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Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Covid-19 Pandemic (3 Jun 2020)

Eoghan Murphy: The preparation and management of electoral events is a key part of the ongoing business planning work of the Franchise Unit in my Department.  Earlier this year, when the extent of the COVID-19 virus became evident, officials in the Franchise Unit commenced scenario planning for the conduct of any electoral event where COVID-19 type restrictions might be in place. This...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Issues (3 Jun 2020)

Eoghan Murphy: The management and maintenance of social housing stock (both local authority and Approved Housing Body), including compliance with both Health & Safety and Fire Safety regulations is a matter for each individual local authority and Approved Housing Body, in line with Section 58 of the Housing Act 1966. The Deputy may wish to seek further information in this regard from the...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Legislative Measures (3 Jun 2020)

Eoghan Murphy: Under the Government's Rebuilding Ireland Action Plan on Housing and Homelessness, the Planning and Development (Housing) and Residential Tenancies Act 2016 (the Act) introduced new streamlined arrangements to enable planning applications for strategic housing developments (SHDs) of 100 housing units or more, or student accommodation or shared accommodation developments of 200 bed spaces or...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Departmental Advertising (3 Jun 2020)

Eoghan Murphy: The information requested in respect of expenditure by my Department is contained in the following table. Platform Amount Spent Campaign Facebook €200 Met Éireann Podcast promotion Facebook €200 Five things you need to know about going to vote Twitter ...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Wind Energy Guidelines (27 May 2020)

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 Environment. The review is addressing a number of key...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Land Development Agency (27 May 2020)

Eoghan Murphy: The LDA was established on an interim basis in September 2018, by way of an Establishment Order made under the Local Government Services (Corporate Bodies Act) 1971, pending the enactment of primary legislation when it will be established as a commercial State agency. At present, funding is provided to the LDA through my Department's Vote to meet its operational costs as well as initial...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Departmental Funding (27 May 2020)

Eoghan Murphy: The only private house grants of the type referred to, available through my Department, are the Housing Adaptation Grants for Older People and People with a Disability Grant Schemes. The Housing Adaptation Grant for People with a Disability is available to assist in the carrying out of works for eligible households, which are reasonably necessary for the purposes of rendering a private...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Local Authority Funding (27 May 2020)

Eoghan Murphy: I propose to take Questions Nos. 1031 and 1055 together. My Department provides funding to local authorities to support a broad range of housing programmes, including the delivery of new social housing homes through build, acquisition and leasing and programmes which support maintenance, upgrades and improvement works to existing social housing stock. The funding provided to Sligo County...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Rental Sector (27 May 2020)

Eoghan Murphy: Section 24 of the Residential Tenancies Act 2004-2019 defines market rent for the purposes of rent setting and rent review to mean, in relation to the tenancy of a dwelling, the rent which a willing tenant not already in occupation would give and a willing landlord would take for the dwelling, in each case on the basis of vacant possession being given and having regard to the other terms of...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Land Development Agency (27 May 2020)

Eoghan Murphy: The Land Development Agency was established on an interim basis in September 2018, by way of an Establishment Order made under the Local Government Services (Corporate Bodies Act) 1971, pending the enactment of primary legislation when it will be established as a commercial State agency. The day to day management of the LDA is matter for the Chief Executive and his management team...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Water and Sewerage Schemes (27 May 2020)

Eoghan Murphy: Last 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. Galway County Council made a number of bids under Measure 4 – New Group Water Schemes – including a proposal for the...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Assistance Payment (27 May 2020)

Eoghan Murphy: Maximum rent limits for the Housing Assistance Payment (HAP) scheme are set for each housing authority area by the Housing Assistance Payment (Amendment) Regulations 2017, which are available on the Irish Statute Book website at the following link: . The HAP limits were agreed in conjunction with the Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection (DEASP). In reviewing rent limits,...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Local Infrastructure Housing Activation Fund (27 May 2020)

Eoghan Murphy: I propose to take Questions Nos. 1036 and 1040 together. The sales prices of the individual homes delivered following the construction of LIHAF grant funded facilitating infrastructure are not systematically collated by my Department. However, in the case of the 10 homes referred to in the Ratoath LIHAF project, I can confirm that the agreement between Meath County Council and the...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Social and Affordable Housing (27 May 2020)

Eoghan Murphy: I propose to take Questions Nos. 1037 to 1039, inclusive, and 1041 to1043, inclusive, together. The construction of housing by developers on lands which benefit from Local Infrastructure Housing Activation Fund (LIHAF) funding is separate from the local authority-led delivery of the infrastructure, both contractually and in terms of delivery schedules. While it is a matter for individual...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: EU Directives (27 May 2020)

Eoghan Murphy: The objective of the Drinking Water Directive is to protect human health and to ensure that drinking water is wholesome and clean. The EPA consistently reports that quality of public water supplies is very good at a national level. Irish Water is continuing to invest in solving the remaining priority issues, with a particular focus on improving the reliability and resilience of our public...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Property Registration Authority (27 May 2020)

Eoghan Murphy: The Property Registration Authority has commenced upscaling its operations on a gradual basis in line with COVID-19 recovery planning. As part of a phased recovery plan, the PRA is implementing a graduated increase in the level of applications processed for registration. New work practices and projects are being successfully incorporated into this phased increase. Applications are...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Local Authority Leases (27 May 2020)

Eoghan Murphy: Of the 50,000 social housing homes to be delivered under Rebuilding Ireland, over 10,000 homes are targeted to be leased by local authorities and approved housing bodies under leasing arrangements from a range of different sources, including direct leasing by local authorities and approved housing bodies; rental availability agreements; the Repair and Leasing Scheme; the Mortgage to Rent...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Data (27 May 2020)

Eoghan Murphy: My Department publishes comprehensive statistics on a quarterly basis on all social housing delivery activity under Rebuilding Ireland. This is published on the statistics page of my Department’s website, at the following link: This data provides a breakdown of social housing delivery across the range of mechanisms referred to. In addition to the statistical overview of activity in...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Local Authority Housing (27 May 2020)

Eoghan Murphy: I propose to take Questions Nos. 1048 and 1049 together. My Department provides funding to local authorities to acquire a range of properties for social housing use. Identifying and undertaking such social housing acquisitions is largely delegated to local authorities, so that they may respond flexibly to all opportunities to provide new social housing. As the housing authority for its area,...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Planning Guidelines (27 May 2020)

Eoghan Murphy: Under the Government's Rebuilding Ireland Action Plan on Housing and Homelessness, the Planning and Development (Housing) and Residential Tenancies Act 2016 introduced new streamlined arrangements to enable planning applications for strategic housing developments (SHDs) of 100 housing units or more, or student accommodation or shared accommodation developments of 200 bed spaces or more, to be...