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Remediation of Dwellings Damaged By the Use of Defective Concrete Blocks Bill 2022: Committee Stage (6 Jul 2022)

Eoin Ó Broin: On a point of order-----

Remediation of Dwellings Damaged By the Use of Defective Concrete Blocks Bill 2022: Committee Stage (Resumed) and Remaining Stages (6 Jul 2022)

Eoin Ó Broin: I move amendment No. 9: In page 6, between lines 24 and 25, to insert the following: “ “foundations” means the lowest load-bearing part of a building, typically below ground level;”. The Minister finished off with respect to foundations. The problem is that the NSAI will not conclude that work until the first or second quarter of next year. That is...

Remediation of Dwellings Damaged By the Use of Defective Concrete Blocks Bill 2022: Committee Stage (Resumed) and Remaining Stages (6 Jul 2022)

Eoin Ó Broin: I move amendment No. 11: In page 7, between lines 25 and 26, to insert the following: “Reports 4. The Minister may within a year of the commencement of this Act, commission and publish reports on the following matters: (a) the enforcement of construction product surveillance in the construction industry and measures taken to strengthen such enforcement to ensure full compliance...

Remediation of Dwellings Damaged By the Use of Defective Concrete Blocks Bill 2022: Committee Stage (Resumed) and Remaining Stages (6 Jul 2022)

Eoin Ó Broin: I move amendment No. 19: In page 9, between lines 16 and 17, to insert the following: “(16) The Minister shall request the National Standards Authority of Ireland to complete the review of I.S. 465:2018, in a timely manner and as far as is possible to ensure that that review is completed in time for the opening of the Defective Concrete Block Scheme as provided for in this...

Remediation of Dwellings Damaged By the Use of Defective Concrete Blocks Bill 2022: Committee Stage (Resumed) and Remaining Stages (6 Jul 2022)

Eoin Ó Broin: The Minister made a claim that this scheme will provide 100% redress for homeowners. That is not true on the basis of the current framing of the scheme. That is the case because the costings underpinning the scheme, on the basis of the legislation in front of us, were made by the SCSI in January, and the terms of reference were made by the Minister and the Department, not the SCSI. Unless...

Remediation of Dwellings Damaged By the Use of Defective Concrete Blocks Bill 2022: Committee Stage (Resumed) and Remaining Stages (6 Jul 2022)

Eoin Ó Broin: Hear, hear.

Remediation of Dwellings Damaged By the Use of Defective Concrete Blocks Bill 2022: Committee Stage (Resumed) and Remaining Stages (6 Jul 2022)

Eoin Ó Broin: It would be nice if the Minister spoke to the amendment.

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Policy (6 Jul 2022)

Eoin Ó Broin: 74. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the other supports, if any, that are available to assist with rental payments in order for a family to avoid homelessness in the instance that the family is removed from the social housing waiting list as a result of the income threshold being met and that the family is in receipt of only a payment from the Department of...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Visa Applications (6 Jul 2022)

Eoin Ó Broin: 174. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the process by which a person (details supplied) can obtain a re-entry visa in order to be able to travel freely with their family. [36315/22]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Code (5 Jul 2022)

Eoin Ó Broin: 176. To ask the Minister for Finance the current rate of VAT on construction for Government-funded social and affordable housing schemes; and if there are any legal impediments to reducing or zero-rating VAT on such schemes. [35787/22]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Code (5 Jul 2022)

Eoin Ó Broin: 177. To ask the Minister for Finance the current rate of VAT on construction for refurbishment of vacant properties; and if there are any legal impediments to lowering this rate of VAT for refurbishment of vacant properties when such refurbishments meet other Government policy objectives, including those set out in the climate action plan's town centre first policy. [35788/22]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Maritime Jurisdiction (5 Jul 2022)

Eoin Ó Broin: 214. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the status of the establishment of the maritime area regulatory authority; and when he hopes it will be established. [35424/22]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Policy (5 Jul 2022)

Eoin Ó Broin: 219. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if local authorities have received any advice or guidance from his Department in recent years on the length of time a person should be living in a local authority area to meet the eligibility conditions for social housing support; the details of this advice; and the basis of the five-year rule in many allocation schemes....

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: State Pensions (5 Jul 2022)

Eoin Ó Broin: 397. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the plans, if any, that her Department has to ensure people in receipt of only a State pension as income are protected from the increasing cost of living. [35538/22]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Naturalisation Applications (5 Jul 2022)

Eoin Ó Broin: 497. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the current timeline in relation to the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service for the processing of applications in respect of minors; and the number of minor applications that are pending at this time. [35279/22]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Naturalisation Applications (5 Jul 2022)

Eoin Ó Broin: 498. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the action, if any, that has been taken by the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service to improve the application process; and if any action has been taken in recent months to address the delays in processing as a result of Covid-19. [35280/22]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Staff (5 Jul 2022)

Eoin Ó Broin: 805. To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been further drawn to staff shortages in the public health nursing service in Dublin West; if his attention has been drawn to persons receiving correspondence from the HSE advising that the PHN service cannot deliver child health services for developmental assessments at 3 months, 9-11 months, 21-24 months and 46-48 months; and the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Universal Design In Building: Discussion (21 Jun 2022)

Eoin Ó Broin: I thank everybody for the useful presentations. There is a terrible sense of déjà vufor most. The witnesses were with us many years ago to have exactly the same conversation. A number of people on our side of the discussion made the point that we were in the middle of a deep housing crisis and that the focus was on the need to increase supply. If we did not ensure that it was...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Universal Design In Building: Discussion (21 Jun 2022)

Eoin Ó Broin: How much extra floor area is in question? I know it is specific to the device and individual, but what is a ballpark figure?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Universal Design In Building: Discussion (21 Jun 2022)

Eoin Ó Broin: That is simply extra floor space.