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Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Electricity Grid (16 May 2023)

Eoin Ó Broin: 174. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment whether he has conducted any analysis on the effect of increasing demand for gross and peak electricity on the cost of electricity. [22849/23]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Vacant Properties (16 May 2023)

Eoin Ó Broin: 276. To ask the Minister for Finance the anticipated revenue in 2023 from the vacant property tax if it were to be increased to 1%, 2%, 3%, 4% and 5% with a vacancy rate of 3.2% and 7.8%, in tabular form. [23258/23]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Departmental Contracts (16 May 2023)

Eoin Ó Broin: 288. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the proportion of contracts awarded under the Office of Government Framework for the Provision of Electricity Supply to Public Sector Bodies in Ireland that were 100% renewable. [22666/23]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Departmental Policies (16 May 2023)

Eoin Ó Broin: 341. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if her Department has a clear policy regarding devices for school work in secondary schools; if she is aware that some schools insist students have both a device and a physical textbook in their possession; if she agrees with this practice, given the significant cost to parents; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22966/23]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Textbooks (16 May 2023)

Eoin Ó Broin: 342. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if schools can request a monetary contribution per child from parents toward the cost of providing the free primary schoolbooks scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22967/23]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Local Area Plans (16 May 2023)

Eoin Ó Broin: 394. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he will provide a list of all stalled capital advance loan facility-funded social housing projects, indicating the local authority in which they are located and the number of homes involved in each location; the measures he intends to take to get these projects up and running; and if he will ensure that other projects are...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Building Regulations (16 May 2023)

Eoin Ó Broin: 396. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he will provide a list of all organisations and individuals that have made a submission to his Department’s review of Part B of the building regulations. [22479/23]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Medical Cards (16 May 2023)

Eoin Ó Broin: 561. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth when enhanced medical cards will be made available to survivors of mother-and-baby-home institutions. [22535/23]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medicinal Products (16 May 2023)

Eoin Ó Broin: 646. To ask the Minister for Health if he is aware there is a significant shortage of some medications at the current time; if he is aware that pharmacists are unable to indicate when the issue will be resolved; and the action, if any, his Department is taking to assist in resolving the matter in order to ensure the correct medication is available to those who require it. [22643/23]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Review of Part B (Fire Safety) of Building Regulations: Dublin Fire Brigade (23 May 2023)

Eoin Ó Broin: I thank the witnesses for their attendance. Like Senator Fitzpatrick, I thank them and the men and women of the Dublin fire service and fire services throughout the State. They do not just provide a vital front-line public service; they put themselves in harm's way to keep all of us, our families and our communities safe. It is important to acknowledge that. Sometimes, the most technical...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Review of Part B (Fire Safety) of Building Regulations: Dublin Fire Brigade (23 May 2023)

Eoin Ó Broin: Does Mr. Keeley, from his knowledge of where the review is going, think this is likely to be dealt with in the revised document, as published, or more likely to be dealt with subsequently through the review group?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Review of Part B (Fire Safety) of Building Regulations: Dublin Fire Brigade (23 May 2023)

Eoin Ó Broin: I thank Mr. Keeley.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Review of Part B (Fire Safety) of Building Regulations: Dublin Fire Brigade (23 May 2023)

Eoin Ó Broin: This is exceptionally interesting. To go back to the issue of the fire safety certificates and the complex buildings, it is positive that Mr. Keeley thinks the revised technical guidance document is moving in the right direction. From the brigade's own assessment, I think about 80% of the appeals by developers against the conditions that were proposed by the brigade were upheld by the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Review of Part B (Fire Safety) of Building Regulations: Dublin Fire Brigade (23 May 2023)

Eoin Ó Broin: Mr. Keeley indicated that Dublin Fire Brigade has been talking about the need for sprinkler systems in these more complex buildings for around seven years. Nobody today should be surprised to get a fire certificate from Dublin Fire Brigade requesting a sprinkler system for a complex building. Sprinkler systems increasingly are much more cost effective. The cost is coming down despite the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Review of Part B (Fire Safety) of Building Regulations: Dublin Fire Brigade (23 May 2023)

Eoin Ó Broin: For the second staircase, is Mr. Keeley talking about buildings between 10 m and 20 m, or above 20 m?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Review of Part B (Fire Safety) of Building Regulations: Dublin Fire Brigade (23 May 2023)

Eoin Ó Broin: Between 10 m and 30 m or 10 m and 20 m, is the ask for sprinkler systems?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Review of Part B (Fire Safety) of Building Regulations: Dublin Fire Brigade (23 May 2023)

Eoin Ó Broin: All of this works on the assumption that the staircases are internal to the building. Some of the new designs we see from architects in other jurisdictions, particularly low-rise mid-density or mid-rise high-density show a return to more external staircases or landings. I presume, from a fire safety point of view, there are advantages to external exits and stairwells being built into the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Review of Part B (Fire Safety) of Building Regulations: Dublin Fire Brigade (23 May 2023)

Eoin Ó Broin: Finally, I want to pick up on Deputy O'Callaghan's final question about combustible cladding and combustible insulation materials. Is it Dublin Fire Brigade's expectation that those areas, which do not currently have clarity in the existing technical guidance documents, are likely to be addressed in the revised document?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Review of Part B (Fire Safety) of Building Regulations: Dublin Fire Brigade (23 May 2023)

Eoin Ó Broin: I apologise for leaving early but I have to go to the Dáil.

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Traveller Accommodation (18 May 2023)

Eoin Ó Broin: 88. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government for an update on the implementation of the recommendations of the Expert Group on Traveller accommodation. [23331/23]