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Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Provision (7 Nov 2023)

Darragh O'Brien: The Government has developed the ‘Cost Rental Tenant In-Situ’ (CRTiS) scheme for tenants in private rental homes who are at risk of homelessness because a landlord intends to sell the property, but who are not in receipt of social housing supports. The scheme was established on a temporary administrative basis from 1 April 2023, pending further policy development over the longer...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Departmental Circulars (7 Nov 2023)

Darragh O'Brien: My Department uses a variety of media to support the dissemination of circulars, including emailing directly to relevant contacts and posting to the Department's website. My Department regularly publishes circulars online. These are accessible on the government circulars database: www.gov.ie/en/circulars/. On this website, users can search for circulars in a number of ways: by department,...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Departmental Bodies (7 Nov 2023)

Darragh O'Brien: I propose to take Questions Nos. 605, 606 and 653 together. The LDA currently have access to €1.25bn of capital from the ISIF, of which they have drawn down €625m to date. They expect to draw down the remaining €600m by year-end 2023. They also have the ability to borrow up to €1.25bn. Discussions on the funding needs of the draft LDA Business Plan 2024-2028 and...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Fire Safety (7 Nov 2023)

Darragh O'Brien: I propose to take Questions Nos. 607, 608, 609, 625 and 626 together. Since the receipt of Government approval in January of this year, I have been working to progress the various programmes of work that are required to place the scheme to establish supports for the remediation of fire safety, structural safety and water ingress defects in purpose-built apartment buildings, including...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Departmental Funding (7 Nov 2023)

Darragh O'Brien: I propose to take Questions Nos. 611 and 663 together. I refer the Deputy to the reply to Question No 319 of 17 October 2023 which sets out the position in this matter. Funding for STAR is voted Government Expenditure. With regard to who can apply for funding, I can confirm that both private providers and Approved Housing Bodies (AHBs) are eligible and can apply to provide cost rental...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Provision (7 Nov 2023)

Darragh O'Brien: I refer to the reply to Question No. 107 of 25 October 2023 which sets out the position in this matter.

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Provision (7 Nov 2023)

Darragh O'Brien: I refer to the reply to Question No 323 of 17 October 2023 which sets out the position in this matter.

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Regeneration Projects (7 Nov 2023)

Darragh O'Brien: I refer to the response to Dáil Question No. 324 on 17 October 2023 in which the details requested have been provided.

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Schemes (7 Nov 2023)

Darragh O'Brien: Within the progamme level allocations announced on Budget Day, a provision of €50m has been provided in 2024 for the Croí Cónaithe Fund. This provision will be reviewed in the context of the forthcoming review of NDP Capital Ceiling provisions. The forthcoming Revised Estimates Volume for the Public Service (REV) will provide final detail on the allocations by subhead for...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Planning Issues (7 Nov 2023)

Darragh O'Brien: I refer to the response to Dáil Question No. 326 on 17 October 2023 in which the details requested have been provided.

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Capital Expenditure Programme (7 Nov 2023)

Darragh O'Brien: I refer to the response to Dáil Question No. 325 on 17 October 2023 in which the details requested have been provided.

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Provision (7 Nov 2023)

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. These individuals often have complex high support needs such as mental...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Provision (7 Nov 2023)

Darragh O'Brien: I refer to the composite reply given to Questions Nos. 319, 325, 327, 329, 330 and 331 on 17 October 2023 which sets out the position in relation to the matters raised. This remains the up-to-date position.

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Capital Expenditure Programme (7 Nov 2023)

Darragh O'Brien: The LDA currently have access to €1.25bn of capital from the Ireland Strategic Investment Fund (ISIF) and a further €1.25bn of borrowings as provided for under the LDA Act. Of the €1.25bn available through ISIF, the LDA have to date drawn down €625m of this funding - €100m on establishment in 2021 and a further €525m paid over two tranches in H1 2023....

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Legislative Measures (7 Nov 2023)

Darragh O'Brien: Sections 173 to 178 (Part 6) of the Electoral Reform Act 2022 provide flexibility for polling to take place at electoral events over more than one day to facilitate social distancing at polling stations. In the event of a pandemic or Covid-19 posing a serious and exceptional risk to human life and public health, the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage can, with the consent of...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Ministerial Staff (7 Nov 2023)

Darragh O'Brien: The Ethics legislation and the Standards in Public Office (SIPO) guidelines provide that Special Advisers furnish their statements of interests in writing to myself, as Minister, and also to SIPO. The information requested is set out below: Year Statements of interests for the purposes of Section 19 that have been filed by special advisors within the Department of...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Water Services (7 Nov 2023)

Darragh O'Brien: Uisce Éireann has statutory responsibility for all aspects of water services planning, delivery and operation at national, regional and local levels. The scope, prioritisation and progression of individual projects is a matter for Uisce Éireann and is approved through its own internal governance structures. Uisce Éireann has established a dedicated team to deal with...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Water Supply (7 Nov 2023)

Darragh O'Brien: The operation of the Whitegate Public Water Supply is a matter for Uisce Éireann, who has statutory responsibility for all aspects of water services planning, delivery and operation at national, regional and local level. I have been informed that Uisce Éireann in partnership with Cork County Council has issued a Boil Water Notice for customers supplied by Whitegate Public...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Rental Sector (7 Nov 2023)

Darragh O'Brien: The minimum standards for rental accommodation are prescribed in the Housing (Standards for Rented Houses) Regulations 2019 and specify requirements in relation to a range of matters, such as structural repair, sanitary facilities, heating, ventilation, natural light, fire safety and the safety of gas, oil and electrical supplies. These Regulations apply to all properties let or available for...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Departmental Advertising (7 Nov 2023)

Darragh O'Brien: The information requested is being compiled by my Department and will be forwarded to the Deputy in accordance with Standing Orders. The information requested in relation to bodies under the aegis of my Department is a matter for the individual bodies concerned. Arrangements have been put in place by each Agency to facilitate the provision of information directly to members of the Oireachtas....