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Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Policy (6 Feb 2018)

Eoin Ó Broin: 618. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the status of the framework document on housing for older persons currently being developed by his Department; the number of officials working on this paper; the number of times this working group has met; the third party stakeholders consulted by the group as part of its work; and when the framework document will be...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Water Charges Administration (6 Feb 2018)

Eoin Ó Broin: 623. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the legal position for homeowners who wish to sell their homes and who have not paid the domestic water charge, in view of the abolition of domestic water charges in 2017. [5745/18]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Driver Licences (7 Feb 2018)

Eoin Ó Broin: 259. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if a situation regarding driving licences (details supplied) will be reviewed. [6278/18]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Traveller Accommodation (7 Feb 2018)

Eoin Ó Broin: 304. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the amount of funding allocated for, and drawn down by, all local authorities for Traveller accommodation in 2017, in tabular form. [6169/18]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Departmental Administrative Arrangements (7 Feb 2018)

Eoin Ó Broin: 310. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the details of the proposed merger and relocation of the State agencies (details supplied) to his Department. [6256/18]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: National Planning Framework (8 Feb 2018)

Eoin Ó Broin: 286. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the procedure to put the national planning framework on a statutory footing; if the final document will be presented to the Houses of the Oireachtas for a debate and vote; and if there will be an opportunity for the Houses of the Oireachtas to amend the document. [6572/18]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Reclassification of Approved Housing Bodies: Discussion (8 Feb 2018)

Eoin Ó Broin: I am genuinely concerned by the imminent decision of EUROSTAT. I understand that EUROSTAT could make a decision by early March and the committee needs to share that concern. People have different views of approved housing bodies. That is fine, but up to 6,000 units will be delivered under Rebuilding Ireland by the sector in the next three years. The redesignation, if it happens as we...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Reclassification of Approved Housing Bodies: Discussion (8 Feb 2018)

Eoin Ó Broin: Deputy Coppinger is raising important questions but I want to keep the focus on redesignation as we are pressed for time.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Reclassification of Approved Housing Bodies: Discussion (8 Feb 2018)

Eoin Ó Broin: I have allowed us to go way off topic so my reputation as a chair is in tatters. However, the issue of land is very important. I thank all the witnesses for their presentations and they are welcome to stay for the second session, if they so wish. We will suspend briefly.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Reclassification of Approved Housing Bodies: Discussion (8 Feb 2018)

Eoin Ó Broin: At the request of the broadcasting and recording services, members and visitors in the Public Gallery are requested to ensure that, for the duration of the meeting, their mobile phones are turned off completely or switched to aeroplane, safe or flight mode depending on their device. It is not sufficient to put phones on silent mode as that will maintain a level of interference with the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Reclassification of Approved Housing Bodies: Discussion (8 Feb 2018)

Eoin Ó Broin: I thank Mr. Morrin and call Mr. Smith.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Reclassification of Approved Housing Bodies: Discussion (8 Feb 2018)

Eoin Ó Broin: I thank Mr. Smith. I now call Mr. McCarthy. We are expecting great things from him today.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Reclassification of Approved Housing Bodies: Discussion (8 Feb 2018)

Eoin Ó Broin: If we were confused beforehand, that graph has us even more confused now-----

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Reclassification of Approved Housing Bodies: Discussion (8 Feb 2018)

Eoin Ó Broin: -----but I thank Mr. McCarthy for showing it to us anyway.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Reclassification of Approved Housing Bodies: Discussion (8 Feb 2018)

Eoin Ó Broin: Mr. Morrin said EUROSTAT has indicated to the CSO that it intends to support its recommendation. Has it done that in writing? He also said the CSO expects EUROSTAT to confirm that publicly in the coming weeks. Can he confirm that? The approved housing bodies mentioned some inconsistencies between the CSO's recommendation and, for example, the similar recommendations in regard to the UK,...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Reclassification of Approved Housing Bodies: Discussion (8 Feb 2018)

Eoin Ó Broin: As I understood it from the approved housing bodies, when the CSO recommendations refer to the contractual arrangements, one of the issues of concern is that the local authorities nominate potential tenants through the approved housing bodies. While those approved housing bodies can refuse any nomination, it would be replaced by another nomination. The approved housing bodies are saying...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Reclassification of Approved Housing Bodies: Discussion (8 Feb 2018)

Eoin Ó Broin: I understand that, but that was not my question. That is one of the points the CSO lists in its contractual arrangement concerns. I was referring to point E on the PowerPoint which states that risk exposure can be seen to exist as the Government is meeting its obligations to persons assessed as entitled. Will Ms Roche explain that part?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Reclassification of Approved Housing Bodies: Discussion (8 Feb 2018)

Eoin Ó Broin: That is clear. How does that relate to the use of the phrase "risk exposure of Government"? For clarity purposes, where is the risk in that?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Reclassification of Approved Housing Bodies: Discussion (8 Feb 2018)

Eoin Ó Broin: To clarify, that €250 million is not Government expenditure in the budget that was announced in October because it is not coming from tax revenues. It will come from a variety of borrowings, some from the Housing Finance Agency and some from private banking institutions. My understanding is that if there was no redesignation in March, the €250 million would not be included...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Reclassification of Approved Housing Bodies: Discussion (8 Feb 2018)

Eoin Ó Broin: Before we get to the reclassification, my understanding is that the expenditure by the approved housing bodies of the money they are going to borrow this year to build and buy units is not currently taken account of within the fiscal space. Am I correct?