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Ceisteanna - Questions - Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Real Estate Investment Trusts (11 Nov 2021)

Eoin Ó Broin: It is clear the Minister has absolutely changed his position now that he is in office compared with when he was in opposition. When he was in opposition, he rightly highlighted the distorting impact of certain categories of investors, which he called cuckoo funds, on people's ability to buy homes. The mealy-mouthed measure the Minister introduced earlier this year, of a mere 8% increase in...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Wastewater Treatment (11 Nov 2021)

Eoin Ó Broin: 27. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the additional support and finance that will be put in place for Irish Water to remedy the ongoing issues with the waste treatment systems in 34 towns and villages as outlined in the EPA report on Urban Waste Water Treatment in 2020. [55103/21]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Defective Building Materials (11 Nov 2021)

Eoin Ó Broin: 46. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the status of the work of the Independent Working Group to examine defective housing. [55107/21]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Homeless Accommodation (11 Nov 2021)

Eoin Ó Broin: 88. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the action he plans to take to address the alarming increase in homelessness as reported by his Department’s monthly reports. [55105/21]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Budget 2022 (11 Nov 2021)

Eoin Ó Broin: 73. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the reason for reducing estate regeneration and refurbishment funding in Budget 2022 to €50 million from the €73 million that had been allocated for 2021. [55106/21]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Schemes (11 Nov 2021)

Eoin Ó Broin: 90. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the status of his work with Dublin City Council to deliver affordable homes on the Poolbeg Strategic Development Zone site. [55104/21]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Direct Provision System (10 Nov 2021)

Eoin Ó Broin: 163. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the total cost of a direct provision centre (details supplied) to his Department for each year in tabular form. [55146/21]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Direct Provision System (10 Nov 2021)

Eoin Ó Broin: 164. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the occupancy of a provision centre (details supplied) on 1 September in each year from 2016 to 2021, by single persons, adults with children and children. [55147/21]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Direct Provision System (10 Nov 2021)

Eoin Ó Broin: 165. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he will end the practice of forcing two or three adults to share small bedrooms in direct provision centres such as at a centre (details supplied); and if he has plans to end the forced overcrowding of single persons in direct provision centres, particularly in view of the current alarming rise in Covid-19...

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Maritime Area Planning Bill 2021: Committee Stage (Resumed) (10 Nov 2021)

Eoin Ó Broin: The problem with this is that it seems to replicate the procedure that was put in place for strategic housing developments, whereby a separate, stand-alone website by the applicant is hosted. One of the difficulties with those websites is, of course, that they expire, and, therefore, they do not have the longevity that, for example, the board's website or a local authority's website has....

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Maritime Area Planning Bill 2021: Committee Stage (Resumed) (10 Nov 2021)

Eoin Ó Broin: I will speak to amendments Nos. 238 and 239 because they relate to the same section, which is section 293. Amendment No. 238 is a reference to section 293(2)(a), which states that the board shall not grant a permission under that section that materially contravenes the national marine planning framework or the maritime spatial plan. There is no mention of city or county development plans in...

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Maritime Area Planning Bill 2021: Committee Stage (Resumed) (10 Nov 2021)

Eoin Ó Broin: I do not believe for a moment that the Minister of State was surprised by the intention of the first amendment, nor am I surprised by his response. I mean that in good humour. In respect of amendment No. 238, I ask the Minister of State and his officials to read the recent High Court judgment on an ongoing dispute between the provisions of the county development plan and central...

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Maritime Area Planning Bill 2021: Committee Stage (Resumed) (10 Nov 2021)

Eoin Ó Broin: I understand that. The purpose of the amendment is to urge the Minister of State to find some more technically proficient and appropriate way to address this issue on Report Stage. If it is left too much to the discretion of the developer's engagement, we might get good outcomes or we might not. If it is left solely to local lobbying, albeit very well-intentioned, by local authority...

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Maritime Area Planning Bill 2021: Committee Stage (Resumed) (10 Nov 2021)

Eoin Ó Broin: I want to comment on that last point because Deputy Boyd Barrett is absolutely right. The concern I have is the frequency of very significant decisions by An Bord Pleanála with respect to terrestrial planning applications where there is dispute over which has precedence, national planning guidelines or local county and city development plans. They have been increasing and there is now...

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Maritime Area Planning Bill 2021: Committee Stage (Resumed) (10 Nov 2021)

Eoin Ó Broin: I move amendment No. 236: In page 151, between lines 31 and 32, to insert the following: “(1A) The Board shall— (a) make the application available on the website of the Board within 2 working days of it being received, and (b) make any related documents to the application, correspondence and submissions available online as soon as is practical and no later than 3 days...

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Maritime Area Planning Bill 2021: Committee Stage (Resumed) (10 Nov 2021)

Eoin Ó Broin: I move amendment No. 239: In page 162, between lines 12 and 13, to insert the following: “(p) conditions on construction and operation requiring local employment benefits and positive impact on the local economy, and”.

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Maritime Area Planning Bill 2021: Committee Stage (Resumed) (10 Nov 2021)

Eoin Ó Broin: I move amendment No. 247: In page 173, lines 35 and 36, to delete “30 days” and substitute “56 days”. These amendments relate to section 302 and the submission and notification of environmental impact assessment, EIA, reports and Natura impact statements. The first amendment simply seeks to extend the number of days that the EIA would be available for public...

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Maritime Area Planning Bill 2021: Committee Stage (Resumed) (10 Nov 2021)

Eoin Ó Broin: I thank the Minister of State for his reply. I will ask for a quick clarification on amendment No. 248. Will his amendment ensure all documentation relating to this will be for future reference available on the portal or where will it be available and accessible if not on the board's site? I will pick up on a point made by Deputy O'Callaghan. The types of developments, particularly large...

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Maritime Area Planning Bill 2021: Committee Stage (Resumed) (10 Nov 2021)

Eoin Ó Broin: That is not what the Bill states. It does not state 30 days is a floor; it states that the period involved is 30 days.