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Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Departmental Schemes (26 Oct 2023)

Kieran O'Donnell: Housing for All commits to reviewing the Housing Adaptation Grants for Older People and People with a Disability scheme and a report on the review has been prepared by my Department. The review was informed by engagement with external stakeholders, including the Department of Health, the HSE, the Disability Federation of Ireland and the Irish Wheelchair Association. Written submissions were...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Local Authorities (25 Oct 2023)

Kieran O'Donnell: My Department provides funding to local authorities under the Disabled Persons Grants scheme to carry out works on social housing stock to address the needs of older people, people with a disability or overcrowded situations. Extensions to provide for ground floor bathrooms and bedrooms can also be supported. The detailed administration of this scheme including assessment, approval and...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Schemes (24 Oct 2023)

Kieran O'Donnell: I propose to take Questions Nos. 317, 318, 340, 345 and 348 together. My Department provides Exchequer funding to local authorities to support the suite of Housing Adaptation Grants for Older People and People with a Disability which support older and disabled people living in private houses to adapt their home to meet their needs. The grants include the Housing Adaptation Grant for...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Valuation Office (24 Oct 2023)

Kieran O'Donnell: Tailte Éireann is the State agency formed on 1 March 2023 following the merger of Ordnance Survey Ireland, the Property Registration Authority and the Valuation Office. All the functions previously carried out by the Property Registration Authority, the Valuation Office, and Ordnance Survey Ireland are now being performed by Tailte Éireann. The Valuation Division of Tailte...

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (19 Oct 2023)

Kieran O'Donnell: I thank the Deputy for her question. If there is a specific issue with Cavan County Council in terms of an applicant, we can follow up the particular case. We have encouraged local authorities to submit applications for supplementary funding this year. We have received 13 applications, of which we have approved ten, so we have another three. If Cavan County Council has applied for...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Housing Schemes (19 Oct 2023)

Kieran O'Donnell: I apologise for being late.

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Housing Schemes (19 Oct 2023)

Kieran O'Donnell: I thank the Senator for raising this important matter. It is one he has consistently raised with me, my predecessors and the Government. To give the background, the Senator rightly referenced housing adaptation for older people and people with disabilities where there are three areas, namely, the mobility aids grant, the housing adaptation grant for older people and people with disabilities...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Housing Schemes (19 Oct 2023)

Kieran O'Donnell: I understand the point the Senator is making. It is something we are looking at in the specific context of circumstances where people may have applied over a year ago and grant aid is only being provided at the moment. It is certainly something we will look at and take up with the local authorities. There are, as the Senator will appreciate, defined rules under the scheme. However, the...

Financial Resolutions 2023 - Financial Resolution No. 4: General (Resumed) (11 Oct 2023)

Kieran O'Donnell: Budget 2024 is very important. More particularly, in my role as Minister of State with responsibility for local government and planning, I will go through some of the key elements. We have made a significant contribution of €421.9 million to the local government sector in 2024. A significant portion of this contribution will cover the impact of the national pay agreements on the...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Housing Provision (11 Oct 2023)

Kieran O'Donnell: I thank Senator Fitzpatrick for bringing this Commencement matter. I can see that it is very important to the Senator and obviously to her constituents in the Dublin Central constituency. I will give the Senator the update she is requesting. St. Mary's Place on Dorset Street is an older complex that Dublin City Council advise is in need of modernisation and my Department supports this...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Housing Provision (11 Oct 2023)

Kieran O'Donnell: That is worth putting on the record. In April 2020 my Department provided stage 1 capital appraisal approval for the project. The Senator is correct that it has very much moved in a big way since this new Government came in. In March 2022 we provided stage 2 approval in principle. Dublin City Council has advised that planning permission for the complete redevelopment was achieved in 2022....

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Housing Provision (11 Oct 2023)

Kieran O'Donnell: Absolutely. We will call it Saint Saviour's Boxing Club. That space will also include a commercial unit and a café space. The project will be completed in one phase and will provide a mix of one, two and three-bedroom homes. This is very important and much needed in the area. In July 2023 my Department provided stage 3 pre-tender approval, which is just a number of months ago, for...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Housing Provision (11 Oct 2023)

Kieran O'Donnell: I thank the Senator very much. The Government, through Housing for All, is committed to increasing the supply of social housing to an average of 10,000 social houses per annum between 2022 and 2030. My Department is working with Dublin City Council to progress all schemes for the benefit of all and will consider and support the most appropriate funding streams to enable these refurbishments...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Schemes (11 Oct 2023)

Kieran O'Donnell: My Department provides funding to local authorities under the Disabled Persons Grants scheme to carry out works on social housing stock to address the needs of older people, people with a disability or overcrowded situations. Extensions to provide for ground floor bathrooms and bedrooms can also be supported. This programme also provides capital funding to Local Authorities for...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Foreshore Issues (4 Oct 2023)

Kieran O'Donnell: I can confirm that Foreshore Licences are required for the survey activities referred to in Marine Notices Nos. 46 and 47 of 2023 and Licences were granted for these activities, by my Department, on 1 September 2023. On 17 July, 2023 the Maritime Area Regulatory Authority, or MARA, was established under the Maritime Area Planning Act 2021, as an independent agency with responsibility for...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Planning Issues (3 Oct 2023)

Kieran O'Donnell: Under the Planning and Development Act, 2000, as amended (the Act), new development for use as a holiday home or homes requires planning permission. It is considered that change of use of a permitted holiday home to a place of permanent residence would be a material change of use that requires planning permission. If the owner of a holiday home proposes that the premises be used as...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Departmental Data (3 Oct 2023)

Kieran O'Donnell: The LDA Act 2021 provides the definition for relevant public land. Part 1 S(5)(1) defines relevant public land, for the purpose of the Act as ‘all land within a census town owned by a relevant public body’. Under the LDA Act 2021, “relevant public body” means any of the following: (a) a local authority; (b) a person or body specified in Schedule 1 (in this Act...

Eviction Ban Bill 2022: Motion (27 Sep 2023)

Kieran O'Donnell: The Government opposes the motion regarding suspension of scrutiny requirement for the Eviction Ban Bill 2022, as tabled by People Before Profit Solidarity for debate this morning. I will begin by saying that Standing Order 180, which was mentioned, on Private Members’ Bills: Order for Committee Stage, sets out that Committee Stage consideration of a Private Member’s Bill...

Eviction Ban Bill 2022: Motion (27 Sep 2023)

Kieran O'Donnell: -----and small landlords. They are interrelated. We need supply and I do not think it serves any purpose to reduce the supply of rental accommodation for renters. Any merit in introducing an eviction ban in the short term would be countered in the medium to long term by a significantly reduced housing supply for rent. Landlords would continue to exit the market and the signal would be...

Eviction Ban Bill 2022: Motion (27 Sep 2023)

Kieran O'Donnell: While the RTB was copied with 5,735 notices of termination in the second quarter of 2023 by landlords and also recorded 15,000 applications for new tenancy registrations during that period. There is a natural churn of activity through residential rental accommodation. In addition to the 15,000 applications to register a new tenancy in the second quarter, the RTB received 43,000 applications...