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Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Homeless Accommodation (17 Nov 2020)

Eoin Ó Broin: 408. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if private emergency accommodation providers are to be included in the quality standards framework and inspection regime developed by the Dublin Region Homeless Executive; and the level of inspection of voluntary sector emergency accommodation that has taken place since the framework was introduced. [37097/20]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Domestic Pets (17 Nov 2020)

Eoin Ó Broin: 888. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of infringement orders taken to date under the sale or supply of pets regulations 2019. [36556/20]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Domestic Pets (17 Nov 2020)

Eoin Ó Broin: 889. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the additional resources allocated for the enforcement of the sale or supply of pets regulations that came into effect on 1 February 2020; and if he or his Department has held meetings with the online platforms since their introduction. [36557/20]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Domestic Pets (17 Nov 2020)

Eoin Ó Broin: 890. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the progress on the establishment of a central GDPR-compliant database to collate the registration numbers of sellers or suppliers of dogs, the dog breeding establishment licence numbers and the unique microchip identifier assigned to dogs; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36558/20]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Home Loan Scheme (18 Nov 2020)

Eoin Ó Broin: 78. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the policy with respect to the provision of mortgage protection for Rebuilding Ireland home loan applicants; if his attention has been drawn to the fact that some successful loan applicants cannot secure mortgage protection due to illness or disability issues; and the mechanism there is for applicants to appeal a decision on...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Programme for Government (19 Nov 2020)

Eoin Ó Broin: 171. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the status of the programme for Government commitment to introduce a social housing passport to allow certain categories of persons to move from one council list to another without losing their time on list. [37648/20]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Animal Welfare (19 Nov 2020)

Eoin Ó Broin: 370. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the work his Department is currently doing to address the serious and growing issue of cruelty to horses in our urban areas particularly the Clonburris lands in South Dublin County Council area; if his officials will meet with council officials and gardaí on these issues; if so, when and the format; if the minutes of the...

Housing (Standards for Rented Houses) Bill 2020: First Stage (24 Nov 2020)

Eoin Ó Broin: I move: That leave be granted to introduce a Bill entitled an Act to amend the Housing (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1992 so the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage may introduce regulations for landlords to prove their compliance with minimum standards and fire safety standards before a property can be rented. Three years ago, this month, "RTÉ Investigates"...

Housing (Standards for Rented Houses) Bill 2020: First Stage (24 Nov 2020)

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

Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed) - Priority Questions: Social and Affordable Housing (24 Nov 2020)

Eoin Ó Broin: 37. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government when the social housing quarter 3 output report for 2020 will be published; and the status of the quarter 3 output. [38310/20]

Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed) - Priority Questions: Social and Affordable Housing (24 Nov 2020)

Eoin Ó Broin: Will the Minister indicate when he intends to publish the quarter 3 social housing pipeline output report? Will he also share any information he has on the level of recovery in commencements and completions since the second quarter report earlier this year?

Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed) - Priority Questions: Social and Affordable Housing (24 Nov 2020)

Eoin Ó Broin: No one in the Opposition thought output would not be dramatically affected, if somewhat temporarily, by the impact of Covid-19 on construction. Many of us were surprised at the size of the impact. The Minister will know, from the quarter 2 report, that only 9% of new builds had been delivered on track and that figure increases to 12% when one adds new builds and acquisitions. I do not cite...

Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed) - Priority Questions: Social and Affordable Housing (24 Nov 2020)

Eoin Ó Broin: The Minister should not always assume that my comments on an issue amount to criticism.

Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed) - Priority Questions: Social and Affordable Housing (24 Nov 2020)

Eoin Ó Broin: No. As I said, this is one occasion where I was not criticising.

Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed) - Priority Questions: Social and Affordable Housing (24 Nov 2020)

Eoin Ó Broin: If we reach 70% of the target, it would be very good and I would welcome that. However, I am concerned that Covid is not solely responsible for the lag and the value-for-money exercise is also responsible. I ask the Minister to examine that issue with the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform. Will he add the 30% that may not be delivered this year to the 2021 target to ensure the net...

Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed) - Priority Questions: Land Development Agency (24 Nov 2020)

Eoin Ó Broin: 39. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if residential development delivered by the Land Development Agency, LDA, will be delivered through designated activity company subsidiaries of the agency; if LDA developments may include unaffordable open market priced homes on public land; and if the compulsory purchase powers of the agency will be limited to ransom strips....

Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed) - Priority Questions: Land Development Agency (24 Nov 2020)

Eoin Ó Broin: As the House knows, the revised general scheme of the Land Development Agency Bill 2020 has been published. It is a significantly longer text than the one the Minister and I scrutinised at the previous housing committee. There are a lot of significant changes but also some worrying carryover from the original draft. Maybe the Minister could give the House an overview of some of what he...

Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed) - Priority Questions: Land Development Agency (24 Nov 2020)

Eoin Ó Broin: I thank the Minister for his reply. One of the concerns both he and I had last year was that by using the designated activity companies model for the residential developments, those activities would not be subject to FOI and the lobbying register. That is obviously still the case where the LDA uses the its subsidiaries as the Minister has outlined. There is of course also a concern that...

Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed) - Priority Questions: Land Development Agency (24 Nov 2020)

Eoin Ó Broin: The Minister is aware that the housing committee has written to him wanting to know if pre-legislative scrutiny on the general scheme is possible in view of the fact that most of the committee members are new. It would be helpful if he would give the committee an indication of whether he is willing to do that or not. The committee would of course expedite such a request. I am very...

Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed) - Priority Questions: Social and Affordable Housing (24 Nov 2020)

Eoin Ó Broin: 41. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he will work with Dublin City Council to secure European Investment Bank finance and a serviced sites fund allocation to ensure the delivery of social and affordable homes on the Oscar Traynor road site in Coolock, Dublin 17. [38723/20]