Results 181-200 of 9,065 for speaker:James Browne
- Select Committee on Housing, Local Government and Heritage: Estimates for Public Services 2025
Vote 34 - Housing, Local Government and Heritage (Further Revised) (2 Oct 2025) James Browne: The Minister of State, Deputy Cummins, is going to answer that.
- Select Committee on Housing, Local Government and Heritage: Estimates for Public Services 2025
Vote 34 - Housing, Local Government and Heritage (Further Revised) (2 Oct 2025) James Browne: The single stage is where we bring the four-stage process to an end, which did add a certain level of complication. It was probably used as an excuse by some people as well. Nonetheless, I am great believer in simplifying things as much as possible. The commitment is to have that process effectively activated in October or November. We are running through that transition right now, but I...
- Select Committee on Housing, Local Government and Heritage: Estimates for Public Services 2025
Vote 34 - Housing, Local Government and Heritage (Further Revised) (2 Oct 2025) James Browne: No problem.
- Select Committee on Housing, Local Government and Heritage: Estimates for Public Services 2025
Vote 34 - Housing, Local Government and Heritage (Further Revised) (2 Oct 2025) James Browne: I think this is the answer to what the Deputy is asking about, but if it is not, he can clarify. The 2025 target is a total of 6,400 units for affordable housing delivery. We have 1,600 local authority affordable purchases.
- Select Committee on Housing, Local Government and Heritage: Estimates for Public Services 2025
Vote 34 - Housing, Local Government and Heritage (Further Revised) (2 Oct 2025) James Browne: Correct. It is 1,600 units. The LDA affordable purchase figure is 500 units.
- Select Committee on Housing, Local Government and Heritage: Estimates for Public Services 2025
Vote 34 - Housing, Local Government and Heritage (Further Revised) (2 Oct 2025) James Browne: I think they are included in it. I can get the Deputy clarification, but my understanding is that they are.
- Select Committee on Housing, Local Government and Heritage: Estimates for Public Services 2025
Vote 34 - Housing, Local Government and Heritage (Further Revised) (2 Oct 2025) James Browne: No, I apologise. I misunderstood the Deputy's question. The LDA affordable purchases are on top of the 1,600 units. It is 2,100 units in total.
- Select Committee on Housing, Local Government and Heritage: Estimates for Public Services 2025
Vote 34 - Housing, Local Government and Heritage (Further Revised) (2 Oct 2025) James Browne: Yes, 2,100 units is the subtotal there. The first homes shared equity scheme, then, accounts for 2,000 units.
- Select Committee on Housing, Local Government and Heritage: Estimates for Public Services 2025
Vote 34 - Housing, Local Government and Heritage (Further Revised) (2 Oct 2025) James Browne: We have local authority cost-rental units of 200 for 2025, AHB cost-rental units of 850 and LDA cost-rental units of 1,300.
- Select Committee on Housing, Local Government and Heritage: Estimates for Public Services 2025
Vote 34 - Housing, Local Government and Heritage (Further Revised) (2 Oct 2025) James Browne: It is A3 but I am told it is funded already.
- Select Committee on Housing, Local Government and Heritage: Estimates for Public Services 2025
Vote 34 - Housing, Local Government and Heritage (Further Revised) (2 Oct 2025) James Browne: It does.
- Select Committee on Housing, Local Government and Heritage: Estimates for Public Services 2025
Vote 34 - Housing, Local Government and Heritage (Further Revised) (2 Oct 2025) James Browne: I am sorry, Deputy. Can I get that question again?
- Select Committee on Housing, Local Government and Heritage: Estimates for Public Services 2025
Vote 34 - Housing, Local Government and Heritage (Further Revised) (2 Oct 2025) James Browne: Generally, as I understand it, it comes in under the build costs of any particular project. It was taken out and put into the housing statistic a couple of years ago.
- Select Committee on Housing, Local Government and Heritage: Estimates for Public Services 2025
Vote 34 - Housing, Local Government and Heritage (Further Revised) (2 Oct 2025) James Browne: I told it is with the Housing Agency, so it is not reflected in the REV. It is reflected in the funding of the Housing Agency.
- Select Committee on Housing, Local Government and Heritage: Estimates for Public Services 2025
Vote 34 - Housing, Local Government and Heritage (Further Revised) (2 Oct 2025) James Browne: It is separate.
- Select Committee on Housing, Local Government and Heritage: Estimates for Public Services 2025
Vote 34 - Housing, Local Government and Heritage (Further Revised) (2 Oct 2025) James Browne: I do not believe that is an actual requirement, but I will take another look at it.
- Select Committee on Housing, Local Government and Heritage: Estimates for Public Services 2025
Vote 34 - Housing, Local Government and Heritage (Further Revised) (2 Oct 2025) James Browne: No, we are fairly confident it will be. We work closely, obviously, with the local authorities most specifically impacted in that regard. We are confident the money will be spent. We are seeing an increase in momentum in terms of that type of expenditure. We are fairly confident it will be spent.
- Select Committee on Housing, Local Government and Heritage: Estimates for Public Services 2025
Vote 34 - Housing, Local Government and Heritage (Further Revised) (2 Oct 2025) James Browne: A lot of this is just coming over to our Department. Before the responsibility is fully transferred, the Department of justice needs to complete its legislative work. It has the expertise, if you like. I took the view that if we suddenly brought everything across, it would lead to significant delays. The Department of justice, therefore, is completing its piece on the legislative side...
- Select Committee on Housing, Local Government and Heritage: Estimates for Public Services 2025
Vote 34 - Housing, Local Government and Heritage (Further Revised) (2 Oct 2025) James Browne: The Department has been carrying out a review. I know that from when I was in that Department. It is going to carry out certain reforms. I will then look at the wider aspect of the Multi-Unit Developments Act 2011 as well, because it needs to-----
- Select Committee on Housing, Local Government and Heritage: Estimates for Public Services 2025
Vote 34 - Housing, Local Government and Heritage (Further Revised) (2 Oct 2025) James Browne: In effect, what I want the Department of justice to do - and it will - is to finish out the legislative proposals it has. They are very specific proposals. A wider review is needed - I fully agree with the Deputy on that - and I will carry out that wider review. I will not wait for the legislation to be completed to do that. I took the view that to bring that legislation over to our...