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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development Regulations: Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage (11 May 2023)

Eoin Ó Broin: Then on my first question as to with whom the Department had consulted in bringing forward these regulations, was it the Local Government Management Agency, LGMA, or ------

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development Regulations: Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage (11 May 2023)

Eoin Ó Broin: And disability or visually impaired advocacy groups?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development Regulations: Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage (11 May 2023)

Eoin Ó Broin: Mr. Sheridan might know the answer.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development Regulations: Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage (11 May 2023)

Eoin Ó Broin: Apologies, but one of the questions I asked in the first round was not answered. I presume the reason for this is just to speed up the process by which the bus stops, vending machines and street furniture can be implemented. In terms of time, what is the actual time saving from the exemptions? The second is with respect to street furniture and advertising. Certain drinks advertisers,...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development Regulations: Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage (11 May 2023)

Eoin Ó Broin: On that, we have a bizarre situation in Dublin at the moment where planning permission had been previously granted for telephones, back when not all of us had mobile phones. Those structures still exist and are there, but they no longer have telephones on them. They have commercial advertisements, and even though the planning was granted for the purpose of having a payphone, they are now...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development Regulations: Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage (11 May 2023)

Eoin Ó Broin: Regarding the time of the planning gain, for example, with regard to the NTA and Dublin Bus, what will be gained, time wise, from not having to go through planning?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development Regulations: Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage (11 May 2023)

Eoin Ó Broin: Is that both for the NTA and the local authorities?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development Regulations: Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage (11 May 2023)

Eoin Ó Broin: Would the NTA need planning even just to replace an existing pole, if it is substantially different from the existing structure?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development Regulations: Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage (11 May 2023)

Eoin Ó Broin: Yes.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Messages to Dáil and Seanad (11 May 2023)

Eoin Ó Broin: I thank the Minister of State for the presentation. It is always impressive when there are more officials here than there are pages in the regulation. That makes us think they are exceptionally serious. The first is straightforward. My only question concerns how long it is expected to take to replace the weather station. With respect to the second regulation, it does not explain why...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Messages to Dáil and Seanad (11 May 2023)

Eoin Ó Broin: I thank Mr. Burke for his answer. I have one supplementary question. On the process, Gas Networks Ireland does its own risk assessments, etc. Ultimately, where gas infrastructure is located on public property or in proximity to public property, is there an approval role for local authorities regarding the final decision? It is not unlike the discussion we just had with the NTA on bus...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Messages to Dáil and Seanad (11 May 2023)

Eoin Ó Broin: I presume that means the motion that will be tabled to the Dáil next week will now just deal with one regulation and not two. Is that what the Minister of State is saying?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Messages to Dáil and Seanad (11 May 2023)

Eoin Ó Broin: It is no longer on our radar.

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Office of Public Works (11 May 2023)

Eoin Ó Broin: 128. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the cost per sq meter of the modular accommodation units currently being delivered to provide emergency accommodation for Ukrainians. [22273/23]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Departmental Correspondence (11 May 2023)

Eoin Ó Broin: 187. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will confirm receipt of correspondence outlining an issue (details supplied); if a response has been provided to the correspondence; and if any update on the matter is available. [22289/23]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Schemes (11 May 2023)

Eoin Ó Broin: 206. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government his targets for the number of homes to be delivered in 2024 funded by the first home scheme, the affordable housing fund scheme, the cost rental equity loan scheme and the LDA project tosaigh. [22269/23]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Schemes (11 May 2023)

Eoin Ó Broin: 207. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the average cost to the Exchequer in 2022, per unit of accommodation, for housing schemes (details supplied), in tabular form. [22270/23]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Schemes (11 May 2023)

Eoin Ó Broin: 208. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the average cost to the Exchequer of buy-and-renew social homes delivered in 2022 and to date in 2023. [22271/23]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Schemes (11 May 2023)

Eoin Ó Broin: 209. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the average cost to the Exchequer of the affordable homes delivered with the Affordable Housing Fund in 2022. [22272/23]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Emergency Accommodation (11 May 2023)

Eoin Ó Broin: 210. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the number of people over 55 years currently in emergency homeless accommodation funded by his Department, with a breakdown by singles, couples and households with children. [22274/23]