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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: General Scheme of the Land Value Sharing and Urban Development Zones Bill 2022: Discussion (4 May 2023)

Eoin Ó Broin: Unfortunately, sometimes for a good reason and sometimes for reasons that some of us question on the floor of the Dáil Chamber, stuff often comes in as miscellaneous amendments. They are often presented as very technical and they are very significant and profound – good, bad or indifferent. I ask, at a minimum, whether our committee, as part of the pre-legislative scrutiny of...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: General Scheme of the Land Value Sharing and Urban Development Zones Bill 2022: Discussion (4 May 2023)

Eoin Ó Broin: It is the technical that often have the most significance. That is not to say they are good, bad or indifferent.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: General Scheme of the Land Value Sharing and Urban Development Zones Bill 2022: Discussion (4 May 2023)

Eoin Ó Broin: Perfect.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: General Scheme of the Land Value Sharing and Urban Development Zones Bill 2022: Discussion (4 May 2023)

Eoin Ó Broin: A short note to add an additional explanation for those two section 50 amendments would be very helpful.

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Driver Test (3 May 2023)

Eoin Ó Broin: 87. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he is aware that waiting times for driving tests in Dublin currently range from approximately four to eight months; what action is being taken by his Department to ensure waiting times are reduced; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20375/23]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Driver Test (3 May 2023)

Eoin Ó Broin: 88. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if his Department has considered opening further driving test centres to address the demand and delays currently experienced; if an additional testing centre for the Dublin area has been considered; if so, the outcome of the consideration; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20376/23]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Reliefs (3 May 2023)

Eoin Ó Broin: 121. To ask the Minister for Finance if the 70% loan to value ratio required to avail of the help-to-buy scheme applies to the market value or discounted price of the property for a purchase of a local authority affordable home under the affordable housing fund; and, if the former, to explain the reason. [20712/23]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Legislative Measures (3 May 2023)

Eoin Ó Broin: 266. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if the proposed legislation for the regulation of the gambling industry contains provision for holding companies to account in the event that they make unsolicited contact with previous patrons who experienced problem gambling; if so, what that provision is; and, if not, if a route for resolution for these occurrences will be...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Legislative Measures (3 May 2023)

Eoin Ó Broin: 299. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality when the regulations on service charges and sinking funds under sections 18.17 and 19.9 of the Multi-Unit Development Act 2011, which, according to Housing for All, were supposed to be introduced by quarter 4 of 2022, will finally be introduced. [20637/23]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: International Protection (3 May 2023)

Eoin Ó Broin: 372. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he will provide an update on IPAS plans to use a location (details supplied) in Dublin 22 for the provision of temporary accommodation for people seeking international protection in the State; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20705/23]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Modern Construction Methods: Discussion (Resumed) (9 May 2023)

Eoin Ó Broin: I thank our guests for their presentations. Sometimes when we are discussing very technical matters, we can sound very dull. That is a mistake in this instance because I think the conversation we are having today, and the one we had in our most recent meeting, are an enormous opportunity. We need to reignite some of the excitement about it. Deputy McAuliffe is absolutely right that we...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Modern Construction Methods: Discussion (Resumed) (9 May 2023)

Eoin Ó Broin: Mr. Parlon has given Mr. Downey the hard question.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Modern Construction Methods: Discussion (Resumed) (9 May 2023)

Eoin Ó Broin: We have spoken about cross-laminated timber. There are Irish companies which have developed their own products that are fully timber with low-carbon based insulation. Lidan in County Roscommon, for example, has a very good product. It has been used by the Department of Education and some local authorities, as well as the private sector. It is just one of a number of companies. Their...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Modern Construction Methods: Discussion (Resumed) (9 May 2023)

Eoin Ó Broin: To pick up on that, it could be made even easier, rather than asking a company to deal with two State agencies. If we are creating multi-annual framework agreements for companies – for the building of public homes, for example – such agreements could include seed capital to allow the companies to get themselves up and running or expand instead of staged payments or payment at...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Modern Construction Methods: Discussion (Resumed) (9 May 2023)

Eoin Ó Broin: Let us say I am very serious about it.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Modern Construction Methods: Discussion (Resumed) (9 May 2023)

Eoin Ó Broin: I will make a closing comment related to fire safety and Grenfell. It is important to remember that Grenfell was not only about the cladding system but also the failure to maintain the building properly, particularly the systems to ensure the exit doors closed in time as people fled from the building. There was also an outdated stay-put policy for high-rise buildings which does not exist...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Modern Construction Methods: Discussion (Resumed) (9 May 2023)

Eoin Ó Broin: Not to put words in anyone's mouth, but that is the framework agreement that Mr. Downey mentioned.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Modern Construction Methods: Discussion (Resumed) (9 May 2023)

Eoin Ó Broin: There could be a combination, though. One of the reasons the State wants to have staged payments is because it wants to ensure that work gets done. If there was a multi-annual framework agreement with an element of upfront payment plus the built-in incentive to maintain the relationship with the client over the five years, would that not fix the problem?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Modern Construction Methods: Discussion (Resumed) (9 May 2023)

Eoin Ó Broin: Surely that is all sorted with our wonderful draft planning and development Bill.

Planning and Rural Housing: Motion [Private Members] (10 May 2023)

Eoin Ó Broin: I thank the Rural Independent Group for tabling this motion today and allowing us to have a very important debate. Sinn Féin has long argued on the floor of the Dáil and Seanad that the housing crisis is not just an urban phenomenon. It is not just in the cities or the larger towns. It affects every town, village and rural parish in the State. It is important to understand why...