Results 3,701-3,720 of 15,009 for speaker:Eoin Ó Broin

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Stability and Growth Pact (16 Oct 2019)

Eoin Ó Broin: 88. To ask the Minister for Finance the impact of spending on social housing being classified as investment rather than expenditure as part of the EU fiscal rules; and the engagements he has had with the European Commission or EU Council of Ministers to make the case for such a reclassification to assist the State in dealing with the ongoing housing crisis. [42390/19]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Land Development Agency (16 Oct 2019)

Eoin Ó Broin: 272. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the engagement he or his officials have had with the European Commission on the general scheme of the Land Development Agency Bill 2019; the nature, frequency and substance of this engagement; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42389/19]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Local Government Fund (16 Oct 2019)

Eoin Ó Broin: 275. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the details of the €27 million reduction to local government as detailed in budget 2020. [42483/19]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: General Scheme of the Land Development Agency Bill 2019: Discussion (Resumed) (16 Oct 2019)

Eoin Ó Broin: I thank the witnesses for the useful presentations. There are many good suggestions in terms of amendments that some of us are considering for the legislation. They probably know, if they paid attention to the previous hearings, or they will get a clear sense from the discussion today, that we are in a bit of a dilemma in this committee. We all want the Land Development Agency and we all...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: General Scheme of the Land Development Agency Bill 2019: Discussion (Resumed) (16 Oct 2019)

Eoin Ó Broin: Will Ms Myler send the submission to the committee? It would certainly be useful.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: General Scheme of the Land Development Agency Bill 2019: Discussion (Resumed) (16 Oct 2019)

Eoin Ó Broin: Was that value from the sale of the land and the use of it?

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Local Authority Staff Data (17 Oct 2019)

Eoin Ó Broin: 334. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the detail of requests from local authorities for additional resources and staff to deal with the enforcement of the new short-term letting regulations; the amount granted to each local authority; and the date from which those resources can be drawn down in tabular form. [42817/19]

Latent Defects Redress Bill 2019: First Stage (22 Oct 2019)

Eoin Ó Broin: I move: That leave be granted to introduce a Bill entitled an Act to establish a Latent Defects Redress Board, the functions of which shall be,inter alia, to provide resolution to ordinary owners who purchased homes in good faith, in order that such owners have an opportunity to seek mediation or adjudication in relation to non-compliance with building regulations. As Members of this...

Latent Defects Redress Bill 2019: First Stage (22 Oct 2019)

Eoin Ó Broin: I move: "That the Bill be taken in Private Members' time."

Developments in Spain: Statements (22 Oct 2019)

Eoin Ó Broin: In October 2017, I had the great privilege of observing the Catalan independence referendum first hand. I was one of a large group of parliamentarians from across Europe who travelled to Barcelona and the surrounding districts to witness the vote. Some of us, myself included, were clearly sympathetic to the cause of Catalan self-determination but others in that delegation were not, yet...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: EU Funding (22 Oct 2019)

Eoin Ó Broin: 164. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if an investment package will be sought from the European Commission and additionally funded by the British and Irish Governments for the north-west city region of counties Donegal, Derry and west Tyrone in a post-Brexit scenario. [43523/19]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Teacher Training Provision (22 Oct 2019)

Eoin Ó Broin: 193. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills further to Parliamentary Question No. 539 of 24 July 2019, the proposals developed by his Department in relation to the training of school staff in the use of EpiPens following the publication of the comprehensive review of the special needs assistant scheme. [43055/19]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Neuro-Rehabilitation Services Provision (22 Oct 2019)

Eoin Ó Broin: 418. To ask the Minister for Health if the €1.5 million funding required for core funding and rehabilitation services provided by an organisation (details supplied) will be allocated. [43515/19]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Neuro-Rehabilitation Services Provision (22 Oct 2019)

Eoin Ó Broin: 419. To ask the Minister for Health if €5 million will be invested to fund the start-up, staffing, programme and infrastructural development for a regional rehabilitation centre for an organisation (details supplied). [43516/19]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Rent Supplement Scheme Expenditure (22 Oct 2019)

Eoin Ó Broin: 634. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the allocation for rent supplement for 2020. [43532/19]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Architects Register (22 Oct 2019)

Eoin Ó Broin: 639. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the status of the introduction of an architectural technologists register; the legislation which will deal with the register; when the legislation will be introduced; and the timeframe for the operation of the register. [43020/19]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Pyrite Issues (22 Oct 2019)

Eoin Ó Broin: 649. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if the €40 million allocated under the budget 2020 allocation to families with pyrite affected homes will now be available to families in Dublin, north Leinster, County Mayo and Limerick city and county in addition to families with mica affected homes in County Donegal; if these are demand-led funding schemes; and if...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Strategic Housing Development Review: Discussion (22 Oct 2019)

Eoin Ó Broin: I thank the witnesses for their presentations. I have always been of the view that the purpose of the strategic housing developments was not in the first instance to speed up the planning process, and I will explain why in a moment. Their primary purpose was to bypass democratically agreed city and county development plans. There is a mounting body of evidence, to which I will come in a...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Strategic Housing Development Review: Discussion (22 Oct 2019)

Eoin Ó Broin: Are those quotes reflective of the corporate thinking of Dr. Duffy's organisation? Are they a fair reflection of what PII was up to at that time?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Strategic Housing Development Review: Discussion (22 Oct 2019)

Eoin Ó Broin: I am sorry, I was referring to engaging in the lobbying process. Is the research a fair reflection of what PII was doing?