Results 10,861-10,880 of 25,844 for speaker:Darragh O'Brien
- Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (25 May 2022)
Darragh O'Brien: Éist liom, right. No county is excluded. I will be in-----
- Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (25 May 2022)
Darragh O'Brien: You are beginning to sound like Sinn Féin there, Danny. Relax. The-----
- Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (25 May 2022)
Darragh O'Brien: Nílim cinnte faoi sin, a Phádraig. Ar aon nós, the affordable housing fund is open to every local authority. I am actually in Tipperary tomorrow, and I hope I will see Deputy McGrath there. I will be meeting with the chief executive and the housing team of-----
- Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (25 May 2022)
Darragh O'Brien: Go raibh míle. I want to tell the Deputy now-----
- Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (25 May 2022)
Darragh O'Brien: -----that the affordable housing fund is open for every local authority to provide schemes to us where we can deliver affordable homes.
- Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (25 May 2022)
Darragh O'Brien: That is a fact.
- Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (25 May 2022)
Darragh O'Brien: I look forward to this and I will assess myself in a positive way any application that comes forward that makes sense. That is one aspect of how we deal with affordability. The second one, which is open to all 31 local authorities in the Republic of Ireland, is the First Home shared equity scheme. I referred to this earlier and I will launch this scheme on 1 July of this year. This...
- Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (25 May 2022)
Darragh O'Brien: I genuinely thank the Deputy. It is important that we are able to raise matters as important as this here today. The EPSEN Act review group met yesterday evening. The group will commence its work on this and will report to the Minister within a matter of months. The Minister of State, Deputy Madigan, will keep the House advised on that. On the specific numbers, the number of children...
- Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (25 May 2022)
Darragh O'Brien: I thank the Deputy for raising this very important issue. I can assure the Deputy that protecting farm family incomes is a priority of Government. Close to €10 billion in total, between EU and Exchequer funding, will support around 120,000 farm families over the next CAP period between 2023 and 2027. We have a farming and food sector that we should be proud of. It is an indigenous...
- Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (25 May 2022)
Darragh O'Brien: If the Deputies want like specific examples, the Deputy's party leader sitting beside him has become a serial objector to developments too. Sinn Féin opposed Oscar Traynor Road.
- Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (25 May 2022)
Darragh O'Brien: Sinn Féin opposed Ballymastone and the 253 social and affordable homes and, yes, some private homes too. Private ownership is not illegal either. Sinn Féin has opposed Ballymastone, Oscar Traynor Road, O'Devaney Gardens and any scheme that comes forward because it does not want to see progress. We have a plan that will work.
- Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (25 May 2022)
Darragh O'Brien: Deputy Ó Snodaigh should try to restrain himself if he can. The reality is that, at every juncture, Sinn Féin has tried to distort the truth. This is a targeted measure to support homeownership in our five major cities, in which the support goes directly to the homeowner.
- Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (25 May 2022)
Darragh O'Brien: Deputy Doherty should try to calm down a little bit. By the way, that document is not a secret document. We published all the details on Croí Cónaithe online. Sinn Féin's housing spokesperson did not even know that last week when he asked me where the document was. Sinn Féin needs to do a bit more homework.
- Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (25 May 2022)
Darragh O'Brien: Sinn Féin is opposed to build to buy. We know it is opposed to build to rent, even though we need more rental properties. We need a balance between ownership. We want homeownership and apartments in which people-----
- Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (25 May 2022)
Darragh O'Brien: Hold on a second. Will you just let me respond? You might not like the answers. Do not shout me down. I will not be bullied by you. I will be allowed to speak.
- Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (25 May 2022)
Darragh O'Brien: There is a track record that the Deputy might not want to talk about. Sinn Féin is opposed to build to rent and now it is opposed to build to buy.
- Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (25 May 2022)
Darragh O'Brien: I asked what Deputy Doherty is actually for. It is very little. He does not want to-----
- Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (25 May 2022)
Darragh O'Brien: There is really no point in trying to respond when the Deputy keeps interrupting.
- Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (25 May 2022)
Darragh O'Brien: This happens regularly, and that is fine.
- Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (25 May 2022)
Darragh O'Brien: The proof is in the figures of the number of commencements. That is what is happening. Improvements are taking place. We are not there yet at all.