Results 21-40 of 430 for rebuilding ireland come loan

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Housing Provision (5 Apr 2022)

Peter Burke: ...and approved housing bodies to deliver affordable housing for purchase and rent through the affordable housing fund, AHF, previously known as the serviced sites fund, and the cost rental equity loan. The serviced sites fund is supporting affordable housing development at Merlin Woods in Galway city which, according to Galway City Council, will deliver approximately 85 affordable homes to...

Government Response to Situation in Ukraine: Statements (30 Mar 2022)

Paul Murphy: I am sharing time with Deputies Boyd Barrett and Barry. I will mainly focus my remarks on the question of giving the best welcome to those who are fleeing from Ukraine and coming to Ireland. Before I get to that, I want to make a couple of international points. Does the Irish Government have a position on the call from large trade unions in Ukraine and social movements for the...

Bretton Woods Agreements (Amendment) Bill 2022: Second Stage (Resumed) (24 Mar 2022)

Róisín Shortall: I am happy to contribute to the debate on this Bill and to tentatively welcome some of the provisions. I would, however, like to raise a few issues. Perhaps the Minister of State could respond to some of my questions in his wrap-up or at a later date. Despite my strong reservations about the IMF and some of the activities it has engaged in and continues to engage in, I state my support...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Schemes (22 Mar 2022)

Darragh O'Brien: ...to assist local authority and Approved Housing Body delivery of affordable housing, for purchase and rent, through the Affordable Housing Fund (AHF), previously known as the Serviced Sites Fund (SSF), and the Cost Rental Equity Loan. The SSF is supporting affordable housing development at Merlin Woods in Galway City, which, according to Galway City Council, will deliver...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Social and Affordable Housing: Discussion (22 Mar 2022) See 2 other results from this debate

...for national funding programmes to giving advice and technical support. The agency currently has two direct roles in terms of financing and funding. First, we provide cost rental equity loans to approved housing bodies to provide cost rental housing. Second, we manage the Housing Agency's acquisition fund of €70 million to acquire vacant housing stock for social housing use....

Public Accounts Committee: 2020 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Home Building Finance Ireland - Financial Statements 2020 (3 Mar 2022)

Brian Stanley: ...sector as well. However, are we sure that sector was really struggling to get finance? For example, if a constituent went to the local authority tomorrow to get money under the local authority loan scheme or, previously, the Rebuilding Ireland home loan scheme, two letters from private financial institutions would have to be produced stating he or she could not get a loan. There would...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Policy (3 Mar 2022)

Peter Burke: ...The strategy introduces two new affordable purchase schemes (the Local Authority Affordable Purchase Scheme and the First Home shared equity scheme), as well as an improved Local Authority Home Loan scheme, which are primarily targeted to support First-time Buyers. The Local Authority Affordable Purchase Scheme will support eligible purchasers of Local Authority-delivered new...

Public Accounts Committee: 2020 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 34 - Housing, Local Government and Heritage (17 Feb 2022)

Brian Stanley: I just wanted to clarify that. I will ask about the thresholds for social housing. One's income has to be under a certain level before one can go on the social housing waiting list. Those figures, as I recall, have not been reviewed since 2011. Different people, including Ministers, told me as far back as two years ago that a review was happening. There are some answers to parliamentary...

Regulation of Providers of Building Works Bill 2022: Second Stage (20 Jan 2022)

Seán Canney: ...could draw down any kind of grants that were going for the houses at the time. It was devised as something that could protect people but it did not. It failed dismally. Funnily enough, I still come across requests all the time from mortgage holders for these same safe structural guarantees. They are at a cost of €500 or €600 to the person who is building the house or who...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Urban Regeneration: Discussion (14 Dec 2021)

...of court. The city council is tasked by the Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage to implement a vacant homes action plan. In response to this requirement and the actions outlined in Rebuilding Ireland under pillar 5, the city council has appointed a vacant homes officer and initiated early actions to identify and return to use vacant homes in its administrative area....

Residential Tenancies (Amendment) (No. 2) Bill 2021 [Seanad]: Second Stage (3 Dec 2021)

Bernard Durkan: ...tend to politicise this issue to a greater extent and that is grand for those in opposition. At some stage, however, the party may be called upon to resolve the problem at the coalface and then it becomes a serious problem. That applies to all those Deputies who operate on a purely political basis from an opposition point of view. I agree with many of the criticisms made, however. I...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Schemes (2 Dec 2021)

Darragh O'Brien: The Rebuilding Ireland Home Loan is available to first-time buyers only. This is set out in the regulations governing the Scheme. However, applicants who are separated or divorced may be treated as first-time buyers, in accordance with the regulations, if they meet certain conditions, including:  - they are separated or divorced under...

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Estimates for Public Services 2021
Vote 34 - Housing, Local Government and Heritage (Supplementary) (2 Dec 2021) See 1 other result from this debate

Joe Flaherty: ...Council, both of those roles are in place and they are transformative. The additional appointment of biodiversity officers would be a very welcome step. I am delighted to hear that more staff are coming. One of the major challenges we have in following through on the very ambitious plans to reform housing provision is the need for additional staff. I want to flag a number of issues...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (1 Dec 2021)

Lisa Chambers: .... Senator Moynihan spoke about the 40th anniversary of the AIDS pandemic, as did Senators Malcolm Byrne and Buttimer, and the need to acknowledge the 40 years we have had. As she put it, we have come a long way. I agree with her in that regard. She drew a correlation between that and how we are dealing with the current Covid-19 pandemic and posed a very interesting question in respect...

Select Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Estimates for Public Services 2021
Vote 30 - Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (Supplementary) (23 Nov 2021)

Charlie McConalogue: ...payments at a rate of 30% and 15%, respectively, are due to commence in early December. Payments under the sheep welfare scheme, the protein aid scheme and the straw incorporation measure are also due to commence in the coming weeks with the sheep welfare scheme due this week. Targeted agricultural modernisation scheme, TAMS, payments are ongoing, with some €56 million paid to...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Schemes (16 Nov 2021)

Darragh O'Brien: As part of Housing for All, I announced a reformed successor to the Rebuilding Ireland Home Loan Scheme, the 'Local Authority Home Loan'. The Local Authority Home Loan will include an increase in the income ceiling for single applicants. For counties where the scheme’s house price limit is €320,000 (Cork, Dublin, Galway, Kildare, Louth, Meath and Wicklow), the income ceiling...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Policy (11 Nov 2021)

Darragh O'Brien: With regard to issue of mortgage requirements and the assessment by financial institutions of mortgage applications, these requirements are governed by the Central Bank of Ireland which retains independence in the establishment of macro-prudential policy and mortgage measures. Information in this regard, including on exemptions and other matters, is available at the following...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Policy (11 Nov 2021)

Darragh O'Brien: As with the previous local authority loan offerings, the Rebuilding Ireland Home Loan is currently available to first-time buyers only. This is set out in the regulations governing the Scheme and ensures effective targeting.  However, applicants who are separated or divorced may be treated as first-time buyers, in accordance with the...