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Affordable Housing: Motion [Private Members] (16 May 2018)

Pat Casey: I welcome tonight's motion on affordable housing, which has been brought forward by my colleague, Deputy O'Brien. Affordable housing is an area of the systemic housing crisis that has been consistently overlooked by the Government, yet it remains an essential keystone in the solution of delivering homes for all our people. It is an historical fact that there is an embedded and consistent...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Review of Local Property Tax: Discussion (9 May 2018)

Pat Casey: I thank Councillor McGinley for his presentation this morning. I go back a bit in time to my attendance at the launch of the "Putting People First" document at Dublin Castle. I was intrigued by it because I thought power was being given back to local authorities. I thought councillors were being given the power to make the decisions and to spend the money. I have to give Phil Hogan credit...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Review of Local Property Tax: Discussion (9 May 2018)

Pat Casey: Councillor McGinley, the Chairman and Senator Boyhan mentioned the following. In terms of the timing of the decision of the property tax in early October or whenever, while Dublin City Council and most of the Dublin authorities are in a position to give a 15% or whatever discount, other counties struggle at that time. It is when one is trying to decide how much of a discount should be...

Other Questions: Commercial Rates Valuation Process (8 May 2018)

Pat Casey: I wish to come in on this subject because Wicklow is going through its own revaluation process. We all know the value small and medium-sized enterprises have to each county, especially in towns. Through no fault of the businesses themselves, rates have not been revalued in 20 or even 30 years but the businesses are now faced with a revaluation process that is unjust and will involve a...

Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed) - Priority Questions: Homeless Persons Data (8 May 2018)

Pat Casey: I must agree in the sense that while one might say that these people have been in houses for two years, they are not in secure tenancies. In fairness, they should be described as being homeless. We have been producing monthly figures for two years and it has taken two years to discover this anomaly in the system, which is unacceptable. Is the Minister trying to play games with the homeless...

Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed) - Priority Questions: Homeless Persons Data (8 May 2018)

Pat Casey: I take it from what the Minister said that 484, comprising adults and children, were not included on the list because they were housed in private accommodation. I believe that is what he said. I believe 247 and 237 were the figures he gave. Regardless of that, he said in an interview on "Morning Ireland" last week that people who were considered homeless were being accommodated in local...

Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed) - Priority Questions: Local Infrastructure Housing Activation Fund (8 May 2018)

Pat Casey: I will be taking questions on his behalf today because he is away.

Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed) - Priority Questions: Local Infrastructure Housing Activation Fund (8 May 2018)

Pat Casey: Fine Gael scrapped the affordable housing scheme in 2012. The current Government and its predecessor have not delivered an affordable home since coming into power almost seven years ago. The current Government introduced a new affordable housing scheme in January 2018. An integral part of that scheme to deliver affordable homes is the local infrastructure housing activation fund, LIHAF....

Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed) - Priority Questions: Local Infrastructure Housing Activation Fund (8 May 2018)

Pat Casey: I thank the Minister. He did not answer the question on how many houses have been delivered to date so I assume the answer is nil. I can understand the blockage in the system is because of the capital nature of the project. With regard to affordability, sums of over €300,000 are regarded as affordable in Dún Laoghaire. It is not really affordable to the average person. Can...

Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed) - Priority Questions: Local Infrastructure Housing Activation Fund (8 May 2018)

Pat Casey: I thank the Minister. Could he give us an update on LIHAF 2 and the projects that did not succeed under LIHAF 1? Will he state the affordable house prices he has proposed under all the schemes? It is very hard to understand the exact cost from the spreadsheet. As the Minister says, there is percentage discount and, equally, a fixed price in regard to affordability.

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Community Employment Schemes Supervisors (26 Apr 2018)

Pat Casey: 78. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if a date has been set for a meeting of the high level forum on community employment supervisor pensions; if his attention has been drawn to the anger and frustration of community employment supervisors and assistant supervisors; his views on the fact that their contribution to improving the life chances of scheme participants and to...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Response to National Emergencies: Irish Water (25 Apr 2018)

Pat Casey: I thank Mr. Grant for his presentation. I acknowledge the openness with which he provides us information whenever we meet. Every event seems to improve the process, especially communication with the community and us as public representatives. Mr. Grant referred to standby tankers and generators. Regarding the latter, does he have a target number of locations where permanent generators...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Response to National Emergencies: Irish Water (25 Apr 2018)

Pat Casey: Who is responsible for ensuring service connections have been done correctly when they are being signed off on? Is Irish Water taking full responsibility if connections are not made properly?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Response to National Emergencies: Irish Water (25 Apr 2018)

Pat Casey: Is Irish Water physically inspecting every connection?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Water Supply Project: Discussion (25 Apr 2018)

Pat Casey: We can all get lost in figures relating to leakage and so on. I acknowledge the work Ms Kennedy has done on this project, which is a personal crusade she has taken on, and the volume of information she has presented to us. Anything I say will not be critical of what she has presented. Water quality, supply and leakage have been referred to in detail but, at the end of the day, if we fix...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Housing for Older People: Discussion (Resumed) (24 Apr 2018)

Pat Casey: I will be as brief as possible. I have been waiting for two hours. The Senator should not feel too bad.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Housing for Older People: Discussion (Resumed) (24 Apr 2018)

Pat Casey: I will try not to go over the same questions that have been asked. I look forward to reading the long-term policy report that is due out in the summer. Realistically, in the intervening period all we have for older people is the housing adaptation grant or some funding from the Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland, SEAI. Does the €66 million come from the Department or from...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects (24 Apr 2018)

Pat Casey: 209. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the timeframe for the eight schools at project brief stage to progress to the next stage on the school buildings programme in County Wicklow; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17570/18]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Retirements (24 Apr 2018)

Pat Casey: 313. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of Garda retirements from each Garda station in County Wicklow in each of the years 2014 to 2017 and to date in 2018; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18090/18]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Improvement Schemes (24 Apr 2018)

Pat Casey: 512. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the status of the N81 from Tallaght to Hollywood Cross, Wicklow, road improvement scheme in view of the safety and congestion issues on this road; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17820/18]