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Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Traveller Accommodation (20 Sep 2022)

Eoin Ó Broin: 289. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government for an update on the mid-term review of the Traveller Accommodation Programmes. [45972/22]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Schemes (20 Sep 2022)

Eoin Ó Broin: 290. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the number of affordable homes delivered to date in 2022 via the Affordable Housing Fund, the Cost Rental Equity Loan and Project Tosaigh in tabular form. [45973/22]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Personal Public Service Numbers (20 Sep 2022)

Eoin Ó Broin: 388. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the procedure for individuals and families seeking international protection to secure PPS numbers; the number of such applications currently pending; and the average length of time that it takes to provide the PPS numbers, from the date of application. [45922/22]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Admissions (21 Sep 2022)

Eoin Ó Broin: 77. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if her attention has been drawn to a request by a school (details supplied) for a financial contribution to accompany an application for admission; and if this is correct given the Education (Admission to Schools) Act 2018. [46234/22]

Tailte Éireann Bill 2022: Second Stage (22 Sep 2022)

Eoin Ó Broin: I thank the Minister of State. This is probably the least controversial Bill he will bring before the House in his time in office. Given the unseemly row we had the last time he was bringing forward legislation, it is probably better for both of us this close to the weekend. However, the fact it is not a controversial Bill does not mean it is not hugely important. It does say something...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Departmental Schemes (22 Sep 2022)

Eoin Ó Broin: Across the State, tens of thousands of homeowners, private and social housing tenants, are living in defective buildings with defective blocks and pyrite in the foundations but also many with fire safety, water ingress and other structural defects. All those people are waiting very anxiously on next week's budget announcements to see what, if anything, the Government has in store for them....

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Departmental Schemes (22 Sep 2022)

Eoin Ó Broin: I thank the Minister of State for telling me what the report published two and a half months ago said. There were ten paragraphs in his speech. There was half a paragraph containing one sentence in response to the question I asked. I hope after next week's budget announcements homeowners will be somewhat the wiser as to the Government's intentions. One of the issues constantly raised...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Private Rental Sector: Discussion (20 Sep 2022)

Eoin Ó Broin: I thank all our guests for their presentations. It is important we hear from all sides in this debate given the serious issues in the sector. I acknowledge also the recent research of the IPOA and IPAV. It is a very important contribution. Whether or not one agrees with the individual proposals, it is valuable to have that dialogue. It is important we acknowledge that the private...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Private Rental Sector: Discussion (20 Sep 2022)

Eoin Ó Broin: My question for Threshold might also be picked up later.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Private Rental Sector: Discussion (20 Sep 2022)

Eoin Ó Broin: Maybe he is not quick enough.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Private Rental Sector: Discussion (20 Sep 2022)

Eoin Ó Broin: This is a valuable discussion. In that spirit I will make a couple of comments and then I have a couple of questions for Ms O'Reilly. We are talking about assets, investments and sale prices and that is all fine but it is important for us to remember that in every rental tenancy there is a tenant or tenants, or families. They invest huge amounts of their time, money and often their...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Private Rental Sector: Discussion (20 Sep 2022)

Eoin Ó Broin: It is important to emphasise the two single biggest policy criticisms we have heard from the landlords' representative organisations today. The differential treatment of landlords with respect to rent regulation and the differential treatment of landlords with respect to taxation are both policies of the good Senator's party that we have long opposed and will continue to oppose. I...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Private Rental Sector: Discussion (20 Sep 2022)

Eoin Ó Broin: Deputy Gould might come in on the third round.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Private Rental Sector: Discussion (20 Sep 2022)

Eoin Ó Broin: I want to give Ms O'Reilly the time because she has had less time than the others if that is okay.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Private Rental Sector: Discussion (20 Sep 2022)

Eoin Ó Broin: I will get back to Mr. Davitt; he need not worry.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Private Rental Sector: Discussion (20 Sep 2022)

Eoin Ó Broin: I thank everybody for their detailed responses. Like the last round, I have a few comments and then two specific questions. First, with the tenant in situscheme, I talk to many landlords who are selling. They are more than happy to sell to local authorities at the asking price for a standard sale. Their biggest complaints are that the process of purchase by local authorities is too slow...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Private Rental Sector: Discussion (20 Sep 2022)

Eoin Ó Broin: We will give them a little more because we are not due to finish until 6 p.m. I hear what Mr. Duggan is saying about a perverse incentive. I thank that on board. Let us imagine a world where all landlords did the right thing. Even in that scenario, knowing the cohort of tenants that Threshold deals with regularly, does Mr. Duggan think that tenants moving into tenancies at the upper limit...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Private Rental Sector: Discussion (20 Sep 2022)

Eoin Ó Broin: I think Mr. Duggan understood that. His concern was that-----

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Private Rental Sector: Discussion (20 Sep 2022)

Eoin Ó Broin: Let me make the point. That might create a perverse incentive for the small number of landlords who may want to avail of the higher rent opportunity. That is what Mr. Duggan was saying. It is a fair observation.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Private Rental Sector: Discussion (20 Sep 2022)

Eoin Ó Broin: Will Mr. Davitt address the question on the tax strategy group report?