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Declaration of a Housing Emergency: Motion [Private Members] (22 Nov 2022)

Eoin Ó Broin: Absolutely.

Declaration of a Housing Emergency: Motion [Private Members] (22 Nov 2022)

Eoin Ó Broin: I will do my best to constrain myself.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: General Scheme of the Planning and Development and Foreshore (Amendment Bill) 2022: Discussion (10 Nov 2022)

Eoin Ó Broin: It would be helpful if any questions that are not answered can be submitted to the Chair in order that we can get formal responses.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: General Scheme of the Planning and Development and Foreshore (Amendment Bill) 2022: Discussion (10 Nov 2022)

Eoin Ó Broin: I thank Ms Dubsky for that.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: General Scheme of the Planning and Development and Foreshore (Amendment Bill) 2022: Discussion (10 Nov 2022)

Eoin Ó Broin: Through the Chair, I imagine if Ms Uí Bhroin contacts them today, they will send it on today.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: General Scheme of the Planning and Development and Foreshore (Amendment Bill) 2022: Discussion (10 Nov 2022)

Eoin Ó Broin: Can I just make a small point, please? My apologies as I had to pop out to talk to a group of students from the constituency and I was encouraging them to become planners, engineers and architects. I am very serious because they were asking me questions about climate change, renewable energy, energy security and affordable housing. Our future is secure as far as the community college is...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: General Scheme of the Planning and Development and Foreshore (Amendment Bill) 2022: Discussion (10 Nov 2022)

Eoin Ó Broin: Is that not an argument then to say that the planning authority, with its full-time planning adjudicators, should have a board in the same way as the Land Development Agency has its full-time staff, and also has a board which deals with those oversight and governance issues?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: General Scheme of the Planning and Development and Foreshore (Amendment Bill) 2022: Discussion (10 Nov 2022)

Eoin Ó Broin: That is really helpful.

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Driver Test (15 Nov 2022)

Eoin Ó Broin: 170. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if his attention has been drawn to lengthy waiting times for driving tests at a test centre (details supplied); and the action that his Department is taking to shorten waiting times and increase testing capacity at this centre. [56111/22]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Traveller Accommodation (15 Nov 2022)

Eoin Ó Broin: 290. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the number of Part 8 stage one approval applications for Traveller-specific housing submitted to his Department by each local authority for each year since 2016, in tabular form. [56633/22]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects (15 Nov 2022)

Eoin Ó Broin: 326. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if her attention has been drawn to reports that a subcontractor (details supplied) employed by a main contractor on a school project has been having difficulties obtaining payment for work carried out; and when the subcontractor can expect the matter to be resolved. [56251/22]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects (15 Nov 2022)

Eoin Ó Broin: 330. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills further to Parliamentary Question No. 244 of 15 September 2022, when the next bundle of projects is due to progress; the timeframe for the conclusion of the tender process; and the projected commencement and completion dates for the project. [56276/22]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Physical Education (15 Nov 2022)

Eoin Ó Broin: 331. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the steps that will be taken to ensure that all children in attendance at a school (details supplied) will have access to the required number of PE days. [56277/22]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects (15 Nov 2022)

Eoin Ó Broin: 332. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will provide an update in respect of a capital project for a school (details supplied); if she will outline the remaining stages; and the projected timelines for the commencement and completion of the project. [56278/22]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (15 Nov 2022)

Eoin Ó Broin: 333. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will outline the general rules under which a special school is eligible to access administration support; and if there is any flexibility to these rules. [56279/22]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Educational Disadvantage (15 Nov 2022)

Eoin Ó Broin: 334. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the reason that special schools are excluded from the DEIS programme; and if this will be reviewed, given the disadvantage experienced by some students attending special schools. [56280/22]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Adoption Services (15 Nov 2022)

Eoin Ó Broin: 437. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth when a person (details supplied) will receive information regarding their birth having applied for same initially in January 2021 without response and having registered on the online tracing system and have been advised that it may be three months before they receive a response. [56530/22]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Emergency Accommodation (23 Nov 2022)

Eoin Ó Broin: 94. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the number of vacant buildings identified and recommended to the Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth for the provision of emergency accommodation for Ukrainian refugees and asylum seekers; the breakdown of the number of buildings per county; and the potential bed capacity in each local...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Electoral Process (23 Nov 2022)

Eoin Ó Broin: 95. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if, under the Electoral Reform Act 2022, it is the intention of Government and local authorities to remove persons from the electoral register in the absence of them registering under the new electoral registration system. [58387/22]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: International Protection (23 Nov 2022)

Eoin Ó Broin: 137. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number of non-residential buildings currently in use for the accommodation of Ukrainian refugees and international protection applicants; the breakdown of the number of buildings by local authority area; and the current number of persons residing in these buildings in each local authority area. [58388/22]