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Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Local Authority Housing Data (25 Jun 2019)

Eoghan Murphy: Since the Buy & Renew Scheme was introduced in 2017, local authorities have delivered over 400 properties, with funding of €76.8m approved by my Department. Details of the numbers of properties per local authority are set out in the table below. Local authorities may also acquire properties in need of remediation under their normal acquisitions programmes, the responsibility...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Homeless Persons Supports (25 Jun 2019)

Eoghan Murphy: Under Rebuilding Ireland, my Department is funding an initiative to provide homeless families residing in temporary emergency accommodation in the Dublin Region with access to free public transport for essential school journeys. The Dublin Region Homeless Executive (DRHE) oversees the implementation of this initiative and, working in partnership with the National Transport Authority, has put...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Local Authority Housing Rents (25 Jun 2019)

Eoghan Murphy: The right of local authorities to set and collect rents on their dwellings is laid down in section 58 of the Housing Act 1966. The making or amending of such schemes is an executive function and is subject to broad principles laid down by my Department including that – - the rent payable should be related to income and a smaller proportion of income should be required from low...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Water Quality (25 Jun 2019)

Eoghan Murphy: With effect from 1 January 2014, Irish Water has statutory responsibility for all aspects of water services planning, delivery and operation at national, regional and local levels including the delivery of water services capital infrastructure, while the local authorities remain responsible for supervising the group water sector. Based on current available data, Irish Water estimates that...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Home Loan Scheme (25 Jun 2019)

Eoghan Murphy: The Rebuilding Ireland Home Loan is not, as a general rule, available to those in receipt of unemployment or other social welfare benefits. However, where there is a primary income of a waged or salaried nature, long-term State benefit payments may be considered. State benefit payments allowable are: - State Pension (Contributory); - State pension (Non-Contributory); - Widow’s /...

Microbeads (Prohibition) Bill 2019: Second Stage (20 Jun 2019)

Eoghan Murphy: I appreciate the opportunity to speak again, a Cheann Comhairle. It is important to point out that there is not a massive amount of exceptions in the Bill. What we are proposing to do with this legislation is more far-reaching than what any other member state has done. We are going further than others. We have that commitment and it is important to do that. With regard to leave-on...

Microbeads (Prohibition) Bill 2019: Referral to Select Committee (20 Jun 2019)

Eoghan Murphy: I move:That the Bill be referred to the Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government pursuant to Standing Orders 84A(3)(a) and 149(1).

Microbeads (Prohibition) Bill 2019: Second Stage (20 Jun 2019)

Eoghan Murphy: I thank Deputies for their contributions in respect of this very important legislation. I apologise for the delay in getting to this point. I recognise the frustrations of people such as Deputy Sherlock, Senator Grace O'Sullivan and others, who wanted to know why it was taking so long. Part of the reason was because once there was a bit of a shift in the Government position, there was a...

Microbeads (Prohibition) Bill 2019: Order for Second Stage (20 Jun 2019)

Eoghan Murphy: I move: "That Second Stage be taken now."

Microbeads (Prohibition) Bill 2019: Second Stage (20 Jun 2019)

Eoghan Murphy: I move: "That the Bill be now read a Second Time." I am pleased to present the Bill to the Dáil. As with the publication of our climate strategy earlier this week, it represents our determination to be at the vanguard of safeguarding our environment and, thus, protecting the future for the coming generations. Ireland has previously led the charge with measures such as the plastic...

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (20 Jun 2019)

Eoghan Murphy: The repair and lease scheme comes under the Department of Housing, Planning and Local Government. It was introduced as a way to get private housing stock back into use by making it available for social housing. The initial take-up was not very successful so we reviewed and reformed the scheme to make it easier for landlords to access it. There has been an improvement in the level of...

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (20 Jun 2019)

Eoghan Murphy: Significant funding has been made available to Irish Water for investment in wastewater treatment plants because it is crucially important, as we deliver more housing, that the connected infrastructure is also in place. Separate work is happening in respect of smaller wastewater schemes. Work has been done on rural water groups by the Water Forum and a couple of other groups in order to see...

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (20 Jun 2019)

Eoghan Murphy: I thank the Deputy for his question. It is important to note that last year was a record year in terms of the delivery of social housing homes. We will increase the social housing stock by 10,000 units this year, which is important. We want to make sure there are no unnecessary delays in delivering those homes. There is a dedicated unit working with utilities and my Department to ensure...

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (20 Jun 2019)

Eoghan Murphy: I thank the Deputy. It is fair to recognise that when Deputy Jan O'Sullivan, from Deputy Howlin's party, was in the role, she made sure that an additional allocation was made to the thresholds, recognising that, over time, there would be inflation. People would have been excluded from being able to apply for social housing much sooner had the then Minister of State not done that, so it was...

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (20 Jun 2019)

Eoghan Murphy: A series of reforms are being progressed for social housing at the moment, and one of those reforms is around the threshold limits. I am still waiting for that particular piece of information to come from the Housing Agency. When I have it, I can bring that suite of reforms to Cabinet and then to the House. I am trying to do that as quickly as possible but I am depending on an agency that...

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (20 Jun 2019)

Eoghan Murphy: It is not on my desk.

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Home Loan Scheme (20 Jun 2019)

Eoghan Murphy: The Rebuilding Ireland home loan (RIHL) scheme was launched on 1 February of last year. When the scheme was initially being developed, it was estimated that the drawdown of loans would be approximately €200 million over three years. The RIHL has proven to be more successful than initially anticipated, with some €140 million drawn down to the end of May. The first tranche of...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Home Loan Scheme (20 Jun 2019)

Eoghan Murphy: The Rebuilding Ireland home loan (RIHL) scheme was launched on 1 February of last year. My Department publishes information on the overall number and value of (i) local authority loan approvals and (ii) local authority loan drawdowns. Information up to Q1 2019 is available on the Department's website at the following link: , and this information will be updated on a quarterly basis as...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Water Charges (20 Jun 2019)

Eoghan Murphy: The Water Service (No. 2) Act 2013 includes provision that Irish Water shall collect charges from its non-domestic customers in receipt of water services provided by it in accordance with a water charges plan, as approved by the Commission for the Regulation of Utilities. If a customer considers that his or her charges are not in line with the regulatory regime this should be raised with...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Water and Sewerage Schemes Funding (20 Jun 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. Mayo County Council has included the scheme in question...