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Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: School Meals Programme (20 May 2025)

Eoin Ó Broin: 603. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if input from metabolic dieticians will be sought in the review of the nutritional values of the school meals scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25550/25]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Legislative Process (20 May 2025)

Eoin Ó Broin: 641. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality to provide an update on the updated regulations arising for sections 18 and 19 of the Multi-Unit Developments Act 2011; to provide a copy of the draft regulations; and to provide a timeline for when they will be introduced. [25933/25]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Departmental Functions (20 May 2025)

Eoin Ó Broin: 709. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the functions being transferred from his Department to the Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage; and when these functions will be transferred. [25930/25]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Staff (20 May 2025)

Eoin Ó Broin: 884. To ask the Minister for Health the number of orthopaedic surgeons currently working at Tallaght University Hospital; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25950/25]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Waiting Lists (20 May 2025)

Eoin Ó Broin: 885. To ask the Minister for Health the number of patients awaiting orthopaedic surgery in each hospital, in tabular form; and the measures planned to alleviate waiting lists for surgery under this speciality. [25951/25]

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Housing Schemes (15 May 2025)

Eoin Ó Broin: 14. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government to urgently review the cut in funding for the social housing acquisition programmes, given its negative impact on key homeless schemes like tenant in situ and housing first. [24433/25]

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Housing Schemes (15 May 2025)

Eoin Ó Broin: Much of the discussion around social housing acquisitions has been on the tenant in situ scheme but there is also a very real concern the housing first programme will be affected. The programme for Government commits to increasing the targets for housing first. Will the Minister tell us what those targets are? Does he have any concern the restrictions on funding for acquisitions will make...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Housing Schemes (15 May 2025)

Eoin Ó Broin: The housing first programme is vital in getting single people, in particular, who are long-term homeless out of emergency accommodation. It has worked best in previous years when it was a mix of new build and acquisitions led by approved housing bodies using the capital advance leasing facility, CALF, and capital assistance scheme, CAS, funding mechanisms. There is real concern among local...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Vacant Properties (15 May 2025)

Eoin Ó Broin: I thought the Taoiseach's comments on this issue on Tuesday were deeply disappointing. Talking about a "dependency culture" and local authorities asking for "handouts" misunderstands the problem. There are three issues I urge the Minister to take into account when looking at the delays in casual re-lets. The first is the amount of funding per unit is not sufficient in many cases,...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Local Authorities (15 May 2025)

Eoin Ó Broin: We are simply repeating what council officials are telling us. Is the Minister saying Cork County Council officials are lying?

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Local Authorities (15 May 2025)

Eoin Ó Broin: They say the council no money for new acquisitions this year. Is the Minister saying that is not true?

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Local Authorities (15 May 2025)

Eoin Ó Broin: That is a fundamentally dishonest way of presenting it-----

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Local Authorities (15 May 2025)

Eoin Ó Broin: -----and misrepresents council officials as well as us.

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Local Authorities (15 May 2025)

Eoin Ó Broin: It is bad form but no surprise, given that the Minister is trying to blame councils.

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Local Authorities (15 May 2025)

Eoin Ó Broin: 4. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he will reverse the decision to cut funding for social housing acquisitions, including housing first and the tenant in situ schemes. [24905/25]

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Local Authorities (15 May 2025)

Eoin Ó Broin: I will let Thomas catch his breath. He has run across the city, fair play to him. I am surprised the Corkman did not get lost. In light of the very real concern among local authorities and councillors, TDs and Senators, from both Government and Opposition benches, about the impact of the Government's cuts to social housing acquisition funding, including tenant in situ and housing first,...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Local Authorities (15 May 2025)

Eoin Ó Broin: With the greatest of respect to the Minister, what utter rubbish. When he notified local authorities of their allocations at the end of March, there was a sharp intake of breath, particularly in the large urban local authorities that have significant levels of homelessness. Not only was the capital allocation a substantial cut on what had been spent on acquisitions last year, but when the...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Local Authorities (15 May 2025)

Eoin Ó Broin: Of course it would.

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Local Authorities (15 May 2025)

Eoin Ó Broin: It is deeply disappointing that not only did the Minister fail to address the question but he also misrepresented Sinn Féin's policy. Let me set the record straight. In our alternative housing plan, we have made provision for 6,500 acquisitions over five years, 2,000 this year, reducing by 200 each year until 2029. That is because we make the assumption that demand for the scheme over...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Local Authorities (15 May 2025)

Eoin Ó Broin: Two thousand acquisitions this year, 1,800 next year-----