Results 181-200 of 431 for rebuilding ireland come loan

Financial Resolutions - Budget Statement 2020 (8 Oct 2019)

Barry Cowen: ...in the vote on the budget is an act of national necessity. It is definitely not an endorsement of the years of Fine Gael mismanagement. As Deputy Michael McGrath stated, the measures taken today come at a late hour in the process. The clock was close to midnight before the Government realised the lights were going out on Brexit. The past several years of budgetary management by Fine...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Social and Affordable Housing (8 Oct 2019)

Eoghan Murphy: ...for such affordable dwellings exceeds the number available. In line with the legal requirements of the Affordable Dwelling Purchase Arrangements, further regulations will be put in place over the coming months regarding eligibility and other matters. When the operational procedures for the scheme are finalised, and before dwellings are made available for purchase under the scheme, a...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Home Loan Scheme (3 Oct 2019)

Eoghan Murphy: The Housing Agency provides a central support service which assesses applications for the Rebuilding Ireland Home Loan on behalf of local authorities and makes recommendations to the authorities to approve or refuse applications. Housing Agency recommendations are then considered by the Credit Committee in each local authority, which issues loan approvals.  Applications where further...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Social and Affordable Housing (3 Oct 2019)

Eoghan Murphy: ...the demand for such affordable dwellings exceeds the number available.  In line with the legal requirements of the Affordable Dwelling Purchase Arrangements, further regulations will be put in place over the coming months regarding eligibility and other matters. When the operational procedures for the scheme are finalised, and before dwellings are made available for purchase under...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: General Scheme of the Land Development Agency Bill 2019: Department of Housing, Planning and Local Government and Land Development Agency (2 Oct 2019)

Eoin Ó Broin: ...were not in the public interest. I am interested in the views of the witnesses on that. The development model is really crucial. We will not get enough time to scrutinise the Bill today but we should come back to it. In some senses, the cynic in me thinks the Government was very smart in letting the development at Shanganagh go ahead, because it allows the witnesses to talk about a...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Social and Affordable Housing Data (1 Oct 2019)

Eoghan Murphy: ...Schemes of Priority to my Department and both schemes have been approved.   In line with the legal requirements of the Affordable Dwelling Purchase Arrangements, further regulations will be put in place over the coming months regarding eligibility and other matters. When the operational procedures for the scheme are finalised, and before dwellings are made available for purchase...

Seanad: Housing: Statements (26 Sep 2019) See 2 other results from this debate

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...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Social and Affordable Housing Provision (26 Sep 2019)

Eoghan Murphy: ...statutory basis for affordable dwelling purchase arrangements. Initial regulations in relation to schemes of priorities were made subsequently and further regulations will be put in place over the coming months regarding eligibility and other matters. In order to support the delivery of discounted homes to buy or rent, this Government has committed €310 million under the Serviced...

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...

Withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the European Union: Statements (18 Sep 2019)

Lisa Chambers: ...who warned earlier today that there is very little time left and that the risk of a no-deal is very real. Despite the persistent political instability in the United Kingdom, it is important that Ireland keeps its cool during the increasingly tense few weeks ahead. Fianna Fáil will do its part and continue to act responsibly to help provide stability during these turbulent times. ...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Social and Affordable Housing (18 Sep 2019)

Eoghan Murphy: I thank the Cathaoirleach and the Deputy and welcome everyone back to what is a very important Dáil term. I propose to take Questions Nos. 32, 34 and 36 together. Part 5 of the Housing (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2009 was commenced in June 2018 to provide a new statutory basis for affordable dwelling purchase arrangements. Initial regulations in regard to schemes of priorities were...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Social and Affordable Housing Provision (18 Sep 2019)

Eoghan Murphy: ...homes will be made available will be based on the relevant provisions of the Housing (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2009, which were commenced in June 2018.Further regulations will be put in place over the coming months and when the operational procedures for the programme are finalised, and before dwellings are made available for purchase under the scheme, a programme of communication...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Social and Affordable Housing Eligibility (18 Sep 2019)

Eoghan Murphy: .... My Department is currently engaging with the remaining local authorities to ensure that the remaining Schemes of Priority are finalised. Further regulations will be put in place over the coming months regarding eligibility and other matters. When the operational procedures for the programme are finalised, and before dwellings are made available for purchase under the scheme, a...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Update on Rebuilding Ireland - Action Plan for Housing and Homelessness: Discussion (18 Sep 2019) See 3 other results from this debate

Eoin Ó Broin: I thank the Chairman. I have three questions in this round and will come back to the other pillars in the second round. I want to pick up on the Minister's exchange with Deputy Darragh O'Brien on the speeding up of social housing delivery and this issue of whether the Government was going to raise the threshold for local authorities to use the one track or one stage planning process. Deputy...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Home Loan Scheme (6 Sep 2019)

Michael McGrath: 1950. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if there is an exception to the rule that 3% of the 10% required as a deposit must come from regular savings in the context of the Rebuilding Ireland home loan scheme in cases in which the applicant has proven an ability to pay through paying rent and can meet the deposit requirement as a result of receiving a lump sum; and...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Home Loan Scheme (9 Jul 2019)

Michael McGrath: My Topical Issue matter relates to the Rebuilding Ireland home loan scheme. This is an effort to get to the bottom of where exactly in the process stands the proposed increase in the fund. As the Minister of State is well aware, the initial fund of €200 million which has been in place since early 2018 is not going to be anywhere near enough to meet demand. The Government has stated...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Social and Affordable Housing Data (9 Jul 2019)

Eoghan Murphy: ...that the remaining Schemes of Priority are finalised. Further regulations are currently in development, specifically in relation to the assessment of eligibility of households for affordable housing and any income limits to be set. Once these regulations have been made, associated guidance will issue to local authorities. To support the delivery of affordable homes to buy or rent the...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (3 Jul 2019)

Leo Varadkar: ..., mostly people in their 20s and 30s, helping them to get a deposit to buy their own home. It will help many more people in the future. Approximately 1,000 more people have been helped with the Rebuilding Ireland home loan to get a low interest rate home loan to be able to buy their own home. The other area is supply. In the past 12 months, 22,000 new homes have been added to our...

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...

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Fiscal Policy and Budgetary Planning: Discussion (19 Jun 2019)

...in draft currently and to which I will refer throughout this statement. The construction industry underpins the competitiveness and productivity of the domestic economy, therefore, ensuring Ireland has a dynamic construction industry with the capacity to deliver efficiently and cost-effectively is critical. Where the policy and regulatory environment has made construction...