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- Other Questions: Housing Policy (29 Jun 2016)
Ruth Coppinger: Then why are they not doing it?
- Other Questions: Housing Policy (29 Jun 2016)
Ruth Coppinger: They are waiting for prices to increase.
- Other Questions: Housing Policy (29 Jun 2016)
Ruth Coppinger: That is marvellous.
- Other Questions: Housing Policy (29 Jun 2016)
Ruth Coppinger: May I clarify a matter? I contributed-----
- Other Questions: Housing Policy (29 Jun 2016)
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- Other Questions: Housing Policy (29 Jun 2016)
Ruth Coppinger: No. I just asked how many-----
- Other Questions: Housing Policy (29 Jun 2016)
Ruth Coppinger: I was not given a second chance to revert.
- Other Questions: Housing Policy (29 Jun 2016)
Ruth Coppinger: I am not trampling on her rights; I am just asking about mine.
- Other Questions: Housing Policy (29 Jun 2016)
Ruth Coppinger: 8. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if he has completed any independent research into the component costs of building a new house and renting residential properties; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18472/16]
- Other Questions: Housing Policy (29 Jun 2016)
Ruth Coppinger: The cost of a house emerged as a key issue in the Committee on Housing and Homelessness. If we want to be able to supply 140,000 families with housing, plus those who are not on the social housing list, are paying massive rents and need affordable housing, the issue must be tackled. Will the Minister get independent research on this issue as he takes over in his Department and not just that...
- Other Questions: Housing Policy (29 Jun 2016)
Ruth Coppinger: That was a great rehearsed reply but it did not answer my question. The Construction Industry Federation representatives came crying into their soup before the Committee on Housing and Homelessness and argued that 36% of the cost of a house was going on taxes. Thus, they argued that the Government should reduce VAT and taxes on builders. However, 36% is not the correct figure. It is 16%...
- Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Local Authority Housing Provision (29 Jun 2016)
Ruth Coppinger: What is wrong with council housing?
- Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Local Authority Housing Provision (29 Jun 2016)
Ruth Coppinger: The Minister has not mentioned-----
- Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Housing Provision (29 Jun 2016)
Ruth Coppinger: On 13 June, the Taoiseach wrote to Jean-Claude Juncker about the impact of the EU rules on public investment. He said there was a significant threat to the ability to fund major projects in housing, transport and water. Despite this, the Government is not seeking any derogation from those rules. Why not? Why is the new Minister with responsibility for housing going to the European...
- Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Housing Provision (29 Jun 2016)
Ruth Coppinger: The Minister has just answered my question and explained why we produced a minority report and digressed from the Committee on Housing and Homelessness. Off-balance sheet funding is a mirage and nobody has been able to explain how it will work. Although it is the only alternative that has been suggested, nobody could come before the committee and explain it. The Minister has admitted it is...
- Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Local Authority Housing Provision (29 Jun 2016)
Ruth Coppinger: The Minister is not interested in building social housing.
- Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Housing Provision (29 Jun 2016)
Ruth Coppinger: 4. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if he can resolve the housing crisis while adhering to the European Union's fiscal rules; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18709/16]
- Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Housing Provision (29 Jun 2016)
Ruth Coppinger: The housing committee, the Minister for Finance and the Taoiseach himself have all expressed real concerns about the EU fiscal rules impinging on our ability to resolve our housing crisis. The structural rules, the structural balance rule, the expenditure benchmark and the debt rule have now become clear barriers to our investing in public, social and affordable housing, and I want to know...
- Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Action Plan on Housing (29 Jun 2016)
Ruth Coppinger: 13. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government when the Action Plan on Housing will be published. [18473/16]
- Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Rent Controls (29 Jun 2016)
Ruth Coppinger: 34. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if he will introduce rent controls; if so, the form they would take; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18471/16]