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Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Defective Building Materials (11 Jun 2019)

Darragh O'Brien: Am I supposed to accept that?

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Social and Affordable Housing Eligibility (11 Jun 2019)

Darragh O'Brien: 67. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the status of the review of the income eligibility limits for social housing; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23880/19]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Planning Guidelines (11 Jun 2019)

Darragh O'Brien: 57. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government when new rural housing guidelines will be published; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23881/19]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Tenant Purchase Scheme Review (11 Jun 2019)

Darragh O'Brien: 60. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government when the review of the tenant purchase scheme will be published; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23879/19]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Local Government Reform (11 Jun 2019)

Darragh O'Brien: 73. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government his plans to hold further plebiscites on directly elected mayors in Waterford and Cork; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23882/19]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Social and Affordable Housing Provision (11 Jun 2019)

Darragh O'Brien: 87. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the status of the affordable home scheme; the number of sites identified; the timeframe for delivery; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23883/19]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Fire Safety (11 Jun 2019)

Darragh O'Brien: 950. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government his plans to establish a remedial fund for fire safety issues in apartment blocks; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24052/19]

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (13 Jun 2019)

Darragh O'Brien: As I always do. The Minister may remember that last Tuesday I questioned the Minister, Deputy Eoghan Murphy, on the Rebuilding Ireland affordable loan. Work that Fianna Fáil has done since March of this year has highlighted the fact that this scheme is underfunded and requires additional funding. 1 o’clock In response to me on Tuesday, the Minister, Deputy Eoghan Murphy,...

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (13 Jun 2019)

Darragh O'Brien: There are €373 million in approved loans and only €200 million in the fund itself, meaning it is oversubscribed - in case the Government needs assistance with this - by €173 million. That is the bare minimum needed to get this scheme back up and running.

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Help-To-Buy Scheme Data (13 Jun 2019)

Darragh O'Brien: 67. To ask the Minister for Finance the number of first-time buyer help-to-buy scheme applicants and approved recipients, respectively, since its inception by county; the value of the scheme by county in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24821/19]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Civil Service Accountability (13 Jun 2019)

Darragh O'Brien: 71. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the number of meetings held by the Civil Service accountability board per annum since its inception to date in 2019; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24825/19]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Local Infrastructure Housing Activation Fund (13 Jun 2019)

Darragh O'Brien: 241. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the timeframe for the delivery of affordable units under the local infrastructure housing activation fund; the location of the units on a local authority basis; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24817/19]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Local Infrastructure Housing Activation Fund (13 Jun 2019)

Darragh O'Brien: 242. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the estimated average price reduction per unit for units provided under the local infrastructure housing activation fund; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24818/19]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Local Infrastructure Housing Activation Fund (13 Jun 2019)

Darragh O'Brien: 243. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the drawdown of funding under LIHAF to date by project; the number of units delivered per project to date; the number projected per project; the number of affordable units to be provided per project; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24819/19]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Data (13 Jun 2019)

Darragh O'Brien: 244. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the number of housing projects approved under the urban regeneration and development fund or the rural regeneration and development fund to date; the anticipated number of units; the number of affordable units; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24820/19]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Home Loan Scheme (13 Jun 2019)

Darragh O'Brien: 245. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the number of applicants, number of approved applicants, number of refused applicants, number of applicants sent for further information, amount of funding and loans issued under the Rebuilding Ireland home loan scheme by local authority to date in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24822/19]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Approved Housing Bodies (13 Jun 2019)

Darragh O'Brien: 246. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the number of approved housing body applications for capital advance leasing facility loans in each of the years 2011 to 2018 and to date in 2019; the number of housing units applied for per annum; the number and value of applications approved and associated housing units; the number and value of applications and associated...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Approved Housing Bodies (13 Jun 2019)

Darragh O'Brien: 247. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the provision for capital advance leasing facility loans in 2019; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24824/19]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Affordable Housing: Discussion (18 Jun 2019)

Darragh O'Brien: I thank both witnesses for their presentations. I will comment on the rental issue before I deal with affordable purchase. In both presentations we are talking about getting a pilot project up and running which was announced in 2015. We need to put the project in that context. If we are going to deliver cost rental in real terms that will make a significant difference to people, we cannot...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Affordable Housing: Discussion (18 Jun 2019)

Darragh O'Brien: It is approximately 89% more expensive, which is significant.