Results 101-120 of 15,170 for speaker:Eoin Ó Broin

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Electricity Grid (27 May 2025)

Eoin Ó Broin: 151. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment to outline plans for maintaining emissions in the event of lower electricity imports arising from linking the British and European Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanisms. [27541/25]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Electricity Grid (27 May 2025)

Eoin Ó Broin: 151. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment to outline plans for maintaining emissions in the event of lower electricity imports arising from linking the British and European Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanisms. [27541/25]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Driver Test (27 May 2025)

Eoin Ó Broin: 206. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he is aware of an issue relating to the driving test cancellation list where people who have had several provisional licenses cannot access the cancellation portal online (details supplied); if an investigation into the issue is complete; and if a timeframe is available as to when the issue will be resolved. [27603/25]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: International Protection (27 May 2025)

Eoin Ó Broin: 490. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if IPAS has entered into a contract with a hotel (details supplied); and if so, to set out the details of the contract and his Department’s plans to engage with the local community on these plans. [27715/25]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Childcare Services (27 May 2025)

Eoin Ó Broin: 562. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if her Department is aware of a situation presenting for parents of children attending a childcare service regarding a transfer of location (details supplied); and if correspondence will be considered with a view to providing a reply to the parents concerned. [27698/25]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Departmental Schemes (22 May 2025)

Eoin Ó Broin: 172. To ask the Minister for Finance when a new scheme for disabled drivers and passengers will be available, given it is almost five years on from the Supreme Court judgement of June 2020; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26518/25]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Departmental Schemes (22 May 2025)

Eoin Ó Broin: 173. To ask the Minister for Finance the schemes or financial assistance available to people with disabilities to assist with the cost of vehicles or adaptations to vehicles in the absence of a fit-for-purpose scheme for disabled drivers and disabled passengers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26521/25]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Departmental Policies (22 May 2025)

Eoin Ó Broin: 283. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if financial assistance is available for vehicle adaptation for a person (details supplied) in the event that there is no other funding source available; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26520/25]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: International Protection (22 May 2025)

Eoin Ó Broin: 305. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality his Department's plans to purchase a facility (details supplied) for IPAS accommodation; the number of residents currently accommodated by IPAS at this complex; the number that may be accommodated when the complex is purchased; and plans to engage with the local community about future plans for this facility. [26537/25]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Child and Family Agency (22 May 2025)

Eoin Ó Broin: 333. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth her views on the use by Tusla of a residential property at a location (details supplied) to accommodate minors; and to detail what engagement with residents took place prior to this facility opening. [26536/25]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Data Centres (21 May 2025)

Eoin Ó Broin: 20. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment to outline the number of islanded data centres contracted to connect to the gas network; the number connected to the gas network of those contracted; the number awaiting connection to the gas network of those contracted; and the number of formal enquiries that have been received but which are not contracted, for each...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Local Government and Heritage: Election of Leas-Chathaoirleach (20 May 2025)

Eoin Ó Broin: It is a poisoned chalice. Deputy Hearne has dodged a bullet.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Local Government and Heritage: Election of Leas-Chathaoirleach (20 May 2025)

Eoin Ó Broin: There will be two members chairing the session and there are only two of us here. Everybody else has gone home.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Local Government and Heritage: Challenges Relating to the Delivery of Housing: County and City Management Association (20 May 2025)

Eoin Ó Broin: I thank the Chair and I thank Mr. Taaffe and Ms Leech for their presence. Given the importance of social and affordable housing, it is fitting that our first public session is dealing with it. I acknowledge the significant volume of work the witnesses and their teams do, particularly council staff on the front line of tackling the housing and homelessness crisis and working with families in...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Local Government and Heritage: Challenges Relating to the Delivery of Housing: County and City Management Association (20 May 2025)

Eoin Ó Broin: I fully support that but another way of doing it is more design and build. Currently when the Department reports to us, it lumps in turnkeys with design and builds. Is there an argument for separating those two out so that where a builder comes to a local authority or AHB with the intention of doing a solely social or social and affordable project, it is categorised as design and build...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Local Government and Heritage: Challenges Relating to the Delivery of Housing: County and City Management Association (20 May 2025)

Eoin Ó Broin: My point is a different one. Turnkey is typically something that started life as a private development. When it got planning permission, it was conceived as a private development. Design and build, while it might originate with a builder-developer, starts life as a conversation between that builder-developer and an AHB or local authority. Should we differentiate between those? They are...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Local Government and Heritage: Challenges Relating to the Delivery of Housing: County and City Management Association (20 May 2025)

Eoin Ó Broin: There is only a minute left. What about staffing numbers and single-stage approval?