Results 41-60 of 154 for 5 million speaker:Darragh O'Brien

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Policy (22 Nov 2022)

Darragh O'Brien: ...targets for those 18 local authorities. An identified high level of affordable housing need arises where the HNDA indicates that, of the total projected need for housing in the county, over 5% of new households will not qualify for social housing but will also be constrained in accessing housing by their ability to afford to buy or rent. The level of affordably constrained need in...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Policy (22 Nov 2022)

Darragh O'Brien: ...has therefore been engaging with the local authority sector to ensure that full and standardised stock condition surveys are completed on the entire local authority housing stock over the next 4 to 5 years. To that end, a national standardised stock condition survey template has been agreed by the Local Government Management Agency (LGMA). Procurement of a centrally hosted asset management...

Retained Firefighters: Motion [Private Members] (15 Nov 2022)

Darragh O'Brien: ...operate an Incident Command System supported by standard operating guidelines, with appropriate risk control measures, which underpin the highest levels of operational safety to protect fire crews responding into hazardous situations; — a figure of 4.3 deaths per million of population of fire fatalities positions Ireland among countries with very low fire fatality rates; —...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Provision (4 Oct 2022)

Darragh O'Brien: ...they become available and individuals will be able to make applications to the local authority in the manner prescribed. The level of affordably constrained need in Offaly is assessed at below 5%, although some localised affordability issues may arise in certain towns within both counties. It is possible for local authorities, including Offaly County Council, to undertake HNDA...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Local Authorities (28 Sep 2022)

Darragh O'Brien: ...pre-letting repairs to vacant properties, the implementation of a planned maintenance programme and carrying out of responsive repairs, are matters for each individual local authority under Section 58 of the Housing Act 1966. Local authorities also have a legal obligation to ensure that all of their tenanted properties are compliant with the provisions of the Housing (Standards for Rented...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Local Authorities (28 Sep 2022)

Darragh O'Brien: ...pre-letting repairs to vacant properties, the implementation of a planned maintenance programme and carrying out of responsive repairs, are matters for each individual local authority under Section 58 of the Housing Act 1966. Local authorities also have a legal obligation to ensure that all of their tenanted properties are compliant with the provisions of the Housing (Standards for Rented...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Provision (14 Sep 2022)

Darragh O'Brien: ...is aimed at increasing supply, which in turn will help increase access to affordable housing to buy or rent. Housing supply is increasing, despite unprecedented challenges. Since the middle of 2021, over 54,000 new homes have been either built (24,916) or commenced (29,343). Last year, 9,183 social homes were provided. This increase in supply will be key to meeting demand,...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: State Bodies (12 Jul 2022)

Darragh O'Brien: ...relating to a property, such as the folio number and any pending applications for registration. As reported in the PRA Annual Report 2021, activity on landdirect.ie amounted to approximately 12.5 million events in 2021, an increase of 16.6% over 2020. NO. OF ACTIONS 2020 2021 Plan selected on map and details displayed 7,549,997 ...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Provision (23 Jun 2022)

Darragh O'Brien: ...The Boherboy Road SSF project in Cork City will deliver 117 affordable purchase homes. The first two phases of 37 affordable purchase homes will be delivered in 2022. To date, SSF funding of almost €5 million has been approved for this project Cork City Council have advised that they will also assist in the delivery of 36 affordable purchase homes at Cluain...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Vacant Properties (23 Jun 2022)

Darragh O'Brien: ...pre-letting repairs to vacant properties, the implementation of a planned maintenance programme and carrying out of responsive repairs, are matters for each individual local authority under Section 58 of the Housing Act 1966.  Notwithstanding this, my Department provides annual funding support to local authorities in preparing vacant units for re-let under the Voids Programme....

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Rental Sector (15 Jun 2022)

Darragh O'Brien: ...-interest loans over 40 years for up to 30% of delivery costs. Two Calls for Proposals have issued to date, with the most recent approvals confirmed earlier this year. Budget 2022 allocated €70 million to the CREL scheme for Cost Rental delivery by AHBs in 2022. Over 900 homes have been approved for funding under the scheme to date, with a total of almost 4,000 CREL-funded homes...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Schemes (14 Jun 2022)

Darragh O'Brien: ...pre-letting repairs to vacant properties, the implementation of a planned maintenance programme and carrying out of responsive repairs, are matters for each individual local authority under Section 58 of the Housing Act 1966. Local authorities also have a legal obligation to ensure that all of their tenanted properties are compliant with the provisions of the Housing (Standards for Rented...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Vacant Properties (1 Jun 2022)

Darragh O'Brien: ...properties. The scheme provides upfront funding to carry out the works and, in return, the property owner agrees to lease the dwelling to the local authority to be used as social housing for a period up to 25 years. The maximum loan for property repair available under the Repair and Lease Scheme has been increased by my Department from €40,000 to €60,000. The...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Energy Conservation (31 May 2022)

Darragh O'Brien: I propose to take Questions Nos. 240, 239 and 241 together. In 2020 funding of €20 million was made available for an energy efficiency retrofitting programme to  upgrade approximately 750 dwellings in the midlands, under the 'Just Transition' programme. The Midlands Retrofit Programme (MRP) was established as a pilot programme to provide learning on the move to B2/Cost Optimal...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Departmental Funding (31 May 2022)

Darragh O'Brien: ...pre-letting repairs to vacant properties, the implementation of a planned maintenance programme and carrying out of responsive repairs, are matters for each individual local authority under Section 58 of the Housing Act 1966.  Notwithstanding this, my Department provides annual funding support to local authorities in preparing vacant units for re-let under the Voids Programme....

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Provision (24 May 2022)

Darragh O'Brien: ...Rental delivery through the Affordable Housing Fund. The LDA will also deliver Cost Rental on its own portfolio of sites or through acquisitions under Project Tosaigh. Under Budget 2022, €70 million was allocated to the Cost Rental Equity Loan (CREL) scheme for Cost Rental delivery by AHBs in 2022-2023. Approval in principle has been confirmed for approximately 900 new Cost...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Schemes (4 May 2022)

Darragh O'Brien: ...by my Department within that process over the last 12 months averaged 24 weeks.  Local authorities also have the option of using a single stage approval process for social housing projects up to €6 million in value and the pre-construction process in such cases can be reduced by approximately eight weeks. Local authorities also deliver social housing via turnkey contracts...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Schemes (4 May 2022)

Darragh O'Brien: ...of their plans in December 2021 and my officials have now met with each authority. The final Delivery Action Plans are anticipated to be published in Q2 of this year.  Under Budget 2022, €70 million was allocated to the Cost Rental Equity Loan (CREL) scheme for Cost Rental delivery by AHBs in 2022. Over 900 homes have been approved for funding under the scheme to date,...