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- Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Vacant Properties (11 Apr 2024)
Éamon Ó Cuív: 32. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government when statistics for the vacant homes grant for quarter 4 of 2023 and quarter 1 of 2024 will be published; whether he is satisfied with the uptake of the grant to date, including the number of applications, the number of approvals and the number of grants paid; if he has any proposals to improve the terms of the scheme or its...
- Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Vacant Properties (11 Apr 2024)
Cormac Devlin: 64. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he will report on how the vacant property refurbishment grant is addressing vacancy and making the bringing of existing properties back into use more affordable; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15662/24]
- Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Vacant Properties (11 Apr 2024)
Fergus O'Dowd: 91. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government to outline the details on how he and his Department will simplify and enhance the application process and application timelines for the Croí Cónaithe scheme considering the very worrying figures reported in a paper (details supplied) on the number of applicants who have successfully drawn down funding on the scheme;...
- Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Vacant Properties (11 Apr 2024)
Joe Flaherty: It is very evident that Housing for All is not a one-trick pony; it is multidimensional and will result in the building of new houses. Through Croí Cónaithe and the repair-and-lease schemes, we will bring derelict properties back into stock. Could the Minister of State comment on the initiatives under way to bring vacant properties back into stock?
- Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Vacant Properties (11 Apr 2024)
Alan Dillon: I propose to take Questions Nos. 7, 22, 32, 64 and 91 together. Tackling vacancy is a key priority for this Government. Pathway 4 of Housing for All sets out a blueprint to address vacancy and make effective use of our existing housing stock. The vacant homes action plan, which the Minister, Deputy O’Brien, launched in January 2023, outlines the significant progress that has been...
- Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Vacant Properties (11 Apr 2024)
Joe Flaherty: I thank the Minister of State. If I am not mistaken, that was his first reply to a parliamentary question. I hope there will be some windfall for Longford as a result. I will send through the representations straight away afterwards. It goes without saying that Croí Cónaithe is one of the genuine successes of the programme for Government. We are seeing its benefits right...
- Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Vacant Properties (11 Apr 2024)
Alan Dillon: I thank Deputy Flaherty. He has been a great champion of tackling vacancy and dereliction in his county, Longford. Under the vacant property refurbishment scheme, we have seen significant progress in County Longford, with over 124 applications received. Forty-eight have now been approved, and five were rejected, unfortunately. Three grants have been issued. The Government has...
- Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Vacant Properties (11 Apr 2024)
Joe Flaherty: The figures for Longford are very impressive. We have had 124 applications under the Croí Cónaithe scheme. In addition to that scheme, I would like to see a greater emphasis on the repair-and-lease scheme in rural areas. There is still significant low-hanging fruit if we can revisit that scheme and tweak it, specifically for provincial towns. We are seeing some improvements in...
- Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Vacant Properties (11 Apr 2024)
Marian Harkin: I congratulate the Minister of State on his appointment. I look forward to working with him. I would suggest, if Deputy Flaherty does not mind, while he is looking for a windfall in Longford, to look at his neighbours first, in Sligo, Roscommon, Leitrim and so on. I want to raise the issue that the Minister of State has raised before now, which is the need for staged payments for the...
- Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Defective Building Materials (11 Apr 2024)
Catherine Connolly: We are over time.
- Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Defective Building Materials (11 Apr 2024)
Pearse Doherty: The Minister is living in cloud-cuckoo-land.
- Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Defective Building Materials (11 Apr 2024)
Darragh O'Brien: You opposed it, Pearse.
- Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Defective Building Materials (11 Apr 2024)
Pearse Doherty: Cloud-cuckoo-land.
- Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions (11 Apr 2024)
- Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Housing Provision (11 Apr 2024)
Housing Provision
- Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Housing Provision (11 Apr 2024)
James Lawless: 6. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he is confident that all key housing indicators are continuing on a positive trajectory; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15672/24]
- Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Housing Provision (11 Apr 2024)
James Lawless: 35. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government his assessment of the number of commencement notices, that is, residential construction starts, to date in 2024; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15671/24]
- Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Housing Provision (11 Apr 2024)
Colm Burke: 49. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the number of homes completed in Cork in 2023; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15653/24]
- Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Housing Provision (11 Apr 2024)
Joe Flaherty: I welcome the Minister of State, Deputy Dillon, and wish him well in his role. I acknowledge the courtesy, time and effort given to us by the Minister of State, Deputy O'Donnell, while he was in the role. Deputy Dillon has big shoes to fill. Is the Minister confident that all the key housing indicators are continuing on a positive trajectory? Will he refer specifically to the continuing...
- Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Housing Provision (11 Apr 2024)
Malcolm Noonan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 6, 35 and 49 together. At its core, Housing for All seeks to significantly increase the supply of quality, affordable housing. The plan comprises a suite of priority measures to transform our housing system, secure its sustainability into the future and support the delivery of more than 300,000 new homes by 2030. This will see an average of 33,000 new...