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Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Irish Water Funding (16 Jan 2018)

Michael Fitzmaurice: 1793. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the funding his Department will be providing to Irish Water in 2018; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1431/18]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Tenant Purchase Scheme Data (16 Jan 2018)

Michael Fitzmaurice: 1794. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the number of houses that were sold under the tenant purchase scheme in place at present under social housing; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1432/18]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Tenant Purchase Scheme Data (16 Jan 2018)

Michael Fitzmaurice: 1795. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the number of persons, by council, who have purchased houses under the tenant purchase scheme of social housing; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1433/18]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Tenant Purchase Scheme (16 Jan 2018)

Michael Fitzmaurice: 1796. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the reason there is a €15,000 income stipulation from employment in the tenant purchase scheme for social housing (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1434/18]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Approved Housing Bodies (16 Jan 2018)

Michael Fitzmaurice: 1798. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the number of houses in housing agencies' ownership; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1436/18]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Social and Affordable Housing Data (16 Jan 2018)

Michael Fitzmaurice: 1799. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the number of vacant social housing units as of 31 December 2017; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1437/18]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Social and Affordable Housing Data (16 Jan 2018)

Michael Fitzmaurice: 1801. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the number of vacant social housing units by county as of 31 December 2017; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1439/18]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Homeless Accommodation Provision (16 Jan 2018)

Michael Fitzmaurice: 1800. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the number of private housing units and hotel beds being paid for by his Department under different schemes as of 31 December 2017; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1438/18]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Departmental Expenditure (16 Jan 2018)

Michael Fitzmaurice: 1802. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the amount of funding his Department provides to environmental organisations; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1440/18]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Departmental Expenditure (16 Jan 2018)

Michael Fitzmaurice: 1803. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the breakdown of funding given to the environmental lobby, by group; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1441/18]

Road Traffic (Amendment) Bill 2017: Second Stage (Resumed) (14 Dec 2017)

Michael Fitzmaurice: On a point of order, while I disagree with Deputy Wallace's view on once-off housing, the point he was making concerned the lack of public transport provision in many areas and the associated difficulties for people in getting where they want to go. Second, I have had my name down to speak on the Bill for a long time, as do other Deputies. We are waiting our turn. When the Minister was in...

Road Traffic (Amendment) Bill 2017: Second Stage (Resumed) (14 Dec 2017)

Michael Fitzmaurice: If the Minister really is concerned about saving lives, he should concentrate on increasing the Garda presence.

Recognition of Irish Sign Language for the Deaf Community Bill 2016 [Seanad]: Committee and Remaining Stages (14 Dec 2017)

Michael Fitzmaurice: I agree with the amendments. I congratulate the Minister of State on accepting the Bill and Senator Mark Daly on his good work in the Seanad. It will make a huge difference to many people and well done to everyone who has turned out here tonight. I see neighbours of mine and I want to give them a special mention. It is great to see, particularly at Christmas time, that for once, we are...

Health Insurance (Amendment) Bill 2017 [Seanad]: Committee and Remaining Stages (13 Dec 2017)

Michael Fitzmaurice: I welcome the opportunity to speak on the Bill. For people who have health insurance, we hear on a regular basis that there is a threshold of €100 or €150 and after that the health insurance kicks in. When they arrive in a hospital they are asked to sign a form. The reasoning behind this needs to be looked at, even though it might be good for the person going into the...

Finance Bill 2017: From the Seanad (13 Dec 2017)

Michael Fitzmaurice: That is what the vulture funds are doing and my blood boils when I am in front of them. It is as if the Black and Tans were back.

Finance Bill 2017: From the Seanad (13 Dec 2017)

Michael Fitzmaurice: They are foreigners and we cannot even get to them directly. We talk to the subbie they have hired called Capita or a new name. They change their companies regularly. The Minister needs to forget about politics. We are talking about human beings all around Ireland. They are Irish people whom the foreign companies have bought. There might be 30 or 40 companies, for example, all of the...

Finance Bill 2017: From the Seanad (13 Dec 2017)

Michael Fitzmaurice: The Minister seems to be skipping over the scenario that I put to him. I am not happy with the answers that I have received from the Department on different cases. I asked one specific question. Last March a person bought land and put down the deposit. There were legal issues. The deal was done. The solicitor who was dealing with the other side - for the person who died - had to bring...

Finance Bill 2017: From the Seanad (13 Dec 2017)

Michael Fitzmaurice: I welcome this necessary recommendation. Will the Minister clarify whether any companies have got away with exploiting this loophole since the budget and, if so, what type of moneys are involved? The last time we discussed stamp duty with the Minister in the House, I asked several questions that were not answered. My concern relates to the situation of people who paid a deposit on a...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Rural and Community Development: National Planning Framework: Discussion (13 Dec 2017)

Michael Fitzmaurice: I thank the Minister for coming in. I also thank Mr. Cussen and Mr. Hogan for attending. I was in Sligo when the Minister's predecessor, Deputy Coveney, launched the plan and invited people right across the country to make submissions. I visited seven counties. I went to Donegal, Sligo, Cavan, Mayo, Roscommon, Galway and Leitrim to listen to people outline what they need for the future....

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Rural and Community Development: National Planning Framework: Discussion (13 Dec 2017)

Michael Fitzmaurice: Most politicians and people believe that if we are to do this now, we need to lay it out in black and white-----