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Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (25 May 2021)

Eoin Ó Broin: It is revealing that the Minister did not at any stage say that it is wrong for taxpayers' money to be given to large developers who do not need it to build houses and apartments that will be sold to large institutional investors who will charge working families rip-off rents. That is either right or wrong. I would like to hear the Minister's response in respect of it. The Poolbeg...

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (25 May 2021)

Eoin Ó Broin: On Saturday, thousands of people joined demonstrations in Donegal and Mayo. They called on the Government to deliver a 100% redress scheme for those whose homes have been, and are being, destroyed by defective blocks containing mica and pyrite. This issue, as the Minister knows, also affects homeowners in County Clare. Under the existing scheme, some homeowners are having to pay the cost...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Search and Rescue Service Provision (25 May 2021)

Eoin Ó Broin: 136. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the status of the search and rescue helicopter service contract. [27908/21]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Departmental Schemes (25 May 2021)

Eoin Ó Broin: 195. To ask the Minister for Finance if there have been changes made to the Disabled Drivers and Disabled Passengers (Tax Concessions) Regulations 1994 in view of the Supreme Court decision of June 2020 (details supplied). [27902/21]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Customs and Excise (25 May 2021)

Eoin Ó Broin: 200. To ask the Minister for Finance if a person purchasing wine online from another EU member state must pay excise duty on the purchase; if so, the rate; and the documentation that is required by the purchaser. [28056/21]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Local Authorities (25 May 2021)

Eoin Ó Broin: 273. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the supports his Department is providing to Dublin City Council and South Dublin County Council in its master planning of the Ballymount industrial estate site between the Red Cow and Bluebell. [27731/21]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Departmental Data (25 May 2021)

Eoin Ó Broin: 274. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he will provide statistical information (details supplied) in tabular form. [27732/21]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Departmental Data (25 May 2021)

Eoin Ó Broin: 275. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if statistical information in relation to the allocation of funding will be provided (details supplied). [27734/21]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Departmental Data (25 May 2021)

Eoin Ó Broin: 276. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government further to Parliamentary Question No. 705 of 21 April 2021, the estimated cost of upgrading all developer provided water infrastructure in the 566 residential developments. [27735/21]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Defective Building Materials (25 May 2021)

Eoin Ó Broin: 284. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he will review the MICA and pyrite remediation schemes for counties Donegal and Mayo given the difficulty applicants to those schemes are experiencing. [27942/21]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Defective Building Materials (25 May 2021)

Eoin Ó Broin: 285. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he will review the issues in relation to local authorities acquiring construction materials from companies that previously provided materials with MICA. [27943/21]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Rental Sector (25 May 2021)

Eoin Ó Broin: 299. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the number of properties that have been acquired that were once listed on a website (details supplied) and other short-term letting websites since July 2020 as reported in an article. [28355/21]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Rental Sector (25 May 2021)

Eoin Ó Broin: 300. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the status of the work of the Departmental senior officials' group that was set up to examine further regulation for short-term letting platforms as reported in an article (details supplied). [28356/21]

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Military Aircraft (25 May 2021)

Eoin Ó Broin: 324. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence if a US military transport plane landed at Baldonnel Aerodrome on 18 May 2021 to refuel; if so, the locations the aircraft was travelling to and from; and if the plane was carrying weapons. [27786/21]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Prison Service (25 May 2021)

Eoin Ó Broin: 498. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the status of the outbreak of Covid-19 in Mountjoy Prison; the way the prison is being managed with respect to limiting the spread of infection; the way the outbreak is affecting prisoners access to facilities; and when prisoners will receive Covid-19 vaccinations. [27876/21]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: General Scheme of the Electoral Reform Bil 2020: Discussion (Resumed) (20 May 2021)

Eoin Ó Broin: Absolutely. As per the letter of invitation to the party, it was the secretary general or a nominee and the party has chosen me as its nominee so I am quite happy to fulfill that role. My understanding is that there is nothing in Standing Orders that prohibits such a decision.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: General Scheme of the Electoral Reform Bil 2020: Discussion (Resumed) (20 May 2021)

Eoin Ó Broin: I have no intention of asking myself questions. I will leave that to the other members. I am sure they have plenty of tricky questions for me. There is nothing in Standing Orders that prevents such a thing and in fact, this is not the first time it has happened. There have been periods before where members of committees have also been witnesses to committees so I do not think it is...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: General Scheme of the Electoral Reform Bil 2020: Discussion (Resumed) (20 May 2021)

Eoin Ó Broin: As members know, Sinn Féin strongly welcomes the introduction of the electoral reform Bill, particularly the proposition to establish an electoral reform commission. We are keen it has the maximum levels of powers, particularly adequate resourcing and funding. We also support the move towards a centralised register of electors and an updated and appropriate register given the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: General Scheme of the Electoral Reform Bil 2020: Discussion (Resumed) (20 May 2021)

Eoin Ó Broin: I do not understand the question.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: General Scheme of the Electoral Reform Bil 2020: Discussion (Resumed) (20 May 2021)

Eoin Ó Broin: I am a member of the party leadership and the party's national strategy group. I am very often a member of the party's national election directorate. I remind the Chairman that the invitation was to the secretary general or their nominee. It did not specify who that nominee should or could be. On that basis, the party chose me because it feels I am best placed to answer the potential...