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Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Greenhouse Gas Emissions (26 Feb 2019)

Eoin Ó Broin: 501. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment further to Parliamentary Question No. 509 of 19 February 2019, his views on a revision upwards of the EU-wide nationally determined contribution for reducing greenhouse gas emissions by 2030 compared to 1990 levels; his plans to seek to strengthen the EU's 2030 climate goals from the current 40% to the recommended...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Greenhouse Gas Emissions (26 Feb 2019)

Eoin Ó Broin: 502. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the measures he is taking with the EU to raise climate action ambition; and the steps he is taking to reverse the reputation Ireland has of playing a negative role in the formation of EU climate policy, according to an organisation (details supplied). [9675/19]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Pyrite Issues (21 Feb 2019)

Eoin Ó Broin: 205. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government when a MICA redress scheme will be introduced for affected homeowners in County Donegal. [8776/19]

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Housing Data (20 Feb 2019)

Eoin Ó Broin: Rebuilding Ireland is crystal clear and the direct quote comes from both the plan and the Rebuilding Ireland website. It states, "to ensure that an average of 25,000 homes are produced every year in the period to 2021". I am not disputing that the figure of 18,000 is an improvement on 14,000 in the year before and 9,000 in the year before that. I welcome every new home that is available,...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Housing Data (20 Feb 2019)

Eoin Ó Broin: I am quoting the plan.

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Housing Data (20 Feb 2019)

Eoin Ó Broin: Absolutely.

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Housing Data (20 Feb 2019)

Eoin Ó Broin: That is not what the plan states.

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Housing Data (20 Feb 2019)

Eoin Ó Broin: The plan is 43% behind target. Is the Minister accepting that the Government will not meet its own target?

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Housing Data (20 Feb 2019)

Eoin Ó Broin: Is the Minister accepting that the Government will not reach its target?

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Housing Data (20 Feb 2019)

Eoin Ó Broin: As it is 43% behind target, it is not working.

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Housing Data (20 Feb 2019)

Eoin Ó Broin: It is 43% behind target.

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Traveller Accommodation (20 Feb 2019)

Eoin Ó Broin: As I would only have approximately 30 seconds to do so, I am happy to receive a written answer.

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Social and Affordable Housing (20 Feb 2019)

Eoin Ó Broin: I urge the Minister not to proceed with this draconian measure. I urge him to come before the housing committee and have a reasoned discussion with us about this because he is not being given the full information. There are many examples, which we can all cite from our constituencies, where people turn down offers of accommodation, for example, because they have been offered accommodation...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Housing Data (20 Feb 2019)

Eoin Ó Broin: 29. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government his views on the CSO house build completion data for 2018; and the steps he is taking to ensure house building targets for 2019 are reached in view of the fact the 2018 figures show that they were 40% below target for 2018. [8454/19]

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Housing Data (20 Feb 2019)

Eoin Ó Broin: The CSO released the house completion figures the week before last. They are a good set of figures, which I welcome, and I also welcome any increase in private and public sector house building. My concern is that the figure of 18,000 units reported is substantially behind the targets set out in Rebuilding Ireland. What is going to happen to ensure that this year, next year and in 2021 the...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Housing Data (20 Feb 2019)

Eoin Ó Broin: I want to correct one thing the Minister said. The target in Rebuilding Ireland is not to reach 25,000 units by 2020 and 2021. The target in the plan is to "ensure that an average of 25,000 homes are produced every year in the period to 2021". That is what Rebuilding Ireland says. Nobody expected 25,000 units in 2016, 2017 or 2018 so what the target suggests is that, as it ramps up, about...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Traveller Accommodation (20 Feb 2019)

Eoin Ó Broin: My concern is that the situation is getting worse year on year. For example, the worst ever underspend since the Traveller accommodation programmes were introduced was in 2017 and now we discover that last year the situation was the same. It is the same local authorities. This is not about one or two sites, because the Minister of State is absolutely right that there can be two sides to...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Traveller Accommodation (20 Feb 2019)

Eoin Ó Broin: 43. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the rationale for the 44% underspend in the Traveller accommodation budget for 2018; and the efforts he is making to ensure there is a 100% draw-down of funding by local authorities in 2019. [8452/19]

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Traveller Accommodation (20 Feb 2019)

Eoin Ó Broin: I acknowledge the good work the Minister of State is doing on the issue, particularly in the establishment of the expert group. However, I am increasingly concerned by the underspend year on year. I received the reply to a parliamentary question last night which gave us the breakdown for last year by local authority. Not only was there a 48% underspend across the State, ten local...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Social and Affordable Housing (20 Feb 2019)

Eoin Ó Broin: Perhaps. It is on the same subject.