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Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Building Regulations (14 Jun 2018)

Darragh O'Brien: 259. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the status of his plans to introduce measures to assist in financing management companies of pre-2014 multi-unit residential buildings that are found not to be in compliance with fire safety standards to undertake remedial building works; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26105/18]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Social and Affordable Housing (14 Jun 2018)

Darragh O'Brien: 260. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the status of the local authorities' response and actions arising from the review of multi-storey units in the social housing sector requested by him in June 2017; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26106/18]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Local Authority Housing Provision (14 Jun 2018)

Darragh O'Brien: 261. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the new guidelines his Department is issuing in regard to local housing assessments needs in each local authority as outlined under the national planning framework; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26107/18]

Housing: Motion [Private Members] (13 Jun 2018)

Darragh O'Brien: I am always disciplined. I wish to share time with Deputies Eugene Murphy, James Browne, Murphy O'Mahony, Breathnach, Cahill, Brassil and O'Rourke.

Housing: Motion [Private Members] (13 Jun 2018)

Darragh O'Brien: Go raibh míle maith agat. To some degree, I welcome the motion.

Housing: Motion [Private Members] (13 Jun 2018)

Darragh O'Brien: Always.

Housing: Motion [Private Members] (13 Jun 2018)

Darragh O'Brien: I know that. I am assuming I will get the extra minute that the Minister got. Ar aon nós, what is occurring is actually quite disheartening. While I welcome aspects of the motion, I am puzzled somewhat as to why its proposers saw fit to vote against the Fianna Fáil motion on 17 May, which was establishing an affordable housing scheme based on the very parameters mentioned in this...

Topical Issue Debate (Resumed): Water Supply Leakages (13 Jun 2018)

Darragh O'Brien: I welcome the commitment of the Minister of State and the Government to fund whatever works are required. I received much of the Minister of State's response from Irish Water yesterday. I say this to show it has not moved on further. We need to focus on short-term measures. My understanding is Irish Water is examining a reconfiguration immediately of the existing network. The booster...

Topical Issue Debate (Resumed): Water Supply Leakages (13 Jun 2018)

Darragh O'Brien: I note that the Minister of State, Deputy Phelan, is present. I am quite disappointed that the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government, Deputy Eoghan Murphy, is not here for this debate, particularly as we are talking about water outages affecting, as Deputy Farrell mentioned, hundreds of houses and thousands of residents. This has not just been happening since last Thursday....

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: General Scheme of the Residential Tenancies (Amendment) Bill 2018: Residential Tenancies Board (12 Jun 2018)

Darragh O'Brien: I welcome the officials from the RTB and thank them for their submission, which I have read. It is clear from the submission that the RTB supports the vast majority of what is proposed in the residential tenancies (amendment) Bill 2018. I think we all support the proposal to give the RTB additional powers. I agree with the proposal to simplify the regulations and the process, as alluded...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: General Scheme of the Residential Tenancies (Amendment) Bill 2018: Residential Tenancies Board (12 Jun 2018)

Darragh O'Brien: I understand that. What is the average workload for the average case worker? It is not an easy question. I am trying to get a handle on how prepared the Residential Tenancies Board is to take on the additional responsibilities. Ms Carroll has mentioned it is difficult to quantify and an external workforce plan has been commissioned. Will that point to the additional powers the board has...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: General Scheme of the Residential Tenancies (Amendment) Bill 2018: Residential Tenancies Board (12 Jun 2018)

Darragh O'Brien: Will that external plan tell the board that?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: General Scheme of the Residential Tenancies (Amendment) Bill 2018: Residential Tenancies Board (12 Jun 2018)

Darragh O'Brien: When is it due back?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: General Scheme of the Residential Tenancies (Amendment) Bill 2018: Residential Tenancies Board (12 Jun 2018)

Darragh O'Brien: If that happens within eight weeks and the board has its discussions with the Department, is it something that could come to the committee at the appropriate time? If it transpires that the board needs 20 or 30 extra staff or a particular amount of additional funding to be able to outsource certain elements, when the decision is made will it go back to the Minister? What is the process...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: General Scheme of the Residential Tenancies (Amendment) Bill 2018: Residential Tenancies Board (12 Jun 2018)

Darragh O'Brien: It may not have been a fair question. It is a policy issue.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: General Scheme of the Residential Tenancies (Amendment) Bill 2018: Residential Tenancies Board (12 Jun 2018)

Darragh O'Brien: Yes, it would be.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: General Scheme of the Residential Tenancies (Amendment) Bill 2018: Residential Tenancies Board (12 Jun 2018)

Darragh O'Brien: It does.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: General Scheme of the Residential Tenancies (Amendment) Bill 2018: Residential Tenancies Board (12 Jun 2018)

Darragh O'Brien: I wish to ask a couple of quick questions on that.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: General Scheme of the Residential Tenancies (Amendment) Bill 2018: Residential Tenancies Board (12 Jun 2018)

Darragh O'Brien: I will come back to it; it is not a problem.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: General Scheme of the Residential Tenancies (Amendment) Bill 2018: Residential Tenancies Board (12 Jun 2018)

Darragh O'Brien: I will be very quick. On purpose-built student accommodation, the witness mentioned defining it. Deputy Ó Broin alluded to the fact there is absolute agreement among the Opposition that we want to see this in the Bill. We said to the Minister that if it is not in it, we will bring an amendment forward. There is a definition under section 13(d) of the Planning and Development...