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Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Capital Expenditure Programme (11 Oct 2018)

Eoin Ó Broin: 209. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if the capital spend in 2019 will be rolled over if the €75 million allocation for the serviced sites fund is unspent in 2018. [41601/18]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Issues (11 Oct 2018)

Eoin Ó Broin: 216. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if his Department or agencies on his Department's behalf have been engaging with the owner or manager of a direct provision hostel (details supplied) for the purposes of that location being used at a future date for emergency accommodation, a family hub or other housing related accommodation; and if so, if this was carried...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Mortgage to Rent Scheme (9 Oct 2018)

Eoin Ó Broin: 530. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the detail of the recent changes to the mortgage to rent scheme. [40785/18]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Data (9 Oct 2018)

Eoin Ó Broin: 535. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the Rebuilding Ireland social housing targets for 2018 to 2021 by local authority for build and acquisition but excluding leasing, in tabular form. [40943/18]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Data (9 Oct 2018)

Eoin Ó Broin: 536. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the number of leased social housing units under the SCHEP and related programmes for the most recent date available by local authority, in tabular form. [40944/18]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Rent Pressure Zones (9 Oct 2018)

Eoin Ó Broin: 541. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the changes he plans to make to the rules underpinning and operation of the rent pressure zones arising from the Review of Rent Predictability Measure - Final Report. [41011/18]

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (4 Oct 2018)

Eoin Ó Broin: The Tánaiste should not blame councils.

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (4 Oct 2018)

Eoin Ó Broin: It is 5,500.

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (4 Oct 2018)

Eoin Ó Broin: I am quoting the Department's numbers.

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (4 Oct 2018)

Eoin Ó Broin: Some 5,500 real social housing units in a year. The Tánaiste should read the Department's documents.

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (4 Oct 2018)

Eoin Ó Broin: I agree. Some 5,500.

Housing: Motion [Private Members] (3 Oct 2018)

Eoin Ó Broin: They do not work.

Housing: Motion [Private Members] (3 Oct 2018)

Eoin Ó Broin: Rebuilding Ireland has failed. That is not just my view, it is the view of the thousands of people who gathered outside the Dáil today. Raise the Roof was not just another march. It marks the beginning of a mass movement demanding change. The Irish Congress of Trade Unions and all of its affiliates, the Union of Students in Ireland, the entire homeless sector, grassroots campaigning...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Housing (Homeless Families) Bill 2017: Discussion (3 Oct 2018)

Eoin Ó Broin: I thank Deputy O'Sullivan for the presentation. I fully support the Bill. It is both eminently sensible and reasonable and I hope we will be able to progress it as speedily as possible given its logic. I will use the time I have to reinforce the reasons we need this legislation. I will talk a little about what I am experiencing on the ground in terms of homeless families and children. ...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Housing (Homeless Families) Bill 2017: Discussion (3 Oct 2018)

Eoin Ó Broin: I acknowledge the significant volume of work carried out by Ms Hurley, Mr. Kelly and their team, as well as by local authorities. It is important to say the criticisms we may have of the Government are political criticisms of policy, not of hard-working individual public servants. I have some factual questions as Ms Hurley is not here to give her personal opinion but the information we...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Housing (Homeless Families) Bill 2017: Discussion (3 Oct 2018)

Eoin Ó Broin: That is throughout the full spectrum of emergency accommodation from point of entry to point of exit.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Housing (Homeless Families) Bill 2017: Discussion (3 Oct 2018)

Eoin Ó Broin: It would, however, be correct to say many of those people would have been in other forms of emergency accommodation prior to going into the hub.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Housing (Homeless Families) Bill 2017: Discussion (3 Oct 2018)

Eoin Ó Broin: On the other 52% of families, do we have a figure for how much time they spend in emergency accommodation?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Housing (Homeless Families) Bill 2017: Discussion (3 Oct 2018)

Eoin Ó Broin: It would be good to share it with the committee, if possible.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Housing (Homeless Families) Bill 2017: Discussion (3 Oct 2018)

Eoin Ó Broin: To be clear on the reason for that, I presume it is that the hubs have a more dedicated place finder or key worker service so that the families in the hubs are getting greater levels of support than the families in the hotels. Would that be correct?