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Confidence in the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government: Motion [Private Members] (3 Dec 2019)

Damien English: If I can finish.

Confidence in the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government: Motion [Private Members] (3 Dec 2019)

Damien English: I did not get my minute.

Confidence in the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government: Motion [Private Members] (3 Dec 2019)

Damien English: I did not get my minute.

Confidence in the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government: Motion [Private Members] (3 Dec 2019)

Damien English: I ask the Leas-Cheann Comhairle to protect my minute.

Confidence in the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government: Motion [Private Members] (3 Dec 2019)

Damien English: I have one call to make.

Confidence in the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government: Motion [Private Members] (3 Dec 2019)

Damien English: If everybody else here commits to our plan, ring-fences the same amount of money and makes sure to deliver over the coming years-----

Confidence in the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government: Motion [Private Members] (3 Dec 2019)

Damien English: I was interrupted for one minute.

Confidence in the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government: Motion [Private Members] (3 Dec 2019)

Damien English: I was interrupted.

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Fire Safety Regulations (3 Dec 2019)

Damien English: I propose to take Questions Nos. 607 and 614 together. While my Department is aware of dwellings where concerns over fire safety issues have arisen, it is a matter for local authorities, who have extensive powers of inspection and enforcement under the Fire Services Acts 1981 and 2003, the Fire Services Acts, the Housing Acts and the Planning and Development Acts, to deal with such cases....

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Mica Redress Scheme (3 Dec 2019)

Damien English: Last year, the Government agreed in principle to introduce a scheme to support affected homeowners in the counties of Donegal and Mayo to carry out the necessary remediation works to dwellings that have been significantly damaged due to defective concrete blocks. Budget 2020 provides funding of €40 million to fund the operation of the pyrite remediation scheme and this new scheme...

Environmental Impact of Quarries and Incinerators: Motion [Private Members] (4 Dec 2019)

Damien English: The Minister of State at the Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment, Deputy Canney, addressed the environmental aspects of the Private Members' motion under discussion. I will speak on the planning and quarrying related aspects of the motion, which fall within my area of responsibility at the Department of Housing, Planning and Local Government. The "RTÉ...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Planning Guidelines (4 Dec 2019)

Damien English: The Building Regulations set out the legal requirements in Ireland for the construction of new buildings (including houses), extensions to existing buildings as well as for material alterations and certain material changes of use to existing buildings. The related Technical Guidance Documents (Parts A - M respectively) provide technical guidance on how to comply with the regulations in...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Schools Building Projects (4 Dec 2019)

Damien English: I thank the Senator for raising the issue of Stepping Stones school, Kilcloon. It is a school with which we are all very familiar. It is providing a great service and great opportunity to many young people and young adults going through the system. It represents all of County Meath and even beyond that. The issue has been raised with the Minister for Education and Skills, Deputy McHugh,...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Schools Building Projects (4 Dec 2019)

Damien English: He has an interest in it and certainly wants to try to make progress on plans, if possible. Stepping Stones is a special school located in accommodation on a site provided by the school authority. The school currently has a principal and five teaching posts. The school caters for students ranging in age from six to 18, or young adults. The current enrolment is 30 pupils, which is...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Schools Building Projects (4 Dec 2019)

Damien English: I again thank the Senator for raising this important issue.

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Electoral Register (4 Dec 2019)

Damien English: I thank Senator Boyhan for raising this issue here today. He is right, as anyone who spends time canvassing the doors knows that the register is not always in perfect condition. One can come across people for different reasons, of their own accord, who may not have taken time out to be registered, or might have tried in the past and failed. There are often complications. They may be on...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Electoral Register (4 Dec 2019)

Damien English: I have no doubt that the Minister of State, Deputy Phelan, will be happy to avail of the document, and I have no doubt that the gentlemen may have submitted it as part of the consultation process, which I hope they did because it would have then fed naturally into the consultation process. We, in our Department are very open - as we always are in all matters, be it in the franchise, housing...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Home Loan Scheme (4 Dec 2019)

Damien English: I thank Senator Mulherin for raising this issue of the Rebuilding Ireland home loan scheme and the issue in general of people who have gone through difficult times in this country but wish to get back on their feet again. Senator Mulherin mentioned the mortgage-to-rent scheme, which I will come back to in a moment. It is another important scheme. I am glad we were able to reform it to make...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Home Loan Scheme (4 Dec 2019)

Damien English: I will absolutely engage to get some more answers for Senator Mulherin. We will address some of the questions to the Department of Finance. I cannot comment for that Department but we will certainly engage with the Department of Finance. Senator Mulherin is right to say a poor credit rating is not a life sentence. It can be cleaned up and corrected over time. Time is a great healer in...

Housing Solutions: Statements (5 Dec 2019)

Damien English: This is the second discussion on housing this week. This is an important issue and there is no harm in taking this opportunity to go back over some of the information we discussed earlier in the week and to update the House on Rebuilding Ireland. Unfortunately, a great deal of misinformation was given out during the week. It was disappointing to hear inaccurate and generalised commentary...