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Housing (Regulation of Approved Housing Bodies) Bill 2019: Report and Final Stages (3 Dec 2019)

Eoin Ó Broin: I move amendment No. 9: In page 35, line 31, after “Minister” to insert the following: “, following consultation with the Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government,”.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Residential Institutions Redress Scheme Data (28 Nov 2019)

Eoin Ó Broin: 95. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the amount to be paid by each religious institution into the residential institutional redress board scheme in tabular form; and the amount paid to date by each religious institution. [49529/19]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Prisoner Transfers (28 Nov 2019)

Eoin Ó Broin: 110. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the status of an application by a person (details supplied) to transfer to an Irish prison under the Transfer of Sentenced Persons Act 1995; the reason the application has been in the Office of the Chief State Solicitor for at least 12 months; when it will conclude its consideration of the application; and if he will make a...

Planning and Development (Amendment) (First-Time Buyers) Bill 2019: Second Stage [Private Members] (27 Nov 2019)

Eoin Ó Broin: I am sharing time with Deputy Ellis. I would like to join with the Minister, Deputy Eoghan Murphy, and Deputy Darragh O'Brien in expressing my deepest sympathy to the family, friends and colleagues of Simon Brooke, who passed away yesterday, and to offer condolences to his partner, Anna Heussaff, and his son, Conall. Simon was a well-known figure in housing policy circles, having worked...

Planning and Development (Amendment) (First-Time Buyers) Bill 2019: Second Stage [Private Members] (27 Nov 2019)

Eoin Ó Broin: That brings me to the Bill. Let me very clear that, contrary to the claim of Deputy Cassells, I, and Sinn Féin, support tenure neutrality. We believe that a housing system should allow people to freely choose whether they want to own or rent a home and should allow them to make that choice not out of fear of rising rents, insecure tenure or affordability after pension age, but because...

Planning and Development (Amendment) (First-Time Buyers) Bill 2019: Second Stage [Private Members] (27 Nov 2019)

Eoin Ó Broin: The Deputy is unbelievable.

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (27 Nov 2019)

Eoin Ó Broin: The Taoiseach has learned from his Minister how to misread figures because that very same report he quotes tells us more than half of the children who are currently homeless are spending more than one year in emergency accommodation when we combine hotels and hubs. If we take figures from the Dublin Region Homeless Executive, it tells us more than 20% of the children in emergency...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (27 Nov 2019)

Eoin Ó Broin: This is the Taoiseach's fourth year in Government.

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (27 Nov 2019)

Eoin Ó Broin: That is 10,000 short of the Rebuilding Ireland targets of 30,000.

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (27 Nov 2019)

Eoin Ó Broin: I can read the Minister's plan, unlike him.

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (27 Nov 2019)

Eoin Ó Broin: This morning's newspapers are once again filled with horror stories of the impact of the Government's housing policy on children. Yesterday's Social Justice Ireland conference was told of toddlers' inability to walk, crawl or chew because of prolonged stays in emergency accommodation. The conference heard from one expert who said: Time lost in the first five years of a child's development...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Role and Remuneration of Local Authority Members: Discussion (27 Nov 2019)

Eoin Ó Broin: I thank the Vice Chairman. This committee has a really good working relationship and we work in a very collegiate way. I think we should continue that in all of our discussions, notwithstanding people's different points of view. I thank the Minister of State for coming in. Particularly for anybody watching this, it is important we put this discussion into some context. We have been having...

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Business of Select Committee (27 Nov 2019)

Eoin Ó Broin: I am sure all members of the committee are aware of the work Simon Brooke has done on housing policy over the years and most of us have engaged with him. Very tragically and suddenly, he passed away yesterday. Because he was a regular attendee at the committee, I thought it would be appropriate for the committee to write to his family and express our condolences on his passing. I can pass...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Human Rights (26 Nov 2019)

Eoin Ó Broin: 150. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if the practical toolkit on business and human rights for public and private entities has been developed as outlined in the national plan on business and human rights; and if not, the reason therefor in view of the fact that it was due to be developed within 12 months of the publication of the national plan. [49055/19]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects Data (26 Nov 2019)

Eoin Ó Broin: 209. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the approved capital projects for new school buildings, refurbishments of existing school buildings and temporary class room provision in the Lucan area will be provided; the location of each project in the capital project process; and the estimated commencement and completion date for each project in tabular form. [48906/19]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Fire Safety Regulations (26 Nov 2019)

Eoin Ó Broin: 507. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he is satisfied that fire safety regulations are up to date, especially in terms of multi-occupancy buildings such as student accommodation; and if guidelines have been issued as regards cladding. [48585/19]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Teacher Training Provision (21 Nov 2019)

Eoin Ó Broin: 73. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills further to Parliamentary Question No. 193 of 22 October 2019, if there is a timeline for the development and implementation of proposals following the comprehensive review of the special needs assistant scheme; and if so, when they can be expected. [48333/19]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Departmental Legal Cases (20 Nov 2019)

Eoin Ó Broin: 334. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the status of the ongoing EU Commission and European Court of Justice legal action against the State for breaches of the urban wastewater treatment directive. [47936/19]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Direct Provision System (19 Nov 2019)

Eoin Ó Broin: 255. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the status of the completion of the upgrade works and signing of the contract by an organisation (details supplied) for a direct provision centre; when the contract will be signed; when the upgrade works will be completed; and the other tenders in place for the Dublin region for the provision of accommodation services for...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Local Authority Members (19 Nov 2019)

Eoin Ó Broin: 653. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government when the Moorhead report will be published; and when he plans to address the issue of the remuneration of councillors. [47353/19]