for the funding of schemes or projects in their functional areas, with the deadline for receipt of proposals set as 14 March 2019. Westmeath County Council has included the...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Assistance Payment Administration (9 Jul 2019)

Eoghan Murphy: The Housing Assistance Payment (HAP) scheme is a flexible and immediate housing support that is available to all eligible households throughout the State. At the end of Quarter 1 2019, there were just over 45,900 households having their housing needs met via HAP.   HAP tenants are required to sign a rent contribution agreement to pay a weekly rental contribution to the...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Tenant Purchase Scheme Eligibility (9 Jul 2019)

Eoghan Murphy: The Housing (Sale of Local Authority Houses) Regulations 2015, provide the basis for the Tenant (Incremental) Purchase Scheme for existing local authority houses.  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...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Approved Housing Bodies (9 Jul 2019)

Eoghan Murphy: My Department is continuing its work on the issue of reclassification by EUROSTAT, of the majority of Tier 3 Approved Housing Bodies as part of the Government sector for accounting purposes. It is engaging with the Departments of Finance and Public Expenditure and Reform, with technical support from the Housing Finance Agency (HFA) and the Housing Agency (HA), in order to ensure that AHBs...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Local Authority Staff (9 Jul 2019)

Eoghan Murphy: All 31 local authorities have designated vacant homes officers within their respective functional areas, some of whom may also perform other duties, as local circumstances require. My Department continues to engage on an ongoing basis with local authorities with a view to progressing measures to bring as many vacant and underutilised properties as possible back into residential use. Vacant...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Departmental Advertising Expenditure (9 Jul 2019)

Eoghan Murphy: My Department has collated the information presented in the table below in relation to digital marketing and advertising. My Department uses digital advertising, across social media and other websites, to reach the public and different stakeholders in various information campaigns. This reflects the diverse media through which the public, stakeholders and businesses access information and...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Social and Affordable Housing Eligibility (9 Jul 2019)

Eoghan Murphy: I propose to take Questions Nos. 844 and 845 together. Applications for social housing support are assessed by the relevant local authority, in accordance with the eligibility and need criteria set down in section 20 of the Housing (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2009 and the associated Social Housing Assessment Regulations 2011, as amended.  The 2011 Regulations prescribe...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Departmental Expenditure (9 Jul 2019)

Eoghan Murphy: I propose to take Questions Nos. 846 and 849 together. Details of the costs paid to those of the companies concerned that have been engaged by my Department during the period in question, and the reasons for those engagements, are set out in the accompanying table. PQ 29466/19 and PQ 29555/19 Year Company Costs Paid Reason 2015 Arthur Cox €20,766.73 Provision of legal advice...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Rent Pressure Zones (9 Jul 2019)

Eoghan Murphy: Ballincollig- Carrigaline Local Electoral Area (LEA) was designated a Rent Pressure Zone (RPZ)  on 27 January 2017 under section 24 of the Residential Tenancies Acts (2004-2019). New Local Electoral Areas and Municipal Districts were signed into law on 31 January 2019 for Cork City and County (which took into account the expanded Cork City boundary) for the May 2019 local...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Rent Pressure Zones (9 Jul 2019)

Eoghan Murphy: The Residential Tenancies (Amendment) Act 2019, enacted on 24 May 2019, introduces a number of measures designed to enhance the enforcement powers of the Residential Tenancies Board (RTB) and underpin further the operation of the Rent Pressure Zone (RPZ) arrangements. The main provisions in the Act relate to : - Making it a criminal offence for landlords to implement rent...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Adaptation Grant Data (9 Jul 2019)

Eoghan Murphy: My Department provides funding under the suite of Housing Adaptation Grants for Older People and People with a Disability, to assist people in private houses to make their accommodation more suitable for their needs.  Details on the number of grants paid and the amount spent for the past three years by all local authorities, are available on my Department's website at...