Results 7,161-7,180 of 15,018 for speaker:Eoin Ó Broin

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Early Childhood Care and Education (14 Sep 2022)

Eoin Ó Broin: 348. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the reason that ancillary grants and minor works grants are not available to early-start educational settings; and if her Department will consider extending such grants to them. [45057/22]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Funding (14 Sep 2022)

Eoin Ó Broin: 349. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if the size of a school building is considered when assessing and granting funding for utilities and maintenance-related costs; if not; if her Department will consider this as a factor going forward in order to ensure appropriate levels of funding for larger schools. [45058/22]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Cost of Living Issues (14 Sep 2022)

Eoin Ó Broin: 350. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if her attention has been drawn to the fact that a number of teaching positions in schools across the Dublin Mid-West area are unfilled due to the lack of affordable accommodation and the increasing cost-of-living; and if she intends to engage with colleagues across Government in relation to the way that this can be addressed. [45059/22]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Funding (14 Sep 2022)

Eoin Ó Broin: 351. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if notification in respect of funding programmes from her Department will be made available to schools at an earlier stage of the year, including the book rental and the schoolbooks schemes, in order for schools to prepare appropriately and to avoid unnecessary cost to parents. [45060/22]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Staff (14 Sep 2022)

Eoin Ó Broin: 352. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if teachers are Garda vetted only once in their career, yet special needs assistants must be vetted for each position; and if so, the reason that this is the case. [45061/22]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Funding (14 Sep 2022)

Eoin Ó Broin: 354. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the current status of an application for capital funding by a school (details supplied) in order to increase capacity of early-start and ASD classes on site; and the timeframe for when a decision will be available. [45083/22]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Funding (14 Sep 2022)

Eoin Ó Broin: 355. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the current status of an application for capital funding by a school (details supplied) to instate two new ASD classes on site; and if there is a timeline for delivery available [45090/22]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects (14 Sep 2022)

Eoin Ó Broin: 357. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of a project under the school building programme for a school (details supplied); and the estimated timeframe for delivery of the works. [45167/22]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Policy (14 Jul 2022)

Eoin Ó Broin: 348. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the measures that have been put in place to assist local authorities and approved housing bodies to deal with construction sector inflation for contracts signed pre-2022, since 1 January 2022 and for contracts not yet signed but under consideration whether for construction or turnkey under the social housing investment...

Planning and Development (Amendment) (No. 2) Bill 2022 [Seanad]: Committee and Remaining Stages (13 Jul 2022)

Eoin Ó Broin: I have two quick follow-up questions. If that is the case, and it is custom and practice and a general principle that can be considered, why is it being restricted to large-scale residential developments and not all planning applications? I am not at all convinced that specifications of solar panels on roofs or the size and depth of attenuation ponds, for example, fit into the design...

Planning and Development (Amendment) (No. 2) Bill 2022 [Seanad]: Committee and Remaining Stages (13 Jul 2022)

Eoin Ó Broin: These are some of the most controversial sections in the Bill and I am strongly opposed to all three amendments. I have some questions regarding them. I can see no set of reasons whereby a developer seeking permission for an LRD would need a design envelope. If my memory about the strategic housing development, SHD, process is correct, I understand there was a provision under that...

Planning and Development (Amendment) (No. 2) Bill 2022 [Seanad]: Committee and Remaining Stages (13 Jul 2022)

Eoin Ó Broin: Who said politics are not fun?

Planning and Development (Amendment) (No. 2) Bill 2022 [Seanad]: Committee and Remaining Stages (13 Jul 2022)

Eoin Ó Broin: When that registration system is in place with Fáilte Ireland, will there still be a fine or sanction for a platform or property owner who advertises a property that is not registered?

Planning and Development (Amendment) (No. 2) Bill 2022 [Seanad]: Committee and Remaining Stages (13 Jul 2022)

Eoin Ó Broin: That will be dealt with by way of whatever registration legislation is-----

Planning and Development (Amendment) (No. 2) Bill 2022 [Seanad]: Committee and Remaining Stages (13 Jul 2022)

Eoin Ó Broin: Will it be comparable with this in its scale and scope, as we would expect?

Planning and Development (Amendment) (No. 2) Bill 2022 [Seanad]: Committee and Remaining Stages (13 Jul 2022)

Eoin Ó Broin: Fine. That is perfectly clear.

Planning and Development (Amendment) (No. 2) Bill 2022 [Seanad]: Committee and Remaining Stages (13 Jul 2022)

Eoin Ó Broin: It may well be I did not understand the answer as oppose to it was not answered. The Minister of State said that the change of use function will transfer to the Fáilte Ireland registration. It is important we clarify that. Right now, if I am a property owner, I apply to the local authority for a change of use or I write and I get my exemption. When Fáilte Ireland takes over this...

Planning and Development (Amendment) (No. 2) Bill 2022 [Seanad]: Committee and Remaining Stages (13 Jul 2022)

Eoin Ó Broin: This is a set of amendments that I support in principle but I require a number of clarifications, if the Minister of State does not mind. I am confused as to how this new set of regulations, the existing planning requirements and the future Fáilte Ireland registration or licensing process will interact. Will the Minister of State talk us through whether the planning requirements as...

Planning and Development (Amendment) (No. 2) Bill 2022 [Seanad]: Committee and Remaining Stages (13 Jul 2022)

Eoin Ó Broin: Literally. It fell down into-----

Planning and Development (Amendment) (No. 2) Bill 2022 [Seanad]: Committee and Remaining Stages (13 Jul 2022)

Eoin Ó Broin: The slippage was mountainous. Do not doubt it at all.