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Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (7 Mar 2024)

Darragh O'Brien: ...Bill, housing strategy, which clearly and rightly points to the Land Development Agency Act 2021. The Land Development Agency will develop 100% social and affordable housing on State-owned land in Cork and Dublin. The utilisation of State lands is happening, and that is a good thing. That is reflected here and the LDA's output is increasing year on year. Part 7 also points to the...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Schemes (5 Mar 2024)

Darragh O'Brien: ...Approve Carlow County Council 62 22 Cavan County Council 49 20 Clare County Council 81 37 Cork City Council 190 68 Cork County Council 401 148 Donegal County Council 43 20 Dublin City Council ...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Provision (5 Mar 2024)

Darragh O'Brien: ...by Government in sets, based on highest priority sites and lowest level of site constraints. Last month, 9 sites were agreed by Government for transfer to the LDA across the cities of Dublin, Cork, Waterford, Limerick and Galway and cumulatively will have the potential to deliver over 3,000 new homes. Subsequent sets of sites will be considered by Government in due course. These...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Departmental Funding (5 Mar 2024)

Darragh O'Brien: ...County Council 1.448 0.623 - 1.412 - - 3.483 Clare County Council 0.503 0.255 1.060 0.023 0.100 - 1.941 Cork City Council - - - - - - - Cork County Council 0.242 0.549 1.037 ...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Vacant Properties (22 Feb 2024)

Darragh O'Brien: ...grants following completion of works, required documentation must be in order before the grant is issued. Further details in relation to specific grant applications may be available from the local Vacant Homes Officer in Cork County Council. The Cork County Council VHO can be contacted at VHO@CorkCoCo.ie. My Department publishes data on applications for the Vacant Property...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Waste Management (20 Feb 2024)

Darragh O'Brien: ...0 0.00 Cavan 3 14,458.50 4 19,295.48 Clare 5 25,000.00 1 5,000.00 Cork 11 37,560.64 3 7,531.59 Donegal 12 52,888.54 15 65,613.11 Dun...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Vacant Properties (15 Feb 2024)

Darragh O'Brien: The Minister of State gave the Cork city figure. The Deputy was late coming in to get that-----

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Housing Provision (15 Feb 2024)

Darragh O'Brien: ...homes from €305,000. In Baltinglass, County Wicklow, which I had the pleasure of visiting, its really good multi-tenure scheme has three-bedroom homes from €260,000. Cluain Ard, Cobh, County Cork has two- and three-bedroom homes from €215,000. People are buying these homes now. It is happening. The first home shared equity is a really important support. There...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Provision (15 Feb 2024)

Darragh O'Brien: ...commencement data are published monthly on my Department's website and are available on a local authority by local authority basis only. The below table details the number of new homes commenced in Cork City and Cork County from 2021 to 2023: 2021 2022 2023 Cork City Council 1,300 964 1,186 Cork...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Provision (15 Feb 2024)

Darragh O'Brien: ...of the State’s extensive land bank. Real progress is being made on transferring relevant public land to the LDA to deliver social and affordable housing. Construction work is underway in Cork City at the former St. Kevin’s Hospital site, delivering 265 new homes. Work is also underway at Devoy Barracks in Naas, Co Kildare, which will see 219 homes being delivered....

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (15 Feb 2024)

Darragh O'Brien: ..., and I will have a look at that. The language planning officers sit within each of the local authorities, so they should be, and are, part of the development plan. In counties Donegal, Galway, Kerry, Cork, Meath and Waterford and our six Gaeltacht regions, Irish language planning officers throughout the country are part of the local authority itself. In respect of An Coimisinéir...

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (15 Feb 2024)

Darragh O'Brien: ...” is defined as “a Gaeltacht area within the meaning of the Gaeltacht Act 2012” or “a Gaeltacht Language Planning Area within such meaning”. If we were to include other areas, such as within Cork city, Galway or Dublin, that would add a further layer. As I said in response to Deputy Ó Snodaigh, I will make sure that those who need to be consulted...

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (15 Feb 2024)

Darragh O'Brien: ...preservation of sustainable places and communities, as well as settlement-specific objectives. We know the term "Gaeltacht" covers Donegal, Mayo, Galway, Kerry as well as areas in the counties of Cork, Meath and Waterford. Six of Ireland’s inhabited islands are also in the Gaeltacht. We have gone through a lot of the provisions of the Gaeltacht Act 2012 and under this process...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Schemes (13 Feb 2024)

Darragh O'Brien: ...Total Active HAP Tenancies Carlow County Council 618 Cavan County Council 433 Clare County Council 1180 Cork City Council 2890 Cork County Council 3477 Donegal County Council 1756 Dublin City Council 5494 ...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Development Contributions (13 Feb 2024)

Darragh O'Brien: ...2022 Carlow County Council €3,053,901 Cavan County Council €571,097 Clare County Council €3,104,104 Cork City Council €4,119,427 Cork County Council €13,691,099 Donegal County Council €356,561 ...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Local Authorities (7 Feb 2024)

Darragh O'Brien: The Cork Events Centre was included as a Government commitment under the revised National Development Plan in 2021. This underlines the Government’s support for urban regeneration, enhanced amenity and heritage, associated quality of life standards, balanced regional development, and the regeneration and development of Cork City Centre. It was agreed by Government in the context...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Regional Development (7 Feb 2024)

Darragh O'Brien: ...between the Eastern and Midland region, and the Southern and Northern and Western Regions, with 75% of the growth to be outside of Dublin and its suburbs. The NPF also targets the five cities (Dublin, Cork, Limerick, Galway and Waterford) for 50% of overall national growth between them, with Ireland’s large and smaller towns, villages and rural areas accommodating the other 50%...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: State Properties (7 Feb 2024)

Darragh O'Brien: ...As part of the site appraisal process following the publication of the report, my Department and the Department of Justice held stakeholder engagement discussions regarding the site of the former Cork Prison, its current and future uses, and its suitability for potential use for affordable and social housing. The LDA will publish details of each project on their website, as the sites...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Local Authorities (1 Feb 2024)

Darragh O'Brien: ...2023 (apart from LPT) Carlow County Council €5,344,512.65 Cavan County Council €5,442,818.69 Clare County Council €21,415,300.81 Cork County Council €24,762,117.98 Cork City Council €18,996,189.38 Donegal County Council ...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Derelict Sites (1 Feb 2024)

Darragh O'Brien: ...Local Authority No. of Derelict Sites on Register at 31 December 2022 Carlow 24 Cavan 9 Clare 41 Cork County 59 Cork City 109 Donegal 0 Dublin City 78 Dun Laoghaire Rathdown 11 ...