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Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Rental Sector (2 Mar 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: Planning Issues (2 Mar 2023)

Darragh O'Brien: I propose to take Questions Nos. 216 and 218 together. I refer to the reply to Question No. 269 of 28 February 2023 which out the position in this matter.

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Planning Issues (2 Mar 2023)

Darragh O'Brien: The provision of allotments is addressed within the Sustainable Residential Development in Urban Areas (2009), issued as Ministerial Guidance within the meaning of Section 28 of the Planning and Development Act (as amended). Section 4.18 - Recommended Qualitative Standards – refer to the need for a focus on the quality of public open space and the activities which take place therein in...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Planning Issues (2 Mar 2023)

Darragh O'Brien: I refer to the reply to Question No. 311 of 28 February 2023 which sets out the position in this matter.

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (7 Mar 2023)

Darragh O'Brien: Nonsense.

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (7 Mar 2023)

Darragh O'Brien: I thank Deputy Boyd Barrett. The Deputy may have missed the Taoiseach's initial response.

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (7 Mar 2023)

Darragh O'Brien: Then the Deputy did not listen to it because we have made a couple of important decisions. First, we are extending the purchase of homes with a tenant in situ. We have got Government approval for another 1,500 homes. I met with all the local authorities last Thursday as well, and they are instructed to do it.

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (7 Mar 2023)

Darragh O'Brien: Will the Deputy let me answer the question?

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (7 Mar 2023)

Darragh O'Brien: Also within that, it is for social housing list, HAP and rental accommodation scheme, RAS. What we have also done today, and the Taoiseach was clear about this earlier on, as I have been, is to provide an another mechanism for private renters to help them buy the home, should it come up for sale, and a cost-rental model if they cannot buy it. The latter is a measure I discussed with the...

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (7 Mar 2023)

Darragh O'Brien: -----housing limits. What we are about is coming forward with solutions and that is what we have been doing. The Taoiseach outlined what was done in the last quarter of last year. There was significant delivery. I put it to the Deputy that his party, People Before Profit, PBP,-----

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (7 Mar 2023)

Darragh O'Brien: -----voted against every single measure the Government brought forward in relation to affordability or social housing - the Affordable Housing Act, the Land Development Agency Act 2021 and budget after budget.

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (7 Mar 2023)

Darragh O'Brien: That is what we are doing.

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (7 Mar 2023)

Darragh O'Brien: B’fhéidir nach raibh an Teachta ag éisteacht le freagra an Taoisigh roimhe sin. We have put in place clear measures. Some 5,000 new social homes were built in the past quarter, 600 new homes have been leased, and approval was given today for another 1,000 homes, which will be specifically focused on the homeless sector. Approval has also been given for 1,500 purchases with...

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (7 Mar 2023)

Darragh O'Brien: Mainly in Dublin.

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (7 Mar 2023)

Darragh O'Brien: The former chief executive of Limerick City and County Council, Mr. Conn Murray, has done a significant amount of work in the refurbishment programme that has sat with the Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth. We have stood up a new procedure under which Mr. Michael Walsh, the chief executive of Waterford City and County Council, will be co-ordinating the...

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (7 Mar 2023)

Darragh O'Brien: Deputy Guirke should answer that. Did his councillors get support? How much?

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Departmental Data (7 Mar 2023)

Darragh O'Brien: All new dwellings constructed under Housing for All are Nearly Zero Energy Buildings (NZEB). While my Department do not collate the data requested in the Question, Central Statistics Office (CSO) data provides an analysis of the main heating fuel for new dwellings in its Domestic Building Energy Ratings dataset, details of which can be accessed at...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Grant Payments (7 Mar 2023)

Darragh O'Brien: I propose to take Questions Nos. 297, 298, 311 and 312 together. My Department provides funding to local authorities to enable them to administer the Housing Adaptation Grants for Older People and People with a Disability scheme. These schemes assist eligible applicants living in privately owned homes to make their accommodation more suitable for their needs. The schemes provide...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Provision (7 Mar 2023)

Darragh O'Brien: Housing for All is the Government’s plan to increase the supply of housing to an average of 33,000 per year over the next decade. This includes the delivery of 90,000 social homes, 36,000 affordable purchase homes and 18,000 cost rental homes. Housing for All is supported by an investment package of over €4bn per annum, through an overall combination of €12bn in direct...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: National Parks and Wildlife Service (7 Mar 2023)

Darragh O'Brien: The number of staff recruited for the National Parks and Wildlife Service in the grades requested for the years 2022 to date in 2023 is set out in the table below. 2022 1 Head of Ecological Guidance and Advisory Unit 1 Head of Ecological Assessment Unit 10 Wildlife Inspectors Grade 1 12 Wildlife...