Results 521-540 of 14,981 for speaker:Eoin Ó Broin

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Local Authority Funding (15 Nov 2016)

Eoin Ó Broin: 655. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the funding that will be made available to Galway County Council for the purpose of developing a recycling centre in Casla, Connemara, which has been planned by them in conjunction with Údarás na Gaeltachta; the steps that need to be taken to apply and draw down such funding; and the amount of the cost his...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Social and Affordable Housing Data (16 Nov 2016)

Eoin Ó Broin: 148. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government the number of tenancies in RAS, HAP and any long term leasing programme; the annual cost to the State arising from these schemes and the number of tenancies who have transferred directly into HAP from rent supplement since the scheme was introduced. [35404/16]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Rent Supplement Scheme Data (16 Nov 2016)

Eoin Ó Broin: 163. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the number of households in receipt of rent supplement; the total cost to the State per month arising from these payments; and the number of rent supplement claimants who have come off rent supplement and transferred directly into the housing assistance payment since that scheme was introduced. [35403/16]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Jobseeker's Allowance Data (16 Nov 2016)

Eoin Ó Broin: 162. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the total number of persons in receipt of a transitional jobseeker's allowance that had previously been in receipt of a one parent family payment. [35402/16]

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Housing Provision (17 Nov 2016)

Eoin Ó Broin: 2. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government his plans to direct local authorities to sell public land at low or below market rates as part of pillar 3 of his housing action plan; the public sites currently under consideration for such sale; the total hectarage of these sites; the number of houses that will be provided at these locations; the percentage of...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Housing Provision (17 Nov 2016)

Eoin Ó Broin: The housing action plan refers to the potential for providing low-cost lands to private developers for the provision of private units at affordable costs. Last week, following the launch of pillar 3, there was media speculation about the low-cost sale of lands to private developers. The Department's website features a speech given by the Minister when he announced the 19 potential...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Housing Provision (17 Nov 2016)

Eoin Ó Broin: As the Minister knows, we support the principle of mixed-tenure estates and want public landbanks used to the maximum public housing benefit possible. I urge that there be the greatest degree of flexibility possible from the Minister's Department in terms of the proposals chief executives bring forward. Different local authorities have different landbanks and sets of needs. In the case of...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Housing Provision (17 Nov 2016)

Eoin Ó Broin: I thank the Minister. I acknowledge and welcome the flexibility he has outlined. I urge him to consider other areas of flexibility. I refer to the affordable or cost-rental element of some mixed-tenure estates. There is a real value in considering local authorities being responsible for cost rental or affordable rental schemes, partly because it would increase the rent paid to local...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Commission on Domestic Public Water Services (17 Nov 2016)

Eoin Ó Broin: What was the funding allocation to the expert commission on the future of water charges before and after the budget? The Minister was not able to answer that question previously but perhaps he can give us one today. Is he in a position to provide an update on the formation of the commission, when he expects it to start meeting and when it will publish its report on the future of water charges?

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Commission on Domestic Public Water Services (17 Nov 2016)

Eoin Ó Broin: I spoke to Deputy Ó Snodaigh after the Business Committee meeting and he said the motion was not tabled, that it has been deferred until next week and, therefore, that will not come before the Oireachtas until the following week. That does not seem to tally with the Minister’s outline.

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Commission on Domestic Public Water Services (17 Nov 2016)

Eoin Ó Broin: When will the committee meet and how often? Will the Minister indicate when he wants it to report because many of us are eager to get on with the work once the expert commission’s report is produced? Is it the Minister’s desire that the committee should hold hearings? My view is that it should not to so and that we should just deal with the report and move to make...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Commission on Domestic Public Water Services (17 Nov 2016)

Eoin Ó Broin: I have two further points of clarification. Will it be a matter for the committee to decide who will be its Chair? Also, my understanding was that the Business Committee was meant to agree today on the motion to be proposed to the Dáil next week and that this did not happen. Can the Minister explain why that is the case and outline the reason for the delay?

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Commission on Domestic Public Water Services (17 Nov 2016)

Eoin Ó Broin: It is grouped with Questions Nos. 27 and 33.

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Housing Data (17 Nov 2016)

Eoin Ó Broin: We will go easy on the Minister.

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Housing Data (17 Nov 2016)

Eoin Ó Broin: As the Minister knows, Sinn Féin has supported the rapid-build projects where they have been undertaken so far and we are not looking to undermine this particular part of the strategy, but I share the concerns on a number of issues of both of the Deputies who have spoken on this side of the House. The use of language here is very important. The Minister talked about 350 additional...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Traveller Accommodation (17 Nov 2016)

Eoin Ó Broin: To mid-October there was about a 30% drawdown from the local authorities. I accept the point the Minister is making about them having a couple of months left but last year a number of local authorities did not draw down any of their allocation. For example, Clare County Council and Cork County Council have not drawn down any of their allocations this year. What is the Department doing to...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Local Authority Staff Recruitment (17 Nov 2016)

Eoin Ó Broin: I have two brief questions. The Minister has said a number of times that funding is not an issue and that if local authorities bring forward more ambitious programmes than the ones they are currently pursuing, he will consider them. South Dublin County Council has budgeted to construct 600 new-build units. If it approaches the Minister and states that it wants to build twice that number,...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Library Services (17 Nov 2016)

Eoin Ó Broin: 22. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government his plans to conduct a full and independent analysis of the staffless libraries pilot scheme on which the current roll-out scheme is based. [35444/16]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Library Services (17 Nov 2016)

Eoin Ó Broin: 79. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government if he will ensure that the continued roll-out of the staffless library scheme will not result in staffing hours being cut. [35445/16]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Emergency Accommodation Provision (17 Nov 2016)

Eoin Ó Broin: 68. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government the engagements he or his officials have had with housing officials in South Dublin County Council in recent months regarding the provision of additional emergency accommodation in that council’s administrative area. [35452/16]