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Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Approved Housing Bodies (29 Sep 2021)

Darragh O'Brien: The recently published Housing for All strategy is the Government’s plan to increase the supply of housing to an average of 33,000 per year over the next decade. The annual targets include the delivery of 88,400 new social homes and 53,800 new affordable homes in the period 2022-2030.   Housing for All is supported by an investment package of over €4bn per annum,...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Policy (29 Sep 2021)

Darragh O'Brien: Responsibility for the development and provision of services to support victims of domestic violence rests with my colleague the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth and I understand that the delivery of these services is managed by Tusla, the Child and Family Agency. In terms of housing services, in 2017, my Department issued policy and procedural guidance...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Provision (29 Sep 2021)

Darragh O'Brien: My Department publishes comprehensive programme level statistics on social housing units leased by Local Authorities on a quarterly basis. Details on the number of social housing units leased by local authorities from 2015 to Q2 2021 are published on the statistics page of my Department’s website, at the following link: www.housing.gov.ie/housing/social-housing/social-...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Provision (29 Sep 2021)

Darragh O'Brien: The Social Housing Leasing Programme supports the delivery of social housing by providing financial support to local authorities for the long term leasing of houses and apartments. Applications under the leasing programme are made to the relevant local authority who assess each application. Where the application is for more than 4 properties, the local authority must apply to my Department...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Water Quality (29 Sep 2021)

Darragh O'Brien: Primary responsibility for the monitoring, management, protection and improvement of water quality is assigned to local authorities under the Local Government (Water Pollution) Acts and related legislation. The Environmental Protection Agency, through its Office of Environmental Enforcement, exercises general supervision in relation to the performance of these functions by local authorities....

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Housing Provision (28 Sep 2021)

Darragh O'Brien: As the Deputy stated, the Housing for All strategy delivers on a programme for Government commitment to step up housing supply and put affordability back at the heart of the housing system with an ambitious target of 300,000 homes over the next decade for social, affordable, cost-rental, private rental and private ownership housing. Measures to deliver this housing are supported by over...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Housing Provision (28 Sep 2021)

Darragh O'Brien: This is kind of a different question but it is related. I agree with the Deputy on that. We have discussed this, and the review of the social housing limits is under way. We intend to publish that shortly. On affordable homes in Monaghan in particular, early delivery of affordable housing will arise from previously approved serviced sites funding of local authority schemes where...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Housing Provision (28 Sep 2021)

Darragh O'Brien: I do not disagree with the Deputy on that. If we go back to social housing, our Housing for All plan will ensure that we have an average of over 10,000 new homes built across the country each year, including in Monaghan. It is important that we are tackling our social housing waiting list there. On the provision of affordable homes, we passed the Affordable Housing Act 2021 before the...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Vacant Properties (28 Sep 2021)

Darragh O'Brien: I thank Deputy O'Connor and those Deputies who made constructive comments about what we have to do. We have outlined very clearly in Housing for All the measures we are going to take on vacancy. They are serious measures and they must be taken. I point out to Deputy Gould that I am acutely aware of that. I have not woken up just yesterday. I know it, and I know we have a responsibility...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Vacant Properties (28 Sep 2021)

Darragh O'Brien: I thank the Deputy for the question, which he has raised with me directly in the past, as have other Members. It is important we ensure that the existing housing stock is utilised to the full extent, including by providing a targeted, effective and co-ordinated approach to identifying and tackling vacancy throughout Ireland. That is why there are very strong actions in the Housing for All...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Vacant Properties (28 Sep 2021)

Darragh O'Brien: The Deputy is correct and that is why this is such a focus of what we want to do in the housing plan. Utilising our existing stock makes sense in the context of climate action and carbon. We do not have to build all the new stock we need; rather, we must utilise what we have. Our Town Centres First approach is also crucial. I have been travelling throughout Ireland and I have seen the...

Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed) - Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Housing Provision (28 Sep 2021)

Darragh O'Brien: This Government has a real plan to deliver affordable and social homes. That might look good on the Deputy's social media pages for her little sound bite.

Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed) - Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Housing Provision (28 Sep 2021)

Darragh O'Brien: I did not interrupt the Deputy once. Does she want to hear what is really happening? In the affordable housing fund that we launched, we can increase the subvention up to €100,000, which is exactly what Dublin City Council, DCC, was seeking and doing it for. The plan that Sinn Féin has for Oscar Traynor Road, in the Deputy's constituency, would drive this project back five, six...

Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed) - Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Housing Provision (28 Sep 2021)

Darragh O'Brien: Deputy Mitchell might not be aware or she just might not want to hear the facts.

Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed) - Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Housing Provision (28 Sep 2021)

Darragh O'Brien: There is hardly any point in trying to answer a question if the Deputy does not want to hear the answer. I met the former Lord Mayor Hazel Chu, the Lord Mayor Alison Gilliland and senior executives in DCC because we want to move this forward. I am serious about delivering homes for real people, not sound bites or stunts in the Dáil.

Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed) - Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Housing Provision (28 Sep 2021)

Darragh O'Brien: The reality is that we made the changes that DCC has sought. The question is whether Sinn Féin councillors will vote for a revised plan that will deliver homes for people. Its track record up until now is that it has not, and we are going to do it.

Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed) - Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Housing Provision (28 Sep 2021)

Darragh O'Brien: The Deputy does not want to hear the answer.

Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed) - Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Housing Provision (28 Sep 2021)

Darragh O'Brien: They are the facts, I am afraid. We will deliver homes at Oscar Traynor Road for real people in the area.

Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed) - Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Housing Provision (28 Sep 2021)

Darragh O'Brien: It might not suit the Deputy, though.

Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed) - Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Housing Provision (28 Sep 2021)

Darragh O'Brien: This is the question in the name of Deputy Ó Broin. Investment in social and affordable housing is a major component of the State's capital expenditure. Under Housing for All, there is to be a sum of over €4 billion per year, which dwarfs the €2.9 billion the Deputy's party proposed as part of its submission on Housing for All. As Minister, it is my duty to ensure...