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An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (12 Jul 2022)

Eoin Ó Broin: It is not agreed. The House has been given two and a half hours tomorrow to deal with the Planning and Development (Amendment) (No. 2) Bill, which is controversial legislation to which many Members have tabled detailed amendments. Late on Thursday, the Government submitted 48 pages of non-consequential amendments to what is an 18-page Bill. There has been no Dáil scrutiny of many of...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (12 Jul 2022)

Eoin Ó Broin: There was a 40% rise in child homelessness last year.

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (12 Jul 2022)

Eoin Ó Broin: That has been happening for four years due to the Government's policies.

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (12 Jul 2022)

Eoin Ó Broin: That is not true.

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (12 Jul 2022)

Eoin Ó Broin: That has not been introduced or enacted.

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (12 Jul 2022)

Eoin Ó Broin: That is not true.

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (12 Jul 2022)

Eoin Ó Broin: It has not been enacted. The Taoiseach should talk to his local authority.

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (12 Jul 2022)

Eoin Ó Broin: Do the words "Celtic tiger" mean anything to anybody? Please.

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (12 Jul 2022)

Eoin Ó Broin: Micheál Martin and the Celtic tiger.

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (12 Jul 2022)

Eoin Ó Broin: We have rising homelessness, rising house prices and rising rents.

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (12 Jul 2022)

Eoin Ó Broin: That is simply not true.

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (12 Jul 2022)

Eoin Ó Broin: You are not going to solve it.

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Schemes (12 Jul 2022)

Eoin Ó Broin: 374. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if it is possible to purchase properties under the incremental tenant purchase scheme with cash lump sums rather than with mortgage finance. [36977/22]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Cards (12 Jul 2022)

Eoin Ó Broin: 1008. To ask the Minister for Health if it is correct that a general practitioner continues to charge a person who is in possession of a medical card for an appointment fee of €50.00 per visit. [37879/22]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Review and Consolidation of Planning Legislation: Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage (Resumed) (12 Jul 2022)

Eoin Ó Broin: I thank Ms Graham and her team for coming before the committee again. There will be a confidence debate in the Dáil Chamber shortly, so I will have to leave after my contribution, for which I apologise. I want to take a step back for a second. It is often expressed to us is that the State has a poor record in the transposition of EU environmental law across a range of areas...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Review and Consolidation of Planning Legislation: Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage (Resumed) (12 Jul 2022)

Eoin Ó Broin: A note to the committee would be very useful. Without overburdening Ms Graham, could that note include an indicative list of where there have been those notices, infringements or enforcement, as well as costs to date? That would be useful for the purposes of this, if the information is available. The second point relates to both EIA directives and our obligations under the Aarhus...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Review and Consolidation of Planning Legislation: Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage (Resumed) (12 Jul 2022)

Eoin Ó Broin: One of the most important areas of EU environmental law is marine protected areas, MPAs, and we are eagerly awaiting the legislation on that. Given the very considerable body of work being undertaken by the Department's staff and the Attorney General's staff, which a colleague of Ms Graham's suggested in a briefing to us yesterday would not be concluded for another six months, how is that...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Review and Consolidation of Planning Legislation: Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage (Resumed) (12 Jul 2022)

Eoin Ó Broin: Okay.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Review and Consolidation of Planning Legislation: Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage (Resumed) (12 Jul 2022)

Eoin Ó Broin: That is right.

Remediation of Dwellings Damaged By the Use of Defective Concrete Blocks Bill 2022: Committee Stage (Resumed) and Remaining Stages (6 Jul 2022)

Eoin Ó Broin: It would be nice if the Minister spoke to the amendment.