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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Implementing Housing for All: Discussion (11 Oct 2022)

Eoin Ó Broin: I have two very quick comments, which do not need a response, and then a question for both local authorities. We have to be careful not to accept that some of the tender prices the local authorities unfortunately have to sign up to are actually the real cost of building. As far back as 2019, Dublin City Council, through no fault of its own, was effectively having to sign contracts where a...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Implementing Housing for All: Discussion (11 Oct 2022)

Eoin Ó Broin: Mr. O'Reilly obviously has some visibility on the pipeline for the coming months. Are exits into social housing likely to stay roughly where they are or will they increase between now and the end of the year?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Implementing Housing for All: Discussion (11 Oct 2022)

Eoin Ó Broin: I know Dublin City Council always has to answer questions about homelessness but we should not let the county off the hook. What is the position in respect of Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Implementing Housing for All: Discussion (11 Oct 2022)

Eoin Ó Broin: I have a brief question in respect of self-accommodation. When someone is in crisis, presents as homeless and no emergency accommodation is available, suggesting that they then go and ring around hotels to self-accommodate is a particularly punitive thing. I do not mean that as a criticism but I note it considering the stress they are under. We had done away with that self-accommodation...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Implementing Housing for All: Discussion (11 Oct 2022)

Eoin Ó Broin: Those are families who are in emergency accommodation they secured themselves.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Implementing Housing for All: Discussion (11 Oct 2022)

Eoin Ó Broin: How many have presented, have yet to get into emergency accommodation and are trying to self-accommodate?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Implementing Housing for All: Discussion (11 Oct 2022)

Eoin Ó Broin: That is not my point. My point is that for certain large complex jobs, which particularly affect the two local authorities before us, a very small number of building contractors are tendering for such projects. From all the information I have, the prices they quote for the build are higher than the cost of comparable private sector projects. That is a real problem but it is for another day.

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Provision (6 Oct 2022)

Eoin Ó Broin: 200. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the breakdown of the new build social housing delivered in Q1 and Q2 of 2022 by delivery stream including the Social Housing Investment Programme construction, the Social Housing Investment Programme turnkey, Capital Advance Leasing Facility construction, Capital Advance Leasing Facility turnkey, capital assistance scheme...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Provision (6 Oct 2022)

Eoin Ó Broin: 201. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the breakdown of the social housing delivered in Q1 and Q2, 2022 funded through the Social Housing Current Expenditure Programme; the breakdown by delivery stream including long-term leasing, short-term leasing, Part V leasing, mortgage to rent, repair and lease and public private partnership; and the average lease cost...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Policy (6 Oct 2022)

Eoin Ó Broin: 202. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if the income of a person is not reassessed to determine social housing eligibility in cases in which a social housing support tenant in transferring from one HAP tenancy to another HAP tenancy or from a HAP tenancy to a local authority or approved housing body tenancy. [49308/22]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Provision (6 Oct 2022)

Eoin Ó Broin: 203. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the number of social housing acquisitions in Q1 and Q2, 2022 that had tenants in situ; and the number that were vacant. [49309/22]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Departmental Schemes (6 Oct 2022)

Eoin Ó Broin: 204. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the total allocation for local authority home loan in each of the years from 2016 to 2022 and the total drawdown in each year including to date in 2022, in tabular form. [49338/22]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Departmental Schemes (6 Oct 2022)

Eoin Ó Broin: 206. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he will review the local authority home loan and in particular the income eligibility limits, the means test criteria, the maximum loan amounts and the administrative process for accessing and deciding on the loans. [49340/22]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Homeless Persons Supports (6 Oct 2022)

Eoin Ó Broin: 205. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the status of the youth homeless strategy. [49339/22]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Admissions (6 Oct 2022)

Eoin Ó Broin: 398. To ask the Minister for Health when a child (details supplied) will be provided with a date for surgery; and if the surgery will go ahead as soon as possible given the delays experienced and the timeline provided for the best outcome. [49380/22]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Greyhound Industry (6 Oct 2022)

Eoin Ó Broin: 412. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the average cost of veterinary fees per greyhound rehomed by an organisation (details supplied) in each of the years 2018 to 2021, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49370/22]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Greyhound Industry (6 Oct 2022)

Eoin Ó Broin: 413. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the highest cost of veterinary fees for an individual greyhound rehomed by an organisation (details supplied) in each of the years 2018 to 2021, in tabular form. [49371/22]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Greyhound Industry (6 Oct 2022)

Eoin Ó Broin: 414. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if greyhounds rehomed by private greyhound rehoming charities receive veterinary treatment that is funded by an organisation (details supplied). [49372/22]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Greyhound Industry (6 Oct 2022)

Eoin Ó Broin: 415. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the financial assistance that an organisation (details supplied) provided to private greyhound rehoming organisations in 2021. [49373/22]