Results 361-380 of 1,389 for long speaker:Darragh O'Brien

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Regeneration Projects (18 Jan 2023)

Darragh O'Brien: ...of Dublin City Council's (DCC) continuous redevelopment work and building on their reviews of the conditions of its older flat complexes, they have advised my Department that they are developing a long term strategy for the redevelopment and/or refurbishment of many of these complexes. This is a matter for DCC in the first instance. With regards to Pearse House, due to the large size...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Departmental Projects (18 Jan 2023)

Darragh O'Brien: ...the following link: lda.ie/register-of-relevant-lands/map. The Land Development Agency (LDA) has an immediate focus on managing the State’s owned lands to develop new homes, and regenerate under-utilised sites. In the longer-term, it will assemble strategic land banks from a mix of public and private lands, making these available for housing in a controlled manner, to bring...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Wildlife Conservation (18 Jan 2023)

Darragh O'Brien: The decline of Ireland’s native breeding Curlew is a cause of concern. The changes made to land management over the past 40 to 50 years have had consequences for birds such as the Curlew, along with various other species. It is imperative that we work with those who manage lands where Curlew remain breeding. Since 2017, the Curlew Conservation Programme has operated with local...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Schemes (18 Jan 2023)

Darragh O'Brien: The Housing Assistance Payment (HAP) is a form of social housing support for people who have a long-term housing need. Under HAP, tenants source their own accommodation in the private rented market. However, additional supports are available under HAP for homeless households or households at risk of homelessness. While eligible households or individuals may source accommodation for themselves...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Policy (18 Jan 2023)

Darragh O'Brien: .... The Rental Accommodation Scheme, introduced in 2005, placed responsibility on local authorities to meet the accommodation needs of people in receipt of Rent Supplement for 18 months or longer, and who are assessed as having a long-term housing need. Under the Scheme rules, tenants are charged a rent contribution which is paid directly to the local authority who will determine that...

Income Eligibility for Social Housing Supports: Statements (15 Dec 2022)

Darragh O'Brien: ...with a more equitable approach to assessing eligibility than previous approaches. Importantly, the current model reserves housing support for households that cannot support themselves and have a continuing long-term need, while at the same time ensuring constrained public resources are provided to those who need them most. Eligibility is assessed against objective criteria, including...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Departmental Funding (15 Dec 2022)

Darragh O'Brien: ...through my Department's Voids Programme to supplement the local authority funding available for the preparation of vacant properties for re-letting. The funding was introduced originally to tackle long term vacant units and is now increasingly targeted to support authorities to ensure minimal turnaround and re-let times for vacant stock. From 2014 to 2021, expenditure of some...

Planning and Development and Foreshore (Amendment) Bill 2022 [Seanad]: Committee and Remaining Stages (14 Dec 2022)

Darragh O'Brien: ...For example, there are specific Teagasc lands in my constituency that have been zoned since, I think, 1999. I know of HSE lands that have been zoned residential in a town in my constituency for as long as I have been in public life. That is serviced zoned land that should be used for housing. Whether we agree or disagree, all of us know those lands that are idle should be put to good...

Planning and Development and Foreshore (Amendment) Bill 2022 [Seanad]: Committee and Remaining Stages (14 Dec 2022)

Darragh O'Brien: ...developable, and is serviced or serviceable land that can be built on quite swiftly. The middle third is a bit more problematic. However, having said that, there may be land within that third that we could develop further along in the process. We will assess whether the initiative to write down the debt works, and if so, we will move on to the second and third pieces of land. In...

Planning and Development and Foreshore (Amendment) Bill 2022: Second Stage (14 Dec 2022)

Darragh O'Brien: ...asked about being able to exempt certain developments from Part 8. I am very much focusing there on the encumbered land, that is, the land local authorities have which has carried legacy debt for a long time and cannot be developed because it is not financially viable. Through approval I got from Cabinet, I will write down and pay that debt on the basis that those local authorities...

Appointment of Ordinary Members of An Coimisiún Toghcháin: Motion (14 Dec 2022)

Darragh O'Brien: ...comprise seven members in total. In addition to the four ordinary members who are the subject of the motion, two ex officiomembers, namely, the Clerk of the Dáil and the Ombudsman, will also sit on an coimisiún. The holders of these senior public offices have for a long time been involved in the functions which An Coimisiún is taking on, for example, constituency...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Departmental Data (14 Dec 2022)

Darragh O'Brien: ...unsustainable by their lender under the Mortgage Arrears Resolution Process (MARP), who agree to the voluntary surrender of their home and who have very limited options, if any, to meet their long-term housing needs themselves. In addition, the household must be deemed eligible for social housing support. The concept of the scheme is that a household with an unsustainable mortgage goes...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Local Authorities (14 Dec 2022)

Darragh O'Brien: ...in funding through the Land Development Agency and €5bn funding through the Housing Finance Agency. Under Housing for All, the Government will deliver 47,600 new build social homes; 3,500 social homes through long-term leasing and 28,500 new affordable homes in the period 2022-2026. Under my Department’s Social Housing Investment Programme, funding is available to...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Policy (14 Dec 2022)

Darragh O'Brien: ...funding through the Land Development Agency (LDA) and €5bn funding through the Housing Finance Agency. Under Housing for All, the Government will deliver 47,600 new build social homes; 3,500 social homes through long-term leasing and 28,500 new affordable homes in the period 2022-2026. Local authorities have also published Housing Delivery Action Plans, setting out details of...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Vacant Properties (14 Dec 2022)

Darragh O'Brien: ...funding has also been provided through my Department's Voids Programme to support local authorities in preparing vacant units for re-letting. This funding was initially introduced to tackle long term vacant units and is now increasingly targeted at ensuring minimal turnaround and re-let times for local authority vacant stock. An annualised breakdown by local authority of the funding...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Local Authorities (14 Dec 2022)

Darragh O'Brien: ...through my Department's Voids Programme to supplement the local authority funding available for the preparation of vacant properties for re-letting. The funding was introduced originally to tackle long term vacant units and is now increasingly targeted to support authorities to ensure minimal turnaround and re-let times for vacant stock. From 2014 to 2021, expenditure of some...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Departmental Data (14 Dec 2022)

Darragh O'Brien: ...in the national quarterly delivery statistics in Q1 2023. The LDA has an immediate focus on managing the State’s own lands to develop new homes, and regenerate under-utilised sites. In the longer-term, it will assemble strategic land-banks from a mix of public and private lands making these available for housing, which is expected to bring essential more long-term stability to...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Local Authorities (14 Dec 2022)

Darragh O'Brien: ...in funding through the Land Development Agency and €5bn funding through the Housing Finance Agency. Under Housing for All, the Government will deliver 47,600 new build social homes and 3,500 social homes through long-term leasing in the period 2022-2026. Our clear focus is to increase the stock of social housing through new build projects delivered by local authorities and Approved...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Schemes (14 Dec 2022)

Darragh O'Brien: ...through the Land Development Agency (LDA) and €5bn funding through the Housing Finance Agency. Under Housing for All, the Government will deliver 47,600 new build social homes, 3,500 social homes through long-term leasing and 28,500 new affordable homes in the period 2022-2026. In implementing the key objectives under Housing for All, each local authority has prepared...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Emergency Accommodation (13 Dec 2022)

Darragh O'Brien: ...a substantial period of time and money for a housing solution that is temporary in nature. As this property is very large and located in a central location, it may be more appropriate for a long term accommodation strategy and my Department is engaging with other Departments about the potential use.