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Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Schemes (30 Sep 2021)

Darragh O'Brien: The Programme for Government, Our Shared Future, sets out the objective that everybody should have access to sustainable, good quality housing to purchase or rent at an affordable price, built to a high standard, and located close to essential services, offering a high quality of life. Housing for All confirms the introduction of two new affordable purchase scheme.  The first...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Schemes (30 Sep 2021)

Darragh O'Brien: The Rebuilding Ireland Home Loan is targeted at first time buyers who wish to own their own home, have access to an adequate deposit and have the capacity to repay a mortgage, but who are unable to access a mortgage sufficient for them to purchase their first home. The loan enables credit worthy first time buyers to access sustainable mortgage lending to purchase new or second-hand...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Homeless Persons Supports (30 Sep 2021)

Darragh O'Brien: My Department's role in relation to homelessness involves the provision of a national framework of policy, legislation and funding to underpin the role of housing authorities in addressing homelessness at a local level. My Department does not fund any homeless service directly but contributes to overall expenditure incurred by housing authorities in the provision of homeless accommodation...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Economic and Social Research Institute (30 Sep 2021)

Darragh O'Brien: Details of the four reports from the ESRI commissioned by, or prepared for, my Department in the past 12 months are set out in the following link, together with the publishing information. My Department operates a housing economics research programme with the Economic and Social Research Institute. Under this programme, which began in May 2017, two to three research...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Departmental Bodies (30 Sep 2021)

Darragh O'Brien: The Housing Agency works with my Department and Approved Housing Bodies (AHBs) in the delivery of housing and housing services. A key part of the Agency's work is to act as a centre of expert knowledge on housing and to support housing policy development through research work and collaboration with key stakeholders. In this regard the following...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Vacant Properties (30 Sep 2021)

Darragh O'Brien: I refer to the reply to Question No. 127 of 28 September 2021 which sets out the position in this matter.

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Provision (30 Sep 2021)

Darragh O'Brien: The regeneration of Poolbeg West is the next important step in transforming the Docklands area, given its strategic location east of Grand Canal Dock, with close proximity to important bridge connections to Dublin Port and North Lotts. The residential potential within the available lands is for a maximum of 3,500 additional residential units. The National Asset Management Agency...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Rental Sector (30 Sep 2021)

Darragh O'Brien: The Planning and Development (Housing) and Residential Tenancies Act 2016 introduced a targeted rent increase restriction of 4% per annum in Rent Pressure Zones (RPZs), having regard to the constitutionally protected property rights of landlords and local rental market factors. The aim was to provide rent certainty to tenants and landlords by moderating medium-term rent levels.  The...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Provision (30 Sep 2021)

Darragh O'Brien: Details on social housing delivery for each local authority, across a range of delivery mechanisms, are included in social housing statistics published by my Department. This data is available to the end of Quarter 2 2021 and is available on the statistics page of my Department’s website, at the followinink: www.gov.ie/en/collection/6060e-overall-soc ial-housing-provision/ A...

Seanad: Housing For All - a New Housing Plan for Ireland: Statements (29 Sep 2021)

Darragh O'Brien: It is great to be back. A good job has been done on the room.

Seanad: Housing For All - a New Housing Plan for Ireland: Statements (29 Sep 2021)

Darragh O'Brien: No, no. It is good to be back today. Let us not misunderstand what I am saying.

Seanad: Housing For All - a New Housing Plan for Ireland: Statements (29 Sep 2021)

Darragh O'Brien: No, no. Gabhaim buíochas leis an Cathaoirleach. Right now, Ireland's housing system is not meeting the needs of enough of our people. My colleagues in government and I are keenly aware of this. We know that the impact of the housing crisis is felt in every family across our country, whether hard-pressed tenants stuck in a rent trap or those at the sharpest end of the housing crisis,...

Seanad: Housing For All - a New Housing Plan for Ireland: Statements (29 Sep 2021)

Darragh O'Brien: I thought we got rid of them all.

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

Darragh O'Brien: Since 2007 it has been a requirement that all new dwellings, including local authority owned social homes, have renewable energy systems installed, with a requirement for all new dwellings to achieve Nearly Zero Energy building performance being introduced in 2019. In  2020 the Programme for Government included a commitment to retrofit approximately 500,000 homes by...

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

Darragh O'Brien: The information requested is being compiled and will be forwarded to the Deputy in accordance with Standing Orders.

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

Darragh O'Brien: Information on the auditor’s remuneration for Ervia and its subsidiaries (excluding Irish Water) is provided in the Notes to the Financial Statements for each of the years in question.  These Financial Statements are included in Ervia’s Annual Report for each year, a copy of which is available in the Oireachtas Library.  Information on the auditor’s...

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

Darragh O'Brien: In accordance with the Gas Act 1976 (as amended) and the Constitution of Gas Networks Ireland (GNI), my Department is currently considering, in consultation with NewERA, the appointment of the company referred to in the question as auditors of Ervia and GNI for the 2022 and 2023 financial audits, having regard to the contract entered into by the parties which included the...

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

Darragh O'Brien: The Mortgage to Rent (MTR) scheme introduced in 2012 for borrowers of commercial lending institutions is targeted at those households in mortgage arrears who have had their mortgage position deemed unsustainable by their lender under the Mortgage Arrears Resolution Process (MARP), who agree to the voluntary surrender of their home and who have very limited options, if any, to meet their...

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

Darragh O'Brien: The Residential Tenancies Board (RTB) was established as an independent statutory body under the Residential Tenancies Acts 2004-2021, to operate a national tenancy registration system and to facilitate the resolution of disputes between landlords and tenants.  My Department does not collect the data sought, however the Clerk of the Dáil requested that arrangements be put in...

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

Darragh O'Brien: Details on social housing delivery for each local authority, across a range of delivery mechanisms, are included in social housing statistics published by my Department. Data for Quarter 1 and Quarter 2 2021 is available on the statistics page of my Department’s website, at the following link: www.gov.ie/en/collection/6060e-overall-social-hou sing-provision/   Under...