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Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Mother and Baby Homes Inquiries (24 Nov 2020)

Eoin Ó Broin: 613. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs when the redress scheme for the survivors of mother and baby homes will be put in place. [37834/20]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: General Scheme of the Marine Planning and Development Management Bill: Discussion (24 Nov 2020)

Eoin Ó Broin: I thank both Departments for their presentations. I will start with just a comment and then ask five specific questions. I might have some additional questions in the next round if we get to it. This is once-in-a-generation legislation. It seeks to put in place a comprehensive planning regime for foreshore and deepshore. It is the single longest piece of legislation I have ever dealt...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: General Scheme of the Marine Planning and Development Management Bill: Discussion (24 Nov 2020)

Eoin Ó Broin: What about liquefied natural gas, LNG, and deep-sea mining?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: General Scheme of the Marine Planning and Development Management Bill: Discussion (24 Nov 2020)

Eoin Ó Broin: On Dr. Crowe's report and the Attorney General's advice on the EIA and consent-----

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: General Scheme of the Marine Planning and Development Management Bill: Discussion (24 Nov 2020)

Eoin Ó Broin: Yes.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: General Scheme of the Marine Planning and Development Management Bill: Discussion (24 Nov 2020)

Eoin Ó Broin: I have a number of follow-up questions. With respect to Mr. Woolley's answer in regard to Article 8.1 of the directive that in response to consultation feedback there was less a focus in the revised draft on the spatial and temporal aspects of it, surely, Article 8.1 is legally binding and, therefore, whatever about people's views of the detail there is a requirement under the directive to...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: General Scheme of the Marine Planning and Development Management Bill: Discussion (24 Nov 2020)

Eoin Ó Broin: Was that a "Yes" or a "No" to the question?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: General Scheme of the Marine Planning and Development Management Bill: Discussion (24 Nov 2020)

Eoin Ó Broin: I understand that fully and am not confused about it at all. Is there Attorney General's advice to say that the absence of public consultation in the consent portion of the architecture and the absence of an EIA requirement is consistent with the Aarhus Convention and the EIA directive? It is a straightforward question.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: General Scheme of the Marine Planning and Development Management Bill: Discussion (24 Nov 2020)

Eoin Ó Broin: Okay, that is perfect.

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Appointments to State Boards (25 Nov 2020)

Eoin Ó Broin: 77. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the names and biographies of the two recent appointees to the board of the National Oversight and Audit Commission. [39078/20]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Personal Public Service Numbers (25 Nov 2020)

Eoin Ó Broin: 148. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the status of a PPS number application by a person (details supplied) in Dublin city. [39172/20]

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Direct Provision System (25 Nov 2020)

Eoin Ó Broin: 150. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the date on which each direct provision centre or emergency centre contract expires. [39128/20]

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Direct Provision System (25 Nov 2020)

Eoin Ó Broin: 151. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs his plans to increase the provision of direct provision accommodation in the Dublin 22 area and specifically with respect to an address (details supplied). [39144/20]

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (26 Nov 2020)

Eoin Ó Broin: Yesterday, we learned of two more tragic deaths in our capital city. In the early morning, a man in his 40s living in a tent in the shadow of Leinster House was found dead. He had been living there for some time. Later in the afternoon, another man died in accommodation run by a well-known charity. We do not know the full circumstances of these tragic deaths but it is clear that both men...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (26 Nov 2020)

Eoin Ó Broin: I thank the Tánaiste for his response. We all remember that Mr. Jonathan Corrie died on 1 December 2014 while sleeping rough in a doorway opposite Dáil Éireann. The tragic death of the 43-year-old father of two caused widespread public concern and anger. His daughter, Natasha, told RTÉ in an interview that, in her view, those in power failed her father. She said: "He...

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (26 Nov 2020)

Eoin Ó Broin: Three weeks have now passed since the Tánaiste stood in this Chamber and told the House that he would be happy to provide any and all records relating to his passing of the IMO contracts to his friend and member of a rival organisation, the National Association of General Practitioners. In the same week, the Taoiseach told my party leader that his Department had an open door and that he...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Local Authority Housing (26 Nov 2020)

Eoin Ó Broin: 242. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the average turnaround for refurbishing vacant houses owned by local authorities in counties Cavan, Monaghan, Meath, Louth, Longford and Westmeath on an annual basis since January 2018 to October 2020; the annual budget available from January 2018 to October 2020 made available to these counties for restoring council-owned...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Departmental Schemes (26 Nov 2020)

Eoin Ó Broin: 243. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the amount requested from counties Cavan, Monaghan, Meath, Louth, Longford and Westmeath from the repair and lease scheme and buy and renew scheme since January 2018 to date in 2020; and the number of private properties that have been bought by local authorities to rehouse persons in these counties through the repair and...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Traveller Accommodation (26 Nov 2020)

Eoin Ó Broin: 244. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the annual budget allocated to counties Cavan, Monaghan, Meath, Louth, Longford and Westmeath in each of the years 2018 to 2020 to provide for Traveller housing accommodation; the percentage of that funding spent annually in each of these counties on the provision of accommodation for members of the Traveller community; and...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Planning Issues (26 Nov 2020)

Eoin Ó Broin: 250. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government when he plans to publish the report of his Department into alleged planning irregularities in County Donegal; and the action he plans to take on foot of its findings. [39452/20]