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Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Schemes (26 Jan 2022)

Darragh O'Brien: While the Department does not hold information on the number of Housing Assistance Payment (HAP) tenancies that moved directly into a social housing property, data is available in relation to the number of tenancies that moved from HAP to other forms of social housing support. The majority of these transfers would have been to local authority or approved housing body social housing. The...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Provision (26 Jan 2022)

Darragh O'Brien: I propose to take Questions Nos. 74 and 75 together. The Social Housing Current Expenditure Programme supports the delivery of social housing by providing financial support to local authorities for the leasing of houses and apartments. Dwellings under the scheme come from a number of different sources including private owners, Part V and Approved Housing Bodies (AHBs). Long term lease...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Water Services (26 Jan 2022)

Darragh O'Brien: In April 2018, a Working Group was established to conduct a review of the wider investment needs relating to rural water services. The Group's aim is to recommend measures to ensure an equality of outcome between those who receive water services from Irish Water and non-Irish Water customers. The terms of reference of the review provide for a two-strand approach. Strand 1 is considering...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Provision (26 Jan 2022)

Darragh O'Brien: Housing for All – A New Housing Plan for Ireland was published in September 2021 and, as part of a broad suite of social housing reforms, committed to reviewing income eligibility for social housing. The review, which examined inter aliathe efficiency of the current banding model and income limits applicable to local authorities, was completed in Q4, 2021. I expect to make a decision...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Urban Development (26 Jan 2022)

Darragh O'Brien: The Urban Regeneration and Development Fund (URDF) was launched in 2018 to support more compact and sustainable development. The Fund is providing part-funding for projects that will enable a greater proportion of residential and mixed-use development to be delivered within the existing built-up footprints of our cities and large towns, while also ensuring that more parts of our urban areas...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Schemes (26 Jan 2022)

Darragh O'Brien: The local authority mortgage protection insurance (MPI) scheme has applied to all house purchase loans approved by local authorities after 1 July 1986, including the Local Authority Home Loan introduced on 4 January 2022. It is important to note that there are a number of differences between the local authority MPI scheme and standard MPI products available on the market. Most notably,...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Schemes (26 Jan 2022)

Darragh O'Brien: The local authority mortgage protection insurance (MPI) scheme has applied to all house purchase loans approved by local authorities after 1 July 1986, including the Local Authority Home Loan introduced on 4 January 2022. It is important to note that there are a number of differences between the local authority MPI scheme and standard MPI products available on the market. Most notably, the...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Departmental Contracts (26 Jan 2022)

Darragh O'Brien: My Department maintains a contracts register for contracts with a value in excess of €25,000 (excl. VAT). Details of the contracts granted, including the tendering process used, in relation to Covid-19 since the beginning of the pandemic are set out in the attached table. The procurement regulations and guidelines in place throughout the pandemic enabled contracting authorities to...

Joint Committee on the Irish Language, the Gaeltacht and the Irish Speaking Community: Tithíocht agus Cúrsaí Pleanála Fisiciúla sa Ghaeltacht: Plé (Atógáil) (26 Jan 2022)

Darragh O'Brien: Gabhaim mo mhíle buíochas leis an gcomhchoiste as cuireadh a thabhairt dom labhairt anseo tráthnóna agus cuirim fáilte roimh an deis seo leis an eolas is déanaí a thabhairt do chomhaltaí ar an obair atá ar siúl laistigh de mo Roinn maidir le ceisteanna pleanála inár nGaeltacht. I dtosach, is mian liom a rá go bhfuil mé...

Joint Committee on the Irish Language, the Gaeltacht and the Irish Speaking Community: Tithíocht agus Cúrsaí Pleanála Fisiciúla sa Ghaeltacht: Plé (Atógáil) (26 Jan 2022)

Darragh O'Brien: Tá gearr-ráiteas á léamh agam. Níl ann ach na príomhphointí.

Joint Committee on the Irish Language, the Gaeltacht and the Irish Speaking Community: Tithíocht agus Cúrsaí Pleanála Fisiciúla sa Ghaeltacht: Plé (Atógáil) (26 Jan 2022)

Darragh O'Brien: Táim ag iarraidh am a shábháil.

Joint Committee on the Irish Language, the Gaeltacht and the Irish Speaking Community: Tithíocht agus Cúrsaí Pleanála Fisiciúla sa Ghaeltacht: Plé (Atógáil) (26 Jan 2022)

Darragh O'Brien: Caithfidh an Teachta éisteacht fós. Nílim ach ag magadh.

Joint Committee on the Irish Language, the Gaeltacht and the Irish Speaking Community: Tithíocht agus Cúrsaí Pleanála Fisiciúla sa Ghaeltacht: Plé (Atógáil) (26 Jan 2022)

Darragh O'Brien: Tá a fhios agam. Nílim ach ag cur na príomhphointí in iúl. Thug mé ráiteas----

Joint Committee on the Irish Language, the Gaeltacht and the Irish Speaking Community: Tithíocht agus Cúrsaí Pleanála Fisiciúla sa Ghaeltacht: Plé (Atógáil) (26 Jan 2022)

Darragh O'Brien: Is í ár dteanga an Ghaeilge agus is gá dúinn gach rud a dhéanamh ar a son chun í a choimeád ina teanga bheo agus bheoga i gcúrsaí sóisialta agus cultúrtha, san oideachas agus sa gheilleagar. Is ceart go mbeadh córas agus rialacha pleanála ann cheana i ngach údarás áitiúla a bhfuil ceantar Gaeltachta ina...

Joint Committee on the Irish Language, the Gaeltacht and the Irish Speaking Community: Tithíocht agus Cúrsaí Pleanála Fisiciúla sa Ghaeltacht: Plé (Atógáil) (26 Jan 2022)

Darragh O'Brien: Tógfaidh mé an dara ceist ar dtús. Aontaím go bhfuil caighdeán TEG B2 sásúil d'éinne atá ag cur isteach ar theastas Gaeilge. Tá an Dr. Mac Cormaic agus a chomhghleacaithe ag obair air sin le hOllscoil Mhá Nuad. Tá an obair beagnach críochnaithe anois. Táim cinnte go mbeimid in ann é sin a chur isteach sna rialacha...

Joint Committee on the Irish Language, the Gaeltacht and the Irish Speaking Community: Tithíocht agus Cúrsaí Pleanála Fisiciúla sa Ghaeltacht: Plé (Atógáil) (26 Jan 2022)

Darragh O'Brien: Maidir leis an gcéad cheist, tá Conradh na Gaeilge i measc na n-eagraíochtaí a bhíonn ag obair le mo Roinn agus leis an Roinn Turasóireachta, Cultúir, Ealaíon, Gaeltachta, Spóirt agus Meán, mar aon le go leor daoine eile. Tá a gcuid oibre an-tábhachtach ach ní údarás pleanála é, agus táim ag smaoineamh...

Joint Committee on the Irish Language, the Gaeltacht and the Irish Speaking Community: Tithíocht agus Cúrsaí Pleanála Fisiciúla sa Ghaeltacht: Plé (Atógáil) (26 Jan 2022)

Darragh O'Brien: Beidh Paul Hogan ón rannóg pleanála in ann freagra a thabhairt ar an ábhar sin. Beidh na rialacha nua eisithe faoi mhí Aibreáin agus, mar a dúirt an Seanadóir, tá an tAire Stáit, an Teachta Burke, ag obair go dian chun iad a chur os comhair an phobail. Iarraim ar an Uasal Hogan labhairt anois.