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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: General Scheme of the Water Environment (Abstractions) Bill 2020: Discussion (Resumed) (5 Nov 2020)

Eoin Ó Broin: I apologise for cutting across Ms O'Connor. My question is, does the EPA think that there should be provisions in the Bill to provide for a refusal? I know what the heads say, but it seems odd that there is no provision. If the EPA's view is, having done an assessment, that there is a problem, surely it would like to have that power to be able to refuse, I presume in very limited circumstances.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: General Scheme of the Water Environment (Abstractions) Bill 2020: Discussion (Resumed) (5 Nov 2020)

Eoin Ó Broin: I just want to press this because it is important.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: General Scheme of the Water Environment (Abstractions) Bill 2020: Discussion (Resumed) (5 Nov 2020)

Eoin Ó Broin: I am not being adversarial, but there could be a situation where the EPA's environmental assessment finds that an abstraction should not continue but it will not be empowered to do that. It will only be able to apply conditions. Surely that seems an odd scenario.

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Home Loan Scheme (4 Nov 2020)

Eoin Ó Broin: 58. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if there are circumstances in which persons that have lost their home due to Celtic tiger era mortgage distress and that have exited a personal insolvency agreement could apply and secure a Rebuilding Ireland home loan. [33987/20]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Guardian's Payment (4 Nov 2020)

Eoin Ó Broin: 90. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the financial supports to grandparents that have direct responsibility for caring for their grandchildren as guardians. [33982/20]

Written Answers — Department of Health: National Carers' Strategy (4 Nov 2020)

Eoin Ó Broin: 123. To ask the Minister for Health the supports in place for grandparents of children with special needs in circumstances in which the grandparents are the primary guardian of the children. [33983/20]

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: One-Parent Family Payment (3 Nov 2020)

Eoin Ó Broin: This is an issue where, with a bit of common sense and goodwill, we can make a difference to people's lives. Someone like Kirsty today can legitimately claim jobseeker's allowance because she has no full-time employment. She is in receipt of jobseeker's allowance and the State pays that in recognition of the fact that she has no means. The foster care allowance is not a payment to provide...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: One-Parent Family Payment (3 Nov 2020)

Eoin Ó Broin: I look forward to the Minister being as positive in response to my query as she was to the previous one. I thank her for taking time out of a long and busy day to be here so late to deal with this issue. I will start by introducing her to a woman I know. Her name is Kirsty. She has been a foster parent for more than 13 years. She, and her then partner, started fostering, and they were...

Homeless Prevention Bill 2020: First Stage (3 Nov 2020)

Eoin Ó Broin: I move: "That the Bill be taken in Private Members' time."

Homeless Prevention Bill 2020: First Stage (3 Nov 2020)

Eoin Ó Broin: I move: That leave be granted to introduce a Bill entitled an Act to amend the Housing Act 1988 to provide a legal definition of persons at risk of homelessness and to give the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage and local authorities the power to provide such persons with supports to prevent them from becoming homeless. As Deputies know, the number of adults and children...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Public Consultation Process (3 Nov 2020)

Eoin Ó Broin: 246. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the status of the public consultation on removing barriers to energy efficiency in the rental sector by addressing the split-incentive problem. [32442/20]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Departmental Budgets (3 Nov 2020)

Eoin Ó Broin: 247. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the funding allocation for his Department for 2021 by project. [32444/20]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Driver Test (3 Nov 2020)

Eoin Ó Broin: 341. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the waiting time for applicants for the driver licence theory test and driver test; the reason for the long delays in getting appointments for these two tests; and his plans to reduce these waiting times. [33253/20]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Carbon Tax Yield (3 Nov 2020)

Eoin Ó Broin: 381. To ask the Minister for Finance the distributional impact of increases in the carbon tax from budgets prior to 2021 had on different income groups; and the compensation measures taken to protect the most vulnerable. [32443/20]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Primary Medical Certificates (3 Nov 2020)

Eoin Ó Broin: 427. To ask the Minister for Finance his plans to amend the legislation or regulations governing the primary medical certificate scheme in view of the Supreme Court appeal decisions (details supplied). [33088/20]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Home Building Finance Ireland (3 Nov 2020)

Eoin Ó Broin: 396. To ask the Minister for Finance the number of applications for loans to Home Building Finance Ireland since its establishment; the number of loan approvals; the number of loan drawdowns; the monetary value of the applications, approvals and drawdowns; and the number of units of accommodation involved in the applications, approvals and drawdowns to date. [32327/20]

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Covid-19 Pandemic (3 Nov 2020)

Eoin Ó Broin: 495. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the data behind the decision to close gyms and fitness centres under level 5 restrictions; the impact of gyms on the R number; the potential reduction in the R number through the application of gym closures; the number of Covid-19 cases linked to gyms; the location of the gyms by county; and the general data which informed the...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Covid-19 Pandemic (3 Nov 2020)

Eoin Ó Broin: 496. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if the impact of the closure of gyms and fitness centres on mental health was considered when the decision was made to close all gyms and fitness centres under level 5 restrictions. [32727/20]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Local Authority Housing (3 Nov 2020)

Eoin Ó Broin: 559. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government his Department’s 2021 funding commitments, funding streams and targets for the retrofitting of local authority homes, approved housing body owned social housing units and section 38 and section 39 funded community residences which support persons with disabilities.. [32391/20]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Local Authority Housing (3 Nov 2020)

Eoin Ó Broin: 594. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if funding for the retrofitting of local authority housing will continue to be provided by his Department; and if not, if all social housing retrofitting funding will now come from the Department of Environment, Climate and Communications.. [32688/20]