Results 1-20 of 111 for sligo speaker:Eoghan Murphy

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Water Services Infrastructure (8 May 2019)

Eoghan Murphy: I propose to take Questions Nos. 1555 and 1572 together. On 12 March 2019, I received a statement of case from Sligo County Council that Imperative Reasons of Overriding Public Interest (IROPI) exist in respect of a planning application for the upgrade to the existing water treatment plant at Lough Talt, County Sligo. The statement of case submitted by Sligo County Council pursuant to...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Local Authority Funding (12 Dec 2017)

Eoghan Murphy: I propose to take Questions Nos. 532 to 534, inclusive, and 548 together. It is a matter for each local authority, including Sligo County Council, to determine its own spending priorities in the context of the annual budgetary process having regard to both locally identified needs and available resources. The elected members of a local authority have direct responsibility in law for...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Planning Issues (26 Mar 2019)

Eoghan Murphy: On 12 March 2019, I received a statement of case from Sligo County Council that Imperative Reasons for Overriding Public interest (IROPI) exist in respect of a planning application for the upgrade to the existing water treatment plant at Lough Talt, County Sligo. The statement of case submitted by Sligo County Council pursuant to Section 177AA of the Planning and Development Act 2000 relates...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Water Services Infrastructure (9 Apr 2019)

Eoghan Murphy: I refer the Deputy to my reply to recent Parliamentary Question No 1389 of 26 March 2019 on this matter; On 12 March 2019, I received a statement of case from Sligo County Council that Imperative Reasons for Overriding Public interest (IROPI) exist in respect of a planning application for the upgrade to the existing water treatment plant at Lough Talt, County...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Adaptation Grant Funding (27 Mar 2019)

Eoghan Murphy: The initial funding 2018 allocation to Sligo County Council in respect of the Housing Adaptation Grants for Older People and People with a Disability, was €1,367,534. Later in the year, a request from the Council for additional funding was facilitated by my Department, with a further €232,466 provided, bringing the Council's total allocation for 2018 to €1.6 million. ...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Adaptation Grant Funding (26 Mar 2019)

Eoghan Murphy: I recently announced funding for 2019 of €71.25 million nationally for the Housing Adaptation Grants for Older People and People with a Disability, living in private houses. Sligo County Council has received a 2019 allocation of €1,405,298, comprising exchequer funding of €1,124,238 and €281,060 from the local authority. Based on population, which is increasingly...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Social and Affordable Housing Provision (4 Oct 2017)

Eoghan Murphy: Sligo County Council has an ambitious pipeline of construction projects in development to meet the social housing needs of the county. Details of these projects are available at the following link: http://rebuildingireland.ie/news/social-housing-schemes-2017 /.  The timing and delivery of these projects is a matter in the first place for Sligo County Council. I understand from the...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Local Government Audit Service (9 Apr 2019)

Eoghan Murphy: ...published a Report entitled, An Overview of Commercial Rates in Local Authorities, in December 2018. In Appendix 2 of the Report - Analysis of Rates per Appendix 7 2016 - the figure included in the table in respect of Sligo County Council, in the column entitled "write offs and waivers" was €596,089. In Appendix 3 of the Report - Analysis of Rates per Appendix 7 2017...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Social and Affordable Housing Provision (20 Sep 2018)

Eoghan Murphy: ...an additional 50,000 social housing units, while an additional 87,000 households will have their housing need met via Housing Assistance Payment (HAP) and the Rental Accommodation Scheme. Sligo County Council is progressing the delivery of social housing under a range of programmes to meet the social housing needs of the county, in line with the targets set for them under the...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Issues (15 Jan 2019)

Eoghan Murphy: ...units, with a further 87,000 households having their housing need met through the Housing Assistance Payment and the Rental Accommodation Scheme, all supported by over €6 billion of investment. Sligo County Council is progressing the delivery of social housing under a range of programmes, in line with the targets set for them under the Plan. Their progression in this regard can be...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Local Authority Contracts (13 May 2020)

Eoghan Murphy: In June 2018, as part of the first tranche of approvals under the Urban Regeneration and Development Fund, Sligo County Council was approved a provisional allocation of €1,236,000 in respect of its planned O’Connell Street Enhancement project. While my Department works closely with applicants on the development of their projects, the advancement and completion of each...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Motor Tax Yield (28 Nov 2017)

Eoghan Murphy: ...677,742 13,097,088 20,774,830 Mayo 9,621,691 16,582,636 26,204,327 Meath 7,859,302 29,579,020 37,438,322 Monaghan 5,138,254 6,959,283 12,097,537 Offaly 5,420,068 9,180,571 14,600,639 Roscommon 6,181,186 7,391,872 13,573,058 Sligo 5,115,192 7,269,443 12,384,635 Tipperary 10,099,980 23,236,323   33,336,303 Waterford City & County 7,609,549 15,014,548 22,624,097...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Home Loan Scheme (26 Mar 2019)

Eoghan Murphy: ...Agency. The Housing Agency compile figures on the number of applications they have assessed and subsequently recommended to approve on a county-by-county basis. The most recent figures for Sligo County Council, as at the end of February 2019, indicate that the Housing Agency had assessed 44 applications for Sligo County Council since the scheme began, with 22 of these recommended for...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Motor Tax Yield (7 Dec 2017)

Eoghan Murphy: ...40,614,881 Monaghan 5,561,895 7,538,474 13,100,369 Offaly 5,860,669 9,959,426 15,820,095 Roscommon 6,678,550 8,046,035 14,724,585 Sligo 5,522,427 7,866,231 13,388,658 Tipperary  10,904,244 25,227,012 36,131,256 Waterford...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Local Authority Housing Data (3 Jul 2019)

Eoghan Murphy: ...(NOAC) every year.  NOAC’s activities in this regard are summarised in its Annual Performance Indicator Reports for the years 2014-2017; the most recent data on a local authority basis, including Mayo and Sligo County Council, are set out in their 2017 report, which is available on the NOAC website at the following link: .  The previous annual reports are also...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Teacher Training (20 Nov 2012)

Eoghan Murphy: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his plans to remove home economics initial teacher education from a school (details supplied) in County Sligo, as recommended in the recent report from the Higher Education Authority. [51159/12]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Procurement Issues: Minister of State at the Department of Finance (1 Jun 2017)

Eoghan Murphy: So far we have held them in Cork, Galway, Cavan and Dundalk, and Mayo and Sligo are next on our radar.

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Local Authority Services (12 Jun 2018)

Eoghan Murphy: A submission in relation to the extension referred to has been recently received by my Department from Sligo County Council and I understand that the works are likely to be tendered soon.

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Capital Assistance Scheme Applications (3 Jul 2018)

Eoghan Murphy: My Department recently received an application from Sligo County Council for pre-tender approval in respect of the development referred to. The project has been assessed and approval to proceed to tender has issued to the Council.

Other Questions: Garda Stations (13 Apr 2017)

Eoghan Murphy: ..., Cork Alternative accommodation for Garda Station Site & building acquired in January 2017 Bailieborough, Co Cavan New Garda Station Site identified and legal transfer nearing completion Sligo, Co. Sligo New Garda Station Assessment of submissions received following national/local advertisement in March 2017 Macroom, Co. Cork New Garda Station Identified Site acquired....