Results 21-40 of 9,077 for speaker:James Browne

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

James Browne: I propose to take Questions Nos. 228, 229 and 230 together. On 10 June 2025, the Government approved policy measures including modifications to rent controls to come into effect on 1 March 2026 in order to boost investment in the supply of homes available for rent and keep existing landlords in the market. The changes agreed will also provide significantly stronger tenancy protections...

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

James Browne: I propose to take Questions Nos. 231 and 233 together. The Government remains focused on growing the supply of much-needed rental accommodation by keeping existing landlords in the market and attracting new landlords, while ensuring strong and balanced tenancy protections for both tenants and landlords. The RTB's Profile of the Register shows that registered private tenancies and...

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

James Browne: The Government remains focused on growing the supply of much-needed rental accommodation by keeping existing landlords in the market and attracting new landlords, while ensuring strong and balanced tenancy protections for both tenants and landlords. In order to boost the supply of homes available for rent, the Government approved modifications to rent controls, to come into effect on 1...

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

James Browne: Pathway 4 of Housing for All sets out a blueprint to address vacancy and make efficient use of our existing housing stock. The Vacant Property Refurbishment Grant introduced in July 2022, provides a grant of up to €50,000 for the refurbishment of vacant properties for occupation as a principal private residence and for properties which will be made available for rent. A top-up...

Financial Resolutions 2025 - Financial Resolution No. 5: General (Resumed) (8 Oct 2025)

James Browne: The Department's budget package for 2026 sees some €11.275 billion allocated across my Department, Tailte Éireann and an Coimisiún Toghcháin. Housing capital investment has reached a record €9 billion. We have introduced a 29% increase for Uisce Éireann to advance water infrastructure and facilitate housing development. We have significantly increased our...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Housing Provision (8 Oct 2025)

James Browne: I thank the Deputy for her question and the clarification. The Government has scaled up affordable housing delivery rapidly across all tenures since 2022 and continues to accelerate housing supply. Cost rental is a key element of the Government's strategy to improve affordability in the rental sector and to provide secure, long-term homes for moderate income households above the income...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Housing Provision (8 Oct 2025)

James Browne: I thank the Deputy. I know the Deputy never wants to hear good news or progress but just wants to-----

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Housing Provision (8 Oct 2025)

James Browne: -----focus on the negatives.

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Housing Provision (8 Oct 2025)

James Browne: The Government consistently acknowledges there is a massive affordability issue in this country. That is why we have brought in significant affordable measures-----

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Housing Provision (8 Oct 2025)

James Browne: -----which Sinn Féin opposes again and again. We have an affordability problem and a viability problem in this country. We are addressing both. I was delighted to be in Balbriggan only a few weeks ago turning the sod on 817 affordable-purchase, cost-rental-----

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Housing Provision (8 Oct 2025)

James Browne: -----and social homes. They are real homes, there are shovels in the ground, and homes being built in Balbriggan.

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Housing Provision (8 Oct 2025)

James Browne: I know the Deputy does not want to hear about that. She wants to pretend those houses do not exist, that we are not doing these things-----

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Housing Provision (8 Oct 2025)

James Browne: ------with URDF funding and that we are not doing other projects in Balbriggan, but that is what we are doing. This happens every time I come in.

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Housing Provision (8 Oct 2025)

James Browne: I know it upsets the Deputy's social media plan when I start to say the positive things that are happening, so she likes to talk over me to ensure there is no possibility of anybody being able to hear anything I am saying that is positive. It is an ongoing tactic from the Opposition benches.

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Housing Provision (8 Oct 2025)

James Browne: It is really disingenuous.

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Housing Provision (8 Oct 2025)

James Browne: My time is up but the reason I am still talking is the Deputy will not give me an opportunity to say anything.

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Housing Provision (8 Oct 2025)

James Browne: The Deputy really gave the game away when she talked about government. Sinn Féin is obsessed with getting into government instead of providing solutions. It has abandoned all attempts now in terms of providing solutions for housing. The public rejected its proposed solutions in the last general election.

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Housing Provision (8 Oct 2025)

James Browne: We hear very little about those proposals anymore because it does not want to talk to them-----

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Housing Provision (8 Oct 2025)

James Browne: "A home you will never own" simply did not work with the people.

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Housing Provision (8 Oct 2025)

James Browne: Here we are again. I am back on my feet, trying to give an answer and once again, the Deputy is trying to talk over me. Getting into government for government's sake is not going to work. The Deputy has to provide solutions. We are providing solutions. I turned the sod only a few weeks ago on 817 affordable, cost-rental and social homes and more homes will be delivered in Balbriggan...