Results 141-160 of 339 for rebuilding ireland come loan

Leaders' Questions (20 Mar 2018)

Richard Boyd Barrett: ...instance on Sunday in an article in The Sunday Business Post that shocked even me, and it takes a fair bit to shock me, concerning Richard Barrett, a developer, formerly of Treasury Holdings, whose loans the National Asset Management Agency, NAMA, had to buy out for €1 billion with public money. He is now boasting that he will be the biggest provider of social housing outside the...

Infrastructure Stimulus Package: Motion (Resumed) (29 Apr 2009)

Terence Flanagan: I too, welcome the opportunity to contribute briefly to this motion and wish to congratulate our front bench spokesman, Deputy Simon Coveney, for his great work in publishing a very constructive strategy document, Rebuilding Ireland, which has the potential to create up to 100,000 jobs in the new green energy industry over the next four years in areas such as construction, engineering,...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Help-To-Buy Scheme (25 Oct 2016)

Michael Noonan: ...on or before 31 December 2019.  In the case of a person constructing a new residence on their own behalf (self-build), the first-time buyer must draw down the first tranche of the relevant mortgage loan on or after 19 July 2016 and on or before 31 December 2019.  The date of 19 July was chosen as it was the date of the launch of 'Rebuilding Ireland: Action Plan for Housing...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Provision (1 Apr 2021)

Darragh O'Brien: ...City Council’s projects in Emmet Road and Oscar Traynor Road, and Dún Laoghaire Rathdown County Council’s project in Shanganagh. Affordable homes for purchase provided by local authorities via the SSF will come with an initial purchase price of between 10% and 40% below market prices. Another element of the Bill, the Affordable Purchase Shared Equity scheme, is...

European Financial Stability Facility and Euro Area Loan Facility (Amendment) Bill 2011: Second Stage (Resumed) (21 Sep 2011)

Brian Hayes: ...the people to the Fine Gael-Labour Party Government that has been in place for the past six months was clear and twofold. It was first to sort out the economic mess it has inherited and second to rebuild the country's international reputation. The Government has been in office for six months and I ask people to be fair and objective in this regard. During the last general election...

Water Services Bill 2014: Second Stage (Resumed) (4 Dec 2014)

Peter Mathews: ...majority ever in this State. It follows from what was equivalent to the physical destruction that occurred in Europe in the years 1939 to 1945. There was physical destruction that required a rebuilding of the countries where that destruction had taken place. In Ireland, there was financial destruction. We hear the figure of €64 billion as being the amount of money that had to...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Small and Medium Enterprises Supports (30 Nov 2017)

Paschal Donohoe: As the Deputy is aware, supporting SMEs and farm borrowers has been a cornerstone policy for Government in our efforts to rebuild the economy and bring back jobs. Government policy 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 to...

Seanad: Delivering Sustainable Full Employment: Statements (16 Jun 2016)

Ray Butler: ...Coghlan all the best in his new position as Leas-Chathaoirleach. I congratulate the Minister on her new post. She has always been a great people person and she is the right person for the job. Rebuilding the economy to support job creation, leading to the delivery of sustainable full employment, has been a key objective of this Government and the previous one, which I had the pleasure...

Housing for All: Statements (Resumed) (29 Sep 2021)

Alan Farrell: I am sharing my time with Deputy Griffin. I welcome the introduction of the Housing for All plan and the opportunity to debate it in the House. Building on the work produced through Rebuilding Ireland, this proposal will make a significant difference for people in society, benefiting those in need of social homes, renters, older people and those seeking to purchase their first home....

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Vacant Properties (19 May 2021)

Thomas Gould: ...they can organise housing maintenance or they may be involved in allocations and planning. They are overseeing adaption grants and tenant purchase schemes. They can also be involved in processing Rebuilding Ireland home loans. The Minister of State said staffing is a council issue and the funding is in place. I have no doubt that somewhere like Cork City Council, with almost 9,000...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Community Banking (18 Apr 2019)

Willie Penrose: ...this evening. I want to record that the Deputy Eamon Ryan, leader of the Green Party, supports my contribution, on behalf of the Labour Party, on this issue. One of the myths used to explain why Ireland failed to develop economically between independence and the 1960s is that there was a lack of capital for investment. There was, in fact, an abundance of savings in the Irish banks...

Affordable Housing: Motion [Private Members] (30 Jan 2018) See 2 other results from this debate

Eoghan Murphy: I move amendment No. 4:To delete all words after "Dáil Éireann" and substitute the following: “— notes that the Government, through its Rebuilding Ireland Action Plan for Housing and Homelessness, has prioritised measures to stimulate housing supply at more affordable prices and rents; — acknowledges that the initial primary focus has been on delivering homes...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Enterprise Data (9 Jun 2020)

Heather Humphreys: ...to address the challenges posed by COVID-19, the Government has put in place a comprehensive suite of supports for firms of all sizes, which includes the wage subsidy scheme, grants, low-cost loans, write-off of commercial rates and deferred tax liabilities. These supports are designed to build confidence, to further assist businesses in terms of the management of their companies and to...

Affordable Housing: Statements (29 Mar 2018)

Eoghan Murphy: ...exited homelessness. As such, a huge amount is happening and it is thanks to our partner organisations whom we fund through taxpayers' money, including the Peter McVerry Trust, Simon and Focus Ireland, working with our own teams. However, the underlying challenge remains, namely, to build more homes and to do so at affordable prices and rental levels. The Government is absolutely...

Finance Bill 2020: Report Stage (2 Dec 2020)

Seán Canney: ...affordable housing scheme. The second is that we must look at the gift we have, which is the amount of existing properties that are vacant in our towns and villages. It is why we ask the Minister to come back with a report to see what can be done with the scheme within 90 days of the budget being passed. I know the Department dealing with community and rural development, in which I have...

Ceisteanna (Atógáil) - Questions (Resumed) - Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Rental Sector (5 Nov 2019)

Eoghan Murphy: ...not have to make those sacrifices. In addition, they are unable to find the space to save in order to purchase their first home. We have introduced schemes such as the help-to-buy scheme and the Rebuilding Ireland home loan to recognise that people are caught in a rent trap and to help them out of that trap and into home ownership. We must ensure we have a rental sector that will...

Access to Credit: Motion [Private Members] (12 Nov 2013)

Michael McGrath: I welcome the opportunity to contribute on this debate, the importance of which is the reason Fianna Fáil decided to dedicate our Private Members' time to the issues of lending and the establishment of a State-owned, SME-focused new enterprise bank. The debate's starting point is to acknowledge that we have a real problem. If we do not acknowledge the problem with availability of...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Social and Affordable Housing Data (9 Jul 2019)

Eoghan Murphy: ...that the remaining Schemes of Priority are finalised. Further regulations are currently in development, specifically in relation to the assessment of eligibility of households for affordable housing and any income limits to be set. Once these regulations have been made, associated guidance will issue to local authorities. To support the delivery of affordable homes to buy or rent the...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Social and Affordable Housing Provision (18 Sep 2019)

Eoghan Murphy: ...homes will be made available will be based on the relevant provisions of the Housing (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2009, which were commenced in June 2018.Further regulations will be put in place over the coming months and when the operational procedures for the programme are finalised, and before dwellings are made available for purchase under the scheme, a programme of communication...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Policy (6 Oct 2020)

Darragh O'Brien: Enabling thriving housing supply, complimented by a commitment to deliver more than 50,000 social homes over the coming five years are central to ensuring affordability for families. Housing supply has increased year on year in recent years and the number of families on waiting lists for social housing has reduced by 25% between 2016 and 2019. I am acutely aware that middle-income...