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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Local Government and Heritage: Challenges Relating to the Delivery of Housing: County and City Management Association (20 May 2025)

Eoin Ó Broin: Of the 30 that are dropping out, does Ms Lynch have, or will she at a later stage give us, a breakdown of how many will be because they were never going to be purchased when the process was completed, versus those that have fallen foul of the new rules?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Local Government and Heritage: Challenges Relating to the Delivery of Housing: County and City Management Association (20 May 2025)

Eoin Ó Broin: Perfect. I will go back to an issue Deputy McGrath raised. Last week, when local authority re-lets were being discussed there was some unfortunate language in the Chamber. We heard about dependency culture among local authorities and local authorities looking for handouts. The NOAC report referenced by Mr. Taaffe is clear. It is an average turnaround time of 33 weeks and there is an...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Local Government and Heritage: Challenges Relating to the Delivery of Housing: County and City Management Association (20 May 2025)

Eoin Ó Broin: They are casual re-lets really.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Local Government and Heritage: Challenges Relating to the Delivery of Housing: County and City Management Association (20 May 2025)

Eoin Ó Broin: That is the maximum funding they can request. A local authority cannot go looking for tens of thousands. It can ask for a top-up of €11,000.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Local Government and Heritage: Challenges Relating to the Delivery of Housing: County and City Management Association (20 May 2025)

Eoin Ó Broin: In the voids programme, which is funding casual re-lets now, is there a period where each property has to go to the Department for sanction? Is there a turnaround time for that? What happens there?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Local Government and Heritage: Challenges Relating to the Delivery of Housing: County and City Management Association (20 May 2025)

Eoin Ó Broin: Will the money be spent up front or will some local authorities, such as smaller ones, be nervous about spending it upfront without sanction being provided?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Local Government and Heritage: Challenges Relating to the Delivery of Housing: County and City Management Association (20 May 2025)

Eoin Ó Broin: Let me make a suggestion. I have already spoken twice. It might be fair if those who have not spoken yet speak now, and the Chair can let me in after that.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Local Government and Heritage: Challenges Relating to the Delivery of Housing: County and City Management Association (20 May 2025)

Eoin Ó Broin: Is there time?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Local Government and Heritage: Challenges Relating to the Delivery of Housing: County and City Management Association (20 May 2025)

Eoin Ó Broin: I have four quick questions. We got reports earlier this year from local authority housing managers of delays in the social housing investment programme, SHIP, the capital advance leasing facility, CALF, and cost rental equity loan, CREL, first-stage approvals, either directly for local authorities or AHBs. Is that still the case or are those approvals back to what their ordinary time would...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Local Government and Heritage: Challenges Relating to the Delivery of Housing: County and City Management Association (20 May 2025)

Eoin Ó Broin: It is less than €50 million per year, and that is all borrowing for all local authorities. The reason I am saying this is because the borrowing for St. Michael's Estate, which is the largest cost-rental project so far, is €22 million. Combined borrowing for all local authorities for a year amounts to about €50 million, while the borrowing for one project is €22...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Local Government and Heritage: Challenges Relating to the Delivery of Housing: County and City Management Association (20 May 2025)

Eoin Ó Broin: When does Mr. Taaffe expect that work to be finished? Does he think 20% extra staff are needed, or 40%, or is it too early to say?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Local Government and Heritage: Challenges Relating to the Delivery of Housing: County and City Management Association (20 May 2025)

Eoin Ó Broin: The 1930s or the 1940s.

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Greenhouse Gas Emissions (20 May 2025)

Eoin Ó Broin: 229. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if an analysis has been conducted of the volume of emissions reductions associated with each euro spent by the Climate Action Fund. [25512/25]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Greenhouse Gas Emissions (20 May 2025)

Eoin Ó Broin: 230. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment to provide a breakdown of the carbon emissions associated with all official air travel in tonnes; the value of these emissions; the amounts paid to the climate action fund by each Department, agency and body required to do so under the procedures for offsetting the emissions associated with official air travel for...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Eligibility (20 May 2025)

Eoin Ó Broin: 599. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the further supports that are available to individuals in receipt of the State pension and a half rate carer's allowance payment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25418/25]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: School Meals Programme (20 May 2025)

Eoin Ó Broin: 602. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the options under the school meals scheme for children with diagnosed medical conditions relying on strict dietary routines; if such children were considered in the design and roll out of the scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25549/25]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: School Meals Programme (20 May 2025)

Eoin Ó Broin: 603. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if input from metabolic dieticians will be sought in the review of the nutritional values of the school meals scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25550/25]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Legislative Process (20 May 2025)

Eoin Ó Broin: 641. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality to provide an update on the updated regulations arising for sections 18 and 19 of the Multi-Unit Developments Act 2011; to provide a copy of the draft regulations; and to provide a timeline for when they will be introduced. [25933/25]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Departmental Functions (20 May 2025)

Eoin Ó Broin: 709. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the functions being transferred from his Department to the Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage; and when these functions will be transferred. [25930/25]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Staff (20 May 2025)

Eoin Ó Broin: 884. To ask the Minister for Health the number of orthopaedic surgeons currently working at Tallaght University Hospital; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25950/25]