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Ceisteanna (Atógáil) - Questions (Resumed) - Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: House Prices (5 May 2021)

Eoin Ó Broin: As the Minister knows, the Society of Chartered Surveyors Ireland, SCSI, has produced two reports on the real cost of housing and apartment developments last year and this year. These have confirmed the growing gap between the all-in development costs of residential developments in the private sector and the sales price. Separate from specific measures targeting eligible affordable home...

Ceisteanna (Atógáil) - Questions (Resumed) - Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: House Prices (5 May 2021)

Eoin Ó Broin: This issue has a wider relevance than just first-time buyers. Last year, only 1,000 of the 5,000 or so real social homes that were delivered were directly delivered by local authorities and approved housing bodies, and more than half of them were turnkey properties. I do not object to turnkeys. They deliver social homes but the price paid is far higher if they are acquired when all-in...

Ceisteanna (Atógáil) - Questions (Resumed) - Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: House Prices (5 May 2021)

Eoin Ó Broin: The Minister is being wildly optimistic about the impact of the Land Development Agency on the price of private land in the private sector. We will have a row about the Land Development Agency when the Bill comes before the select committee in two weeks. The real problem here is that the Minister does not seem to understand the question. Due to high levels of speculative investment,...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Planning Issues (5 May 2021)

Eoin Ó Broin: 45. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if a commitment will be made not to extend the strategic housing development planning process and to allow for a return to a two stage planning process with the local authorities as the primary planning authority and An Bord Pleanála providing for an appropriate appeals mechanism. [22937/21]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Homelessness Strategy (5 May 2021)

Eoin Ó Broin: 93. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government his plans to reverse the sharp increase in single person homelessness evidenced in recent months. [22935/21]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Water Services (5 May 2021)

Eoin Ó Broin: 103. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government his plans to ensure that all 566 outstanding developer-provided water infrastructure projects in residential developments across the State are brought in charge; the estimated cost of funding these works to bring them up to taking in charge standard; and the timeframe within which his Department will provide this funding....

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Traveller Accommodation (5 May 2021)

Eoin Ó Broin: 106. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the status of the implementation of the recommendations of the expert group on Traveller accommodation and in particular its proposals regarding changes to the Part 8 planning and section 183 land transfer processes in local authorities. [22936/21]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Local Authority Housing (5 May 2021)

Eoin Ó Broin: 108. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government his views on the recent report by the European Committee of Social Rights published in April 2021 (details supplied); and the steps he plans to take to resolve the issues at the heart of the collective complaint. [22939/21]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Jobseeker's Allowance (5 May 2021)

Eoin Ó Broin: 414. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if she plans to extend the eligibility period for those currently in receipt of jobseeker’s benefit who remain on reduced hours in their employment but whose entitlement to jobseeker’s benefit has been exhausted. [22836/21]

Planning and Development (Amendment) (Repeal of Part V Leasing) Bill 2021: Second Stage [Private Members] (6 May 2021)

Eoin Ó Broin: I commend Deputy Cian O'Callaghan on introducing this valuable legislation today. I thank his Social Democrats colleagues for making way for the Bill in Private Members' time. The Minister of State, Deputy Peter Burke, urged us not to use emotive language. He said it was unhelpful. I will use some straight language. Long-term leasing of social housing in Part V developments is the...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Policy (6 May 2021)

Eoin Ó Broin: 60. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he is increasing the serviced sites funds allocation for a site (details supplied) to €100,000 per unit; and if his Department has had discussions with Dublin City Council, the European Investment Bank and the Housing Finance Agency to lengthen the maturity of the loans to ensure the entry level rents are below...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Land Development Agency (6 May 2021)

Eoin Ó Broin: 61. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if discussion is taking place or has taken place involving his Department on the acquisition of a site by the Land Development Agency (details supplied). [23322/21]

Residential Property Market: Motion [Private Members] (11 May 2021)

Eoin Ó Broin: It is very telling that the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage spent far more time misrepresenting Sinn Féin housing policy than he did addressing the issue at hand. What is remarkable about that is that when the Minister was in opposition, he was the arch-enemy of what he at that time called the cuckoo funds. He tabled legislation which he said would clip their wings...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: International Bodies (11 May 2021)

Eoin Ó Broin: 150. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the costs for subscriptions to international organisations and treaties; and the breakdown in terms of the cost of subscription per international organisation per year. [23854/21]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Dublin Bus (11 May 2021)

Eoin Ó Broin: 210. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the status of progress of the updated Dublin Bus drivers' pension scheme. [24580/21]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Departmental Schemes (11 May 2021)

Eoin Ó Broin: 225. To ask the Minister for Finance his views on whether it is appropriate for purchasers of homes availing of the help to buy scheme to be asked by the seller of the property if they are eligible for the scheme before the price of the property is revealed; his further views on whether such practices could be used to inflate house prices; and if an investigation will be carried out into this...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Departmental Legal Cases (11 May 2021)

Eoin Ó Broin: 255. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the specific judicial review cases that he was referring to in his closing address to Seanad Éireann on 22 March 2021 when he asserted they were simply used to stall projects given he told Seanad Éireann such cases were informing significant changes in relation to judicial review (details supplied); the basis on which he has...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Issues (11 May 2021)

Eoin Ó Broin: 350. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the number of orders issued under section 10 of the Housing (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1992 during each of the past five years by specific local authority, public authority and type of order issued, respectively. [24421/21]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Departmental Schemes (11 May 2021)

Eoin Ó Broin: 454. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will consider increasing the cap on the annual ancillary services grant for schools with over 500 pupils enrolled; and if consideration will be given to this grant being paid on a per pupil basis with no cap. [23870/21]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Land Development Agency Bill: Discussion (11 May 2021)

Eoin Ó Broin: I thank Councillors Sheahan and Hoade for their presentations and written submissions. It is very significant that both LAMA and the AILG have come out with some very strong and reasonable concerns about the legislation. I share many of those concerns and I will happily table all 14 of the amendments. I urge other Senators and Deputies to do likewise. If we had a cross-party approach to...