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Housing and Evictions: Motion [Private Members] (21 Feb 2023)

Darragh O'Brien: The only measure-----

Housing and Evictions: Motion [Private Members] (21 Feb 2023)

Darragh O'Brien: The only measure that Sinn Féin has proposed with regard to retaining private mom-and-pop landlords in the market is to tax them a further €400.

Housing and Evictions: Motion [Private Members] (21 Feb 2023)

Darragh O'Brien: With regard to emergency planning, let us look to what Deputy Ó Broin has said in this very Chamber. We have already brought forward legislation to accelerate housing delivery through emergency planning. Deputy Ó Broin knows that. The Bill was passed in December but, at that time, he was singing a very different tune. He seems to have forgotten that he opposed facilitating the...

Housing and Evictions: Motion [Private Members] (21 Feb 2023)

Darragh O'Brien: His party's councillors right across the country-----

Housing and Evictions: Motion [Private Members] (21 Feb 2023)

Darragh O'Brien: ------continue to oppose social housing on the ground-----

Housing and Evictions: Motion [Private Members] (21 Feb 2023)

Darragh O'Brien: -----and continue to object to it.

Housing and Evictions: Motion [Private Members] (21 Feb 2023)

Darragh O'Brien: If the Deputy can control himself for a moment, I suggest he look at the measures the Government has brought in. We brought in the winter eviction ban. As I have said already, we will review that ban but the review will be based on sound legal advice. We have provided a €500 renters' credit and will provide a credit worth €1,000 per renter this year. We introduced emergency...

Eviction Ban Bill 2022: Second Stage [Private Members] (22 Feb 2023)

Darragh O'Brien: I thank Deputy Boyd Barrett and his colleagues for bringing forward the Bill. I do not question their motives or bona fidesin this matter. We have debated and discussed it. I will go through the matters in the Bill. It was clear yesterday that we are considering the legal and policy issues right now. We have not just started doing that. Any extension of the eviction ban period is...

Eviction Ban Bill 2022: Second Stage [Private Members] (22 Feb 2023)

Darragh O'Brien: In contrast to the proposed Bill, the issuing of notices to quit is allowed to continue under the current winter eviction ban. This allows for a flow of tenancy terminations to continue after the relevant deferred termination date. There is no obstacle to tenants choosing to leave their tenancy during the winter months if they are in a position to re-accommodate their households. I will...

Eviction Ban Bill 2022: Second Stage [Private Members] (22 Feb 2023)

Darragh O'Brien: The Deputy opposed the LDA legislation. He voted against it. He voted against its capitalisation-----

Eviction Ban Bill 2022: Second Stage [Private Members] (22 Feb 2023)

Darragh O'Brien: -----and he voted against the standing up of the agency. We have a national cost rental scheme now in place, which was underpinned by the Affordable Housing Act. The Deputy voted against the Affordable Housing Act that does not just give cost rental housing and a national cost rental scheme, which we wish to scale up even further, and we will do. We will have more cost rental tenancies...

Eviction Ban Bill 2022: Second Stage [Private Members] (22 Feb 2023)

Darragh O'Brien: I am always here.

Eviction Ban Bill 2022: Second Stage [Private Members] (22 Feb 2023)

Darragh O'Brien: I am always here. The Deputy only catches the tail end of debates.

Eviction Ban Bill 2022: Second Stage [Private Members] (22 Feb 2023)

Darragh O'Brien: The Deputy has left out one element of the scheme.

Eviction Ban Bill 2022: Second Stage [Private Members] (22 Feb 2023)

Darragh O'Brien: He left out the infrastructure piece.

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Septic Tanks (21 Feb 2023)

Darragh O'Brien: The Water Services Act 2007, as amended, all owners of premises served by an individual domestic waste water treatment system (commonly known as a septic tank) are required to register their system with their local authority by 1 February 2013. Having a cut-off date before which owners must register helped to ensure that an estimated 95% of systems were registered. My Department provides...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Policy (21 Feb 2023)

Darragh O'Brien: The minimum standards for rental accommodation are prescribed in the Housing (Standards for Rented Houses) Regulations 2019 and specify requirements in relation to a range of matters, such as structural repair, sanitary facilities, heating, ventilation, natural light, fire safety and the safety of gas, oil and electrical supplies. These Regulations apply to all properties let or available for...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Schemes (21 Feb 2023)

Darragh O'Brien: A key principle of the Housing Assistance Payment (HAP) scheme is that eligible households source their own accommodation in the private rented sector, which best suits their needs, in their area of choice. On entering the HAP scheme, tenants are required to stay in the same property for at least two years. However, they may be able to apply to their local authority for a new HAP payment for...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Planning Issues (21 Feb 2023)

Darragh O'Brien: The Planning and Development (Exempted Development) (No. 4) Regulations 2022 were introduced to assist the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth (MCEDIY) in meeting Ireland’s legal obligation to provide accommodation to international protection applicants. The Regulations amend Part 1 of Schedule 2, entitled ‘Exempted Development -General’, to...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Regeneration Projects (21 Feb 2023)

Darragh O'Brien: The regeneration of social housing is a matter in the first instance for the local authority. Cork City Council have informed my Department that The Glen Regeneration project was a two phase project with both phases being delivered between the years 2003 and 2016. My Department's records show that funding of approximately €11m was provided for Phase 1 and funding of approximately...