Results 181-200 of 1,373 for long speaker:Darragh O'Brien

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Schemes (10 Oct 2023)

Darragh O'Brien: I propose to take Questions Nos. 254, 262, 263, 264 and 282 together. 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). For 2023, the...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Schemes (10 Oct 2023)

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). For 2023, the Government has agreed that there will be increased provision for...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Schemes (10 Oct 2023)

Darragh O'Brien: ...nationality. Applicants for the Local Authority Home Loan are required to demonstrate a track record of employment that would enable them to repay any monies borrowed. Given that the mortgage would be a long-term financial commitment in Ireland, applicants are required to demonstrate this employment and earnings record in Ireland. Only income originating in the Republic of Ireland or...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Approved Housing Bodies (10 Oct 2023)

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). I am not aware of any housing developments or projects under the aegis of this...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Schemes (4 Oct 2023)

Darragh O'Brien: ...benefit those in need of the scheme. While the scheme is performing well, it was assessed that some further enhancements were needed to enable more households in need of State support with their long-term housing needs to avail of this scheme. Four broad categories of actions are identified in the review, including: a) Broadening the eligibility criteria; b) Improving the scheme process,...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Policy (4 Oct 2023)

Darragh O'Brien: ...nationality. Applicants for the Local Authority Home Loan are required to demonstrate a track record of employment that would enable them to repay any monies borrowed. Given that the mortgage would be a long-term financial commitment in Ireland, applicants are required to demonstrate this employment and earnings record in Ireland. While I note the matter raised may pose issues in...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Schemes (28 Sep 2023)

Darragh O'Brien: ...interests of both borrowers and local authorities, which may result in interest rate changes for future funding tranches. The Housing Finance Agency (HFA) advised recently that due to a rise in the long-term wholesale interest rate and increased interest rate volatility, that the fixed interest rate for all new loans drawn down under the Rebuilding Ireland Home Loan (RIHL) and Local...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Schemes (27 Sep 2023)

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). For 2023, the Government has agreed that there will be increased provision for...

Affordable Housing: Motion [Private Members] (21 Sep 2023)

Darragh O'Brien: ...homes of all tenures for people with varying housing needs, including first-time buyers, renters, low-income households, and people experiencing homelessness; — has a vision for the housing system over the longer term to achieve a steady supply of housing in the right locations with economic, social and environmental sustainability built into the system with four pathways to...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (21 Sep 2023)

Darragh O'Brien: Deputy Howlin, who has been here a long time, obviously does not like hearing the facts but that is the reality.

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Vacant Properties (21 Sep 2023)

Darragh O'Brien: ..., Exchequer funding has been provided through my Department's Voids Programme to support local authorities in preparing vacant units for re-letting. This funding was initially introduced to tackle long term vacant units and is now increasingly targeted at ensuring minimal turnaround and re-let times for local authority vacant stock. An annualised breakdown by local authority of the funding...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Provision (21 Sep 2023)

Darragh O'Brien: .../ assets.gov.ie/99984/d10e5f7c-a0f5-40ab-9ccf-0559e22f3afa.xls x The social housing leasing scheme includes properties leased by AHBs directly, leased by local authorities from private owners under long term and short term agreements, Enhanced leasing, Mortgage to Rent, NARPS, Part V Leasing, the Repair and Leasing Scheme and Unsold Affordables.

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Emergency Accommodation (20 Sep 2023)

Darragh O'Brien: ...action in this strategy, my Department committed to a review of the 2017 Policy and Procedural Guidance for Housing Authorities in relation to assisting victims of domestic violence with emergency and long-term accommodation needs in order to ensure continuing effectiveness and consistency in responses to assist victims of domestic violence. This review is now complete and emerging...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Schemes (20 Sep 2023)

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). For 2023, the Government has agreed that there will be increased provision for social...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Schemes (20 Sep 2023)

Darragh O'Brien: ...benefit those in need of the scheme. While the scheme is performing well, it was assessed that some further enhancements were needed to enable more households in need of State support with their long-term housing needs to avail of this scheme. Four broad categories of actions are identified in the review, including: a) Broadening the eligibility criteria; b) Improving the scheme...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Policy (20 Sep 2023)

Darragh O'Brien: ...2014, Exchequer funding has been provided through my Department's Voids Programme to support local authorities in preparing vacant units for re-letting. This funding was initially introduced to tackle long term vacant units and is now increasingly targeted at ensuring minimal turnaround and re-let times for local authority vacant stock. My Department will provide €31 million in...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Policy (20 Sep 2023)

Darragh O'Brien: ...will be sought in the coming weeks, with a view to priority legal drafting and publication . It is important to stress that tenants are already availing of opportunities to purchase or indeed to remain as long-term tenants in their home under the current measures which are in place such as the Local Authority Home Loan, the expanded First Home Scheme for Tenants, the local...

Housing and Homelessness: Motion [Private Members] (11 Jul 2023)

Darragh O'Brien: ...vacant derelict property grant. We increased the rates by €20,000. We broadened the eligibility criteria for homes built before 2007 and we included properties that would be made available on the long-term rental market. The grant has been extremely popular, with nearly 3,000 applications received by local authorities and more than 1,000 approved. I think the Deputy can answer...

Housing and Homelessness: Motion [Private Members] (11 Jul 2023)

Darragh O'Brien: ...a pipeline of new commencements to further assist in meeting our ambitious housing delivery targets; — the numerous initiatives to address vacancy, including changes to the Vacant Property Refurbishment Grant and the new €150 million fund to specifically address long-term vacancy and dereliction now available under the Urban Regeneration Development Fund, will revitalise...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Provision (11 Jul 2023)

Darragh O'Brien: ...886 households qualified for social housing in Cork City whose need was unmet in 2022. 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...