Results 41-60 of 1,434 for long speaker:Darragh O'Brien

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Housing Provision (30 May 2024)

Darragh O'Brien: ...was also seen in Cork county, with a record figure of 806 commencements in April. While it will take time to see recent commencement activity converted to delivery of new homes, the medium- to long-term outlook is positive. Early forecasts suggest the target of 33,450 new homes for 2024 will be met and exceeded. In the past 12 months, there were 53,000 new housing starts. I will be...

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

Darragh O'Brien: ...be had to the Housing Commission's conclusions in this respect, the refresh will be informed primarily by independent, peer reviewed research and modelling by the ESRI on population projections and long-run housing demand. In the meantime, I have requested the Housing Agency to conduct a comprehensive analysis of costings, timelines and priorities. This will allow for a fuller...

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

Darragh O'Brien: ...this, my Department provides annual funding support to local authorities in preparing vacant units for re-let under the Voids Programme. This funding was introduced originally to tackle long term vacant units and is now increasingly targeted to support authorities to ensure minimal turnaround and re-let times for vacant stock. I have approved €31 million in funding to support the...

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

Darragh O'Brien: Under Housing for All, the Government will deliver 47,600 new build social homes and 3,500 social homes through long-term leasing in the period 2022-2026. Our clear focus is to increase the stock of social housing through new build projects delivered by local authorities and Approved Housing Bodies (AHBs). As housing authorities, local authorities are responsible for the identification of...

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

Darragh O'Brien: ...legislated for under that Act. The Government at that time considered that extending the emergency period to restrict 'no fault' tenancy terminations from taking effect would be detrimental to medium and long-term supply of private rental accommodation. That position has not changed. My Department and local authorities are instead focusing on implementing the additional measures that I...

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

Darragh O'Brien: I propose to take Questions Nos. 198 and 203 together. Under Housing for All, the Government will deliver 47,600 new build social homes and 3,500 social homes through long-term leasing in the period 2022-2026. Our clear focus is to increase the stock of social housing through new build projects delivered by local authorities and Approved Housing Bodies (AHBs). Housing for All required...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Schemes (29 May 2024)

Darragh O'Brien: .... The Housing First approach to addressing homelessness places direct access to housing first and foremost for vulnerable individuals using homeless services consistently or intermittently over long periods of time, and those unable or resistant to accessing homeless services and who may then become habitual rough sleepers. A key element of the programme is it’s specific...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Departmental Reviews (28 May 2024)

Darragh O'Brien: ...rents. This system is known as the ‘differential rents’ system. It is a critical piece of State’s welfare apparatus, subsidising housing costs and supporting households who can’t meet their long-term accommodation needs from their own resources. The system currently comprises 32 income-based schemes which differ across local authorities, with amounts charged...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Departmental Data (28 May 2024)

Darragh O'Brien: ...more than €1.9 billion allocated so far. While Call 1 and 2 was for specific proposals, the latest round of funding (Call 3) is supporting a programme of acquisitions in each local authority to address long term vacancy and dereliction. Under Call 1 and Call 2 there were 132 proposals, comprising almost 400 projects, approved for funding. An interactive GIS Story Map site,...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Departmental Data (28 May 2024)

Darragh O'Brien: Under Housing for All, the Government will deliver 47,600 new build social homes and 3,500 social homes through long-term leasing in the period 2022-2026. Our clear focus is to increase the stock of social housing through new build projects delivered by local authorities and Approved Housing Bodies (AHBs). The table below sets out the Build and Leasing targets for Kerry County Council. ...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Wildlife Conservation (28 May 2024)

Darragh O'Brien: I propose to take Questions Nos. 299 to 302, inclusive, together. Under Housing for All, the Government will deliver 47,600 new build social homes and 3,500 social homes through long-term leasing in the period 2022-2026. Our clear focus is to increase the stock of social housing through new build projects delivered by local authorities and Approved Housing Bodies (AHBs). Social Housing is...

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (23 May 2024)

Darragh O'Brien: ..., the vacancy grant is working very well across the country and in County Clare in particular. There are real opportunities to bring vacant stock back into use, either for people to buy or to rent long term, or for the local authorities to take them back into use. If the Deputy gives me specifics on the villages she mentioned to me, I am quite happy to engage with the local authority on...

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (23 May 2024)

Darragh O'Brien: I agree wholeheartedly with Deputy Smith on this. All of us know of children who are waiting far too long for initial assessments of need. The Minister of State, Deputy Rabbitte, has brought forward a plan for an additional €12 million in funding to be able to purchase assessments through the private sector, as well as giving consideration to using the NTPF model. I want that stood...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (23 May 2024)

Darragh O'Brien: I thank the Deputy for her constructive question. To repeat, I thank the commission for the work it has done. The report was in preparation for three years to take a long-term view of housing. It looked back at ten years of significant undersupply and at affordable and social housing. Many of its recommendations have already been implemented. An example is the 20% provision of social and...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Departmental Reports (22 May 2024)

Darragh O'Brien: ...the Final Report of the Housing Commission today, 22 May. The report sets out the Commission's conclusions and recommendations on measures and reforms to build on Housing for All and support long-term housing policy post-2030. The report may be viewed on my Department’s website at the following link: www.gov.ie/en/publication/f3551-report-of-the-housing-commis sion/.

Housing for All: Statements (21 May 2024)

Darragh O'Brien: ...is also timely to discuss the conclusions and recommendations of the Housing Commission. Under our programme for Government and Housing for All, we established the Housing Commission in 2021 to take a long-term strategic view of housing over an extended time horizon post 2030. We tasked the commission with examining issues such as tenure, standards, sustainability and quality-of-life...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Departmental Data (21 May 2024)

Darragh O'Brien: Under Housing for All, the Government will deliver 47,600 new build social homes and 3,500 social homes through long-term leasing in the period 2022-2026. Our clear focus is to increase the stock of social housing through new build projects delivered by local authorities and Approved Housing Bodies (AHBs). For 2023 and 2024, the Government agreed that there would be increased provision...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Provision (21 May 2024)

Darragh O'Brien: ...local authorities for the leasing of houses and apartments. Dwellings under the scheme come from a number of different sources including private owners, Part V and Approved Housing Bodies (AHBs). Long term lease arrangements can be entered into by either local authorities or approved housing bodies (AHBs) for periods of between 10 and 25 years. Details of the number of units delivered...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Emergency Accommodation (21 May 2024)

Darragh O'Brien: .... Then, intensive work continues on these issues once they are housed. Housing First has been a key element of Government homelessness policy. Housing First service providers assess rough sleepers and long-term users of emergency accommodation for suitability for Housing First and if they meet the criteria they are supported to access Housing First units. These criteria are further...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Regeneration Projects (21 May 2024)

Darragh O'Brien: ...more than €1.9 billion allocated so far. While Call 1 and 2 was for specific proposals, the latest round of funding (Call 3) is supporting a programme of acquisitions in each local authority to address long term vacancy and dereliction. Under Call 1 and Call 2 there were 132 proposals, comprising of almost 400 projects, approved for funding. Subject to additional funding being...