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- Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Housing Provision (28 Sep 2022)
Darragh O'Brien: Eoin, please. What is great to see that we have 74 cost-rental units tenanted in there, with long-term secure rents for tenants. I have met many of them.
- Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Housing Provision (28 Sep 2022)
Darragh O'Brien: Ah come on; would you stop.
- Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Housing Provision (28 Sep 2022)
Darragh O'Brien: To answer Deputy Ward, the issue has been resolved. On the minimum price of the houses, I know he likes to pick the figure of €285,300, but I did state that it is €245,600. It depends on the ability to pay. They are real affordable homes that people will purchase. These are part of the 1,800 affordable purchase homes that I have approved already through local authorities...
- Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Homeless Accommodation (28 Sep 2022)
Darragh O'Brien: The continuing increase in the numbers accessing emergency accommodation is a serious concern for both me and the Government. We are doing everything in our power to tackle this problem, both by increasing housing supply, which will increase substantially this year, and investing in homelessness prevention. Yesterday, we allocated €215 million which is a substantial increase on the...
- Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Housing Provision (28 Sep 2022)
Darragh O'Brien: I thank Deputy Ward for his question. The Deputy will be aware I brought in a new affordable housing fund last year to directly assist local authorities to bring forward affordable homes such as in Kilcarbery. Approximately €125 million in funding has already been approved to support the development of nearly 1,800 homes for affordable purchase. Another five schemes that will...
- Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Housing Policy (28 Sep 2022)
Darragh O'Brien: Here is the oracle.
- Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Housing Policy (28 Sep 2022)
Darragh O'Brien: Is there a question? The Deputy should ask a question.
- Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Housing Policy (28 Sep 2022)
Darragh O'Brien: Deputy Ó Broin is allowed ask a question, if he has one.
- Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Housing Policy (28 Sep 2022)
Darragh O'Brien: Not likely.
- Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Housing Policy (28 Sep 2022)
Darragh O'Brien: That is a perfect example of Eoin ar dhá thaobh. The scheme is going to work. It is already working very well. It is a good scheme, as Deputy Naughten has mentioned, to use vacant stock. Deputy Ó Broin would abolish it.
- Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Housing Policy (28 Sep 2022)
Darragh O'Brien: He said he would divert it to the local authorities-----
- Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Housing Policy (28 Sep 2022)
Darragh O'Brien: He would get the local authorities to make a compulsory purchase order, CPO, on them-----
- Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Housing Policy (28 Sep 2022)
Darragh O'Brien: -----refurbish them and re-let within a year.
- Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Housing Policy (28 Sep 2022)
Darragh O'Brien: That is 4,000 homes as a housing target. It is fantasy stuff and the numbers do not add up.
- Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Housing Policy (28 Sep 2022)
Darragh O'Brien: Can I answer-----
- Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Housing Policy (28 Sep 2022)
Darragh O'Brien: Can I answer the Deputies who actually have an interest in helping homeowners?
- Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Housing Policy (28 Sep 2022)
Darragh O'Brien: I ask the Deputy to relax for a second. I am going to answer the Deputies who are constructive and who want to actually make a change. First, the grant levels apply across the country. That will happen from November for rural and urban areas, including rural one-offs and city centres. That will be in November. In response to Deputy Naughten, and this might disappoint Deputy Ó Broin...
- Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Housing Policy (28 Sep 2022)
Darragh O'Brien: Ah, stop. You have had your bit.
- Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Housing Policy (28 Sep 2022)
Darragh O'Brien: These are-----
- Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Housing Policy (28 Sep 2022)
Darragh O'Brien: If the Deputy would show some respect to the other Deputies who actually tabled the questions about this-----