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Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Schemes (19 Oct 2021)

Eoin Ó Broin: 482. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he will provide an update on the participation of the pillar banks in the first home shared equity loan scheme including the amount of money the banks will invest in the scheme; the role their staff will have in administering the scheme; when the scheme will be open to applicants; and when he expects the Central Bank to...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Policy (19 Oct 2021)

Eoin Ó Broin: 483. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if statistical and other information (details supplied) will be provided. [51210/21]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Policy (19 Oct 2021)

Eoin Ó Broin: 485. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if an explanation will be provided of the relationship between the 6,248 SHCEP figure detailed on page 118 of the Budget 2022 expenditure report and the 5,750 SHCEP figure detailed on page 123 of the same report. [51212/21]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Planning Issues (19 Oct 2021)

Eoin Ó Broin: 489. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he is considering exempting peat extraction from the planning system for new developments and the substitute consent process for unauthorised developments; if so, the reason for considering such a move; the timeframe for a decision on this matter; and if such a move would be compliant with EU environmental law. [51326/21]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Direct Provision System (19 Oct 2021)

Eoin Ó Broin: 644. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the status of progress on establishing an independent inspectorate for direct provision centres; if the Health Act 2007 will be amended to extend the remit of HIQA to undertake independent inspections of direct provision centres; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50501/21]

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (14 Oct 2021)

Eoin Ó Broin: While you evaded the questions again, Tánaiste.

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (14 Oct 2021)

Eoin Ó Broin: And 4,000 affordable homes to purchase each year.

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (14 Oct 2021)

Eoin Ó Broin: Once again, the Tánaiste is deliberately misleading the House.

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (14 Oct 2021)

Eoin Ó Broin: We would provide 4,000 affordable homes to purchase each year. I have told the Tánaiste that three times. All the Government is providing is 500 affordable homes to purchase. I can say it a fourth time if the Tánaiste did not hear me.

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (14 Oct 2021)

Eoin Ó Broin: And pushed up house prices.

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (14 Oct 2021)

Eoin Ó Broin: Nothing.

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (14 Oct 2021)

Eoin Ó Broin: What has the Government done for private renters?

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (14 Oct 2021)

Eoin Ó Broin: Inflation is 4%. How is that a rent freeze? The dishonesty is incredible.

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (14 Oct 2021)

Eoin Ó Broin: It would be nice if the Government was honest with the people for a change.

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (14 Oct 2021)

Eoin Ó Broin: My apologies.

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (14 Oct 2021)

Eoin Ó Broin: Yesterday, the plight of private renters dominated Leaders' Questions, and rightly so. The budget did not contain a single measure to ease the burden of sky-high rents. The only mention of the private rental sector was the extension of a tax relief to landlords. In response, the Taoiseach deliberately conflated the social rental sector with private renters. He talked about the housing...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (14 Oct 2021)

Eoin Ó Broin: Not only has the Tánaiste's response confirmed that he lacks empathy for the struggle of renters, it also shows that he does not even understand the housing crisis. The Central Statistics Office released two important pieces of information today. House prices have increased by a staggering 10.9% across the State in the past year. That is why people cannot own their home and why, under...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (14 Oct 2021)

Eoin Ó Broin: We need 4,000 genuinely affordable homes to buy every year. What has the Tánaiste done?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Water Quality and Infrastructure: Environmental Protection Agency (14 Oct 2021)

Eoin Ó Broin: I thank Dr. Ryan for his presentation and himself and his team for the answers and all the work they do behind the scenes. His regular appearances at this committee are really important because it gives both us as Oireachtas Members and the wider public an opportunity to see the really important work the EPA is doing on working to improve water and wastewater quality. I commend him and all...