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Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Defective Building Materials (30 May 2024)

Malcolm Noonan: On the NSAI review of IS 465, the ongoing work is autonomous. An interagency defective concrete block technical matters steering group was established to inform and guide the NSAI review of a number of relevant standards, including IS 465, and the impact, if any, on foundations and the effect, if any, on full cavity-fill insulation on homes susceptible to defective block work. This work has...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Defective Building Materials (30 May 2024)

Malcolm Noonan: There is rigour and detailed scientific analysis attached to the process adopted by the NSAI. As I stated, the review mechanism was put in place within a year of the Act and the process is ongoing. There is also a process for a three-year review. Deputy Mac Lochlainn is correct that it is grant scheme but it is very much enhanced from the previous 2020 grant scheme, with a 100% grant,...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Defective Building Materials (30 May 2024)

Malcolm Noonan: That is what it is. There is a revised application process that removes the financial barrier to scheme entry. All of these are in place. There is provision for alternative accommodation costs. A Government guarantee is provided with regard to remediation works, other than the full demolition and rebuild, through eligibility for a second grant, if required, for a period of up to 40 years....

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Defective Building Materials (30 May 2024)

Malcolm Noonan: Cuirim fáilte roimh na daltaí agus na múinteoirí ó Ghaelscoil Osraí, Contae Chill Chainnigh. I propose to take Questions Nos. 63 and 66 together. As the Deputy is aware, the Minister, Deputy O’Brien, commenced the Remediation of Dwellings Damaged by the Use of Defective Concrete Blocks Act 2022 on 22 June 2023. It contains the enhanced grant...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Housing Provision (30 May 2024)

Malcolm Noonan: I will not get into a response on specific projects. The local authorities are delivering affordable homes with funding approval in place to assist with the delivery of more than 4,135 purchase and cost-rental homes across 21 local authorities with support of more than €335 million from the affordable housing fund. Again, I will not get into specifics about-----

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Housing Provision (30 May 2024)

Malcolm Noonan: That is what the AHF is for.

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Housing Provision (30 May 2024)

Malcolm Noonan: Yes.

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Housing Provision (30 May 2024)

Malcolm Noonan: Housing for All sets out a range of actions necessary to increase the supply of housing out to 2030, comprising 54,000 affordable homes to be delivered by local authorities, approved housing bodies, AHBs, the Land Development Agency, and through the first home scheme, which is a strategic partnership between the State and retail banks. In 2023, more than 4,000 affordable housing supports...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Housing Provision (30 May 2024)

Malcolm Noonan: Generally, when it comes to overall delivery, to the end of quarter 4 2023, more than 5,800 affordable housing solutions have been delivered through cost rental, the first home scheme, the local authority affordable purchase scheme, and the vacant property refurbishment grant. The first home scheme is assisting first-time buyers to purchase new homes. Recently-published quarter 1 2024...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Housing Provision (30 May 2024)

Malcolm Noonan: On the issues around the general delivery of affordable housing, the affordable housing fund now provides funding of up to €150,000 to support apartment delivery in urban areas. In July 2023, the Government approved additional supports for AHBs to deliver cost-rental homes by increasing funding to up to 55% of capital costs from the previous 45%. This funding comprises a mixture...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Schemes (30 May 2024)

Malcolm Noonan: A key principle of the Housing Assistance Payment (HAP) is that eligible households source their own accommodation in the private rented market. The accommodation should be within the prescribed maximum HAP rent limits, which are based on household size and the rental market within the area concerned. Each local authority has statutory discretion to agree to a HAP payment above the...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Provision (30 May 2024)

Malcolm Noonan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 69 and 131 together. Housing for All, the most ambitious housing plan in the history of our State, was published in September 2021. The Plan details a comprehensive suite of actions that has and will continue to increase the provision of housing through accelerating supply and increasing the affordability of homes for our citizens, including those in Carlow....

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Schemes (30 May 2024)

Malcolm Noonan: I am pleased to note that funding approvals are now in place for the delivery of over 4,000 affordable purchase and cost rental homes by 21 local authorities with the support of the Affordable Housing Fund to secure affordable upfront purchase prices and cost rents. This is a significant level of activity. Despite well-documented affordability and viability challenges, the arrangements...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Schemes (30 May 2024)

Malcolm Noonan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 76 and 83 together. Housing for All sets out a range of actions to increase the supply of housing out to 2030, including providing 54,000 affordable homes for purchase and rent. These homes will be delivered by Local Authorities, AHBs, the LDA, through the First Home Scheme, and by bringing vacant homes back into use. Significant public funding is being...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Heritage Projects (30 May 2024)

Malcolm Noonan: The National Monuments Service of my Department administers the Community Monuments Fund (CMF). The core aims of the CMF are to:enable conservation works to be carried out on monuments which are deemed to be significant and in need of urgent support;build resilience in our monuments to enable them to withstand the effects of climate change;encourage access to monuments and improve their...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Heritage Sites (30 May 2024)

Malcolm Noonan: In line with UNESCO advice that World Heritage Tentative Lists be reviewed and updated at least once every ten years, in January 2019, my Department launched a call for applications to a new Tentative List for Ireland. The Tentative List is an inventory of potential sites that Ireland intends to nominate for inclusion on the World Heritage List. Each site on the Tentative List must...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: National Parks (30 May 2024)

Malcolm Noonan: The publication of legislation to provide a legal basis for National Parks is a priority for the National Parks and Wildlife Service (NPWS) within my Department. The NPWS is currently assessing the requirements of such legislation and considering how best to advance legislation in such a way as to maximise possible benefits to the National Park System. It should be noted, just as the...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Heritage Sites (30 May 2024)

Malcolm Noonan: The Passage Tomb Landscape of County Sligo was added to Ireland's World Heritage Tentative List in 2022. My Department has met a number of times with Sligo County Council to discuss how the nomination towards World Heritage status should proceed and we are currently finalising a Memorandum of Understanding with the Local Authority that will set out the overarching nomination structure, key...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: National Monuments (30 May 2024)

Malcolm Noonan: Under the provisions of the National Monuments Acts, my Department has established and maintains a Record of Monuments and Places (RMP) which affords legal protection to all recorded archaeological sites and monuments in the State, including the passage tomb on privately owned land such as Cairns Hill. The National Monuments Acts permit me, as Minister, to acquire a monument which I, as...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Heritage Schemes (30 May 2024)

Malcolm Noonan: My Department supports the built heritage sector principally through the work of the National Built Heritage Service (NBHS), which oversees funding schemes, surveys historic buildings, contributes to policy development, provides technical advice to owners and professionals, and promotes community engagement with our built heritage. In relation to funding support in particular: The...