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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Reclassification of Approved Housing Bodies: Discussion (8 Feb 2018)

Eoin Ó Broin: Am I correct that, on the basis of what the witnesses said, they are quite relaxed about this?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Reclassification of Approved Housing Bodies: Discussion (8 Feb 2018)

Eoin Ó Broin: What is the MTO?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Reclassification of Approved Housing Bodies: Discussion (8 Feb 2018)

Eoin Ó Broin: So that the committee is clear, the medium-term objective is not a rule, rather it is a point in time that is agreed by negotiation by the Government and the Commission. Is that correct?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Reclassification of Approved Housing Bodies: Discussion (8 Feb 2018)

Eoin Ó Broin: Either it is a rule or it is not.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Reclassification of Approved Housing Bodies: Discussion (8 Feb 2018)

Eoin Ó Broin: This is crucial. My point is that while reaching a balanced budget is the rule, the point at which one reaches it is a matter for negotiation. For example, if the €250 million knocks the State off reaching its medium-term objective by the agreed date, it can be negotiated, subject to agreement between the Government and the Commission, if it was significant.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Reclassification of Approved Housing Bodies: Discussion (8 Feb 2018)

Eoin Ó Broin: If the total borrowing to spend on new units this year is larger than last year, and it may be, although the increase will be fractional - let us say it was €220 million last year, or €175 million, and it is now €250 million - would that difference cause a difficulty on the expenditure side? At what point would that be cause for concern?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Reclassification of Approved Housing Bodies: Discussion (8 Feb 2018)

Eoin Ó Broin: No. If understand Mr. McCarthy correctly, it is only done and dusted this year if this year's borrowing and spending is the same as last year's borrowing and spending by the approved housing body sector. If this year's borrowing and spending on new units is slightly above last year's, does that cause an issue, or does it only cause an issue if it is significantly above?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Reclassification of Approved Housing Bodies: Discussion (8 Feb 2018)

Eoin Ó Broin: What is significant?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Reclassification of Approved Housing Bodies: Discussion (8 Feb 2018)

Eoin Ó Broin: What is that in euro?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Reclassification of Approved Housing Bodies: Discussion (8 Feb 2018)

Eoin Ó Broin: Roughly, what are we talking about?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Reclassification of Approved Housing Bodies: Discussion (8 Feb 2018)

Eoin Ó Broin: So it will not be a problem this year??

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Reclassification of Approved Housing Bodies: Discussion (8 Feb 2018)

Eoin Ó Broin: That is really helpful. I clarifies some things from my point of view and makes me a little less anxious, although I am concerned from the perspective of the Department of Housing, Planning and Local Government. The witnesses are absolutely correct that there is a level of technical detail in all this. The Department has some of it and the Department of Finance has some of it, as do the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Reclassification of Approved Housing Bodies: Discussion (8 Feb 2018)

Eoin Ó Broin: I understand that. The other factor which already mitigates that having a negative impact is a significant amount of the approved housing bodies' borrowing is already factored into the debt because it is coming from the housing finance agency. It is only the additional bit that is coming from the private banks or, I presume, the credit unions.

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: National Planning Framework (8 Feb 2018)

Eoin Ó Broin: 286. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the procedure to put the national planning framework on a statutory footing; if the final document will be presented to the Houses of the Oireachtas for a debate and vote; and if there will be an opportunity for the Houses of the Oireachtas to amend the document. [6572/18]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Driver Licences (7 Feb 2018)

Eoin Ó Broin: 259. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if a situation regarding driving licences (details supplied) will be reviewed. [6278/18]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Traveller Accommodation (7 Feb 2018)

Eoin Ó Broin: 304. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the amount of funding allocated for, and drawn down by, all local authorities for Traveller accommodation in 2017, in tabular form. [6169/18]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Departmental Administrative Arrangements (7 Feb 2018)

Eoin Ó Broin: 310. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the details of the proposed merger and relocation of the State agencies (details supplied) to his Department. [6256/18]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Policy (6 Feb 2018)

Eoin Ó Broin: 618. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the status of the framework document on housing for older persons currently being developed by his Department; the number of officials working on this paper; the number of times this working group has met; the third party stakeholders consulted by the group as part of its work; and when the framework document will be...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Water Charges Administration (6 Feb 2018)

Eoin Ó Broin: 623. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the legal position for homeowners who wish to sell their homes and who have not paid the domestic water charge, in view of the abolition of domestic water charges in 2017. [5745/18]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Pension Provisions (1 Feb 2018)

Eoin Ó Broin: 294. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his plans to ensure that CIÉ makes funding available to the 10,000 active members of its two pension schemes for independent legal advice; his further plans to initiate an independent investigation into the governance of the two CIÉ pension schemes; and his plans to ensure that CIÉ answers all outstanding questions asked...