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Emergency Action on Housing and Homelessness: Motion [Private Members] (17 Jun 2025)

Eoin Ó Broin: I move: That Dáil Éireann: notes that: — the housing and homelessness crisis is getting worse; — house prices, rents, council waiting lists and homelessness are all rising; — the Government continue to miss their social and affordable housing target, targets that are too low to begin with; — tens of thousands of homes are lying vacant and derelict...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Local Government and Heritage: Challenges Relating to the Delivery of Housing: Discussion (Resumed) (17 Jun 2025)

Eoin Ó Broin: I thank both organisations for their opening statements and additional documentation as well as for their ongoing work. I will start with Mr. Coleman and the Land Development Agency. The agency's business plan out to 2028 includes a commitment to deliver approximately 14,000 units, the bulk of those being cost-rental, at an estimated cost of €7 billion. So far, the State has...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Local Government and Heritage: Challenges Relating to the Delivery of Housing: Discussion (Resumed) (17 Jun 2025)

Eoin Ó Broin: It sounds like the agency has yet to be told by Government where that €3.25 billion is going to come from. I fully understand that not all the €3.75 billion that has been committed to date has been drawn down but that will be the case at some point or it would not have been committed to. Has Mr. Coleman had any sight of the work of that working group? Has he seen the report?...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Local Government and Heritage: Challenges Relating to the Delivery of Housing: Discussion (Resumed) (17 Jun 2025)

Eoin Ó Broin: The LDA would not have to pay market value when buying State lands or commercial semi-State lands. It would strengthen the agency's position in getting public lands if it had CPO powers.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Local Government and Heritage: Challenges Relating to the Delivery of Housing: Discussion (Resumed) (17 Jun 2025)

Eoin Ó Broin: Will Mr. Coleman address the corporation tax? Can he provide any further clarity on the missing €3.25 billion?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Local Government and Heritage: Challenges Relating to the Delivery of Housing: Discussion (Resumed) (17 Jun 2025)

Eoin Ó Broin: It does impact on the rent, however. I know the LDA would prefer not to pay it.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Local Government and Heritage: Challenges Relating to the Delivery of Housing: Discussion (Resumed) (17 Jun 2025)

Eoin Ó Broin: The language in the Government's press release today was super vague. It says it is going to work with the Department of Finance but that does not tell us anything.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Local Government and Heritage: Challenges Relating to the Delivery of Housing: Discussion (Resumed) (17 Jun 2025)

Eoin Ó Broin: I apologise for pressing Mr. Coleman but my time is about to run out. Can he tell us anything about the recommendations of the draft report on the future funding of the LDA?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Local Government and Heritage: Challenges Relating to the Delivery of Housing: Discussion (Resumed) (17 Jun 2025)

Eoin Ó Broin: When does Mr. Coleman expect to have all the capitalisation it has got from the State to be fully committed? Will it be at the end of this year or next year? When will that money will run out, effectively?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Local Government and Heritage: Challenges Relating to the Delivery of Housing: Discussion (Resumed) (17 Jun 2025)

Eoin Ó Broin: Are they likely to be provided given the concerns about state aid rules of some in government?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Local Government and Heritage: Challenges Relating to the Delivery of Housing: Discussion (Resumed) (17 Jun 2025)

Eoin Ó Broin: Does the lack of certainty on that cause any difficulties for management and forward planning?

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Departmental Data (12 Jun 2025)

Eoin Ó Broin: 380. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government for an update on the latest bundle of public private partnerships social housing projects; whether any of the bundle of six projects is being dropped; and if so, where these projects are and the reason why they have been dropped. [31391/25]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Naturalisation Applications (12 Jun 2025)

Eoin Ó Broin: 426. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality when a decision can be expected in relation to an application submitted in July 2023 on behalf of an individual (details supplied). [31551/25]

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (11 Jun 2025)

Eoin Ó Broin: You have not answered any of our questions.

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (11 Jun 2025)

Eoin Ó Broin: Homelessness is increasing.

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (11 Jun 2025)

Eoin Ó Broin: It is back of the envelope stuff.

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (11 Jun 2025)

Eoin Ó Broin: How embarrassing.

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: EU Agreements (11 Jun 2025)

Eoin Ó Broin: 33. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the position which Ireland will take on the upcoming renewal of the memorandum of understanding between the European Union, Egypt and Israel on natural gas, specifically due to the lack of a territorial clause explicitly excluding the Palestinian territories occupied by Israel; and if he will make a statement on the...