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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Scrutiny of Homeless Prevention Bill 2020, Tenancy Protection Bill 2023 and Dereliction and Building Regeneration Bill 2022: Private Members' Bills (14 Dec 2023)

Eoin Ó Broin: And by the way, I do my own site visits. I know I do not generally come on the ones organised by the committee, but people should go to see Ellis Court. It is the best example I have seen of that kind of reuse of existing buildings. I had a long conversation with a pensioner who lives there and who had lived in residential accommodation somewhere else. It is life-transforming stuff. Not...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Scrutiny of Homeless Prevention Bill 2020, Tenancy Protection Bill 2023 and Dereliction and Building Regeneration Bill 2022: Private Members' Bills (14 Dec 2023)

Eoin Ó Broin: It is doing the Townsend Street at the moment. Again, it is one of the 19th century or early 20th century social housing projects that was derelict for a very long time.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Scrutiny of Homeless Prevention Bill 2020, Tenancy Protection Bill 2023 and Dereliction and Building Regeneration Bill 2022: Private Members' Bills (14 Dec 2023)

Eoin Ó Broin: It is no more difficult to do than demolish and rebuild, which is the default option. Again, Ellis Court is the example. When I asked what was the all-in development cost, they had to go away and get the agreement of the chief executive to agree it, I thought it was going to be astronomically expensive over and above a standard development. It was tenanted earlier this year and late last...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Scrutiny of Homeless Prevention Bill 2020, Tenancy Protection Bill 2023 and Dereliction and Building Regeneration Bill 2022: Private Members' Bills (14 Dec 2023)

Eoin Ó Broin: And it is on the Luas line. If you think inner city sites are difficult that is literally where the Luas passes before you get to Croppies Acre. Sorry for going off.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Scrutiny of Homeless Prevention Bill 2020, Tenancy Protection Bill 2023 and Dereliction and Building Regeneration Bill 2022: Private Members' Bills (14 Dec 2023)

Eoin Ó Broin: No, the issue is what section of a local authority is going to compulsorily purchase a building. Obviously, the housing department can do it . If there is a development department or if it is a local authority with economic development functions, they might do it for commercial reasons. If we are talking about compulsorily purchasing properties by the housing department for either social...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Scrutiny of Homeless Prevention Bill 2020, Tenancy Protection Bill 2023 and Dereliction and Building Regeneration Bill 2022: Private Members' Bills (14 Dec 2023)

Eoin Ó Broin: Can I just confirm we are still meeting in private session on Tuesday, 11 January just to do the pre-legislative scrutiny report?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Scrutiny of Homeless Prevention Bill 2020, Tenancy Protection Bill 2023 and Dereliction and Building Regeneration Bill 2022: Private Members' Bills (14 Dec 2023)

Eoin Ó Broin: Here, here. And for putting up with us.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Scrutiny of Homeless Prevention Bill 2020, Tenancy Protection Bill 2023 and Dereliction and Building Regeneration Bill 2022: Private Members' Bills (14 Dec 2023)

Eoin Ó Broin: I wish to make two very small observations. It would not be possible to compel a local authority to impose a CPO in legislation. First, it is a reserve function of the executive because it is capital expenditure. More importantly, a local authority can only impose a CPO on a building for social housing with the approval of the Department and with the necessary funding. The capital funding...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Reliefs (13 Dec 2023)

Eoin Ó Broin: 64. To ask the Minister for Finance the amount of electricity for which relief was claimed from the electricity tax for the years 2019-2021 for each of the categories for which relief is available, in tabular form. [55569/23]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: School Meals Programme (13 Dec 2023)

Eoin Ó Broin: 148. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the reason a school (details supplied) has been refused hot school meals funding, given the school expressed interest previously; if there is a process of appeal available to the school in order to be included; if so, if the process will be outlined; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [55576/23]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Greyhound Industry (13 Dec 2023)

Eoin Ó Broin: 181. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine to confirm that recommendation 10(d) in the Report of the Working Group on Control of Dogs that recommends a ban on surgical artificial insemination of canines includes greyhounds. [55535/23]

Residential Tenancies (Deferment of Termination Dates of Certain Tenancies) (No. 2) Bill 2023: Second Stage [Private Members] (12 Dec 2023)

Eoin Ó Broin: There will be more children in emergency accommodation at Christmas because of the Minister. That is on him. Shame on the Minister.

Residential Tenancies (Deferment of Termination Dates of Certain Tenancies) (No. 2) Bill 2023: Second Stage [Private Members] (12 Dec 2023)

Eoin Ó Broin: I move: "That the Bill be now read a Second Time." As the Minister knows, this Christmas morning more than 4,000 children will wake up in emergency accommodation. They will not wake up in a home of their own but in a hub, hostel or bed and breakfast. Other children will wake up in the accommodation of family and friends. Astonishingly, some may even wake up rough sleeping. This is the...

Local Government (Mayor of Limerick) Bill 2023: Instruction to Committee (12 Dec 2023)

Eoin Ó Broin: I thank the Minister of State for his opening statement. I apologise for being late but I was with departmental officials going through the fine detail of the Planning and Development Bill. My head is still a little bit sore from the two hours and 45 minutes of that session. Normally at this time of the year I am standing over here railing against the Government for introducing very...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Tax Collection (12 Dec 2023)

Eoin Ó Broin: 233. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport further to Parliamentary Question No. 161 of 5 December 2023, the reason Dublin only has one motor tax office, given the population and size of the county; if consideration will be given to reinstating the motor tax office in a location (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55317/23]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Departmental Data (12 Dec 2023)

Eoin Ó Broin: 384. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the number of Tusla/CAS social housing units delivered by AHBs for care leavers and others delivered in each year since Tusla/CAS was created, by local authority area; and the average cost of such units by local authority area and year, in tabular form. [55121/23]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Policy (12 Dec 2023)

Eoin Ó Broin: 390. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government to set out the implications in terms of the calculation of differential rent and social housing income eligibility for a HAP tenant who comes into an inheritance of €20,000, €50,000 and €70,000. [54588/23]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Provision (12 Dec 2023)

Eoin Ó Broin: 441. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the reason Tusla/CAS social housing units delivered by AHBs for care leavers are not included in his Departments social housing target and delivery figures. [55120/23]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: State Bodies (12 Dec 2023)

Eoin Ó Broin: 452. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government to provide an update on the additional capitalisation for the Land Development Agency, including whether the funding will be provided via ISIF, HFA, Exchequer revenue or a combination of these and other sources; how much additional capitalisation is expected; and when a decision will be made on this matter. [55318/23]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Visa Applications (12 Dec 2023)

Eoin Ó Broin: 531. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality for an update on the processing of an application (details supplied); and the current average processing time for applications of this nature. [54702/23]