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- Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Estimates for Public Services 2022
Vote 34 - Housing, Local Government and Heritage (Supplementary) (24 Nov 2022) Eoin Ó Broin: I am only interrupting because I am pressed for time. I am not being adversarial. Regarding emergency funding for urgent works, is anything being considered?
- Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Estimates for Public Services 2022
Vote 34 - Housing, Local Government and Heritage (Supplementary) (24 Nov 2022) Eoin Ó Broin: I know, and I am not being adversarial, but I need to press the Minister. Is he considering potential emergency or interim measures? It is a reasonable question.
- Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Estimates for Public Services 2022
Vote 34 - Housing, Local Government and Heritage (Supplementary) (24 Nov 2022) Eoin Ó Broin: When does the Minister expect a decision on those?
- Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Estimates for Public Services 2022
Vote 34 - Housing, Local Government and Heritage (Supplementary) (24 Nov 2022) Eoin Ó Broin: When does the Minister expect a decision?
- Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Estimates for Public Services 2022
Vote 34 - Housing, Local Government and Heritage (Supplementary) (24 Nov 2022) Eoin Ó Broin: I will work with the Minister on it. I am not being adversarial. I asked a reasonable question. When does the Minister hope to make a decision on those emergency or interim measures?
- Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Estimates for Public Services 2022
Vote 34 - Housing, Local Government and Heritage (Supplementary) (24 Nov 2022) Eoin Ó Broin: I look forward to that.
- Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Estimates for Public Services 2022
Vote 34 - Housing, Local Government and Heritage (Supplementary) (24 Nov 2022) Eoin Ó Broin: When will a decision be made on them?
- Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Estimates for Public Services 2022
Vote 34 - Housing, Local Government and Heritage (Supplementary) (24 Nov 2022) Eoin Ó Broin: I am not disputing any of that.
- Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Estimates for Public Services 2022
Vote 34 - Housing, Local Government and Heritage (Supplementary) (24 Nov 2022) Eoin Ó Broin: I am not dismissing it.
- Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Estimates for Public Services 2022
Vote 34 - Housing, Local Government and Heritage (Supplementary) (24 Nov 2022) Eoin Ó Broin: Does the Minister have an expected date by which a decision will be made? It is a fair question.
- Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Estimates for Public Services 2022
Vote 34 - Housing, Local Government and Heritage (Supplementary) (24 Nov 2022) Eoin Ó Broin: Agreed.
- Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Estimates for Public Services 2022
Vote 34 - Housing, Local Government and Heritage (Supplementary) (24 Nov 2022) Eoin Ó Broin: I understand that fully. I will ask my final question. On Sunday, the Taoiseach announced changes to the income thresholds for social housing eligibility. He gave the impression that the detail of those changes would be published this week. Is that going to happen or when will the Minister publish the detail of what he intends to do?
- Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Estimates for Public Services 2022
Vote 34 - Housing, Local Government and Heritage (Supplementary) (24 Nov 2022) Eoin Ó Broin: It could be next week if the Cabinet approves.
- Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Estimates for Public Services 2022
Vote 34 - Housing, Local Government and Heritage (Supplementary) (24 Nov 2022) Eoin Ó Broin: My final two questions-----
- Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Estimates for Public Services 2022
Vote 34 - Housing, Local Government and Heritage (Supplementary) (24 Nov 2022) Eoin Ó Broin: I will roll other questions into them. They will have short answers.
- Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Estimates for Public Services 2022
Vote 34 - Housing, Local Government and Heritage (Supplementary) (24 Nov 2022) Eoin Ó Broin: The Taoiseach mentioned that there would be some planning changes. We are keen to see them. He said that there would be amendments to the planning and development and foreshore (amendment) Bill. That Bill is still undergoing pre-legislative scrutiny, PLS, so I presume this was just an oversight. Does the Minister know when the amendments will be introduced? Is the capital advance loan...
- Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Estimates for Public Services 2022
Vote 34 - Housing, Local Government and Heritage (Supplementary) (24 Nov 2022) Eoin Ó Broin: Does the Minister mind if I ask about that, given that it is relevant to this committee? We have just finished PLS and the Minister has not received our PLS report yet.
- Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Estimates for Public Services 2022
Vote 34 - Housing, Local Government and Heritage (Supplementary) (24 Nov 2022) Eoin Ó Broin: The Bill is not on next week's Dáil schedule, so given that there will only be two further sitting weeks, the Minister does not expect us to get to those amendments before Christmas. We might see the Bill introduced, though. Realistically speaking, will the amendments be tabled next year?
- Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Estimates for Public Services 2022
Vote 34 - Housing, Local Government and Heritage (Supplementary) (24 Nov 2022) Eoin Ó Broin: We will revert on that by way of a parliamentary question.
- Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Emergency Accommodation (23 Nov 2022)
Eoin Ó Broin: 94. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the number of vacant buildings identified and recommended to the Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth for the provision of emergency accommodation for Ukrainian refugees and asylum seekers; the breakdown of the number of buildings per county; and the potential bed capacity in each local...