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Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Energy Conservation (24 Jan 2024)

Darragh O'Brien: In response to the Programme for Government commitment, my Department launched a newly revised ten year Energy Efficiency Retrofit Programme (EERP) in 2021 to retrofit 36,500 local authority homes by 2030. This new programme set a BER performance requirement of “B2” or cost optimal level. The upscaling of the works included in the programme sees a substantial overall increase in...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Departmental Staff (24 Jan 2024)

Darragh O'Brien: My Department formally launched its Blended Working policy in July 2022, which has been developed in line with the central policy framework for Blended Working in the Civil Service. My Department moved to the implementation phase of this policy and commenced accepting applications for Blended Working in early October 2022. Rollout of Blended Working across the entire organisation was...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Departmental Staff (24 Jan 2024)

Darragh O'Brien: My Department does not maintain the requested information in respect of the State bodies under its aegis. 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...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Provision (24 Jan 2024)

Darragh O'Brien: 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, through an overall combination of €12bn in direct...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Policy (24 Jan 2024)

Darragh O'Brien: Housing for All targets the delivery of 18,000 new Cost Rental homes to 2030. A strong pipeline is in place and under continuous development by Local Authorities, by Approved Housing Bodies using the Cost Rental Equity Loan, and by the Land Development Agency. The core principle of Cost Rental is that the rents cover the development, management, and maintenance costs of the homes, so that...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Irish Sign Language (24 Jan 2024)

Darragh O'Brien: The information requested is being compiled and will be forwarded 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. The contact email address for...

Housing and Homeless Prevention: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] (23 Jan 2024)

Darragh O'Brien: It has been confirmed to the main Opposition spokesperson as well, that the Government will review the-----

Housing and Homeless Prevention: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] (23 Jan 2024)

Darragh O'Brien: The Deputy can come back in-----

Housing and Homeless Prevention: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] (23 Jan 2024)

Darragh O'Brien: If I may-----

Housing and Homeless Prevention: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] (23 Jan 2024)

Darragh O'Brien: If I may continue-----

Housing and Homeless Prevention: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] (23 Jan 2024)

Darragh O'Brien: What Deputy Doherty never-----

Housing and Homeless Prevention: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] (23 Jan 2024)

Darragh O'Brien: Excuse me. What Deputy Doherty will never do here this evening, because it does not suit the Sinn Féin narrative, is mention the changes that have been made in planning-----

Housing and Homeless Prevention: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] (23 Jan 2024)

Darragh O'Brien: Changes that have actually had that effect of ensuring there is no more bulk purchasing. There is a legacy issue with a very small percentage-----

Housing and Homeless Prevention: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] (23 Jan 2024)

Darragh O'Brien: -----of homes.

Housing and Homeless Prevention: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] (23 Jan 2024)

Darragh O'Brien: As was confirmed by me last week when we debated this matter, and as stated by the Taoiseach, the 10% stamp duty rate is being reviewed. Let us not take this out of context or catastrophise this issue. I am well aware of those 45 homes in Belcamp and am aware of other instances but what we are looking at across the board is progress. Again, none of the Deputies in the main Opposition...

Housing and Homeless Prevention: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] (23 Jan 2024)

Darragh O'Brien: Deputy Ó Broin can huff and puff over there but a year ago, in his interview with Mr. Hugh O'Connell in the Irish Independent, he stated very clearly that he was working hard on a Sinn Féin alternative housing plan, he would have it done soon and would publish it but we are still waiting for that a year later. In the absence of that plan, all we see, week on week, is Sinn Féin...

Housing and Homeless Prevention: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] (23 Jan 2024)

Darragh O'Brien: What we are actually doing is focusing on delivering progress for our people.

Housing and Homeless Prevention: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] (23 Jan 2024)

Darragh O'Brien: The number one priority within that-----

Housing and Homeless Prevention: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] (23 Jan 2024)

Darragh O'Brien: We are seeing first-time buyers up.

Housing and Homeless Prevention: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] (23 Jan 2024)

Darragh O'Brien: We are seeing social housing waiting lists down.