Results 4,861-4,880 of 15,009 for speaker:Eoin Ó Broin

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Construction Industry Register Ireland (3 Feb 2021)

Eoin Ó Broin: 281. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government his views on the failure of successive Governments to place the construction industry register on a statutory footing; his further views on whether this failure affects the strength of the 2014 building control reforms; and if a commitment will be given to introducing the Bill at second stage in 2021. [5434/21]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Local Authority Functions (3 Feb 2021)

Eoin Ó Broin: 282. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the budget allocation to each local authority for their building control functions in each of the years 2013 to 2020 and to date in 2021; the number of staff employed in each local authority funded through this budget allocation; and the mechanisms in place within his Department to ensure that building control authorities...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Water Services (3 Feb 2021)

Eoin Ó Broin: 295. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the status of the move towards the creation of a single water utility; and if legislation will be forthcoming from his Department in 2021 on this matter. [5681/21]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Local Authority Housing (3 Feb 2021)

Eoin Ó Broin: 296. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government when the last national conditions survey of local authority social housing stock took place; the findings of the survey; the action taken since to address the findings of the survey; and when the next survey is due. [5684/21]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Local Authority Housing (3 Feb 2021)

Eoin Ó Broin: 297. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government his plans to facilitate greater tenant participation in community development, empowerment and estate management within local authority housing estates. [5686/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Departmental Expenditure (3 Feb 2021)

Eoin Ó Broin: 816. To ask the Minister for Health the amount spent by his Department in responding to the collective complaint brought to the European Court of Human Rights in Strasbourg regarding conditions in local authority properties; and the breakdown of those costs by type, including legal fees, communications, research and any other category that may be relevant. [5685/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health and Social Care Professionals (3 Feb 2021)

Eoin Ó Broin: 854. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 694 of 27 January 2021, the reason the South African dentistry qualification is not comparable to Irish and European dentistry under the respective qualification frameworks. [5853/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Fuel Poverty (3 Feb 2021)

Eoin Ó Broin: 907. To ask the Minister for Health if the impacts of energy poverty on health are monitored by his Department. [5992/21]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Planning Issues (4 Feb 2021)

Eoin Ó Broin: 82. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he plans to extend the strategic housing development planning process deadline beyond its current expiry date of February 2022; and the preparations he has put in place to restore or reform the planning process post-February 2022. [6303/21]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Social and Affordable Housing (4 Feb 2021)

Eoin Ó Broin: 83. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the number of social housing leases funded through his Department to investors availing of the international investment programme; and the annual cost of these leases for each year since such leases commenced. [6304/21]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Energy Efficiency (4 Feb 2021)

Eoin Ó Broin: 84. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the status of the implementation of the nZEB regulations for residential developments in social and private housing; and the engagement he has had with the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications to ensure full compliance with these important regulations. [6305/21]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Rent Supplement Scheme (4 Feb 2021)

Eoin Ó Broin: 133. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the number of rent supplement claimants on 31 December 2020, by local authority area; the average cost of a claim in each area; and the cost per week and in total for 2020. [6306/21]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Exploration Licences (10 Feb 2021)

Eoin Ó Broin: 80. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the number of applications for open area exploration licences and licensing options received by his Department over the past five years; and the decision by his Department regarding each application in tabular form. [6819/21]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Exploration Licences (10 Feb 2021)

Eoin Ó Broin: 81. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the number of offshore oil and gas exploration licences that are currently open by the date each application was received in tabular form. [6820/21]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Exploration Licences (10 Feb 2021)

Eoin Ó Broin: 82. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the number of applications for extension to offshore oil and gas licensing terms received in his Department by month that the application was received and the decision by his Department in tabular form. [6821/21]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Exploration Licences (10 Feb 2021)

Eoin Ó Broin: 83. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment his plans to make details regarding applications for oil and gas exploration public on his Department’s website; and if it will be updated monthly. [6822/21]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Issues (10 Feb 2021)

Eoin Ó Broin: 292. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he will commission the Housing Agency or another appropriate body to undertake a comparative study of housing and apartment construction and professional fee costs in the public and private sector to determine the reason for the recent significant increase in costs in a number of social housing tenders in Dublin City...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Homelessness Strategy (10 Feb 2021)

Eoin Ó Broin: 293. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government his views on the policy of Dublin City Council and the Dublin Regional Homeless Executive of removing tents being used by persons sleeping rough in Dublin City and when removing these tents to remove and destroy the person belongings of the persons sleeping rough; and if he will request Dublin City Council to discontinue...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Social and Affordable Housing (10 Feb 2021)

Eoin Ó Broin: 294. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government his views on the recent significant rise in tender prices for social housing developments in Dublin City Council; and if he will examine the use of multi-annual framework agreements and breaking up larger development sites into tenders for enabling works and sub-lots of social housing within the social housing developments...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Water Services (10 Feb 2021)

Eoin Ó Broin: 306. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the status of the creation of the single utility for water services and the drafting of a White Paper on the future of the utilities' SLA with local authorities including the Government's intentions on whether Irish Water will become a non-commercial semi-State company and whether the Government plans to hold a referendum on...