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Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Land Development Agency Bill 2021: Committee Stage (Resumed) (17 Jun 2021)

Darragh O'Brien: I will start with the comments from Deputies Duffy, Higgins and McAuliffe. I thank them and the Chairman for their engagement with regard to Report Stage amendments that I will table to substantially increase the affordable quotient in our major cities, as Deputy Duffy said. I thank him. We will have a 100% social and affordable requirement. For those who say that this Bill is not...

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Land Development Agency Bill 2021: Committee Stage (Resumed) (17 Jun 2021)

Darragh O'Brien: I move amendment No. 228: In page 50, line 3, after “day” to insert “and to a subsidiary DAC on and from the date of its establishment in accordance with Part 4”.

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Land Development Agency Bill 2021: Committee Stage (Resumed) (17 Jun 2021)

Darragh O'Brien: I move amendment No. 229: In page 50, line 5, after “Agency” to insert “and a subsidiary DAC”.

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Land Development Agency Bill 2021: Committee Stage (Resumed) (17 Jun 2021)

Darragh O'Brien: I move amendment No. 230: In page 50, line 6, after “Agency” to insert “and a subsidiary DAC”.

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Land Development Agency Bill 2021: Committee Stage (Resumed) (17 Jun 2021)

Darragh O'Brien: I move amendment No. 232: In page 50, after line 8, to insert the following: “Amendment of Public Service Pensions (Single Scheme and Other Provisions) Act 2012 79. The Public Service Pensions (Single Scheme and Other Provisions) Act 2012 is amended by the insertion of “Land Development Agency” in the Schedule.”.

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Land Development Agency Bill 2021: Committee Stage (Resumed) (17 Jun 2021)

Darragh O'Brien: I move amendment No. 235: In page 52, after line 23, to insert the following: “SCHEDULE 3 Relevant Public Land referred to in section 54(1)(c) Relevant Public Land (1) Schedule 1 Public Body (2) Central Mental Hospital, Dundrum, Co. Dublin Commissioners of Public Works in Ireland St Kevin’s Hospital, Shanakiel,...

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Land Development Agency Bill 2021: Committee Stage (Resumed) (17 Jun 2021)

Darragh O'Brien: Which one is that?

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Land Development Agency Bill 2021: Committee Stage (Resumed) (17 Jun 2021)

Darragh O'Brien: Yes. We will introduce something on Report Stage.

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Local Authorities (22 Jun 2021)

Darragh O'Brien: The table following details the estimated annual pay bill reduction if salaries were reduced by 10%, 5% and 2%. Chief Executive Estimated annual savings 10% Reduction €473,934 5% Reduction €236,967 2% Reduction €  94,787

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Land Issues (22 Jun 2021)

Darragh O'Brien: With regard to the description of registered land on the current Property Registration Authority (PRA) map, Section 85 of the Registration of Title Act 1964 Act, as amended by Section 62 of the Registration of Deeds and Title Act 2006, provides as follows: “Except as provided by this Act, neither the description of land in the register nor its identification by reference to a...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Defective Building Materials (22 Jun 2021)

Darragh O'Brien: The relevant local authorities are responsible for the detailed administration of the Defective Concrete Blocks Grant scheme. This includes the assessment of applications for eligibility and payment of grants to successful applicants under the specific remediation option approved.  Individuals who purchased a dwelling on or after 31 January 2020 will generally not...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Departmental Expenditure (22 Jun 2021)

Darragh O'Brien: I propose to take Questions Nos. 287, 288 and 289 together. The Housing Assistance Payment (HAP) is a flexible and immediate housing support that is available to all eligible households throughout the State. To qualify for HAP, a household must be qualified for social housing support by their local authority. HAP tenants find their own accommodation in the private rented market. The Rental...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Departmental Schemes (22 Jun 2021)

Darragh O'Brien: Funding of €75 million is available nationally in 2021 for the Housing Adaptation Grants for Older People and People with a Disability scheme, in respect of private houses. Local authorities fund 20% of the overall budget from their own resources with the balance of 80% funded by the exchequer. This funding has increased year on year since 2014.  As...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: National Parks and Wildlife Service (22 Jun 2021)

Darragh O'Brien: The majority of the Heritage function, which encompasses both our built and natural heritage, and includes the National Parks and Wildlife Service, transferred to my Department last September from the former Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht. A further transfer of a small number of remaining functions, which required supporting primary legislation that was...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Departmental Schemes (22 Jun 2021)

Darragh O'Brien: As of 31 March 2021, there were 17,608 active tenancies supported under the Rental Accommodation Scheme (RAS). Details on the number of RAS tenancies is available on my Department's website, titled 'RAS Tenancies 2021 Quarterly Statistics', at the following link: gov.ie - Overall social housing provision (www.gov.ie)

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Departmental Funding (22 Jun 2021)

Darragh O'Brien: The Strategy for the Rental Sector sets out a series of measures to be introduced to ensure the quality of private rental accommodation by strengthening the applicable standards and improving the inspection and enforcement systems. The Strategy recognises the need for additional resources to be provided to local authorities to aid increased inspections of properties and ensure greater...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Departmental Schemes (22 Jun 2021)

Darragh O'Brien: Despite the challenges faced throughout 2020 and into 2021 due to the Covid emergency measures, local authorities and the Housing Assistance Payment Shared Service Centre (HAP SSC) have continued to provide a critical service to all HAP customers. Measures that were required to be taken in the context of Covid-19 did, however, have an impact on processing times for HAP applications. Data on...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Defective Building Materials (22 Jun 2021)

Darragh O'Brien: The Dwellings Damaged by the Use of Defective Concrete Blocks in Construction (Remediation) (Financial Assistance) Regulations 2020 provide for a grant scheme of financial assistance to support affected homeowners in the counties of Donegal and Mayo only, to carry out the necessary remediation works to dwellings that have been damaged due to the use of defective concrete...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Departmental Correspondence (22 Jun 2021)

Darragh O'Brien: The correspondence referred to in the question was received by my office on 14 June 2021 and a response will issue at the shortly. The Residential Tenancies Board (RTB) was established as an independent statutory body under the Residential Tenancies Acts 2004-2021 to operate a national tenancy registration system and to resolve disputes between landlords and tenants. A...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Provision (22 Jun 2021)

Darragh O'Brien: This Government is absolutely focused on ensuring that affordable, quality housing solutions are available to everyone in Irish society and this is reflected in the Programme for Government, "Our Shared Future". The Programme commits to putting affordability at the heart of the housing system through the progression of State-backed affordable housing. This commitment is reflected in Budget...