Results 1-19 of 19 for rebuilding ireland come loan speaker:Damien English

Seanad: Credit Guarantee (Amendment) Bill 2022: Second Stage (29 Nov 2022)

Damien English: ...to make certain amendments to the Credit Guarantee Act 2012, as amended, to help businesses access essential liquidity through their banks and other financial institutions. Businesses often need loans to cover cash flows and this need has been deepened by the spike in cost increases since the invasion of Ukraine by Russia. The Bill also includes a short technical amendment to the Loan...

Seanad: Loan Guarantee Schemes Agreements (Strategic Banking Corporation of Ireland) Bill 2021: Second Stage (17 May 2021)

Damien English: ...markets. He is right that we will see the impact with the UK. While things do get more complicated towards October, as Senator Wall mentioned, as things ease up and we get to deal with the Northern Ireland protocol and other parts of this, it may change. Brexit is still in its early days and we should be able to ease some of that and get back to some additional trading and regrowing...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Regional Development (15 Oct 2020)

Damien English: ...and protecting the viability of businesses and SMEs throughout the country. This was the case generally even before Covid but it is certainly the case in relation to Covid and Brexit, which is coming down the tracks. We have taken a strong regional approach over the past seven or eight years as Fine Gael has been involved in various Governments. The statistics show the majority of jobs,...

Seanad: Credit Guarantee (Amendment) Bill 2020: Committee and Remaining Stages (23 Jul 2020)

Damien English: We are trying to support businesses and support the banks in getting money out to them at a cheaper rate. That is what we are trying to do. There is no cost to the State if the loan is successful, and that is a success all around because we want businesses to be sustained, to survive, thrive and grow. I accept that the banks still have a lot of work to do to rebuild that trust between them...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Home Loan Scheme (4 Dec 2019)

Damien English: I thank Senator Mulherin for raising this issue of the Rebuilding Ireland home loan scheme and the issue in general of people who have gone through difficult times in this country but wish to get back on their feet again. Senator Mulherin mentioned the mortgage-to-rent scheme, which I will come back to in a moment. It is another important scheme. I am glad we were able to reform it to make...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Local Authority Housing Eligibility (26 Nov 2019)

Damien English: ...cost of housing accommodation across the country. It is important to note that the limits introduced at that time also reflected a blanket increase of €5,000 introduced prior to the new system coming into operation. This was done to broaden the base from which social housing tenants are drawn, both promoting sustainable communities and also providing a degree of future-proofing....

Seanad: Housing: Statements (26 Sep 2019)

Damien English: I did not think I would be speaking first. I apologise for that. We can get copies and if there is a specific problem, I can go back over the relevant issue. Under the Rebuilding Ireland home loan, low to moderate income families drew down over 1,000 fixed interest loans through local authorities by the end of June 2019. There are a number of applications in the system and funding has...

Housing (Regulation of Approved Housing Bodies) Bill 2019: Second Stage (Resumed) (25 Sep 2019)

Damien English: ...Most people understand what we are trying to achieve and accept it. I hope the Bill will get through the House quite quickly in order that we can get on with other debates and business. I welcome and am encouraged by the level of support for the Bill and the recognition of the important work done by the interim regulator, the regulatory committee and approved housing bodies in advance...

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (25 Jun 2019)

Damien English: Supply is part of the issue in this regard. As the third year of Rebuilding Ireland draws to a close, supply is certainly on the up. We should see more than 22,000 houses come into the system this year. Many of these will be in County Louth because many houses are being delivered in the greater Dublin region. That will help. We are also intervening to make houses more affordable...

Seanad: Update on Rebuilding Ireland: Statements (18 Oct 2018)

Damien English: ...for that. It is not something we want to do forever but it is something we have to do because we have to have houses today while we build the new ones. We are doing that. The early years of Rebuilding Ireland were focussed on harnessing existing capacity and more immediate solutions, such as working with the private sector in some cases, while in parallel progressing local authority and...

Topical Issue Debate: Social and Affordable Housing Funding (12 Jul 2018)

Damien English: I thank the Deputy and I will take on board all the points he made. I will bring them back to our officials when the review comes back from the agency and we will look at what is assessable or not. He has raised a few issues that are worth looking at. I am satisfied that the current income limits and the current scheme are generally fair and equitable. I think people will agree that it is...

Provision of Cost-Rental Public Housing: Motion [Private Members] (6 Mar 2018)

Damien English: ...our own social housing stock and develop plans for social and affordable housing. We have to work with the private sector and in some cases rely on it. However, we also recognise that through Rebuilding Ireland our duty is to bring back a sustainable construction sector. It is to tackle an emergency housing shortage and homelessness now, to get our local authorities back to building...

Seanad: Housing: Statements (Resumed) (20 Feb 2018)

Damien English: ...no matter what his or her party or background. Certainly, as a Government, it is a key priority for us. It is priority number one. That is why at the early stages when the Government was formed the Rebuilding Ireland - Action Plan for Housing and Homelessness strategy was put together. The idea was to focus the minds of all Departments and Government and to make housing the number one...

Seanad: Housing: Statements (31 Jan 2018)

Damien English: ...to the housing challenges. I will highlight the actions we have taken and are taking to increase the social housing stock and meet the needs of those on the waiting lists and those at risk of becoming homeless, as well as to drive the increased supply of new housing across all tenures and maximise our existing housing stock to meet current and future needs. I recognise that, in doing...

Residential Tenancies (Amendment) Bill 2018 Second Stage: Second Stage [Private Members] (23 Jan 2018)

Damien English: I welcome the opportunity to say a few words on the Bill. We have discussed the rental sector here a great deal along with housing in general over the last number of years. It is clear that the rental sector must be a more attractive choice for tenants and a safe and viable investment choice for investors. It is the balance we are trying to get right at all times. As Deputy Cowen noted...

Housing: Motion [Private Members] (24 Oct 2017)

Damien English: .... As Deputy MacSharry said earlier, it also affects investment and job creation and we understand that. Companies that I used to deal with many years ago in my previous ministerial role are coming forward to say that it is difficult to invest and plan ahead for more employees when they are concerned that there might not be houses to house them in years to come. It has certainly become a...

Topical Issue Debate: Housing Issues (15 Feb 2017)

Damien English: ...pressures in the rental market; we all know that. Those pressures are driven by a number of factors - rising demand, lack of supply and the high costs indebted landlords face in servicing their loans. Those stresses are again confirmed in the latest data from the Daft.ierental report but as I have said publicly, that is not a surprise. We know this is happening and it is what we are...

Social and Affordable Housing Bill 2016: Second Stage [Private Members] (8 Dec 2016)

Damien English: ...approximately €700 million plus in terms of infrastructure. That does not include all local authorities, as only 21 local authorities have submitted their plans. I am sure there are more to come. It has been a useful process in terms of giving us a view of the amount of infrastructure required. I hope the initial fund of €200 million is only the start. We know that we...

EU-IMF Programme: Statements (Resumed) (5 May 2011)

Damien English: ...into this document that NAMA must sell at least 25% of what is on its books by 2013. That is another achievement in terms of getting the market moving again. We have also stopped the transfer of loans of €20 million or less into NAMA, which is a good idea. Those loans should remain with the banks because they contain some assets that others might want to buy and they might be worth...