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Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Housing Policy (28 Sep 2022)

Eoin Ó Broin: Here are the facts. Large numbers of people are losing access and are being denied access to social housing supports. How do we know? Because Deputies from all parties, including the Minister's party, have been saying it on the floor of the House for five years. One of the big concerns now is that as a result of the income tax and social welfare changes that were announced yesterday,...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Defective Building Materials (28 Sep 2022)

Eoin Ó Broin: 1. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government his plans for a redress scheme for homeowners impacted by Celtic Tiger-era fire safety, water ingress and other structural defects. [47294/22]

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Defective Building Materials (28 Sep 2022)

Eoin Ó Broin: Yesterday, tens of thousands of homeowners and tenants who have been affected by Celtic tiger-era defects were desperately hoping that there would be a redress scheme announced in the budget. Instead, they heard by way of correspondence from the Minister that he is going to set up an interdepartmental agency group and advisory forum and that proposals for progressing some form of scheme will...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Defective Building Materials (28 Sep 2022)

Eoin Ó Broin: I recently met with homeowners and tenants in a development in Park West. They have recently learned that they have Celtic tiger-era defects to the tune of €70,000 per apartment. They need redress and support now. The concern I have from listening to the Minister’s response and from reading the letter he sent to the Construction Defects Alliance is that it sounds similar to...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Defective Building Materials (28 Sep 2022)

Eoin Ó Broin: The one thing that we should all learn from the two problematic defective block schemes is that we should not provide a grant scheme for Celtic tiger-era defects. The quickest, most efficient and most cost-effective way are providing these tens of thousands of homeowners with redress is to change the terms of reference for the Pyrite Resolution Board and to allow it to take on an end-to-end...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Housing Policy (28 Sep 2022)

Eoin Ó Broin: 3. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the reason that he has not raised all of the social housing eligibility income thresholds; and if he plans to do so. [47295/22]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Traveller Accommodation (28 Sep 2022)

Eoin Ó Broin: 27. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he will provide an update on the mid-term review of the Traveller accommodation programmes and wider implementation of the recommendations of the expert group report on Traveller accommodation. [47282/22]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Provision (28 Sep 2022)

Eoin Ó Broin: 29. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he will provide an update on the delivery of affordable homes in the Poolbeg strategic development zone, SDZ. [47296/22]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Defective Building Materials (28 Sep 2022)

Eoin Ó Broin: 138. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he will provide a breakdown of the total drawdown from the defective block remediation fund, with a further breakdown by drawdown in counties Mayo and Donegal. [47351/22]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Policy (28 Sep 2022)

Eoin Ó Broin: 50. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he will urgently review the 12-month income assessment rule given that it is resulting in applicants being refused social housing support who are clearly in need of such support. [47281/22]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Defective Building Materials (28 Sep 2022)

Eoin Ó Broin: 64. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he will provide an update on the review of IS 464 and the drafting of the regulations to underpin the new defective block redress scheme. [47283/22]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Defective Building Materials (28 Sep 2022)

Eoin Ó Broin: 120. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will provide an update on his work to agree or impose a levy on industry to contribute to the cost of defective block and building remediation. [47350/22]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Provision (28 Sep 2022)

Eoin Ó Broin: 141. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the total number of cost-rental homes completed to date in 2022, broken down by location, number of units per scheme and average monthly rent per scheme, in tabular form. [47373/22]