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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Modern Construction Methods: Discussion (Resumed) (9 May 2023)

Eoin Ó Broin: We have spoken about cross-laminated timber. There are Irish companies which have developed their own products that are fully timber with low-carbon based insulation. Lidan in County Roscommon, for example, has a very good product. It has been used by the Department of Education and some local authorities, as well as the private sector. It is just one of a number of companies. Their...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Modern Construction Methods: Discussion (Resumed) (9 May 2023)

Eoin Ó Broin: To pick up on that, it could be made even easier, rather than asking a company to deal with two State agencies. If we are creating multi-annual framework agreements for companies – for the building of public homes, for example – such agreements could include seed capital to allow the companies to get themselves up and running or expand instead of staged payments or payment at...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Modern Construction Methods: Discussion (Resumed) (9 May 2023)

Eoin Ó Broin: Let us say I am very serious about it.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Modern Construction Methods: Discussion (Resumed) (9 May 2023)

Eoin Ó Broin: I will make a closing comment related to fire safety and Grenfell. It is important to remember that Grenfell was not only about the cladding system but also the failure to maintain the building properly, particularly the systems to ensure the exit doors closed in time as people fled from the building. There was also an outdated stay-put policy for high-rise buildings which does not exist...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Modern Construction Methods: Discussion (Resumed) (9 May 2023)

Eoin Ó Broin: Not to put words in anyone's mouth, but that is the framework agreement that Mr. Downey mentioned.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Modern Construction Methods: Discussion (Resumed) (9 May 2023)

Eoin Ó Broin: There could be a combination, though. One of the reasons the State wants to have staged payments is because it wants to ensure that work gets done. If there was a multi-annual framework agreement with an element of upfront payment plus the built-in incentive to maintain the relationship with the client over the five years, would that not fix the problem?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Modern Construction Methods: Discussion (Resumed) (9 May 2023)

Eoin Ó Broin: Surely that is all sorted with our wonderful draft planning and development Bill.

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Energy Usage (9 May 2023)

Eoin Ó Broin: 148. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if he will respond to the assertion made by Gas Networks Ireland in its Gas Forecast Statement 2022 (details supplied). [21730/23]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Energy Usage (9 May 2023)

Eoin Ó Broin: 149. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the measures that were proposed and adopted to reduce the total monthly gross electricity consumption by 10 %, per Article 3 of Council Regulation (EU) 2022/1854 of 6 October 2022 on an emergency intervention to address high energy prices. [21731/23]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Energy Usage (9 May 2023)

Eoin Ó Broin: 150. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the measures that were proposed and adopted to reduce the gross electricity consumption during the identified peak hours by 5% per Article 4 of Council Regulation (EU) 2022/1854 of 6 October 2022 on an emergency intervention to address high energy prices. [21732/23]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Energy Usage (9 May 2023)

Eoin Ó Broin: 151. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if he will publish the written inputs of the Government to the Council Regulation (EU) 2022/1854 of 6 October 2022. [21733/23]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Irish Language (9 May 2023)

Eoin Ó Broin: 291. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will outline the process through which a student can obtain an exemption from the study of Irish at secondary school level; and the criteria to be met in order to eligible for the exemption. [21566/23]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: International Protection (9 May 2023)

Eoin Ó Broin: 534. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the use by his Department of Ryevale House, Leixlip, County Kildare; and the recent planning enforcement from Kildare County Council with respect to his Department's use of this building. [21166/23]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Children in Care (9 May 2023)

Eoin Ó Broin: 553. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if there is a mechanism to request an independent review of specific cases involving Tusla and children who were the subject of care orders or other care arrangements; and, if so, how this can be requested. [21739/23]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Covid-19 Pandemic Supports (9 May 2023)

Eoin Ó Broin: 578. To ask the Minister for Health when a front-line health worker (details supplied) will receive their Covid1-19 recognition payment. [21172/23]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Bus Services (4 May 2023)

Eoin Ó Broin: 51. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will provide an update on the implementation to BusConnects in the Rathcoole and Newcastle, County Dublin. [20742/23]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Rail Network (4 May 2023)

Eoin Ó Broin: 83. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will provide an update on the electrification of the train line to Hazelhatch via Clondalkin, Lucan, and Adamstown. [20743/23]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (4 May 2023)

Eoin Ó Broin: 173. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the efforts that are being made by her Department and the NCSE to provide an appropriate school place that will meet the needs of a person (details supplied) as per their obtained assessment report. [21025/23]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Provision (4 May 2023)

Eoin Ó Broin: 180. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government when the analysis into the availability of land for the delivery of social and affordable homes through to 2030 will be published; what is the additional land need in hectares broken down by local authority to deliver 24,000 social homes between now and 2030; to state how much is in the current land acquisition fund; the...