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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Private Rental Sector: Discussion (20 Sep 2022)

Eoin Ó Broin: We will give them a little more because we are not due to finish until 6 p.m. I hear what Mr. Duggan is saying about a perverse incentive. I thank that on board. Let us imagine a world where all landlords did the right thing. Even in that scenario, knowing the cohort of tenants that Threshold deals with regularly, does Mr. Duggan think that tenants moving into tenancies at the upper limit...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Private Rental Sector: Discussion (20 Sep 2022)

Eoin Ó Broin: I think Mr. Duggan understood that. His concern was that-----

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Private Rental Sector: Discussion (20 Sep 2022)

Eoin Ó Broin: Let me make the point. That might create a perverse incentive for the small number of landlords who may want to avail of the higher rent opportunity. That is what Mr. Duggan was saying. It is a fair observation.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Private Rental Sector: Discussion (20 Sep 2022)

Eoin Ó Broin: Will Mr. Davitt address the question on the tax strategy group report?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Private Rental Sector: Discussion (20 Sep 2022)

Eoin Ó Broin: My other question is for Mr. Duggan. Mr. Davitt outlined a limited circumstance. Even in that limited circumstance, what would Mr. Duggan's concern be about affordability for the types of tenants who Threshold works with, with rents being constantly reset to the upper limit of the market rent if permissible?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Private Rental Sector: Discussion (20 Sep 2022)

Eoin Ó Broin: As always.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Private Rental Sector: Discussion (20 Sep 2022)

Eoin Ó Broin: Can I refer to inflation?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Private Rental Sector: Discussion (20 Sep 2022)

Eoin Ó Broin: Interestingly, when the then Government introduced the long-term leasing scheme in 2010 whereby a property owner handed over his or her property, he or she was not a landlord and he or she did not have the costs and the charges, there was an expectation on the part of the Government - I worked in Focus Ireland at the time - that there would be a big uptake for all of those reasons. The level...

Water Services (Amendment) (No. 2) Bill 2022: Second Stage (15 Sep 2022)

Eoin Ó Broin: I thank the Minister of State. When the Right to Water movement was campaigning against the then Fine Gael-Labour Government's attempts to privatise our water services one of the many concerns we had at that time was the decision of that Government to locate the water utility in Ervia. In fact the view at the time was Ervia being the most commercialised of the then Government's State...

An Bord Pleanála: Statements (15 Sep 2022)

Eoin Ó Broin: An Bord Pleanála is in the midst of a deep crisis. That crisis has, in part, been created by an avalanche of concerning revelations since April of this year. The crisis has also been caused by Government policy, in particular, a number of very controversial mandatory ministerial guidelines introduced by a previous housing Minister and a failure of successive Governments to implement a...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Facilities (15 Sep 2022)

Eoin Ó Broin: 222. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will provide the details of the mechanism through which children from Ukraine and other minor residents of international protection can access education in the Dublin mid-west area; and the way that schools in the area can access the relevant coordinator. [45198/22]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Facilities (15 Sep 2022)

Eoin Ó Broin: 223. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if her Department is providing EAL teachers to schools in which Ukrainian and international protection students are in attendance; and if not; if this will be considered given the language barriers presented in some cases. [45199/22]

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

Eoin Ó Broin: 224. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of a project under the School Building Programme for a school (details supplied); and the timeframe for delivery of the works. [45200/22]

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

Eoin Ó Broin: 225. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of a School Building Programme project for a school (details supplied); if further temporary accommodation will be provided; and the number of special needs classes that are to be instated. [45205/22]

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

Eoin Ó Broin: 226. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of a project for a school (details supplied); if further temporary accommodation will be provided; and the number of special needs classes that are to be instated. [45206/22]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Disadvantaged Status (15 Sep 2022)

Eoin Ó Broin: 227. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if her Department will consider extending DEIS status to schools in an area (details supplied) given the changing nature of the demographic in the community. [45207/22]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Facilities (15 Sep 2022)

Eoin Ó Broin: 228. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the additional mental health supports that will be made available to schools to deal with post-Covid anxiety and mental health challenges of secondary school pupils. [45208/22]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Bullying in Educational Institutions (15 Sep 2022)

Eoin Ó Broin: 229. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the additional support that will be provided to schools such as training to deal with issues including bullying and cyber bullying and to ensure best practice in this regard. [45209/22]

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

Eoin Ó Broin: 243. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of special education classes in place in Dublin Mid-West, both current and those due; the number of requests for increased capacity; the timeline for delivery of same; and the remaining level of unmet need, broken down by school in tabular form. [45329/22]

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

Eoin Ó Broin: 244. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will provide an update on the new build for a school (details supplied), including timelines for planning, tender, commencement and completion. [45330/22]