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Local Government (Water Pollution) (Amendment) Bill 2018: Second Stage [Private Members] (20 Nov 2018)

Damien English: That was a local policy decision on housing.

Local Government (Water Pollution) (Amendment) Bill 2018: Second Stage [Private Members] (20 Nov 2018)

Damien English: That is different from what the Deputy said a moment ago.

Local Government (Water Pollution) (Amendment) Bill 2018: Second Stage [Private Members] (20 Nov 2018)

Damien English: That is correct.

Local Government (Water Pollution) (Amendment) Bill 2018: Second Stage [Private Members] (20 Nov 2018)

Damien English: I question that. The Deputy should check that again.

Local Government (Water Pollution) (Amendment) Bill 2018: Second Stage [Private Members] (20 Nov 2018)

Damien English: I am glad the Leas-Cheann Comhairle will give me an extra ten minutes for scaring me off. I am not sure Pat Spillane will be very happy that Deputy Ferris has tried to identify him as a Fine Gaeler. The Deputy might want to discuss that with him because I would not have him on our list. It is unfair and wrong to name people in the Chamber and assume what their political persuasions are...

Local Government (Water Pollution) (Amendment) Bill 2018: Second Stage [Private Members] (20 Nov 2018)

Damien English: I know, but "in Ireland" was said and I wanted to clear that up. That is not a true statement for anyone to come out with in this House. Again, I listened to Deputy Ó Cuív and the same accusation that we are against one-off houses. In Galway all the houses built in recent years have been one-off houses, so the Deputy's statement is just not true. I am happy to debate this. I...

Local Government (Water Pollution) (Amendment) Bill 2018: Second Stage [Private Members] (20 Nov 2018)

Damien English: -----again, the Deputy should check his facts before he makes accusations in the House. Some parts of rural Ireland has been in decline for many years, although not all parts. They were let decline and there was no effort to save rural Ireland or to give certain parts of the country a function or a reason to prosper, or the opportunity to prosper. It is not because of changes to one-off...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Traveller Accommodation (20 Nov 2018)

Damien English: I propose to take Questions Nos. 641 to 643, inclusive, together. In accordance with the Housing (Traveller Accommodation) Act 1998, housing authorities have statutory responsibility for the assessment of the accommodation needs of Travellers and the preparation, adoption and implementation of multi-annual Traveller Accommodation Programmes (TAPs) in their areas. My Department’s role...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Fire Service (20 Nov 2018)

Damien English: As Minister with policy and legislative responsibility for fire safety and the provision of fire services by local authorities, my primary concern, as set out in the Fire Services Acts 1981 and 2003, is that local authority provided fire services are meeting their statutory obligations in respect of provision of fire services and fire safety. Fire services are provided in Ireland by local...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Fire Service (20 Nov 2018)

Damien English: Council Directive 93/104/EC of 23 November 1993, concerning certain aspects of the organisation of working time (the Working Time Directive), lays down minimum safety and health requirements for the organisation of working time, in respect of periods of daily rest, breaks, weekly rest, maximum weekly working time, annual leave and aspects of night work, shift work and patterns of work....

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Traveller Accommodation (20 Nov 2018)

Damien English: In accordance with the Housing (Traveller Accommodation) Act 1998, housing authorities have statutory responsibility for the assessment of the accommodation needs of Travellers and the preparation, adoption and implementation of multi-annual Traveller Accommodation Programmes (TAPs) in their areas.  My Department’s role is to ensure that there are adequate structures and supports...

Dublin (North Inner City) Development Authority Bill 2018: Second Stage [Private Members] (14 Nov 2018)

Damien English: I thank Deputy Lahart for providing this opportunity for the House to focus its attention on Dublin’s north inner city. I also thank Deputy Curran for his contribution. It is worth bringing this into focus and to review where we have been over the past two years. The issue was known of well before two years ago. We were clear when we sat down with Mr. Kieran Mulvey to make these...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Local Authority Housing Data (14 Nov 2018)

Damien English: The Department does not keep data on the number of vacant or void local authority houses waiting refurbishment at any given point in time.  Statistics in respect of social housing, including the number and percentage of total local authority dwellings that are vacant, are compiled by the National Oversight and Audit Commission in its annual reports on performance indicators in...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Local Authority Housing Data (14 Nov 2018)

Damien English: I will certainly engage with the local authority to see what the issue is and to see if there is any confusion. There is no confusion on my part. We wrote all local authorities in September to ask them to bring forward any additional voids they have. If work is completed by 14 December, this will be covered under the budget as well. More than 1,800 voids will be refurbished this year....

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Social and Affordable Housing Funding (14 Nov 2018)

Damien English: So was my reply.

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Social and Affordable Housing Funding (14 Nov 2018)

Damien English: I will again be very clear, as I was in my initial reply. There are 68 ha of land, not 50 acres, available to the local authority in Louth to develop housing. That land could accommodate 1,700 houses. I say it again for the record, we are very clear that funding is available to develop more schemes on lands owned by Louth County Council. I cannot make it any clearer than that. We have...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Social and Affordable Housing Funding (14 Nov 2018)

Damien English: I did not mention the Land Development Agency. I am very clear that we have met with Louth County Council. It has a pipeline of projects to deliver more than 740 houses in the coming year or two. We have been very clear that we would like more projects to be in the pipeline. There are schemes to do that and we are very happy to engage with the council in this regard. We are funding...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Social and Affordable Housing Funding (14 Nov 2018)

Damien English: No, they have not refused. No one has refused.

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Social and Affordable Housing Funding (14 Nov 2018)

Damien English: We are very clear.

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Social and Affordable Housing Funding (14 Nov 2018)

Damien English: I am telling Deputy Munster that there are opportunities to develop schemes and we will work with the council to do that. We are an open book in this regard.