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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Breach of EU Urban Wastewater Directive: Discussion (18 May 2017)

Eoin Ó Broin: Perfect.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Higher Education Courses Provision (18 May 2017)

Eoin Ó Broin: 110. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if there is appropriate funding support available through his Department to run an outreach certificate programme (details supplied). [23650/17]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Higher Education Courses Provision (18 May 2017)

Eoin Ó Broin: 111. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if there is appropriate European Union funding available to run an outreach certificate programme (details supplied). [23651/17]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Planning Issues (18 May 2017)

Eoin Ó Broin: 143. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government his plans to develop official national planning guidelines to regulate for large scale solar developments or solar farms. [23693/17]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Mental Health Services Data (18 May 2017)

Eoin Ó Broin: 203. To ask the Minister for Health the HSE funding allocated to each of the 11 Jigsaw projects across the State in each of the years 2012 to 2016, and to date in 2017, in tabular form; and his plans to increase funding for jigsaw projects. [23672/17]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Addiction Treatment Services (18 May 2017)

Eoin Ó Broin: 206. To ask the Minister for Health the steps he is taking to tackle gambling addiction; the amount of funding which has been provided by the HSE to gambling addiction support services in each of the years 2014 to 2016 and to date in 2017; and his plans to increase funding for these services. [23683/17]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Waiting Lists (18 May 2017)

Eoin Ó Broin: 217. To ask the Minister for Health the number of multiple sclerosis patients waiting for three months, six months and a year or more for an appointment to see a neurologist in tabular form. [23729/17]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Waiting Lists (18 May 2017)

Eoin Ó Broin: 218. To ask the Minister for Health the number of multiple sclerosis patients waiting for three months, six months and a year or more for an appointment to have an MRI scan in tabular form. [23730/17]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Neuro-Rehabilitation Services Provision (18 May 2017)

Eoin Ó Broin: 219. To ask the Minister for Health the amount of funding the HSE has provided for neuro-rehabilitation services and home care for multiple sclerosis patients in each of the years 2014 to 2016 and to date in 2017; and the number of multiple sclerosis patients who are on a waiting list to access neuro-rehabilitation services and home care services. [23731/17]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Commission for Energy Regulation (18 May 2017)

Eoin Ó Broin: 275. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if he has examined the report on the regulation and inspection of gas installers operating here which was published by the Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications in July 2015; and if he will appoint an independent expert or consultant to conduct a thorough investigation of the extent of illegal...

Planning and Development (Amendment) Bill 2016: Report Stage (17 May 2017)

Eoin Ó Broin: I will not take up too much time. I support the amendments. They are eminently sensible. If I am not mistaken, when we dealt with a similar Bill before Christmas, similar issues were raised. The explanation from the Minister at the time as to why he was not willing to accept them did not seem to be credible, so I would be interested to hear the outline of the Minister of State, Deputy...

Planning and Development (Amendment) Bill 2016: Report Stage (17 May 2017)

Eoin Ó Broin: That is the kiss of death.

Planning and Development (Amendment) Bill 2016: Report Stage (17 May 2017)

Eoin Ó Broin: The Minister of State began by saying that the Government does not propose to transfer functions from the Minister to the planning regulator. This means that recommendation 1.14 from the Mahon tribunal report is not being supported by the Government. That proposition is being rejected. At least we know that and it makes matters clear. I am amazed at the degree to which the Minister of...

Planning and Development (Amendment) Bill 2016: Report Stage (17 May 2017)

Eoin Ó Broin: Every report the Irish Fiscal Council publishes is ignored by the Government.

Planning and Development (Amendment) Bill 2016: Report Stage (17 May 2017)

Eoin Ó Broin: I fully support this group of amendments. In some sense, these amendments go to the very heart of this legislation and the debates and disagreements Members have had on Second Stage and Report Stage. One thing that has frustrated me since the introduction of this legislation is notwithstanding the very considerable work by the officials and the Minister and notwithstanding the disagreement...

Planning and Development (Amendment) Bill 2016: Report Stage (17 May 2017)

Eoin Ó Broin: Yes.

Planning and Development (Amendment) Bill 2016: Report Stage (17 May 2017)

Eoin Ó Broin: I am replying to all four amendments at once. I want to make two points. I appreciate the Minister's willingness, and that of the officials, to look at amendment No. 78, and I am happy to withdraw it on that basis. I am very surprised that the 2014 EIA directive is now fully transposed. I would be happy to have any additional information the Minister can give us about that because it...

Planning and Development (Amendment) Bill 2016: Report Stage (17 May 2017)

Eoin Ó Broin: To correct the record, it has not been transposed as yet.

Planning and Development (Amendment) Bill 2016: Report Stage (17 May 2017)

Eoin Ó Broin: Is it the case then, as I asked, that the intention is to transpose it by way of regulations by the August deadline?

Planning and Development (Amendment) Bill 2016: Report Stage (17 May 2017)

Eoin Ó Broin: Again, I express my disappointment because it will mean there will be a lower level of scrutiny by Deputies if it is done by way of regulations, but we can deal with that at a later stage. On the Aarhus Convention, and it is the one point I will make, we are a signatory to it so it does have relevance to this legislation. Article 6.4 of the Aarhus Convention makes it very clear that each...