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Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Vacant Properties (28 Sep 2021)

Darragh O'Brien: I thank Deputy O'Connor and those Deputies who made constructive comments about what we have to do. We have outlined very clearly in Housing for All the measures we are going to take on vacancy. They are serious measures and they must be taken. I point out to Deputy Gould that I am acutely aware of that. I have not woken up just yesterday. I know it, and I know we have a responsibility...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Housing Provision (28 Sep 2021)

Darragh O'Brien: As the Deputy stated, the Housing for All strategy delivers on a programme for Government commitment to step up housing supply and put affordability back at the heart of the housing system with an ambitious target of 300,000 homes over the next decade for social, affordable, cost-rental, private rental and private ownership housing. Measures to deliver this housing are supported by over...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Housing Provision (28 Sep 2021)

Darragh O'Brien: This is kind of a different question but it is related. I agree with the Deputy on that. We have discussed this, and the review of the social housing limits is under way. We intend to publish that shortly. On affordable homes in Monaghan in particular, early delivery of affordable housing will arise from previously approved serviced sites funding of local authority schemes where...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Housing Provision (28 Sep 2021)

Darragh O'Brien: I do not disagree with the Deputy on that. If we go back to social housing, our Housing for All plan will ensure that we have an average of over 10,000 new homes built across the country each year, including in Monaghan. It is important that we are tackling our social housing waiting list there. On the provision of affordable homes, we passed the Affordable Housing Act 2021 before the...

Seanad: Housing For All - a New Housing Plan for Ireland: Statements (29 Sep 2021)

Darragh O'Brien: It is great to be back. A good job has been done on the room.

Seanad: Housing For All - a New Housing Plan for Ireland: Statements (29 Sep 2021)

Darragh O'Brien: No, no. It is good to be back today. Let us not misunderstand what I am saying.

Seanad: Housing For All - a New Housing Plan for Ireland: Statements (29 Sep 2021)

Darragh O'Brien: No, no. Gabhaim buíochas leis an Cathaoirleach. Right now, Ireland's housing system is not meeting the needs of enough of our people. My colleagues in government and I are keenly aware of this. We know that the impact of the housing crisis is felt in every family across our country, whether hard-pressed tenants stuck in a rent trap or those at the sharpest end of the housing crisis,...

Seanad: Housing For All - a New Housing Plan for Ireland: Statements (29 Sep 2021)

Darragh O'Brien: I thought we got rid of them all.

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Local Authorities (28 Sep 2021)

Darragh O'Brien: In March of this year my Department’s Secretary General and other senior officials met with each of the Galway local authority Chief Executives. On 31 May and 2 June and, most recently again, on 13 and 14 September, I met with the Chief Executives of all local authorities including both Galway City and County Councils, where a range of issues relating to the Housing for All plan were...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Schemes (28 Sep 2021)

Darragh O'Brien: My Department operates the Rebuilding Ireland Home Loan, which is targeted at first time buyers who wish to own their own home, have access to an adequate deposit and have the capacity to repay a mortgage, but who are unable to access a mortgage sufficient for them to purchase their first home. The loan enables credit worthy first time buyers to access sustainable mortgage lending to...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Policy (28 Sep 2021)

Darragh O'Brien: In 2021, there is a provision for 800 social housing acquisitions by local authorities and Approved Housing Bodies. This provision is targeted towards securing specific types of units, including properties for homeless households, one-bedroom properties, housing for individuals with a disability and for households with other priority needs. It is a matter for individual local authorities to...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Construction Industry (28 Sep 2021)

Darragh O'Brien: Housing for All sets out a pathway to economic, societal and environmental sustainability in the delivery of housing. Reducing construction costs is critical to increasing supply. Recent analysis by industry indicates that construction build costs account for approximately 47% of total apartment development costs. Prices for a large number of construction materials have increased...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Local Authorities (28 Sep 2021)

Darragh O'Brien: In March of this year my Department’s Secretary General and other senior officials met with each of the Galway local authority Chief Executives. On 31 May and 2 June and, most recently again, on 13 and 14 September, I met with the Chief Executives of all local authorities including both Galway City and County Councils, where a range of issues relating to the Housing for All plan were...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Local Authorities (28 Sep 2021)

Darragh O'Brien: An analysis of expenditure on housing supports was carried out by the Irish Government Economic & Evaluation Service (IGEES) within the Department of Finance and Public Expenditure and Reform in 2017. This analysis concluded that cost levels within each of the schemes funded under the Social Housing Current Expenditure Programme, which includes long term leasing, were generally below...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Schemes (28 Sep 2021)

Darragh O'Brien: The Rebuilding Ireland Home Loan is designed to enable credit worthy first time buyers to access sustainable mortgage lending to purchase new or second-hand properties in a suitable price range, or to self build. It does not include undertaking renovation projects and there are no plans to change this requirement at present.

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Domestic Violence (28 Sep 2021)

Darragh O'Brien: Responsibility for the development and provision of services to support victims of domestic violence rests with my colleague the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth and I understand that the delivery of these services is managed by Tusla, the Child and Family Agency. In terms of social housing services, in 2017, my Department issued policy and procedural...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Provision (28 Sep 2021)

Darragh O'Brien: Details on social housing delivery for each local authority, across a range of delivery mechanisms, are included in social housing statistics published by my Department. This data is available to the end of Quarter 2 2021 and is available on the statistics page of my Department’s website, at the following link: www.gov.ie/en/collection/6060e-overall-social-housing-provis ion/ A...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Provision (28 Sep 2021)

Darragh O'Brien: The recently published Housing for All strategy is the Government’s plan to increase the supply of housing to an average of 33,000 per year over the next decade, including an average of 10,000 social homes per annum from 2022-2030. Housing for All is supported by an investment package of over €4b per annum, through an overall combination of €12bn in direct Exchequer...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Policy (28 Sep 2021)

Darragh O'Brien: I propose to take Questions Nos. 123 and 148 together. Housing First is a targeted housing-led intervention, that enables homeless individuals with high levels of complex needs to obtain permanent secure accommodation with the provision of intensive housing and health supports to help them maintain their tenancies. The programme is a joint initiative of my Department, the Department of...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: House Prices (28 Sep 2021)

Darragh O'Brien: I welcome the analysis put forward by the by the National Competitiveness and Productivity Council in Ireland's Competitiveness Challenge 2021. This report welcomes the scale and ambition of the Housing for All Strategy which will substantially increase housing supply, including affordable housing, over the coming years and in turn ease some of the broader economic and social challenges...