Results 41-60 of 1,373 for long speaker:Darragh O'Brien

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Schemes (11 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). For 2023 the Government agreed that there would be increased provision for social...

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

Darragh O'Brien: ...early intervention services for children and their families through a multi-agency and coordinated response. There is also a measure to identify and provide enhanced tenancy sustainment supports to families experiencing long-term homelessness to help them exit from homelessness and maintain their homes. These actions are being delivered in conjunction with the Department of Children,...

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

Darragh O'Brien: ...benefit those in need of the scheme. While the scheme was 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 the 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 (11 Apr 2024)

Darragh O'Brien: The Housing Assistance Payment (HAP) and the Rental Accommodation Scheme (RAS) are forms of social housing support, provided by my Department, for people who have a long-term housing need. In order for a household to qualify for HAP, they must first be assessed as eligible for social housing support by their local authority. Any household assessed as eligible for social housing is...

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (11 Apr 2024)

Darragh O'Brien: I spent a long time discussing this yesterday. The extension of duration of permission provisions in the Act of 2000 refer to "substantial works" having being carried out before the extension is sought. This language previously caused some uncertainty, particularly in the courts, and by referring to works being commenced brings certainty to it. As I said to Deputy Ó Snodaigh, what we...

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (11 Apr 2024)

Darragh O'Brien: I am happy to take it if the Deputy wants me to, as long as it is a reasonable question.

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (10 Apr 2024)

Darragh O'Brien: ...developments or anything like that. It is fair and proper that it be set out clearly that if a body is to become one that can make observations such as this, it is clear how it is established, how long it is established, what the minimum number of members is and that a proper resolution will be passed. I could speak more on this today but I will not, and will instead conclude on this....

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (10 Apr 2024)

Darragh O'Brien: ...the open space is not done to standard and things like that. We all come across that. It is a real issue and I am sure everyone can give five or six examples of estates that have been built for a long number of years where those elements have not been adhered to. To condition it would provide an opportunity to do that. Maybe we need to strengthen it, now that the Deputy has said it....

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Schemes (9 Apr 2024)

Darragh O'Brien: ...of social housing supports. The scheme was established on a temporary administrative basis from 1 April 2023 and is managed by the Housing Agency, pending further policy development over the longer term, with the intention of transitioning these homes to the standard Cost Rental model. While my Department is not responsible for the assessment of individual applications, some of the...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Local Authorities (9 Apr 2024)

Darragh O'Brien: I propose to take Questions Nos. 683 and 705 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). Social Housing is...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Provision (9 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). The social housing new build target for 2024 is 9,300 homes and the overall...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Provision (9 Apr 2024)

Darragh O'Brien: ...social housing by providing financial support to local authorities for the leasing of houses and apartments. Under the Housing for All plan, leasing delivery targets for 2024 are 800 units under Long Term Leasing and 200 units under Short Term Leasing (RAS Type agreements). The Targeted Leasing Initiative is separate and additional to Housing for All targets and seeks to delivery up...

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (27 Mar 2024)

Darragh O'Brien: Yes, as long you made the original observation and you are a party to that file.

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (27 Mar 2024)

Darragh O'Brien: ...development” or “to the objectives of maritime spatial planning”. It goes on to ensure not that there is flexibility around it, but that the decision can be granted on a material contravention as long as it is in line with the factors to which I referred, as well as the regional spatial and economic strategy, as deal with the matters dealt with by provisions of the...

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (27 Mar 2024)

Darragh O'Brien: No, it is not an amendment to the development plan itself, but it might decide a resolution to grant the permission under this section as long as by granting permission it is still consistent with the development plan, the national planning framework-----

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (27 Mar 2024)

Darragh O'Brien: ...with the committee on the work it is doing to clear the backlog. It has advised me and the committee that by quarter 2 it expects to be back to a normal processing of applications for the first time in a long time, notwithstanding some cases that are, in effect, in abeyance. Some SHD cases are still awaiting further adjudication from the courts or a final judgment. In terms of normal...

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (26 Mar 2024)

Darragh O'Brien: ...here is to ensure that, for example, in the case of renewable energy technology, the applicant can carry out site preparation works, etc., before confirming the exact technology to be used so long as the site works are carried out in accordance with their permission. The applicant may then confirm the technology to be used before that part of the development commences thereby allowing the...