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Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects (15 Nov 2022)

Eoin Ó Broin: 330. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills further to Parliamentary Question No. 244 of 15 September 2022, when the next bundle of projects is due to progress; the timeframe for the conclusion of the tender process; and the projected commencement and completion dates for the project. [56276/22]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Physical Education (15 Nov 2022)

Eoin Ó Broin: 331. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the steps that will be taken to ensure that all children in attendance at a school (details supplied) will have access to the required number of PE days. [56277/22]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects (15 Nov 2022)

Eoin Ó Broin: 332. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will provide an update in respect of a capital project for a school (details supplied); if she will outline the remaining stages; and the projected timelines for the commencement and completion of the project. [56278/22]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (15 Nov 2022)

Eoin Ó Broin: 333. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will outline the general rules under which a special school is eligible to access administration support; and if there is any flexibility to these rules. [56279/22]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Educational Disadvantage (15 Nov 2022)

Eoin Ó Broin: 334. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the reason that special schools are excluded from the DEIS programme; and if this will be reviewed, given the disadvantage experienced by some students attending special schools. [56280/22]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Adoption Services (15 Nov 2022)

Eoin Ó Broin: 437. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth when a person (details supplied) will receive information regarding their birth having applied for same initially in January 2021 without response and having registered on the online tracing system and have been advised that it may be three months before they receive a response. [56530/22]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Bus Services (10 Nov 2022)

Eoin Ó Broin: 87. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the additional supports he is providing to the National Transport Authority and Dublin Bus to ensure peak-time bus services are increased to meet the recent increase in demand. [55749/22]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Bus Services (10 Nov 2022)

Eoin Ó Broin: 58. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the measures his Department is taking to ensure bus services in Dublin are adequately staffed and buses run as scheduled. [55748/22]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Provision (10 Nov 2022)

Eoin Ó Broin: 233. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government further to Parliamentary Question No. 337 of 18 October 2022, if he can confirm that his Department has agreed annual targets for new private rental homes and new affordable homes separate to the averages set out in table 2 on page 31 of the Government’s housing plan; and, if not, if he intends to agree such annual...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: General Scheme of the Planning and Development and Foreshore (Amendment Bill) 2022: Discussion (10 Nov 2022)

Eoin Ó Broin: I thank Ms Graham for her opening statement. I do not know what Mr. Gallagher or Ms Murray did wrong in a previous life to warrant having responsibility for An Bord Pleanála but I share their pain, if that is any consolation. I will make some opening comments before asking some specific questions on the heads. One of the crucial things about any change to the operation of the board is...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: General Scheme of the Planning and Development and Foreshore (Amendment Bill) 2022: Discussion (10 Nov 2022)

Eoin Ó Broin: To go back to the committee, the original legislation actually stipulates the individuals or organisations to be on the committee for the appointment of the chair. Was consideration given to a similar mechanism so that while one might get rid of the panels, the organisations that nominate the panels might have been on the committee. Was there consideration of that? Second, has there been...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: General Scheme of the Planning and Development and Foreshore (Amendment Bill) 2022: Discussion (10 Nov 2022)

Eoin Ó Broin: The Construction Industry Register Ireland, CIRI, legislation stipulated some organisations. We have had recent legislation where specific organisations are named as having positions on committees or boards, etc.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: General Scheme of the Planning and Development and Foreshore (Amendment Bill) 2022: Discussion (10 Nov 2022)

Eoin Ó Broin: Will Ms Graham comment on "may" or "shall"?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: General Scheme of the Planning and Development and Foreshore (Amendment Bill) 2022: Discussion (10 Nov 2022)

Eoin Ó Broin: The real question is, if the chair of the board or the Minister is of the view that the actions of a member of the board may be bringing the board into disrepute, surely they should have an obligation rather than an option to act.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: General Scheme of the Planning and Development and Foreshore (Amendment Bill) 2022: Discussion (10 Nov 2022)

Eoin Ó Broin: I will make a point to the Chair. Given the wider interest in the reform process, the two reports of the Office of the Planning Regulator, OPR, etc., it would be good for the committee to have a dedicated meeting on the more general range of issues with the Department, the OPR and others when we can fit it in.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: General Scheme of the Planning and Development and Foreshore (Amendment Bill) 2022: Discussion (10 Nov 2022)

Eoin Ó Broin: I thank the guests for their presentations. I thank them in particular for the written submissions because I know they are all very busy. The submissions are genuinely very helpful to us. We read them and they form our understanding of the Bill. I acknowledge the written submissions received from An Taisce, the Office of the Planning Regulator, Wind Energy Ireland and the Marine...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: General Scheme of the Planning and Development and Foreshore (Amendment Bill) 2022: Discussion (10 Nov 2022)

Eoin Ó Broin: Absolutely. Ms Uí Bhroin raised it in her submission also.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: General Scheme of the Planning and Development and Foreshore (Amendment Bill) 2022: Discussion (10 Nov 2022)

Eoin Ó Broin: I will come in on a point of information so there is no confusion. My suggestion was not that you would have the nominating panels nominating names into a committee appointed by the Minister. My question was more to do with the idea that if there is going to be a committee, would it not be better that the legislation would stipulate the organisations that would have the right to nominate a...