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- Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Dental Services (30 Jan 2024)
Eoin Ó Broin: 517. To ask the Minister for Health the number of children assessed at category 5 and awaiting orthodontic treatment in CHO7, by those waiting over 1, over 2, over 3 and over 4 years, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3856/24]
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Proposed Changes to River Shannon, Grand and Royal Canals and River Barrow Navigation By-laws: Discussion (Resumed) (30 Jan 2024)
Eoin Ó Broin: I thank the witnesses for their presentations. I acknowledge the significant extension and expansion of the public consultation by Waterways Ireland on foot of its engagement with the committee. It has been really helpful, notwithstanding criticisms of the latest draft by-laws. The proof is always in the eating and that will come with the final version of the by-laws. Many of us here will...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Proposed Changes to River Shannon, Grand and Royal Canals and River Barrow Navigation By-laws: Discussion (Resumed) (30 Jan 2024)
Eoin Ó Broin: To be clear, that is because any non-judicial dispute resolution system would have to see a change in primary legislation.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Proposed Changes to River Shannon, Grand and Royal Canals and River Barrow Navigation By-laws: Discussion (Resumed) (30 Jan 2024)
Eoin Ó Broin: That is something our committee could usefully recommend to the Minister.
- Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Driver Licences (24 Jan 2024)
Eoin Ó Broin: 79. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport further to Parliamentary Question No. 277 of 17 January 2024, the reason drivers with medical issues on a three year licence must pay double the amount of a driver without medical issues to renew their licences over a ten year period; and if a reduction in the fee for a three year licence will be considered. [3113/24]
- Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Electric Vehicles (24 Jan 2024)
Eoin Ó Broin: 80. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he has considered plans to incentivise uptake of electric vehicles in rural areas. [3114/24]
- Housing and Homeless Prevention: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] (23 Jan 2024)
Eoin Ó Broin: Hear, hear.
- Housing and Homeless Prevention: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] (23 Jan 2024)
Eoin Ó Broin: The motion before us today is about homelessness. I think it was very telling that the Minister, Deputy Darragh O'Brien, spoke for ten minutes, and only 30 seconds of that were about the issue of homelessness. I counted it on the clock. When the Minister of State started to speak about this same issue, he talked about the recent rise in homelessness. The Minister of State has been in...
- Housing and Homeless Prevention: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] (23 Jan 2024)
Eoin Ó Broin: I urge the Government not to do it a second time around. We have called on the Government to increase the funding for domestic violence refuges. We have about a third of the refuge space that is required for women and children fleeing domestic violence and coercive control. We have no got answer from the Government on that as well. Crucially, we have called for the reintroduction of the...
- Housing and Homeless Prevention: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] (23 Jan 2024)
Eoin Ó Broin: That is right.
- Housing and Homeless Prevention: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] (23 Jan 2024)
Eoin Ó Broin: The CSO data is there.
- Housing and Homeless Prevention: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] (23 Jan 2024)
Eoin Ó Broin: That is not true, it is €1.7 billion more.
- Housing and Homeless Prevention: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] (23 Jan 2024)
Eoin Ó Broin: That is also not true.
- Housing and Homeless Prevention: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] (23 Jan 2024)
Eoin Ó Broin: What the Minister is delivering is rising homelessness-----
- Housing and Homeless Prevention: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] (23 Jan 2024)
Eoin Ó Broin: -----month on month on month. He is delivering rising homelessness-----
- Housing and Homeless Prevention: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] (23 Jan 2024)
Eoin Ó Broin: -----for adults, children-----
- Housing and Homeless Prevention: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] (23 Jan 2024)
Eoin Ó Broin: -----families, single people; rising levels of homeless.
- Housing and Homeless Prevention: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] (23 Jan 2024)
Eoin Ó Broin: That is his legacy and his record.
- Housing and Homeless Prevention: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] (23 Jan 2024)
Eoin Ó Broin: We were very restrained today.
- Housing and Homeless Prevention: Motion [Private Members] (23 Jan 2024)
Eoin Ó Broin: I move: That Dáil Éireann: notes: — with escalating alarm, the ever-deepening homelessness crisis; — that in November 2023 13,514 people, including 4,105 children, were in Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage funded emergency accommodation; — that when all hostels and rough sleepers are included the true level of homelessness is closer to...