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Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Traveller Accommodation (25 Apr 2023)

Kieran O'Donnell: The Housing (Traveller Accommodation) Act 1998 provides that the role of my Department is to ensure that there are adequate structures and supports in place to assist the authorities in providing such accommodation, including a national framework of policy, legislation and funding. The Act provides that housing authorities have statutory responsibility for the assessment of the...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Traveller Accommodation (25 Apr 2023)

Kieran O'Donnell: The Housing (Traveller Accommodation) Act 1998 provides that the role of my Department is to ensure that there are adequate structures and supports in place to assist housing authorities in providing accommodation for Travellers, including a national framework of policy, legislation and funding. The Act provides that housing authorities have statutory responsibility for the assessment of...

Planning and Development Act (Exempted Development) Regulations 2023: Motion (3 May 2023)

Kieran O'Donnell: I move: That the proposal that Dáil Éireann approves the following Regulations in draft: Planning and Development Act (Exempted Development) Regulations 2023, a copy of which has been laid in draft form before Dáil Éireann on 31st March, 2023, be referred to the Joint Committee on Housing, Local Government and Heritage, in accordance with Standing Order 95(5),...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Departmental Funding (4 May 2023)

Kieran O'Donnell: My Department provides funding to local authorities in respect of the Housing Adaptation Grants for Older People and People with a Disability, to assist eligible people in private houses to make their accommodation more suitable for their needs. The suite of grants include the Housing Adaptation Grant for People with a Disability (max grant €30,000), the Mobility Aids Grant (max grant...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Traveller Accommodation (3 May 2023)

Kieran O'Donnell: The Housing (Traveller Accommodation) Act 1998 provides that the role of my Department is to ensure that there are adequate structures and supports in place to assist housing authorities in providing accommodation for Travellers, including a national framework of policy, legislation and funding. The Act provides that housing authorities have statutory responsibility for the assessment of...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Schemes (3 May 2023)

Kieran O'Donnell: My Department provides funding under the suite of the Housing Adaptation Grants for Older People and People with a Disability, to assist eligible people in private houses to make their accommodation more suitable for their needs. Housing for All commits to reviewing the full suite of Housing Adaptation Grants for Older People and People with a Disability. A report on the review of the Housing...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Policy (3 May 2023)

Kieran O'Donnell: My Department jointly published the National Housing Strategy for Disabled People (NHSDP) 2022-2027 with the Department of Health (DoH) and the Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth (DCEDIY) in January 2022. It may be accessed on the on my Department’s website at the following link: www.gov.ie/en/press-release/1c6c5-new-national-housing-strat...

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (9 May 2023)

Kieran O'Donnell: I thank Deputy Canney. This is a matter of which we are very conscious. We want active farmers to be able to continue to farm. As the Deputy is probably aware, if under residential zoned land tax arrangements a farmer wanted residentially zoned land to be dezoned, it would be considered not included in respect of the tax. Farmers up and down the country appealed to An Bord Pleanála...

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (9 May 2023)

Kieran O'Donnell: In fairness, the Deputy has raised the homelessness report for Galway. It is a matter we want to see expedited.

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (9 May 2023)

Kieran O'Donnell: The housing report in Galway. We want to see that particular report expedited. We gave a commitment during the last session of parliamentary questions on housing that we would follow up on it. I will follow up on it again. We want to see the report published. On homelessness, the Department is working with all the local authorities to ensure adequate accommodation is available for people...

Planning and Development Regulations 2023: Referral to Joint Committee (9 May 2023)

Kieran O'Donnell: I move: That the proposal that Dáil Éireann approves the following Regulations in draft: (i) Planning and Development (Section 181) Regulations 2023, (ii) Planning and Development (Street Furniture Fees) Regulations 2023, (iii) Planning and Development Act 2000 (Exempted Development) (No. X) Regulations 2023, and (iv) Planning and Development Act 2000 (Exempted Development)...

Planning and Rural Housing: Motion [Private Members] (10 May 2023)

Kieran O'Donnell: I thank the members of the Rural Independent Group for bringing forward this motion. It is very well-intentioned, but we will be opposing it because it fails to recognise the progress being undertaken to encourage growth and development in rural Ireland in a way consistent with our national planning policies and the substantial public investment underpinning them. I assure Deputies that the...

Planning and Rural Housing: Motion [Private Members] (10 May 2023)

Kieran O'Donnell: -----but I would hate for it to be put out that counsellors in respect of zoning decisions and politicians here in the Dáil and Seanad are not doing their jobs in the proper way. We are bringing in the residential zoned land tax, the legislation for which is in, and the land sharing tax. We are conscious of the impact the residential zoned land tax is having on active farmers. We want...

Planning and Rural Housing: Motion [Private Members] (10 May 2023)

Kieran O'Donnell: Is the Deputy talking about the help-to-buy scheme?

Planning and Rural Housing: Motion [Private Members] (10 May 2023)

Kieran O'Donnell: That is the case.

Planning and Rural Housing: Motion [Private Members] (10 May 2023)

Kieran O'Donnell: That is something at which we will look.

Planning and Rural Housing: Motion [Private Members] (10 May 2023)

Kieran O'Donnell: Are you talking about yourself?

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (10 May 2023)

Kieran O'Donnell: I just received the proposal and the review that was carried out by the officials in the Department. I am considering it very carefully, along with the Minister, Deputy O'Brien. We intend to make a decision on that pretty quickly. As the Deputy will appreciate, it is something we are giving huge priority to. The housing adaptation grants for 2023 have just been announced. It is something...

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (10 May 2023)

Kieran O'Donnell: That is the Deputy's 30 seconds.