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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Interim Report on Mortality in Single Homeless Population 2020: Engagement with HSE (24 Jun 2021)

Eoin Ó Broin: It absolutely does. Given the importance of this report - and unfortunately far too many reports end up sitting on the shelf and gathering dust - it would be really important for us to have Dr. O'Carroll before us again in six months' time to give us an indication as to what, if any, of the recommendations have been lifted and whether there has been progress on any of these from his...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development Act 2000 (Section 254 – Overground Telecommunication Cables) Regulations 2021: Motion (14 Jul 2021)

Eoin Ó Broin: I confirm that I am in Leinster House. I thank the Minister of State for the presentation. I have some straightforward questions. First, will he outline to the committee the origin of the proposal and the rationale behind it? Was it lobbied for by any organisation, be that local authorities or industry? In the first instance, will he give us a little bit of background to it so we...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development Act 2000 (Section 254 – Overground Telecommunication Cables) Regulations 2021: Motion (14 Jul 2021)

Eoin Ó Broin: I thank the Minister of State for his response to the questions and for the briefing documentation. We are more than happy to support the motion when it comes to the Dáil and Seanad today and tomorrow.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: General Scheme of the Affordable Housing Bill 2020: Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage (9 Feb 2021)

Eoin Ó Broin: I thank Mr. Nicholson and Mr. Quinlan for the presentation and the work on the legislation. This is approximately two and a half years in gestation under two Governments, so I do not envy Mr. Quinlan and his team's difficulties in this regard. It is also important to point out that the serviced sites fund of €300 million was to deliver those 6,200 homes by the end of 2021. That was...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: General Scheme of the Affordable Housing Bill 2020: Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage (9 Feb 2021)

Eoin Ó Broin: I would like Mr. Nicholson to answer briefly my first question regarding how many homes he expects to be completed this year under the serviced sites fund, which is obviously separate to the issue of cost-rental equity loans. There has also been some confusion regarding what is known as the help-to-buy premium, which is part of the British scheme, and the impact of shared equity schemes on...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: General Scheme of the Affordable Housing Bill 2020: Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage (9 Feb 2021)

Eoin Ó Broin: Do we have a number?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: General Scheme of the Affordable Housing Bill 2020: Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage (9 Feb 2021)

Eoin Ó Broin: Will Mr. Nicholson confirm that Enniskerry Road will come from that fund as well and they should completed this year?

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Departmental Funding (27 Jul 2021)

Eoin Ó Broin: 57. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the current and capital funding allocation for 2021 for the Environmental Protection Agency. [39541/21]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Code (27 Jul 2021)

Eoin Ó Broin: 307. To ask the Minister for Finance further to Parliamentary Question No. 195 of 25 May 2021 and with respect to the review of mobility supports for persons with disabilities and the criteria for qualification for the disabled drivers and disabled passengers scheme, if there have been changes made to the Disabled Drivers and Disabled Passengers (Tax Concessions) Regulations 1994 in view of...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Covid-19 Pandemic Supports (27 Jul 2021)

Eoin Ó Broin: 516. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the number of applications to date to the music entertainment business assistance scheme; the number of applications approved; the number refused; the funding allocated to date; and the funding as yet unallocated. [39536/21]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Departmental Reports (27 Jul 2021)

Eoin Ó Broin: 594. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the reason for the long delay in the publication of the Review Into Certain Planning Matters in Respect of Donegal County Council by a person (details supplied); and the date for the publication of the report. [39137/21]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Policy (27 Jul 2021)

Eoin Ó Broin: 599. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if there is consideration of home extensions which significantly increase the value of the property in calculating the clawback in cases in which a person who purchased their home via the current incremental purchase scheme opts to sell the property before the 20 year clawback period. [39185/21]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Policy (27 Jul 2021)

Eoin Ó Broin: 600. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the date on which sections 6 and 19 of the Residential Tenancies (No 2) Act 2021 was commenced; and if this is the date from which rent reviews within rent pressure zone are linked to the harmonised indices of consumer prices. [39219/21]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Departmental Staff (27 Jul 2021)

Eoin Ó Broin: 612. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the estimated full year pay cost of employing four senior building surveyors, six executive building surveyors and four assistant building surveyors in tabular form. [39282/21]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Traveller Accommodation (27 Jul 2021)

Eoin Ó Broin: 627. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the Traveller accommodation spend for 2021 to date, by local authority in tabular form. [39519/21]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Local Authorities (27 Jul 2021)

Eoin Ó Broin: 628. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the amount of funding that has been allocated and spent to date for 2021 on the refurbishment of local authority flat complexes; the flat complexes and local authorities they are in; and the work which was undertaken or has commenced in each complex. [39520/21]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Provision (27 Jul 2021)

Eoin Ó Broin: 629. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the status of the Call for Housing; the number of properties that have been offered; and the number of properties that have been acquired. [39521/21]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Provision (27 Jul 2021)

Eoin Ó Broin: 630. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the number of homes brought into use to date in 2021 via the repair and lease scheme. [39522/21]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Provision (27 Jul 2021)

Eoin Ó Broin: 631. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the number of homes brought into use to date in 2021 via the buy and renew scheme. [39523/21]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Provision (27 Jul 2021)

Eoin Ó Broin: 632. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the number of homes acquired via the Housing Agency to date in 2021; and the average cost of each unit. [39524/21]