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Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Building Energy Rating Compliance (16 Sep 2016)

Damien English: Directive 2010/31/EU on the energy performance of buildings (recast) requires Member States to ensure all new buildings will be nearly zero-energy by 31 December 2020 and all new buildings occupied and owned by public authorities will be nearly zero-energy by 31 December 2018. The Directive broadly defines a nearly zero-energy building as a building with a high energy performance where the...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Building Regulations Amendments (16 Sep 2016)

Damien English: Part L (Conservation of Fuel and Energy) of the Building Regulations and the accompanying Technical Guidance Document for dwellings specifies the calculation procedure called the Dwelling Energy Assessment Procedure (also known as DEAP) as the methodology to be used to calculate the energy and carbon dioxide emissions performance for dwellings. The DEAP methodology has been designed to be in...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Departmental Bodies Reports (27 Sep 2016)

Damien English: The Programme for a Partnership Government, published in May 2016, sets out the ambitious priority attached to urban regeneration by the Government, incorporating a series of specific actions aimed at facilitating the regeneration of our urban centres, many of which have been adversely impacted by our recent economic difficulties. The Government’s Action Plan for Housing and...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Departmental Bodies (27 Sep 2016)

Damien English: The expert panel on concrete blocks has met on four occasions since it was established in April 2016, and is continuing to receive and review the information that has been made available to it in relation to the problems that have emerged in affected homes in Donegal and Mayo. A substantial volume of information has now been provided by affected homeowners in both counties, as well as from...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Local Authority Housing Data (27 Sep 2016)

Damien English: The cost for the capital-funded construction of a new social housing unit varies widely, depending on the type of housing unit and the location, but in the current market, a reasonable average for the per unit cost for a two-bedroom, three-bedroom and four-bedroom house would be €185,000, €205,000 and €225,000, respectively.

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Pyrite Remediation Programme (27 Sep 2016)

Damien English: The latest figures available from the Pyrite Resolution Board indicate that 1,315 applications have been received under the pyrite remediation scheme, of which 985 have been approved for inclusion in the scheme as follows: - 286 are at remedial works planning stage, - 209 are at tender/tender analysis, - 2 are at tender decision, - 87 are under remediation, and - 401 are complete....

Topical Issue Debate: Library Services (28 Sep 2016)

Damien English: I am thankful for the opportunity to engage in this discussion and bring some clarity to the matter. I am disappointed with the way the initiative has been portrayed in some places but I understand information can take off in that way. I attended the launch of the initiative in July with a Fianna Fáil colleague of the Deputy from Tullamore, the new mayor or chairperson. There was...

Topical Issue Debate: Library Services (28 Sep 2016)

Damien English: It is weird to claim that we are isolating people by increasing service hours. Nobody is being isolated or missing out. In fact, we are increasing the opening hours of libraries. If people use the service and have concerns that need to be addressed or require help from staff, that may give us the evidence we need to have more staff working increased hours. I see that as a positive. To...

Water Charges: Motion [Private Members] (28 Sep 2016)

Damien English: We are having the same discussion over and over again but we will have to repeat the same points for a few more months until we have a final vote on this issue for once and for all. I have heard umpteen times that people voted to abolish water charges. That is not factually true. I cannot say that they did not but those in opposition cannot keep saying it because it is not true.

Water Charges: Motion [Private Members] (28 Sep 2016)

Damien English: I deal in facts. There is no point in kidding ourselves. People did not say "No" to Irish Water. Rather, they raised many issues on the doors and voted for Sinn Féin for many reasons - I am not sure what they were but they did vote. Let us call a spade a spade. There is no point in saying Irish Water is the main issue. It is important that we have another discussion. Many of...

Water Charges: Motion [Private Members] (28 Sep 2016)

Damien English: I again ask Sinn Féin to deal in facts. I have acknowledged that Sinn Féin Deputies have opinions but I ask them to deal with facts.

Water Charges: Motion [Private Members] (28 Sep 2016)

Damien English: It is also not factual when the Deputy said that it can be privatised. It cannot be privatised without the Irish public deciding it that way. It is written in law, it is there. As I said in the previous debate on this issue, let us focus on the goals that we do agree with and work constructively to chart a path towards an efficient and effective provision and funding for water services. ...

Water Charges: Motion [Private Members] (28 Sep 2016)

Damien English: That is fine, I am asking where it wants to take the money from. If it is not too much trouble maybe it will point it out at some stage. Or it may want to wait two weeks until the budget. It might outline its thoughts on that as well.

Water Charges: Motion [Private Members] (28 Sep 2016)

Damien English: Good, thank you, I will make sure I get it.

Water Charges: Motion [Private Members] (28 Sep 2016)

Damien English: It is much more fun when we have a discussion.

Water Charges: Motion [Private Members] (28 Sep 2016)

Damien English: All countries, including Ireland, need to act sustainably in managing, protecting and providing this fundamental natural resource. We all agree on that. We need to be fully cognisant of these challenges as part of the debate on future water services funding. This is why we need to focus the debate purely on water in the months ahead and not people's own personal agendas. Behind the concept...

Water Charges: Motion [Private Members] (28 Sep 2016)

Damien English: I was going to talk about the leakage again-----

Water Charges: Motion [Private Members] (28 Sep 2016)

Damien English: I have only about ten seconds left.

Water Charges: Motion [Private Members] (28 Sep 2016)

Damien English: Only.

Water Charges: Motion [Private Members] (28 Sep 2016)

Damien English: I could give the Deputy lessons.