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Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (18 Sep 2018)

Eoin Ó Broin: It is Fine Gael councillors-----

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (18 Sep 2018)

Eoin Ó Broin: The Taoiseach is telling lies.

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (18 Sep 2018)

Eoin Ó Broin: This dishonesty is incredible.

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Building Regulations Compliance (18 Sep 2018)

Eoin Ó Broin: 777. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the regulations or guidelines in place governing consumer protection and standards for residential log cabins both at the point of sale and the point of assembly and construction. [37637/18]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Building Regulations Compliance (18 Sep 2018)

Eoin Ó Broin: 805. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the regulations or guidelines in place governing standards for residential log cabins both at the point of sale and the point of assembly and construction. [37636/18]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Local Authority Housing Provision (18 Sep 2018)

Eoin Ó Broin: 789. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if the proposed mixed tenure housing developments in locations (details supplied) will be provided with revenue funding, loan finance from the Housing Finance Agency or the European Investment Bank or a combination of both. [37327/18]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Traveller Accommodation (18 Sep 2018)

Eoin Ó Broin: 803. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the allocation and spend of the Traveller accommodation budget of each local authority from the inception of the programme through to 2008, in tabular form. [37634/18]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Local Authority Staff Data (18 Sep 2018)

Eoin Ó Broin: 804. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the increases in staff in council housing departments approved and funded by council in each of the years 2014 to 2017 and to date in 2018, in tabular form. [37635/18]

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Education Funding (19 Sep 2018)

Eoin Ó Broin: The Carline Learning Centre in Lucan, County Dublin, has been providing a unique educational social care and psychological service to young people for more than 25 years. It works with young people who, for a variety of reasons, are no longer able to remain in mainstream schools. They are often young people with complex needs and issues in their families or in their communities. It...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Education Funding (19 Sep 2018)

Eoin Ó Broin: I thank the Minister of State and the Minister for the very positive answer. In her previous career, the Minister of State was aware of the challenges faced by teachers in schools. Having met some of the teachers in the Carline learning centre, I am aware that they go beyond what would normally be expected of teachers to ensure that the very vulnerable young people with whom they work get...

BusConnects: Motion [Private Members] (19 Sep 2018)

Eoin Ó Broin: BusConnects is a complex proposal involving a profound reconfiguration of our bus services. For many, it is very difficult to understand. I say that as a daily bus user. There are positives and negatives in the plan and it raises many questions. In much of the public engagement on the issue, the questions are to the fore. I share the concerns of my colleagues regarding the limited nature...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Land Development Agency (19 Sep 2018)

Eoin Ó Broin: 149. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government when the Land Development Agency was set up; if he will provide statistical information (details supplied) relating to the agency; and the mechanism to be used to provide a legal basis to the agency. [37894/18]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Water Advisory Body: Discussion (19 Sep 2018)

Eoin Ó Broin: I apologise for not being present earlier but I had to attend another event. I thank the witnesses for the brief presentation. The quarterly reports mentioned by them will be important for the committee's work. I wish to flag a few issues so that when the first of those reports comes in, they might be addressed. One of the big issues, particularly in the context of water shortages caused...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Electoral Commission Establishment (20 Sep 2018)

Eoin Ó Broin: 229. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the status of the establishment of a permanent electoral commission as committed to in the programme for partnership Government; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38092/18]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Electoral Commission Establishment (20 Sep 2018)

Eoin Ó Broin: 233. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government his plans to collate or mandate a public body to collate voter turnout statistics by demographic particularly by age to improve voter accessibility and information as collated by the CSO until 2011; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38096/18]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Rental Sector (20 Sep 2018)

Eoin Ó Broin: 230. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the number of rental properties nationally that have been sanctioned for overcrowding; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38093/18]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Electoral Register (20 Sep 2018)

Eoin Ó Broin: 231. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the status of scoping exercises by his Department on reform of the voter registration process including online voter registration; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38094/18]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Local Authority Members (20 Sep 2018)

Eoin Ó Broin: 232. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government his plans to facilitate councillors to take six months maternity leave without a sanction for non-attendance by their local authority; his further plans to amend section 18(4)(a) of the Local Government Act 2001 in the near future; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38095/18]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Student Accommodation (20 Sep 2018)

Eoin Ó Broin: 234. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the details of all purpose-built student accommodation complexes opened in the past 12 months nationally; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38097/18]

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Taxation Agreements: Motions (20 Sep 2018)

Eoin Ó Broin: While it is clear that the motion regarding the multilateral BEPS convention represents some progress, I am concerned about certain issues. I am always wary when a Minister or Minister of State tells me not to worry about things because they are rather technical. In this case, we are being told that the opt-out from Article 12 and the choice of option B in Article 13 are not too much to...