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Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Admissions (4 Jul 2023)

Eoin Ó Broin: 307. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if her Department has yet established the true extent of capacity issues in schools at secondary level in Clondalkin, Dublin 22; if so, the outcome; what action has been taken to address capacity issues for the coming school year 2023/2024; and when planning will commence to ensure increased capacity for the year 2024/2025. [32467/23]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Admissions (4 Jul 2023)

Eoin Ó Broin: 308. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if her Department has yet established the true extent of capacity issues in schools at secondary level in Newcastle, County Dublin; if so, the outcome; what action has been taken to address capacity issues for the coming school year 2023/2024; and when planning will commence to ensure increased capacity in the area for the year 2024/2025....

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Schemes (4 Jul 2023)

Eoin Ó Broin: 358. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the most up-to-date separate capital cost ceilings and averages for each local authority for the Social Housing Investment Programme, part V, turnkey and acquisitions in tabular form; and if these ceilings have been reviewed recently or are in the process of being reviewed. [32327/23]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: State Bodies (4 Jul 2023)

Eoin Ó Broin: 359. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he is concerned with the operating deficit at An Bord Pleanála; if he or his officials have had any discussions with the Bord on this deficit and if additional funding is being sought by the Bord to clear this deficit. [32328/23]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Building Energy Rating (4 Jul 2023)

Eoin Ó Broin: 361. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government to set out the cause of the ongoing delays with respect to the croí cónaithe refurbishment grants given that a number of mortgage lenders are refusing to allow borrowers to draw down their mortgages due what the mortgage lenders say is delays at his Department, and regarding the conclusion of the detail of the...

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (5 Jul 2023)

Eoin Ó Broin: Ms Tracy Dube is a Zimbabwean international living in the Clondalkin Towers direct provision centre. She works as a part-time healthcare assistant in a nursing home and is studying social care full-time in Technological University Dublin, TUD. She received her leave to remain in October 2021 and was approved for homeless housing assistance payment, HAP, in October of last year. Since then,...

Wildlife (Amendment) Bill 2016: From the Seanad (5 Jul 2023)

Eoin Ó Broin: Yes, it is for those of who us have not engaged in this process before. A first additional list of amendments was provided originally, followed by a first substitute list of amendments. Will the Ceann Comhairle clarify the relationship between the substitute list and the cream list?

Wildlife (Amendment) Bill 2016: From the Seanad (5 Jul 2023)

Eoin Ó Broin: They are not textually amending the cream list but are stand-alone, separate amendments to replace others.

Wildlife (Amendment) Bill 2016: From the Seanad (5 Jul 2023)

Eoin Ó Broin: I thank the Minister of State. My first set of questions are procedural, given that this Bill has been in gestation for such a long period of time, and given that many Members of the House are keen to have it concluded. It is also important for us to be very precise with regard to exactly what is being discussed, from which list is in front of us, and at which particular point in time. ...

Wildlife (Amendment) Bill 2016: From the Seanad (5 Jul 2023)

Eoin Ó Broin: Then I have two specific questions. Whenever I hear a Minister of State telling me he or she is remaining true to the spirit of the original amendment and that the alternative amendment is to clarify it and is technical in nature, there is just that little bit of me, that is, the sceptic, who wants some reassurance on the transference from the wording agreed by Senators, in their wisdom, to...

Wildlife (Amendment) Bill 2016: From the Seanad (5 Jul 2023)

Eoin Ó Broin: I have a specific question about paragraph d(i)(III), to be inserted by Seanad amendment No. 3c, which refers to "facilities and projects which can be of significant benefit to a community". It would be useful if the Minister of State would elaborate on exactly what kinds of projects are covered by that phrase. It could be quite broad. One of the concerns would be whether it could, for...

Wildlife (Amendment) Bill 2016: From the Seanad (5 Jul 2023)

Eoin Ó Broin: I will try to be generous in my response. The Minister of State cannot say he is respecting the intention of the Seanad amendment when he is removing a fundamental element of that amendment by attempting explicitly to exclude greenways and golf courses, for example, from the provisions. On that basis, I do not support amendment No. 3c.

Wildlife (Amendment) Bill 2016: From the Seanad (5 Jul 2023)

Eoin Ó Broin: If I understand this right, the Minister of State is removing the requirement of the Seanad amendment to have a definition of "household use". He is replacing it with a requirement to have a report that will be laid before the House. However, there is no action consequent on the completion on the report and its being laid before the House. What is the purpose then of the report? Is it...

Wildlife (Amendment) Bill 2016: From the Seanad (5 Jul 2023)

Eoin Ó Broin: I have a straightforward question. If I have it right, one of the differences between the Minister of State's amendment and Seanad amendment No. 14 is the removal of the following words, "restoration potential and re-wetting potential". I would like the Minister of State to explain why that wording has not been translated across to his own amendment.

Wildlife (Amendment) Bill 2016: From the Seanad (5 Jul 2023)

Eoin Ó Broin: That is not agreed.

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: EU Regulations (5 Jul 2023)

Eoin Ó Broin: 58. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the timeline for the public consultation to be undertaken under Regulation (EU) 2023/955 establishing a Social Climate Fund under Article 5 of this Regulation which obliges Member States to undertake a public consultation with local and regional authorities, representatives of economic and social partners, relevant...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Housing Provision (5 Jul 2023)

Eoin Ó Broin: 59. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment whether he has met with NAMA or sought a meeting with NAMA to discuss the issue of affordable housing delivery in the Poolbeg SDZ and the possible transfer of NAMA's 20% equity stake in Poolbeg to Dublin City Council to guarantee the delivery of the extra 15% affordable homes in the SDZ. [33142/23]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Provision (6 Jul 2023)

Eoin Ó Broin: 11. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government to provide an update on his Department’s efforts to deliver the additional 15% affordable housing in the Poolbeg SDZ including whether he or his cabinet colleagues has met with NAMA and discussed the transfer of NAMAs 20% equity stake in the SDZ lands to Dublin City Council to assist them in ensuring the delivery of...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Water Services (6 Jul 2023)

Eoin Ó Broin: 17. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government for an update on the completion of the single utility for water services and to outline what additional funding his Department intends to provide to cover the full costs of water service workers remaining in local authorities on their current full terms and conditions. [33134/23]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Traveller Accommodation (6 Jul 2023)

Eoin Ó Broin: 45. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government to set out in tabular form an update on the progress to date in the implementation of all 32 recommendations from the report of the Independent Group on Traveller Accommodation. [33132/23]