Results 13,901-13,920 of 15,379 for speaker:Eoin Ó Broin

Topical Issue Debate: Schools Building Projects (26 Sep 2017)

Eoin Ó Broin: As the Minister knows, Scoil Mochua is a Central Remedial Clinic, CRC, school in Clondalkin. It is unique in that not only is it a school but also has on-site therapeutic support and interventions provided by the CRC. There are 74 pupils from a wide range of localities, electoral constituencies and counties. The pupils are children with special needs including those with multiple...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Fire Safety (26 Sep 2017)

Eoin Ó Broin: 112. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform his plans to undertake a comprehensive fire safety audit of all high risk buildings within the State’s property portfolio including historic properties. [40606/17]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Fire Safety (26 Sep 2017)

Eoin Ó Broin: 161. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his plans to undertake a comprehensive fire safety audit of all high-risk buildings, including temporary structures and especially schools, that are under the remit of his Department. [40602/17]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Fire Safety (26 Sep 2017)

Eoin Ó Broin: 220. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality his plans to undertake a comprehensive fire safety audit of all high-risk buildings, including Garda stations, which fall under the remit of his Department. [40601/17]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Fire Safety (26 Sep 2017)

Eoin Ó Broin: 371. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to undertake a comprehensive fire safety audit of all high risk buildings, including temporary structures, that are used to house hospitals and health care facilities that fall under the remit of his Department. [40600/17]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Fire Safety (26 Sep 2017)

Eoin Ó Broin: 476. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his plans to undertake a comprehensive fire safety audit of all high risk buildings, including sports campuses, clubhouses, leisure centres, swimming pools and stadia, that are under the remit of his Department. [40603/17]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Fire Safety (26 Sep 2017)

Eoin Ó Broin: 477. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his plans to undertake a comprehensive fire safety audit of all high risk buildings, including train stations, bus stations and airports, that fall under the remit of his Department. [40604/17]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Social and Affordable Housing Funding (26 Sep 2017)

Eoin Ó Broin: 528. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the number and cash value of new CALF loans provided to approved housing bodies in each of the years from 2000 to 2016 and to date in 2017, in tabular form. [40193/17]

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Fire Safety (26 Sep 2017)

Eoin Ó Broin: 549. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence his plans to undertake a comprehensive fire safety audit of all high-risk buildings, including Army barracks. [40605/17]

An Bille um an gCúigiú Leasú is Tríocha ar an mBunreacht (Ceart chun Tithíochta), 2017: An Dara Céim [Comhaltaí Príobháideacha] - Thirty-fifth Amendment of the Constitution (Right to Housing) Bill 2017: Second Stage [Private Members] (20 Sep 2017)

Eoin Ó Broin: I warmly welcome the Bill and state very clearly that Sinn Féin will support it today. Listening to part of the debate, it seems people just do not understand the purpose of a constitutional right to housing and the positive role it can play in addressing our housing crisis. To fully understand that, one must fully understand why we are in our current emergency. I agree with the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Housing Report: Dr. Mary Murphy and Dr. Rory Hearne, NUI Maynooth (20 Sep 2017)

Eoin Ó Broin: I thank the witnesses for the presentation and report. Dr. Hearne's focus was on the longer-term solutions on the best way to meet the social housing need that exists. The Government keeps telling us that it is spending more money on social housing delivery than ever before, that money is no object and that the programme for newly built social housing is very ambitious. This year, the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Department of Housing, Planning and Local Government and Dublin Regional Homless Executive (20 Sep 2017)

Eoin Ó Broin: I have a few questions. When we are discussing hubs, it is important to note the concern that not all of the hubs will have the level of service and quality of Mater Dei, which many of us have visited. I refer particularly to the hubs that will be in refurbished commercial units. I think that concern is part of what is driving this conversation. There is also a fear that the significant...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Department of Housing, Planning and Local Government and Dublin Regional Homless Executive (20 Sep 2017)

Eoin Ó Broin: I will conclude with two quick questions. First, can the departmental officials tell us where the Department is at with the resourcing of the quality standards framework office? Second, the crucial problem with HAP in all local authorities other than South Dublin County Council is that it leads to families being taken off the principal choice-based letting allocation system. One local...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects Status (20 Sep 2017)

Eoin Ó Broin: 237. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills further to Parliamentary Question Nos. 108 and 421, of 5 May and 20 June 2017 respectively, when funding will be approved for the new purpose school at a school (details supplied); when the project will move to the next stage of the process; and when the new school will be complete. [39375/17]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Vacant Properties Data (20 Sep 2017)

Eoin Ó Broin: 773. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the number of vacant properties offered by the Housing Agency to the local authorities for purchase, by local authority; the number purchased by each local authority; the number rejected by each local authority; the number under consideration by each local authority; and the reason these properties have been refused, in...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Local Authority Funding (20 Sep 2017)

Eoin Ó Broin: 774. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if his attention has been drawn to the fact that 8,657 Dublin City Council homes are awaiting insulation as part of the phase 2 of the insulation programme (details supplied); when it will be confirmed that this funding is available to Dublin #City Council; and if it is not available in 2017, if he will include it in his...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Rental Sector Strategy (20 Sep 2017)

Eoin Ó Broin: 775. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he will introduce an affordable housing model which will ensure Dublin City Council will be in a position to proceed with the construction of affordable homes on agreed sites in Dublin city. [39402/17]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Rental Sector Strategy (20 Sep 2017)

Eoin Ó Broin: 776. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the progress which has been made with the introduction of an affordable or cost rental model of housing. [39403/17]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Rental Sector Strategy (20 Sep 2017)

Eoin Ó Broin: 777. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if a group was established to explore the introduction of an affordable or cost rental model of housing; and if so, if the group has met and made progress on the matter. [39404/17]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Provision (20 Sep 2017)

Eoin Ó Broin: 778. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the number of vacant houses offered to the Housing Agency and/or his Department to purchase; and the number of those houses offered by banks. [39409/17]