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Seanad: Housing: Statements (26 Sep 2019)

Damien English: Senator Lawlor mentioned the effect of ventilation on health. The regulation change in guidance document F is about ventilation. They go hand in hand. If one is to insulate a house more and make it warmer, then one has to have proper ventilation. The Senator was correct when he said that without proper ventilation one can have health difficulties. Under the regulation changes it will be...

Seanad: Housing: Statements (26 Sep 2019)

Damien English: There are a number of applications but I do not think the whole of Dublin is going to become co-living all of a sudden. There has always been a form of unplanned co-living here. People have shared houses and tried to turn family homes, which were not built for renters and co-living, into co-living spaces. That is not a good outcome. This involves allowing for planned co-living models that...

Seanad: Housing: Statements (26 Sep 2019)

Damien English: The issue is choice. The Senator might not like the option and he does not have to live in one of these places.

Seanad: Housing: Statements (26 Sep 2019)

Damien English: I have all the details on supply in front of me.

Seanad: Housing: Statements (26 Sep 2019)

Damien English: There is no co-living units being built this year.

Seanad: Housing: Statements (26 Sep 2019)

Damien English: Yes, and this is the Senator's perception.

Seanad: Housing: Statements (26 Sep 2019)

Damien English: The Commencement notices and planning permission been granted for apartments in the past two years show that not all new builds are co-living spaces. The Senator should check the facts.

Seanad: Housing: Statements (26 Sep 2019)

Damien English: It is not every case. The Senator mentioned the fair deal scheme, which was introduced by the former Minister for Health and Children, Mary Harney. At that time, the scheme was not fair because applicants who owned a property were penalised. It is fairer now and it is open to everybody, irrespective of whether people have an asset. A home or asset is factored into the cost and one pays a...

Seanad: Housing: Statements (26 Sep 2019)

Damien English: I am sure many people do but the worldwide trend is that fewer people want to own a house because people's lives change.

Seanad: Housing: Statements (26 Sep 2019)

Damien English: I agree with the Senator. That is what we are doing.

Seanad: Housing: Statements (26 Sep 2019)

Damien English: Senator Mulherin is not here so I will not go into the issues she raised, which were mainly local issues concerning pyrite and mica in Mayo. I hope the scheme to which she referred will be over the line very soon. As part of the budget it was announced that a scheme would be designed. All of that work has been done. Officials from my Department have met representatives of Mayo County...

Seanad: Housing: Statements (26 Sep 2019)

Damien English: I sneaked out.

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Brexit Preparations (26 Sep 2019)

Damien English: Since my Department started its Brexit planning, the question of the impact on the housing sector has been under consideration and has also been the subject of discussions at the Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government. The Government has indicated clearly, on foot of analysis undertaken, that the UK's exit from the European Union will have a detrimental impact...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Construction Industry Register Ireland (26 Sep 2019)

Damien English: The Government has committed to placing the Construction Industry Register Ireland, or CIRI, on a statutory footing. CIRI was established on a voluntary basis in 2014 and over 850 building and contracting entities are currently included on the register. The Government approved the draft heads of a Bill to place the CIRI on a statutory footing and the Bill was referred to the Joint...

Housing (Regulation of Approved Housing Bodies) Bill 2019: Referral to Select Committee (25 Sep 2019)

Damien English: I move:That the Bill be referred to the Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government pursuant to with Standing Orders 84A(3)(a) and 149(1).

Housing (Regulation of Approved Housing Bodies) Bill 2019: Second Stage (Resumed) (25 Sep 2019)

Damien English: I have the opportunity to conclude the debate and I will try to deal with some of the questions raised as well. There were wide and varied matters raised and although they may not all relate to the Bill, I will try to address some of them. I thank all Deputies for their contributions to the debate, particularly those who put the work in to see what is in the legislation and what we are...

Housing (Regulation of Approved Housing Bodies) Bill 2019: Second Stage (Resumed) (25 Sep 2019)

Damien English: That is not the case.

Housing (Regulation of Approved Housing Bodies) Bill 2019: Second Stage (Resumed) (25 Sep 2019)

Damien English: There is not one such case. Let us call a spade a spade. If the Deputy has a letter to prove his assertion, he should bring it to the House.

Housing (Regulation of Approved Housing Bodies) Bill 2019: Second Stage (Resumed) (25 Sep 2019)

Damien English: There have not. That is a serious accusation.

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Pyrite Remediation Programme Implementation (25 Sep 2019)

Damien English: I propose to take Questions Nos. 169 and 176 together. In October 2018, the Government approved in principle the development of a grant scheme of financial assistance to support affected homeowners in the counties of Donegal and Mayo to carry out the necessary remediation works to dwellings that have been damaged due to defective concrete blocks. In May 2019, agreement was reached...