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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: General Scheme of the Land Development Agency Bill 2019: Department of Housing, Planning and Local Government and Land Development Agency (2 Oct 2019)

Darragh O'Brien: There is no distinction; it is a standard provision.

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Public Spending Code (3 Oct 2019)

Darragh O'Brien: 77. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform when the revised public spending code will be issued; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40390/19]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Local Authority Housing (3 Oct 2019)

Darragh O'Brien: 364. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the additional resources allocated to local authorities with rent pressure zones for short-term letting regulation arising from the 1 July 2019 introduction of new rules in the sector; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40387/19]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Social and Affordable Housing Data (3 Oct 2019)

Darragh O'Brien: 365. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the number of units to be provided through the enhanced long-term social housing leasing scheme by county in 2019; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40388/19]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Home Loan Scheme (3 Oct 2019)

Darragh O'Brien: 366. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the number of approved applicants, refused applicants and applicants sent for further information, respectively, under the Rebuilding Ireland home loan scheme, by local authority; the funding and value of loans issued under the scheme by local authority to date, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter....

Financial Resolutions - Budget Statement 2020 (8 Oct 2019)

Darragh O'Brien: Hear, hear.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects Applications (8 Oct 2019)

Darragh O'Brien: 86. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if sanction will be granted to a school (details supplied) to proceed to tender for a three classroom extension, which has already been approved by his Department under the devolved grant process; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40693/19]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Energy Schemes Data (8 Oct 2019)

Darragh O'Brien: 383. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the status of an SEAI deep retrofit scheme application by persons (details supplied); when approval will issue for same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40825/19]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Energy Schemes Data (8 Oct 2019)

Darragh O'Brien: 384. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the status of the 302 applications to the SEAI deep retrofit scheme 2019 after it was reopened; when these applicants can expect approval for same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40826/19]

Financial Resolutions 2019 - Financial Resolution No. 9: General (Resumed) (9 Oct 2019)

Darragh O'Brien: I propose to share my time with Deputy McConalogue. We will take ten minutes each.

Financial Resolutions 2019 - Financial Resolution No. 9: General (Resumed) (9 Oct 2019)

Darragh O'Brien: In my response to the budget announced yesterday I will focus specifically on the housing brief which I hold. I listened with interest to the five or six-minute contribution made by the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government, Deputy Eoghan Murphy. I was struck by the famous phrase: "If you're explaining, you're losing." The reality is that we have the lowest homeownership...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Property (9 Oct 2019)

Darragh O'Brien: 62. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his plans for the Teagasc building in Kinsealy, County Dublin which houses a school (details supplied); if there is capacity for another school to be located in the building in the future; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41284/19]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Water Conservation (10 Oct 2019)

Darragh O'Brien: 272. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the status of measures he has taken to introduce a BER style water conservation rating for buildings in line with the recommendations by the Oireachtas Committee on the Funding of Domestic Water Services; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41551/19]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Water Conservation (10 Oct 2019)

Darragh O'Brien: 274. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the measures he has taken to fund promote water conservation systems in line with the recommendations by the Oireachtas Committee on the Future Funding of Domestic Water Services; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41553/19]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Environmental Protection Agency Funding (10 Oct 2019)

Darragh O'Brien: 273. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the measures he has taken to review the research budget of the EPA on water management and conservation in line with the recommendations by the Oireachtas Committee on the Funding of Domestic Water Services; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41552/19]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Agency Data (10 Oct 2019)

Darragh O'Brien: 275. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the details of the €70 million rolling Housing Agency fund by county; the number of units delivered per annum since its inception to date by county; the average cost for each unit; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41554/19]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Local Authority Housing (10 Oct 2019)

Darragh O'Brien: 276. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the new guidelines being issued in regard to local housing assessment needs in each local authority as outlined under the new national planning framework; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41555/19]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Planning Issues (10 Oct 2019)

Darragh O'Brien: 277. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the headquarters, number of staff, estimated full staff complement of the office of the planning regulator; when it will be fully operational; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41556/19]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Accommodation (15 Oct 2019)

Darragh O'Brien: 200. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the steps he is taking to resolve the shortage of primary school places in Kinsealy, Malahide and Portmarnock; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41871/19]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Accommodation (15 Oct 2019)

Darragh O'Brien: 201. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the measures he is taking to resolve the shortage of primary school places in Swords; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41872/19]