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Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Departmental Schemes (14 May 2024)

Darragh O'Brien: My Department is currently preparing legislation to put in place a statutory remediation scheme for owners of certain apartments affected by fire safety, water ingress and structural defects. This legislation will establish supports for the remediation of these defects in purpose-built apartment buildings, including duplexes, constructed between 1991 and 2013. It is expected the draft...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Protected Disclosures (14 May 2024)

Darragh O'Brien: My Department takes its obligations under the Protected Disclosures (Amendment) Act 2022 very seriously and is strongly committed to supporting people to speak up about their concerns of wrongdoing, as defined in the legislation. At all times, it is central to my Department’s protected disclosures policy that the reporting person’s identity will be treated confidentially in...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Provision (14 May 2024)

Darragh O'Brien: I propose to take Questions Nos. 385 and 386 together. My Department publishes comprehensive programme-level statistics on a quarterly basis on social and affordable housing delivery activity by local authorities and AHBs in each local authority area. This data is available to the end of 2023 and is published on the statistics' page of my Department’s website at the following link:...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Provision (14 May 2024)

Darragh O'Brien: I propose to take Questions Nos. 388 and 387 together. Under Housing for All, the Government will deliver 54,000 affordable homes, including 36,000 affordable purchase and 18,000 cost rental homes, by 2030, to be facilitated by local authorities, Approved Housing Bodies (AHBs), the Land Development Agency (LDA) and through a strategic partnership between the State and retail banks. ...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Provision (14 May 2024)

Darragh O'Brien: My role as Minister is to lead the development of policy and legislation relating to the provision of affordable housing generally and to support local authorities in delivering affordable homes by providing funding to subvent schemes from the Affordable Housing Fund. In line with the Affordable Housing Act 2021, the planning and development of affordable housing schemes in response to...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Departmental Advertising (14 May 2024)

Darragh O'Brien: The information requested is being compiled and will be provided to the Deputy in accordance with Standing Orders.

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Departmental Funding (14 May 2024)

Darragh O'Brien: The Social Housing Current Expenditure Programme (SHCEP) 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). Details of the number of units and funding of the Social Housing...

Ceisteanna Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (15 May 2024)

Darragh O'Brien: If the Deputy gives me the details, I will take it up directly with the Housing Agency. The tenant in situ scheme has been very successful, as has the cost-rental tenant in situ scheme. If a house is not going to be purchased, the tenants should be given an explanation for that. I am not aware of the details but if the Deputy gives them to me, I will engage directly with the Housing Agency...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Departmental Contracts (15 May 2024)

Darragh O'Brien: The relevant details are being compiled and will be provided to the Deputy in accordance with Standing Orders.

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Septic Tanks (15 May 2024)

Darragh O'Brien: I refer to my reply to Question No. 356 on 20 February 2024 which set out the position on this matter.

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Wastewater Treatment (15 May 2024)

Darragh O'Brien: Under the Water Services Acts, it is the responsibility of the property owner to ensure that their Domestic Waste Water Treatment System (DWWTS) is fit for purpose, operational and kept in good order. My Department's Rural Water Programme provides financial assistance to households in specific circumstances where capital works are required to rectify defective DWWTS to protect human health...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Septic Tanks (15 May 2024)

Darragh O'Brien: The policy of providing grant funding to households for work on Domestic Waste Water Treatment Systems (DWWTS), including septic tanks, arises from the need to address damage being done to water quality in sensitive areas in particular. There are three grants available and funding is provided under the Department’s Rural Water Programme, which is administered by the local...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Policy (15 May 2024)

Darragh O'Brien: The Approved Housing Body (AHB) sector in Ireland plays a significant role in the delivery of social housing. Under Housing For All, the sector has a target of providing up to 40% of all new social homes nationally. In general an independent AHB may appoint to their Board individuals as they deem fit and will endeavour to appoint members with relevant experience, competence and...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Policy (16 May 2024)

Darragh O'Brien: The Residential Tenancies Acts 2004-2022 (RTA) regulate tenancies in the residential rental sector covering private renters, cost renters, social renters with Approved Housing Bodies (AHBs), and regulates tenancies and licences in student specific accommodation. The Acts set out the rights and obligations of landlords and tenants. The Residential Tenancies Board (RTB) was established as an...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Schemes (16 May 2024)

Darragh O'Brien: The standards for rental accommodation are prescribed in the Housing (Standards for Rented Houses) Regulations 2019 and specify requirements in relation to a range of matters, such as structural repair, sanitary facilities, heating, ventilation, natural light, fire safety and the safety of gas, oil and electrical supplies. These Regulations apply to all properties let or available for let....

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Policy (16 May 2024)

Darragh O'Brien: Housing for All commits to increasing the housing options available to older people to facilitate ageing in place with dignity and independence, including the development of a policy on rightsizing. The Housing for All policy objective to make more efficient use of existing housing stock includes tasking my Department with the development of a national policy on rightsizing and to explore...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Local Authorities (16 May 2024)

Darragh O'Brien: There are many existing avenues of engagement between the public and local authorities that influence budgetary decisions, including through SPCs, public consultations on LPT decisions and a range of community engagement structures. As part of the Programme for Government, there is a commitment to incentivise local authorities to bring forward pilot participatory budgeting projects. I welcome...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Provision (16 May 2024)

Darragh O'Brien: I understand that the correspondence referred to was forwarded from my office to my colleague Minister Dillon, as Minister of State with responsibility for Local Government and Planning, for direct reply. I can confirm that a reply was issued on 8 May 2024 (under reference number MOSD-00076-2024) Under section 30 of the Planning and Development Act 2000, as amended (the Act ), I am...

Housing for All: Statements (21 May 2024)

Darragh O'Brien: I welcome the opportunity to provide Teachtaí with an update on housing and the Government’s progress since the publication of Housing for All back in September 2021, just over two and a half years ago. While challenges undoubtedly remain and we continue to operate in an ever-changing environment, real progress has been made. It is important to take time to reflect on this and...

Housing for All: Statements (21 May 2024)

Darragh O'Brien: This week.