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Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Defective Building Materials (13 Jul 2022)

Darragh O'Brien: The Construction Products Regulation (EU) No 305/2011 (CPR) sets out rules for the marketing of construction products in the EU. Where a construction product covered by a harmonised standard (includes concrete blocks, aggregates for concrete, hardcore etc.), is being placed on the EU market, the CPR requires the manufacturer to draw up a ‘declaration of performance’ and affix a...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Hare Coursing (13 Jul 2022)

Darragh O'Brien: The activity shown in the video supplied appears to show illegal coursing of hares in the wider countryside and not in our National Parks. This practice, along with being unlawful under the Wildlife Acts, has also been linked to other criminal activity. Staff in my Department along with An Garda Síochána have carried out a number of joint operations in order to combat this practice...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Departmental Staff (13 Jul 2022)

Darragh O'Brien: In line with broader Government policy my Department continues its work to become an employer of choice. Accordingly diversity is encouraged and facilitated in my Department to ensure its composition is reflective of Irish society as a whole. The vast majority of recruitment for my Department is carried out by the Public Appointments Service. However, my Department is strongly committed to...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Defective Building Materials (13 Jul 2022)

Darragh O'Brien: The Programme for Government sets out a number of commitments in respect of the important policy area of addressing building defects. These include a commitment to examine defects in housing, having regard to the recommendations of the Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing’s report "Safe as Houses?" and to assist owners of latent defect properties, by identifying options for those...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Schemes (13 Jul 2022)

Darragh O'Brien: The First Home Scheme, launched on 7 July, supports first-time buyers in purchasing new houses and apartments in the private market through the use of an equity share model, similar to that employed in the Local Authority Affordable Purchase Scheme. The Scheme aims to support in the region of 8,000 households in acquiring new homes in the private market in the years 2022 to 2026 with an...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Schemes (13 Jul 2022)

Darragh O'Brien: The First Home Scheme, launched on 7 July, supports first-time buyers in purchasing new houses and apartments in the private market through the use of an equity share model. The Scheme uses regional price ceilings based on the median prices of new build first time buyer homes. This is to temper any inflationary pressures and to target support at the lower part of the price distribution in...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Provision (13 Jul 2022)

Darragh O'Brien: Housing for All, is the Government’s plan to increase the supply of housing to an average of 33,000 per year over the next decade. Housing for All is supported by an investment package of over €4bn per annum, through an overall combination of €12bn in direct Exchequer funding, €3.5bn in funding through the Land Development Agency and €5bn funding through the...

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-----