Results 15,221-15,240 of 15,725 for speaker:Eoin Ó Broin

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Departmental Contracts (24 Jun 2025)

Eoin Ó Broin: 241. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence whether his Department or the Defence Forces currently have any contracts with or purchase from a company (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34525/25]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Benefits (24 Jun 2025)

Eoin Ó Broin: 576. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the number of claims open for jobseekers benefit on 31 March 2025 before the jobseekers pay-related benefit scheme began; and if any consideration was given to retrospectively applying the new benefit to the cohort in receipt of the original payment.; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33983/25]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Visa Applications (24 Jun 2025)

Eoin Ó Broin: 606. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the current turnaround time for long stay employment visa applications for individuals with a general skills work permit submitted to an embassy (details supplied); the date range of applications currently being processed under this category; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33532/25]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Staff (26 Jun 2025)

Eoin Ó Broin: 243. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the reason a school (details supplied) has not received an increased allocation of SNAs following their exceptional review request; if the decision will be reviewed given the desperation for further support for children with special education needs within the school; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35149/25]

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Homeless Persons Supports (1 Jul 2025)

Eoin Ó Broin: 2. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government to provide an update on the review of section 10 funding for homelessness service providers; and the changes he intends to make to this funding stream, in light of the near financial collapse of an organisation (details supplied) in 2023. [36134/25]

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Housing Schemes (1 Jul 2025)

Eoin Ó Broin: 6. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government his views on the growing unaffordability of cost-rental schemes funded by his Department; the measures he intends to take to address this growing unaffordability; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36136/25]

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Housing Policy (1 Jul 2025)

Eoin Ó Broin: 11. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government to provide a date for when his revised housing plan will be completed and published. [35826/25]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Local Government and Heritage: Housing Delivery, Service and Supply: Discussion (1 Jul 2025)

Eoin Ó Broin: I thank Uisce Éireann and ESB Networks for their presentations. To start with Uisce Éireann and to follow on around the capital requirements to meet increased housing delivery, my understanding is that Uisce Éireann has been raising the need for that additional capital from as far back as January or February of last year in some forms. Can the representatives give us any...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Local Government and Heritage: Housing Delivery, Service and Supply: Discussion (1 Jul 2025)

Eoin Ó Broin: Given the fact that a lot of the projects we are talking about are multi-annual in nature, if Uisce Éireann gets maybe the initial increases for, say, 2026 and 2027 but does not have visibility as to what the capital envelope is in 2028 to 2029 to 2030, how much could that hamper it in terms of increasing the capacity for growth in the water and wastewater system? How crucial is the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Local Government and Heritage: Housing Delivery, Service and Supply: Discussion (1 Jul 2025)

Eoin Ó Broin: Realistically speaking, even if Uisce Éireann were to get a positive outcome from the national development plan review, given that it typically takes up to five years for new treatment capacity to be delivered, the actual increase, that growth potential, is still potentially five years off from when Uisce Éireann gets notification of the increased funding envelopes.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Local Government and Heritage: Housing Delivery, Service and Supply: Discussion (1 Jul 2025)

Eoin Ó Broin: My question is more specific. Uisce Éireann has rightly called for parallel planning and consenting processes.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Local Government and Heritage: Housing Delivery, Service and Supply: Discussion (1 Jul 2025)

Eoin Ó Broin: Is there any indication from engagement with the Government or officials that they are looking to facilitate that request?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Local Government and Heritage: Housing Delivery, Service and Supply: Discussion (1 Jul 2025)

Eoin Ó Broin: However, it will ultimately require a change of legislation to allow for those parallel consents and planning applications.

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Public Private Partnerships (1 Jul 2025)

Eoin Ó Broin: 63. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government for an update on his plans to get construction going on the six social housing sites that were part of the now collapsed public private partnership bundle 3. [35822/25]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Public Private Partnerships (1 Jul 2025)

Eoin Ó Broin: 470. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government to provide an update on social housing PPP bundles 4, 5, 6 & 7 in the context of the decision by the Minister to not proceed with bundle 3. [35715/25]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Rental Sector (1 Jul 2025)

Eoin Ó Broin: 66. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government his views on the increasing unaffordability of cost rental tenancies. [35825/25]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Defective Building Materials (1 Jul 2025)

Eoin Ó Broin: 72. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government for an update on his plans to bring forward amendments to the defective concrete blocks grant scheme. [35823/25]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Provision (1 Jul 2025)

Eoin Ó Broin: 81. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government for an update on the delivery of affordable homes in the Poolbeg West SDZ. [35824/25]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Visa Agreements (1 Jul 2025)

Eoin Ó Broin: 128. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade when his Department intends to evacuate from the occupied Palestinian territories persons who have been granted visas for Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35622/25]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Departmental Policies (1 Jul 2025)

Eoin Ó Broin: 385. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the plans for increased ASD class capacity at primary level for boys in the Clondalkin area for 2025-2026, and 2026-2027, given some ASD classes in the locality are situated in mixed-sex junior schools that progress to single-sex female senior schools and do not cater for boys in their ASD units; and if she will make a statement on the matter....