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Housing (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2024: Committee and Remaining Stages (9 Oct 2024)

Eoin Ó Broin: I will not stop on each of these sections but I would like to ask a couple of questions further to my comments yesterday around the allocation scheme. I appreciate there is a lot of work to do on this with respect to the regulations. Subject, of course, to the Oireachtas still being sitting, perhaps there could be some mechanism for the Oireachtas joint committee to be consulted even...

Housing (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2024: Committee and Remaining Stages (9 Oct 2024)

Eoin Ó Broin: As the Minister is aware, yesterday on Second Stage I indicated that I am not opposed to the Bill in principle, but I raised a concern about whether it could lead to involuntary sharing of accommodation after an initial period of sharing. Is that something the Minister looked at or considered during the drafting and consideration of this section? If not, is it something he will give serious...

Planning and Development (An Taisce) Bill 2024: Second Stage [Private Members] (9 Oct 2024)

Eoin Ó Broin: I wish to share time with some colleagues.

Planning and Development (An Taisce) Bill 2024: Second Stage [Private Members] (9 Oct 2024)

Eoin Ó Broin: I thank the Rural Independents for tabling this Bill and giving us an opportunity to have an important debate about housing and planning in rural Ireland. The housing crisis is as deep in rural Ireland as it is in urban Ireland. Deputy O'Donoghue and I often speak about this in committee. There is a real challenge in islands, rural Gaeltachtaí, and in those rural areas experiencing...

Planning and Development (An Taisce) Bill 2024: Second Stage [Private Members] (9 Oct 2024)

Eoin Ó Broin: I am genuinely making these comments respectfully, as I accept the Deputies are raising these issues because they passionately believe in fixing planning and housing in rural Ireland, as I do. In fact, the Bill will not affect An Taisce's funding, because the funding it gets from the Government is not for its planning work. It gets no direct funding from the State for any of its planning...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Eligibility (9 Oct 2024)

Eoin Ó Broin: 140. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if there are any plans to change the eligibility for fuel allowance and the household benefits package for those on State pensions who have a family member living with them. [40634/24]

Housing (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2024: Second Stage (8 Oct 2024)

Eoin Ó Broin: I thank the Minister for his opening remarks. As I am sure he knows, Sinn Féin will not be opposing the Bill. We certainly feel that the proposed changes to the registration regime for approved housing bodies are necessary and appropriately drafted, and need to be introduced as a matter of urgency. It was on that basis that our committee unanimously agreed to waive pre-legislative...

Housing (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2024: Second Stage (8 Oct 2024)

Eoin Ó Broin: It is okay.

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (8 Oct 2024)

Eoin Ó Broin: Hear, hear.

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Departmental Meetings (8 Oct 2024)

Eoin Ó Broin: 27. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he is aware of a request from a family for an urgent meeting (details supplied); if he intends to meet the family in order to discuss their experience; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39974/24]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: EU Directives (8 Oct 2024)

Eoin Ó Broin: 40. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment for an update on progress in fulfilling the obligations in Article 12 of the Energy Efficiency Directive 2023/1791; if the deadline of 15 May 2024 was met; and if not, the reason therefor. [40047/24]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Local Authorities (8 Oct 2024)

Eoin Ó Broin: 250. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if his Department sets out the income disregards for local authorities in calculating differential rent; and if so, to provide a list of the disregards. [39925/24]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Estimates Publication (8 Oct 2024)

Eoin Ó Broin: 251. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government to provide a schedule of the 2025 estimates by sub head for Vote 34, itemising each provisionally agreed programme allocation, as set out in the abridged Estimates volume. [40006/24]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Budget 2025 (8 Oct 2024)

Eoin Ó Broin: 259. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the amount of funding that will be allocated for the capital assistance scheme in Budget 2025. [40253/24]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Budget 2025 (8 Oct 2024)

Eoin Ó Broin: 260. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the amount of funding that will be allocated for the capital advance leasing facility in Budget 2025. [40254/24]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Dissident Republican Activity (8 Oct 2024)

Eoin Ó Broin: 362. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the reason a request submitted in 2021 for a commission of investigation (details supplied) was recently refused; if she intends to meet the family at the centre of the request to discuss their experience; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [39973/24]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Dental Services (8 Oct 2024)

Eoin Ó Broin: 529. To ask the Minister for Health if there is a process through which pensioners in possession of a GP-only card can apply for funding to assist with costs for dental treatment; and if so, if the process will be outlined. [39822/24]

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Control of Dogs (8 Oct 2024)

Eoin Ó Broin: 653. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development if she will provide the control of dogs statistics for 2023 and for January to October 2024, in tabular form. [40075/24]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Admissions (3 Oct 2024)

Eoin Ó Broin: 95. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the options available to the parent of a student (details supplied) who has been unable to secure a placement in their school of choice. [39566/24]

Financial Resolutions 2024 - Financial Resolution No. 5: General (Resumed) (2 Oct 2024)

Eoin Ó Broin: I watched the Minister, Deputy O'Brien, and his Ministers of State give their budget press conference yesterday. I do not think I have ever seen the Minister look so uncomfortable. He appeared not only deflated but at some points even defeated. He was almost like a man who did not want to be there, which was not unlike his very brief presence today in the Chamber. When we look at what...