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Written Answers — Department of Finance: Commercial Rates (18 Apr 2019)

Darragh O'Brien: 63. To ask the Minister for Finance if commercial rates are deductible for tax purposes; the tax rules in respect of commercial rates; if rates are deductible, the annual cost of the deduction; if not, the cost of allowing commercial rates to be deductible; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18142/19]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: NAMA Social Housing Provision (18 Apr 2019)

Darragh O'Brien: 82. To ask the Minister for Finance the number of social housing units identified by NAMA by county; the number transferred to local authorities; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18365/19]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Home Building Finance Ireland Data (18 Apr 2019)

Darragh O'Brien: 83. To ask the Minister for Finance the amount loaned out by Home Building Finance Ireland to date; the estimated number of homes to be built; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18366/19]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Property Transfers (18 Apr 2019)

Darragh O'Brien: 216. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the status of the transfer of a property (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18131/19]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Local Government Reform (18 Apr 2019)

Darragh O'Brien: 308. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the estimated first and full year cost of establishing town councils; the number of town councils that will be needed; the number of town councils that existed previously; the cost of running those town councils; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18139/19]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Local Government Reform (18 Apr 2019)

Darragh O'Brien: 309. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the estimated first and full year cost of setting up directly elected mayors; the estimated annual cost thereafter; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18140/19]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Development Contributions (18 Apr 2019)

Darragh O'Brien: 310. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the revenue received by each local authority from the development levy or variations of the levy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18141/19]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Energy Efficiency (18 Apr 2019)

Darragh O'Brien: 311. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the cost of the deep retrofit pilot programme; the number of properties retrofitted; the average cost by house of retrofitting under the programme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18143/19]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Adaptation Grant Funding (18 Apr 2019)

Darragh O'Brien: 318. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the budget for housing adaptation grants in 2019; the estimated cost of restoring it to 2008 levels; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18364/19]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Data (18 Apr 2019)

Darragh O'Brien: 319. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the number of rapid build units delivered in each of the years 2016 to 2018 and to date in 2019; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18367/19]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Repair and Leasing Scheme (18 Apr 2019)

Darragh O'Brien: 320. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the number of homes brought into use under the repair and lease scheme by local authority and year; the number of applications and overall expenditure in respect of same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18368/19]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Social and Affordable Housing Data (18 Apr 2019)

Darragh O'Brien: 321. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the number of units to be provided through the enhanced long-term social housing leasing scheme by county in 2019; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18369/19]

Residential Tenancies (Amendment) (No. 2) Bill 2018: Report and Final Stages (8 May 2019)

Darragh O'Brien: I agree with the thrust of Deputy O'Sullivan's amendment. As she rightly said, we discussed this and I agreed to withdraw our amendment at the time on the basis that we wanted to look at a more comprehensive measure that would deal with a deposit protection scheme, as the Minister noted. We did not want to delay the passage of this very important legislation now while we were looking at...

Residential Tenancies (Amendment) (No. 2) Bill 2018: Report and Final Stages (8 May 2019)

Darragh O'Brien: I understand that amendment No. 9 is problematic. It was discussed on Committee Stage. It was put down to deal with older dwellings which may be refurbished for specific reasons, for example for the use of people with disabilities or special needs. I used the example of converting a bathroom to a wet room. This may have been another option to allow for substantial refurbishment. I...

Residential Tenancies (Amendment) (No. 2) Bill 2018: Report and Final Stages (8 May 2019)

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Residential Tenancies (Amendment) (No. 2) Bill 2018: Report and Final Stages (8 May 2019)

Darragh O'Brien: Deputy O'Sullivan has alluded to the Minister's amendment No. 35 and we discussed at length the need for a rent register on Committee Stage. I hope that 12 months from the passing of this Bill a report will be published and work will be done on how to introduce such a register. Rent transparency is very important, particularly around price. Legal issues were mentioned on Committee Stage...

Residential Tenancies (Amendment) (No. 2) Bill 2018: Report and Final Stages (8 May 2019)

Darragh O'Brien: I move amendment No. 26:In page 17, line 7, after “tenancy” to insert “with the exception of tenancies under an approved housing body”. We discussed this at length on Committee Stage. I do not believe that approved housing bodies, AHBs, should have to register long-term tenants every single year. It is too onerous a process. When we debated it, the Minister...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: VAT Rebates (8 May 2019)

Darragh O'Brien: 117. To ask the Minister for Finance the number of applications that have been received to date in 2019 in respect of the VAT compensation scheme for charities, which he announced in budget 2018; the steps he is taking to promote the scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18679/19]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: VAT Rebates (8 May 2019)

Darragh O'Brien: 159. To ask the Minister for Finance the rate of VAT payable by sports and leisure clubs seeking to purchase and install emergency defibrillator devices at their facilities; and if there is provision for such clubs to claim this VAT back. [19488/19]

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Work Permits Data (8 May 2019)

Darragh O'Brien: 554. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation her views on issues raised regarding employment permits and the claims made in correspondence (details supplied) concerning the hiring process to fill the roles in question; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18890/19]