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Declaration of a Housing Emergency: Motion [Private Members] (22 Nov 2022)

Darragh O'Brien: The reality of the situation-----

Declaration of a Housing Emergency: Motion [Private Members] (22 Nov 2022)

Darragh O'Brien: I ask the Deputy to withdraw that remark. He makes personal charges all the time.

Declaration of a Housing Emergency: Motion [Private Members] (22 Nov 2022)

Darragh O'Brien: In fairness-----

Declaration of a Housing Emergency: Motion [Private Members] (22 Nov 2022)

Darragh O'Brien: Deputy McAuliffe is due to speak as well.

Declaration of a Housing Emergency: Motion [Private Members] (22 Nov 2022)

Darragh O'Brien: I have put forward, in the short time I have had, the facts about what is actually happening. We want to put home ownership back at the centre of the solutions. We will build more social homes this year than we have done in decades.

Declaration of a Housing Emergency: Motion [Private Members] (22 Nov 2022)

Darragh O'Brien: I ask the Deputies opposite to ask their colleagues to stop objecting to public and affordable housing on lands throughout the country.

Declaration of a Housing Emergency: Motion [Private Members] (22 Nov 2022)

Darragh O'Brien: That is something tangible they can do.

Declaration of a Housing Emergency: Motion [Private Members] (22 Nov 2022)

Darragh O'Brien: The arrogance of Deputy Ó Broin shines through again.

Declaration of a Housing Emergency: Motion [Private Members] (22 Nov 2022)

Darragh O'Brien: I move amendment No. 1: To delete all words after "That Dáil Éireann" and substitute the following: "notes that: — the Housing for All: A New Housing Plan for Ireland, the Government's housing plan, is working, and supply, which is key to improving our housing system, is increasing, and to the end of September over 55,000 homes were either commenced (27,417) or...

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (22 Nov 2022)

Darragh O'Brien: I take it that the six councillors that Deputy Collins referred to probably opposed the local property tax in the first place.

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (22 Nov 2022)

Darragh O'Brien: There you go. Now the Deputy is bemoaning the fact that Dublin City Council does not have enough property tax, yet those councillors opposed the local property tax in the first instance.

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (22 Nov 2022)

Darragh O'Brien: I advise the Deputy that this Government has given more funding to local government in the last three years than it has received in decades. This week, we will supply further funding of €5 million to Dublin City Council to assist it with additional energy costs. We have already dealt with the rates revaluation with Dublin City Council and filled that gap. For councillors who opposed...

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (22 Nov 2022)

Darragh O'Brien: The Government committed to working with stakeholders such as the Apartment Owners' Network and the Construction Defects Alliance to do the most comprehensive report that has ever been done with regard to the scale of apartment defects. Some 28,000 homes were included in those surveys. We have a very good handle on the types of issues that have arisen and what needs to be done. The...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Defective Building Materials (22 Nov 2022)

Darragh O'Brien: Following on from the Government decision of the 30 November 2021 in respect of the enhanced Defective Concrete Blocks Grant scheme, the Government approved the Remediation of Dwellings Damaged by the Use of Defective Concrete Blocks (DCB) Bill 2022 on 21 June and the Bill passed through both Houses of the Oireachtas and was subsequently signed into law by the President on the 23 July,...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Schemes (22 Nov 2022)

Darragh O'Brien: I propose to take Questions Nos. 268 and 303 together. The Rental Accommodation Scheme (RAS) involves a three way contractual relationship between landlord, tenant and the local authority with each party having their own responsibilities. The main landlord and tenant relationship is between the property owner and the RAS tenant. The local authority is not the landlord, but acts as an agent...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: House Prices (22 Nov 2022)

Darragh O'Brien: My Department has no role regarding the control and regulation of property service providers, including setting and enforcing standards in the provision of property services. These functions are a matter for the Property Service Regulatory Authority, a body established under the aegis of the Department of Justice by the Property Services (Regulation) Act 2011.

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Policy (22 Nov 2022)

Darragh O'Brien: In 2009 my Department issued guidance to local authorities on the use of unsold affordable properties to provide social housing. The majority of units were leased to approved housing bodies (AHBs); who act as landlords under a service level agreement with the relevant housing authorities. The local authority retains ownership of the units.  In September 2020, I convened a...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Homeless Persons Supports (22 Nov 2022)

Darragh O'Brien: Statutory responsibility in relation to the provision of homeless accommodation and related services rests with individual local authorities. My Department’s role in relation to homelessness involves the provision of a national framework of policy, legislation and funding to underpin the role of local authorities in addressing homelessness at a local level. While responsibility for...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Departmental Expenditure (22 Nov 2022)

Darragh O'Brien: My Department has not utilised the services of public relations agencies or PR consultants for advice since I took office.

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Provision (22 Nov 2022)

Darragh O'Brien: A five year delivery target from 2022 - 2026 has been set under Housing for All, for 28,500 affordable homes to be delivered for affordable purchase and cost rental across the various delivery streams. In implementing the key objectives under Housing for All, each local authority has prepared and published a Housing Delivery Action Plan in respect of local authority supported or overseen...