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Confidence in the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade: Motion (15 Oct 2025)

James Browne: Thank you very much, a Cheann Comhairle.

Confidence in the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade: Motion (15 Oct 2025)

James Browne: First, it is essential that this conversation start with the people - Harvey and his parents Stephen and Gillian and the many more incredible advocates acting with courage on behalf of their children and all those who have been impacted. I understand the Tánaiste and the Minister for Health met a number of weeks ago with Harvey's parents and they agreed to work in partnership on the...

Reform of the Defective Concrete Redress Scheme: Motion [Private Members] (15 Oct 2025)

James Browne: I move amendment No. 1: To delete all words after "That Dáil Éireann notes that" and substitute the following: "— the Remediation of Dwellings Damaged by the Use of Defective Concrete Blocks Act 2022 underpins an enhanced Grant Scheme which provides grant funding to people whose homes have been affected by Defective Concrete Blocks (DCB) and replaced a previous scheme;...

Reform of the Defective Concrete Redress Scheme: Motion [Private Members] (15 Oct 2025)

James Browne: Government funding for this work continues to be provided, with a record €175 million allocated to fund the scheme in 2026. That is more than double the amount allocated to the scheme this year and reflects the strong take-up of the scheme as it begins to take hold, particularly in the north west of the country. In line with the commitment to keep the scheme under review and to...

Housing Finance Agency (Amendment) Bill 2025: Second Stage (14 Oct 2025)

James Browne: You want to take away the help-the-to-buy scheme from that family to help them buy a home.

Housing Finance Agency (Amendment) Bill 2025: Second Stage (14 Oct 2025)

James Browne: The local authority is.

Housing Finance Agency (Amendment) Bill 2025: Second Stage (14 Oct 2025)

James Browne: There are houses built.

Housing Finance Agency (Amendment) Bill 2025: Second Stage (14 Oct 2025)

James Browne: No.

Housing Finance Agency (Amendment) Bill 2025: Second Stage (14 Oct 2025)

James Browne: The Minister's responsibility is-----

Housing Finance Agency (Amendment) Bill 2025: Second Stage (14 Oct 2025)

James Browne: Yes, because it is the local authority.

Housing Finance Agency (Amendment) Bill 2025: Second Stage (14 Oct 2025)

James Browne: He is asking me.

Housing Finance Agency (Amendment) Bill 2025: Second Stage (14 Oct 2025)

James Browne: I move: "That the Bill be now read a Second Time." The Bill intends to make an amendment to the Housing Finance Agency Acts 1981 to 2024. Section 1 of the Bill amends section 10 of the Housing Finance Agency Act 1981 to increase the agency's statutory borrowing limit from €12 billion to €13.5 billion. Section 2 of the Bill sets out the Short Title, collective citation and...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Homeless Persons Supports (9 Oct 2025)

James Browne: 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 local authorities in addressing homelessness at local level. Statutory responsibility in relation to the provision of accommodation and related services for homeless persons rests with individual local authorities. While...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Homeless Persons Supports (9 Oct 2025)

James Browne: Addressing homelessness, and in particular homeless families and children, is a priority for my Department and for the Government. Critical to supporting households to exit homelessness is our continued investment in the social housing programme. Budget 2026 has continued the record level of investment in social housing, with €2.9bn in capital allocated to support the delivery of...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Policy (9 Oct 2025)

James Browne: Local authorities set and collect rents on their dwellings in accordance with section 58 of the Housing Act 1966. The making or amending of such rent schemes is generally a matter for local authorities within broad principles set out by my Department, including that rent levels should be based on income and reflect tenants’ ability to pay. Local discretion and flexibility are...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Postal Voting (9 Oct 2025)

James Browne: Electoral law provides for postal voting for a number of different categories of people:whole-time members of the Defence Forces,members of An Garda Síochána,Irish diplomats serving abroad and their spouses/civil partners,electors living at home who are unable to go in person to vote because of illness or a disability,electors whose occupation, service or employment makes it likely...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Departmental Contracts (9 Oct 2025)

James Browne: The engagement of external consultants is generally for a limited time period to carry out a specific finite task or set of tasks that involve expert skills or capabilities that would not normally be available within my Department. As these skills are only required from time to time, it would generally not be efficient to retain them within my Department on a permanent basis. Due to the range...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Departmental Data (9 Oct 2025)

James Browne: Under the Housing (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2009, all local authorities prepare and submit a written report to their members by 30 April in each year, on allocations made under their allocation schemes in the preceding year. However, following the implementation of the Housing for All action to review available social housing allocation data sources, my Department commenced collecting...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Departmental Equipment (9 Oct 2025)

James Browne: My Department does not comment on operational security matters as it would be inappropriate to disclose information that may in any way assist those with malicious intent. I can say however that my Department operates processes and procedures to manage assets and that lost or stolen devices are managed appropriately. My Department also continues to work closely with the National Cyber...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Departmental Expenditure (9 Oct 2025)

James Browne: My Department has not procured software or IT systems that were later deemed unfit for purpose. As part of procuring ICT systems, requirements elicitation is carried out to define the needs of stakeholders for a specific solution. This process is specifically carried out to ensure the IT system or software can be confirmed as being fit for purpose. My Department does not hold the requested...