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Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Early Childhood Care and Education Programmes (10 Jul 2018)

Darragh O'Brien: 842. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs her views on whether it is fair that children born in January will not be able to avail of their entitlement to two years of ECCE from the age of two years and seven months and then commence primary school at four years and seven months in which this is in the best interests of the child having regard to their social and emotional...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: European Parliament Elections (10 Jul 2018)

Darragh O'Brien: 919. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government when a constituency report for European Parliament boundaries under section 5(1A) of the Electoral Act 1997 will be initiated; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30293/18]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Project Ireland 2040 Implementation (10 Jul 2018)

Darragh O'Brien: 920. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the anticipated launch date of the national regeneration and development agency; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30295/18]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Planning Investigations (10 Jul 2018)

Darragh O'Brien: 921. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government when he plans to publish the report into certain planning matters in County Donegal; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30300/18]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Provision (10 Jul 2018)

Darragh O'Brien: 922. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the number of units covered by the enhanced leasing scheme by county; the anticipated cost in 2018; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30302/18]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Departmental Staff Data (10 Jul 2018)

Darragh O'Brien: 923. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the number of staff engaged in the housing delivery office per annum since its establishment; the average length of service in the office; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30303/18]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Vacant Sites Levy (10 Jul 2018)

Darragh O'Brien: 924. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the number of vacant site levy designations that have been appealed to An Bord Pleanála to date; the status of the appeals; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30304/18]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Pyrite Remediation Programme (10 Jul 2018)

Darragh O'Brien: 939. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if a full review of the pyrite remediation scheme will be carried out with a view to including all homes with a category 1 rating in the scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30663/18]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Pyrite Remediation Programme (10 Jul 2018)

Darragh O'Brien: 940. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the definition of the exceptional circumstances clause when accessing appeals of refusals for applications to the pyrite remediation scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30664/18]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Departmental Bodies Expenditure (11 Jul 2018)

Darragh O'Brien: 573. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the capital expenditure ceiling for his Department in each of the housing, water, local government, planning and Met Éireann sections for 2018 to 2022. [32211/18]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Proposals for Second Runway at Dublin Airport and Noise Regulation Legislation: Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport (11 Jul 2018)

Darragh O'Brien: I will be very brief.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Proposals for Second Runway at Dublin Airport and Noise Regulation Legislation: Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport (11 Jul 2018)

Darragh O'Brien: Bhí mé ag féachaint ar an teilifís so chuala mé freagra an Aire. I will not detain the Minister because my party spokesperson, Deputy Robert Troy, and Deputy Kevin O'Keeffe have detailed some of the issues we have. As the Minister and his officials will know, for a long number of years I and my party have supported the development of the airport and the second...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Proposals for Second Runway at Dublin Airport and Noise Regulation Legislation: Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport (11 Jul 2018)

Darragh O'Brien: I do not know where the Chairman got that figure.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Proposals for Second Runway at Dublin Airport and Noise Regulation Legislation: Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport (11 Jul 2018)

Darragh O'Brien: I ask the Minister to check the figure. If one looks at ancillary businesses-----

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Proposals for Second Runway at Dublin Airport and Noise Regulation Legislation: Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport (11 Jul 2018)

Darragh O'Brien: I have no doubt the Minister's figure significantly understates it. Leaving that aside, while we may be able to accept that officials in Fingal County Council will adjudicate on the two planning conditions, it will be difficult for residents, including me, to accept it is an independent authority overseeing conditions imposed on it by the board which it did not impose itself. People will...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Proposals for Second Runway at Dublin Airport and Noise Regulation Legislation: Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport (11 Jul 2018)

Darragh O'Brien: I apologise if they were. I will read them in the Official Report.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Proposals for Second Runway at Dublin Airport and Noise Regulation Legislation: Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport (11 Jul 2018)

Darragh O'Brien: If it has, I apologise.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Proposals for Second Runway at Dublin Airport and Noise Regulation Legislation: Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport (11 Jul 2018)

Darragh O'Brien: It would have fit better with the Irish Aviation Authority rather than a local authority.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Proposals for Second Runway at Dublin Airport and Noise Regulation Legislation: Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport (11 Jul 2018)

Darragh O'Brien: It is.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Proposals for Second Runway at Dublin Airport and Noise Regulation Legislation: Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport (11 Jul 2018)

Darragh O'Brien: I was never populist in my constituency about this issue. I stood in elections when other people were out campaigning against a second parallel runway. I want to be clear that I was supportive of it and have remained supportive.