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Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Direct Provision System (8 Feb 2022)

Eoin Ó Broin: 480. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth further to Parliamentary Question No. 466 of 14 December 2021, the breakdown of the 1,640 persons by the number of adults and children, respectively. [5859/22]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Direct Provision System (8 Feb 2022)

Eoin Ó Broin: 488. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth further to Parliamentary Question No. 466 of 14 December 2021, the length of time the 1,640 persons have spent in direct provision in periods of less than six, six to 12, 12 to 24 and over 24 months, respectively. [6337/22]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: An Garda Síochána (8 Feb 2022)

Eoin Ó Broin: 544. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of full-time equivalent gardaí currently stationed at Rathcoole Garda station, County Dublin. [5837/22]

Written Answers — Department of Health: General Practitioner Services (8 Feb 2022)

Eoin Ó Broin: 712. To ask the Minister for Health the action his Department plans to take to ensure an increase in the number of general practitioners practising in an area (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6316/22]

Written Answers — Department of Health: General Practitioner Services (8 Feb 2022)

Eoin Ó Broin: 713. To ask the Minister for Health the current number of general practitioners practising in an area (details supplied). [6317/22]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Interim Report on Homelessness: Discussion (8 Feb 2022)

Eoin Ó Broin: I thank our guests for their presentations. I think this is Ms Hayes's first full appearance before our committee. She will find we are very friendly. I wish her the very best in what is a very demanding job, as I am sure she knows much better than the rest of us. I had the pleasure of visiting Waterford and seeing the centralised hub. It is a really good model, so I commend the good work...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Interim Report on Homelessness: Discussion (8 Feb 2022)

Eoin Ó Broin: It is my Bill and Ms Timmons can feel free to prejudice it all she wants. That is not a problem.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Interim Report on Homelessness: Discussion (8 Feb 2022)

Eoin Ó Broin: Did the Government ever consider a proper inspection regime for public and private emergency accommodation?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Interim Report on Homelessness: Discussion (8 Feb 2022)

Eoin Ó Broin: The Department has never explored HIQA as an option for the inspection regime.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Interim Report on Homelessness: Discussion (8 Feb 2022)

Eoin Ó Broin: I would appreciate that.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Interim Report on Homelessness: Discussion (8 Feb 2022)

Eoin Ó Broin: I apologise for interrupting but the circular is clear. It sets out the criteria against which a local authority can purchase. It means that if a local authority has a property with a HAP or a RAS tenant, where previously it would purchase the property to prevent the family from becoming homeless when a vacant possession notice to quit had issued, this circular prevents that from happening....

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Interim Report on Homelessness: Discussion (8 Feb 2022)

Eoin Ó Broin: It would be really good if Ms Timmons could clarify it because from talking to housing managers, my understanding is they do not believe they can proceed with those and that the acquisitions must be in line with the Minister's call for housing, which is vacant ones and fours. If the Department is now saying an occupied property of any size with a HAP or RAS tenant who has a vacant possession...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Interim Report on Homelessness: Discussion (8 Feb 2022)

Eoin Ó Broin: That is a separate question though. I understand that but that is not the point. I do not want to take more time. The Vice Chairman has just called time.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Interim Report on Homelessness: Discussion (8 Feb 2022)

Eoin Ó Broin: I thank all of our witnesses for the answers so far. In the short time allowed, perhaps Ms Timmons could come back to me on the HRC, the cold weather initiative and the metrics for the Housing First target. That would be useful. I want to belabour the issue about the circular, because I believe it is important. I want to make two points. I have the circular here in front of me and...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Interim Report on Homelessness: Discussion (8 Feb 2022)

Eoin Ó Broin: I appreciate that.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Interim Report on Homelessness: Discussion (8 Feb 2022)

Eoin Ó Broin: Is that analysis of need available publicly or could it be circulated to the committee members? It is not clear from the strategy document.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Interim Report on Homelessness: Discussion (8 Feb 2022)

Eoin Ó Broin: It would be great If the committee could have it.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Interim Report on Homelessness: Discussion (8 Feb 2022)

Eoin Ó Broin: On what date will the cold weather initiative end in April?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Interim Report on Homelessness: Discussion (8 Feb 2022)

Eoin Ó Broin: Is it a movable feast?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Interim Report on Homelessness: Discussion (8 Feb 2022)

Eoin Ó Broin: I will share the Sinn Féin slot with Deputy Andrews. On behalf of the two of us, I thank the witnesses for the presentations and also in particular their front-line staff in Dublin, Cork and the south west for the enormous amount of work they have been doing, especially in the very difficult Covid circumstances. It is hard not to have an appalling sense of déjà vu when we have...