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

Eoin Ó Broin: My other question is for Mr. Duggan. Mr. Davitt outlined a limited circumstance. Even in that limited circumstance, what would Mr. Duggan's concern be about affordability for the types of tenants who Threshold works with, with rents being constantly reset to the upper limit of the market rent if permissible?

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

Eoin Ó Broin: As always.

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

Eoin Ó Broin: Can I refer to inflation?

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

Eoin Ó Broin: Interestingly, when the then Government introduced the long-term leasing scheme in 2010 whereby a property owner handed over his or her property, he or she was not a landlord and he or she did not have the costs and the charges, there was an expectation on the part of the Government - I worked in Focus Ireland at the time - that there would be a big uptake for all of those reasons. The level...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Code (22 Sep 2022)

Eoin Ó Broin: 212. To ask the Minister for Finance if consideration will be given to reducing VAT on print newspapers particularly local and community newspapers given the reported decrease in sales; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46467/22]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Covid-19 Pandemic Supports (22 Sep 2022)

Eoin Ó Broin: 323. To ask the Minister for Health if employees in an organisation (details supplied) are eligible to receive the pandemic special recognition payment; and if so, when they will receive the payment. [46468/22]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Energy Policy (27 Sep 2022)

Eoin Ó Broin: 53. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the policy decisions that were made on the report by the Rental Sector Energy Efficiency Advisory Group’s recommendations. [46912/22]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: International Agreements (27 Sep 2022)

Eoin Ó Broin: 54. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if he will outline the process and timeline for ratifying the modernisation of the Energy Charter Treaty. [46913/22]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Data Centres (27 Sep 2022)

Eoin Ó Broin: 55. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment his views on reports that United States government institutions such as the Pentagon and the United States Department of Justice store data in Ireland as part of their redundancy strategy. [46914/22]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Semi-State Bodies (27 Sep 2022)

Eoin Ó Broin: 56. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment further to Parliamentary Question No. 90 of 24 May 2022, if commercial semi-State bodies are exempt from obligations under the Climate Amendment Act 2021, given that they are exempt from freedom of information under the Freedom of Information Act 2014; and if the Climate Action Framework for the commercial semi-State...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Taxi Regulations (27 Sep 2022)

Eoin Ó Broin: 78. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the reason that taxi and hackney vehicles are subject to maximum age limit rules; if his attention has been drawn to issues impacting taxi and hackney drivers following the instatement of maximum age limit rules (details supplied); and if his Department plans to assist given that the likely outcome is for some drivers to become...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Departmental Data (27 Sep 2022)

Eoin Ó Broin: 131. To ask the Minister for Finance the number of residential properties disposed of in each of the years 2016 to 2021 and to date in 2022 in circumstances in which those properties were acquired between 7 December 2011 and 31 December 2014, and as such, are not subject to capital gains tax under section 604A of the Taxes Consolidation Act 1997. [47100/22]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Provision (27 Sep 2022)

Eoin Ó Broin: 159. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the total amount of general Government capital expenditure on social and affordable housing by local authorities, approved housing bodies and the Land Development Agency, LDA, in each of the years 2016 to 2021 and to date in 2022, by funding via voted Government capital expenditure, approved housing body borrowing for...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: National Parks and Wildlife Service (27 Sep 2022)

Eoin Ó Broin: 171. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the number of prosecutions that have been taken by the National Parks and Wildlife Service against other State bodies; and if he will provide a breakdown of the number of successful prosecutions, in tabular form. [46911/22]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Schemes (27 Sep 2022)

Eoin Ó Broin: 185. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he has signed the Ministerial Order to enact the announced changes to the incremental tenant purchase scheme; and if not, when he intends to do so. [47199/22]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Data Protection (27 Sep 2022)

Eoin Ó Broin: 197. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade his views on reports that US government institutions such as the Pentagon and the US Department of Justice store data in Ireland as part of their redundancy strategy. [46915/22]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Covid-19 Pandemic Supports (27 Sep 2022)

Eoin Ó Broin: 304. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if Covid-19 is an occupational illness under the occupational injuries' benefits scheme; and if not, if her Department intends to add Covid-19 to the occupational injuries list as the case in many other European states. [46876/22]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Covid-19 Pandemic Supports (27 Sep 2022)

Eoin Ó Broin: 573. To ask the Minister for Health if a person (details supplied) will be receiving the pandemic special recognition payment; and if a timeframe for same will be provided. [47334/22]

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Defective Building Materials (28 Sep 2022)

Eoin Ó Broin: 1. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government his plans for a redress scheme for homeowners impacted by Celtic Tiger-era fire safety, water ingress and other structural defects. [47294/22]

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Defective Building Materials (28 Sep 2022)

Eoin Ó Broin: Yesterday, tens of thousands of homeowners and tenants who have been affected by Celtic tiger-era defects were desperately hoping that there would be a redress scheme announced in the budget. Instead, they heard by way of correspondence from the Minister that he is going to set up an interdepartmental agency group and advisory forum and that proposals for progressing some form of scheme will...