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Subsidies for Developers: Motion [Private Members] (18 May 2022)

Darragh O'Brien: Tá brón orm go raibh mé beagnach déanach.

Subsidies for Developers: Motion [Private Members] (18 May 2022)

Darragh O'Brien: Rinne sé botún. Go raibh míle maith agat, a Leas-Cheann Comhairle. I move: To delete all words after "Dáil Éireann" and substitute the following: "notes that — as recognised in the Government's housing strategy 'Housing for All - a New Housing Plan for Ireland', there is a housing crisis in Ireland affecting ordinary working people who aspire to the...

Subsidies for Developers: Motion [Private Members] (18 May 2022)

Darragh O'Brien: Thanks, Deputy. I was a minute late.

Subsidies for Developers: Motion [Private Members] (18 May 2022)

Darragh O'Brien: I am.

Subsidies for Developers: Motion [Private Members] (18 May 2022)

Darragh O'Brien: I had always planned to.

Subsidies for Developers: Motion [Private Members] (18 May 2022)

Darragh O'Brien: Go ahead.

Subsidies for Developers: Motion [Private Members] (18 May 2022)

Darragh O'Brien: I have.

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Approved Housing Bodies (18 May 2022)

Darragh O'Brien: As provided for in the Housing (Regulation of Approved Housing Bodies) Act 2019, the Approved Housing Bodies Regulatory Authority (AHBRA) was formally established on 1 February 2021. AHBRA is an independent body tasked with providing the regulation of Approved Housing Bodies (AHBs) for the purposes of protecting housing assets provided or managed by such bodies. The register of AHBs...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Approved Housing Bodies (18 May 2022)

Darragh O'Brien: There are a range of funding and delivery mechanisms available to local authorities to deliver social housing supports in partnership with Approved Housing Bodies (AHBs). The funding is provided by my Department directly to local authorities, who in turn, advance the funding to the AHBs, as appropriate. In respect of AHB funding in 2020 and 2021, the funding provided to each individual AHB...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Departmental Expenditure (18 May 2022)

Darragh O'Brien: Capital funding has been used to advance capital investment across a range of programme areas within my Department’s remit, local authority housing, voluntary housing, estate regeneration, energy efficiency retrofitting, housing grants, rural water schemes, urban regeneration, peatlands conservation and restoration, national parks & wildlife services and fire services. Details...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Schemes (18 May 2022)

Darragh O'Brien: The Rental Accommodation Scheme (RAS) has been an important contributor to social housing supply since its introduction in 2005 and has placed responsibility on local authorities to meet the accommodation needs of people in receipt of Rent Supplement for 18 months or longer, and who are assessed as having a long-term housing need. The scheme is delivered by local authorities who source...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Policy (18 May 2022)

Darragh O'Brien: Supporting home ownership is a key objective for this Government. In Housing for All, our new Plan for housing in Ireland we committed to introducing a reformed Local Authority Home Loan scheme to further support access to home ownership for creditworthy home buyers who otherwise find it difficult to access sufficient finance. This is the successor to the Rebuilding Ireland Home Loan. The new...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Schemes (18 May 2022)

Darragh O'Brien: My Department provides funding to local authorities for the Housing Adaptation Grants for Older People and People with a Disability Scheme. These schemes assist eligible applicants living in privately owned homes to make their accommodation more suitable for their needs. Funding of €81.25 million is available nationally in 2022 which is an increase of €6.25 million on the 2021...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Schemes (18 May 2022)

Darragh O'Brien: I have signed two sets of Regulations which underpin the Local Authority Affordable Purchase Scheme, made under the provisions of the Affordable Housing Act 2021, which came into effect on 13 April 2022. The Regulations provide the basis for the making available of affordable purchase homes by local authorities and the administration of sales. The Affordable Housing Regulations 2022 deal...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Vacant Properties (18 May 2022)

Darragh O'Brien: Housing for All (published in September 2021) provides a new housing plan for Ireland to 2030 with the overall objective that every citizen in the State should have access to good quality homes through a steady supply of housing in the right locations, with economic, social and environmental sustainability built into the system. The strategy sets out, over four pathways, a broad suite of...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Hare Coursing (17 May 2022)

Darragh O'Brien: I propose to take Questions Nos. 283 and 284 together. My Department issues a conditional licence to the Irish Coursing Club under Section 34 of the Wildlife Acts (as amended) to capture live hares. Conditions 13 and 14 of this licence to net hares relate to the release of hares and state: 13. All hares must be released back into the wild during daylight hours at the conclusion of the...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Information and Communications Technology (17 May 2022)

Darragh O'Brien: My Department fully supports the Circular Economy, Waste Management (Amendment) and Minerals Development (Amendment) Act 2022 and will comply with all necessary policies and protocols resulting from this legislation. My Department currently utilises computer hardware until it reaches end of life in line with financial policies. End of life computer hardware is disposed of in line with WEEE...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Water Supply (17 May 2022)

Darragh O'Brien: My Department does not hold information along the lines set out in the question. Since 1 January 2014, Irish Water has statutory responsibility for all aspects of water services planning, delivery and operation at national, regional and local levels. The scope, prioritisation and progression of individual projects is a matter for Irish Water, and is approved through its own internal...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Covid-19 Pandemic Supports (17 May 2022)

Darragh O'Brien: I propose to take Questions Nos. 287 and 331 together. The decision regarding to whom the COVID-19 payment should be made does not rest with my Department. In recognition of the efforts of the general public, volunteers and all workers during the COVID-19 pandemic and in remembrance of people who lost their lives due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Government made decisions earlier...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Departmental Schemes (17 May 2022)

Darragh O'Brien: My Department provides funding to local authorities in respect of the Housing Adaptation Grants for Older People and People with a Disability, to assist eligible people in private houses to make their accommodation more suitable for their needs. The suite of grants include the Housing Adaptation Grant for People with a Disability (max grant €30,000), the Mobility Aids Grant (max grant...