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Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (28 Mar 2019)

Darragh O'Brien: They were direct builds.

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (28 Mar 2019)

Darragh O'Brien: The Government has delayed the Bill for over a year.

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Help-To-Buy Scheme Data (28 Mar 2019)

Darragh O'Brien: 62. To ask the Minister for Finance the number of the first-time buyer help-to-buy scheme recipients since its inception by county; the value of the scheme by county in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14674/19]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Public Spending Code (28 Mar 2019)

Darragh O'Brien: 77. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the timeframe for the review of the public spending code; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14671/19]

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Departmental Schemes (28 Mar 2019)

Darragh O'Brien: 183. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development the towns selected and the number of units in each town for the pilot scheme to encourage persons to return to living in town centres launched in October 2018. [14672/19]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Departmental Staff Data (28 Mar 2019)

Darragh O'Brien: 216. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the number of staff engaged in the housing delivery office per annum since its establishment; the average length of service in the office; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14668/19]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Social and Affordable Housing (28 Mar 2019)

Darragh O'Brien: 217. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if the cost rental pilot project has gone out to tender; when construction is due to commence; the number of units due to be completed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14669/19]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Departmental Projects (28 Mar 2019)

Darragh O'Brien: 218. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the average length of time taken to process a cost-benefit analysis in 2017 and 2018; the number of such analyses received; the number accepted and rejected, respectively in 2017 and 2018; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14670/19]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Rural Resettlement Scheme (28 Mar 2019)

Darragh O'Brien: 219. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government his plans to fund a rural resettlement scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14673/19]

Aircraft Noise (Dublin Airport) Regulation Bill 2018: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage (27 Mar 2019)

Darragh O'Brien: I appreciate what the Minister is saying. However, his amendment would remove the section we put in on Committee Stage. It was debated in great detail and in a decent spirt, I might add: the Minister was there. His amendment No. 87 would remove that in its entirety. By bringing in amendment No. 99, effectively he is bringing in the existing scheme. He is saying that someone could review...

Aircraft Noise (Dublin Airport) Regulation Bill 2018: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage (27 Mar 2019)

Darragh O'Brien: I want to back up my colleague, Deputy Troy. I thank the Minister's officials as well because we have discussed this at length and we have discussed it on Committee Stage also. If one looks at the section within the Bill from page 45 to page 46, as Deputy Troy said, this would be giving the oversight to the competent authority, which is the right thing to do so that the DAA would not be the...

Aircraft Noise (Dublin Airport) Regulation Bill 2018: Report Stage (Resumed) (26 Mar 2019)

Darragh O'Brien: The Deputy had two years to do it when he was in government, but he did not bring anything forward.

Aircraft Noise (Dublin Airport) Regulation Bill 2018: Report Stage (Resumed) (26 Mar 2019)

Darragh O'Brien: We discussed this at length and my colleague has put forward the logic and rationale behind it. We have moved on quite a lot of this and we have taken the Minister and the Government at their word on certain elements. We have tried to work on this in a constructive way. I grant that the Minister has accepted a number of amendments and brought forward significant changes to the Bill....

Aircraft Noise (Dublin Airport) Regulation Bill 2018: Report Stage (Resumed) (26 Mar 2019)

Darragh O'Brien: Labour had two years to do something about it.

Aircraft Noise (Dublin Airport) Regulation Bill 2018: Report Stage (Resumed) (26 Mar 2019)

Darragh O'Brien: We have worked to change this Bill, unlike Deputy Ryan. We sat through the committee also.

Aircraft Noise (Dublin Airport) Regulation Bill 2018: Report Stage (Resumed) (26 Mar 2019)

Darragh O'Brien: We discussed this in some detail on Committee Stage. I agree with Deputy Clare Daly that the assumption must be positive. These amendments are based on striving for a balanced approach. We want to take into account the genuine concerns of residents while the airport develops and while we protect, enhance and grow jobs and livelihoods. As discussed previously, we are not saying that...

Aircraft Noise (Dublin Airport) Regulation Bill 2018: Report Stage (Resumed) (26 Mar 2019)

Darragh O'Brien: We had a detailed discussion on this element. I was looking back at the record of the debate, which we concluded on 21 February last. This was around something myself and Deputy Clare Daly had discussed on Committee Stage with the Minister, which was effectively that, should an individual make a complaint, that complaint would be responded to in writing. We were not asking that every...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (26 Mar 2019)

Darragh O'Brien: She asked for the Government to answer questions and to be upfront in the interview.

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Home Building Finance Ireland Remit (26 Mar 2019)

Darragh O'Brien: 192. To ask the Minister for Finance his plans to task Home Building Finance Ireland with an expanded remit to issue loans to owner management companies to cover remedial building costs; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12988/19]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Site Acquisitions (26 Mar 2019)

Darragh O'Brien: 339. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the location of the permanent site for a school (details supplied); if the acquisition of the site has been completed; the number of classrooms proposed for the school; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13300/19]