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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Issues Relating to Quarries and Deleterious Materials: Discussion (6 Dec 2022)

Eoin Ó Broin: In terms of the regulations for the enhanced scheme, I can test Mr. Feargal Ó Coigligh's patience.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Issues Relating to Quarries and Deleterious Materials: Discussion (6 Dec 2022)

Eoin Ó Broin: Okay. As with the other two questions on the full-time equivalents and the withdrawn products, communication could be given to the committee because all committee members would be interested to know. If they will not be ready this year, which we suspect they will not, it would be good to know what the revised timeline for their approval by the Minister would be.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Issues Relating to Quarries and Deleterious Materials: Discussion (6 Dec 2022)

Eoin Ó Broin: Is it the same on products withdrawn, because that is a function of the Minister?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Issues Relating to Quarries and Deleterious Materials: Discussion (6 Dec 2022)

Eoin Ó Broin: Again, in plain in English, regarding the one that the NSAI does not have the authority to do independent testing on, what kinds of products would that cover?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Issues Relating to Quarries and Deleterious Materials: Discussion (6 Dec 2022)

Eoin Ó Broin: In terms of the NBCMSO, when it becomes involved, for example, like in the report into Donegal, is it able to secure independent lab tests of the materials? To what extent does that give it visibility on what is happening?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Issues Relating to Quarries and Deleterious Materials: Discussion (6 Dec 2022)

Eoin Ó Broin: Mr. Butler used the phrase "We tested". The NBCMSO would have secured independent lab tests for all of the material. Obviously, the report was only published this morning. It is quite a long report, so we have not had a chance to go through it. How many quarries were inspected for the Donegal report?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Issues Relating to Quarries and Deleterious Materials: Discussion (6 Dec 2022)

Eoin Ó Broin: Does that mean they are responsible for the setting of the standards and for the certification of the products?

Report on Embodied Carbon in the Built Environment: Motion [Private Members] (1 Dec 2022)

Eoin Ó Broin: I acknowledge and thank Deputy Duffy for proposing that the housing committee undertake a series of hearings and prepare this report. It is an extremely important area of work and we have all benefited enormously from the hearings that were held. I also acknowledge all the organisations and the officials from the two Departments who appeared before the committee and assisted us greatly in...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Defective Building Materials (1 Dec 2022)

Eoin Ó Broin: I fully accept the need for legislation, although I still believe that the Pyrite Resolution Board could be repurposed. It could start its work pending the enactment of the new legislation, and then be underpinned by that. I urge the Minster to consider that. Yesterday was the first anniversary of the announcement of the enhanced defective block scheme. The regulations for that scheme...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Housing Provision (1 Dec 2022)

Eoin Ó Broin: 2. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the emergency measures he is introducing during the winter ban on evictions to avoid a significant increase in homelessness when the ban ends on 1 April 2023. [60044/22]

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Housing Provision (1 Dec 2022)

Eoin Ó Broin: As the Minister is aware, many of us on this side of the House welcomed the introduction of the winter ban on evictions. However, we urged him to use the breathing space provided by the ban to introduce emergency measures to increase and accelerate the provision of additional social and affordable housing during the five-month period when the ban will be in place in order that many renters...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Housing Provision (1 Dec 2022)

Eoin Ó Broin: The way in which the Minister has designed this ban on eviction - it is very different from its predecessor - means there will be a large build-up of notices, the due date of which will fall on 1 April notwithstanding the stagger included by the Minister. I have not heard from him what measures above and beyond those that were in place prior to the ban he is taking to increase that delivery....

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Housing Provision (1 Dec 2022)

Eoin Ó Broin: With regard to the tenants in situscheme, the problem is that local authorities are still applying the allocation scheme when taking decisions. That means local authorities are taking decisions not to buy, notwithstanding the numbers mentioned by the Minister. I urge him to issue a circular to local authorities asking them to suspend the scheme of lettings for an emergency period of six...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Defective Building Materials (1 Dec 2022)

Eoin Ó Broin: 1. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he will provide an update on the establishment of a redress scheme for homeowners and tenants living in buildings with fire safety and other building defects. [60043/22]

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Defective Building Materials (1 Dec 2022)

Eoin Ó Broin: This morning in the Irish Examiner, we have learned of yet another Celtic tiger era complex with fire safety defects. Phoenix Park Racecourse is the location of at least 550 fire-defective apartments. Last Thursday, “Prime Time” carried a special report regarding fire safety defects in Parkwest, as the Minister knows, which will cost homeowners €68,000 each to rectify....

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Defective Building Materials (1 Dec 2022)

Eoin Ó Broin: At the Not Our Fault 100% Redress conference held in Tallaght a number of weeks ago, the question that all of the affected homeowners had was when these supports would be provided. They made it very clear they wanted, and I support their demand for, 100% redress because, as the Minister rightly said, they did not cause these defects. They made a very clear call for retrospective provision...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Defective Building Materials (1 Dec 2022)

Eoin Ó Broin: Absolutely.

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Policy (1 Dec 2022)

Eoin Ó Broin: 9. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he will provide an update on the CALF review. [59798/22]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Policy (1 Dec 2022)

Eoin Ó Broin: 56. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he will provide an update on his efforts to assist the delivery of affordable homes in the Poolbeg SDZ. [59800/22]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Policy (1 Dec 2022)

Eoin Ó Broin: 60. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he will provide an update on the CREL review. [59799/22]