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Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Provision (30 Nov 2021)

Eoin Ó Broin: 229. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the way in which the housing needs demands assessment is being used to determine the level of need for affordable housing in each local authority area in tabular form; and the affordability challenge for each local authority area as determined by the HNDA tool. [58423/21]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Departmental Staff (30 Nov 2021)

Eoin Ó Broin: 230. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the total staff number in his Department in each year from 2016 to 2020 and to date in 2021, by housing, local government and heritage in tabular form; and if he will provide a further breakdown of the housing functions by team. [58424/21]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Public Sector Staff (30 Nov 2021)

Eoin Ó Broin: 231. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the number of staff employed by the Housing Agency in each of the years 2016 to 2020 and to date in 2021; and the breakdown of staff in terms of function in tabular form. [58425/21]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Local Authorities (30 Nov 2021)

Eoin Ó Broin: 232. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the total number of pending staff requests for housing departments in each local authority in tabular form; and the details of the grades of the pending staff requests and the length of time each request is pending. [58426/21]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Credit Unions (30 Nov 2021)

Eoin Ó Broin: 233. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the status of efforts to see credit union lending for social and affordable housing. [58427/21]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport (30 Nov 2021)

Eoin Ó Broin: 299. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the reason for the delay in the provision of the school transport service in relation to a school (details supplied); the steps that are being taken to ensure children in attendance have transport as soon as possible; and if she will provide a clear timeframe as to when transport will commence for the children. [58259/21]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Facilities (30 Nov 2021)

Eoin Ó Broin: 300. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will provide a clear timeline for the provision of an adequately resourced sensory room at a school (details supplied). [58260/21]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Facilities (30 Nov 2021)

Eoin Ó Broin: 301. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will provide a clear timeline for the provision of an adequately resourced outdoor play area at a school (details supplied). [58261/21]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Enrolments (30 Nov 2021)

Eoin Ó Broin: 368. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if her attention has been drawn to the lack of secondary school places available to cater to the youth population living in the Lucan area; and the steps her Department plans to take to ensure that capacity is increased as soon as possible. [59119/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Charges (30 Nov 2021)

Eoin Ó Broin: 529. To ask the Minister for Health his views that student nurses have to pay car parking fees of €75 per week while on placement in hospitals; and if he will confirm that he will work with the Minister for Further and Higher Education; Research; Innovation and Science to put in place a waiver for student nurses from paying hospital car parking fees when on placement in hospitals....

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Services (30 Nov 2021)

Eoin Ó Broin: 728. To ask the Minister for Health if he is satisfied that the Rotunda Hospital is now allowing fathers to attend the birth of their children in the maternity hospital; and if not, the steps he is taking to have this matter resolved. [59086/21]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Marine Protected Areas: Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage (30 Nov 2021)

Eoin Ó Broin: I thank Mr. Cronin for the presentation. We have been waiting some time for this. Obviously, we have been dealing with the Maritime Area Planning Bill 2021 for some time. As Mr. Cronin knows, international best practice strongly advocates that if one is introducing the kind of planning regime we have just introduced for the maritime area, especially given the scale of offshore renewable...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Marine Protected Areas: Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage (30 Nov 2021)

Eoin Ó Broin: Obviously the legacy projects are east coast, not west coast. Is it Mr. Cronin's view, from the information he has, that none of the areas being considered for those legacy projects are likely to be designated as marine protected areas?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Marine Protected Areas: Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage (30 Nov 2021)

Eoin Ó Broin: As always, if there is a third round and I can pop back in after my final meeting I will do so, just to keep Mr. Cronin and Dr. Ó Cadhla occupied since-----

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Marine Protected Areas: Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage (30 Nov 2021)

Eoin Ó Broin: -----we are so keen to get them here. I have a follow-up question for Mr. Cronin on the legacy projects. If I heard what he said correctly, the aim is to have good environmental status everywhere all of the time. That is fine, but designating an MPA has a meaning above and beyond that. While I am very clear that an MPA does not automatically exclude other activities, having that...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Marine Protected Areas: Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage (30 Nov 2021)

Eoin Ó Broin: In the context of the maritime area consents that the Minister is likely to be asked to grant pre the establishment of MARA, will all that information be used in the process of determining whether those consents are appropriate? Likewise, if there are subsequent planning applications to the board, again, pre-designation, is that information likely to be accessible to the board and the wider...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Marine Protected Areas: Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage (30 Nov 2021)

Eoin Ó Broin: Is there a target date for the publication of that document?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Marine Protected Areas: Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage (30 Nov 2021)

Eoin Ó Broin: With the Chairman's indulgence, what happens throughout 2022 where legacy projects are progressing? Mr. Cronin is not only telling us that there is a time lag with the designation of MPAs, but the completion of the sensitivity mapping and all those other very important pieces of work will not necessarily be available as MACs are being granted by the Minister, or planning applications are...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Marine Protected Areas: Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage (30 Nov 2021)

Eoin Ó Broin: Yes, Chairman, and I thank him very much. I thank Mr. Cronin again for his replies. There are many organisations out there, particularly organisations which track the alarming levels of biodiversity loss and damage both to our natural and marine environment who would take a much more critical view of our marine environmental standards, particularly in areas such as seismic surveys and who...