Results 41-60 of 76 for 5 million speaker:Damien English

Seanad: Commencement Matters: Social and Affordable Housing Provision (22 Nov 2018)

Damien English: ...positive that the Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council members have come together, on a cross-party basis, with a view to achieving the optimal housing outcome for this site, which can deliver over 500 new homes on a mixed-tenure basis. The options for the delivery and financing of social housing are well established and understood at this stage. The Minister and I have made it...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Fire Stations Upgrade (27 Sep 2018)

Damien English: ...were asked to review these plans with a view to finding savings as it was felt the project offered insufficient value for money. A re-assessment of fire station projects was undertaken in 2015. This graded proposals on the basis of: - Area Risk Categorisation of the Fire Station (population, fire risks etc.) - Established Health and Safety Needs - The state of...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Pyrite Remediation Programme (29 May 2018)

Damien English: ...that, having regard to the available resources, the focus of the scheme is on dwellings which are most severely damaged by pyritic heave. I have no proposals to amend this eligibility criterion. Some €2.2 million was provided to the Housing Agency in 2014 to meet expenditure incurred under the scheme in respect of design work, contractors, expenses to homeowners, operational...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Approved Housing Bodies (31 Jan 2018)

Damien English: ...to the local authority. In recognition of the shift in investment required by AHBs towards construction of new units, my Department introduced upfront or accelerated CALF payments in 2015, a change to the scheme which was launched in 2011, which allows for the drawdown of funds prior to a project starting on site. Up to 95% of the approved CALF funding can be drawn down as specific...

Topical Issues: Social and Affordable Housing Provision (19 Oct 2017)

Damien English: ...are not. It was recommended by the committee on housing and homelessness, we adopted it, the funds have been set aside for coming years and have been ring fenced in order to deliver, as a minimum, 50,000 social houses. We are on the same page. That is separate to affordable housing. Deputy Mick Wallace wants 10,000 affordable houses also, but we are on very similar territory there too....

National Archives (Amendment) Bill 2017: Second Stage (19 Oct 2017)

Damien English: .... However, there are exciting developments ahead for the National Archives in that regard. The Minister was delighted that as part of the decade of centenary commemorations, the Government provided €8 million in funding to commence the National Archives redevelopment plans. As the centenary of the destruction of the Public Records Office approaches in 2022, the new National...

Financial Resolutions 2018 - Financial Resolution No. 4: General (Resumed) (12 Oct 2017)

Damien English: ...the ambitious targets under the Rebuilding Ireland programme. If we stick to this plan and continue with this investment of money, we will solve the current housing difficulties. The extra €600 million provided, a 46% increase in funding for next year, will allow us to meet the housing needs of some 25,500 households and to focus increasingly on direct construction. The...

Wind Turbine Regulation Bill 2016: Second Stage [Private Members] (21 Sep 2017)

Damien English: ..., the development of indigenous onshore wind, which in June 2017 accounted for more than 2,800 MW connected to the grid, is making a positive contribution to our energy security and avoiding approximately 2.5 million tonnes of CO2 emissions annually. The development of the wind sector in Ireland is subject to the planning code in the same manner as other forms of development. Local...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Pyrite Remediation Programme (25 May 2017)

Damien English: I propose to take Questions Nos. 114 and 115 together. The Pyrite Resolution Act 2013 provides the statutory framework for the establishment of the Pyrite Resolution Board and for the making of a pyrite remediation scheme to be implemented by the Board with support from the Housing Agency.  The pyrite remediation scheme is a scheme of “last resort” and is limited in its...

Topical Issue Debate: Agriculture Scheme Payments (18 May 2017)

Damien English: ...with the number of approvals requested. Of the 1,368 payment claims submitted to date, 847 have been paid. Payments are issuing on an ongoing basis. Payments in the amount of more than €10 million have been made. The current outstanding payment claims, of which there are 521, generally fall into the following four categories, with the estimates percentages as well. Some 75% of...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Urban Renewal Schemes (6 Apr 2017)

Damien English: ...to be in a position to report before the Summer. To further assist in the area of urban regeneration, my colleague, the Minister for Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs launched the Town and Village Renewal Scheme in August 2016, with an initial allocation of €10 million in funding.  In this regard, a sum of €380,000 was made available to each...

Seanad: Rebuilding Ireland: Statements (21 Mar 2017)

Damien English: .... The second quarterly report, which provides details of the social housing output in 2016, shows that almost 18,400 social housing supports were provided from a full housing budget spend of €935 million. This exceeded our ambitious target of providing 17,240 such supports. Nearly 5,300 homes were built, refurbished or acquired, approximately 12,000 housing assistance payment...

Seanad: Rebuilding Ireland: Statements (21 Mar 2017)

Damien English: ...parts of development, not under construction. It was reported as construction and that is not the Taoiseach's fault. That is not near enough and that is what is in the pipeline. There are 504 various social housing projects of all around the country. We want a lot more than that and we have asked every local authority to find sites, projects and to become involved in joint ventures to...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Housing Issues (23 Feb 2017)

Damien English: ...model. The Deputy has previously called for the model to be available in Offaly and other counties. We also want it to be available everywhere. The scheme is being progressed. A total of €32 million is secured for the scheme, but again there is potential for further roll-out if needs be because it is a successful scheme. This should be considered as one phase. There will be...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Derelict Sites (23 Feb 2017)

Damien English: Pillar 5 of the Government's Action Plan for Housing and Homelessness - Rebuilding Ireland is specifically focused on Utilising Existing Housing Stock, with a key objective of ensuring that the existing vacant housing stock throughout the country and across all forms of tenure, in both the public and private sectors, is used to the optimum degree possible. In this regard, Action 5.1 of...

Social and Affordable Housing Bill 2016: Second Stage [Private Members] (8 Dec 2016)

Damien English: ...they must be addressed. That is the case but that is not what the Taoiseach was referring to the other day. Deputy Burton referred to the infrastructure fund and what she said is correct. The 75 applications that have been received total approximately €700 million plus in terms of infrastructure. That does not include all local authorities, as only 21 local authorities have...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Traveller Accommodation (17 Nov 2016)

Damien English: ...Nos. 8 and 32 together. The Deputy's question is mainly about getting the money spent but on the funding issue the funding has gone back up, and rightly so. In recent years approximately €5 million or €6 million has been spent on capital projects. Next year the figure will go up by 69%. The funding is increasing but ensuring that it is spent is another matter. We are...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Urban Renewal Schemes (17 Nov 2016)

Damien English: ...2016, further reinforces the Government’s commitment to the area of urban regeneration. In this context, the Government launched the Town and Village Renewal Scheme last August with an allocation of €10 million in funding for the year. A sum of €380,000 was made available to each of the 26 counties for 2016 under this initial phase of the scheme. Local Authorities,...

Topical Issue Debate: Flood Alleviation (10 Dec 2015)

Damien English: ...catchment are indicating that the river level is continuing to rise. The public should continue to be aware and take heed of public safety advice. This week the Government established a fund of €5 million to assist business owners who have suffered from damage to their property but who do not have insurance. The fund is being administered by the Irish Red Cross according to...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport Tendering (22 Sep 2015)

Damien English: I propose to take Questions Nos. 1192 and 1257 to 1266, inclusive, together. Bus Éireann operates the school transport scheme on behalf of my Department. The cost of the scheme was some €172 million in 2014 which included grant payments, payments for escorts to accompany children with special educational needs as well as the cost of direct school transport services. In 2014...