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Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (12 Oct 2023)

Darragh O'Brien: He does it all the time.

Financial Resolutions 2023 - Financial Resolution No. 4: General (Resumed) (11 Oct 2023)

Darragh O'Brien: Delivering on housing is the defining challenge of this Government. After over a decade of undersupply, our country is catching up but too many of our people are still left behind. We need to do more and do it quicker and we will. I know how hard things are for people but we are making progress. In 2023, more homes will be built and more homes will be bought than in a generation. We will...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Legislative Measures (11 Oct 2023)

Darragh O'Brien: A comprehensive review of the Planning and Development Act 2000 (as amended) was initiated in May 2021, led by the Office of the Attorney General. This process included extensive stakeholder engagement, particularly with the Planning Advisory Forum established in December 2021. The review culminated in the publication of the draft Planning and Development Bill 2022 in January 2023. The...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Urban Development (11 Oct 2023)

Darragh O'Brien: Following the review of the National Development Plan, the Urban Regeneration and Development Fund (URDF) has been extended to 2030 with an associated level of additional investment. To date there have been two Calls for proposals under the URDF with more than €1.6 billion provisionally allocated so far in respect of 132 proposals, comprising of almost 400 projects. In January of...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Rental Sector (11 Oct 2023)

Darragh O'Brien: The Residential Tenancies Board (RTB) was established as a quasi-judicial independent statutory body under the Acts to operate national tenancy registration system and as such, the RTB registration figures are an operational matter for the RTB. My Department does not have the information sought. Arrangements have been put in place by all bodies under the aegis of my Department to...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Schemes (11 Oct 2023)

Darragh O'Brien: I propose to take Questions Nos. 125 and 127 together. Housing for All is the Government’s plan to increase the supply of housing to an average of 33,000 per year over the next decade. This includes the delivery of 90,000 social homes, 36,000 affordable purchase homes and 18,000 cost rental homes. Housing for All is supported by an investment package of over €4bn per annum,...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: European Court of Justice (11 Oct 2023)

Darragh O'Brien: The information requested in relation to judgments made against Ireland in the Court of Justice of the European Union over the past five years in respect of matters which are the responsibility of my Department is set out in the table below. CJEU Case No. Nature of Case Remedial Actions taken to date Cost Failure to comply...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Schemes (11 Oct 2023)

Darragh O'Brien: Maximum rent limits for the Housing Assistance Payment (HAP) were set for each housing authority area in 2016, in conjunction with the Department of Social Protection (DSP). In reviewing rent limits, my Department worked closely with DSP and monitored data gathered from the Residential Tenancies Board and the HAP Shared Services Centre. In prescribing these limits, household size and...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Building Regulations (11 Oct 2023)

Darragh O'Brien: As Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage I have responsibility for the Building Regulations that set out the minimum legal requirements for the construction of new buildings and certain works to existing buildings. Last year, following a public consultation I introduced the Building Regulations (Part M Amendment) Regulations 2022 to increase the provision of changing places...

Financial Resolution No. 4: General (10 Oct 2023)

Darragh O'Brien: I move: THAT it is expedient to amend the law relating to inland revenue (including value-added tax and excise) and to make further provision in connection with finance.

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: State Bodies (10 Oct 2023)

Darragh O'Brien: My Department has not allocated or provided any funding to Ervia for the period 2014 to date. In the period to 2022 and while Uisce Éireann was a subsidiary of Ervia, funding was provided by my Department to Uisce Éireann pursuant to the Water Services Acts 2007 to 2022. However, due to its share ownership structure, Uisce Éireann did not meet the definition of a...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Rental Sector (10 Oct 2023)

Darragh O'Brien: The administration of the Housing Assistance Payment (HAP) scheme is a matter for the relevant local authority and HAP application processing times within local authorities may vary. Once a HAP application has been received and confirmed as valid by the relevant local authority, it is entered on the system by the local authority and then submitted for processing and payment by the HAP Shared...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Schemes (10 Oct 2023)

Darragh O'Brien: I propose to take Questions Nos. 254, 262, 263, 264 and 282 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). For 2023, the...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Domestic Violence (10 Oct 2023)

Darragh O'Brien: Where an applicant for social housing support owns accommodation that is occupied by his or her spouse, from whom he or she is formally separated or divorced, a deed of separation is required. Local authorities may provide such households with social housing support under the Rental Accommodation Scheme (RAS) or the Housing Assistance Payment (HAP) scheme until ownership of the family home is...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Schemes (10 Oct 2023)

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, the Government has agreed that there will be increased provision for...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Heritage Sites (10 Oct 2023)

Darragh O'Brien: Brú na Bóinne is a complex and multi-layered archaeological ensemble and an extensive UNESCO World Heritage property. The upstanding monuments, most notably the great passage tombs of Newgrange, Knowth and Dowth, constitute only a fragment of the overall archaeological resources across the World Heritage property, with new discoveries constantly being made and records often...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Wastewater Treatment (10 Oct 2023)

Darragh O'Brien: In April 2022, I announced a new funding measure, as an advance stage of the upcoming Multi-annual Rural Water Programme, for the waste water collection and treatment needs of villages and settlements that do not have access to public waste water services. Funding of €50 million has been specifically allocated under the National Development Plan 2021-2030. The first round of...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Schemes (10 Oct 2023)

Darragh O'Brien: The Local Authority Home Loan, which is available since 4 January 2022 is a Government-backed mortgage for first-time buyers and fresh start applicants, who cannot get sufficient funding from commercial banks to purchase or build a home. The loan can be used both for new and second-hand properties, or to self-build. As part of the eligibility criteria, applicant(s) of the Local Authority...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Approved Housing Bodies (10 Oct 2023)

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). I am not aware of any housing developments or projects under the aegis of this...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: State Properties (10 Oct 2023)

Darragh O'Brien: My Department does not hold the information sought in the question. Arrangements have been put in place by all bodies under the aegis of my Department to facilitate the provision of information directly to members of the Oireachtas. This provides a speedy, efficient and cost effective system to address queries directly to the relevant bodies. The contact email address for An Bord...