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Written Answers — Department of Health: Disabilities Assessments (13 Dec 2022)

Eoin Ó Broin: 648. To ask the Minister for Health the total number of children waiting for assessments of need broken down by the disability network team; the average waiting time for such assessments in each DNT; the total number of children waiting for interventions post assessment including speech and language, occupational therapy, physiotherapy and other supports broken down by DNT; and the average...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Animal Welfare (13 Dec 2022)

Eoin Ó Broin: 676. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of cases that have been taken section 38A of the Animal Health and Welfare Act 2013 in relation to costs incurred in respect of seizing and keeping the animal during its detention; and the amount of costs paid. [62019/22]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Departmental Legal Cases (14 Dec 2022)

Eoin Ó Broin: 31. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the number of threats of legal action and or legal cases that have been brought against the State by energy investors between 1995 and 2021 including international arbitration; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [62525/22]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (14 Dec 2022)

Eoin Ó Broin: 254. To ask the Minister for Health the services that are currently available to those diagnosed with foetal valproate spectrum disorder; the way that families can access these services within their communities following a diagnosis; if any update on discussions between the HSE and his Department to improve access to services is available; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [62405/22]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medicinal Products (14 Dec 2022)

Eoin Ó Broin: 249. To ask the Minister for Health the reason that only consultant prescriptions for cariban for patients with hyperemesis gravidarium are reimbursable; and if this will be reviewed given that most pregnant persons present to their GP with symptoms in advance of appointments with their maternity consultants. [62395/22]

Water Environment (Abstractions and Associated Impoundments) Bill 2022: Committee and Remaining Stages (14 Dec 2022)

Eoin Ó Broin: I move amendment No. 1: In page 9, after line 37, to insert the following: “ “exceptional circumstances” has the same meaning as it has in section 177(2) of the Planning and Development Act 2000 (as amended);”. Before the Minister of State, Deputy Peter Burke, came into the Chamber, we had the conclusion of a debate on a very significant and complex piece...

Water Environment (Abstractions and Associated Impoundments) Bill 2022: Committee and Remaining Stages (14 Dec 2022)

Eoin Ó Broin: That would be helpful. It would also be very helpful if the officials could share with the Oireachtas committee a response as to how they dealt with considerable legal concerns the OPLA had. I know the Minister of State does not have the legal advice because it is confidential to the committee but I am sure we can provide him with either a summary of it or, with the agreement of the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Issues Relating to Quarries and Deleterious Materials: Discussion (6 Dec 2022)

Eoin Ó Broin: I thank the witnesses for both their presence and their presentations. It is important to remind us all about the impetus for us calling this hearing. The witnesses will all recall when we were undertaking our informal scrutiny of the enhanced defective blocks legislation, Aidan O’Connell from Engineers Ireland gave some pretty shocking testimony to the committee when he informed us...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Issues Relating to Quarries and Deleterious Materials: Discussion (6 Dec 2022)

Eoin Ó Broin: I hope Mr. Ó Coigligh does not mind me cutting across him because our time is limited, but does the Department know how many quarries are currently operating in the State? Does it know the number that are compliant for planning and licensing?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Issues Relating to Quarries and Deleterious Materials: Discussion (6 Dec 2022)

Eoin Ó Broin: If we do not know the number of quarries and when they are opening or closing, we do not know if they are compliant with planning or licensing. How does market surveillance operate other than in a completely reactive way like in Donegal where there is a national scandal and people are sent in after the fact to look at it? I want to go back to Mr. Aidan O'Connell's commentary about a quarry...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Issues Relating to Quarries and Deleterious Materials: Discussion (6 Dec 2022)

Eoin Ó Broin: I am sure that the officials would have a level of expertise so they would know.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Issues Relating to Quarries and Deleterious Materials: Discussion (6 Dec 2022)

Eoin Ó Broin: In the second round I will have questions for the other two groups of witnesses. I am trying to get a sense of this at departmental and ministerial levels. In 2017, we had the independent report on defective blocks and it does not seem to me that a wild lot has changed. In 2019, the national building control office, NBCO, was created but, as Mr. Butler has said, it is a relatively small...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Issues Relating to Quarries and Deleterious Materials: Discussion (6 Dec 2022)

Eoin Ó Broin: Does the Department know how many building control officers there are? I ask because the last time I asked a parliamentary question seeking the information I was told that the Department does not keep a track of such information.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Issues Relating to Quarries and Deleterious Materials: Discussion (6 Dec 2022)

Eoin Ó Broin: I accept that. Given the significance of the 2017 report, and the fact that we are talking about trauma and the financial cost that Mr. Ó Coigligh outlined, one would expect that the Department would have a particular interest in assessing whether local authorities are properly resourced and have the skilled staff to carry out the very important compliance work that has been outlined....

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Issues Relating to Quarries and Deleterious Materials: Discussion (6 Dec 2022)

Eoin Ó Broin: I accept that. Again, I have questions for the other organisations in the final round of questions. In terms of the Department's view and in light of the testimony albeit about a small number of cases that Mr. Aidan O'Connell gave this committee before, is it the view of the Department that we have a small problem, a significant problem or a widespread problem with non-compliance across...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Issues Relating to Quarries and Deleterious Materials: Discussion (6 Dec 2022)

Eoin Ó Broin: I will discuss that because that is a report.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Issues Relating to Quarries and Deleterious Materials: Discussion (6 Dec 2022)

Eoin Ó Broin: Does the Department have any visibility on the level of compliance or non-compliance across the State?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Issues Relating to Quarries and Deleterious Materials: Discussion (6 Dec 2022)

Eoin Ó Broin: Does the Department other than the Donegal report have any visibility? Can Ms Neary give this committee any comfort that in her view compliance outside of Donegal, which is where we had that one report, is high, modest or poor? We have heard the testimony of one engineer who has significant experience in this field and we do not want to overstate or understate his testimony. What...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Issues Relating to Quarries and Deleterious Materials: Discussion (6 Dec 2022)

Eoin Ó Broin: How do we know if we do not know how many quarries we have?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Issues Relating to Quarries and Deleterious Materials: Discussion (6 Dec 2022)

Eoin Ó Broin: Yes. In order to say the level of inspections is high we would need to know the total number of quarries and inspections. I have not heard anybody tell me that we know how many quarries versus inspections.