Results 2,761-2,780 of 5,626 for speaker:Thomas Gould
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Implementation of Housing for All: Discussion (Resumed) (25 Oct 2022)
Thomas Gould: Two and three.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Implementation of Housing for All: Discussion (Resumed) (25 Oct 2022)
Thomas Gould: The €166,000 of the first scheme seems like great value. How was the council able to deliver that kind of affordability?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Implementation of Housing for All: Discussion (Resumed) (25 Oct 2022)
Thomas Gould: The other figures are €100,000 or €120,000 more. Why has there been such an increase? From €166,000 to €285,000 is a huge disparity.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Implementation of Housing for All: Discussion (Resumed) (25 Oct 2022)
Thomas Gould: How much does the council hope to deliver cost rental properties for?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Implementation of Housing for All: Discussion (Resumed) (25 Oct 2022)
Thomas Gould: Are those one, two or three-bedroom properties for €1,300?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Implementation of Housing for All: Discussion (Resumed) (25 Oct 2022)
Thomas Gould: I have a few questions. As I have been popping in and out, I apologise if they have been answered already. What are the net and gross numbers of people and families on the waiting lists?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Implementation of Housing for All: Discussion (Resumed) (25 Oct 2022)
Thomas Gould: When the witness says gross, does that include HAP, rental accommodation scheme, RAS, and rent allowance?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Implementation of Housing for All: Discussion (Resumed) (25 Oct 2022)
Thomas Gould: Were HAP, RAS, rent allowance or any other payments added, how many would there be?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Implementation of Housing for All: Discussion (Resumed) (25 Oct 2022)
Thomas Gould: Is that on top of the 6,600?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Implementation of Housing for All: Discussion (Resumed) (25 Oct 2022)
Thomas Gould: That brings it to 10,300 on the housing list in Fingal.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Implementation of Housing for All: Discussion (Resumed) (25 Oct 2022)
Thomas Gould: In relation to the vacancy and derelict sites units, are there full-time staff and how many are there? Is it one unit for derelict sites and vacant sites or are they separate?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Implementation of Housing for All: Discussion (Resumed) (25 Oct 2022)
Thomas Gould: Is there a person full-time dealing with dereliction?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Implementation of Housing for All: Discussion (Resumed) (25 Oct 2022)
Thomas Gould: How many are in the derelict sites team? If the figure is not available offhand I can come back.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Implementation of Housing for All: Discussion (Resumed) (25 Oct 2022)
Thomas Gould: Are they dealing directly full-time with dereliction and not being pulled into other things in planning, for example? What we have seen over the years is derelict and vacant sites officers doing two and three jobs.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Implementation of Housing for All: Discussion (Resumed) (25 Oct 2022)
Thomas Gould: Neither local authority has a dedicated person dealing directly with dereliction. Okay. Housing maintenance was also touched on earlier. Both local authorities have indicated that their housing stock is probably newer than some. I represent Cork North-Central, which is located within Cork City Council's area. A lot of the stock there could be 70, 80 or 100 years old. The funding of...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Implementation of Housing for All: Discussion (Resumed) (25 Oct 2022)
Thomas Gould: South Dublin County Council has a designated fund in place for planned maintenance. Does Fingal have the same?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Implementation of Housing for All: Discussion (Resumed) (25 Oct 2022)
Thomas Gould: I have another question for both councils. The Government has set targets for delivery of social, affordable and cost rental housing. Have these targets been met over the last few years?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Implementation of Housing for All: Discussion (Resumed) (25 Oct 2022)
Thomas Gould: Our argument here is that those targets are too low. What we are seeing are local authorities where all targets are hit every year but the numbers of people on housing lists are going up. One of the arguments that I put forward is that housing delivery must match, if not exceed, the number of people coming on the list. Approximately how many new applicants do the witnesses expect to come...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Implementation of Housing for All: Discussion (Resumed) (25 Oct 2022)
Thomas Gould: Is the number of people coming on to the housing list expected to be over that?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Implementation of Housing for All: Discussion (Resumed) (25 Oct 2022)
Thomas Gould: I thank the witnesses and I appreciate their answers. I thank the Chair for being lenient.