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Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: National Spatial Strategy (19 Jan 2017)

Barry Cowen: 3. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government his plans to reform the national spatial plan; if he will confirm media reports that he plans to designate a number of economic gateways and hubs in his new plan and focus these designations solely on cities; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2285/17]

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: National Spatial Strategy (19 Jan 2017)

Barry Cowen: Media reports over Christmas indicated that the Minister's replacement for the national spatial strategy will centre on cities as growth areas. That would not accommodate many regions, for example, the midlands and north west. In recognising the strategy's potential, the Mahon tribunal wanted it placed on a statutory basis. There is a review of the capital development plan, but surely it...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: National Spatial Strategy (19 Jan 2017)

Barry Cowen: I thank the Minister for his response. Will he further elaborate on the timeframe for the consultation process and the review of the national capital development plan? I can only speak for my own area, but I am sure that the same applies in the likes of the north west, including Sligo and Letterkenny, and in Shannon in the west. Athlone, Mullingar and Tullamore are interested in developing...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Social and Affordable Housing Provision (19 Jan 2017)

Barry Cowen: I thank the Minister for his response. I wish to get to the nub of this. What is being constructed this year relates in the main to approvals of two years ago. In my constituency, for example, two sets of 30 units were approved two years ago in two locations but no ground has been cut yet. The public needs to see improvements. We are told the number of stages from approval to completion...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Social and Affordable Housing Provision (19 Jan 2017)

Barry Cowen: I look forward to it. I simply want to be able to say to the public and those attending my constituency office, in addition to others, that progress is being made, that things are being done differently and that the Government is in a position to ensure that what is being put into the sector by way of providing public housing is delivered. I need to be able to track approvals to...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Social and Affordable Housing Provision (19 Jan 2017)

Barry Cowen: 1. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government his views on whether the number of social housing project approvals in 2016 was low and if new social housing construction targets are is wide of those set out in his Department's action plan. [2284/17]

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Social and Affordable Housing Provision (19 Jan 2017)

Barry Cowen: On foot of a question I tabled recently to the Minister, Deputy Coveney, in regard to the number of approvals last year I was directed to refer to the Department's website, which I did. According to the information on the website there were 3,366 approvals, and since January 2015 there have been 2,700 approvals in respect of local authorities and 590 in respect of approved housing bodies....

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Social and Affordable Housing Provision (19 Jan 2017)

Barry Cowen: 125. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government to outline his views on whether there is an over-reliance by local authorities and approved housing bodies on acquisition rather than building new housing stock in their social housing provision. [2343/17]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Social and Affordable Housing Provision (19 Jan 2017)

Barry Cowen: 126. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government to outline his views on whether there has been a low number of social housing project approvals in 2016 and whether social housing new construction is wide of targets set out by his Department's action plan. [2344/17]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: National Spatial Strategy (19 Jan 2017)

Barry Cowen: 127. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government to outline his plans to reform the national spatial plan; if he will confirm media reports that he plans to designate a number of gateways and hubs in his new plan and focus designations solely on cities; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2345/17]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Housing Policy (19 Jan 2017)

Barry Cowen: 128. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government to outline the status of his Department's plan to triple Housing First tenancies; and his views on whether this can be achieved by mid 2017. [2346/17]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Rent Controls (19 Jan 2017)

Barry Cowen: 129. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government to outline his plans for the affordable rental pilot scheme and the substance of same; and the reason for the delay in rolling out this pilot scheme in view of the fact that funding was provided for it in budget 2016. [2347/17]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Future Funding of Domestic Water Services: Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government, and Department of Finance (18 Jan 2017)

Barry Cowen: And the net take, not the aspirational take or the 100% compliance take.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Future Funding of Domestic Water Services: Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government, and Department of Finance (18 Jan 2017)

Barry Cowen: Or this committee.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Future Funding of Domestic Water Services: Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government, and Department of Finance (18 Jan 2017)

Barry Cowen: The net take was €240 million. What did it cost to raise that amount of money?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Future Funding of Domestic Water Services: Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government, and Department of Finance (18 Jan 2017)

Barry Cowen: Will Mr. Culhane explain that in layman's terms? Let us get down to brass tacks. A sum of €100 million was given out in conservation grants and there were associated administrative costs. I am concerned about the net gain. Taking account of spending and all of the expertise and analysis, was it in the region of €30 million?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Future Funding of Domestic Water Services: Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government, and Department of Finance (18 Jan 2017)

Barry Cowen: The figure Irish Water is getting is undisputed. It is getting €240 million.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Future Funding of Domestic Water Services: Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government, and Department of Finance (18 Jan 2017)

Barry Cowen: That is for the model to work.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Future Funding of Domestic Water Services: Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government, and Department of Finance (18 Jan 2017)

Barry Cowen: That would be an ecumenical matter.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Future Funding of Domestic Water Services: Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government, and Department of Finance (18 Jan 2017)

Barry Cowen: The charges are €240 million.