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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.

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

Eoin Ó Broin: Before Uisce Éireann deals with the final question about the planning priority and the consents, I will throw in a question for Mr. Tarrant to answer after that. The Commission for Regulation of Utilities has expressed some concern about connection policies where they are demand-led. In one of the reports recently it suggested that it should have similar powers to its counterpart in...

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....

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: National Council for Special Education (1 Jul 2025)

Eoin Ó Broin: 386. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the reason there is currently no appeals mechanism available to schools via the NCSE website; when it will be available; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35926/25]

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

Eoin Ó Broin: 455. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government to state the number of social homes delivered via buy-and-renew in 2024; and the average cost of the delivery of these units to the Exchequer. [35402/25]

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

Eoin Ó Broin: 471. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he has received a report from the CCMA on the review of section 10; and to provide an update on whether he intends to review the current deficit funding and competitive tendering that is used to award section 10-funded services. [35716/25]

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

Eoin Ó Broin: 487. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government to provide an update on the rural planning guidelines, Gaeltacht planning guidelines and planning guidelines for the islands. [35993/25]

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

Eoin Ó Broin: 488. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government his plans to publish the Mulcahy report or a summary of the report into planning irregularities in Donegal. [35994/25]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: International Protection (1 Jul 2025)

Eoin Ó Broin: 575. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality to provide a list of S 181(2)(a) orders that have been issued with respect to accommodation provided by the International Protection Accommodation Service for people seeking international protection and people in receipt of temporary protection; and to explain the legal purpose of these orders. [35745/25]

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]