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Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Emergency Accommodation (10 May 2022)

Darragh O'Brien: My Department publishes a detailed monthly report on homelessness, based on data provided by housing authorities. The Report outlines details of individuals utilising State-funded emergency accommodation arrangements that are overseen by housing authorities. The Reports are available on my Department's website at the following link: www.gov.ie/en/collection/80ea8-homelessness-data/ and are...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Policy (10 May 2022)

Darragh O'Brien: The Residential Tenancies Board (RTB) was established as an independent statutory body under the Residential Tenancies Acts 2004-2021, to operate a national tenancy registration system and to facilitate the resolution of disputes between landlords and tenants.    Due to the quasi-judicial role of the RTB, it would be inappropriate for me or any officials in my Department to...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Defective Building Materials (10 May 2022)

Darragh O'Brien: I brought a Memorandum to Government on an enhanced Defective Concrete Blocks Grant Scheme on the 30 November 2021. It included an unprecedented suite of improvements to the current scheme. Government approved the enhanced scheme which it is estimated will cost approximately €2.2Bn. I aim to bring the required primary legislation to give effect to...

Accommodation Needs of Those Fleeing Ukraine: Statements (5 May 2022)

Darragh O'Brien: It never happened.

Accommodation Needs of Those Fleeing Ukraine: Statements (5 May 2022)

Darragh O'Brien: That never happened.

Accommodation Needs of Those Fleeing Ukraine: Statements (5 May 2022)

Darragh O'Brien: The Deputy should tell her friends to stop objecting to housing all over the country.

Accommodation Needs of Those Fleeing Ukraine: Statements (5 May 2022)

Darragh O'Brien: That is not true. That was a bit of spin from the Deputy's colleague beside him.

Accommodation Needs of Those Fleeing Ukraine: Statements (5 May 2022)

Darragh O'Brien: Russia’s illegal and immoral invasion of Ukraine is a watershed moment for all democracies across the world. Putin’s war of devastation has thrown down the gauntlet to us to stand by our values and live by our best traditions of decency and fairness. Ireland is not a global military power but we are a humanitarian one and we can give badly-needed compassionate refuge to those...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (5 May 2022)

Darragh O'Brien: I have been there.

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (5 May 2022)

Darragh O'Brien: The Deputy is not interested in answers; never has been.

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (5 May 2022)

Darragh O'Brien: You are not.

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (5 May 2022)

Darragh O'Brien: You are interested in controversy; that is all.

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (5 May 2022)

Darragh O'Brien: She is not interested in answers; she never has been.

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Housing Schemes (5 May 2022)

Darragh O'Brien: Deputy Boyd Barrett mentioned social housing limits earlier. In response to other questions we said the work is nearing conclusion. I received a submission and sought further changes to it. It has gone back to the officials and we will have it very shortly. This is with regard to social housing limits throughout the country. A very important measure the Government has brought forward is...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Housing Schemes (5 May 2022)

Darragh O'Brien: As Deputy Boyd Barrett knows, HAP supports approximately 61,900 households in this country. We had a debate last night about rents and one matter that I was not able to put on the record then was the fact that the Government provides nearly €1 billion in direct rental support to families, and rightly so. Approximately €585 million goes to HAP. Sometimes that is forgotten and...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Housing Schemes (5 May 2022)

Darragh O'Brien: I recognise the issue. I represent Dublin Fingal and I meet people and talk to tenants all the time. It is difficult. We are making progress in that regard by increasing the supply of permanent homes. That is very important because we need a supply-led and housing-led response to homelessness. To answer the Deputy's question specifically, I am treating this as a matter of urgency. I...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Housing Schemes (5 May 2022)

Darragh O'Brien: We are very serious about engaging with all local authorities. As I said already, where schemes can be brought forward, we want them. We have also issued a call on advance purchase for schemes that are currently being built or being built out and we have received six or seven proposals on that already, which will see homes delivered this year. In urban centres the LDA, through Project...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Housing Schemes (5 May 2022)

Darragh O'Brien: That is all on affordable purchase through the local authorities. The regulations on affordable rental through cost rental have been laid as well. The final piece of work or the other leg to the stool relates to the first home shared equity and that work will conclude in the next few weeks. We will be publishing that and will have an extensive public information campaign on it because this...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Housing Schemes (5 May 2022)

Darragh O'Brien: I thank Deputy O'Sullivan for his question and all Members for their interest in this issue. Deputy O'Sullivan has advocated for this very strongly and we all recognise the importance of the Government giving assistance to those who can bring vacant and empty homes in our towns and villages back into use. We are within weeks of launching that fund. It will be managed through our local...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Housing Schemes (5 May 2022)

Darragh O'Brien: I assure Deputy O'Sullivan that we will make sure all of the relevant information is available. There will be public information campaign on the scheme. There is a lot of interest among Government and Opposition Deputies in this fund. We will make sure all Deputies receive the relevant information. Local authorities will be managing the scheme. I am glad that Deputy O'Sullivan...