Results 18,481-18,500 of 26,320 for speaker:Darragh O'Brien

Housing and Homelessness: Motion [Private Members] (11 Jul 2023)

Darragh O'Brien: Certainly. I will do my level best. We have continued to support home ownership through the help-to-buy grant. Nearly 40,000 households have been supported. When someone comes into his constituency office, does the Deputy or his colleagues advise them of the help-to-buy grant? Does he tell them they should not get the tax they have paid back in their pocket to help them with their...

Housing and Homelessness: Motion [Private Members] (11 Jul 2023)

Darragh O'Brien: -----with their first home scheme-----

Housing and Homelessness: Motion [Private Members] (11 Jul 2023)

Darragh O'Brien: -----and the number of approvals is 1,983.

Housing and Homelessness: Motion [Private Members] (11 Jul 2023)

Darragh O'Brien: What does the Deputy say to his constituents-----

Housing and Homelessness: Motion [Private Members] (11 Jul 2023)

Darragh O'Brien: -----who ask him about support to own their own homes?

Housing and Homelessness: Motion [Private Members] (11 Jul 2023)

Darragh O'Brien: Does he tell them he will abolish that scheme? Does he tell them he will abolish the help-to-buy grant?

Housing and Homelessness: Motion [Private Members] (11 Jul 2023)

Darragh O'Brien: Does he tell them he will abolish the vacancy grant?

Housing and Homelessness: Motion [Private Members] (11 Jul 2023)

Darragh O'Brien: We have put in place protections for renters also, from increased notice to quit periods, to a 2% permissible rent increase in the RPZs. We have had to delicately balance the rights of renters and the rights of property owners so as not to shrink the rental market any further-----

Housing and Homelessness: Motion [Private Members] (11 Jul 2023)

Darragh O'Brien: -----and to reduce the supply-----

Housing and Homelessness: Motion [Private Members] (11 Jul 2023)

Darragh O'Brien: The party-----

Housing and Homelessness: Motion [Private Members] (11 Jul 2023)

Darragh O'Brien: Deputy Ó Broin's behaviour this evening is outrageous, even by his standards.

Housing and Homelessness: Motion [Private Members] (11 Jul 2023)

Darragh O'Brien: The party opposite want to take a sledgehammer to that and cause a further flight of landlords form the market, which will make the situation even worse.

Housing and Homelessness: Motion [Private Members] (11 Jul 2023)

Darragh O'Brien: Be in no doubt---

Housing and Homelessness: Motion [Private Members] (11 Jul 2023)

Darragh O'Brien: -----the availability of rental accommodation, as well as-----

Housing and Homelessness: Motion [Private Members] (11 Jul 2023)

Darragh O'Brien: -----the increase in homelessness-----

Housing and Homelessness: Motion [Private Members] (11 Jul 2023)

Darragh O'Brien: -----are of serious concern-----

Housing and Homelessness: Motion [Private Members] (11 Jul 2023)

Darragh O'Brien: -----to me and to this Government.

Housing and Homelessness: Motion [Private Members] (11 Jul 2023)

Darragh O'Brien: That is why every action we take is to increase the supply of homes - social, private and affordable - and to prevent entries into and ensure exits from emergency accommodation.

Housing and Homelessness: Motion [Private Members] (11 Jul 2023)

Darragh O'Brien: All of the data point to-----

Housing and Homelessness: Motion [Private Members] (11 Jul 2023)

Darragh O'Brien: All of the data point to a significant increase in supply. To go from delivery of just 20,000 new homes in 2021 to practically 30,000 in 2022 is significant by any yardstick. I am travelling all around the country on a weekly basis, I am meeting families-----