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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Regulation of Providers of Building Works and Miscellaneous Provisions Act 2022 (Appointment of Registration Body) Order 2022: Minister of State at the Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage (8 Dec 2022)

Eoin Ó Broin: I am sure that the Minister of State will be relieved to know that I will not rerun either the Second Stage debate or the considerable committee deliberations that we had. I want to briefly put on record my strong opposition to the appointment of the Construction Industry Federation as the registered body. To be clear, I fully support the need for the register. As the register is a good...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Regulation of Providers of Building Works and Miscellaneous Provisions Act 2022 (Appointment of Registration Body) Order 2022: Minister of State at the Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage (8 Dec 2022)

Eoin Ó Broin: Procedurally, do we get an opportunity to not agree to that or is that just a procedure?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Regulation of Providers of Building Works and Miscellaneous Provisions Act 2022 (Appointment of Registration Body) Order 2022: Minister of State at the Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage (8 Dec 2022)

Eoin Ó Broin: I just wanted to check that.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Implementing Housing for All: Discussion (Resumed) (13 Dec 2022)

Eoin Ó Broin: I thank the witnesses for their presentations. It is good to have them back before the committee. Like Senator Fitzpatrick, I acknowledge the very significant volume of work they and all their teams do in providing much-needed social and affordable homes to their tenants. On Mr. Hannigan's point on professionalisation, it is a very good thing but it is also important that, as their...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Implementing Housing for All: Discussion (Resumed) (13 Dec 2022)

Eoin Ó Broin: Has Mr. Dunne any visibility on when that might be completed and published? We do not.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Implementing Housing for All: Discussion (Resumed) (13 Dec 2022)

Eoin Ó Broin: The Minister, Deputy O'Brien, said it was the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform, so that means it could be there for quite a long time.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Implementing Housing for All: Discussion (Resumed) (13 Dec 2022)

Eoin Ó Broin: If that is where we are going to end up, surely it is better to get it done and deal with the consequences?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Implementing Housing for All: Discussion (Resumed) (13 Dec 2022)

Eoin Ó Broin: It would be good if, after the meeting, the four organisations were in a position to share commencement targets and commencements with the committee. That way we will all get to have them rather than-----

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Implementing Housing for All: Discussion (Resumed) (13 Dec 2022)

Eoin Ó Broin: It is very interesting.

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (18 Jan 2023)

Eoin Ó Broin: It does. We are fully compliant with the rules.

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Schemes (19 Jan 2023)

Eoin Ó Broin: 231. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if the European Commission has confirmed that the Croí Cónaithe cities scheme is in line with EU state aid rules; and, if not, if he will provide an update on his Department's engagement with the Commission. [2539/23]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Schemes (19 Jan 2023)

Eoin Ó Broin: 232. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the number of applications revised, the number of applications approved and the number of contracts signed under the Croí Cónaithe cities scheme; and the number of units in each application and in each category, broken down by local authority area. [2540/23]

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Taoiseach's Meetings and Engagements (18 Jan 2023)

Eoin Ó Broin: 8. To ask the Taoiseach if he will provide a list of all persons and groups invited to the 11 January housing summit; if he will list all of those who attended; and if he will publish the minutes or any record of the meeting, in particular the outcome of the workshops and open discussion session. [1871/23]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Departmental Correspondence (18 Jan 2023)

Eoin Ó Broin: 126. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the number of letters received from energy investors between 1995 and 2021, including international arbitration that threatened the State with legal action; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1773/23]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: National Car Test (18 Jan 2023)

Eoin Ó Broin: 258. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if issues relating to NCT tests have been brought to his attention; if his attention has been further drawn to the fact that there are delays of up to seven months for a test in some areas; his views on same; and the action that his Department intends to take to resolve the matter. [1657/23]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Primary Medical Certificates (18 Jan 2023)

Eoin Ó Broin: 356. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will provide an update on the recruitment of a new Primary Medical Certificate Appeals Board; the timeframe in which the review of the primary medical certificate scheme will be concluded; and when the scheme will reopen for applications. [1713/23]

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Tourism Industry (18 Jan 2023)

Eoin Ó Broin: 442. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if she will provide an update on the new enforcement regime for short-term letting. [1073/23]