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Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Social and Affordable Housing Data (20 Jun 2019)

Eoghan Murphy: The Social Housing Current Expenditure Programme (SHCEP) supports the delivery of social housing by providing financial support to local authorities for the leasing of houses and apartments from private owners and Approved Housing Bodies (AHBs). Dwellings may be leased from private owners by either local authorities or AHBs. Dwellings owned by AHBs, including those constructed or acquired...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Mortgage to Rent Scheme Data (20 Jun 2019)

Eoghan Murphy: From the introduction of the Mortgage to Rent (MTR) scheme in 2012 to the end of 2018, 445 MTR cases have been completed. A breakdown of these completed cases by year is detailed in the table below. Number of MTR transactions completed per year 2012 to 2018 Year 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 Total Number of MTR transactions competed 1 21 29 96 70 91 137 445 A further 75 MTR cases...

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (19 Jun 2019)

Eoghan Murphy: I thank the Deputies for their questions. It is very important that we give every support possible to families that are experiencing the trauma of being in emergency accommodation. The Leap card is one way of ensuring that children get to school every day and it is an important part of the wraparound services we have for families in hotels and in family hubs. I am informed by the Minister...

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (19 Jun 2019)

Eoghan Murphy: I thank the Deputy for the question. The local authorities are not waiting for an announcement because we told them to continue to honour every loan that they approved.

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (19 Jun 2019)

Eoghan Murphy: Only €140 million-----

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (19 Jun 2019)

Eoghan Murphy: Will the Ceann Comhairle let me answer the question please? Only €140 million has been drawn down from the initial tranche of €200 million of funding that was provided under the Rebuilding Ireland home loan. We have contacted every local authority and said that every approval that has been given will be honoured. We have told them not to wait for an announcement from central...

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (19 Jun 2019)

Eoghan Murphy: I thank the Deputy for his question and his support of the Land Development Agency, which is an important measure in Project Ireland 2040 and Rebuilding Ireland.

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (19 Jun 2019)

Eoghan Murphy: The Land Development Agency has been established on an interim basis under the Local Government Services (Corporate Bodies) Act. It has an interim board and a CEO.

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (19 Jun 2019)

Eoghan Murphy: It is hiring people. It also has €20 million of funding. Nothing is preventing it from progressing the initial eight sites that it has, which it is working on.

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (19 Jun 2019)

Eoghan Murphy: It has another seven sites in the pipeline. We will establish it on a statutory basis and capitalise it with €1.25 billion worth of funding.

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (19 Jun 2019)

Eoghan Murphy: I am in discussions with the Attorney General about finalising the heads of the Bill which we hope to publish in the coming weeks. Nothing is preventing the Land Development Agency from doing the work that it is doing.

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (19 Jun 2019)

Eoghan Murphy: The Deputy is shaking his head. I will give an example of one site that it will work on-----

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (19 Jun 2019)

Eoghan Murphy: -----which is the hospital in Dundrum. That is being decanted by the Department of Health. Before it is fully decanted, we are already looking at the site, plans, designs and drawings, so that once it is vacated, we do not have to do that work.

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (19 Jun 2019)

Eoghan Murphy: We can do that immediately and commence construction because we have already done that work in advance and that is the work it is doing at present.

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (19 Jun 2019)

Eoghan Murphy: I thank Sinn Féin for its support for Project Ireland 2040 and the national planning framework. It is very welcome because it is an ambitious and important plan for our country. On the project mentioned, funding was granted as part of the first phrase of funding under the urban regeneration fund, which was announced last year. That funding was category A funding, which meant it...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Water and Sewerage Schemes Grants (19 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. This included improved funding for on-site wastewater treatment systems (more commonly known as septic tanks). The composition of the new multi-annual programme is based on recommendations from the Working Group that I established in April...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Social and Affordable Housing Funding (19 Jun 2019)

Eoghan Murphy: I propose to take Questions Nos. 267 and 268 together. My Department keeps the funding approval processes for housing projects under continuous review. While all publicly funded construction projects must comply with the Government’s Capital Works Management Framework (CWMF), the objectives of which are to ensure cost certainty, value for money and financial accountability, my...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Protected Disclosures Data (19 Jun 2019)

Eoghan Murphy: Section 22 of the Protected Disclosures Act 2014 requires each public body to publish an annual report setting out the number of protected disclosures received in the preceding year and the action taken. The annual reports for my Department are available on my Department's website at the following link: . Since the introduction of the Act, no protected disclosures have been received from...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Home Loan Scheme (19 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 (19 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...