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Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Policy (11 Apr 2024)

Darragh O'Brien: ...and the LDA; Further progress is being made by the LDA providing affordable and social housing through their market engagement initiative, Project Tosaigh, and through their work developing relevant public land; In 2023, the LDA has delivered over 560 Cost Rental homes through Project Tosaigh in four local authority areas, with over 2,500 Social, Affordable Purchase and Cost Rental homes...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Policy (11 Apr 2024)

Darragh O'Brien: Part V of the Planning and Development Act 2000 relates to applicable developments of houses on any land that is zoned as residential (either exclusively or mixed use), or is granted planning permission for houses as a material contravention of the development plan. In line with the commitments made in the Programme for Government and Housing for All, my Department introduced changes to...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Provision (11 Apr 2024)

Darragh O'Brien: ..., affordable housing delivery has more than doubled since 2022 with over 4,000 affordable housing supports having been delivered during 2023 via Approved Housing Bodies, Local Authorities, the Land Development Agency (LDA), the Cost Rental Tenant-in-Situ (CRTiS) scheme, the First Home Scheme, and through the Vacant Property Refurbishment Grant. Affordable housing schemes are now...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Provision (11 Apr 2024) See 1 other result from this answer

Bernard Durkan: 78. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if some consideration can be given to the development of a subsidised sites scheme on public or private lands with a view to making affordable or local authority housing more readily accessible; if any consideration has already been given to such a proposal and how it might meet current demands and as housing continues to be...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Provision (11 Apr 2024)

Darragh O'Brien: ...sets out the range of actions necessary to increase the supply of housing out to 2030 comprising of 54,000 affordable homes to be delivered by local authorities, Approved Housing Bodies (AHBs), the Land Development Agency (LDA) and through the First Home Scheme, which is a strategic partnership between the State and retail banks. Following the publication of Housing for All in...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Policy (11 Apr 2024)

Darragh O'Brien: ...plan to 2030. This includes the delivery of 90,000 social homes, 36,000 affordable purchase homes and 18,000 cost rental homes to be facilitated by Local Authorities, Approved Housing Bodies (AHBs), the Land Development Agency (LDA) and through First Home, a strategic partnership between the State and retail banks. The Affordable Housing Fund (AHF) is available to support local...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Provision (11 Apr 2024)

Darragh O'Brien: Modern Methods of Construction (MMC) has been identified as a key measure to address the different housing needs in Ireland and methods to support the development of MMC in Ireland are set out in Housing for All. MMC is the term used to describe a range of manufacturing and innovative construction alternatives to traditional construction, including modular construction. MMC has the...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Schemes (11 Apr 2024)

Darragh O'Brien: ...of housing measures in Housing for All designed to increase social, affordable and private housing supply. Such measures include local authority delivered affordable housing for purchase, the new cost rental tenure, Land Development Agency delivery of affordable housing and the First Home Scheme. Secondly, the Croí Cónaithe (Cities) Scheme aims to bridge the gap between the...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Exemptions (11 Apr 2024)

Michael McGrath: The Residential Zoned Land Tax (RZLT) was introduced in Finance Act 2021. It is a new tax which seeks to increase housing supply by encouraging the activation of development on lands which are suitably zoned and appropriately serviced. It aims to bring those lands which have benefitted from investment in services and are capable of being developed forward for housing. The tax is an action...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Ukraine War (11 Apr 2024)

Mattie McGrath: 110. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform to provide an update on the site tests which were due to be carried out between 22 February to 3 March 2024 on the HSE-owned land at a location which is being considered under the Ukrainian rapid build programme (details supplied); the current position in relation to this site; when a decision is expected to be made on this land; if...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Policy (11 Apr 2024)

Bernard Durkan: ...the extent to which efforts are being made to control house price inflation, including the possibility of having the local authorities engage builders to build public housing on State-owned lands to facilitate local authority and affordable housing; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15905/24]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Provision (11 Apr 2024)

Darragh O'Brien: ...affordability are a key priority for Government which has targeted the delivery of 54,000 affordable homes between now and 2030, to be facilitated by local authorities, Approved Housing Bodies, the Land Development Agency and via the First Home scheme, a strategic partnership between the State and retail banks. It is anticipated that 36,000 of these homes will be affordable purchase...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Turf Cutting (11 Apr 2024)

Malcolm Noonan: ...CTCCS may qualify for the Protected Raised Bog Restoration Incentive Scheme (PRBRIS). This is a once off area based compensation scheme open to applications from property right holders who wish to have their lands included as part of the restoration scheme or where access is required for restoration works within a designated raised bog. More information on the scheme can be found on...

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Sport and Recreational Development (11 Apr 2024)

Heather Humphreys: ..., funding of €500,000 was approved for the Connemara Trails & Eurovelo Route project. The proposed works included the upgrading of an existing 10km walking trail at Cappahoosh through Coillte lands, replacement of two bridges along the route of the Western Way walking trail, upgrade of an existing mountain bike trail at Derroura Oughterard, and signage on the Eurovelo...

Future Ireland Fund and Infrastructure, Climate and Nature Fund Bill 2024: Second Stage (10 Apr 2024) See 2 other results from this debate

Catherine Connolly: ...me great concern. For simplicity, and the people in the future who might look at this and wonder what is all about, it is important to set out the major points. We are setting up two fund, the first of which is the future Ireland fund. This will be made up of 0.8% of GDP every year until 2035 or 2036 and that fund cannot be touched until after 2041. It has been pointed out by various...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: International Sanctions (10 Apr 2024)

Pearse Doherty: ...of this assault on human life. Israel has targeted civilians and civilian infrastructure. It has decimated homes, hospitals and schools across Gaza. It has laid waste to Gaza, including its land, infrastructure and people, and has done so with impunity. Worse still, it does so with foreign money and weapons of war. We are not bystanders. Ireland can and should act in solidarity with...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Antitrust Guidelines for Sustainability Agreements in Agriculture: Discussion (10 Apr 2024) See 3 other results from this debate

Michael Fitzmaurice: ...well as environmental protection; reduction of pesticide use and antimicrobial resistance; and animal health and welfare. Some of the stuff done in Europe does not take into account the type of landscape where people produce food in all our countries. The difference between land in Germany and land in parts of Ireland is like chalk and cheese. I come from a part of the west of Ireland...

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (10 Apr 2024) See 8 other results from this debate

Eoin Ó Broin: ..., is legally binding, is a really positive addition. It also goes to reassure residents, particularly where there is a development with thousands of homes, that where there is clear provision of land for amenity, parks, roads, crèches and retail, that is adhered to. That is the second time I have been in agremeent with the Minister. I hope he does not fall over. It is so rare in...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Code (10 Apr 2024)

Michael McGrath: ...Government continued to fulfil this commitment through Budget 2024, which brought forward a record €5.1 billion budget for capital investment in housing. This includes €2.6 billion in exchequer funding, €978 million in Land Development Agency (LDA) funding, and €1.5 billion in Housing Finance Agency (HFA) funding. The Government has consistently committed to...