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Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Policy (2 Nov 2021)

Darragh O'Brien: ...financial commitment of over €4bn per annum. As detailed in Housing for All under ‘Pathway to Supporting Home Ownership and Increasing Affordability’, affordable purchase and the home loan scheme will be primarily targeted at first time buyers. However, the plan also confirms that it is intended that a ‘Fresh Start’ principle will apply for applications...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Provision (24 Nov 2020)

Darragh O'Brien: ...history of the State. From this sum, €110 million was ring-fenced for two new national schemes to deliver more affordable housing: the Affordable Purchase Shared Equity Scheme, and the Cost Rental Equity Loan facilityto help deliver Cost Rental homes. Both of these programmes will begin in 2021. €75 million will be allocated to the affordable purchase shared equity scheme....

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Home Building Finance Ireland Bill 2018: Committee Stage (20 Sep 2018) See 1 other result from this debate

Michael D'Arcy: ...option. Deputy Boyd Barrett questioned the usefulness of it. It is useful and beneficial but it is not the defining piece that fixes it all. The fixing of the housing and construction sector in Ireland is multifaceted and there are many different options. My concern about this amendment is about builders not developers. There are some builders who still have small portions of land but...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Small and Medium Enterprises Supports (8 Mar 2018)

Paschal Donohoe: Supporting the availability of working capital for SMEs is a significant element of Government policy in our efforts to rebuild the economy and bring back jobs.  Government is focused on ensuring that all viable SMEs have access to an appropriate supply of credit from a diverse range of bank and non-bank sources.  In this regard the Government has developed a number of initiatives...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: NAMA Loans Sale (17 Jan 2017)

Michael Noonan: In 2016, NAMA sold loans, the debtor for which I understand, owns the units in question in the Strand apartment buildings.  As is NAMA's policy, in order to minimise disruption to tenants, the owner did not seek vacant possession of these apartments in advance of NAMA's sale of his loans.  Furthermore, the sale of...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Local Authority Housing Data (5 Oct 2016)

Simon Coveney: It is estimated that approximately 11,000 new social housing units, of the 47,000 to be delivered under Rebuilding Ireland: Action Plan for Housing and Homelessness, will be acquired by local authorities and Approved Housing Bodies (AHBs) directly from the market or the Housing Agency. Final delivery on this and other elements of the delivery of the 47,000 units will ultimately depend on...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Social and Affordable Housing (30 Jul 2020)

Darragh O'Brien: ...cost of housing accommodation across the country. It is important to note that the limits introduced at that time also reflected a blanket increase of €5,000 introduced prior to the new system coming into operation, in order to broaden the base from which social housing tenants are drawn, both promoting sustainable communities and also providing a degree of future-proofing. ...

Financial Resolutions 2019 - Financial Resolution No. 4: General (Resumed) (10 Oct 2018) See 1 other result from this debate

Danny Healy-Rae: I know he was self-employed himself and that he understood it. I had so many people come to me crying about it and they were proud people. They had paid thousands and thousands of euro in tax when their businesses were going good. When they went wallop, they did not have a penny and they could not get a penny. It was wrong and I am glad that has been addressed in this budget. I am...

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Finance Bill 2020: Committee Stage (16 Nov 2020)

Seán Canney: ...-to-buy scheme, which looks for a report on the potential for reconfiguring it to allow it to be expanded to include first-time purchasers of second-hand houses. There is an issue relating to the Rebuilding Ireland home loan scheme, which will not give a mortgage towards the refurbishment of an existing house. Across the country, we have a huge number of vacant properties in our towns...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: House Purchase Schemes (31 Mar 2021)

Darragh O'Brien: ..., namely, Dublin City Council's projects in Emmet Road and Oscar Traynor Road, and Dún Laoghaire Rathdown County Council's project in Shanganagh. Affordable homes provided by local authorities via the SSF will come with an initial purchase price of between 10% and 40% below market prices, bringing many within the reach of single purchasers. Another element of the Bill, the...

