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Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (28 Mar 2019)

Eoin Ó Broin: I do not pretend to be but I am angry.

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (28 Mar 2019)

Eoin Ó Broin: The Government is a disgrace.

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (28 Mar 2019)

Eoin Ó Broin: They do, including families in emergency accommodation.

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (28 Mar 2019)

Eoin Ó Broin: The Tánaiste is a disgrace.

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (28 Mar 2019)

Eoin Ó Broin: Does the Minister of State support it then? He should and come join us.

Residential Tenancies (Prevention of Family Homelessness) Bill 2018: Second Stage [Private Members] (28 Mar 2019)

Eoin Ó Broin: I move: "That the Bill be now read a Second Time." In 2011, when Fine Gael took office, there were 641 children in emergency accommodation according to the Central Statistics Office. Yesterday’s homeless figures stated there were 3,784 children officially homeless in February, an increase of 490%. Let that sink in for a minute. Under the watch of the Minister, Deputy Eoghan Murphy,...

Residential Tenancies (Prevention of Family Homelessness) Bill 2018: Second Stage [Private Members] (28 Mar 2019)

Eoin Ó Broin: I thank all Members for their contributions, both those with whom I agree and those I do not. I will make some brief concluding remarks. I am grateful for the Minister's concern for my reputation, but none of what I said yesterday is beneath me and I stand over all of it. I am firmly of the view that Fianna Fáil and Fine Gael, through pursuing the wrong policy options on housing,...

Residential Tenancies (Prevention of Family Homelessness) Bill 2018: Second Stage [Private Members] (28 Mar 2019)

Eoin Ó Broin: That is not the point, as the Minister knows.

Residential Tenancies (Prevention of Family Homelessness) Bill 2018: Second Stage [Private Members] (28 Mar 2019)

Eoin Ó Broin: Mr. Eoin O'Sullivan and Ms Eileen Gleeson said the overwhelming majority of the 1,606 adults and children who had been removed from the monthly homeless reports last year were, at the time of their removal, homeless, accessing homeless services and had priority. I have a long list of things I would replace in Rebuilding Ireland, as the Minister knows in quite some detail because he has...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Assistance Payment Data (28 Mar 2019)

Eoin Ó Broin: 211. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the number of households that had HAP payments ceased due to arrears; the average length of time the households were in arrears before payment was ceased; the average rent owed by households at the time rent was ceased in each of the years since the scheme was introduced; the steps taken by local authorities to address the...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Social and Affordable Housing Funding (28 Mar 2019)

Eoin Ó Broin: 214. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if an application will be considered for funding from South Dublin County Council to purchase land (details supplied) in order to increase the volume of social and affordable housing in the SDZ. [14625/19]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Urban Regeneration and Housing (Amendment) Bill 2018: Discussion (28 Mar 2019)

Eoin Ó Broin: I thank Mr. Oonan and Deputy Wallace for the work on the Bill and Professor Drudy and Mr. Reynolds for their presentation. I apologise but I had to pop out to do a quick radio interview earlier. I have a comment and one question. There is considerable frustration, and Professor Drudy will share this more than most because he will remember this better than some of the allegedly younger...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Urban Regeneration and Housing (Amendment) Bill 2018: Discussion (28 Mar 2019)

Eoin Ó Broin: My desire is not to take it out but if it is a choice between not taking it out and having the Bill blocked because of a money message, it is something we can explore. This is not just about the cost of private housing for purchase. We now have postcodes in Dublin where even at the discount price for Part V, the local authorities cannot purchase units because they breach the €400,000...

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (2 Apr 2019)

Eoin Ó Broin: On page 28 of the programme for Government, there is a commitment to a review of building standards and improved fire safety. Yesterday in the Irish Examiner, Mr. Michael Clifford revealed that homeowners in the Verdemont complex in Blanchardstown will have to pay up to €50,000 each for fire safety remedial works on 12 March. I asked the Tánaiste for an update on the review and...

Autism Support Services: Motion [Private Members] (2 Apr 2019)

Eoin Ó Broin: In the constituency of Dublin Mid-West which I represent, a high number of children and young people with autism and other special needs are on particularly lengthy waiting lists for support services. There are some fantastic services in the area such as Rosse Court in Lucan and schools such as St. Peter the Apostle junior and senior schools in north Clondalkin that provide world-class...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Waste Disposal Charges (2 Apr 2019)

Eoin Ó Broin: 406. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment his plans to introduce a domestic waste collection waiver or rebate for those full-time carers caring for family members who are doubly incontinent; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14933/19]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Waste Disposal Charges (2 Apr 2019)

Eoin Ó Broin: 407. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if his attention has been drawn to a working group established to consider introducing a domestic waste collection waiver or rebate for those full-time carers caring for family members who are doubly incontinent; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14934/19]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Carbon Budget (2 Apr 2019)

Eoin Ó Broin: 404. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the annual cost for the purchase of emissions allowances for each year that such allowances have been purchased in tabular form. [15090/19]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Light Rail Projects (2 Apr 2019)

Eoin Ó Broin: 444. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will redirect the funding that would have been used for the remainder of metro south to bring forward the timeline for delivery of metro west from Blanchardstown to Tallaght via Clondalkin (details supplied). [15139/19]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: National Transport Authority Data (2 Apr 2019)

Eoin Ó Broin: 445. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the timelines and indicative costs for transport projects (details supplied). [15144/19]