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Planning and Development (Amendment) Bill 2016: Second Stage (Resumed) (19 Jan 2017)

Peter Fitzpatrick: I very much welcome the opportunity to speak in today's debate on the Planning and Development Housing and Residential Bill 2016. Everybody from both sides of this house recognises that there is a housing crisis in Ireland. There is a lack of housing stock, either new or second-hand. The current Minister, Deputy Simon Coveney, has made excellent progress to date and he is also the first to...

Private Members' Business - Anti-Evictions Bill 2016: Second Stage [Private Members] (17 Jan 2017)

Seán Kyne: Rebuilding Ireland: Action Plan for Housing and Homelessness was launched in July 2016. Its vision is that, to the greatest extent possible, every household in Ireland will be able to access secure, good quality and affordable housing suited to its needs and located in sustainable communities. The residential rental sector has a vital role to play in achieving this vision. As the Minister,...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: NAMA Loans Sale (17 Jan 2017)

Michael Noonan: In 2016, NAMA sold loans, the debtor for which I understand, owns the units in question in the Strand apartment buildings.  As is NAMA's policy, in order to minimise disruption to tenants, the owner did not seek vacant possession of these apartments in advance of NAMA's sale of his loans.  Furthermore, the sale of...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Credit Availability (17 Jan 2017)

Michael Noonan: As the Deputy is aware, supporting SMEs, including those in the farming community, in terms of access to finance has been a cornerstone policy for Government in our efforts to rebuild the economy and bring back jobs.  In terms of monitoring the working capital requirements for SMEs, my Department commissions biannual surveys to ascertain the demand for credit by SMEs.  This...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Banking Sector in Ireland: Central Bank of Ireland (20 Dec 2016)

John McGuinness: ...to impress upon banks that are not already represented here that there is security for their funds and that we need more repossessions to impress them. The representatives of the Bank of Ireland told us there would definitely be more repossessions in 2017 and onwards. Before the crash, there were very few repossessions. There were no headlines in the newspapers about the issue. The...

Social and Affordable Housing Bill 2016: Second Stage [Private Members] (8 Dec 2016) See 1 other result from this debate

Damien English: ...approximately €700 million plus in terms of infrastructure. That does not include all local authorities, as only 21 local authorities have submitted their plans. I am sure there are more to come. It has been a useful process in terms of giving us a view of the amount of infrastructure required. I hope the initial fund of €200 million is only the start. We know that we...

Select Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Estimates for Public Services 2016
Vote 30 - Agriculture, Food and the Marine (Supplementary) (6 Dec 2016)

Michael Creed: ...Vote to bring forward expenditure commitments due in 2017 under the World Food Programme, WFP, and also transfer a further €13.9 million of other savings to fund the Strategic Banking Corporation of Ireland, SBCI, agriculture cashflow support loan scheme, which I announced in budget 2017 in October. The €33.9 million current funds required would be transferred from various...

Planning and Development (Housing) and Residential Tenancies Bill 2016 [Seanad]: Second Stage (1 Dec 2016)

Simon Coveney: ...of housing tenure - social, private and private rental. The Government’s commitment to ending the housing shortage and tackling homelessness is clearly evidenced and underpinned in the Government's Rebuilding Ireland - Action Plan for Housing and Homelessness. The action plan includes two specific pillars which are about building more homes and improving the rental sector. In...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Help-To-Buy Scheme (1 Dec 2016)

Michael Noonan: ...to ensure the sustainability and effectiveness of the current framework. Whilst the Central Bank is independent in terms of macro prudential policy, the decision to adjust the regulations is welcome. In particular the change to the ceiling on the loan to value (LTV) ratio for all first time buyers (FTB), should better support first-time buyers in accessing the required mortgage to buy...

Secure Rents and Tenancies Bill 2016: Second Stage [Private Members] (30 Nov 2016)

Simon Coveney: ...the past decade where states with relatively large private rented sectors such as Germany and Switzerland were better insulated against housing booms than states with small rented sectors such as Ireland and Spain. Indeed, the rental sector in Ireland has traditionally been regarded as a residual sector in which households who would prefer either to own their own home privately or access...

