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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Housing and Rental Market: Discussion (21 Jun 2017)

Eoin Ó Broin: I did not say there was a statement that it had been set up. The Taoiseach and the Minister told us in January that it was to be set up. That was five months ago and we are now approaching the end of quarter 2. We are told in today's report that the working group had its first meeting last week and is now starting to gather the data. Given the urgency of this, five months on from when we...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Housing and Rental Market: Discussion (21 Jun 2017)

Eoin Ó Broin: That is the Department of Finance working group, in principle. It might involve some of the witness's staff.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Housing and Rental Market: Discussion (21 Jun 2017)

Eoin Ó Broin: Regarding the timeline for the report, when does the Department hope to have the report completed?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Housing and Rental Market: Discussion (21 Jun 2017)

Eoin Ó Broin: May I ask just one supplementary question? It is more for information than anything else. My understanding of planning enforcement is that a member of the public must make a legal complaint by filling out the complaint form before a local authority can inspect, so I-----

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Housing and Rental Market: Discussion (21 Jun 2017)

Eoin Ó Broin: I ask the Chairman to let me ask the question. Again, it is just so I have the information right. Are there any statutory powers that would allow a local authority to enter and inspect a property that it thought was not compliant? If so, could the witnesses let the committee know what those legal powers would be?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Housing and Rental Market: Discussion (21 Jun 2017)

Eoin Ó Broin: Has the Department asked Airbnb for the data we want? While there is no statutory requirement to give it the Department, the Department could be quite persuasive and tell Airbnb that it cannot have an MOU if it is not willing to provide data that are essential for understanding it. The Department should do it because Airbnb does not want reputational damage and it could say it will not...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Housing and Rental Market: Discussion (21 Jun 2017)

Eoin Ó Broin: I thank the witnesses for their presentations. I am not sure if they were following the earlier session when members expressed frustration about the lack of hard data, particularly in terms of how short-term letting is affecting Dublin city. What most of us were urging is the need for regulation of this sector to ensure that it does not have the type of negative impacts just outlined. ...

Building Standards, Regulations and Homeowner Protection: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] (22 Jun 2017)

Eoin Ó Broin: I move amendment No. 1:To insert the following after "orderly remediation of legacy defects in housing":" - conduct an urgent review of the use of combustible materials used in the construction and refurbishment of homes and to update, if necessary, fire safety regulations; and - conduct an urgent review of fire safety compliance and enforcement regulations and bring forward new regulations,...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Fire Safety (22 Jun 2017)

Eoin Ó Broin: 231. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government the steps he has taken since the tragic fire at Grenfell, London, to ensure that no social housing here is at risk of fire from the use of combustible materials used in construction or refurbishment. [29374/17]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Fire Safety (22 Jun 2017)

Eoin Ó Broin: 232. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government if he will conduct a review of the increased use of combustible materials in house construction and, if necessary, update fire safety regulations and building regulations. [29375/17]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Fire Safety (22 Jun 2017)

Eoin Ó Broin: 233. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government the level of combustible materials being used in all new social housing construction including standard build, refurbishment, rapid build and hubs; and if he is satisfied that the use of such materials does not in any way compromise fire safety in these units. [29376/17]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Action Plan for Housing and Homelessness: Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government (22 Jun 2017)

Eoin Ó Broin: I have several questions on homelessness and social housing. I raised the issue previously of the monthly report and the numbers of people that the Department is reporting as homeless. The figures that come from the Department go through the pathway accommodation and support system funded through the Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government. We know that currently...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Action Plan for Housing and Homelessness: Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government (22 Jun 2017)

Eoin Ó Broin: It is true.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Action Plan for Housing and Homelessness: Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government (22 Jun 2017)

Eoin Ó Broin: How many families will remain in some form of emergency accommodation by the end of July, for example?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Action Plan for Housing and Homelessness: Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government (22 Jun 2017)

Eoin Ó Broin: Of the 600 or so currently in the hotels, how many will get permanent homes and how many will remain in other forms of emergency accommodation?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Action Plan for Housing and Homelessness: Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government (22 Jun 2017)

Eoin Ó Broin: The Minister thinks all those families are going to stay in emergency accommodation.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Action Plan for Housing and Homelessness: Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government (22 Jun 2017)

Eoin Ó Broin: Of the 650-odd families currently in hotels, how many will be moved to permanent tenancies and how many will be in another form of emergency accommodation, hub or otherwise, by the end of the summer?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Action Plan for Housing and Homelessness: Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government (22 Jun 2017)

Eoin Ó Broin: This is quite an important point. Is it legal to have people in that property without a certificate of completion? This is the last BCAR certificate.

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Residency Permits (27 Jun 2017)

Eoin Ó Broin: 287. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of adults and children who have been granted a stamp 4 visa each month to date in 2017, in tabular form. [29917/17]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Waiting Lists (27 Jun 2017)

Eoin Ó Broin: 339. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) will receive an appointment for surgery. [29533/17]