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Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Animal Welfare (20 Apr 2023)

Darragh O'Brien: There are currently 21 bird species on Ireland’s Open Seasons Order. Of these 21 species, 14 were the subject of national-level concern, on foot of Ireland’s 2019 EU Article 12 report and 15 are listed as Amber or Red on BirdWatch Ireland’s Birds of Conservation Concern Ireland (BOCCI) list. In response to concerns at the national and EU level on the status of Annex II...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Local Authorities (20 Apr 2023)

Darragh O'Brien: Under Section 159 of the Local Government Act 2001, each Chief Executive is responsible for the staffing and organisational arrangements necessary for carrying out the functions of the local authority for which he/she is responsible. My Department oversees workforce planning for the local government sector, including the monitoring of overall local government sector employment levels. To...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Departmental Consultations (20 Apr 2023)

Darragh O'Brien: The information requested is being compiled and will be forwarded to the Deputy in accordance with Standing Orders.

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Provision (20 Apr 2023)

Darragh O'Brien: Housing for All – A New Housing Plan for Ireland is Ireland’s housing plan to increase the supply of housing to an average of 33,000 per year to 2030. Over 300,000 new homes will be built by the end of 2030, including a projected 90,000 social homes, 36,000 affordable purchase homes and 18,000 cost rental homes. The Plan is backed by investment with in excess of €20bn...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Departmental Strategies (19 Apr 2023)

Darragh O'Brien: I welcome the publication of the report of the Citizens' Assembly on Biodiversity Loss and am grateful to members of the Assembly for their dedication and commitment to the process. Having now received the report of the Assembly, the recommendations therein will be deliberated by the relevant committee in the Houses of the Oireachtas. The Committee will, in turn, bring its conclusions to the...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Local Authorities (19 Apr 2023)

Darragh O'Brien: Under Housing for All the Government plans to increase the supply of housing to an average of 33,000 homes per year over the next decade. Over 300,000 new homes will be built by the end of 2030, including a projected 90,000 social homes, 36,000 affordable purchase homes and 18,000 cost rental homes. Housing for All sets out that there will a managed phasing out of new long term leasing...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Provision (19 Apr 2023)

Darragh O'Brien: Housing for All is the Government's plan to increase the supply of housing to an average of 33,000 per year over the next decade. This includes the delivery of 90,000 social homes, 36,000 affordable purchase homes and 18,000 cost rental homes. Housing for All is supported by an investment package of over €4bn per annum, through an overall combination of €12bn in direct Exchequer...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Provision (19 Apr 2023)

Darragh O'Brien: Awaiting reply from Department.

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Provision (19 Apr 2023)

Darragh O'Brien: Housing for All is the Government's plan to increase the supply of housing to an average of 33,000 per year over the next decade. This includes the delivery of 90,000 social homes by 2030. Housing for All is supported by an investment package of over €4bn per annum, through an overall combination of €12bn in direct Exchequer funding, €3.5bn in funding through the Land...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Planning Issues (19 Apr 2023)

Darragh O'Brien: Awaiting reply from Department.

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Schemes (19 Apr 2023)

Darragh O'Brien: In addition to the funding provided by my Department for the Housing Adaptation Grant for Older People and People with a Disability scheme, in order to facilitate the continued independent occupancy of their own homes by older people and people with a disability, my Department also oversees a number of schemes, which may include repairs to windows and doors. These include the Built...

Department Underspend and Reduced Delivery of Affordable Housing: Motion [Private Members] (18 Apr 2023)

Darragh O'Brien: I was delighted to see the scheme in Ballymastone receive approval from An Bord Pleanála. That will deliver 253 social homes and 253 affordable homes, as well as private houses. Sinn Féin councillors in Fingal did not support that scheme. That is fair enough but it is on the council record. There are many other such examples. That is one aspect of matters. We must deliver more...

Department Underspend and Reduced Delivery of Affordable Housing: Motion [Private Members] (18 Apr 2023)

Darragh O'Brien: I move: To delete all words after "That Dáil Éireann" and substitute the following: "notes that: — the Government recognises there is a housing crisis in Ireland affecting ordinary working people who aspire to affordable, stable tenancies or the security of home ownership, and this demands a response from the Government on an unprecedented scale; —...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (18 Apr 2023)

Darragh O'Brien: There are the AHBs.

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Pension Provisions (18 Apr 2023)

Darragh O'Brien: I refer to my reply to Question No. 168 of 30 March 2023, which outlines the situation in respect of Dublin City Council. Matters are currently with that local authority for resolution. My Department is not currently aware of any significant, systematic employee misclassification of pay-related social insurance categories in any other local authority.

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Grant Payments (18 Apr 2023)

Darragh O'Brien: My Department provides financial support for the protection of eligible heritage buildings and historic structures through two grant schemes which are, in the main, administered by the local authorities. These are the Historic Structures Fund (HSF) and the Built Heritage Investment Scheme (BHIS). The HSF is for conservation and enhancement to heritage structures and historic buildings, in...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Policy (18 Apr 2023)

Darragh O'Brien: In 2013, the National Asset Management Agency (NAMA) established a special purpose vehicle, National Asset Residential Property Services Limited (NARPS), to take direct ownership of properties, where there was an established demand for social housing, and lease those properties on a long-term basis to an approved housing body (AHB) or local authority. NAMA funded the remediation of the...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Vacant Properties (18 Apr 2023)

Darragh O'Brien: Pathway 4 of Housing for All sets out a blueprint to address vacancy and make efficient use of our existing housing stock. The Croí Cónaithe Towns Fund is a key initiative which underpins the policy objectives set out in Pathway Four of Housing for All. In July 2022, the Vacant Property Refurbishment Grant was launched as part of the Croí Cónaithe Towns Fund. The...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Vacant Properties (18 Apr 2023)

Darragh O'Brien: I propose to take Questions Nos. 705 and 789 together. Addressing vacancy and making efficient use of existing housing stock is a key priority for Government, as set out in Pathway 4 of Housing for All. In January 2022, my Department communicated with local authorities outlining that funding, made available since 2018 to support the work of a Vacant Homes Office including a Vacant Homes...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Departmental Policies (18 Apr 2023)

Darragh O'Brien: Article 12 of the Birds Directive (Directive 2009/147/EC) requires Member States to report on the implementation of national provisions taken under this Directive, including specific reporting on status and trends of bird species. The National Parks and Wildlife Service (NPWS) of my Department considered the results of its 2019 Birds Directive Article 12 reporting to the European Commission....