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Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Domestic Violence Services (28 Apr 2021)

Eoin Ó Broin: 704. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number of adults and children who accessed Tusla-funded domestic violence refuge accommodation to date in 2021; the average length of time that families spent in such accommodation; and the number of beds available on a given night in 2020. [21574/21]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: EU Funding (28 Apr 2021)

Eoin Ó Broin: 731. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if his Department has received any of the State allocation of the EU React funding; if so, the amount; and the areas of expenditure under the responsibilities of his Department it was spent on. [21335/21]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development Act 2000 (Exempted Development) (No. 3) Regulations 2021 and Planning and Development (Street Furniture Fees) Regulations 2021: Discussion (27 Apr 2021)

Eoin Ó Broin: On a point of order and very briefly, as members know news has broken that a former member of this committee and former Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government, Deputy Eoghan Murphy has resigned his Dáil seat this morning. Notwithstanding the very significant policy differences I have had with the Minister and his Government, I want to state that the Minister worked very...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development Act 2000 (Exempted Development) (No. 3) Regulations 2021 and Planning and Development (Street Furniture Fees) Regulations 2021: Discussion (27 Apr 2021)

Eoin Ó Broin: I thank the Minister for his presentation. We were all heartened watching the scenes of the opening up of a variety of outdoor activities and certain sports yesterday, particularly for younger people and children. That is giving people the sense that we are near the exit, which is to be welcomed. Citizens, residents and businesses have had a hard number of months and anything we can do...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development Act 2000 (Exempted Development) (No. 3) Regulations 2021 and Planning and Development (Street Furniture Fees) Regulations 2021: Discussion (27 Apr 2021)

Eoin Ó Broin: Two motions?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: General Scheme of the Affordable Housing Bill 2020: Discussion (Resumed) (27 Apr 2021)

Eoin Ó Broin: I am.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: General Scheme of the Affordable Housing Bill 2020: Discussion (Resumed) (27 Apr 2021)

Eoin Ó Broin: As members of this committee know, we are in the middle of an affordable housing crisis the likes of which we have not seen for a long period of time. Average rents in Dublin, for example, are €1,700 per month for a standard two-bed. In fact, in many parts of Dublin city, in particular, rents are now at €2,000 to €2,500. Purchasing a home is becoming increasingly...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: General Scheme of the Affordable Housing Bill 2020: Discussion (Resumed) (27 Apr 2021)

Eoin Ó Broin: I will briefly respond to some of the key arguments of the Government members of the committee. It is not the case to say the Government is not supportive of facilitating private developers to make profit. If one looks at the housing policies around social housing, in particular, over the last five to ten years, it has all been about trying to attract high cost, private finance through the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: General Scheme of the Affordable Housing Bill 2020: Discussion (Resumed) (27 Apr 2021)

Eoin Ó Broin: This is my concluding sentence. We can either bring the price of affordable homes down, which Fianna Fáil and Fine Gael never understood, and we can do it by giving this money to the not-for-sector, or, we can continue to assist the developer and investment friends of Fianna Fáil and Fine Gael in failing to meet people's housing needs.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: General Scheme of the Affordable Housing Bill 2020: Discussion (Resumed) (27 Apr 2021)

Eoin Ó Broin: It is also a matter of policy fact.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: General Scheme of the Affordable Housing Bill 2020: Discussion (Resumed) (27 Apr 2021)

Eoin Ó Broin: It is the truth.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: General Scheme of the Affordable Housing Bill 2020: Discussion (Resumed) (27 Apr 2021)

Eoin Ó Broin: Is Senator Moynihan here?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: General Scheme of the Affordable Housing Bill 2020: Discussion (Resumed) (27 Apr 2021)

Eoin Ó Broin: Yes.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: General Scheme of the Affordable Housing Bill 2020: Discussion (Resumed) (27 Apr 2021)

Eoin Ó Broin: We can have a shorter debate on it.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: General Scheme of the Affordable Housing Bill 2020: Discussion (Resumed) (27 Apr 2021)

Eoin Ó Broin: I want to make two separate or distinct arguments with respect to this. Obviously it is related to No. 1 in the sense that I am arguing that the cost rental equity loan should not be available to private developers, and there are two key elements here to make that case. The way cost rental works is twofold. As members know, you look at the financing, development, management and maintenance...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: General Scheme of the Affordable Housing Bill 2020: Discussion (Resumed) (27 Apr 2021)

Eoin Ó Broin: I do. We are making good time so I think I can have a minute or two, which is all I am looking for.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: General Scheme of the Affordable Housing Bill 2020: Discussion (Resumed) (27 Apr 2021)

Eoin Ó Broin: I always do when it comes to Government housing policy. Let me make a couple of points-----

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: General Scheme of the Affordable Housing Bill 2020: Discussion (Resumed) (27 Apr 2021)

Eoin Ó Broin: It is entirely legitimate for any member of this committee to table amendments on matters of housing policy. We can disagree with those amendments, which is fine, but to suggest that we are tabling them for anything other than the reason that we believe they would improve the policy in the Bill is wrong. I respect all members of this committee. I might disagree profoundly with the policies...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: General Scheme of the Affordable Housing Bill 2020: Discussion (Resumed) (27 Apr 2021)

Eoin Ó Broin: Either the members across want us to proceed quickly or they want to keep interrupting. They can do whichever they want. The reason why we do not have those units is not because of the absence of legislation but because of the absence of Government investment. Only a few years ago, we were told that there would be 6,400 affordable rentals and purchase units available by the end of this...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: General Scheme of the Affordable Housing Bill 2020: Discussion (Resumed) (27 Apr 2021)

Eoin Ó Broin: This is my final sentence.