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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Analysis of Private Rental Sector Discrepancies: Discussion (Resumed) (15 Oct 2024)

Eoin Ó Broin: Mr. Culhane would not be making a firm comment on the issue of whether they should or should not be, based on the data the RTB has collated.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Analysis of Private Rental Sector Discrepancies: Discussion (Resumed) (15 Oct 2024)

Eoin Ó Broin: That is a reasonable proposition. That is all the more reason for the commitment that the RTB is not going to exclude those. The only reason I am saying that is because, prior to Ms Steen taking office, I had a conversation with somebody else in the RTB who said that 25,000 is actually only 10% of total rental properties, so that is good. There was a working assumption that the 47,000...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Analysis of Private Rental Sector Discrepancies: Discussion (Resumed) (15 Oct 2024)

Eoin Ó Broin: Even if it was a percentage of those, they should not be left to one side. Ms Steen has already made it clear that the RTB is not going to do that, however, so I am satisfied with that.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Analysis of Private Rental Sector Discrepancies: Discussion (Resumed) (15 Oct 2024)

Eoin Ó Broin: Am I right in understanding that a decision has already been taken on the housing questions for 2027 and that the question on the private rental sector will be the same as the one in the previous census?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Analysis of Private Rental Sector Discrepancies: Discussion (Resumed) (15 Oct 2024)

Eoin Ó Broin: That is all eminently sensible. When did the subgroup that Mr. Halpin mentioned consider the matter?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Analysis of Private Rental Sector Discrepancies: Discussion (Resumed) (15 Oct 2024)

Eoin Ó Broin: No member of this committee should be interfering with the methodology for the census. The CSO staff are the professionals and we do not deal with the matter. However, the CSO’s exercise has thrown up some really important questions regarding our understanding of the private rental sector. If there were some way of doing what I suggest – it could be through administrative...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Analysis of Private Rental Sector Discrepancies: Discussion (Resumed) (15 Oct 2024)

Eoin Ó Broin: All two of us.

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Passport Services (15 Oct 2024)

Eoin Ó Broin: 101. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if alternative documentation will be accepted in place of documentation currently requested in relation to a passport application (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41288/24]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport (15 Oct 2024)

Eoin Ó Broin: 274. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills further to Parliamentary Question No. 183 of 24 September 2024, the reason why a person (details supplied) has still not been provided with school transport five weeks into the school year; when the family will be contacted with an update by the relevant departments; when transport will be provided in order for the person to attend school; and...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: National Educational Psychological Service (15 Oct 2024)

Eoin Ó Broin: 277. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the process through which parents can access an assessment for their child through the National Educational Psychological Service. [40970/24]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Land Development Agency (15 Oct 2024)

Eoin Ó Broin: 347. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if LDA capital expenditure and LDA commercial borrowing is on the Government balance sheet; and his views on any balance sheet implications of shifting the State's equity from ISIF to the LDA by way of Government approved capitalisation. [41641/24]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Local Authorities (15 Oct 2024)

Eoin Ó Broin: 357. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government to provide this Deputy with a copy of the most recent social housing unit cost ceilings as provided to local authorities. [41114/24]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Defective Building Materials (15 Oct 2024)

Eoin Ó Broin: 362. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the total annual expenditure on the defective concrete block grant scheme for each year the scheme has been in operation, in tabular form. [41241/24]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Budget 2025 (15 Oct 2024)

Eoin Ó Broin: 363. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government for a breakdown of the €245 million for the cost rental equity loan allocated in Budget 2025; if this is all capital funding; and if it includes the equity funding piece. [41261/24]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: International Protection (15 Oct 2024)

Eoin Ó Broin: 568. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the options available to a family (details supplied) in relation to access to supports and services; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41664/24]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Housing (Miscellaneous Provisions) (No.2) Bill 2024: Discussion (10 Oct 2024)

Eoin Ó Broin: I thank the witnesses for being here at short notice and for the opening statement. Part of the reason a number of committee members wanted to do this session is that, while we accepted there was a need for Part 2 to be introduced before the break for Christmas, some of us were surprised at the cost-rental elements coming in. It is not that we are against them in principle but some of these...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Housing (Miscellaneous Provisions) (No.2) Bill 2024: Discussion (10 Oct 2024)

Eoin Ó Broin: I get that. My question is, since most AHBs have not amended their constitution, does it make any material difference that they do not have that wording in their constitution? Obviously, when the folks in the Department drafted the legislation, they had a reason for putting that in.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Housing (Miscellaneous Provisions) (No.2) Bill 2024: Discussion (10 Oct 2024)

Eoin Ó Broin: The wording was too restrictive. It would have excluded non-housing-related activities and therefore not having it in means they can continue doing those non-housing activities.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Housing (Miscellaneous Provisions) (No.2) Bill 2024: Discussion (10 Oct 2024)

Eoin Ó Broin: I am asking for the benefit of clarity. What would non-housing activities include?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Housing (Miscellaneous Provisions) (No.2) Bill 2024: Discussion (10 Oct 2024)

Eoin Ó Broin: Anything beyond the bricks and mortar.