Rent Freeze (Fair Rent) Bill 2019: Second Stage [Private Members] (10 Dec 2019)

Eoghan Murphy: There is a discrepancy between existing and new tenancies but we have addressed that with an annual rent register that will come into force next year and through new powers and inspectors for the RTB. Cases are already under way. We changed the qualifying criteria for rent pressure zones and more than 65% of rental properties in the State now come under rent control. We have extended rent...

Written Answers — Department of Trade, Enterprise and Employment: Brexit Preparations (10 Nov 2020)

Leo Varadkar: ...the end of the Transition Period. Enterprise measures in place include a €20 million ‘Ready for Customs’ support scheme (part of the Government’s €5 billion July Stimulus package). Enterprise Ireland's ‘Ready for Customs’ scheme is available to help businesses recruit and build staff expertise in customs declarations and provide for related...

Residential Tenancies (Prevention of Family Homelessness) Bill 2018: Second Stage [Private Members] (28 Mar 2019)

Eoin Ó Broin: ...removed from the monthly homeless reports last year were, at the time of their removal, homeless, accessing homeless services and had priority. I have a long list of things I would replace in Rebuilding Ireland, as the Minister knows in quite some detail because he has had to listen to me talk about the issue at great length. He mentioned the help-to-buy scheme. The difficulty is...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Help-To-Buy Scheme (1 Dec 2016)

Michael Noonan: ...to ensure the sustainability and effectiveness of the current framework. Whilst the Central Bank is independent in terms of macro prudential policy, the decision to adjust the regulations is welcome. In particular the change to the ceiling on the loan to value (LTV) ratio for all first time buyers (FTB), should better support first-time buyers in accessing the required mortgage to buy...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Provision (17 Jun 2021)

Darragh O'Brien: ...statutory basis for the first time. Cost Rental directly links rents to the cost of provision rather than market dynamics. Three initial Cost Rental projects are already underway. The first Cost Rental homes in Ireland, 50 two-bedroom apartments at Enniskerry Road, Stepaside, will be delivered by the Tuath and Respond Approved Housing Bodies in Quarter 3 2021. Dublin City Council is also...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Social and Affordable Housing (7 Oct 2020)

Darragh O'Brien: ...cost of housing accommodation across the country. It is important to note that the limits introduced at that time also reflected a blanket increase of €5,000 introduced prior to the new system coming into operation, in order to broaden the base from which social housing tenants are drawn, both promoting sustainable communities and also providing a degree of future-proofing. Given...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Provision (24 Jun 2021)

Darragh O'Brien: ...through the support of the €310 million Serviced Sites Fund (SSF). Information on the schemes that have received approval in principle under the Serviced Sites Fund are available at: www.rebuildingireland.ie/news/minister-murphy-gives-the-go-a head-for-ten-local-authority-sites-for-affordable-housing-un der-the-serviced-sites-fund/, and ...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Schemes (15 Jun 2021)

Darragh O'Brien: ...Fund (SSF). Information on the schemes, including those that have been approved in Cork City and County, that have received approval in principle under the Serviced Sites Fund are available at: www.rebuildingireland.ie/news/minister-murphy-gives-the-go-a head-for-ten-local-authority-sites-for-affordable-housing-un der-the-serviced-sites-fund/, and...

Topical Issue Debate: Social and Affordable Housing Funding (12 Jul 2018)

Damien English: I thank the Deputy and I will take on board all the points he made. I will bring them back to our officials when the review comes back from the agency and we will look at what is assessable or not. He has raised a few issues that are worth looking at. I am satisfied that the current income limits and the current scheme are generally fair and equitable. I think people will agree that it is...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Financing of Social Housing: Discussion (Resumed) (6 Dec 2018) See 3 other results from this debate

Darragh O'Brien: I am sorry, it is Mr. Murray. Are the criteria for financial underwriting for the Rebuilding Ireland loans uniform among local authorities? I have evidence they are not. I raised it with the Minister, Deputy Eoghan Murphy, and he said there is a review taking place to ensure that is happening. Can Mr. Murray advise the committee on the interaction with the Housing Agency vis-à-visthe...