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Electoral Reform Bill 2022: Report and Final Stages (15 Jun 2022)

Eoin Ó Broin: I must say that these amendments are deeply disappointing. This is legislation of great importance, as we made clear on Second and Committee Stages. There was a very collegial nature in the committee's dealing with this Bill, with strong cross-party consensus to ensure the legislation on the modernisation of our electoral system and our electoral register, and the creation of an electoral...

Electoral Reform Bill 2022: Report and Final Stages (15 Jun 2022)

Eoin Ó Broin: The Ceann Comhairle is absolutely right; it is not for Ministers to interpret the law. It is reasonable, however, for the Opposition to ask Government to explain why it is changing certain laws, to clarify the changes it is making, the origins of those changes, who asked for them, when they asked for them, for what purposes and what the consequences would be. That is what Deputy Carthy was...

Electoral Reform Bill 2022: Report and Final Stages (15 Jun 2022)

Eoin Ó Broin: I will choose my words very carefully and the Deputy will have an opportunity to respond.

Electoral Reform Bill 2022: Report and Final Stages (15 Jun 2022)

Eoin Ó Broin: There is-----

Electoral Reform Bill 2022: Report and Final Stages (15 Jun 2022)

Eoin Ó Broin: It is a political charge-----

Electoral Reform Bill 2022: Report and Final Stages (15 Jun 2022)

Eoin Ó Broin: If I can finish, I will take the advice of the Ceann Comhairle. I can say without question that every cent that was spent on my last election campaign was fully in accordance with the law, and every cent I have spent in my constituency organisation on ensuring I will get elected in the next general election was spent in a manner fully in accordance with the law. If individual members of...

Electoral Reform Bill 2022: Report and Final Stages (15 Jun 2022)

Eoin Ó Broin: Let me be very clear-----

Electoral Reform Bill 2022: Report and Final Stages (15 Jun 2022)

Eoin Ó Broin: Let me be very clear. I have no knowledge of Deputy McAuliffe's constituency financing. I am not making any inference about what he has or has not done or what moneys he has or has not benefited from; what I am saying is that if it is the case that €500,000 that Fianna Fáil raised last year under the April–May lottery licence was raised outside the lotteries Act, and...

Electoral Reform Bill 2022: Report and Final Stages (15 Jun 2022)

Eoin Ó Broin: -----nor the Minister of State has answered any of the fundamental questions we are asking. That is very regrettable because, if they had, the issues might have been put to bed and we could have moved on. Instead, we are having a row about an issue that should not even have come to the floor of the Dáil today. We should have been dealing with the substance of the Bill and the...

Electoral Reform Bill 2022: Report and Final Stages (15 Jun 2022)

Eoin Ó Broin: That is not true. No allegation was made.

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (16 Jun 2022)

Eoin Ó Broin: Anything to avoid the question. Your housing crisis, your health crisis, your childcare crisis.

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (16 Jun 2022)

Eoin Ó Broin: Anything to avoid the question, a Cheann Comhairle. I am being provoked again.

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (16 Jun 2022)

Eoin Ó Broin: Like they see the housing disaster.

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (16 Jun 2022)

Eoin Ó Broin: Shameful. Scraping the barrel, Tánaiste. Shame on you.

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Rail Network (14 Jun 2022)

Eoin Ó Broin: 313. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will report on the refurbishment works recently carried out at Kishogue train station County Dublin; if his Department intend to make funding available for the refurbishment of the station; and when the station will be open and functioning. [30437/22]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Schemes (14 Jun 2022)

Eoin Ó Broin: 470. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the average unit cost for social homes delivered through turnkey developments in the past 12 months. [28972/22]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Schemes (14 Jun 2022)

Eoin Ó Broin: 471. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the average unit cost for social homes delivered through the acquisitions programme in the past 12 months. [28973/22]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Schemes (14 Jun 2022)

Eoin Ó Broin: 472. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the average unit cost for affordable homes delivered through the Cost Rental Equity Loan programme in the past 12 months. [28974/22]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Schemes (14 Jun 2022)

Eoin Ó Broin: 473. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the average unit cost for affordable homes delivered through the Affordable Housing Fund in the past 12 months. [28975/22]