Results 10,261-10,280 of 25,799 for speaker:Darragh O'Brien
- Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Rights of People with Disabilities (13 Jul 2022)
Darragh O'Brien: The Office of Public Works (OPW) owns and/or leases the buildings that my Department currently occupies. My Department is a tenant of these buildings. We share a number of these buildings with other Government Departments and Public Bodies. Any change in the level of access to these buildings, as suggested in the question would be a matter for the OPW. My Department is committed to...
- Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Rights of People with Disabilities (13 Jul 2022)
Darragh O'Brien: The Disability Consultative Committee (DCC) of my Department was established in 2017 to monitor and review the implementation of actions relating to my Department that are included in the National Disability Inclusion Strategy (NDIS) 2017-2021. Its members include representatives from the Disability Federation of Ireland (DFI), the National Disability Authority (NDA), Inclusion Ireland, the...
- Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Energy Conservation (13 Jul 2022)
Darragh O'Brien: A new enhanced ten year energy efficiency programme was launched in 2021 in response to a commitment made under the Programme for Government, which called for the 'retrofit' of 500,000 homes to a B2/Cost Optimal Equivalent BER standard by 2030, of which approximately 36,500 are expected to be local authority owned homes. This new programme set a BER performance requirement of...
- Raise the Roof: Motion [Private Members] (12 Jul 2022)
Darragh O'Brien: I did not say that.
- Raise the Roof: Motion [Private Members] (12 Jul 2022)
Darragh O'Brien: Sorry.
- Raise the Roof: Motion [Private Members] (12 Jul 2022)
Darragh O'Brien: Leas-Cheann Comhairle-----
- Raise the Roof: Motion [Private Members] (12 Jul 2022)
Darragh O'Brien: Try to behave yourself, please.
- Raise the Roof: Motion [Private Members] (12 Jul 2022)
Darragh O'Brien: I am stating a fact.
- Raise the Roof: Motion [Private Members] (12 Jul 2022)
Darragh O'Brien: Last year Deputy Ó Broin said in this House that it was going to be a second mortgage, which was going to be at 6%, 7% or 8% interest. It is not a second mortgage. It is an equity stake that the State is taking to help the thousands of people the Deputy said he wants to help-----
- Raise the Roof: Motion [Private Members] (12 Jul 2022)
Darragh O'Brien: That is just the usual trite nonsense Deputy Ó Broin goes on with. The fact of the matter is there is a scheme here-----
- Raise the Roof: Motion [Private Members] (12 Jul 2022)
Darragh O'Brien: Right now there are people paying rents above the level they should be paying. People are paying-----
- Raise the Roof: Motion [Private Members] (12 Jul 2022)
Darragh O'Brien: The Deputy tabled the motion. Does he want a debate or not? Will I sit down? The reality is I am about delivering policies that positively impact-----
- Raise the Roof: Motion [Private Members] (12 Jul 2022)
Darragh O'Brien: I am not going to continue to be shouted down. I certainly will not be bullied by the Deputy in this House. I should be allowed to respond, a Leas-Cheann Comhairle. I have tabled a Government countermotion-----
- Raise the Roof: Motion [Private Members] (12 Jul 2022)
Darragh O'Brien: He finds it difficult to contain himself.
- Raise the Roof: Motion [Private Members] (12 Jul 2022)
Darragh O'Brien: I did not know I had that affect on the Deputy.
- Raise the Roof: Motion [Private Members] (12 Jul 2022)
Darragh O'Brien: I am not sure about that either.
- Raise the Roof: Motion [Private Members] (12 Jul 2022)
Darragh O'Brien: Deputy Ó Broin is out of order.
- Raise the Roof: Motion [Private Members] (12 Jul 2022)
Darragh O'Brien: I gave up on nobody. On a point of order-----
- Raise the Roof: Motion [Private Members] (12 Jul 2022)
Darragh O'Brien: Unfortunately a Leas-Cheann Comhairle-----
- Raise the Roof: Motion [Private Members] (12 Jul 2022)
Darragh O'Brien: Through the Chair, absolutely. What I have attempted to do this evening is to put forward some of the policies that are taking hold and are working. I will try again to restate the facts. The first home scheme is going to help thousands of people who are in a rental trap and who have saved and are working hard to be able to own their own home at an affordable rate that is not a second...