Finance Bill 2016: Report Stage (Resumed) (23 Nov 2016)

Michael Noonan: ...element of Government policy on housing. It is one part of the many actions to develop a fully functioning housing market that responds adequately to the needs of our citizens included in Rebuilding Ireland - Action Plan for Housing and Homelessness, which was launched last July. It is in this context that the help-to-buy scheme should be considered. Its role would be to complement the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Banking Sector in Ireland: Permanent TSB (22 Nov 2016)

...on in 2012, namely, that of turning Permanent TSB into a best-in-class retail and SME bank with an exclusive focus on the Irish market, remains a work in progress and will do so for a few years to come. However, we have achieved much over the past four years and we are well placed to finish the job, to return capital to taxpayers and other shareholders and to create a well governed,...

Seanad: Planning and Development (Housing) and Residential Tenancies Bill 2016: Second Stage (16 Nov 2016) See 1 other result from this debate

Simon Coveney: ...house prices and rental cost increases. The Government's commitment to ending the housing shortage and tackling homelessness is clearly evidenced and underpinned in the Government's strategy, Rebuilding Ireland - Action Plan for Housing and Homelessness, two pillars of which are about building more homes and making our permitting and approvals systems more efficient and improving the...

Finance Bill 2016: Second Stage (Resumed) (26 Oct 2016)

Tommy Broughan: ...the Stamp Duties Consolidation Act 1999. The section refers to "penalties for deliberately or carelessly making incorrect returns" and defines "offshore matters" to include relevant accounts, income and gains, relevant property situated and any other "income, gains, accounts or assets" arising or held in a country or territory other than the State. The amendments to the principal Act...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Help-To-Buy Scheme (25 Oct 2016)

Michael Noonan: ...on or before 31 December 2019.  In the case of a person constructing a new residence on their own behalf (self-build), the first-time buyer must draw down the first tranche of the relevant mortgage loan on or after 19 July 2016 and on or before 31 December 2019.  The date of 19 July was chosen as it was the date of the launch of 'Rebuilding Ireland: Action Plan for Housing...

Financial Resolutions 2017 - Financial Resolution No. 2: General (Resumed) (12 Oct 2016) See 1 other result from this debate

Michael Creed: ...and strengthening the sector to meet the challenges arising from Brexit. The United Kingdom is our biggest market, with €5.3 billion in exports and €3.8 billion in exports from the United Kingdom to the Republic of Ireland, a trade surplus for us. The challenge, politically, has been to create awareness of this and to that end we have established a dedicated unit in the...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Local Authority Housing Data (5 Oct 2016)

Simon Coveney: It is estimated that approximately 11,000 new social housing units, of the 47,000 to be delivered under Rebuilding Ireland: Action Plan for Housing and Homelessness, will be acquired by local authorities and Approved Housing Bodies (AHBs) directly from the market or the Housing Agency. Final delivery on this and other elements of the delivery of the 47,000 units will ultimately depend on...

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Forecasts for Budget 2017: Department of Finance (4 Oct 2016)

...elasticity of supply is very low, given that so many developers have gone out of business and access to capital is a problem. With the new finding model, a person cannot walk in and get a 955 loan from a bank, which is good from a financial stability perspective. There is certainly a mismatch or an imbalance between demand and supply in the economy. We are very conscious of the impact...

Seanad: Address by An Taoiseach (Resumed) (29 Sep 2016)

Enda Kenny: ...made. Some of them have been very valuable and very constructive. My agenda for the future is immediately to deal with the budget and public finances, Brexit, the common travel area, Northern Ireland, our relationship with Britain, the protection of our own national interests and housing and homelessness. Regarding the latter, we have produced an action plan in 100 days, with €5...

Seanad: Finance (Certain European Union and Intergovernmental Obligations) Bill 2016: Second Stage (28 Sep 2016)

Eoghan Murphy: ..., the Bill is mainly of a technical nature. It is designed principally to facilitate the implementation of the European Union banking union agenda. However, it is important because it allows Ireland to fulfil its banking union obligations. It is important that while dealing with this measure quickly, Members do not rush it. This can be done and it can be made a priority without rushing...