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Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Homeless Persons Data (15 Jan 2019)

Eoin Ó Broin: 87. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the number of housing first tenancies created in each of the years 2016, 2017 and 2018; the target for 2019; and the rationale for the regional targets for 2019. [1436/19]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Rent Pressure Zones (15 Jan 2019)

Eoin Ó Broin: 89. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government his views on the recommendation of an institute (details supplied) that rent pressure zones should be extended nationwide; his plans to remove the exemption for new properties and those that have not been let for two years; and if the zones will be extended when the deadline arrives at the end of 2019. [1437/19]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Homeless Persons Data (15 Jan 2019)

Eoin Ó Broin: 104. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he will recall the housing consultative committee data sub group to undertake a review of the monthly homeless report to review the methodology used in the production of the reports; and if the Departments of Justice and Equality, Children and Youth Affairs and Tulsa will be included to determine the best way to capture...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Home Care Packages Provision (15 Jan 2019)

Eoin Ó Broin: 727. To ask the Minister for Health the private companies and-or voluntary service providers that are contracted by the HSE to provide home care packages to persons with severe physical and mental disabilities; the qualifications staff working for these agencies are required to have under the law to provide such services; the funding allocated to these providers; the allocation made to each...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Local Authority Housing Mortgages (15 Jan 2019)

Eoin Ó Broin: 1156. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the number of Rebuilding Ireland home loan applications by local authority; the number of such loans approved by each local authority; and the number of loans drawn down by each local authority in 2018, in tabular form. [1154/19]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Departmental Funding (18 Dec 2018)

Eoin Ó Broin: 178. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of the emergency funding for repair work at a centre (details supplied); the reason his Department has not yet replied to the Dublin and Dún Laoghaire Education and Training Board report that was submitted in October 2018; and when the funding will be approved and provided. [52721/18]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Autism Support Services (18 Dec 2018)

Eoin Ó Broin: 238. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of autism spectrum disorder, ASD, units in secondary schools in Clondalkin for the school year commencing September 2019; if the existing units and available places within them meet the demand for the number of young persons diagnosed with autism in the area; and his plans to provide new ASD units in secondary schools in the area in...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Projects (18 Dec 2018)

Eoin Ó Broin: 551. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will engage with Irish Rail and the NTA and agree to abandoning the Iron Hills rail line formally in order that the south Kildare to Athy distributor road meets its timeframe for delivery. [52722/18]

Local Government Bill 2018: Report and Final Stages (13 Dec 2018)

Eoin Ó Broin: There is nothing the Minister of State, Deputy Phelan has said with which I would disagree. I do not believe that anybody is arguing for it simply to be referred back to the two local authorities to do what they have not been able to do up to this point. I believe there should be urban area committees with a structured, formal mechanism for councillors from the municipal districts who are...

Local Government Bill 2018: Report and Final Stages (13 Dec 2018)

Eoin Ó Broin: Like a number of colleagues, when these amendments were tabled late on Monday of last week, I was quite critical of them, given that they are substantive, that they propose significant changes to local government structures and powers, and that we were given them at such a late stage without adequate time for pre-legislative scrutiny or proper consideration. I acknowledge, however, the...

Local Government Bill 2018: Report and Final Stages (13 Dec 2018)

Eoin Ó Broin: I support Deputy O'Brien. His amendment is sensible. It makes no sense whatsoever to go to the effort of having a plebiscite and then to give the Minister of the day the option of ignoring the result of the plebiscite. If it is not politically feasible, then let us not allow it to be legally possible. On that basis I am more than happy to support the amendment. I also wish to comment...

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (13 Dec 2018)

Eoin Ó Broin: My question is in the context of the forthcoming Residential Tenancies (Amendment) Bill. As the Minister of Housing, Planning and Local Government will know, a number of families in transitional accommodation in Tallaght were recently issued with notices to quit from the voluntary service provider. As the Minister will further know, the provider issued these notices to quit because under...

Anti-Evictions Bill 2018: Second Stage [Private Members] (12 Dec 2018)

Eoin Ó Broin: On behalf of Sinn Féin, I welcome the Bill and the opportunity to discuss these very important topics. A number of the measures are similar to measures Sinn Féin and others have proposed, but unfortunately have not been passed over the past two and a half years. I disagree with the Minister and Taoiseach, who have described the Bill as too radical. While this is no criticism...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Rebuilding Ireland: Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government. (12 Dec 2018)

Eoin Ó Broin: I thank the Minister for his opening statement. Before I ask my questions, I want to acknowledge the significant amount of work done by the departmental officials in terms of their preparation of the reports for today's meeting, particularly the pipeline and progress reports which are very detailed pieces of work. I have a series of questions on each of the pillars. We are almost half...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Rebuilding Ireland: Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government. (12 Dec 2018)

Eoin Ó Broin: I do not think he will mind being called a capitalist. He will wear it as a badge of honour.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Rebuilding Ireland: Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government. (12 Dec 2018)

Eoin Ó Broin: I wish to focus on the social housing output report. On the basis of the figures the Minister has given us, only 35% of the new builds have been delivered as of quarter 3, which means 65% remain to be delivered in the final quarter. That is very worrying. I know we will not know the final output until the end of the year but to have to deliver or complete 65% of the target in three months...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Rebuilding Ireland: Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government. (12 Dec 2018)

Eoin Ó Broin: Are fines currently issued by the RTB?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Rebuilding Ireland: Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government. (12 Dec 2018)

Eoin Ó Broin: That does not answer the question about the affordability of the start-off rent. That was my question.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Rebuilding Ireland: Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government. (12 Dec 2018)

Eoin Ó Broin: If one has an EIB loan for 25 years for cost rental units, and one has to pay down that plus the fees for management and maintenance of the properties, one's start-off rent will be at a certain point because one has to pay all the costs over 25 years. If one has a 70% EIB loan and a 30% CALF loan and one pays down the CALF loan over an additional ten years, that will give one 35 years to...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Rebuilding Ireland: Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government. (12 Dec 2018)

Eoin Ó Broin: For cost rental.