Results 1-20 of 53 for esb speaker:Darragh O'Brien

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Development Contributions (30 Apr 2024)

Darragh O'Brien: ...of residential development commenced up to 30 September 2024. The date for the completion of development works on qualifying houses under the schemes has been extended from 31 December 2025 to 31 December 2026. ESB Network connection charges and Group Water Scheme charges do not fall within the scope of the schemes as approved by Government. The water connection charge refund...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Legislative Process (16 Apr 2024)

Darragh O'Brien: .... An Bord Pleanála made a decision on the substitute consent application for the Derrybrien Wind Farm in County Galway in 2022. In their decision, the Board refused to grant substitute consent for ESB’s wind farm, which ends the statutory process seeking to retrospectively regularise the environmental impact assessment status of the wind farm, (the subject matter of the EU...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Departmental Bodies (16 Apr 2024)

Darragh O'Brien: ...been granted for 847 homes on the former Central Mental Hospital site in Dundrum. The transfer of land and design work is under way to allow a planning application within the next year on the vacant ESB land at Wilton with a potential yield of approximately 300 homes. The LDA are also partnering with local authorities to deliver social and affordable homes on local authority land....

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Water Services (20 Mar 2024)

Darragh O'Brien: ...infrastructure. Housing for All provides for this ‘whole of system’ approach. In line with Action 22.6 of the Housing for All Action Plan Update (November 2022) both Uisce Éireann and the ESB are enhancing measures to ensure the timely delivery of housing connections and to clearly identify responsibilities of those building homes, and Uisce Éireann and ESB in...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Provision (15 Feb 2024)

Darragh O'Brien: ...development with updates to be reported to the Public Service Delivery Working Group on a quarterly basis. The working group, established in December 2023, comprises my Department, Uisce Éireann, EirGrid, ESB Networks, the Local Government Management Agency, Transport Infrastructure Ireland and the National Transport Agency. One of the main objectives of the group is to...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Provision (15 Feb 2024)

Darragh O'Brien: ...City at the former St. Kevin’s Hospital site, delivering 265 new homes. Work is also underway at Devoy Barracks in Naas, Co Kildare, which will see 219 homes being delivered. Additionally, the transfer of ESB land in Wilton, Cork is progressing, with design work underway to allow the LDA to submit a planning application for the site within the next year. It has the potential to...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Vacant Properties (1 Feb 2024)

Darragh O'Brien: ...; power; lighting; telecommunications; smoke/CO2detection) can be supported by the grant, my Department has no role in relation to network reconnections. Properties disconnected over 2 years are treated as new connections by ESB Networks. The Network provides information on their website in relation to the process to apply for a new domestic connection as well as a statement of charges for...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Construction Industry (9 Nov 2023)

Darragh O'Brien: ...infrastructure. Housing for All provides for this ‘whole of system’ approach. In line with Action 22.6 of the Housing for All Action Plan Update (November 2022) both Uisce Éireann and the ESB are enhancing measures to ensure the timely delivery of housing connections and to clearly identify responsibilities of those building homes, and Uisce Éireann and ESB in...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: European Court of Justice (11 Oct 2023)

Darragh O'Brien: ...85/337/EEC on the assessment of the effects of certain public and private projects on the environment as amended by Council Directive 97 /11/EC. Compliance with the judgement required ESB, the owner and operator of the windfarm, through a subsidiary company, to submit an application for retrospective EIA known as substitute consent to An Bord Pleanála (ABP). ESB submitted...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Policy (9 Mar 2023)

Darragh O'Brien: ...details and returns submitted by the local authorities are collated for publication. For local authority new build, completion is when the keys have been handed over to the local authority and the ESB meter has been connected. For a local authority Turnkey, completion is the date the contract to purchase is signed. CALF projects, both construction and turnkey, are typically...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Policy (9 Mar 2023)

Darragh O'Brien: ...infrastructure. Housing for All provides for this ‘whole of system’ approach. In line with Action 22.6 of the Housing for All Action Plan Update (November 2022) both Uisce Éireann and the ESB are enhancing measures to ensure the timely delivery of housing connections and to clearly identify responsibilities of those building homes, and Uisce Éireann and ESB in...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Housing Schemes (26 Jan 2023)

Darragh O'Brien: ...all been rectified. That was something we discussed here before. On the specific scheme that the Deputy references in Fingal, my own area, there were some issues with utility connections through the ESB to be very frank. The developer, the local authority and the ESB worked very well to rectify those and residents were issued with an update on that two weeks ago. The homes are complete...

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Estimates for Public Services 2022
Vote 34 - Housing, Local Government and Heritage (Supplementary) (24 Nov 2022)

Darragh O'Brien: ...and the global rate revaluation, local authorities across the country were down approximately €23 million. We are going to fill that gap for them. That relates to the big utilities, such as the ESB, Irish Water and so on. I am a firm believer in local government, as is every Deputy present. Particularly at a difficult time with energy costs etc., we need to ensure they can...

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

Darragh O'Brien: ...details and returns submitted by the local authorities are collated for publication. For local authority new build, completion is when the keys have been handed over the local authority and the ESB meter has been connected. For a local authority Turnkey, completion is the date the contract to purchase is signed. CALF projects, both construction and turnkey, are typically...

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

Darragh O'Brien: ...and transport routes are also key objectives in any response to flooding. My Department works with relevant stakeholders as appropriate, including Met Éireann, OPW, local authorities, relevant Departments and ESB to ensure a co-ordinated response to each flooding event. The arrangements for emergency management have evolved and, when called upon, are seen as having worked...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Departmental Data (8 Nov 2022)

Darragh O'Brien: ...on location and ownership status (i.e. land costs could vary from existing local authority land at no cost to land purchased at market value). - Utilities: Connection fees for Irish Water, ESB, gas, etc. As a guideline/indicator, utility connection costs are generally in the order of €7k per unit. - Other Costs: Other items that make up the all-in delivery cost can include site...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Provision (18 Oct 2022)

Darragh O'Brien: ...Agency has advised my Department that it is currently preparing a Framework Masterplan to guide the development at this site. The public lands are currently owned by Galway City Council, Galway County Council and the ESB, with the ESB site identified in Housing for All as a site that will transfer to the Land Development Agency at the appropriate time. The Land Development Agency will...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Departmental Legal Cases (14 Jul 2022)

Darragh O'Brien: ..., which covers the fourth assessment period i.e. 13 May 2021 to 12 November 2021. Officials in my Department are presently processing this payment. In relation to the closure of this case, I can advise that a decision on the substitute consent application by ESB for their Derrybrien Wind Farm in County Galway was signed by An Bord Pleanála (the Board) on Friday 4 February 2022. ...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Wind Energy Generation (6 Jul 2022)

Darragh O'Brien: ...consent application for the Derrybrien Wind Farm in County Galway was signed by An Bord Pleanála on Friday 4 February 2022. In their decision, the Board refused to grant substitute consent for ESB’s wind farm, which ends the statutory process seeking to retrospectively regularise the environmental impact assessment status of the wind farm, (the subject matter of the EU...

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (11 May 2022)

Darragh O'Brien: ...in ensuring we have the energy security we need. The case regarding Derrybrien has, in effect, been closed, but all options in regard to energy security will be looked at. My understanding is the ESB has accepted the recent decision on the decommissioning of Derrybrien. However, all options will be considered.