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Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Rental Sector (10 Dec 2020)

Aodhán Ó Ríordáin: 255. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the private rented accommodation inspections by local authorities in 2018, 2019 and 2020; the number of inspections in which further enforcement action was taken in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42671/20]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Rental Sector (10 Dec 2020)

Aodhán Ó Ríordáin: 256. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government his plans to bring forward legislation on the issue of overcrowding in private rented accommodation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42672/20]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Social and Affordable Housing (10 Dec 2020)

Aodhán Ó Ríordáin: 257. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the number of households categorised as living in overcrowded accommodation on the social housing list by local authority in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42673/20]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Social and Affordable Housing (10 Dec 2020)

Aodhán Ó Ríordáin: 261. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the number of persons currently on social housing waiting lists by local authority in tabular form. [42677/20]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Assistance Payment (10 Dec 2020)

Aodhán Ó Ríordáin: 258. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the breakdown of private rented accommodation HAP tenancies in 2018, 2019 and to date in 2020; the number of inspections in which further enforcement action was taken in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42674/20]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Rental Sector (10 Dec 2020)

Aodhán Ó Ríordáin: 259. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if the terms of reference will be provided for the cross-departmental working group on cost rental; the membership of the group; and the expected date for delivery of its findings. [42675/20]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Rental Sector (10 Dec 2020)

Aodhán Ó Ríordáin: 260. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the status of the affordable cost rental programme; the developments that are currently planned; the status of each; the projected cost; the number of units; the likely monthly cost; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42676/20]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Rental Sector (10 Dec 2020)

Aodhán Ó Ríordáin: 262. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the position regarding the progress which has been made on the national differential rent scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42678/20]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Assistance Payment (10 Dec 2020)

Aodhán Ó Ríordáin: 263. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the annual expenditure on HAP for each year that the payment has been in operation; and the amount spent to date in 2020 on HAP in tabular form. [42679/20]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Assistance Payment (10 Dec 2020)

Aodhán Ó Ríordáin: 264. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the number of households that have had HAP payments cease due to arrears in 2020; the average length of time the households were in arrears before payment was ceased; and the average rental arrears owed by households at the time HAP payments ceased. [42680/20]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Project Ireland 2040 (10 Dec 2020)

Aodhán Ó Ríordáin: 265. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the breakdown of desired minimum densities on sites in key towns identified in Project Ireland 2040. [42681/20]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Vacant Properties (10 Dec 2020)

Aodhán Ó Ríordáin: 266. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the number of vacant buildings in Dublin city and county; the number of property owners that are engaging with discussions in regard to bringing these buildings back into use; the number that are refusing to bring the property back into use; the number that are refusing to engage with his Department and its agencies; and if...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Rental Sector (10 Dec 2020)

Aodhán Ó Ríordáin: 267. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the number of private rent inspections that took place in each local authority area in 2018, 2019 and to date in 2020; if the same data as a percentage of overall private rental units will be provided; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42683/20]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Residential Tenancies Board (10 Dec 2020)

Aodhán Ó Ríordáin: 268. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the steps he is taking to facilitate increased compliance with the Residential Tenancies Board; the measures he plans to implement to increase Residential Tenancies Board investigations, inspections and enforcement; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42684/20]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Effects of Covid-19 on Further Education and Training: Discussion (10 Dec 2020)

Aodhán Ó Ríordáin: I thank the witnesses who are very welcome. I will start on the literacy issue because it has been a feature of the presentations the Minister, Deputy Harris, has made to committee. He has also made public comments on the need to tackle the issue of adult literacy. I would like to hear the perspectives of our witnesses on how effectively we can do that. As has been said, 17.9% of the...

Organisation of Working Time (Domestic Violence Leave) Bill 2020: Second Stage [Private Members] (8 Dec 2020)

Aodhán Ó Ríordáin: I will repeat what I have said. It is incredibly refreshing to be here this evening and witnessing what is being achieved by the Government and the Opposition together. What the Minister is doing with legislation around image-based sexual assault and the various different issues around that is refreshing. We hope it will be called "Coco's law". More of this is needed. It is worthy of us...

Organisation of Working Time (Domestic Violence Leave) Bill 2020: Second Stage [Private Members] (8 Dec 2020)

Aodhán Ó Ríordáin: I welcome the Minister to the House and I also welcome this legislation. In an era in which members of the public only ever see politics in an adversarial way, with its over and back, criticisms, bun-fighting, drama and theatre, I believe Deputies on both sides of this House should be proud of tonight's proceedings. We have a progressive piece of legislation from Sinn Féin in the names...

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Covid-19 Pandemic (8 Dec 2020)

Aodhán Ó Ríordáin: 80. To ask the Taoiseach the costs incurred by his Department in the commissioning and production including professional fees of advice from a company (details supplied) on Covid-19 restrictions published online on 27 October 2020; and if further expenditure was incurred on external services or consultants for advice on Covid-19 restrictions for the period since 17 October 2020. [41176/20]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Covid-19 Pandemic (8 Dec 2020)

Aodhán Ó Ríordáin: 400. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if her attention has been drawn to the fact that An Post has reintroduced the signing pen for persons collecting social welfare; the reason for the reintroduction of the pen following its suspension due to Covid-19 restrictions and in view of the ongoing threat posed by Covid-19; if she will consider working with other...

Select Committee on Education and Skills: Estimates for Public Services 2020
Vote 45 - Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science (Supplementary) (8 Dec 2020)

Aodhán Ó Ríordáin: I thank the Minister of State for being here. When the announcement was made that the Department of Education of Skills was to be split up and that the Department in which the Minister of State now serves was to be established, I was not convinced. I did not make any public comment at the time because I was interested to see how it would work out. I am, however, genuinely enthused as to...