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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Homelessness Issues: Discussion (30 May 2023)

Eoin Ó Broin: Will the witnesses from Simon address the regions?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Homelessness Issues: Discussion (30 May 2023)

Eoin Ó Broin: I will pick up where Deputy Higgins left off. It is important for people to know that separate to the homeless HAP, there is that discretionary uplift in financial hardship cases. Outside of Dublin, the two are not differentiated. Strictly speaking, it is not permissible to go from HAP to homeless HAP in the one property but that discretion can absolutely be given. That tool is there. If...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Homelessness Issues: Discussion (30 May 2023)

Eoin Ó Broin: I have a long list of questions. The Chair does not need to worry.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Homelessness Issues: Discussion (30 May 2023)

Eoin Ó Broin: I apologise for cutting across. Does that mean the DRHE has some visibility on the picture across Dublin city and county?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Homelessness Issues: Discussion (30 May 2023)

Eoin Ó Broin: A concern some of us has is, if the number of people with notices increases, the number of people overholding will increase and emergency accommodation options may become more limited. It already takes the RTB, on average, four months to deal with adjudication in an overholding case. Is there a concern that the length of decision-making could increase because the RTB itself has a challenge...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Homelessness Issues: Discussion (30 May 2023)

Eoin Ó Broin: Absolutely.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Homelessness Issues: Discussion (30 May 2023)

Eoin Ó Broin: I am interested to hear the views of Threshold, the Simon Communities of Ireland and that of Ms Hayes's team on the following. Like Threshold, most of us who understand how notices of termination work were not predicting a "tsunami" or a "wave" - some of the more colourful language some Members of the House chose. There is a concern that, given all of the information we have, that...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Homelessness Issues: Discussion (30 May 2023)

Eoin Ó Broin: Can I ask Mr. Stanley for a response, please?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Homelessness Issues: Discussion (30 May 2023)

Eoin Ó Broin: I think the tenant in situscheme is a really good initiative on the part of Dublin City Council, born out of a particular set of circumstances. It was not widely applied across local authorities. I know our own local authority did not pick up on it. The real issue is that it should never have been shut down. It was shut down from 2020. When it was was reopened last April, there was not...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Homelessness Issues: Discussion (30 May 2023)

Eoin Ó Broin: There were only three more and they were shorter questions.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Homelessness Issues: Discussion (30 May 2023)

Eoin Ó Broin: On that point, the report is very strong and it may something for the committee to consider in the autumn. When we discuss our schedule, we could agree to consider the full report. My final question was on the eviction ban.

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: State Bodies (30 May 2023)

Eoin Ó Broin: 128. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the parliamentary oversight processes for the collection and allocation of revenue from dividends from commercial State bodies such as NewERA designated bodies. [25569/23]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Building Energy Rating (30 May 2023)

Eoin Ó Broin: 156. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the number of retrofits that were completed to B2 standard in 2022 and to date in 2023 under each scheme; and the average costs, in tabular form. [26300/23]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Building Energy Rating (30 May 2023)

Eoin Ó Broin: 157. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the number of houses retrofitted to a B2 standard that did not have new heating systems installed under each scheme in 2022 and to date in 2023; and the average costs, in tabular form. [26301/23]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Building Energy Rating (30 May 2023)

Eoin Ó Broin: 158. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the number of houses retrofitted to a B2 standard that had new heating systems installed under each scheme in 2022 and to date in 2023; and the average costs, in tabular form. [26302/23]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Building Energy Rating (30 May 2023)

Eoin Ó Broin: 159. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the number of houses retrofitted to a B2 standard that had fossil fuel boilers installed under each scheme in 2022 and to date in 2023; and the average costs, in tabular form. [26303/23]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Building Energy Rating (30 May 2023)

Eoin Ó Broin: 160. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the number of houses retrofitted to a B2 standard that had heat pumps installed under each scheme in 2022 and to date in 2023; and the average costs, in tabular form. [26304/23]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Building Energy Rating (30 May 2023)

Eoin Ó Broin: 161. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the number of retrofits that were completed to a lower-than-B2 standard in 2022 and to date in 2023 under each scheme; and the average costs, in tabular form. [26305/23]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Building Energy Rating (30 May 2023)

Eoin Ó Broin: 162. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the number of houses retrofitted to a lower-than-B2 standard that did not have any new heating systems installed under each scheme in 2022 and to date in 2023; and the average costs, in tabular form. [26306/23]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Building Energy Rating (30 May 2023)

Eoin Ó Broin: 163. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the number of houses retrofitted to a lower-than-B2 standard that had new heating systems installed under each scheme in 2022 and to date in 2023; and the average costs, in tabular form. [26307/23]