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Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Provision (10 May 2023)

Darragh O'Brien: Following my Department providing initial approval in principle for this project in July 2015, I understand from Wexford County Council that it was unable to proceed at that time as it could not obtain a discharge license to cover the site due to issues with waste water in the area.  I further understand that the Council and AHB are now hopeful these issues are being addressed and they...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Provision (10 May 2023)

Darragh O'Brien: Tipperary County Council reported this projected as completed in Q4 2022 for nine new social homes.  This project received funding of just over €2 million from my Department. I officially opened this housing development on 20 February 2023. My Department publishes quarterly Social Housing Construction Projects Status Reports (CSR), which provide details of social housing...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Provision (10 May 2023)

Darragh O'Brien: My Department was notified by the local authority that the AHB involved in these proposed sheltered housing projects subsequently decided not to advance them.   As the sites were owned by the AHB, the local authority did not have the option to develop them directly.

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Provision (10 May 2023)

Darragh O'Brien: Tipperary County Council reported this project as completed in Q3 2020 for 5 new social homes. This project received funding of €1.15 million from my Department. The project was not formally opened by a Minister. My Department publishes quarterly Social Housing Construction Projects Status Reports (CSR), which provide details of social housing developments that have been completed, are...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Provision (10 May 2023)

Darragh O'Brien: My Department gave funding approval under the CALF Scheme for the project referenced.  Approval for 43 social housing homes was given in 2017, with additional funding for a further 22 social housing homes approved in 2019. 65 homes were completed in December 2021. The total cost of the project was €15,619,980 with CALF funding approved by my Department of...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Provision (10 May 2023)

Darragh O'Brien: Awaiting reply from Department.

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Electoral Process (10 May 2023)

Darragh O'Brien: The Programme for Government – Our Shared Future- contains a specific commitment to "Examine the Scottish experience of reducing the voting age to 17, in order to draw conclusions" within the lifetime of the current Dáil. The Programme for Government also committed to the establishment of a statutory, independent Electoral Commission. This was established on the 9 February this...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Local Authorities (10 May 2023)

Darragh O'Brien: Awaiting reply from Department.

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Provision (10 May 2023)

Darragh O'Brien: In 2015, my Department granted Stage 1 Capital Appraisal approval to Fingal County Council for this project, following which the project was progressed through the Capital Works Management Framework (CWMF) 4 Stage Preconstruction process.  The project is now delivered and further details are set out in the table below. The scheme was not officially opened by a Minister. ...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Waterways Ireland (17 May 2023)

Darragh O'Brien: Waterways Ireland is a North South Body responsible for the management and maintenance of more than 1000km of Ireland's inland waterways including the river Shannon. It is funded by my Department and the Department for Infrastructure in Northern Ireland. The information requested is not held in my Department, however arrangements have been put in place by all bodies under the aegis of my...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Wastewater Treatment (17 May 2023)

Darragh O'Brien: I announced on the 28 April 2022 a new funding measure, as an advance stage of the Multi-Annual Rural Water Programme 2022-2025, for the waste water collection and treatment needs of villages and settlements that do not have access to public waste water services.  To fund this measure, an allocation of €50 million has been committed under the National Development Plan up to...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Schemes (17 May 2023)

Darragh O'Brien: My Department issued Stage 3 Pre-tender Approval for this project on 22 December 2022.   Kerry County Council have advised that it is being advanced under the Social Housing Investment Programme (SHIP) and that they expect that a Stage 4 Approval to Proceed (to contract award) submission will be issued to the Department in June 2023. Should the project proceed to receive Stage 4...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: National Development Plan (17 May 2023)

Darragh O'Brien: My Department has a wide and diverse business agenda, covering a broad range of functions that are delivered primarily by local authorities and bodies under the aegis of my Department. Details in relation to specific projects (which are being advanced primarily by local authorities and Uisce Éireann) under my Department's range of capital programmes as part of Project...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Departmental Contracts (17 May 2023)

Darragh O'Brien: I propose to take Questions Nos. 122 and 123 together. The information requested is being compiled and will be forwarded to the Deputy in accordance with Standing Orders.

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Tax Code (17 May 2023)

Darragh O'Brien: Local Property Tax (LPT) was introduced to provide a stable and sustainable funding base for the local authority sector. LPT is administered and collected by the Revenue Commissioners and subsequently transferred into the Local Government Fund. The funds are ultimately redistributed to local authorities in accordance with the Government’s allocation policies. Approximately €500m...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Departmental Funding (17 May 2023)

Darragh O'Brien: The information requested is being compiled and will be forwarded to the Deputy in accordance with Standing Orders.

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Housing Provision (18 May 2023)

Darragh O'Brien: I thank the Deputy for his question. Housing for All sets out the range of actions necessary to increase housing supply to the required average of 33,000 homes per annum over the next decade. This includes 54,000 affordable home interventions. They will be delivered between now and 2030. They will be facilitated through local authorities, approved housing bodies, AHBs, the Land...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Housing Provision (18 May 2023)

Darragh O'Brien: It is interesting the Deputy likes to dismiss the first home scheme, which, by the way, has had an excellent start. We have issued more eligibility certificates and approved more people to buy their homes in the first three months of this year than we did in the last six months of last year. It is a real way that people, many of whom are renting, bridge the gap between the finance that they...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Housing Provision (18 May 2023)

Darragh O'Brien: -----which is people's own tax back. Thirty-seven thousand households have used that to attain it. In relation to delivery streams, I have been clear on this. Our overall target for this year is 5,550. In relation to affordable housing, we have a number of streams, including Project Tosaigh and Croí Cónaithe cities, on which, by the way, I intend to make announcements next...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Housing Provision (18 May 2023)

Darragh O'Brien: Yes, this year. There are challenges within that, as with the overall target. In social housing last year, we were able to deliver 10,253 new social homes - the highest amount since 1975.