Results 15,081-15,100 of 15,379 for speaker:Eoin Ó Broin

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Homeless Accommodation Funding (21 Jun 2016)

Eoin Ó Broin: 253. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the funding he provided to local authorities for homeless services and its percentage of the total local Government spending on homeless services in each of the years 2008 to 2016 to date in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17179/16]

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Domestic Violence Refuges Provision (21 Jun 2016)

Eoin Ó Broin: 566. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs how much it costs per year and per unit, for each of the years from 2012 to 2016 to date, to fund the 141 family accommodation units available in refuges, for those experiencing domestic violence, in tabular form. [17021/16]

Rent Certainty Bill 2016: Second Stage [Private Members] (14 Jun 2016)

Eoin Ó Broin: That is why we have a Second Stage debate followed by Committee and Report Stages to pass legislation. If we agree this here today, there will be plenty of time to go through it all.

Rent Certainty Bill 2016: Second Stage [Private Members] (14 Jun 2016)

Eoin Ó Broin: I also agree with the Minister that landlords and the private rental sector are a key part of our housing system. I live in the private rental sector. I choose to live there and I want to continue living there. I am very happy to say, without hesitation, that we need a private rental system that is good for landlords and tenants. One of the values of rent certainty is that, over time, it...

Rent Certainty Bill 2016: Second Stage [Private Members] (14 Jun 2016)

Eoin Ó Broin: First of all, I acknowledge the efforts the Minister has made since taking up his job to engage with all of the political parties in the housing committee and more generally in the Dáil. There are many things the Minister has said over the course of recent weeks which I find encouraging and give some hope in terms of the action plan for housing. I also agree with him that no party has...

Rent Certainty Bill 2016: Second Stage [Private Members] (14 Jun 2016)

Eoin Ó Broin: I move: "That the Bill be now read a Second Time." The amount of €17,448 is the current cost per year of renting an average family home in Dublin city. Outside this city in the rest of the State, the average cost of renting per year is €8,772. A middle income working family paying this level of rent simply would not be able to afford to save for a deposit to purchase a home....

Rent Certainty Bill 2016: Second Stage [Private Members] (14 Jun 2016)

Eoin Ó Broin: They are asking families at risk of losing their homes and under huge financial strain to wait. In my view, this is simply not acceptable. Sinn Féin's intention in tabling this Bill is to advance what we believe is a sensible policy that urgently needs to be introduced. I make no apologies for doing that here tonight. The only gazumping going on here is in the private rental...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Waste Management (14 Jun 2016)

Eoin Ó Broin: 267. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if a new charging regime by companies (details supplied) is in line with recent regulations agreed by his predecessor; if he will review the regulations, given the significantly higher cost of bin services these companies have charged under this new regime. [15937/16]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Local Authority Housing Rents (14 Jun 2016)

Eoin Ó Broin: 256. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the status of the national rents framework and when he will commence and complete the review of differential rent schemes, as mentioned in the current programme for Government. [15725/16]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Ministerial Responsibilities (14 Jun 2016)

Eoin Ó Broin: 260. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the functions and responsibilities that will be transferred from his Department to the Department of housing, planning and local government. [15733/16]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Ministerial Responsibilities (14 Jun 2016)

Eoin Ó Broin: 268. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government when the new Department of housing, planning and local government will officially be established. [15943/16]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Housing Policy (14 Jun 2016)

Eoin Ó Broin: 266. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the measures he will take to ensure the needs of persons with disabilities are incorporated into future housing policies, as per the programme for Government; and when he will implement this commitment. [15915/16]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Local Government Fund (14 Jun 2016)

Eoin Ó Broin: 269. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if he will offer compensation from the local government fund in 2017, as was offered in 2016; the amount he will offer, by local authority, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15962/16]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Rent Supplement Scheme (14 Jun 2016)

Eoin Ó Broin: 308. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the amount his Department has saved since 2014 by transferring those persons in receipt of payments under the rent supplement scheme to the housing assistance payment scheme; and the amount he will save in 2016 and 2017. [15694/16]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Housing Assistance Payments Data (8 Jun 2016)

Eoin Ó Broin: 263. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the total annual allocation for housing assistance payment tenancies for 2014, 2015, 2016 and 2017 in tabular form; and the total number of tenancies funded or expected to be funded for each year. [14258/16]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Rental Accommodation Scheme Data (8 Jun 2016)

Eoin Ó Broin: 264. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the total annual allocation for rental accommodation scheme tenancies for 2014, 2015, 2016 and 2017 in tabular form; and the total number of tenancies funded or expected to be funded for each year. [14259/16]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Tenant Purchase Scheme (8 Jun 2016)

Eoin Ó Broin: 267. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the rationale for excluding Part V properties from the new tenant purchase scheme. [14328/16]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Home Care Packages Data (8 Jun 2016)

Eoin Ó Broin: 408. To ask the Minister for Health to detail the total funding allocated to home care packages in 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015 and to date in 2016, and to identify the funding gap between the annual allocation and the annual requests for funding for each of these years. [14380/16]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Home Care Packages Data (8 Jun 2016)

Eoin Ó Broin: 409. To ask the Minister for Health the total number of persons who applied for home care packages; the total numbers requested for each year from 2012 to date in 2016; the total number of persons who received home care packages and the total number of hours received each year from 2012 to date in 2016. [14381/16]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Services for People with Disabilities (8 Jun 2016)

Eoin Ó Broin: 410. To ask the Minister for Health the total allocation of funding for 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015 and to date in 2016 to provide emergency placements for persons with disabilities, and to identify the funding gap between the annual allocation and the annual requests for funding for each of these years. [14382/16]