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- Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Schemes (28 Sep 2022)
Darragh O'Brien: The Local Authority Home Loan has been available nationwide from local authorities since 4 January 2022 for first-time buyers and fresh start applicants. The loan can be used both for new and second-hand properties, or to self-build. It is the successor to the Rebuilding Ireland Home Loan (RIHL). The Housing Agency provides a central support service that assesses applications for the...
- Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Urban Development (28 Sep 2022)
Darragh O'Brien: Clonburris is a Strategic Development Zone and was designated by Government to be of economic and social importance to the state for residential development and associated services and facilities. The delivery of the Clonburris SDZ has the potential to be a transformative project of national, regional and local significance in terms of regeneration and urban development. The project will...
- Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Defective Building Materials (28 Sep 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 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: Wastewater Treatment (28 Sep 2022)
Darragh O'Brien: The Programme for Government supports the uptake of Irish Water's Small Towns and Villages Growth Programme 2020-2024, which will provide water and waste water growth capacity in smaller settlements. I understand from Irish Water that an allocation of almost €100 million for this programme was approved by the Commission for Regulation of Utilities. Irish Water is working with local...
- Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Schemes (28 Sep 2022)
Darragh O'Brien: Housing for All set out four pathways to achieve its vision of a sustainable housing system, ensuring that everyone in the State has access to a home to purchase or rent at an affordable price, built to a high standard and in the right place, offering a good quality of life. Addressing the current housing shortage requires short, medium and long-term action to stimulate housing supply. The...
- Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Local Authorities (28 Sep 2022)
Darragh O'Brien: The management and maintenance of local authority housing stock, including pre-letting repairs to vacant properties, the implementation of a planned maintenance programme and carrying out of responsive repairs, are matters for each individual local authority under Section 58 of the Housing Act 1966. Local authorities also have a legal obligation to ensure that all of their tenanted properties...
- Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Water Services (28 Sep 2022)
Darragh O'Brien: My Department’s Multi-annual Rural Water Programme, through Exchequer funding, delivers improvements to water services in areas of rural Ireland where there are no public water services. A working group – the Rural Water Working Group - is considering the composition of the measures for inclusion for funding under the upcoming multi-annual programme. Once I have...
- Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Local Authorities (28 Sep 2022)
Darragh O'Brien: The management and maintenance of local authority housing stock, including pre-letting repairs to vacant properties, the implementation of a planned maintenance programme and carrying out of responsive repairs, are matters for each individual local authority under Section 58 of the Housing Act 1966. Local authorities also have a legal obligation to ensure that all of their tenanted properties...