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Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Teaching Council of Ireland (13 Dec 2022)

Eoin Ó Broin: 364. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will provide an update on the registration of a person (details supplied) with the Teaching Council. [61914/22]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Eligibility (13 Dec 2022)

Eoin Ó Broin: 432. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if any discretion is applied in cases in which an applicant for the fuel allowance payment is very marginally over the income threshold; if so, the value of discretion available; and if not, if her Department will consider providing a discretionary bracket in order to assist those who are experiencing hardship in meeting...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: International Protection (13 Dec 2022)

Eoin Ó Broin: 464. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he will provide an update on the lease arrangement in place in Dolcain House, Clondalkin, Dublin, currently being used to provide temporary accommodation for persons applying for international protection; if the lease arrangement is being extended beyond three months; if there will be a charge for the lease...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Disabilities Assessments (13 Dec 2022)

Eoin Ó Broin: 591. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide an update on the assessment of need process; if assessments have recommenced; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [61931/22]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Disabilities Assessments (13 Dec 2022)

Eoin Ó Broin: 648. To ask the Minister for Health the total number of children waiting for assessments of need broken down by the disability network team; the average waiting time for such assessments in each DNT; the total number of children waiting for interventions post assessment including speech and language, occupational therapy, physiotherapy and other supports broken down by DNT; and the average...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Animal Welfare (13 Dec 2022)

Eoin Ó Broin: 676. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of cases that have been taken section 38A of the Animal Health and Welfare Act 2013 in relation to costs incurred in respect of seizing and keeping the animal during its detention; and the amount of costs paid. [62019/22]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Implementing Housing for All: Discussion (Resumed) (13 Dec 2022)

Eoin Ó Broin: I thank the witnesses for their presentations. It is good to have them back before the committee. Like Senator Fitzpatrick, I acknowledge the very significant volume of work they and all their teams do in providing much-needed social and affordable homes to their tenants. On Mr. Hannigan's point on professionalisation, it is a very good thing but it is also important that, as their...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Implementing Housing for All: Discussion (Resumed) (13 Dec 2022)

Eoin Ó Broin: Has Mr. Dunne any visibility on when that might be completed and published? We do not.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Implementing Housing for All: Discussion (Resumed) (13 Dec 2022)

Eoin Ó Broin: The Minister, Deputy O'Brien, said it was the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform, so that means it could be there for quite a long time.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Implementing Housing for All: Discussion (Resumed) (13 Dec 2022)

Eoin Ó Broin: If that is where we are going to end up, surely it is better to get it done and deal with the consequences?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Implementing Housing for All: Discussion (Resumed) (13 Dec 2022)

Eoin Ó Broin: It would be good if, after the meeting, the four organisations were in a position to share commencement targets and commencements with the committee. That way we will all get to have them rather than-----

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Implementing Housing for All: Discussion (Resumed) (13 Dec 2022)

Eoin Ó Broin: It is very interesting.

Water Environment (Abstractions and Associated Impoundments) Bill 2022: Second Stage (8 Dec 2022)

Eoin Ó Broin: We are getting 45 minutes to consider amendments to a technical Bill. The Government often blames committees, arguing that it takes them too long to do pre-legislative scrutiny and that is why there is a rush at the end. Our detailed, considered report has been with the Government for two years, yet it is only now that we are getting to debate the Bill, with only a tiny amount of time...

Water Environment (Abstractions and Associated Impoundments) Bill 2022: Second Stage (8 Dec 2022)

Eoin Ó Broin: I thank the Minister of State for so ably filling in for his colleagues on such technical legislation. This Bill, despite its technical nature, is important. Since the water framework directive was introduced in 2000, there has been an obligation on this State to know something very simple, namely, how much water is extracted from our natural water sources at any given time across the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Regulation of Providers of Building Works and Miscellaneous Provisions Act 2022 (Appointment of Registration Body) Order 2022: Minister of State at the Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage (8 Dec 2022)

Eoin Ó Broin: I am sure that the Minister of State will be relieved to know that I will not rerun either the Second Stage debate or the considerable committee deliberations that we had. I want to briefly put on record my strong opposition to the appointment of the Construction Industry Federation as the registered body. To be clear, I fully support the need for the register. As the register is a good...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Regulation of Providers of Building Works and Miscellaneous Provisions Act 2022 (Appointment of Registration Body) Order 2022: Minister of State at the Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage (8 Dec 2022)

Eoin Ó Broin: Procedurally, do we get an opportunity to not agree to that or is that just a procedure?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Regulation of Providers of Building Works and Miscellaneous Provisions Act 2022 (Appointment of Registration Body) Order 2022: Minister of State at the Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage (8 Dec 2022)

Eoin Ó Broin: I just wanted to check that.