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Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Programme for Government (31 Mar 2021)

Darragh O'Brien: ...with key stakeholders and I have had several meetings with stakeholder representative groups on this matter. I recently appointed Mr Seamus Neely, former Chief Executive of Donegal County Council, to the position of Chair to the independent working group. The Chair will oversee the effective implementation of the group’s terms of reference. In addition, I brought a...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Fire Safety (31 Mar 2021)

Darragh O'Brien: Firstly, I would like to acknowledge the very stressful circumstances which owners and residents face when their homes are affected by construction defects. In general, building defects are matters for resolution between the contracting parties involved, the homeowner, the builder, the developer and/or their respective insurers, structural guarantee or warranty scheme. Under the Building...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Building Regulations (24 Mar 2021)

Darragh O'Brien: ... the structures to examine the issue of defects in housing in line with the commitment in the Programme for Government. I recently appointed Mr Seamus Neely, former Chief Executive of Donegal County Council, to the position of Chair to the independent working group. The Chair will oversee the effective implementation of the group’s terms of reference which are...

Seanad: National Development Plan: Statements (22 Mar 2021)

Seán Kyne: ...the next 12 to 18 months, and we should not allow short-term commitments, though large, to impact long-term investment plans. A consistent guaranteed level of capital spend creates a sustainable construction sector which can plan for the future in terms of capacity and expertise.For too long we had a capital spending model which turned on and off the tap depending on the fiscal climate,...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Building Regulations (11 Mar 2021)

Darragh O'Brien: ...structures to examine the issue of defective housing in line with the commitment in the Programme for Government. I recently appointed Mr. Seamus Neely, former Chief Executive of Donegal County Council, to the position of Chair to the independent working group. In addition, I brought a Memorandum for the Information of the Government to Cabinet recently to note the establishment of a...

Land Development Agency Bill 2021: Second Stage (Resumed) (10 Mar 2021)

Michael Healy-Rae: ...that he and people like him did on local authorities before ever coming to Dáil Éireann. I thought of the great county councillors and how simplified the housing process was at the time. County councils got money, bought land and built houses. That is exactly how it was. They used local contractors, not necessarily big contractors but, as a rule, people who came from within...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (5 Mar 2021) See 1 other result from this debate

Malcolm Byrne: ...;bhachtach an díospóireacht sin. Tá trí hábhar le hardú agam inniu ach, roimhe sin, I am glad to note the latest shift in Senator's Keogan's position. On Monday she wanted everything locked down but now wants the construction industry open. The first issue I will raise is the impact of Covid on young people and their return to school. The impact Covid has...

Land Development Agency Bill 2021: Second Stage (Resumed) (4 Mar 2021)

Richard O'Donoghue: ...and there is a demand now more than ever for green spaces for children and families where they live. We need the experience of the LDA, and I see the agency filling a role along with the councils and, in Limerick, with the Limerick Twenty Thirty plan. Limerick is fortunate to have an active council. There are 40 councillors within Limerick's county and city councils, with 21 on the...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Defective Building Materials (4 Mar 2021)

Darragh O'Brien: ...the structures to examine the issue of defective housing in line with the commitment in the Programme for Government. I recently appointed Mr Seamus Neely, former Chief Executive of Donegal County Council, to the position of Chair to the independent working group. In addition, I brought a Memorandum for the Information of the Government to Cabinet recently to note the establishment of a...

Housing Shared Equity Loan Scheme: Motion [Private Members] (3 Mar 2021) See 1 other result from this debate

Cian O'Callaghan: ...in different publications, said this will increase demand. Where is the evidence that it will increase supply? Apart from the comments of the Minister and of those from the developer and property industry who are lobbying for the scheme, no one said it will increase supply. Where is the evidence for that? To be fair, if the Minister said the scheme would increase supply, would he...

Land Development Agency Bill 2021: Second Stage (17 Feb 2021)

Cian O'Callaghan: ...it is a different Bill, in which case why have we been denied pre-legislative scrutiny? The Minister cannot have it both ways. I welcome the Minister's statement that lands owned by Dublin City Council will be public lands, and if acquired by the LDA or if there is LDA involvement, 100% affordable and social homes will be the outcome. That is a very welcome commitment. However, why is...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (17 Feb 2021)

Micheál Martin: I thank the Deputy for his affirmation of all those who work in the housing department in Kerry County Council and in the construction industry more generally. Yesterday I met representatives from the industry to discuss the degree to which they have developed innovative approaches to safety in the workplace, particularly during the Covid pandemic. The return-to-work protocol became the...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Defective Building Materials (17 Feb 2021)

Darragh O'Brien: ...for poor workmanship and/or the supply of defective materials to face up to their responsibilities and take appropriate action to provide remedies for the affected homeowners. The design and construction of buildings is regulated under the Building Control Acts 1990 to 2020. The Acts provides for the making of Building Regulations and Building Control Regulations. The Building Regulations...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: General Scheme of the Affordable Housing Bill 2020: Discussion (Resumed) (16 Feb 2021)

Richard O'Donoghue: ...to Dublin. I am interested to learn about the supply in Limerick. There is more to this country than Dublin. The statistics relating to Limerick are the ones I am most interested in. I am in construction myself. I am based in a rural setting. I welcome the cost-rental management system and the shared equity loan scheme. The biggest problem we have in Limerick is supply and demand...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Third Level Education (4 Feb 2021)

Simon Harris: ...for graduate output is guided by the National Skills Strategy 2016-2025. The strategy provided for the establishment of the skills architecture that we have today, which is the National Skills Council and the nine Regional Skills Fora. Strong collaborative links between the further and higher education system and enterprise have been developed and expanded over recent years. These new...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Local Authority Functions (3 Feb 2021)

Darragh O'Brien: ...mechanisms in place within my Department to support building control authorities, the National Building Control Management Project (NBCMP) is managed by the National Building Control Office (NBCO) within Dublin City Council (DCC) to provide oversight, support and direction for the development, standardisation and implementation of Building Control as an effective shared service in the 31...

Response of the Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage to Covid-19: Statements (28 Jan 2021)

Eoin Ó Broin: ...affordable cost-rental homes this year which, while welcome, are nowhere close to the thousands of affordable cost rental homes recommended to Government by the Housing Agency, ESRI, and the National Economic and Social Council, NESC. What we did get is a return of Fianna Fáil and the bad old days of the Celtic tiger in the form of an increase to the help-to-buy scheme. This has...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Building Control Management System (20 Jan 2021)

Darragh O'Brien: The National Building Control Management Project (NBCMP) is managed by the National Building Control Office (NBCO) within Dublin City Council (DCC) to provide oversight, support and direction for the development, standardisation and implementation of Building Control as an effective shared service in the 31 Building Control Authorities, through the five pillars of: 1. Training:This includes...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Issues (20 Jan 2021)

Darragh O'Brien: ...housing, this will include apartment buildings, in line with the commitment in the Programme for Government. I recently appointed Mr Seamus Neely, former Chief Executive of Donegal County Council, to the position of Chair to the independent working group to oversee the effective implementation of the group’s terms of reference which are currently being finalised. In regard...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Public Sector Pay (20 Jan 2021)

Norma Foley: ...previous teaching experience, to recognised post-primary teachers is outlined in Circular 29/2007 and 10/2001 for primary teachers, and was agreed in the first instance, by the Teacher Conciliation Council (TCC). This Council is comprised of representatives of the teacher unions, school management bodies, the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform, and the Department of Education...