Results 13,361-13,380 of 15,092 for speaker:Eoin Ó Broin

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Assistance Payment Data (28 Nov 2017)

Eoin Ó Broin: 700. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the number of homeless HAP tenancies created in the first six months of 2017; the number of these used to prevent homelessness; and the number used to support individuals and families to exit section 10 funded homeless accommodation. [50127/17]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Homeless Persons Data (28 Nov 2017)

Eoin Ó Broin: 701. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the number of adult persons who have exited section 10-funded homeless accommodation in the first six months of 2017; and the housing tenures to which they have exited. [50128/17]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Rental Accommodation Scheme Data (28 Nov 2017)

Eoin Ó Broin: 703. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the number of RAS tenancies active at the end of each year from 2005 to 2016 and to date in 2017; and the annual cost of RAS tenancies for each year. [50157/17]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Social and Affordable Housing Data (28 Nov 2017)

Eoin Ó Broin: 704. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the number of part V units delivered in 2016; and the number delivered to date in 2017. [50159/17]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Social and Affordable Housing Data (28 Nov 2017)

Eoin Ó Broin: 719. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the number of SHCEP-funded leases in categories (details supplied) for each of the years 2014 to 2016 and to date in 2017; the annual cost for these leases each year; the target number of leases under these categories in each of the years 2018 to 2021; and the estimated cost of these leases in each of these years. [50288/17]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Vacant Properties (28 Nov 2017)

Eoin Ó Broin: 721. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the progress made to date on action 5.3 of Rebuilding Ireland on work with local authorities to speed up the refurbishment and where possible the re-letting of vacant social housing units; the number of vacant units in the south of Dublin city centre; the average length of time units are vacant in this area, in tabular form;...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Ministerial Advisers Data (28 Nov 2017)

Eoin Ó Broin: 725. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the names of the special advisers employed in his Department; the names of special advisers to junior ministers or Ministers of State in his Department; and the annual gross salary of each adviser. [50441/17]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Social and Affordable Housing (28 Nov 2017)

Eoin Ó Broin: 726. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government his plans to include a summary at the start of all future social housing construction status reports from quarter 3, Q3, 2017 providing the number of units that have secured planning permission, that have commenced, that have completed and that have been tenanted since the previous quarters reports. [50495/17]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Social and Affordable Housing Funding (28 Nov 2017)

Eoin Ó Broin: 727. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if his Department or local authorities have discretion to offer private developers more than a 10% deposit in advance of the purchase of turnkey developments for social housing; if deposits of above 10% have ever been sanctioned by his Department to facilitate the progress of such turnkey developments; and if he has given...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Vacant Housing (Refurbishment) Bill 2017: Discussion (23 Nov 2017)

Eoin Ó Broin: I thank Deputy Cowen for his presentation. Sinn Féin supports the legislation, as we outlined on Second Stage. We have had several discussions at this committee about this issue, particularly when we were examining the vacant homes strategy. As Deputy Cowen pointed out, a range of organisations including industry experts, homelessness organisations and others have strongly advocated...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Vacant Housing (Refurbishment) Bill 2017: Discussion (23 Nov 2017)

Eoin Ó Broin: I have two sets of questions. The first relates to some of the concerns Mr. Sheridan expressed in the written presentation regarding building standards and safety issues. I have heard and read the comments, but I am interested to know in more practical day-to-day detail how Mr. Sheridan believes the provisions of the Bill would negatively impact on safety if they were implemented. Mr....

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Vacant Housing (Refurbishment) Bill 2017: Discussion (23 Nov 2017)

Eoin Ó Broin: I have a brief follow-up question. If the planning work is done and the regulations and guidelines for refurbishments changed, one of the attractive things about Deputy Cowen's Bill from our point of view is the idea of the one-stop shop, whereby a person does not have to go to a number of different places to try to get a number of different things to get his or her project across the line,...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Local Authority Housing (23 Nov 2017)

Eoin Ó Broin: 224. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government further to Parliamentary Question No. 1358 of 7 November 2017, the criteria used to classify voids. [49710/17]

Planning and Development (Amendment) Bill 2017: Second Stage [Private Members] (22 Nov 2017)

Eoin Ó Broin: I was referring to both Galway City Council and Galway County Council.

Planning and Development (Amendment) Bill 2017: Second Stage [Private Members] (22 Nov 2017)

Eoin Ó Broin: Moreover, I maintain there is nothing in this legislation that would have any negative impact on Traveller accommodation. It is disingenuous of the Deputy to suggest otherwise. Contrary to the claims of some people, no one chooses to sleep rough. I am pleased no one has made that claim in the Chamber today. However, sometimes in the public debate about homelessness we hear that people...

Planning and Development (Amendment) Bill 2017: Second Stage [Private Members] (22 Nov 2017)

Eoin Ó Broin: I wish to share time with my two colleagues, Deputy Dessie Ellis and Deputy David Cullinane.

Planning and Development (Amendment) Bill 2017: Second Stage [Private Members] (22 Nov 2017)

Eoin Ó Broin: I welcome the Bill. It is very simple and it is very reasonable because it is not looking to outlaw these devices; it is just placing a requirement on businesses or public bodies who would seek to put them on their premises to justify that through planning permission and to allow the rest of us to engage in that process. The Bill comes down to something very simple. If one thinks it is...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Coroners Service (22 Nov 2017)

Eoin Ó Broin: 134. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if he will meet with persons (details supplied) following the recent debate on the Coroners (Amendment) Bill 2016 in Seanad Éireann. [49509/17]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Immigration Data (22 Nov 2017)

Eoin Ó Broin: 135. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of adults and children who have been granted their stamp four visa or leave to remain but who remain in direct provision or other non-permanent accommodation funded by his Department on the first day of each month in 2017. [49530/17]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Code (22 Nov 2017)

Eoin Ó Broin: 231. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection further to Parliamentary Question No. 1527 of 26 July 2017, the calculated value of the non-cash benefits which those in direct provision with status receive. [49468/17]