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Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Water Services Infrastructure (5 Mar 2020)

Eoghan Murphy: In July 2019 my Department launched the multi-annual Developer Provided Water Services Infrastructure Resolution Programme 2019-2021. Bids were sought from local authorities for funding under the programme. The closing date was 18 September 2019.  A total of number of 19 local authorities with Developer Provided Water Services Infrastructure in estates in their areas made...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Water and Sewerage Schemes (5 Mar 2020)

Eoghan Murphy: In 2019, I announced details of the new Multi-Annual Rural Water Programme 2019-2021. This included an improved funding scheme for individual wells and work is at an advanced stage of development for this scheme. The changes that I have approved to the individual wells grant scheme are as follows: - A maximum grant for rehabilitation works of €3,000 (which represents an...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Wind Energy Guidelines (5 Mar 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 the Environment. The review is addressing a number of key...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Septic Tank Grants (5 Mar 2020)

Eoghan Murphy: I approved a new funding scheme for on-site wastewater treatment systems (more commonly known as septic tanks) under the Multi-Annual Rural Water Programme 2019-2021 to replace the current grant which was brought into operation by the Domestic Waste Water Treatment System (Financial Assistance) Regulations 2013.  The grant scheme is also being expanded to support the attainment of...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Pyrite Issues (5 Mar 2020)

Eoghan Murphy: I made Regulations under sections 2 and 5 of the Housing (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1979, with the consent of the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform, to provide for a grant scheme of financial assistance to support affected homeowners in the counties of Donegal and Mayo to carry out the necessary remediation works to dwellings that have been damaged due to defective concrete...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Planning Issues (5 Mar 2020)

Eoghan Murphy: On 30 May 2017, the Government designated 284 hectares of lands at Ireland West Airport Knock (IWAK) as a Strategic Development Zone (SDZ) under Section 166 of the Planning and Development Act 2000 (as amended). The preparation of a Planning Scheme in respect of an SDZ is a function of the relevant development agency, under Section 168 of the Act.  On 29 May 2019, the specified...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Homeless Accommodation Funding (5 Mar 2020)

Eoghan Murphy: My Department's role in relation to homelessness involves the provision of a national framework of policy, legislation and funding to underpin the role of housing authorities in addressing homelessness at local level.  Statutory responsibility in relation to the provision of emergency accommodation and related services for homeless persons rests with individual housing authorities. ...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Water Services Infrastructure (5 Mar 2020)

Eoghan Murphy: In July 2019 my Department launched the multi-annual Developer Provided Water Services Infrastructure Resolution Programme 2019-2021.  Bids were sought from local authorities for funding under the programme. The closing date for bids was 18 September 2019.  A total number of 19 local authorities with Developer Provided Water Services Infrastructure in estates in their areas made...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Social and Affordable Housing Data (5 Mar 2020)

Eoghan Murphy: I propose to take Questions Nos. 1218, 1248 and 1251 together. There are a number of variables involved in estimating the cost of providing social housing homes, such as the form of delivery, size of unit, land, funding, etc. In terms of construction and 'all-in' costs, the averages as sought for the various sized units, based on full capital costs, are set out in the following tables. ...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Social and Affordable Housing Data (5 Mar 2020)

Eoghan Murphy: My Department collects and collates national statistics on the delivery of social housing on a quarterly basis, including Part V delivery. This data is provided by the 31 local authorities as the lead delivery agents and are then validated by the Statistics Unit in my Department. The latest statistics published cover Quarter 3 2019. The following link shows activity in the area of Part V...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Social and Affordable Housing Data (5 Mar 2020)

Eoghan Murphy: I propose to take Questions Nos. 1220 to 1222, inclusive, together. 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...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Social and Affordable Housing Maintenance (5 Mar 2020)

Eoghan Murphy: For 2020, the Energy Efficiency Retrofitting programme for social housing has an allocated exchequer budget of €25 million, while a further €20 million is being made available for similar retrofitting in the midlands as part of the 'Just Transition' programme. Details of social housing units retrofitted per local authority, are recorded as and when each local authority draws...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Home Loan Scheme (5 Mar 2020)

Eoghan Murphy: The Housing Agency provides a central support service which assesses applications for the Rebuilding Ireland Home Loan on behalf of local authorities and makes recommendations to the authorities to approve or refuse applications. I have asked the Agency to compile figures on the numbers of applications that it has assessed and recommended to approve since the beginning of 2020. So far this...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Assistance Payment Data (5 Mar 2020)

Eoghan Murphy: Increased rent limits for Rent Supplement and the Housing Assistance Payment (HAP) scheme were introduced in 2016. The HAP limits were agreed in conjunction with the Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection (DEASP).  In reviewing rent limits, my Department worked closely with the DEASP and monitored data gathered from the Residential Tenancies Board and the HAP...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Assistance Payment (5 Mar 2020)

Eoghan Murphy: The Housing Assistance Payment (HAP) scheme plays a vital role in housing eligible families and individuals.  At the end of Q4 2019, over 71,000 HAP tenancies had been set-up since the scheme commenced, of which there were more than 52,500 households actively in receipt of HAP support and over 30,000 separate landlords and agents providing accommodation to households supported by...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Data (5 Mar 2020)

Eoghan Murphy: Information on 'New Dwelling Completions' in each local authority area, is published by the Central Statistics Office and is available at the following link: . In relation to new social housing, the output of each local authority, including Roscommon and Galway County, are available on my Department's website at the following link: . The most recent quarterly report sets out the...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Fire Service Staff (5 Mar 2020)

Eoghan Murphy: Public sector travel expenses policy is overseen by the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform. The travel expenses regime in the local authority sector is governed by Circular letters issued by my Department based on the guidance from the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform. These circulars are applicable to all local authority employees including...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Social and Affordable Housing (5 Mar 2020)

Eoghan Murphy: My Department has been engaged in a process of revision of the social housing application form in collaboration with the local authority sector. The application form, as currently prescribed in regulations, already allows applicants to identify that they have particular housing requirement arising from a disability. As part of the work on the application form, my Department was...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: State Bodies Property (5 Mar 2020)

Eoghan Murphy: The information requested is not available in my Department.

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Local Authority Housing Funding (5 Mar 2020)

Eoghan Murphy: Capital Advance Loan Facility (CALF funding is capital support provided to Approved Housing Bodies (AHBs) by local authorities to facilitate the funding of construction, acquisition or refurbishment of new social housing units.  This loan facility can support up to 30% of the eligible capital cost of the housing project, with the housing units provided to local authorities for...