I propose to take Questions Nos. 294, 296, 298, 304, 306, 307, 310, 311, 313 to 317, inclusive, 319, 325 to 328, inclusive, 330, 332, 333, 335 to 337, inclusive 340, 346, 347, 349, 353 and 361 together.
I refer to the reply to Question No. 167 of 2 November 2016.
Implementation of the Rebuilding Ireland: Action Plan on Housing and Homelessness is being advanced across a number of Departments, under the oversight of the Cabinet Committee on Housing, chaired by An Taoiseach. Within my own Department, an Implementation Board of senior officials, chaired by the Secretary General, monitors progress on a fortnightly basis. In addition, Project Working Group structures for each of the Action Plan’s five Pillars are being put in place to ensure that any operational considerations relating to the delivery of actions are identified early and resolved quickly and effectively.
Rebuilding Ireland contains a clear commitment to reporting regular progress, particularly through quarterly progress reports. The First Quarterly Progress Report on the Action Plan for Housing and Homelessness - Rebuilding Ireland (in respect of Quarter 3 commitments and actions), which was published on 1 November and can be accessed at http://rebuildingireland.ie/First-Progress-Report.pdf, sets out the progress on the implementation of the actions referred to.
Further progress reports will follow on a quarterly basis, with the next due to be published in January 2017. Each Quarterly Report will focus on the actions due to be progressed or completed in the preceding quarter.
Since publication of the First Quarterly Progress Report earlier this month, further updates arise with regard to a number of actions as outlined in the following table below:
Action No:
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Update since publication of Q3
Update Report (
1
st
November
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2.12
3.6
4.13
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The Planning and Development (Housing) and Residential Tenancies Bill 2016 was published on 8 November 2016 and is being taken in the Seanad for Second Stage on Wednesday, 16 November.
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3.1
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Under LIHAF, there will be two phases of announcements. An initial announcement for successful, smaller-scale projects will be made in mid-December and a second phase announcement by end March 2017 for those project bids requiring detailed financial appraisals.
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3.4
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On Thursday, 10 November, at the launch of Pillar 3 of Rebuilding Ireland, prioritisation of 23 Major Urban Housing Delivery Sites across the four Dublin local authorities was announced, as well as sites in the major urban centres of Cork, Limerick and Galway. The potential total housing output from these sites is 30,000 homes in the medium-term (three to four years), doubling to 60,000 in the longer term. Further details in respect of these Major Urban Housing Delivery Sites, including a map of the locations concerned, is available at http://rebuildingireland.ie/build-more-homes/.
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4.6
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The affordable rental pilot scheme is being progressed within the context of the comprehensive strategy for the rental sector (Action 4.1), which is due for publication before the end of 2016.
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