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Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Housing Provision (9 Nov 2023)

Kieran O'Donnell: It is coming.

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Housing Provision (9 Nov 2023)

Kieran O'Donnell: In Carlow.

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Fire Safety (9 Nov 2023)

Kieran O'Donnell: The Deputy has a long way to go.

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Fire Safety (9 Nov 2023)

Kieran O'Donnell: The Deputy needs a full preamble.

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Housing Policy (9 Nov 2023)

Kieran O'Donnell: Supporting individuals and families facing homelessness is a key Government priority. We are supporting households to exit homelessness by increasing the supply of housing. The Department has prioritised measures that focus on accelerating social and affordable housing supply through a combination of new builds, targeted acquisitions and leasing. A record €4.5 billion was available...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Housing Policy (9 Nov 2023)

Kieran O'Donnell: -----to examine and make recommendations and develop proposals relating to early intervention services for children and their families.

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Housing Policy (9 Nov 2023)

Kieran O'Donnell: In the past quarter, as the Deputy is aware, 1,279 people, including children, have been prevented from going into homelessness or have exited homelessness. Those numbers are increasing. The measures are working. We appreciate that the numbers are very high.

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Housing Policy (9 Nov 2023)

Kieran O'Donnell: They relate to preventing people from going into and exiting homelessness. The NHAC subgroup put forward 15 recommendations and the Department reports progress regarding the recommendations of NHAC members. There are fine Government policies on homelessness, including among children.

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (9 Nov 2023)

Kieran O'Donnell: I will bring Deputy Nash's concerns to the Minister, Deputy Darragh O'Brien. Deputy Nash is fully aware that reviews are ongoing in terms of the Peter McVerry Trust, so it would be inappropriate to comment publicly on the issue, but the matters he raises are very serious and I will bring them back to the Minister, Deputy O'Brien.

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (9 Nov 2023)

Kieran O'Donnell: I visited Dublin City Council on Tuesday and we discussed matters in a range of areas, among those dereliction and vacancy. It has put together a collaborative team within the local authority in that area. I note the point the Deputy raised on voids. We want to see voids coming back into use as quickly as possible. The target is 2,300 overall this year and we have €31 million set...

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (9 Nov 2023)

Kieran O'Donnell: I thank Deputy Murphy. In the current year, we have provided additional funding to any local authorities that came forward looking for it because we want to keep the applications being processed. If there are individual applications that are not being processed, the Deputy might bring them to my attention. A review was completed. I came in as Minister for State and went through the...

Defective Dwellings Bill 2021: Second Stage [Private Members] (9 Nov 2023)

Kieran O'Donnell: I thank Deputy Duffy, the Ceann Comhairle and the officials in the Houses for facilitating the deferral of the original debate on this Bill until today. I also thank Deputy Duffy for tabling his Defective Dwellings Bill for detailed scrutiny. It will not be opposed by the Government. From his opening contribution, I can see how committed Deputy Duffy is to this. We will respect that. The...

Defective Dwellings Bill 2021: Second Stage [Private Members] (9 Nov 2023)

Kieran O'Donnell: I was acknowledging advice from the officials.

Defective Dwellings Bill 2021: Second Stage [Private Members] (9 Nov 2023)

Kieran O'Donnell: It is good to see so many people contributing to a debate late on a Thursday evening. It shows how important it is. I again commend Deputy Duffy on bringing forward this Bill. As I have outlined already, the Government does not oppose this Bill. However, we must again highlight that, as currently drafted, the Bill has a number of technical and practical shortcomings which need further...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Schemes (8 Nov 2023)

Kieran O'Donnell: My Department provides Exchequer funding to local authorities for the Housing Adaptation Grants for Older People and People with a Disability Scheme. This scheme assists eligible applicants living in privately owned homes to make their accommodation more suitable for their needs. The Housing Options for an Ageing Population policy statement includes a commitment by my Department to work...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Energy Conservation (9 Nov 2023)

Kieran O'Donnell: Since 2013, Exchequer funding has been provided through my Department's Energy Efficiency Retrofit Programme which has supported retrofit work on over 77,500 social homes to the end of 2022 with a total exchequer spend of €251 million, this figure includes those dwellings retrofit under the Midlands Retrofit Pilot. In 2021 a new holistic approach was applied to the Energy Efficient...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Provision (9 Nov 2023)

Kieran O'Donnell: The Affordable Housing Fund is one of a number of funding streams the Government has made available to support the delivery of affordable housing. The AHF is specifically for the provision of affordable homes by local authorities. An allocation of €100m in capital funding will be provided for AHF for 2024. The AHF is available to contribute towards the development costs of...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Water Safety (9 Nov 2023)

Kieran O'Donnell: The Multi-annual Rural Water Programme provides an important funding stream to address the key challenges facing the Rural Water Sector. Under the upcoming programme, funding is available to support the Rural Water Sector to build on the achievements and lessons learned from previous multi-annual programmes. Capital funding of €175m is committed to the MARWP under the National...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Traveller Accommodation (9 Nov 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 the...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Schemes (9 Nov 2023)

Kieran O'Donnell: My Department provides Exchequer funding to local authorities to support the suite of Housing Adaptation Grants for Older People and People with a Disability, which helps older and disabled people living in private houses to adapt their home to meet their needs. The grants include the Housing Adaptation Grant for People with a Disability, the Mobility Aids Grant and the Housing Aid for Older...