Results 1-20 of 1,359 for long speaker:Darragh O'Brien

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

Darragh O'Brien: ...through my Department's Voids Programme to supplement the local authority funding available for the preparation of vacant properties for re-letting. The funding was introduced originally to tackle long term vacant units and is now increasingly targeted to support authorities to ensure minimal turnaround and re-let times for vacant stock. An annualised breakdown by local authority of...

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

Darragh O'Brien: Under Housing for All, the Government will deliver 47,600 new build social homes and 3,500 social homes through long-term leasing in the period 2022-2026. Our clear focus is to increase the stock of social housing through new build projects delivered by local authorities and Approved Housing Bodies (AHBs). Social Housing is delivered through a range of local authority and Approved Housing...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Regeneration Projects (25 Apr 2024)

Darragh O'Brien: ...complexes with historic disadvantages are placed at the forefront of regeneration. My Department currently funds multi-year programmes of large-scale regeneration projects in?Dublin and has a long-standing history of supporting?communities through a holistic programme of physical, social and economic regeneration.With the support of my Department and under the care of local authorities,...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Vacant Properties (24 Apr 2024)

Darragh O'Brien: ...through my Department's Voids Programme to supplement the local authority funding available for the preparation of vacant properties for re-letting. The funding was introduced originally to tackle long-term vacant units and is now increasingly targeted to support authorities to ensure minimal turnaround and re-let times for vacant stock. The emphasis of the programme is on minimum...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Provision (24 Apr 2024)

Darragh O'Brien: The Housing First approach to addressing homelessness places direct access to housing first and foremost for vulnerable individuals using homeless services consistently or intermittently over long periods of time, and those unable or resistant to accessing homeless services and who may then become habitual rough sleepers. These individuals often have complex high support needs such as mental...

Acknowledgement and Apology to the Families and to the Victims of the Stardust Tragedy: Statements (23 Apr 2024)

Darragh O'Brien: ...again they refused to be knocked down by indifference and took up their cause anew. Your dignity and grace is humbling. I hope this moment offers some small measure of solace and vindication, a long-awaited measure of justice for you and your families, friends and community. Today is not the end. There is a pressing moral demand for further steps now. The inquest's recommendations...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Schemes (23 Apr 2024)

Darragh O'Brien: The Housing Assistance Payment (HAP) is a form of social housing support available for people who have a long-term housing need. Any household assessed as eligible for social housing is immediately eligible for HAP. Eligible households can source their own accommodation in the private rental sector which should be within the HAP rent limits provided to them by the local authority. The...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Policy (23 Apr 2024)

Darragh O'Brien: ...Equity Loan (CREL), and by the Land Development Agency. The core principle of Cost Rental is that the rents cover the development, management, and maintenance costs of the homes, so that the long-term future of the homes is financially secure, but that rents are not subject to the pressures of the open market. Rents will increase only in line with general consumer inflation, remaining...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Policy (23 Apr 2024)

Darragh O'Brien: ...and assessed according to a standard Household Means Policy (HMP). It was revised in March 2021 and comprehensive guidance was provided to local authorities at the time. Social housing is a long-term support intended to support households that have continuing, long-term difficulty meeting their own accommodation needs. This is reflected in the underpinning legislation and the HMP...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Schemes (23 Apr 2024)

Darragh O'Brien: Under Housing for All, the Government will deliver 47,600 new build social homes and 3,500 social homes through long-term leasing in the period 2022-2026. Our clear focus is to increase the stock of social housing through new build projects delivered by local authorities and Approved Housing Bodies (AHBs). Under Housing for All, there is provision for 200 social housing acquisitions each...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Policy (18 Apr 2024)

Darragh O'Brien: ...and assessed according to a standard Household Means Policy. The Policy was revised in March 2021 and comprehensive guidance was provided to local authorities at the time. Social housing is a long-term support intended to support households that have continuing, long-term difficulty meeting their own accommodation needs. This is reflected in the underpinning legislation and the...

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (18 Apr 2024)

Darragh O'Brien: ...-out – relevant information will be available online. It is not practical to store all correspondence in hard copy format indefinitely, and under GDPR certain information should be stored only for as long as is necessary. I cannot accept this amendment from a document-management point of view. However, I acknowledge some planning applications are of historic importance. All our...

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (18 Apr 2024)

Darragh O'Brien: ...soon be available for publication. It is undergoing final checks in the Attorney General's office. That the State will be able to capture part of the uplift in value of a site due to rezoning is a long-overdue measure that needs to be taken. We put a lot of work into that Bill. I expect its publication to be imminent. It is to be hoped it will be published in advance of Report Stage...

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (18 Apr 2024)

Darragh O'Brien: Yes. Final checks on the Bill are being undertaken by the Attorney General and his office prior to publication. It is imminent. It depends how long more we are in this committee.

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (18 Apr 2024)

Darragh O'Brien: ...way through, and the committee engaged with that. Pre-legislative scrutiny, stakeholder engagement, the planning forum - all of that was done. There is no way we will stop with the Bill. For how long does one consider the LRC report and its recommendations? I contend - I would, would I not? - that this is a sensible approach to it. We need the legislation passed, and Deputy Ó...

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (18 Apr 2024)

Darragh O'Brien: Plus there are only two other amendments, which related to the Long Title. There is quite a bit in this grouping but it is up to the Cathaoirleach and I can read my response into the record.

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (18 Apr 2024)

Darragh O'Brien: ...“development;” and substitute the following: “development; to provide for proper planning and sustainable development in the interests of the common good;” These amendments relate to the Long Title of the Bill. Amendment No. 1193 amends the Long Title of the Bill to clarify that the purpose of the Bill is to consolidate and revise the law relating to planning...

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (17 Apr 2024)

Darragh O'Brien: ...done under the Affordable Housing Act, thanks to the Deputies, it is the first time community land trusts have been mentioned in primary legislation and rightly so. They are covered under this as long as they are approved.