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Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (30 May 2024)

Darragh O'Brien: Who wrote that line for the Deputy? He has used it about five times. Did someone up in your research office write it?

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)

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: 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)

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)

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.

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

Darragh O'Brien: Will the Deputy talk through the-----

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

Darragh O'Brien: I will respond to Deputy Stanton first. Waterrock in Midleton is a magnificent development. The previous Minister deserves a lot of credit for that too with regard to the LIHAF funding. We were also able to use the affordable housing fund to deliver homes there. It is a magnificent development. It shows that government schemes working together can actually help to drive not just social...

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

Darragh O'Brien: They got an extra 30 seconds so perhaps I could just be able to answer this. We see those mixed tenure developments across the country. On the road infrastructure issue, I will raise this with the Minister for Transport. It is important that infrastructure comes up. I might come back in if I have a supplementary response with regard to sustainable compact growth guidelines to be...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Homeless Persons Supports (30 May 2024)

Darragh O'Brien: We have delivered 110,000 new homes-----

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Homeless Persons Supports (30 May 2024)

Darragh O'Brien: Cathaoirleach, it is very difficult-----

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Homeless Persons Supports (30 May 2024)

Darragh O'Brien: Thank you. Our progress on housing is there to be seen. There are still-----

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Homeless Persons Supports (30 May 2024)

Darragh O'Brien: There are still significant-----

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Homeless Persons Supports (30 May 2024)

Darragh O'Brien: Every single time I try to respond to a question, the Deputy opposite-----

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Homeless Persons Supports (30 May 2024)

Darragh O'Brien: This is a very important issue.

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Homeless Persons Supports (30 May 2024)

Darragh O'Brien: I am not playing politics with it like you. You try to exploit problems and put nothing forward. All you want to do is exploit people's problems and difficulties.

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Homeless Persons Supports (30 May 2024)

Darragh O'Brien: I would say shame on you for that, Deputy Ó Broin.

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

Darragh O'Brien: I propose to take Questions Nos. 60, 80, 91, 93 and 116 together. Increased supply is key to meeting our housing need and addressing the challenges in the housing market. At its core, Housing for All seeks to significantly increase the supply of quality affordable homes. The plan comprises a suite of priority measures to transform our housing system, seeking to secure its sustainability...

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

Darragh O'Brien: That flows as well, because I wrote to Deputy Ó Broin recently asking him to publish his analysis of the impact of the abolition of the help-to-buy grant and first home scheme on house building and new housing supply.

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

Darragh O'Brien: Strangely, Deputies Ó Broin and Doherty decided not to respond in any way to those letters. That is the contrast between what we do and what others say they will do. In the background, other party colleagues-----