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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Prohibition of Micro-Plastics Bill 2016: Discussion (Resumed) (28 Mar 2018)

Eoin Ó Broin: We are a very relaxed committee.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Prohibition of Micro-Plastics Bill 2016: Discussion (Resumed) (28 Mar 2018)

Eoin Ó Broin: Ask the umpire.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Prohibition of Micro-Plastics Bill 2016: Discussion (Resumed) (28 Mar 2018)

Eoin Ó Broin: I thank the delegates for the presentations and again acknowledge the work of both Deputy Sean Sherlock and Senator Grace O'Sullivan. If the departmental officials take anything from this meeting it is that there is a very strong consensus in the committee that we want to see something being done in a timely fashion. One of the values of engaging in pre-legislative scrutiny is that it...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Prohibition of Micro-Plastics Bill 2016: Discussion (Resumed) (28 Mar 2018)

Eoin Ó Broin: I have a supplementary question on the European Commission. Five or six EU member states that have banned microplastics to date, including those that have introduced a ban from the start of this year. Has the European Commission given any negative response to those?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Prohibition of Micro-Plastics Bill 2016: Discussion (Resumed) (28 Mar 2018)

Eoin Ó Broin: Quite a long pause.

Questions on Promised Legislation (29 Mar 2018)

Eoin Ó Broin: On page 4 of the programme for Government, there is a commitment to end the homelessness crisis. As we heard earlier, almost 10,000 people are recorded as homeless, including 3,755 children. Clearly, the Government is not doing enough to prevent people becoming homeless. In Britain, new legislation comes into force next week to place an obligation on local authorities to step in and assist...

Questions on Promised Legislation (29 Mar 2018)

Eoin Ó Broin: That is crazy. We are way beyond that.

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Departmental Funding (17 Apr 2018)

Eoin Ó Broin: 538. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the rationale for the decision to stop funding a centre (details supplied); the amount of funding provided by his Department to this service each year since its establishment; the similar services that are also having their funding withdrawn; and his plans to reconsider the matter and to reinstate funding to the centre. [15602/18]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Leave to Remain (17 Apr 2018)

Eoin Ó Broin: 560. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of adults and children with leave to remain at the end of March 2018 that are still living in direct provision. [16088/18]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Appointments Status (17 Apr 2018)

Eoin Ó Broin: 847. To ask the Minister for Health the reason a person (details supplied) has been waiting three years for an urgent consultant's appointment; and when this appointment will take place. [15725/18]

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Children in Care (17 Apr 2018)

Eoin Ó Broin: 1342. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the number of adults and children who spent time in Tusla funded domestic violence refuge and step down accommodation in 2017 and the first quarter of 2018; and the average length of time these families spent in emergency accommodation. [16085/18]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Homeless Accommodation Provision (17 Apr 2018)

Eoin Ó Broin: 1587. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the status of the national quality standards framework and inspection regime for homeless services. [16083/18]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Homeless Persons Data (17 Apr 2018)

Eoin Ó Broin: 1588. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the number of adults, families and children who spent time in emergency homeless accommodation in 2017; and the average length of time spent in emergency accommodation for individuals and families respectively. [16084/18]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Homeless Persons Data (17 Apr 2018)

Eoin Ó Broin: 1589. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the number of homeless families living in commercial hotels in each month from January 2017 to March 2018, in tabular form. [16086/18]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Rental Sector Strategy (17 Apr 2018)

Eoin Ó Broin: 1590. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the status of the work of the short-term letting working group; the number of meetings held by the group; the number of meetings held with third parties; the organisations and individuals in this regard; and when he will bring forward regulations or legislation on the issue of short term lets. [16087/18]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Social and Affordable Housing Provision (17 Apr 2018)

Eoin Ó Broin: 1613. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government to explain the reason for the delay in publishing the revised local authority social housing construction targets; if they will be published; and, if so, when they will be published. [16455/18]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Social and Affordable Housing Provision (17 Apr 2018)

Eoin Ó Broin: 1615. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government to explain the reason for the delay in publishing the quarter 1 2018 social housing construction pipeline report; if this report will be published; and if so, when it will be published. [16457/18]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Construction Industry (17 Apr 2018)

Eoin Ó Broin: 1614. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government to outline the reason for the delay in publishing the reports by the Housing Agency and his Department regarding construction sector costs; if both reports will be published; and, if so, when they will be published. [16456/18]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Traveller Accommodation (17 Apr 2018)

Eoin Ó Broin: 1616. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government to outline the status of the establishment of the expert group on the Traveller accommodation programmes. [16458/18]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Local Infrastructure Housing Activation Fund (17 Apr 2018)

Eoin Ó Broin: 1617. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government to set out the criteria used by his Department and local authorities to determine if applicants for the local infrastructure housing activation fund required the funding from a project activation point of view; and if some of the projects awarded funding in the final 30 contracts would have proceeded in a similar timeframe...