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- Joint Committee On Children, Equality, Disability, Integration And Youth: Integration and Refugee Issues: Discussion (Resumed) (30 May 2023)
Alan Dillon: At this stage, however, most of the pledged accommodation has been reviewed.
- Joint Committee On Children, Equality, Disability, Integration And Youth: Integration and Refugee Issues: Discussion (Resumed) (30 May 2023)
Alan Dillon: Does the Department accept there has been a lack of policy on the integration aspect? From what I am hearing, it is leaving to the local development companies, in the context of their duties to work with these new arrivals, those who are seeking medical or psychological assistance or looking to secure additional employment, perhaps through job activation programmes. They seem to be getting...
- Joint Committee On Children, Equality, Disability, Integration And Youth: Integration and Refugee Issues: Discussion (Resumed) (30 May 2023)
Alan Dillon: I do not disagree on the value of these workers on the ground, but they are greatly overburdened with the level of need within each of these emergency centres. I have engaged with a lot of these workers. Some of them have been funded through the HSE, but an immensely greater need is required. These workers have also worked on various other projects in Mayo, such as in Ballaghaderreen with...
- Joint Committee On Children, Equality, Disability, Integration And Youth: Integration and Refugee Issues: Discussion (Resumed) (30 May 2023)
Alan Dillon: In regard to accommodation capacity and long-term planning, more than 60,000 beds have been taken out of the tourism and hospitality sector as a result of this humanitarian crisis. In the context of long-term planning strategies to ensure sustainable accommodation pathways, has the Department established a long-term plan for both Ukrainians and international protection applicants?
- Joint Committee On Children, Equality, Disability, Integration And Youth: Integration and Refugee Issues: Discussion (Resumed) (30 May 2023)
Alan Dillon: Yes. In some instances, I would fail to disagree, because I know what is happening on the ground regarding community response forums, their visitations to some of these centres, and the responses which are being implemented, and it is just not happening. That is the evidence which I see on the ground. I have talked to the people. They are not engaged within months of actually arriving....
- Joint Committee On Children, Equality, Disability, Integration And Youth: Integration and Refugee Issues: Discussion (Resumed) (30 May 2023)
Alan Dillon: I have one final question. Regarding the four additional resources for local authorities, when is it expected to have them in place?
- Joint Committee On Children, Equality, Disability, Integration And Youth: Integration and Refugee Issues: Discussion (Resumed) (30 May 2023)
Alan Dillon: I thank Mr. Walsh and the Acting Chair.
- Nature Restoration Law and Irish Agriculture: Statements (31 May 2023)
Alan Dillon: I am grateful for the opportunity to contribute to this debate on the proposed EU nature restoration law. This holds immense significance for the wellbeing of future generations by addressing the urgent need to restore biodiversity loss and recognising the crucial role of restoring thriving ecosystems and habitats that have experienced a significant decline. The nature restoration law aims...
- Public Accounts Committee: Appropriation Accounts 2021
Vote 34 - Housing, Local Government and Heritage
Local Government Fund Account 2021
2021 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General
Chapter 6: Central Government Funding of Local Authorities (1 Jun 2023) Alan Dillon: I welcome our guests and thank them very much for being here. First, I want to focus on affordable housing. Mr. Dole referred to the delivery of nearly 1,800 affordable homes in the past year. He also noted that the delivery of affordable housing was below target. What was last year's target for affordable homes, and what were the main reasons for the shortfall?
- Public Accounts Committee: Appropriation Accounts 2021
Vote 34 - Housing, Local Government and Heritage
Local Government Fund Account 2021
2021 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General
Chapter 6: Central Government Funding of Local Authorities (1 Jun 2023) Alan Dillon: Can Mr. Doyle provide breakdown in respect of the 1,800 affordable homes delivered last year, the affordable purchase scheme and cost-rental homes?
- Public Accounts Committee: Appropriation Accounts 2021
Vote 34 - Housing, Local Government and Heritage
Local Government Fund Account 2021
2021 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General
Chapter 6: Central Government Funding of Local Authorities (1 Jun 2023) Alan Dillon: How is the Department tracking against the target of 54,000 affordable homes to be delivered by 2030?
- Public Accounts Committee: Appropriation Accounts 2021
Vote 34 - Housing, Local Government and Heritage
Local Government Fund Account 2021
2021 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General
Chapter 6: Central Government Funding of Local Authorities (1 Jun 2023) Alan Dillon: I thank Mr. Doyle. He mentioned the local authority affordable purchase scheme. Maybe I will focus on that. How many local authorities have been excluded from the national affordable housing five-year delivery targets or have all local authorities set targets regarding the delivery of affordable housing schemes?
- Public Accounts Committee: Appropriation Accounts 2021
Vote 34 - Housing, Local Government and Heritage
Local Government Fund Account 2021
2021 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General
Chapter 6: Central Government Funding of Local Authorities (1 Jun 2023) Alan Dillon: For how many?
- Public Accounts Committee: Appropriation Accounts 2021
Vote 34 - Housing, Local Government and Heritage
Local Government Fund Account 2021
2021 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General
Chapter 6: Central Government Funding of Local Authorities (1 Jun 2023) Alan Dillon: On the remaining local authorities which are outside, can the Department provide a reason why these are outside?
- Public Accounts Committee: Appropriation Accounts 2021
Vote 34 - Housing, Local Government and Heritage
Local Government Fund Account 2021
2021 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General
Chapter 6: Central Government Funding of Local Authorities (1 Jun 2023) Alan Dillon: I will take my own local authority as the example. It certainly is in a perplexing predicament, where there are no targets set for affordable housing, but there are affordability issues. Numerous exercises have carried out in respect of this. The original assessment was based on whether the second-hand homes for sale within a local authority were at a level deemed to be below the 5%...
- Public Accounts Committee: Appropriation Accounts 2021
Vote 34 - Housing, Local Government and Heritage
Local Government Fund Account 2021
2021 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General
Chapter 6: Central Government Funding of Local Authorities (1 Jun 2023) Alan Dillon: Does Ms Timmons agree now that this was a flawed system with regard to the 5% threshold?
- Public Accounts Committee: Appropriation Accounts 2021
Vote 34 - Housing, Local Government and Heritage
Local Government Fund Account 2021
2021 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General
Chapter 6: Central Government Funding of Local Authorities (1 Jun 2023) Alan Dillon: Is the Department going to revise the targets? The Department needs to set targets like this-----
- Public Accounts Committee: Appropriation Accounts 2021
Vote 34 - Housing, Local Government and Heritage
Local Government Fund Account 2021
2021 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General
Chapter 6: Central Government Funding of Local Authorities (1 Jun 2023) Alan Dillon: The Department has set targets for local authority social housing, so why will it not set targets for affordable housing?
- Public Accounts Committee: Appropriation Accounts 2021
Vote 34 - Housing, Local Government and Heritage
Local Government Fund Account 2021
2021 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General
Chapter 6: Central Government Funding of Local Authorities (1 Jun 2023) Alan Dillon: When will the Department do that?
- Public Accounts Committee: Appropriation Accounts 2021
Vote 34 - Housing, Local Government and Heritage
Local Government Fund Account 2021
2021 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General
Chapter 6: Central Government Funding of Local Authorities (1 Jun 2023) Alan Dillon: Take my county as an example. The Department has approved an affordable housing scheme in Westport. It has received a submission for Castlebar regarding an affordability issue; I hope that gets approval. Again, we see that the local authority needs to be encouraged to set ambitious targets to deliver affordable housing schemes. I will move on to the ongoing viability challenges Deputy...