Results 161-180 of 786 for cork speaker:Darragh O'Brien

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Housing for All: Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage (Resumed) (25 Apr 2023)

Darragh O'Brien: I sat here and listened to Deputy Gould and sometimes it was not easy to do so. I am just trying to give him some facts. He should give his local authority in Cork city some credit for the work it does.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Housing for All: Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage (Resumed) (25 Apr 2023)

Darragh O'Brien: ...homes last year. It purchased a further 45 while the approved housing bodies purchased a further 11. That is not even including Part V leasing. There were hundreds of homes provided in the Cork City Council area last year. Including the housing assistance payment, 1,295 homes were provided. The figure on the new-build side is significant. With regard to voids, I agree with the...

Department Underspend and Reduced Delivery of Affordable Housing: Motion [Private Members] (18 Apr 2023)

Darragh O'Brien: ...steps in and takes an equity. It is not a second mortgage, as Deputy Ó Broin and his colleagues in Sinn Féin said at the time. There are no 6% or 7% interest rates involved. The scheme is working and taking hold across the country. We had more applications and registrations in the first three months of this year than we had in the six months from July to December of last...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Grant Payments (18 Apr 2023)

Darragh O'Brien: ...works necessary to meet the needs of their tenants in this year. The programme is 90% funded by my Department with a 10% contribution from the local authority. Details on the allocation and drawdown of funding for each local authority, including Cork for the period 2011-2022 for the Disabled Persons Grant, which incorporates Improvement Works in Lieu, is available at the following...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Grant Payments (18 Apr 2023)

Darragh O'Brien: ...grants including their assessment, approval and prioritisation, is the responsibility of each local authority. Details of the number of grants paid and the amount spent by each local authority, including by Cork City Council and Cork County Council, for the last 5 years are available on my Department's website at the following link:  ...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Rental Sector (18 Apr 2023)

Darragh O'Brien: ...of tenure, with AHBs delivering the majority of these homes. A total of €50.8 million was spent under CREL in 2022, which allowed for the delivery of eleven developments across four counties: Dublin, Cork, Kildare, and Meath. In addition to homes funded through the CREL scheme, Cost Rental homes are also being developed by local authorities. The central Exchequer funding...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Land Issues (18 Apr 2023)

Darragh O'Brien: ...Cavan 11,814 3,150 730 13,761 7.1% Clare 38,235 30,531 3,044 68,500 21.4% Cork 23,774 26,353 1,598 49,024 6.6% Donegal 84,780 47,135 5,467 94,725 19.6% Dublin ...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Emergency Accommodation (18 Apr 2023)

Darragh O'Brien: ...the needs of homeless individuals in their administrative area and the funding requirements will be considered in this context. My Department will continue to work with local authorities, including Cork County Council, to ensure sufficient funding is made available for all required homeless services, including the provision of emergency accommodation, to support those at risk of or...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Urban Development (29 Mar 2023)

Darragh O'Brien: ...nationally via funding mechanisms such as the Urban Regeneration and Development Fund (URDF). URDF has funded projects that support compact growth and sustainable mobility in a number of urban areas including Cork City Docklands, Limerick Georgian Core and Waterford North Quays.

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Local Authorities (22 Mar 2023)

Darragh O'Brien: ...potential to extend the funding to 2030, subject to the availability of the capital funding as well as the delivery of targets in each local authority area. In total, 11 additional posts have been approved for social housing delivery in Cork City and 9 additional posts for Cork County. Furthermore, an initial tranche of 69 affordable housing staff posts were approved in October...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Wildlife Protection (22 Mar 2023)

Darragh O'Brien: ... Pre-September 2022 Dublin City Council N/A Pre-September 2022 Clare County Council September 2022 Projected Q2 Cork City Council September 2022 Projected Q2 Galway County Council September 2022 Projected Q2 Kerry County Council ...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Invasive Species Policy (22 Mar 2023)

Darragh O'Brien: ...and last year 16 young eagles were released at three sites across Munster, including a release by the Taoiseach in Tarbert, Co Kerry. To date, over 40 chicks have fledged from nests in Kerry, Cork, Clare and Galway. In 2021 one nesting pair on Lough Derg produced three chicks – this is uncommon, even in the very extensive wild populations in Norway, and is an indication of the...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Water Supply (21 Mar 2023)

Darragh O'Brien: ...Cavan 3,988,608 4,280,801 4,621,391 3,712,675 5,450,581 Clare 1,470,453 1,692,094 1,750,217 1,555,589 2,160,774 Cork 126,545 186,498 164,236 169,309 185,702 Cork City 0 0 0 4,097 2,477...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Provision (21 Mar 2023)

Darragh O'Brien: ...Council 23 Meath County Council 6 Limerick 17 Louth 17 Carlow 2 Waterford 2 Cork City 30 Galway City 33 National Total 170 Other local authorities indicated that they would be...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Derelict Sites (21 Mar 2023)

Darragh O'Brien: ...of cities, towns and villages of all sizes face the blight of vacant properties, which, if brought back into use, could add real vibrancy and provide new accommodation in areas and towns in County Cork. Measures taken to address Vacancy include: - The Government launched a Vacant Homes Action Plan on 30 January which captures and reports on progress across all of the objectives in Pathway...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Provision (21 Mar 2023)

Darragh O'Brien: ...advise that sales for a number of affordable homes have now closed and the keys have been handed over to affordable purchasers in Kilcarbery in South Dublin, Dun Emer in Fingal and in schemes in Cork.

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Traveller Accommodation (21 Mar 2023)

Darragh O'Brien: ... 0 43,723 Cavan 0 94,500 13,114 518 117,616 Clare 13,250 669,389 174,032 954,403 423,644 Cork City 180,250 42,319 1,504,850 520,881 1,751,577 Cork County 0 184,745 133,684 55,496 ...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Provision (9 Mar 2023)

Darragh O'Brien: ...Delivery Action Plan in respect of local authority supported or overseen delivery from 2022 to 2026. 18 local authorities with a strong and identified affordable housing need, including both Cork City Council and Cork County Council, were also set affordable housing delivery targets and asked to include planned affordable housing delivery in their Housing Delivery Action Plans. These...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Wastewater Treatment (9 Mar 2023)

Darragh O'Brien: I previously announced funding for individual projects across ten local authorities including for estates in Cork. This was a first tranche of funding under the Multi-Annual Developer Provided Water Services Infrastructure Resolution Programme. Details can be accessed on my Department’s website at the following link: www.gov.ie/en/publication/98ed6-developer-provided-water-ser...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Departmental Schemes (9 Mar 2023)

Darragh O'Brien: ...increased as follows: Increase from €320,000 to €360,000 – Dun Laoghaire Rathdown, South Dublin, Dublin City, Fingal, Wicklow, Kildare Increase from €320,00 to €330,000 – Galway City, Cork City, Louth, Meath, Galway County, Cork County Increase from €250,000 to €300,000 – Limerick, Waterford, Clare, Wexford, Westmeath, Kilkenny...