Results 8,121-8,140 of 8,153 for speaker:James Browne
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Local Government and Heritage: Priorities of the Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage: Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage (8 Jul 2025)
James Browne: We are resourcing it.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Local Government and Heritage: Priorities of the Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage: Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage (8 Jul 2025)
James Browne: The staff are doing an extraordinary job in tackling vacancy and dereliction. We need the local authorities on the ground tackling vacancy and dereliction. They were given the supports to do so.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Local Government and Heritage: Priorities of the Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage: Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage (8 Jul 2025)
James Browne: As regards the tenant in situ scheme, that will not facilitate anybody to move from emergency accommodation into a property because the scheme is for properties in which a family is already living and may be at risk of homelessness. There are other opportunities for local authorities to be able to house those people. In terms of vacant local authority properties, I fully agree with the...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Local Government and Heritage: Priorities of the Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage: Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage (8 Jul 2025)
James Browne: That is for the local authority. That was the Deputy's example and it is a matter for the local authority to address.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Local Government and Heritage: Priorities of the Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage: Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage (8 Jul 2025)
James Browne: Does the Deputy want me to accept that a local authority-----
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Local Government and Heritage: Priorities of the Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage: Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage (8 Jul 2025)
James Browne: -----with a budget of hundreds of millions of euro cannot afford to put in stairs?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Local Government and Heritage: Priorities of the Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage: Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage (8 Jul 2025)
James Browne: We need to get real here, Deputy. That is a farce.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Local Government and Heritage: Priorities of the Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage: Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage (8 Jul 2025)
James Browne: Senator Rabbitte asked about developers. I think she would agree that it is important we have green spaces and communal spaces. These are really important. They are not, however, facilities to be done by way of levy on the developer, which will only drive up the cost of renting and purchasing property. That is why we have the development contribution scheme, if you like. That is the key....
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Local Government and Heritage: Priorities of the Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage: Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage (8 Jul 2025)
James Browne: I thank the Cathaoirleach and his officials.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Local Government and Heritage: Priorities of the Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage: Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage (8 Jul 2025)
James Browne: I have answered the Deputy's question. Any funding I have to provide for the tenant in situ scheme has been distributed across the country.
- Planning and Development (Amendment) Bill 2025: From the Seanad (16 Jul 2025)
James Browne: I move-----
- Planning and Development (Amendment) Bill 2025: From the Seanad (16 Jul 2025)
James Browne: That is more efficient.
- Planning and Development (Amendment) Bill 2025: From the Seanad (16 Jul 2025)
James Browne: I am not smirking or smiling.
- Planning and Development (Amendment) Bill 2025: From the Seanad (16 Jul 2025)
James Browne: The Deputy has enough to say without making stuff up.
- Planning and Development (Amendment) Bill 2025: From the Seanad (16 Jul 2025)
James Browne: We are making radical decisions to get people out of box rooms, to get viability and to get properties built across this country. We know we have a crisis. I am treating it as an emergency. If we do not take radical measures and do so quickly, we will not get the apartments in Dublin city and across this country. That is why we are bringing forward these measures to address the issue of...
- Planning and Development (Amendment) Bill 2025: From the Seanad (16 Jul 2025)
James Browne: I thank the Ceann Comhairle. I have listened to about 40 minutes of hyperbole and lots of one-liners for social media-----
- Planning and Development (Amendment) Bill 2025: From the Seanad (16 Jul 2025)
James Browne: -----being put forward and no solutions, with the exception, in fairness, of Deputy Hearne. As I have stated before, the Department of housing has asked the Department of Finance to look at a Livret A-type scheme and I have read the Deputy's proposals. There are challenges in this regard. It is not something that can be stepped up immediately but it is something we are looking at...
- Planning and Development (Street Furniture Fees) Regulations 2025: Motion (16 Jul 2025)
James Browne: I move: That Dáil Éireann approves the following Regulations in draft: Planning and Development (Street Furniture Fees) Regulations 2025, a copy of which has been laid in draft form before Dáil Éireann on 4th July, 2025.
- Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Urban Development (16 Jul 2025)
James Browne: The Government remains committed to prioritising urban greening of the existing built environment in our cities, towns and villages. Our goals with regard to maintaining and developing urban green spaces are broadly aligned with our obligations under European Union regulations; specifically, the Nature Restoration Regulation. The Nature Restoration Regulation, often referred to as the...
- Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Schemes (16 Jul 2025)
James Browne: Further to the response to Question No. 251 of 3 July 2025, the information requested is not currently compiled or sought by my Department. As indicated in the reply to Question No. 111 of 25 June 2025 my Department publishes programme-level statistics on affordable housing delivery activity by local authorities and delivery partners in each local authority area at the following link: . ...