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Local Government (Rates) Bill 2018: Second Stage (30 Jan 2019)

Eoin Ó Broin: Too long. The Minister of State definitely has more time than he needs.

Local Government (Rates) Bill 2018: Second Stage (30 Jan 2019)

Eoin Ó Broin: The Minister of State does not have to use all of it. We will not use all of ours if he does not use all of his.

Local Government (Rates) Bill 2018: Second Stage (30 Jan 2019)

Eoin Ó Broin: In common with other colleagues, I welcome the Bill. While its provisions are limited, they are broadly very sensible and Sinn Féin, like others, will be supporting the legislation. On one of the most obvious areas, the idea people could not pay their rates in instalments made no sense. Like others, when I was on a council, I was trying to negotiate for an individual ratepayer who was...

Local Government (Rates) Bill 2018: Second Stage (30 Jan 2019)

Eoin Ó Broin: It is a tricky thing to do. If we sat down at committee and worked our way through it in that collegiate spirit in which we have been working on a number of issues with the Minister, we might find some good suggestions and good ways. Even if we cannot deal with some of the bigger stuff in this Bill, and I am of the view that we probably cannot, I would like to see the committee and the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Affordable Housing: Discussion (31 Jan 2019)

Eoin Ó Broin: I thank the witnesses for their presentations. I will make some opening comments and then put questions to each of the presenters. This is probably one of the most important issues that this committee will consider this year. Alongside meeting social housing need, affordability is an issue of great importance. The committee will hold a number of these sessions and, ultimately, report with...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Affordable Housing: Discussion (31 Jan 2019)

Eoin Ó Broin: By way of a brief follow-up point, I wish to draw out the main implications of the points made by Mr. O'Connor and by Dr. Roantree and Dr. O'Toole from the ESRI. I agree fully that we need to move to a public housing stock of between 20% and 30% to meet the structural demand within the social and affordable housing need. Nevertheless, if the State has a commitment under the national...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Establishment (5 Feb 2019)

Eoin Ó Broin: 219. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his plans for the provision of additional second-level school places and additional second-level schools, or both, in Lucan, County Dublin; and the capital allocations for the next five years. [5049/19]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Defective Building Materials (5 Feb 2019)

Eoin Ó Broin: 649. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government his plans to introduce a latent defects redress scheme to help those living in badly built properties bought during the Celtic tiger period (details supplied). [5098/19]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Student Accommodation (5 Feb 2019)

Eoin Ó Broin: 650. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if there is a requirement on An Bord Pleanála to publish applications on its website which detail the student accommodation providers of 200 bed spaces or more seeking planning permission. [5099/19]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Issues (5 Feb 2019)

Eoin Ó Broin: 652. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government when the housing supply and demand report will be published. [5110/19]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Land Development Agency (5 Feb 2019)

Eoin Ó Broin: 661. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the names of the persons appointed to the board of the Land Development Agency; the process by which they were appointed; and the measures put in place to ensure there are no conflicts of interest for the members of the board that have business or financial interests in land, commercial property or residential property...

European Parliament Elections (Amendment) Bill 2019: Second Stage (6 Feb 2019)

Eoin Ó Broin: That is correct. In the ordinary course of events this would be one of those very dull debates where we give our comments on the Constituency Commission's proposals before accepting them. In the debate on the recommendations of the previous Constituency Commission, that was my position. I will address the missed opportunity of giving some recognition to the North of Ireland and I will...

European Parliament Elections (Amendment) Bill 2019: Second Stage (6 Feb 2019)

Eoin Ó Broin: We can have a debate about Stormont but this is about a serious proposition to ensure that Irish citizens in the North of Ireland, no matter what their political opinion, have some representation. I would have thought that is something Fianna Fáil would have at least liked to discuss as opposed to dismissing it in order to score political points but that is its own business. The...

European Parliament Elections (Amendment) Bill 2019: Second Stage (6 Feb 2019)

Eoin Ó Broin: No, in fact in the last election-----

European Parliament Elections (Amendment) Bill 2019: Second Stage (6 Feb 2019)

Eoin Ó Broin: In the last election our vote increased.

European Parliament Elections (Amendment) Bill 2019: Second Stage (6 Feb 2019)

Eoin Ó Broin: I would be more than happy to contest elections against Fianna Fáil in the North of Ireland-----

European Parliament Elections (Amendment) Bill 2019: Second Stage (6 Feb 2019)

Eoin Ó Broin: -----whenever Fianna Fáil-----

European Parliament Elections (Amendment) Bill 2019: Second Stage (6 Feb 2019)

Eoin Ó Broin: -----whenever Fianna Fáil-----

European Parliament Elections (Amendment) Bill 2019: Second Stage (6 Feb 2019)

Eoin Ó Broin: -----grows a backbone and decides to actually contest in the North of Ireland. I have no difficulty in its arguing the case for taking its seats in Westminster and then taking them up if elected but while it stands on the sidelines of electoral politics in Northern Ireland I do not think it is in a position to question anybody's integrity or the representation any political party provides....

European Parliament Elections (Amendment) Bill 2019: Second Stage (6 Feb 2019)

Eoin Ó Broin: That is my point exactly, a Cheann Comhairle. This is a serious and credible proposition to try to find a way to ensure that at least Irish citizens in the North of Ireland, the overwhelming majority of whom want to remain in the European Union have a voice and have representation. I am absolutely amazed that Fianna Fáil does not even want to discuss it or consider the proposition but...