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- 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]
- Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Housing Schemes (30 May 2024)
Pádraig O'Sullivan: Will the Minister report on the operation of the first home scheme to date in 2024 and make a statement on the matter?
- Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Housing Schemes (30 May 2024)
Darragh O'Brien: I thank Deputy O'Sullivan. The first home scheme is a radical initiative that the Government introduced to bridge the gap in finance for those with mortgage approval and a deposit but who are still short in purchasing a new home. The State is stepping in and assisting them. The average equity we are providing across the country is €66,000, so it is a significant amount. If we...
- Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Housing Provision (30 May 2024)
Pádraig O'Sullivan: The majority of Deputies from Cork city and county would attest to that. To be fair, the councils have been trailblazers in the delivery of units. I commend them on the work they are doing and I wish them continued success in the years ahead. It is, however, incumbent on me to reiterate to the Minister that while many of the things we have said are positive, be it the exemptions for...
- Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Housing Provision (30 May 2024)
Ruairi Ó Murchú: Deputy Stanton would also like to comment.
- Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Housing Provision (30 May 2024)
David Stanton: I support my colleague and the Minister on the great work is going on. The Minister came to Midleton a little while ago and told us of the local infrastructure housing activation fund, LIHAF. That is now complete and thousands of houses will be built on that particular site in Waterrock, which is fantastic. It is really good. There are two small issues I will bring to the Minister's...
- Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Housing Provision (30 May 2024)
Thomas Gould: I have some facts here that will spoil the Minister's earlier rendition. Cork County Council will probably not reach its target figures until 2026. I will give some actual facts. It was five short in 2022 and it was 161 short in 2023. Even though the Government's own targets are so low that they will not help solve the housing crisis, the council cannot even meet its targets. We have a...
- Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Housing Provision (30 May 2024)
Ruairi Ó Murchú: Teachta, le do thoil
- Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Housing Provision (30 May 2024)
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- Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Housing Provision (30 May 2024)
Thomas Gould: -----there is a whole issue of they will not let people on the homeless list in emergency accommodation.
- Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Housing Provision (30 May 2024)
Bernard Durkan: The Minister has to be congratulated for the progress to date in a very difficult situation between economic factors, Covid, Brexit and all the things that have impeded progress not only on housing but on everything else as well. We welcome the success to date. Everyone will agree that we now need a push forward. We spoke about this recently. We need to push forward and it is possible...
- Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Housing Provision (30 May 2024)
Darragh O'Brien: I thank the Government Deputies for their comments. I put it to Deputy Gould that if there were medals awarded for objectors, Sinn Féin would be gold medalists as objectors right the way across the country.
- Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Housing Provision (30 May 2024)
Eoin Ó Broin: That is absolutely not true. What did Fianna Fáil do with the Clonburris and the SDZ for 8,500 homes but no-----
- Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Housing Provision (30 May 2024)
Ruairi Ó Murchú: Teachta Ó Broin-----
- Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Housing Provision (30 May 2024)
Darragh O'Brien: I think we should let Eoin come into the Chamber on his own so he can just talk to himself and get all this rage and anger out of his system.