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homes along its route. Additional information not given on the floor of the House Government's response to the viability challenge in Delivering Homes, Building Communities is multifaceted. It involves measures to decrease the delivery costs, such as the VAT reduction on the sale of new apartments … homes for rent and provide greater certainty to the wider residential market. The actions to support the delivery of apartments in Delivering Homes, Building Communities have the potential to result in significant cost savings in the range of €88,000 to €160,000 per apartment. Last July, reforms

meet, including properly funded home retrofits, better public transport, affordable alternatives to car dependency, support for rural communities and targeted assistance for households facing energy poverty. We need policies that protect families, support workers, help young people build a future here and deliver genuine reductions in emissions. People

rural communities, people can build homes on their land, whether they live locally or are born locally. It is about getting that balance right. We have a national development plan of over €100 billion and much of that is to make sure we are delivering houses

manage their health closer to home. Across the community and hospital settings pharmacists are making an increasingly important contribution to patient care. They are among the most trusted and accessible healthcare professionals in Ireland. Every day, they support patients, families and communities through their expertise, professionalism and commitment … pharmacists' expertise to support patients and the wider health service. We have also seen substantial progress in community pharmacies. Over the past year, community pharmacists have successfully delivered a range of new services in addition to their core role in dispensing medicines, counselling patients, and supporting the safe

second waiting list for people who already have homes and who are watching them crumble and waiting to get out to get them remediated. Governance is another issue. Who checks those who are fixing the problem? The National Building Control and Market Surveillance Office audited construction products … standard, yet this is excluded in the social homes scheme. All of this should have been tied up together, as I said, but, instead, we are still waiting. Donegal County Council cannot go ahead with the 80 homes it has because the money is not there

professional time, staffing and facilities needed to deliver services safely. The second is workforce capacity. New services require trained people and time with patients. We have to support recruitment, retention and continuing professional development, including for pharmacies that serve rural communities like those I represent in east Galway … agree on is the need to move care out to the community in order to free up space, capacity and theatres within our hospitals such that people will get preventative care as close to home as possible and do not end up in emergency departments. I would like

make significant interventions and further progress when it comes to housing and delivering greater housing supply across our economy because, yes, the challenges and the pressures faced by young people are concentrated in affordability of homes and of rent. That is why areas like the renter … term hope or prospects to live and build a life here. Everything we are doing is to protect capital investment in housing and infrastructure, so we prioritise investment in transport infrastructure, reduce congestion and build the social infrastructure and the communities that are required right across the country

simply not true. Government commitments under the national development plan and in the Connecting Ireland rural mobility plan will strengthen rural economies and communities. It means investments in new and existing public transport infrastructure and increasing connectivity, particularly for those who live outside of major towns and cities … February 2027. The Minister, Deputy Heydon, and I are actively working on behalf of Government are to finalise a scheme which will deliver this funding to the farmers most impacted by higher fertiliser costs and as quickly as possible. The consideration of additional national funding

Taken together, the reforms being delivered under the EU pact on migration and asylum, the ongoing transformation of our accommodation system and the transition measures being implemented for beneficiaries of temporary protection reflect a broader objective. The Government is working to build a migration system that is fair … barriers to naturalisation. The objective is not to reward educational achievement but to ensure individuals can navigate daily life, communicate effectively with their communities, participate fully in the workplace and perform the important duties of citizens, including voting and, where called upon, jury service. The scheme also proposes

horrible attack yesterday evening in Dublin. I spoke to him last night. He was in good form and on his way back home. He and his family need time for him to recover. It has been such a harrowing experience. I am delighted to see that an arrest … improves the efficiency of public service delivery. The law on motor tax, vehicle records and speed limits must reflect how services are now delivered and how road safety decisions are now made. There is also a practical necessity. Much of the legislation being amended was designed

Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the measures are being taken to ensure that the increased housing delivery committed to under Delivering Homes, Building Communities 2025–2030 is reaching areas experiencing the greatest pressure, including rural towns and commuter counties. [69187/26