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Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Regulation of Providers of Building Works Bill 2022: Committee Stage (3 Mar 2022)

Eoin Ó Broin: I move amendment No. 33: In page 37, line 24, to delete "90 days" and substitute "20 days". Sections 35 and 37 deal with the decisions on an application for registration and a renewal of registration. Both sections specify "within a period of 90 days", beginning on the date of receipt of a fully completed application. Ninety days is a long time. What is the rationale for it? I...

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Regulation of Providers of Building Works Bill 2022: Committee Stage (3 Mar 2022)

Eoin Ó Broin: It is 90 days.

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Regulation of Providers of Building Works Bill 2022: Committee Stage (3 Mar 2022)

Eoin Ó Broin: On reflection, 20 days is probably too short, particularly where all of the document is received too close to a board meeting and there is not a further board meeting for a month or so. I still think 90 days is too long. If we could find an appropriate timeframe that would be helpful. On that basis, I am happy to withdraw the amendment.

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Regulation of Providers of Building Works Bill 2022: Committee Stage (3 Mar 2022)

Eoin Ó Broin: I move amendment No. 35: In page 42, line 33, after “Board” to insert “, in partnership with SOLAS and the National Training Fund,” This is a fairly simple amendment. Section 39 deals with continuing professional development. It states, "The Board shall establish and maintain a system of continuing professional development of providers of building works". It...

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Regulation of Providers of Building Works Bill 2022: Committee Stage (3 Mar 2022)

Eoin Ó Broin: I move amendment No. 36: In page 45, between lines 34 and 35, to insert the following: “(i) failure to comply with building control regulations.”. Section 44 deals with complaints and this specific provision details the grounds upon which complaints can be made by complainants. I understand the intention of the Bill, and the complaints section deals with complaints with...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Legislative Measures (1 Mar 2022)

Eoin Ó Broin: 169. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if he will provide a list of names of relevant bodies under the Climate Act 2021. [11355/22]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Legislative Measures (1 Mar 2022)

Eoin Ó Broin: 170. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment his plans to invite councils to prepare Local Authority Climate Action Plans under Section 15 of the Climate Act 2021; when the guidelines will be published; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11356/22]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Public Service Obligation (1 Mar 2022)

Eoin Ó Broin: 171. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the category of Public Service Obligation customers for public lighting that is charged a PSO levy broken down by domestic, small commercial or medium, and high commercial category. [11359/22]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Maritime Jurisdiction (1 Mar 2022)

Eoin Ó Broin: 213. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport when he and his Department were each first notified of the proposed military exercises by the Russian Federation which were originally proposed to be conducted in Ireland’s exclusive economic zone; the checks that his Department is required to perform to ensure all necessary permits, licenses, consents or permissions have been...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Maritime Jurisdiction (1 Mar 2022)

Eoin Ó Broin: 214. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport when he and or the relevant Minister of State and his Department were each first notified of the proposed military exercises by the Russian Federation which were originally proposed to be conducted in Ireland’s exclusive economic zone; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11185/22]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Pension Provisions (1 Mar 2022)

Eoin Ó Broin: 344. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if the changes that he made to the tenant incremental purchase scheme include allowing cash purchases, treating State pensions as income for the purposes of an income assessment 50% from earned income rule; and if the revised scheme has rules with respect to occupation [11009/22]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Maritime Jurisdiction (1 Mar 2022)

Eoin Ó Broin: 348. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the public authority, Minister or Minister of State, who was the responsible competent authority for the conduct of determination in accordance with obligations under article 6(3) of the EU Habitats Directive, and the national regulations thereon, in respect of the proposed military exercises by the Russian Federation, which...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Maritime Jurisdiction (1 Mar 2022)

Eoin Ó Broin: 349. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government when he and-or the relevant Minister of State and his Department were each first notified of the proposed military exercises by the Russian Federation, which were originally proposed to be conducted in Ireland's exclusive economic zone; the Minister or Minister of State who was responsible for the screening determination...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Planning Issues (1 Mar 2022)

Eoin Ó Broin: 359. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the times when he or his predecessors have used their power under the Planning and Development Act 2000 to direct An Bord Pleanála to prioritise classes of applications for determination in which he or his predecessors have identified them as being of special strategic, economic or social importance to the State; the...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Planning Issues (1 Mar 2022)

Eoin Ó Broin: 360. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government his views on whether the staffing levels proposed by An Bord Pleanála for its new marine and climate unit within the strategic infrastructure development structure will be sufficient to deal with the number of planning applications expected from offshore renewable energy projects in the coming years; if he will consider...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Maritime Jurisdiction (1 Mar 2022)

Eoin Ó Broin: 409. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade when he and-or the relevant Minister of State and his Department were each first notified of the proposed military exercises by the Russian Federation which were originally proposed to be conducted in Ireland’s exclusive economic zone; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11188/22]

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Maritime Jurisdiction (1 Mar 2022)

Eoin Ó Broin: 441. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence when he and-or the relevant Minister of State and his Department were each first notified of the proposed military exercises by the Russian Federation which were originally proposed to be conducted in Ireland’s exclusive economic zone; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11187/22]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport (1 Mar 2022)

Eoin Ó Broin: 467. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when a person (details supplied) will receive their first payment under the school transport grant. [11091/22]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Benefits (1 Mar 2022)

Eoin Ó Broin: 513. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the amount of money spent on the heating supplement; the total number of recipients of the heating supplement; the number of recipients aged 65 years or older in each of the years 2008 to 2021, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11357/22]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (1 Mar 2022)

Eoin Ó Broin: 654. To ask the Minister for Health the total number of children waiting for assessments of need, occupational therapy, physiotherapy, speech and language therapy and psychology support in Dublin west and south west community health network; and the length of time children are on these waiting lists before securing these interventions in tabular form. [11012/22]