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Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Social and Affordable Housing (24 Jan 2017)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: 230. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government if he has had discussions with the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs regarding the extent to which local authorities are obliged to take into consideration in their allocations policies a number of factors (details supplied). [3119/17]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Social and Affordable Housing (24 Jan 2017)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: 231. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government if he has had any discussions with the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs regarding whether an applicant for social housing is entitled to be considered an adult plus children, for the purposes of allocation, in the circumstances in which the children stay with the parent several days a week. [3120/17]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Social and Affordable Housing (24 Jan 2017)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: 232. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government his views on the fact that many parents in circumstances in which they are separated from their former partner, find it difficult to accommodate their children for the number of days that they have access to them, due to being considered a single applicant for the purposes of social housing and consequently, are...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Social and Affordable Housing (24 Jan 2017)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: 260. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government the extent to which local authorities are obliged to take into consideration in their allocations policies a number of factors (details supplied). [3106/17]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Social and Affordable Housing (24 Jan 2017)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: 261. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government if a person is entitled to be considered as an adult plus children for the purposes of allocation of social housing in circumstances in which the children stay with the parent several days a week. [3107/17]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Motor Insurance Regulation (17 Jan 2017)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: 267. To ask the Minister for Finance his plans to introduce a regulation obliging car insurance companies to accept no claims bonuses, or other evidence of safe driving records, of returned emigrants when they are being provided with quotes for car insurance. [1160/17]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Motor Insurance Regulation (17 Jan 2017)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: 268. To ask the Minister for Finance the steps he will take to ensure that car insurance companies do not discriminate against returning emigrants when offering quotes, particularly, but not limited to, tackling the unfair practice of treating returned drivers with safe driving records while abroad as new drivers. [1161/17]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Children's Rights (17 Jan 2017)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: 461. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government his views on comments in the ninth report of the Special Rapporteur for Children that the State is failing to deliver on the right of children to adequate housing and protection against forced evictions and that consequently it is in breach of its international obligations due to the numbers of children in...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Irish Water (17 Jan 2017)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: 476. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government if Irish Water has agreed a contract with a company (details supplied) for debt collection and or meter reads, meter checks and predisconnection visits; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41520/16]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Irish Water (17 Jan 2017)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: 477. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government if Irish Water has agreed a contract with any companies regarding debt collection and or meter reads, meter checks, and predisconnection visits; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41521/16]

Planning and Development (Housing) and Residential Tenancies Bill 2016: Report Stage (15 Dec 2016)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: I am sure that having listened to the list of speakers, the Minister, Deputy Coveney, is looking forward to the next couple of hours. I assure Deputy Coppinger that I will not speak for an hour or anything like it.

Planning and Development (Housing) and Residential Tenancies Bill 2016: Report Stage (15 Dec 2016)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: I want to make a few brief points. This rent control proposal reminds me of the final days of the most recent Fianna Fáil Government when a Minister tried to defend that Government's performance by saying that the rate of growth in unemployment was beginning to slow. The Government has said that it intends to slow rent increases, but they have already reached unacceptably high levels....

Planning and Development (Housing) and Residential Tenancies Bill 2016: Report Stage (15 Dec 2016)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: Fianna Fáil has misjudged its strength, influence and perhaps its resolve.

Planning and Development (Housing) and Residential Tenancies Bill 2016: Report Stage (15 Dec 2016)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: The truth is something that Fianna Fail should get used to.

Planning and Development (Housing) and Residential Tenancies Bill 2016: Report Stage (15 Dec 2016)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: Before the Minister leaves the Chamber, I would like to make a couple of points that would be of interest to him on a local basis. I will not detain him for long. I would like to draw his attention to one of the largest rent increases I have come across in recent weeks. One of my constituents contacted me to express concern about a proposed rent increase from €750 to €1,100....

Other Questions: Child Protection (14 Dec 2016)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: Both the Minister and Deputy Jan O'Sullivan referred to the Barnardos campaign, What's the Harm? It was a very powerful campaign. The following are quotes from the document, "I know it’s my fault when Mammy and Daddy fight. I can be naughty sometimes.", "No one told me it was a secret but I knew I was not supposed to tell." and "Daddy bit Mummy’s face. I was scared. I told...

Other Questions: Child Protection (14 Dec 2016)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: This issue was covered.

Other Questions: Child Protection (14 Dec 2016)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: It has been covered. I was not expecting us to reach this point.

Other Questions: Child Protection (14 Dec 2016)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: 40. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if she has considered a review of legal protections in place for children who are victims of domestic abuse; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [39932/16]

Other Questions: Child Protection (14 Dec 2016)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: My question is quite closely related to Deputy O'Sullivan's question. Has the Minister considered a review of legal protections in place for children who are victims of domestic abuse?