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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Update on Rebuilding Ireland - Action Plan for Housing and Homelessness: Discussion (18 Sep 2019)

Darragh O'Brien: Approximately 1,000 social houses have been completed in the year to date-----

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Update on Rebuilding Ireland - Action Plan for Housing and Homelessness: Discussion (18 Sep 2019)

Darragh O'Brien: -----and the Minister's target is to build more than 6,000. It is a big gap. Is the Minister confident he will meet that target? Regarding private housing supply, I mentioned earlier the role of build-to-rent, cuckoo funds and the private rented sector, PRS. They are having a massive impact within Dublin. If we take Dublin as an example, according to the property price register there...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Update on Rebuilding Ireland - Action Plan for Housing and Homelessness: Discussion (18 Sep 2019)

Darragh O'Brien: From the property price register. What I am saying is that more houses are being built and fewer are for sale. That is happening in many parts of the country and it is because we have a market that is being hoovered up by pension funds and investors who will now be able to set the rent prices in those given areas. That is a serious issue. We need to wake up to the fact that entire...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Update on Rebuilding Ireland - Action Plan for Housing and Homelessness: Discussion (18 Sep 2019)

Darragh O'Brien: We are. The European average is 69%. We are at 67%.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Update on Rebuilding Ireland - Action Plan for Housing and Homelessness: Discussion (18 Sep 2019)

Darragh O'Brien: I intend to move First Stage of the Bill next Tuesday.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Update on Rebuilding Ireland - Action Plan for Housing and Homelessness: Discussion (18 Sep 2019)

Darragh O'Brien: There is a role-----

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Code (19 Sep 2019)

Darragh O'Brien: 53. To ask the Minister for Finance the status of the betting tax review; when the review will be completed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37952/19]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Public Spending Code (19 Sep 2019)

Darragh O'Brien: 86. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform when the revised public spending code will be released; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38198/19]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Building Energy Rating Compliance (19 Sep 2019)

Darragh O'Brien: 252. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the policy in relation to standard BER ratings for new social housing units; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38186/19]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Local Authority Housing Standards (19 Sep 2019)

Darragh O'Brien: 253. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the policy in relation to the use of fossil fuel burning boiler systems in new build local authority housing units; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38187/19]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Social and Affordable Housing Data (19 Sep 2019)

Darragh O'Brien: 255. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the number of single stage approval process applications for social housing projects received per annum since its inception by county; the number approved by county; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38199/19]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Social and Affordable Housing Data (19 Sep 2019)

Darragh O'Brien: 256. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the value threshold of the single stage approval process applications for social housing projects; his plans to review the threshold level; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38200/19]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Social and Affordable Housing Data (19 Sep 2019)

Darragh O'Brien: 257. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government his plans to review the four stage approval process for social housing projects; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38201/19]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Anti-Social Behaviour (19 Sep 2019)

Darragh O'Brien: 258. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government his plans to bring forward legislation to allow councils to conduct antisocial behaviour checks on HAP tenants; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38203/19]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Shared Ownership Scheme (24 Sep 2019)

Darragh O'Brien: 543. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the amount spent under the shared ownership scheme from its inception to its abolition, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38409/19]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Shared Ownership Scheme (24 Sep 2019)

Darragh O'Brien: 544. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government his plans to recommence the shared ownership scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38410/19]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Local Authority Housing Data (24 Sep 2019)

Darragh O'Brien: 545. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the number of low cost housing sites sold since the inception of the low cost site scheme per annum, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38411/19]

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (25 Sep 2019)

Darragh O'Brien: Hear, hear.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects Status (25 Sep 2019)

Darragh O'Brien: 84. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of the provision of a new school building project for a school (details supplied); if the acquisition of a new site for the school has been completed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38991/19]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects Status (25 Sep 2019)

Darragh O'Brien: 85. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the position regarding progress on a permanent school building project for a school (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38992/19]