Results 241-260 of 15,634 for speaker:Eoin Ó Broin

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Homeless Persons Supports (29 Jul 2025)

Eoin Ó Broin: 1573. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government for an update on the review of section 10 funded emergency homeless services; and to give a commitment to publish the review conducted by the CCMA. [42752/25]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Departmental Schemes (29 Jul 2025)

Eoin Ó Broin: 1574. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government for an update on the awarding of the Housing First tender in Dublin; and to provide an explanation for the delay in the awarding of this tender. [42753/25]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Departmental Schemes (29 Jul 2025)

Eoin Ó Broin: 1575. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government to provide an update on the interim fire safety defects scheme, the pilot retrospective building defects scheme and the legislation to underpin the wider building defects redress scheme. [42754/25]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Defective Building Materials (29 Jul 2025)

Eoin Ó Broin: 1576. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the number of applicants for the defective concrete block grant scheme in each county in which the scheme is operational; the progress of each applicant though each stage of the scheme; the number of applicants that have drawn down payments at each stage; the number of applicants who have fully drawn down their full grant...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Local Authorities (29 Jul 2025)

Eoin Ó Broin: 1591. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the number of social housing acquisitions that have been bought to date in 2025, with a breakdown by local authority and acquisition type tenant-in-situ, housing first, vacant homeless, and so no; and an average cost, by local authority. [42988/25]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Provision (29 Jul 2025)

Eoin Ó Broin: 1628. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government to provide an update in the negotiations between his officials, Dublin City Council and a company (details supplied) regarding the delivery of affordable homes in phase 1a of the Poolbeg West SDZ. [43634/25]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Schemes (29 Jul 2025)

Eoin Ó Broin: 1629. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the average purchase price of homes availing of the vacant property refurbishment grant, broken down by local authority area and the derelict property top up grant, in tabular form. [43635/25]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Payments (29 Jul 2025)

Eoin Ó Broin: 1789. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if funding under food and basic material support for specific items has been withdrawn (details supplied); if so, the reason for the withdrawal of funding for these necessary items for young people and their education; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41730/25]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: School Meals Programme (29 Jul 2025)

Eoin Ó Broin: 1790. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection for an update on the school meals scheme; the details of both schemes; the way in which funding is allocated; the rate for same; if the review of nutritional standards is under way; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41742/25]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Anti-Racism Measures (29 Jul 2025)

Eoin Ó Broin: 1903. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the engagement his Department has had with the European Commission regarding the plans by Ireland to adopt the IHRA definition of antisemitism; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42227/25]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Anti-Racism Measures (29 Jul 2025)

Eoin Ó Broin: 2032. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if his Department has had any engagement with the European Commission regarding the recent comments of the EU Coordinator for Combatting Antisemitism and Fostering Jewish Life describing bake sales for Gaza (including raising money for the Irish Red Cross) as causing 'ambient antisemitism' and linking European citizens...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: International Protection (29 Jul 2025)

Eoin Ó Broin: 1996. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the exact area indicated on a map being purchased in relation to a hotel (details supplied) [41745/25]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Family Reunification (29 Jul 2025)

Eoin Ó Broin: 2009. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality for a breakdown of processing times for family reunification visa applications by country, in tabular form. [42019/25]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Visa Applications (29 Jul 2025)

Eoin Ó Broin: 2031. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality whether his Department will ensure that an individual (details supplied) will be able to arrive in Ireland to begin their studies in September; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42221/25]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Student Visas (29 Jul 2025)

Eoin Ó Broin: 3369. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the engagement his Department has had with the Department of Justice, Home Affairs and Migration and the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade regarding the difficulties Palestinian students with scholarships to study in Ireland are having with obtaining visas in time to commence study; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42225/25]

Planning and Development (Amendment) Bill 2025: From the Seanad (16 Jul 2025)

Eoin Ó Broin: I move amendment No. 1 to Seanad amendment No. 24: After subsection (1), to insert the following: "(1A) The holder of a permission shall notify the public of the application by way of a site notice. (1B) In order to ensure adherence with the State’s obligations under the Aarhus Convention and the principles of good planning and development the relevant authority shall provide for...

Planning and Development (Amendment) Bill 2025: From the Seanad (16 Jul 2025)

Eoin Ó Broin: The Minister is going to go down in history for having introduced a new principle of economics. It is called shrinkflation. It is the idea you can reduce the price of something by reducing the size of something. We are in the middle of a cost-of-living crisis. The price of milk has gone up almost 14% in the last year. Imagine a milk producer said people should not worry because producers...

Planning and Development (Amendment) Bill 2025: From the Seanad (16 Jul 2025)

Eoin Ó Broin: I thank the Cathaoirleach Gníomhach and the Minister. The Minister has now been in office for over six months and in my opinion, he has made some spectacularly bad policy decisions. The first, of course, was slashing funding for vital homeless prevention schemes like the tenant in situ scheme, Housing First and CAS acquisitions. The second was emasculating a very good suggestion from...