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Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Renewable Heat Incentive (24 Oct 2017)

Mick Wallace: 309. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment his plans for the renewable heat incentive; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44829/17]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Bioenergy Strategy (24 Oct 2017)

Mick Wallace: 310. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if he has examined the sustainability of repeated biomass removals on soil; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44830/17]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Electricity Generation (24 Oct 2017)

Mick Wallace: 311. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the details of the phasing out of coal burning at Moneypoint; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44831/17]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Renewable Energy Generation (24 Oct 2017)

Mick Wallace: 312. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment his plans for the State to directly supply infrastructure for renewable energies, namely solar, wind and wave and tidal power; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44832/17]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Public Transport Data (24 Oct 2017)

Mick Wallace: 332. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the number of buses in the CIE fleet that run on fossil fuels; the number that run on electricity; the number of hybrid buses; the number of buses purchased in the past six years by power source; the number of buses that will be added to the fleet up to 2020 by power source; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44833/17]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Local Authority Housing Data (24 Oct 2017)

Mick Wallace: 404. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the number of capital funded local authority housing units approved in May 2015 and January 2016, by local authority, in tabular form; the number of these units that have been completed; the average cost per completed unit, by local authority; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44602/17]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Local Authority Housing Data (24 Oct 2017)

Mick Wallace: 405. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the number of capital funded housing association units approved in May 2015 and January 2016, by local authority, in tabular form; the number of these units that have been completed; the average cost per completed unit, by local authority; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44603/17]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Local Authority Housing Data (24 Oct 2017)

Mick Wallace: 406. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the number of capital funded local authority housing units approved from February 2016 to date in 2017, by local authority, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44604/17]

Topical Issues: Social and Affordable Housing Provision (19 Oct 2017)

Mick Wallace: Hold on a minute. It sold 3,800 sites in Cherrywood for €27,000 each to Hines, a vulture fund, which is now selling them for more than €100,000 each. Explain how this makes sense to the Irish people, NAMA selling 3,800 sites in Cherrywood for €27,000 each and now Hines is selling them for more than €100,000 each. Explain the logic of that to me, please.

Topical Issues: Social and Affordable Housing Provision (19 Oct 2017)

Mick Wallace: It is State land, please. It belongs to the State.

Topical Issues: Social and Affordable Housing Provision (19 Oct 2017)

Mick Wallace: I want a long-term project or a long-term vision.

Topical Issues: Social and Affordable Housing Provision (19 Oct 2017)

Mick Wallace: Fine Gael and the Labour Party did away with the social housing scheme.

Topical Issues: Social and Affordable Housing Provision (19 Oct 2017)

Mick Wallace: The Minister of State says that we are on the same wavelength but that is not true. Myself and Deputy Bernard J. Durkan, who is also in the Chamber, were on the Committee on Housing and Homelessness last summer. The Government has ignored most of its recommendations.

Topical Issues: Social and Affordable Housing Provision (19 Oct 2017)

Mick Wallace: I am sorry but the Government has. This week the Jesuit Centre for Faith and Justice - I am talking about people like Fr. Peter McVerry, Ms Margaret Burns, Dr. P.J. Drudy who know a lot about housing -----

Topical Issues: Social and Affordable Housing Provision (19 Oct 2017)

Mick Wallace: -----said that we need to reverse the policy pursued by successive Governments of relying to an ever increasing extent on rent supplementation of different kinds as a way of meeting long-term social housing need. We are discussing 10,000 units but the Government still does not want to go to a place where it will get the local authority to build-----

Topical Issues: Social and Affordable Housing Provision (19 Oct 2017)

Mick Wallace: Hold on, I did not interrupt. In Wexford this year, three local authority houses will be built. That is three, with a waiting list of 3,700. The Minister of State needs to give us a break. It is nonsense. The Government is still totally dependent on the private market to deliver. The Minister of State says that no one gets to build on State land without providing affordable housing....

Topical Issues: Social and Affordable Housing Provision (19 Oct 2017)

Mick Wallace: I welcome the Minister of State to the House. This is my seventh or eighth time addressing the House in the five weeks since we returned after the summer break and I have yet to see the so-called Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government, Deputy Eoghan Murphy.

Topical Issues: Social and Affordable Housing Provision (19 Oct 2017)

Mick Wallace: I wish no disrespect to the Minister of State who is present. I have had a few conversations with him about housing and he has earned my respect. This is a very problematic area. The problems are not easily fixed but sadly they have got worse in the six and a half years since I have been here. I do not agree with the Government's approach. My topic is the need to ring-fence all State...

Other Questions: Data Retention (19 Oct 2017)

Mick Wallace: I look forward to it too.

Other Questions: Data Retention (19 Oct 2017)

Mick Wallace: 13. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the steps he has taken since receiving Mr. Justice John L. Murray’s review of the law on retention of and access to communications data report; if he has engaged with other Departments with regard to the findings of this review; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44276/17]