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Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Local Government Bill 2018: Committee Stage (5 Dec 2018)

Eoin Ó Broin: That is my point. Let me say this in regard to pre-legislative scrutiny. I am only saying this because the Minister of State will be coming back to us with other Bills. If some of the amendments we received on Monday night had been in the Bill originally, we might have taken a different view of it. I am only saying that because-----

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Local Government Bill 2018: Committee Stage (5 Dec 2018)

Eoin Ó Broin: I accept that, but I want to say this because it is relevant to future Bills. Those of us who took the decision not to have pre-legislative scrutiny did so on the basis of the Bill as published. I wish to quickly raise two issues. I asked the Minister of State for information on the costs arising from the new section 38. I refer to the additional cost for local authorities. Regarding...

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Local Government Bill 2018: Committee Stage (5 Dec 2018)

Eoin Ó Broin: I thank the Minister of State for the explanation. Of all of the amendments that were covered by yesterday's motion, this group of amendments are of the biggest concern and I share all of the concerns outlined by Deputy Casey. One reason pre-legislative scrutiny was introduced was to allow us to tease out the kind of questions we will ask now and to get responses from both Ministers...

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Local Government Bill 2018: Committee Stage (5 Dec 2018)

Eoin Ó Broin: I am almost done with my questions.

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Local Government Bill 2018: Committee Stage (5 Dec 2018)

Eoin Ó Broin: I am very concerned by amendment No. 114 on the proposed new section 42 in respect of the hierarchy of the county development plans. I am genuinely interested in the logic of that and what was the thought process. I am not convinced that there has been sufficient consultation with the elected representatives and the managers in the affected areas. Can the Minister of State tell us the...

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Local Government Bill 2018: Committee Stage (5 Dec 2018)

Eoin Ó Broin: The only reason I am thinking about Waterford is because of that population imbalance but if the Minister of State can find another example that allows him to tease that out with me I am quite happy for him to do so. I genuinely have many big concerns about this. We are here after 10 p.m. again. This is huge stuff and this committee has really not been given adequate time to tease through...

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Local Government Bill 2018: Committee Stage (5 Dec 2018)

Eoin Ó Broin: We will have to reconvene after the voting bloc tomorrow.

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Local Government Bill 2018: Committee Stage (5 Dec 2018)

Eoin Ó Broin: Can we officially thank the staff for staying so late? We really appreciate it.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Business of Joint Committee
Role and Remuneration of Elected Local Authority Members: Discussion (5 Dec 2018)

Eoin Ó Broin: I will make some brief introductory remarks and then make an appeal to the Minister of State. I am strongly of the view that most of us in this room are overpaid, certainly those of us who are Deputies and Senators. I have long held this view. I am also a little concerned that people watching this might get the wrong impression because this is the largest attendance at a meeting of this...

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Domestic Violence Refuges Provision (5 Dec 2018)

Eoin Ó Broin: 283. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the number of beds provided in the 155 units of Tusla funded domestic violence refuge and step-down accommodation. [51040/18]

Local Government Bill 2018: Instruction to Committee (4 Dec 2018)

Eoin Ó Broin: Go on.

Local Government Bill 2018: Instruction to Committee (4 Dec 2018)

Eoin Ó Broin: The Minister of State speaks very quickly.

Local Government Bill 2018: Instruction to Committee (4 Dec 2018)

Eoin Ó Broin: I thank the Minister of State for his opening remarks. Those of us on the housing committee take our legislative responsibilities seriously. As the Minister of State knows, Sinn Féin supports the holding of plebiscites. I acknowledge the fact that on Second Stage the Minister of State indicated that he would bring forward these proposals. The problem is that we have been given five...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs Staff (4 Dec 2018)

Eoin Ó Broin: 208. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if his attention has been drawn to cuts to the number of special needs assistant, SNA, positions at a school (details supplied); and his plans to reinstate the positions in view of the level of support required for children attending the school. [50490/18]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Direct Provision Data (4 Dec 2018)

Eoin Ó Broin: 247. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality further to Parliamentary Question No. 295 of 27 November 2018, the number of single person households, that is, households composed of just a single person, not families headed by a single person, living in direct provision centres at the end of 2017. [50471/18]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Autism Support Services (4 Dec 2018)

Eoin Ó Broin: 344. To ask the Minister for Health the reason a person (details supplied) has not been provided with an autism diagnostic observation schedule assessment despite being referred for one. [50302/18]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Waiting Lists (4 Dec 2018)

Eoin Ó Broin: 482. To ask the Minister for Health the reason a person (details supplied) has been removed from the waiting list for spinal fusion surgery; and if the person will be reinstated on the list and an appointment provided. [50942/18]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Waste Disposal Charges (4 Dec 2018)

Eoin Ó Broin: 543. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment his plans for the regulation of pricing in the domestic bin collection sector to ensure that customers' rights are protected; and his views on the recommendations in the recent report from the Competition and Consumer Protection Council on the domestic waste collection sector. [50119/18]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Building Regulations (4 Dec 2018)

Eoin Ó Broin: 704. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government further to Parliamentary Question No. 630 of 27 November 2018, if the specification set out in the request for tenders for temporary modular accommodation for homeless families will be fully compliant with the Technical Guidance Document B – Fire Safety of Part B of the Building Regulations for such buildings; if the...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Local Authority Housing Data (4 Dec 2018)

Eoin Ó Broin: 705. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the number of HAP transfers to local authority and AHB housing by local authority for each year the scheme has been in operation in that local authority in tabular form. [50534/18]