Results 17,921-17,940 of 26,293 for speaker:Darragh O'Brien

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Planning Guidelines (8 May 2019)

Darragh O'Brien: 1537. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the status of the new rural housing guidelines; when they will be published; if they will be open for public consultation when they are published; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18802/19]

Aircraft Noise (Dublin Airport) Regulation Bill 2018: From the Seanad (18 Apr 2019)

Darragh O'Brien: Do we leave the noise insulation scheme under the control of the DAA? Should we let the DAA decide who it covers? Do we leave the DAA as the arbiter of the voluntary purchase scheme? Should undervalued offers still be given to residents? Conversely, should responsibility be given to a competent authority that follows statutory instructions? People should not have to spend another four,...

Aircraft Noise (Dublin Airport) Regulation Bill 2018: From the Seanad (18 Apr 2019)

Darragh O'Brien: Deputy Troy spoke about health. I have lived right beside the airport for my whole life and, like Deputy Clare Daly who worked there, I know many people who work in the airport and depend on it for their livelihoods, to pay their mortgages and to put their kids through college. It is a very important economic driver, of that there is no doubt. I have stated that at every stage. What is of...

Aircraft Noise (Dublin Airport) Regulation Bill 2018: From the Seanad (18 Apr 2019)

Darragh O'Brien: That is not true.

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Commercial Rates (18 Apr 2019)

Darragh O'Brien: 63. To ask the Minister for Finance if commercial rates are deductible for tax purposes; the tax rules in respect of commercial rates; if rates are deductible, the annual cost of the deduction; if not, the cost of allowing commercial rates to be deductible; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18142/19]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: NAMA Social Housing Provision (18 Apr 2019)

Darragh O'Brien: 82. To ask the Minister for Finance the number of social housing units identified by NAMA by county; the number transferred to local authorities; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18365/19]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Home Building Finance Ireland Data (18 Apr 2019)

Darragh O'Brien: 83. To ask the Minister for Finance the amount loaned out by Home Building Finance Ireland to date; the estimated number of homes to be built; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18366/19]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Property Transfers (18 Apr 2019)

Darragh O'Brien: 216. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the status of the transfer of a property (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18131/19]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Local Government Reform (18 Apr 2019)

Darragh O'Brien: 308. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the estimated first and full year cost of establishing town councils; the number of town councils that will be needed; the number of town councils that existed previously; the cost of running those town councils; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18139/19]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Local Government Reform (18 Apr 2019)

Darragh O'Brien: 309. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the estimated first and full year cost of setting up directly elected mayors; the estimated annual cost thereafter; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18140/19]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Development Contributions (18 Apr 2019)

Darragh O'Brien: 310. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the revenue received by each local authority from the development levy or variations of the levy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18141/19]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Energy Efficiency (18 Apr 2019)

Darragh O'Brien: 311. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the cost of the deep retrofit pilot programme; the number of properties retrofitted; the average cost by house of retrofitting under the programme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18143/19]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Adaptation Grant Funding (18 Apr 2019)

Darragh O'Brien: 318. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the budget for housing adaptation grants in 2019; the estimated cost of restoring it to 2008 levels; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18364/19]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Data (18 Apr 2019)

Darragh O'Brien: 319. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the number of rapid build units delivered in each of the years 2016 to 2018 and to date in 2019; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18367/19]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Repair and Leasing Scheme (18 Apr 2019)

Darragh O'Brien: 320. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the number of homes brought into use under the repair and lease scheme by local authority and year; the number of applications and overall expenditure in respect of same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18368/19]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Social and Affordable Housing Data (18 Apr 2019)

Darragh O'Brien: 321. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the number of units to be provided through the enhanced long-term social housing leasing scheme by county in 2019; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18369/19]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Social and Affordable Housing Data (17 Apr 2019)

Darragh O'Brien: 247. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the locations by local authority of the ten affordable purchase scheme sites approved to date; the estimated completion times of each; the anticipated cost per unit; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18061/19]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Local Infrastructure Housing Activation Fund (17 Apr 2019)

Darragh O'Brien: 248. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the timeframe for the delivery of affordable units under the local infrastructure housing activation fund; the locations of each unit by local authority; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18062/19]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Local Infrastructure Housing Activation Fund (17 Apr 2019)

Darragh O'Brien: 249. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the estimated average price reduction per unit under units provided under the local infrastructure housing activation fund; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18063/19]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Local Infrastructure Housing Activation Fund (17 Apr 2019)

Darragh O'Brien: 250. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the drawdown of funding under the LIHAF to date by project; the number of units delivered by project to date; the number projected by project; the number of affordable units to be provided by project; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18064/19]