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Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Social and Affordable Housing Expenditure (24 Oct 2019)

Darragh O'Brien: 354. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the impact the spending overruns on the national children's hospital have had on the capital expenditure on housing; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44019/19]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Housing (Regulation of Approved Housing Bodies) Bill 2019: Discussion (24 Oct 2019)

Darragh O'Brien: They are only technical amendments.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Housing (Regulation of Approved Housing Bodies) Bill 2019: Discussion (24 Oct 2019)

Darragh O'Brien: The Department is not proposing to set down the types of individuals and types of experience it wants to have on the board. I am particularly focused on the disability piece. Mr. Lemass might have a look at that because I firmly believe that we need to have someone from that sector and a tenant advocate, which is an absolute must. Could I get that commitment? I know it will be ministerial...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Housing (Regulation of Approved Housing Bodies) Bill 2019: Discussion (24 Oct 2019)

Darragh O'Brien: There is but my understanding is, and I know it is not pertinent to this necessarily, that there are some that still have not met.

Ceisteanna (Atógáil) - Questions (Resumed) - Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Rent Pressure Zones (5 Nov 2019)

Darragh O'Brien: 21. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the number of specific staff allocated to each local authority affected by short-term letting regulations to implement the new rules; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45192/19]

Ceisteanna (Atógáil) - Questions (Resumed) - Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Rent Pressure Zones (5 Nov 2019)

Darragh O'Brien: Will the Minister provide on the number of new staff allocated to each local authority affected by the short-term letting regulations he brought in, which became effective this summer, in order to implement the new rules for those authorities that have rent pressure zones? I am trying to get a handle on the additional resources now in place and what resources it is planned to put in place...

Ceisteanna (Atógáil) - Questions (Resumed) - Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Rent Pressure Zones (5 Nov 2019)

Darragh O'Brien: I thought my question was quite clear in that I asked how many additional staff per local authority have been recruited. The Minister's reply referred to clarifications, the refinement of additional resources and additional funding. I am interested in how much, if any, additional funding has been secured. Surely the Minister has an idea how many additional staff are in place to cope with...

Ceisteanna (Atógáil) - Questions (Resumed) - Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Rent Pressure Zones (5 Nov 2019)

Darragh O'Brien: That is useful to some degree. The Minister indicated that 50 or 60 additional staff have been recruited by the affected local authorities. I take it that no additional staff have yet been appointed. That is important. The regulations have been in place since 1 July. A major issue was made of short-term lettings. These are an issue not just in terms of restricting supply for long-term...

Ceisteanna (Atógáil) - Questions (Resumed) - Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Compulsory Purchase Orders (5 Nov 2019)

Darragh O'Brien: 23. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the steps he has taken to strengthen the use of compulsory purchase powers by local authorities to acquire units for social and affordable housing purposes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45193/19]

Ceisteanna (Atógáil) - Questions (Resumed) - Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Compulsory Purchase Orders (5 Nov 2019)

Darragh O'Brien: The Minister will be aware that in September 2018 a report by Indecon for the Department of Finance recommended a major programme of compulsory purchase orders, CPOs, to tackle vacancy rates across the country and bring vacant homes into the public housing stock. With that in mind, what steps have the Minister, Deputy Eoghan Murphy, and his Department taken to strengthen and increase the use...

Ceisteanna (Atógáil) - Questions (Resumed) - Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Compulsory Purchase Orders (5 Nov 2019)

Darragh O'Brien: I thank the Minister for his response. I am talking specifically about the homes that have been brought in by the use of compulsory purchase orders. I am aware that CPOs are a good stick to have and that they do not always need to be used, but there is a great disparity in their use in some local authorities versus others. With that in mind, when was the most recent circular his Department...

Ceisteanna (Atógáil) - Questions (Resumed) - Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Compulsory Purchase Orders (5 Nov 2019)

Darragh O'Brien: Chartered Surveyors Ireland has submitted a report to the Government with recommendations concerning CPO law in Ireland. It is complicated legislation and change is needed. If we consider local authorities, would a practical step be to incentivise them to acquire vacant homes by covering conveyancing costs, for argument's sake? I think we can do much better than we have been doing in this...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Social and Affordable Housing (5 Nov 2019)

Darragh O'Brien: 48. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the estimated final average cost of an affordable home under the new affordable purchase scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45198/19]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Social and Affordable Housing Data (5 Nov 2019)

Darragh O'Brien: 35. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the number of units anticipated to be secured through long-term lease in each of the years 2019 to 2021; the amount to be spent; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45197/19]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Credit Union Lending (5 Nov 2019)

Darragh O'Brien: 58. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the timeframe for the review group on establishing a special purpose vehicle to enable credit union funding; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45196/19]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Approved Housing Bodies (5 Nov 2019)

Darragh O'Brien: 62. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the status of the review of the classification of approved housing bodies as on-balance sheet by EUROSTAT; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45195/19]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Social and Affordable Housing Data (5 Nov 2019)

Darragh O'Brien: 68. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the average cost of delivering a one, two, three or four-bed social housing unit nationally and in Dublin, respectively; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45199/19]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Social and Affordable Housing Data (5 Nov 2019)

Darragh O'Brien: 1121. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the average cost of delivering a one, two, three and four bed social housing unit nationally and in Dublin, respectively; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45194/19]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Asylum Applications Data (5 Nov 2019)

Darragh O'Brien: 290. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the breakdown of the nationality of those seeking asylum being accommodated in Mosney; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44222/19]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Gambling Legislation (5 Nov 2019)

Darragh O'Brien: 364. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the progress of the gambling control Bill; the stage it is now at; when the Bill will be enacted; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45323/19]