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Ceisteanna (Atógáil) - Questions (Resumed) - Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Social and Affordable Housing Funding (15 Jan 2019)

Darragh O'Brien: 44. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the status of the development of a special purpose vehicle, SPV, by the Irish Council for Social Housing, ICSH, for the investment of funds in social housing; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1589/19]

Ceisteanna (Atógáil) - Questions (Resumed) - Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Social and Affordable Housing Funding (15 Jan 2019)

Darragh O'Brien: The credit union movement has for over five years been advocating using its €10 billion or so in assets in investment in social good, particularly in social housing. It is a policy that my party and I support. I raised this with the Minister in September. Is the SPV, which and was approved by the Central Bank in February 2018, open to accept funds from the credit union sector? Have...

Ceisteanna (Atógáil) - Questions (Resumed) - Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Social and Affordable Housing Funding (15 Jan 2019)

Darragh O'Brien: I thank the Minister of State for the clarification, which was needed. That is a different response from the one he gave on 27 September.

Ceisteanna (Atógáil) - Questions (Resumed) - Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Social and Affordable Housing Funding (15 Jan 2019)

Darragh O'Brien: I would check the record if I was the Minister of State. He effectively said that the work was complete and he was ready to launch the SPV at that stage. That is a different answer from the one on 27 September. It was nearly put back on the credit union sector at the time and he nearly apportioned blame to it for not seeking to enter the SPV and move forward. That is a very different...

Ceisteanna (Atógáil) - Questions (Resumed) - Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Social and Affordable Housing Funding (15 Jan 2019)

Darragh O'Brien: I certainly will. I wrote to the Minister, Deputy Eoghan Murphy, at the turn of the new year, seeking clarification on exactly where that was. I have listed a number of questions that need to be answered. I ask the Minister of State to clear up this confusion. The position that he has outlined is being contradicted by others-----

Ceisteanna (Atógáil) - Questions (Resumed) - Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Social and Affordable Housing Funding (15 Jan 2019)

Darragh O'Brien: The Minister of State does not have to say anything.

Ceisteanna (Atógáil) - Questions (Resumed) - Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Social and Affordable Housing Funding (15 Jan 2019)

Darragh O'Brien: I am trying to.

Ceisteanna (Atógáil) - Questions (Resumed) - Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Social and Affordable Housing Funding (15 Jan 2019)

Darragh O'Brien: I can because it is true.

Ceisteanna (Atógáil) - Questions (Resumed) - Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Social and Affordable Housing Funding (15 Jan 2019)

Darragh O'Brien: I am seeking answers and clarification. Not one cent of credit union money has been invested in social housing. As the Minister of State said, this was proposed in Rebuilding Ireland and the programme for Government. It was also mentioned in the confidence and supply document and I want it delivered. Most Members want a new stream of funding that will help to build the Minister's social...

Ceisteanna (Atógáil) - Questions (Resumed) - Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Social and Affordable Housing Funding (15 Jan 2019)

Darragh O'Brien: That would be helpful.

Ceisteanna (Atógáil) - Questions (Resumed) - Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Social and Affordable Housing Provision (15 Jan 2019)

Darragh O'Brien: The questions being asked by my colleague and me are probably being asked in the dark. The Minister has said it will probably be another two weeks before we know to what extent the 2018 targets were delivered on in that period. I would like to know what indications the Minister may already have. He has spoken about the delivery of housing solutions in the social housing category. One of...

Ceisteanna (Atógáil) - Questions (Resumed) - Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Social and Affordable Housing Provision (15 Jan 2019)

Darragh O'Brien: True.

Ceisteanna (Atógáil) - Questions (Resumed) - Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Social and Affordable Housing Provision (15 Jan 2019)

Darragh O'Brien: I want to follow up on what has been said about the timeframe for the affordable housing scheme. As the Minister knows, one of Fianna Fáil's major requests with regard to the housing budget prior to budget 2019 was that an affordable housing scheme would be established. Since 2012, house prices have exploded by approximately 90%. The average house price in Dublin is approximately...

Ceisteanna (Atógáil) - Questions (Resumed) - Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Pyrite Remediation Programme (15 Jan 2019)

Darragh O'Brien: Sorry, I did not catch that.

Ceisteanna (Atógáil) - Questions (Resumed) - Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Pyrite Remediation Programme (15 Jan 2019)

Darragh O'Brien: I thank the Minister of State for his reply. There is no doubt that a number of homes have been remediated. The Minister of State has gone through the figures in that regard. We have set the bar very high, however. The homes that have been remediated are in category 2 whereby the pyrite level is above that set down in the Pyrite Resolution Act but many other homeowners have been left in...

Ceisteanna (Atógáil) - Questions (Resumed) - Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Pyrite Remediation Programme (15 Jan 2019)

Darragh O'Brien: Are they being allowed in now?

Ceisteanna (Atógáil) - Questions (Resumed) - Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Pyrite Remediation Programme (15 Jan 2019)

Darragh O'Brien: Tá an brón orm, a Leas-Cheann Comhairle.

Ceisteanna (Atógáil) - Questions (Resumed) - Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Pyrite Remediation Programme (15 Jan 2019)

Darragh O'Brien: We will do our best; it is the first day back. I would be interested to hear more about the extension of the date to allow in applicants who purchased homes after the initial date. I have met the Minister of State to discuss that matter, as have other Deputies. Unbeknownst to those people, they bought homes with category 2 pyrite damage but they cannot get into the scheme. Our work will...

Ceisteanna (Atógáil) - Questions (Resumed) - Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Pyrite Remediation Programme (15 Jan 2019)

Darragh O'Brien: It would.

Ceisteanna (Atógáil) - Questions (Resumed) - Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Pyrite Remediation Programme (15 Jan 2019)

Darragh O'Brien: Can the Minister of State circulate that?