Results 11,941-11,960 of 15,060 for speaker:Eoin Ó Broin

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Home Loan Scheme (5 Mar 2019)

Eoin Ó Broin: 596. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the number of Rebuilding Ireland home loans drawn down in each local authority area at the end of 2018, in tabular form. [10610/19]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Home Loan Scheme (5 Mar 2019)

Eoin Ó Broin: 600. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the Rebuilding Ireland home loan budget allocated to each local authority in 2018; the drawdown of these budgets by local authorities in 2018; and the allocations for this loan scheme to each local authority in 2019, in tabular form. [10815/19]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Public Spending Code (5 Mar 2019)

Eoin Ó Broin: 597. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government his plans to raise the threshold for the single stage approval process for social housing from €2 million to €7 million; if such a proposal is consistent with the public spending code; the engagement his Department has had with the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform on the matter; and if this proposal...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Local Authority Contracts (5 Mar 2019)

Eoin Ó Broin: 602. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if his attention has been drawn to the allegations that Meath County Council paid moneys to a company (details supplied) for work carried out by another company from the 2008 and 2009 period that subsequently led to a Garda investigation and resulted in a conviction in relation to fraud; if his Department has carried out an...

European Parliament Elections (Amendment) Bill 2019: Committee and Remaining Stages (28 Feb 2019)

Eoin Ó Broin: It is not agreed.

European Parliament Elections (Amendment) Bill 2019: Committee and Remaining Stages (28 Feb 2019)

Eoin Ó Broin: I am opposing this section.

European Parliament Elections (Amendment) Bill 2019: Committee and Remaining Stages (28 Feb 2019)

Eoin Ó Broin: I asked a question about the citizenship issue.

European Parliament Elections (Amendment) Bill 2019: Committee and Remaining Stages (28 Feb 2019)

Eoin Ó Broin: Such as birth certificates.

European Parliament Elections (Amendment) Bill 2019: Committee and Remaining Stages (28 Feb 2019)

Eoin Ó Broin: I will follow up on Deputy O’Brien's point for clarity. I think we are talking about two different groups of people, but we need clarity on both. As I understand it, several categories of people have an automatic entitlement to citizenship. They include people born on the island of Ireland before 2004-----

European Parliament Elections (Amendment) Bill 2019: Committee and Remaining Stages (28 Feb 2019)

Eoin Ó Broin: -----people with relatives and people who may be British citizens but who are from the North of Ireland. They do not have to apply for naturalisation. They just have to apply for the passport. I take it the Minister of State's answer was in respect of that category. Will he confirm that is the case? On the other hand, Deputy O’Brien is referring to a category of people who do not...

European Parliament Elections (Amendment) Bill 2019: Committee and Remaining Stages (28 Feb 2019)

Eoin Ó Broin: I want to go through a number of questions in a similar vein. First, I want to go back to the question I asked regarding citizenship. I understand a passport is the most obvious example of citizenship but it is not the only one. This is quite an important point. If this Bill goes through, and if somebody is resident in the State before the European elections and they do not have a...

European Parliament Elections (Amendment) Bill 2019: Committee and Remaining Stages (28 Feb 2019)

Eoin Ó Broin: Do people in this category have to have a passport or do they simply have to have the right to citizenship? In the strict legal sense, does one have to go to the expense of getting a passport to be able to claim the franchise or is an entitlement to Irish citizenship sufficient?

European Parliament Elections (Amendment) Bill 2019: Committee and Remaining Stages (28 Feb 2019)

Eoin Ó Broin: I am disappointed that my amendments were ruled out of order. I know that is not a matter for the Leas-Cheann Comhairle or the Minister of State. I will be challenging the decision, however. I do not accept the explanation I received from the Ceann Comhairle's office. We will be looking to bring forward these amendments, or a version of them, when the Bill is taken in the Seanad. As...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Refugee Data (28 Feb 2019)

Eoin Ó Broin: 103. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of adults and children residing at a centre (details supplied) in Dublin 22; the number of households; the number of persons by status, that is, in the asylum process, with refugee status, with leave to remain and with international protection; if the tendering process for direct provision services within a 40km of...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Vetting (28 Feb 2019)

Eoin Ó Broin: 105. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if his attention has been drawn to the fact that the Garda vetting section is now taking up to four months to approve applications from local authorities for the vetting of tenants prior to applicants moving into new council properties; if additional resources will be provided to the vetting section to ensure speedy...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Local Authority Housing Eligibility (28 Feb 2019)

Eoin Ó Broin: 224. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the status of the review of the income thresholds for social housing eligibility; and the timeline for the completion of the review and the possible introduction of new thresholds. [10045/19]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Provision (27 Feb 2019)

Eoin Ó Broin: 215. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if the Rebuilding Ireland target for new house construction is as detailed in page 47 of the Action Plan for Housing and Homelessness (details supplied) and which is repeated on the Rebuilding Ireland website in the pillar 3 section of the site; and the reason he claimed during Other Questions on 20 February 2019 that the...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Local Authority Funding (27 Feb 2019)

Eoin Ó Broin: 217. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the level and value of funding provided to local councils in gross terms as a percentage of GNI; the level as a percentage of GDP; and the EU 15 and EU 28 averages of state funding to local councils as a percentage of GDP. [9862/19]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Disability Services Provision (26 Feb 2019)

Eoin Ó Broin: 436. To ask the Minister for Health the reason a person (details supplied) has not been provided with an appropriate care package to allow them to be discharged from hospital; and the steps he will take with the HSE to ensure the person receives homecare [9749/19]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: EU Directives (26 Feb 2019)

Eoin Ó Broin: 499. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the reason for the delayed implementation deadline for extended producer responsibility measures, which following interinstitutional negotiations would not need to come into effect until 31 December 2024 (details supplied); and the steps he will take to support more ambitious targets for this directive. [9672/19]