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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Review of Housing and Homelessness Policies and Initiatives: Local Authorities (13 Jul 2017)

Eoin Ó Broin: I thank the witnesses for the detail in their presentations. I have a starting comment before I put my questions. There are some Members of the Oireachtas who have tendency to beat up on local authorities in our debates about the housing crisis. I am certainly not one of them. While I have my criticisms and complaints about local authorities, it is important to put on the record the view...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Housing Issues (13 Jul 2017)

Eoin Ó Broin: 19. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government the status of the Government commitment to provide affordable rental and purchase homes; and his views on the difficulties of Dublin City Council and South Dublin County Council to guarantee affordable rental or purchase units in the joint venture and land initiative projects. [33147/17]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Private Rented Accommodation (13 Jul 2017)

Eoin Ó Broin: 22. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government the status of the Housing Agency and his Department's review of the all in cost of providing private sector residential units. [33145/17]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Housing for People with Disabilities Provision (13 Jul 2017)

Eoin Ó Broin: 28. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government the status of the commitment made on page 54 of Rebuilding Ireland to extend the national housing strategy for persons with a disability. [33146/17]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Social and Affordable Housing Funding (13 Jul 2017)

Eoin Ó Broin: 57. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government the status of the commitment given on page 53 of Rebuilding Ireland that a special purpose vehicle would be established with support from organisations (details supplied). [33143/17]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Legislative Process (13 Jul 2017)

Eoin Ó Broin: 947. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when consultation on the draft legislative provisions for his departmental remit to transpose Directive 2014/52/EU introducing substantial amendments to the Environmental Impact Assessment Directive 2011/92/EU will be provided; when such provisions are expected to be initiated (details supplied); the basis on which these provisions...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: International Conventions (13 Jul 2017)

Eoin Ó Broin: 991. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if Ireland will support the findings and recommendations of the Aarhus Convention compliance committee (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34279/17]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: EU Directives (13 Jul 2017)

Eoin Ó Broin: 1018. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources when consultation on the draft legislative provisions for his departmental remit to transpose Directive 2014/52/EU introducing substantial amendments to the Environmental Impact Assessment Directive 2011/92/EU will be provided; when such provisions are expected to be initiated (details supplied); the basis on which...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: EU Directives (13 Jul 2017)

Eoin Ó Broin: 1311. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government when consultation on the draft legislative provisions for his departmental remit to transpose Directive 2014/52/EU introducing substantial amendments to the Environmental Impact Assessment Directive 2011/92/EU will be provided; when such provisions are expected to be initiated (details supplied); the basis on...

Order of Business (11 Jul 2017)

Eoin Ó Broin: Not agreed.

Order of Business (11 Jul 2017)

Eoin Ó Broin: For the record, the specific-----

Order of Business (11 Jul 2017)

Eoin Ó Broin: -----provisions of the Planning and Development (Amendment) (No. 2) Bill 2017 have not been discussed by the committee. The general issue was raised. We have no difficulty with the intention behind the Bill. The problem is that we do not have enough time to scrutinise the legislation properly to ensure that there are no unintended consequences and that it cannot be abused. It is not...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Social and Affordable Housing Provision (11 Jul 2017)

Eoin Ó Broin: 143. To ask the Minister for Finance the impact on the expenditure benchmark and expenditure ceilings for 2018 and each subsequent year arising from an increase in local government borrowing of €100 million to €500 million, respectively, in 2018 for the purposes of the provision of affordable housing. [32490/17]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Social and Affordable Housing Provision (11 Jul 2017)

Eoin Ó Broin: 144. To ask the Minister for Finance the impact on the Government debt and the Government's agreed debt reduction targets as required under the stability and growth pact and fiscal treaty rules for 2018 and each subsequent year arising from an increase in local government borrowing of €100 million to €500 million respectively in 2018 for the purposes of the provision of...

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Domestic Violence Services Funding (11 Jul 2017)

Eoin Ó Broin: 713. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the budget allocated to the domestic violence support service in 2017; the spend to date; and the expected final spend by the end of 2017. [32361/17]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Local Authority Staff Remuneration (11 Jul 2017)

Eoin Ó Broin: 788. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government the estimated full year cost of positions (details supplied) by pay, employer's PRSI and allowances, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32622/17]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Housing for People with Disabilities Provision (11 Jul 2017)

Eoin Ó Broin: 802. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government the actions that have been implemented to date as a result of the framework laid out in the national housing strategy for persons with a disability (details supplied); the length of time this strategy will be extended to; the persons or organisations that make up the implementation monitoring group; and the number...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Housing for People with Disabilities Provision (11 Jul 2017)

Eoin Ó Broin: 809. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government the access guidelines for persons with disabilities in place for local authorities in relation to the provision of part 5 or part 8 local authority houses. [32370/17]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Tribunals of Inquiry Data (11 Jul 2017)

Eoin Ó Broin: 791. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government the policy in relation to third party submissions to the Mahon tribunal; if there is a list of all the submissions that have been kept or archived by the tribunal; and the location in which these submissions are stored. [32113/17]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Repair and Leasing Scheme (11 Jul 2017)

Eoin Ó Broin: 808. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government the progress to date of the repair and lease scheme; the number of properties currently involved in the scheme; and the average amount required up front by the property owner to bring the unit back into stock. [32369/17]