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Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Home Loan Scheme (3 Jun 2020)

Eoin Ó Broin: 1227. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the average approval offering by each local authority of the 1,550 Rebuilding Ireland home loan approvals made in 2019; the number of loans drawn down in each local authority; and the average amount of the drawn down loans in tabular form. [9057/20]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Traveller Accommodation (3 Jun 2020)

Eoin Ó Broin: 1234. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the local authorities that have requested additional finding under the Traveller accommodation programme to address the needs of Traveller families that are homeless or at risk of homelessness but unable to access emergency accommodation and therefore not on the PASS system. [9267/20]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Homeless Accommodation Provision (3 Jun 2020)

Eoin Ó Broin: 1235. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the measures put in place across the four Dublin local authorities and funded by his Department for homeless families and for those not registered on the PASS system in view of the lack of availability of self-accommodation during Covid-19. [9268/20]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Traveller Accommodation (3 Jun 2020)

Eoin Ó Broin: 1236. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the allocation sought by Cork City Council under the Traveller accommodation programme to fund projects (details supplied). [9269/20]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Traveller Accommodation (3 Jun 2020)

Eoin Ó Broin: 1237. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the measures put in place and funded by his Department for Traveller families in north County Cork and Fermoy who have still not been supplied with water or toilets since the Covid-19 outbreak. [9270/20]

Estimates for Public Services 2020 - Vote 37 - Employment Affairs and Social Protection (Revised Estimate) (28 May 2020)

Eoin Ó Broin: As the Minister knows, a disproportionate number of people who have lost their jobs and are on the pandemic unemployment payment are renters, who are often very young and working in sectors of the economy that are unlikely to recover until the end of this year or early next year. I note in the Estimate that there is an increase in the rent supplement allocation to €164.6 million....

Covid-19 (Local Government): Statements (27 May 2020)

Eoin Ó Broin: As I have said, the Minister of State does not understand the difficulty the local authorities are in or the position of the County and City Management Association, CCMA. The CCMA was of the understanding that there was a pot of approximately €500 million which would get them over the first three months - that is the €260 million - but also that they could plan for the future...

Covid-19 (Local Government): Statements (27 May 2020)

Eoin Ó Broin: I want the Minister to withdraw the mandatory ministerial planning guidelines that allow for co-living. That is something he can do.

Covid-19 (Local Government): Statements (27 May 2020)

Eoin Ó Broin: That is a separate matter.

Covid-19 (Local Government): Statements (27 May 2020)

Eoin Ó Broin: When the Minister, Deputy Eoghan Murphy, was last in front of this House, he talked about a package worth about €0.5 billion to assist in dealing with the rates funding crisis. We have since learned that half of that money is not guaranteed to offset the rates cost because the local authority start-up grant will not be required to be used to offset rates, either through a waiver or a...

Covid-19 (Local Government): Statements (27 May 2020)

Eoin Ó Broin: But the Minister of State is not guaranteeing 100%.

Covid-19 (Local Government): Statements (27 May 2020)

Eoin Ó Broin: There are six or seven vacant spaces.

Covid-19 (Local Government): Statements (27 May 2020)

Eoin Ó Broin: It is the number of Members in total. This is a distraction. Please, Chair.

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces Recruitment (27 May 2020)

Eoin Ó Broin: 10. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence if he will extend the deadline for applications for cadetships in the Defence Forces until September 2020 due to the Covid-19 restrictions. [7398/20]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Home Building Finance Ireland (27 May 2020)

Eoin Ó Broin: 63. 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 cash value of the applications, approvals and drawdowns; and the number of units of accommodation involved in the applications, approvals and drawdowns to date. [7446/20]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Vehicle Registration Tax (27 May 2020)

Eoin Ó Broin: 64. To ask the Minister for Finance when VRT applications will commence. [7535/20]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Irish Prisoners Abroad (27 May 2020)

Eoin Ó Broin: 329. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the status of an application by a person (details supplied) to transfer to an Irish prison under the Transfer of Sentenced Persons Act 1995; the reason the application has been in the Office of the Chief State Solicitor for more than 12 months; when it will conclude its consideration of the application; and if he will make a...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Motor Tax (27 May 2020)

Eoin Ó Broin: 736. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport when motor tax offices will reopen; and the arrangements for taxing of cars in place during the coming period. [7536/20]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Covid-19 Pandemic Supports (27 May 2020)

Eoin Ó Broin: 788. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his plans and the plans of the taxi regulator to assist taxi drivers to return to the workplace as Covid-19 restrictions are lifted in the coming period. [7538/20]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: National Car Test (27 May 2020)

Eoin Ó Broin: 787. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport when the NCT centres will be reopening. [7537/20]