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Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Traveller Accommodation (30 May 2024)

Thomas Gould: I thank the Minister of State. In my constituency there is a major development of the Spring Lane halting site. We have made a number of observations and Cork City Council has taken a lot of them on board. We have done a lot of work with the Traveller community on this site and with the broader community because we want the development to work. We particularly want it to work for the...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Traveller Accommodation (30 May 2024)

Alan Dillon: I disagree with Deputy Gould's statement on how the Department is dealing with the Traveller community. I am pleased to report full expenditure of over €36 million in total by local authorities relating to Traveller-specific accommodation was achieved in 2023. I recently had the opportunity to meet with the Irish Traveller Movement, with Bernard Joyce and his colleagues. We are...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Housing Schemes (30 May 2024)

Pádraig O'Sullivan: I hate to sound like a broken record but a lot of what I am going to say was said during the debate on the previous question. The more the Minister’s critics decry the interventions he is making, the more it proves he is going in the right direction. We have spoken previously about the relevant figures. When he came into office, there had been a decade of undersupply. We did not...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Housing Schemes (30 May 2024)

Darragh O'Brien: I thank the Deputy. The scheme is working. We have to acknowledge that schemes such as this one need to be supported because they help people to buy a home. The Deputy and my Government colleagues and I support homeownership. We want to help people who are working hard to own a home. That is why I would like the scheme to continue. It is working for people. The take-up rate has...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Housing Schemes (30 May 2024)

Pádraig O'Sullivan: I concur with the Minister. Many people in the industry would say that without the likes of the first home scheme and all the other initiatives we have spoken about, homes would be unaffordable for a certain cohort. I support the scheme and am fully with the Minister. Perhaps he could speak to his intention to keep the scheme going if the current Government is re-elected and if he remains...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Housing Schemes (30 May 2024)

Thomas Gould: I raised a matter with the Taoiseach yesterday in respect of equity. I spoke to a gentleman who came to see me and who is looking to buy a house. He has good savings and a full-time job. He has two kids. He is separated and trying to put a roof over his head. He is trying to use the affordable housing scheme and the shared equity scheme. I am seeking clarity. What I have been told is...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Housing Schemes (30 May 2024)

Bernard Durkan: I acknowledge the progress the Minister is making. There is a multiplicity of schemes, some of which are more helpful than others. Would it be possible to look at the schemes in their totality with a view to discontinuing some and adding more of an incentive to other schemes that might have a bigger impact?

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Housing Schemes (30 May 2024)

Darragh O'Brien: Bhí mo chomhghleacaí, an tAire Stáit, an Teachta Noonan, ag labhairt liom faoi na daoine atá sa Ghailearaí ó Ghaelscoil Osraí i gContae Chill Chainnigh. Cuirim fáilte rompu go léir go dtí Teach Laighean inniu. I ask Deputy Gould to give the details regarding the case he outlined and we will look at it for him. I am happy to help. The...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Defective Building Materials (30 May 2024)

Defective Building Materials

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Defective Building Materials (30 May 2024)

Pearse Doherty: 63. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if the Government is considering revising the defective block redress scheme given the issues that are emerging with the scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24413/24]

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Defective Building Materials (30 May 2024)

Pearse Doherty: 66. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if, given recent committee meetings, the Government is considering revisiting and altering its defective block redress scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24401/24]

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Defective Building Materials (30 May 2024)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: My colleague, Deputy Doherty, and I submitted a number of questions. I am representing us both, with the assistance and co-operation of the House. For three weeks, the finance and housing committees probed the enhanced defective concrete block scheme. It is clear there are gaping holes in the scheme both in its accessibility for applicants and the science that underpins it. What is the...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Defective Building Materials (30 May 2024)

Malcolm Noonan: Cuirim fáilte roimh na daltaí agus na múinteoirí ó Ghaelscoil Osraí, Contae Chill Chainnigh. I propose to take Questions Nos. 63 and 66 together. As the Deputy is aware, the Minister, Deputy O’Brien, commenced the Remediation of Dwellings Damaged by the Use of Defective Concrete Blocks Act 2022 on 22 June 2023. It contains the enhanced grant...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Vacant Properties (30 May 2024)

David Stanton: I thank the Minister of State for his response and acknowledge the good work in this area. I agree with him that there is great potential to provide homes for people in buildings that already exist, which is the easiest approach. Is there a register of vacant and derelict properties in each local authority? If so, are they publicly available? Does the Department have access to the...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Vacant Properties (30 May 2024)

Alan Dillon: I thank the Deputy for his question and his support for the ongoing efforts to tackle vacancy and dereliction in his constituency. On his question on vacant homes officers, all 31 local authorities now have a full-time vacancy officer in place, fulfilling one of the Housing for All commitments. Each local authority receives an annual fund of up to €60,000 to support the work of the...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Vacant Properties (30 May 2024)

David Stanton: The Minister of State commented that local authorities have access to a register of vacant and derelict properties. Is it being made available to his Department? In other words, is the Department being copied with the information regularly? I understand there is an ongoing process. If the Department is being copied, will the Minister of State make the information available to Deputies?...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Vacant Properties (30 May 2024)

Thomas Gould: The Minister of State mentioned that the tackling of vacancy and dereliction is a priority or something the Department was going to address. Let me mention some of the figures that came out recently. There are 1,913 buildings on the derelict sites register, and there is €20 million outstanding in uncollected levies, almost €5 million of which relates to Cork. Local...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Vacant Properties (30 May 2024)

Alan Dillon: I thank the Deputies. On Deputy Stanton's question on Youghal, my Department and the local authority are engaging to take action. We hope to have something back to the local authority in that regard. On the derelict sites register, local authorities are required to submit an annual return to my Department providing information on the operations in their functional areas. As of December...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Housing Schemes (30 May 2024)

Housing Schemes

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Housing Schemes (30 May 2024)

Michael Moynihan: 62. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he will report on the operation of the first home scheme to date in 2024; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24325/24]