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Seanad: Affordable Housing Bill 2021: Second Stage (Resumed) (24 May 2021)

Emer Currie: ...providing for the communities they are in. The housing needs we are facing today are very different from those in 2011 and even from those before Covid. As my colleague said, the challenges keep coming. Therefore, we have to be flexible and change as they arise. Certain themes remain, however, one being homelessness. I am glad to see the March report for homelessness numbers shows a...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Vacant Properties (19 May 2021)

Thomas Gould: ...they can organise housing maintenance or they may be involved in allocations and planning. They are overseeing adaption grants and tenant purchase schemes. They can also be involved in processing Rebuilding Ireland home loans. The Minister of State said staffing is a council issue and the funding is in place. I have no doubt that somewhere like Cork City Council, with almost 9,000...

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...

Seanad: Affordable Housing Bill 2021: Second Stage (17 May 2021)

Jerry Buttimer: Many of us have been concerned that a generation is being left out of reach of home ownership. That is our legacy, unfortunately, of a lost decade, but now in this decade we can rebuild and start building. When I heard people criticise Eoghan Murphy when he was Minister, some of them were in the ivory tower of being in opposition and never making a decision except to cross the road or come...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Housing Issues (11 May 2021)

Jennifer Murnane O'Connor: ...of the review. I really worry about that. I do understand the new initiatives that have been introduced by the Government. I will provide the Minister of State of the example of the Rebuilding Ireland home loan. First-time buyers can apply for a Rebuilding Ireland home loan to purchase a new or second-hand property or build their own home. They can borrow up to 90% of the market...

Europe Day: Statements (11 May 2021)

James O'Connor: Today marks the 50th anniversary of the death of former Taoiseach, Seán Lemass, who was pivotal in creating an open, inclusive, and dynamic Ireland at the heart of Europe. Such forward and progressive thinking is again required. Ireland at the heart of Europe can play a leading role in building back a more inclusive and sustainable society. We know this to be particularly to be true in...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (6 May 2021)

Leo Varadkar: ...they should have an asset they can borrow against, extend if their family grows and something they can pass on to their children when they themselves pass on. Given his party's policies I am not sure Deputy Doherty believes that but we will leave it for another day. At the moment in Ireland, somewhere between 65% and 70% of people own their own home. We in Government want that to be a...

Private Rental Sector: Motion [Private Members] (5 May 2021)

Peter Burke: ...to a high standard and located close to essential services offering a high quality of life. The programme for Government, Our Shared Future, sets out the priorities in the area of housing over the coming years that will be given impetus by a clear plan of action under Housing for All. As already discussed, the Minister intends to publish a housing and residential tenancies Bill before...

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Draft Stability Programme Update: Engagement with Minister for Finance (27 Apr 2021)

Patricia Ryan: I would like to come back to the Minister down the road in that regard, if possible. Deputy Canney spoke about housing. Many people who do not qualify for the Rebuilding Ireland home loan come to my office because they are not first-time buyers. Some of them are in second-time relationships and earn slightly above the threshold for social housing. Those people are falling through the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: General Scheme of the Affordable Housing Bill 2020: Discussion (Resumed) (27 Apr 2021)

Eoin Ó Broin: ...other than the reason that we believe they would improve the policy in the Bill is wrong. I respect all members of this committee. I might disagree profoundly with the policies they propose. Coming into this committee and tabling these amendments is legitimate. It is not, to quote Senator Fitzpatrick, a "delaying tactic". In fact, we are making good progress. For the record, I...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Policy (21 Apr 2021)

Darragh O'Brien: ...funding, namely, Dublin City Council’s projects in Emmet Road and Oscar Traynor Road, and Dún Laoghaire Rathdown County Council’s project in Shanganagh. Affordable homes provided by local authorities via the SSF will come with an initial purchase price of between 10% and 40% below market prices, bringing many within the reach of single buyers. Another scheme in the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Update on the Programme for Government: Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage (20 Apr 2021)

Darragh O'Brien: .... I absolutely take the Senator's point that people who are divorced or separated legally, and have no stake in any property right now, should be able to access the scheme. Those who may have come through the insolvency process and do not own anything should also be allowed access. There will be an element where one would have to access his or her own mortgage for a sizeable portion of...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Provision (1 Apr 2021)

Darragh O'Brien: ...City Council’s projects in Emmet Road and Oscar Traynor Road, and Dún Laoghaire Rathdown County Council’s project in Shanganagh. Affordable homes for purchase provided by local authorities via the SSF will come with an initial purchase price of between 10% and 40% below market prices. Another element of the Bill, the Affordable Purchase Shared Equity scheme, is...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: House Purchase Schemes (31 Mar 2021)

Darragh O'Brien: ..., namely, Dublin City Council's projects in Emmet Road and Oscar Traynor Road, and Dún Laoghaire Rathdown County Council's project in Shanganagh. Affordable homes provided by local authorities via the SSF will come with an initial purchase price of between 10% and 40% below market prices, bringing many within the reach of single purchasers. Another element of the Bill, the...

Land Development Agency Bill 2021: Second Stage (Resumed) (4 Mar 2021)

Richard Bruton: I welcome the Land Development Agency Bill. There is a great deal of cynical opposition to this Bill in the House, however. Sinn Féin's housing policy offers simplistic solutions. When those solutions do not emerge, it blames conspiracies or looks for people to blame, whether it be bankers or developers or whoever. The reality is that Sinn Féin's policy involves blocking...

Housing Shared Equity Loan Scheme: Motion [Private Members] (3 Mar 2021) See 1 other result from this debate

Peter Burke: ...country. The scheme being proposed is proportionate and time bound. The aim is to try to make a key intervention to ensure we reframe the supply of housing for starter homes. We have seen the Rebuilding Ireland home loan scheme. The ESRI fully backed this as a targeted intervention. We have seen the help-to-buy scheme, which has assisted 22,000 families in the State to get on the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: General Scheme of the Affordable Housing Bill 2020: Discussion (Resumed) (2 Mar 2021)

Eoin Ó Broin: ...methodology for these exercises before they complete their development plans. If anybody has any influence on that, it would be very helpful. I want to go back to price because ultimately, all of this comes down to what price people are paying. Let us take the example of a two-bedroom unit renting at €1,200 and a family over the threshold for social housing in the Dún...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Local Authority Housing (26 Feb 2021)

Peter Burke: ...of housing accommodation throughout the country. It is important to note that these limits introduced at that time also reflected a blanket increase of €5,000 introduced prior to the new system coming into operation, in order to broaden the base from which social housing tenants are drawn, promoting sustainable communities and providing a degree of future proofing. Given the cost...

Covid-19 (Enterprise, Trade and Employment): Statements (18 Feb 2021)

Leo Varadkar: ...the Minister of State, Deputy Troy. Although today's topic is business and Covid-19, I will also speak about how my Department is supporting employees. Covid-19 financial assistance, low cost loans and workplace health and safety guidance are in place for workers as much as for businesses. Every business saved is at least one job saved, a livelihood secured and a family sustained....

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: General Scheme of the Affordable Housing Bill 2020: Discussion (Resumed) (16 Feb 2021) See 1 other result from this debate

...to impact both the demand and supply sides of the affordability equation. Two years ago we presented research to the joint committee on which households faced housing affordability challenges in Ireland. We found that affordability pressures were primary among low to middle income private renters, especially those in urban areas. In an updated study, that was published in 2020, we...