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Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Planning Guidelines (11 Dec 2019)

Eoghan Murphy: I propose to take Questions Nos. 66 and 83 together. Following engagement between the European Commission and my Department regarding the European Court of Justice ruling in the "Flemish Decree" case, a working group was established to review and, where necessary, recommend changes to the 2005 Planning Guidelines on Sustainable Rural Housing, issued under section 28 of the Planning and...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Departmental Offices (11 Dec 2019)

Eoghan Murphy: I propose to take Questions Nos. 67 and 306 together. A dedicated Housing Delivery Office (HDO) was established within my Department to support the accelerated delivery of housing across the social and private sectors, in an integrated and timely manner. Working with the broader Housing and Planning Divisions in the Department, other key agencies, local authorities and the...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Local Authority Staff (11 Dec 2019)

Eoghan Murphy: Under section 159 of the Local Government Act 2001, each Chief Executive is responsible for the staffing and organisational arrangements necessary for carrying out the functions of the local authority for which he or she is responsible. My Department oversees workforce planning for the local government sector, including the monitoring of employment levels. To this end, my Department...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: An Bord Pleanála (11 Dec 2019)

Eoghan Murphy: Under the Planning and Development Act 2000, as amended, in general, the quorum of the Board of An Bord Pleanála is three persons, with an option for a two-member meeting, subject to Board approval, in circumstances where the Chairperson considers it necessary to ensure the efficient discharge of duties of the Board. Separate legislative provisions apply to the divisions of the...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Policy (11 Dec 2019)

Eoghan Murphy: Earlier this month, I received email correspondence from Social Justice Ireland which contained a link to the Videos and Papers from the 32nd Social Policy Conference - The Challenges of Success. I note the papers included the Challenges of Success conference booklet, which contains a 'Review of the Government's Housing Strategy from the perspective of young and old'. My Department keeps...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Rent Pressure Zones (11 Dec 2019)

Eoghan Murphy: The Government’s Strategy for the Rental Sector recognises that rapidly increasing rental inflation is the most significant challenge to security of tenure in the rental sector and that there was a need for a targeted, time-bound and transparent policy response to the issue of rising rents. To address this, the Government introduced the Rent Predictability Measure. This measure,...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Local Authority Housing Waiting Lists (11 Dec 2019)

Eoghan Murphy: I propose to take Questions Nos. 72 and 89 together. Details on the number of households qualified for social housing support in each local authority area are set out in the statutory Summary of Social Housing Assessments (SSHA). The most recently conducted SSHA details the number of households on all local authority waiting lists as at 24 June 2019 (the count date). Since the count date,...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Local Authority Housing Waiting Lists (11 Dec 2019)

Eoghan Murphy: Consistent with the provisions in the Housing (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2014, the Housing Assistance Payment (HAP) scheme is considered to be a social housing support and consequently households in receipt of a payment under the scheme are not eligible to remain on the main housing waiting list. However, acknowledging that some households on the waiting list, who avail of HAP, have...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Home Loan Scheme (11 Dec 2019)

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. Each local authority must have in place a Credit Committee and it is a matter for the Committee to make the final decision on applications for loans, in accordance...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Estates (11 Dec 2019)

Eoghan Murphy: The most recent amendments to the taking in charge provisions of the planning code were made in the Planning and Development (Amendment) Act 2018 with a view to further strengthening and streamlining the taking-in-charge process. Residential developments consisting of two or more dwellings that have been granted planning permission under section 34 of the Planning and Development Act 2000...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Urban Regeneration and Development Fund (11 Dec 2019)

Eoghan Murphy: The Urban Regeneration and Development Fund (URDF) is a flagship element of Project Ireland 2040. Under the stewardship of my Department, the Fund was established in 2018 to support more compact and sustainable development, through the regeneration and rejuvenation of Ireland’s five cities and other large towns, in line with the objectives of the National Planning Framework and...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Legislative Measures (11 Dec 2019)

Eoghan Murphy: The reforms set out in the General Scheme for a Housing and Planning and Development (Amendment ) Bill are part of a series of ongoing reforms to ensure that the planning system operates in a streamlined and efficient manner, delivering timely decisions with effective public engagement. The proposed reforms largely emanate from a steering group established by the Department of An Taoiseach...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Local Authority Facilities (11 Dec 2019)

Eoghan Murphy: The development of major local authority residential sites, including in the Dublin City Council area, where undersupply and the greatest affordability issues are being experienced, is a major priority for the Government. This includes making maximum use of public land for the purpose of delivering social and affordable homes for those who need them. In the first instance, it is a...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Home Loan Scheme (11 Dec 2019)

Eoghan Murphy: When the Rebuilding Ireland Home Loan scheme was initially being developed, it was estimated that the drawdown of loans would be approximately €200 million over three years. However, this loan product has proved to be more successful than initially anticipated. In the context of the scheme’s success my Department engaged with the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform and...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Local Authority Housing Provision (11 Dec 2019)

Eoghan Murphy: The Social Housing Strategy (SHS), which was the precursor to Rebuilding Ireland, set social housing delivery targets, on a local authority basis, for the period 2015 to 2017. Over this period, local authorities were tasked with the delivery of some 23,000 social housing supports, with an investment commitment of over €1.5 billion. The table below sets out the 2015-2017 targets for...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Rental Sector Strategy (11 Dec 2019)

Eoghan Murphy: The Dublin City Council-owned land at Emmet Road, Inchicore, which is largely comprised of the former St Michael’s Estate, is a cost rental ‘pathfinder’ pilot development. It is estimated that this site can accommodate 484 homes in a high quality mixed-tenure development. It is envisaged that 375 homes will be cost rental, with the remaining homes reserved for social...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Assistance Payment Applications (11 Dec 2019)

Eoghan Murphy: Limerick City and County Council provide a highly effective HAP transactional-shared service on behalf of all local authorities. The HAP Shared Services Centre (HAP SSC) manages all HAP-related rental transactions for the tenant, local authority and landlord. Once a HAP application has been received and confirmed as valid by the relevant local authority, it is then processed by the HAP SSC....

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Home Loan Scheme (11 Dec 2019)

Eoghan Murphy: Under the Rebuilding Ireland Home Loan, single applicants applying for the loan must not be earning greater than €50,000 gross per annum and the combined income of joint applicants must not be greater than €75,000 gross per annum. This is to ensure the effective targeting of limited resources. The Housing Agency provides a central support service which assesses...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Property Registration (11 Dec 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 in the case referenced. This provides a speedy, efficient and cost effective system through which the PRA can address such queries. This service can be contacted at reps@prai.ie.

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Policy (11 Dec 2019)

Eoghan Murphy: In order to support the delivery of discounted homes to buy or rent, this Government has committed €310 million under the Serviced Sites Fund, from 2019 to 2021, to provide infrastructure to support the delivery of some 6,200 homes. To date, funding of €127 million, in support of 35 projects in 14 local authority areas, has been allocated for infrastructure works on sites that...