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Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Departmental Data (25 May 2021)

Darragh O'Brien: I propose to take Questions Nos. 286 and 287 together. The future investment framework for the delivery of housing will be determined as part of the review of the National Development Plan and the development of the new housing strategy, Housing for All, which will be published later this year. Delivering the required supply of homes requires a multi-faceted approach and the agreed...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Provision (25 May 2021)

Darragh O'Brien: A breakdown of the funding, set out in the reply to Question No. 303 of 24 February 2021, which was provided to Donegal County Council for the delivery of housing programmes in each of the years 2016 to 2020 is set out in the table below. - 2016 €m 2017 €m 2018 €m 2019 €m 2020 €m ...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Departmental Data (25 May 2021)

Darragh O'Brien: My Department has policies and processes in place for data back-up to ensure the security and integrity of its systems, files and data. My Department does not hold the requested information in respect of the State Bodies under its aegis. These State Bodies may be contacted directly by e-mail by members of the Oireachtas at the email addresses set out in the table below. State...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Wastewater Treatment (25 May 2021)

Darragh O'Brien: A Rural Water Working Group was established in 2018 to conduct a review of the wider investment needs relating to rural water services. The Working Group's aim is to recommend measures to ensure an equitable outcome between those who receive water services from Irish Water and non-Irish Water customers. The Working Group, which is chaired by my Department, includes the National Federation...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Departmental Reviews (25 May 2021)

Darragh O'Brien: I propose to take Questions Nos. 292 and 293 together. The Home Improvement Loans product (the successor to reconstruction loans) is currently being examined by my Department. My Department does not collect data on applications for these loan types.

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Departmental Funding (25 May 2021)

Darragh O'Brien: My Department provides funding to local authorities in respect of the Housing Adaptation Grants for Older People and People with a Disability, to assist eligible people in private houses to make their accommodation more suitable for their needs. The suite of grants include the Housing Adaptation Grant for People with a Disability (max grant €30,000), the Mobility Aids Grant (max grant...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Departmental Legal Cases (25 May 2021)

Darragh O'Brien: My Department seeks, where possible, to minimise legal costs and avails of the services of the Chief State Solicitor's office, the Attorney General's Office and the State Claims Agency in terms of the provision of legal advice and representation of the Department in Court cases. The table below sets out details in relation to external legal services provided directly to my Department by legal...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Departmental Investigations (25 May 2021)

Darragh O'Brien: My Department has received correspondence relating to a number of allegations regarding certain matters in County Wicklow. An assessment and analysis have been carried out of the various allegations raised. Some of the matters raised in the correspondence have been the subject of previous reviews or investigative processes by a person with suitable expertise or an appropriate statutory body...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Departmental Data (25 May 2021)

Darragh O'Brien: The National Vacant Housing Reuse Strategy, which was published by my Department in 2018, strives to provide a targeted, effective and co-ordinated approach to identifying and tackling vacancy across Ireland. All local authorities have prepared a Vacant Homes Action Plan for their administrative area. The Vacant Home Action Plan identifies the scale of vacant homes in a local...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Departmental Schemes (25 May 2021)

Darragh O'Brien: The Rebuilding Ireland Home Loan is designed to enable suitable first time buyers who cannot access sufficient mortgage finance from commercial lenders, to access sustainable mortgage lending to purchase new or second-hand properties in a suitable price range or to self build. However, it does not include undertaking refurbishment of existing houses. There are no plans currently to include...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Rental Sector (25 May 2021)

Darragh O'Brien: The “Call for Housing 2020” was launched on 21 July 2020 as a short-term intervention to stimulate interest in social housing delivery, through acquisitions and leasing, from opportunities arising in the property market. The campaign has been run on behalf of my Department by the Housing Agency, in consultation with the local authorities. Up to 25 May 2021, the total...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Rental Sector (25 May 2021)

Darragh O'Brien: The Programme for Government - Our Shared Futureincludes the specific action to strengthen the regulatory and enforcement mechanisms with regard to short-term letting, and the ongoing approach in this regard is currently being considered. However, as some elements of potential regulation of the short-term letting market fall outside the remit of my Department, I have been in contact with my...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Provision (25 May 2021)

Darragh O'Brien: The delivery of housing supports is a key priority of Government and this is reflected in the Programme for Government commitment to increase the social housing stock nationally by more than 50,000, with a key emphasis on delivering new build homes. We are ambitious to ramp up the delivery at local authority level and we are committed to developing housing on public land. The Government...

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Land Development Agency Bill 2021: Committee Stage (25 May 2021)

Darragh O'Brien: I thank Deputy Ó Broin. I am happy with that. I know this is a large grouping but I will do my best to address each amendment where it is relevant and then the grouping in general. I hope that as we work through this long list of amendments the debate will become more seamless and efficient. I am happy to facilitate in whatever way I can.

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Land Development Agency Bill 2021: Committee Stage (25 May 2021)

Darragh O'Brien: This goes to the heart of what the differences are between the Government and the main Opposition party. Our public deserve better and they want to see the lands we have developed and put to productive use for homes, affordable, social and cost-rental, for our people. Amendment No. 13, and the other two related amendments tabled by Sinn Féin, would fundamentally change what this agency...