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Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Covid-19 Pandemic (3 Feb 2021)

Darragh O'Brien: The advancement of  each URDF supported project is, in the first instance, a matter for the individual local authority involved. It is also a  matter for each local authority as an independent statutory body to establish whether their projects can be considered essential by reference to the relevant regulations concerning restrictions during the current Covid 19...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Local Authority Staff (3 Feb 2021)

Darragh O'Brien: The former Chief Executive of Galway County Council retired on 4 July 2014. A temporary chief executive was appointed at that time, pending a permanent appointment. In the intervening period, there has been extensive policy development processes examining optimum arrangements for local governance in Galway. Arising from these processes, in June 2018 the Government...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Water Supply (3 Feb 2021)

Darragh O'Brien: Since 1 January 2014, Irish Water has statutory responsibility for all aspects of water services planning, delivery and operation at national, regional and local levels. As part of Budget 2021, I secured funding of over €1.4 billion to support water services. This includes €1.3 billion in respect of domestic water services provision by Irish Water. This overall...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Social and Affordable Housing (3 Feb 2021)

Darragh O'Brien: Under the Programme for Government, ‘Our Shared Future’, this Government has committed to putting housing affordability at the heart of the housing system and to: - prioritise the increased supply affordable homes and to ensure that local authorities are central to delivering housing, and  - progress a state-backed affordable home purchase scheme to promote home...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Data (3 Feb 2021)

Darragh O'Brien: My Department publishes comprehensive programme level statistics on a quarterly basis on social housing delivery activity. This data is available to the end of Quarter 3 2020, and data for Quarter 4 2020 is currently being compiled. This data is published on the statistics page of my Department’s website, at the following...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Home Loan Scheme (3 Feb 2021)

Darragh O'Brien: The Rebuilding Ireland Home Loan scheme remains open for business. All local authorities are receiving and processing RIHL applications and are incorporating increased flexibility to accommodate applicants during the COVID 19 Pandemic.  As is the case with any lender, local authorities must lend mortgages on a prudent basis, taking into account the most recent income and...

Seanad: Response to Covid-19 (Housing, Local Government and Heritage): Statements (1 Feb 2021)

Darragh O'Brien: Go raibh maith agaibh, a Chathaoirligh agus Sheanadóirí. Since the country's first recorded case of Covid-19 last February, our public services have been tested as never before. In this the worst of times for so many, the best of public service and community spirit have come to the fore. As I said in the Dáil last week, the concept embodied in the Irish word "meitheal",...

Seanad: Response to Covid-19 (Housing, Local Government and Heritage): Statements (1 Feb 2021)

Darragh O'Brien: Yes, he has.

Seanad: Response to Covid-19 (Housing, Local Government and Heritage): Statements (1 Feb 2021)

Darragh O'Brien: I am happy to yield one minute of my time to Senator Keogan.

Seanad: Response to Covid-19 (Housing, Local Government and Heritage): Statements (1 Feb 2021)

Darragh O'Brien: I understand. I want to pass on my deepest sympathies to Senator Keogan on the passing of her mother as I know that is not easy. I will get back to the Senator on her specific query. We have done a review of the tenant purchase scheme and it is due to be published quite soon, in the coming weeks, although we are looking at some anomalies around that. I am conscious as well that as we are...

Response of the Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage to Covid-19: Statements (28 Jan 2021)

Darragh O'Brien: Is the Deputy referring to a report from last year?

Response of the Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage to Covid-19: Statements (28 Jan 2021)

Darragh O'Brien: I receive many reports-----

Response of the Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage to Covid-19: Statements (28 Jan 2021)

Darragh O'Brien: I am asking so we can be clear about what we are discussing.

Response of the Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage to Covid-19: Statements (28 Jan 2021)

Darragh O'Brien: Is that a report from last year or is it a current report? I am not sure.

Response of the Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage to Covid-19: Statements (28 Jan 2021)

Darragh O'Brien: I am not sure, to be honest about it.

Response of the Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage to Covid-19: Statements (28 Jan 2021)

Darragh O'Brien: If it is a recent report, I have not received it. I am not trying to evasive in any shape or form. What was the date of the report?

Response of the Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage to Covid-19: Statements (28 Jan 2021)

Darragh O'Brien: I am a little over six months in the Department, as the Deputy knows-----

Response of the Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage to Covid-19: Statements (28 Jan 2021)

Darragh O'Brien: I am not even sure what report the Deputy is referring to, because she is unable to tell me what the report is and the date of the report.

Response of the Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage to Covid-19: Statements (28 Jan 2021)

Darragh O'Brien: The Deputy has not done that.

Response of the Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage to Covid-19: Statements (28 Jan 2021)

Darragh O'Brien: I am happy to talk to the Deputy separately about it. She cannot give me the date or name of the report, so I cannot say whether I have received it. I do not want to give her incorrect information. That is the only reason.