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Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Housing Provision (25 Jan 2022)

Darragh O'Brien: We have a challenge. I thank the Deputy for the question. The Affordable Housing Act 2021, which I commenced in August 2021, laid the provisions for the introduction of two new affordable purchase schemes. This will see new homes made available via local authorities, the Land Development Agency and a new national first home scheme. The measures will primarily assist first-time buyers or...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Housing Provision (25 Jan 2022)

Darragh O'Brien: We have delivered the most comprehensive affordable housing legislation that any Government has ever brought forward. That affordable housing legislation was supported by all in this House with the exception of eight Deputies. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan was one of those eight Deputies who voted against affordable housing for working people. He voted against cost rental, against affordable...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Housing Provision (25 Jan 2022)

Darragh O'Brien: Dun Emer in Lusk, to which the Deputy referred, with this Government's support through the affordable housing fund, will be delivering homes for between €166,000 and €266,000. In Ballymastone in north County Dublin, there will be over 1,000 homes. I remind the Deputy that will include 258 social homes and 258 affordable purchase homes. The Deputy's colleagues in Fingal County...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Housing Provision (25 Jan 2022)

Darragh O'Brien: The Deputy and his colleagues will always find a reason to oppose it. Regarding Oscar Traynor Road, they opposed the deal again there for effectively 40% social, 40% cost rental and 20% affordable purchase.

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Housing Provision (25 Jan 2022)

Darragh O'Brien: The Social Democrats opposed it. The Deputies opposite cannot contain themselves this evening.

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Housing Provision (25 Jan 2022)

Darragh O'Brien: Unfortunately people have found them out on this because they are not going to be able to deliver affordable housing for working people without the Government supporting it, which we are doing through Housing for All.

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Housing Provision (25 Jan 2022)

Darragh O'Brien: We are going to deliver a significant number of affordable purchase homes this year which I have outlined to the Deputy in my answer.

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Housing Provision (25 Jan 2022)

Darragh O'Brien: On top of that we are going to deliver cost rental, which the Deputy opposed by voting against the Affordable Housing Bill.

Ceisteanna Eile – Other Questions: Housing Provision (25 Jan 2022)

Darragh O'Brien: I thank Deputy McAuliffe for the work he continues to do on the housing committee with colleagues in government on delivering very important legislation such as the Affordable Housing Act and the Land Development Agency Act that enables us to ensure 2022 is a year of delivery. As the Deputy knows, under our housing strategy we aim to deliver 300,000 new homes between now and the end of the...

Ceisteanna Eile – Other Questions: Housing Provision (25 Jan 2022)

Darragh O'Brien: I thank the Deputy. It is crucial that we use the land we have. The Deputy referenced Oscar Traynor Road. It is correct to say that because of the actions taken by the Government through increasing the affordable housing fund and allowing flexibility in it, Dublin City Council was able to rework the proposals, which were supported by 38 of the 60 councillors, to deliver 341 social homes,...

Ceisteanna Eile – Other Questions: Housing Provision (25 Jan 2022)

Darragh O'Brien: When they are losing, they play the person not the ball and that is the fact. We have a plan that will deliver for people and we are determined to do so. In the Deputy's constituency there are opportunities in Ballymun, and I have walked those sites with him, to deliver good quality affordable housing at scale for working people because we have put the funding in place. We passed the...

Ceisteanna Eile – Other Questions: Housing Provision (25 Jan 2022)

Darragh O'Brien: -----but we will not hear them say this.

Ceisteanna Eile – Other Questions: Housing Provision (25 Jan 2022)

Darragh O'Brien: They will interrupt consistently-----

Ceisteanna Eile – Other Questions: Housing Provision (25 Jan 2022)

Darragh O'Brien: Again with regard to Oscar Traynor Road, O'Devaney Gardens, Ballymastone and I could go on and on, with any proposal that comes forward from any local authority the people to the forefront of objections and voting against it are the people opposite-----

Ceisteanna Eile – Other Questions: Housing Provision (25 Jan 2022)

Darragh O'Brien: -----and Deputy Ó Broin knows it.

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Schemes (25 Jan 2022)

Darragh O'Brien: This Government is committed to the provision of more affordable housing, both for purchase and rent, and under Housing for All we have allocated €4 billion in funding to building affordable homes. This will support the delivery of approximately 36,000 affordable purchase and 18,000 Cost Rental homes to 2030. I set out the legislative framework for Cost Rental in the Affordable...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Schemes (25 Jan 2022)

Darragh O'Brien: The Affordable Housing Act 2021, which I commenced in August 2021, laid the provisions for the introduction of two new affordable purchase schemes. These measures are being delivered via local authorities and the Land Development Agency and a new national First Home scheme. The Local Authority led affordable purchase dwelling arrangements will support buyers in purchasing local...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Provision (25 Jan 2022)

Darragh O'Brien: The regeneration of Poolbeg West is an important step in the transformation of the Dublin Docklands area, with the potential to provide for 3,500 homes. In June 2021 following a comprehensive international open market campaign, named a consortium of Ronan Group Real Estate, Oaktree Capital Management, and Lioncor Developments (“the Consortium”) acquired a controlling 80%...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Departmental Communications (25 Jan 2022)

Darragh O'Brien: The Government's priority under Housing for All is to deliver 47,600 new build social homes over the next five years. Substantial funding is available to local authorities and Approved Housing Bodies or AHBs to deliver on this objective as the primary means through which they will increasingly meet the needs of those on their waiting lists. I am also keen that local authorities and AHBs avoid...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Departmental Schemes (25 Jan 2022)

Darragh O'Brien: My Department received a submission from Donegal County Council, dated 21October 2021 in connection with social houses affected by the use of defective concrete blocks in their construction. A response issued to the Council on the 3 November, 2021 indicating that my Department would review the submission. The Government decision of the 30 November 2021 around enhancements to the Defective...