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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: General Scheme of the Land Development Agency Bill 2019: Discussion (Resumed) (15 Oct 2019)

Darragh O'Brien: According to the Department, it is.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: General Scheme of the Land Development Agency Bill 2019: Discussion (Resumed) (15 Oct 2019)

Darragh O'Brien: Yes.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: General Scheme of the Land Development Agency Bill 2019: Discussion (Resumed) (15 Oct 2019)

Darragh O'Brien: The Chair can let him go on forever.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: General Scheme of the Land Development Agency Bill 2019: Discussion (Resumed) (15 Oct 2019)

Darragh O'Brien: I suppose the point Deputy Casey is making is that the State owns land and is then buying it back from itself for an inflated price.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: General Scheme of the Land Development Agency Bill 2019: Discussion (Resumed) (15 Oct 2019)

Darragh O'Brien: A market price which, if one is buying land in Dublin right now, most people would say is approximately 35% above what it should be.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: General Scheme of the Land Development Agency Bill 2019: Discussion (Resumed) (15 Oct 2019)

Darragh O'Brien: That is the point but we could talk about that all day.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: General Scheme of the Land Development Agency Bill 2019: Discussion (Resumed) (15 Oct 2019)

Darragh O'Brien: That is it. Ms Hegarty mentioned the northern commuter belt. The northern commuter line, including at Skerries, is operating over-capacity. Where there is no investment in capital infrastructure for a sustained period and no new interconnector in the city, and where rail capacity cannot be increased to get people into the city, it presents an issue in that an increasing number of people...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: General Scheme of the Land Development Agency Bill 2019: Discussion (Resumed) (15 Oct 2019)

Darragh O'Brien: Absolutely. Land management. I agree.

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Water Conservation (10 Oct 2019)

Darragh O'Brien: 272. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the status of measures he has taken to introduce a BER style water conservation rating for buildings in line with the recommendations by the Oireachtas Committee on the Funding of Domestic Water Services; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41551/19]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Water Conservation (10 Oct 2019)

Darragh O'Brien: 274. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the measures he has taken to fund promote water conservation systems in line with the recommendations by the Oireachtas Committee on the Future Funding of Domestic Water Services; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41553/19]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Environmental Protection Agency Funding (10 Oct 2019)

Darragh O'Brien: 273. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the measures he has taken to review the research budget of the EPA on water management and conservation in line with the recommendations by the Oireachtas Committee on the Funding of Domestic Water Services; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41552/19]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Agency Data (10 Oct 2019)

Darragh O'Brien: 275. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the details of the €70 million rolling Housing Agency fund by county; the number of units delivered per annum since its inception to date by county; the average cost for each unit; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41554/19]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Local Authority Housing (10 Oct 2019)

Darragh O'Brien: 276. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the new guidelines being issued in regard to local housing assessment needs in each local authority as outlined under the new national planning framework; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41555/19]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Planning Issues (10 Oct 2019)

Darragh O'Brien: 277. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the headquarters, number of staff, estimated full staff complement of the office of the planning regulator; when it will be fully operational; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41556/19]

Financial Resolutions 2019 - Financial Resolution No. 9: General (Resumed) (9 Oct 2019)

Darragh O'Brien: I propose to share my time with Deputy McConalogue. We will take ten minutes each.

Financial Resolutions 2019 - Financial Resolution No. 9: General (Resumed) (9 Oct 2019)

Darragh O'Brien: In my response to the budget announced yesterday I will focus specifically on the housing brief which I hold. I listened with interest to the five or six-minute contribution made by the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government, Deputy Eoghan Murphy. I was struck by the famous phrase: "If you're explaining, you're losing." The reality is that we have the lowest homeownership...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Property (9 Oct 2019)

Darragh O'Brien: 62. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his plans for the Teagasc building in Kinsealy, County Dublin which houses a school (details supplied); if there is capacity for another school to be located in the building in the future; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41284/19]

Financial Resolutions - Budget Statement 2020 (8 Oct 2019)

Darragh O'Brien: Hear, hear.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects Applications (8 Oct 2019)

Darragh O'Brien: 86. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if sanction will be granted to a school (details supplied) to proceed to tender for a three classroom extension, which has already been approved by his Department under the devolved grant process; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40693/19]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Energy Schemes Data (8 Oct 2019)

Darragh O'Brien: 383. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the status of an SEAI deep retrofit scheme application by persons (details supplied); when approval will issue for same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40825/19]