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Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Water Quality (13 Nov 2018)

Eoin Ó Broin: 626. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the status of the ECJ case against Ireland for failure to meet its obligations under the terms of the urban wastewater treatment directive; if he will report on the recent ECJ court hearing; when the court will make its decision; and the contingency plans in place to cover the cost of possible fines and possible requirements...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Planning Guidelines (13 Nov 2018)

Eoin Ó Broin: 627. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the status of the work of the working group of rural planning guidelines; when he expects the work of the group to conclude; and when he expects to be in a position to engage with the Houses of the Oireachtas and local authorities on new guidelines for county development plans post the 2019 local government elections to...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Homeless Persons Data (13 Nov 2018)

Eoin Ó Broin: 642. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the number of adults and children recorded on the pathway accommodation and support system, PASS, as in own door accommodation. [47189/18]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Reports on Homelessness: Discussion (8 Nov 2018)

Eoin Ó Broin: I would prefer not to be having a conversation about statistics and data because the longer we spend talking about them, the less time we spend discussing the real adults and children who are homeless and how we need to tackle their plight. If we do not have accurate data, we will not be able to adequately plan and implement solutions. This is echoed in many of the written submissions the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Reports on Homelessness: Discussion (8 Nov 2018)

Eoin Ó Broin: There was correspondence from Kitty Holland that was forwarded to the-----

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Reports on Homelessness: Discussion (8 Nov 2018)

Eoin Ó Broin: There is more that I took down from the database this morning.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Reports on Homelessness: Discussion (8 Nov 2018)

Eoin Ó Broin: There is more on the database. All of those replies say that in terms of the third round of recategorisation - the July-August one - these folks are in temporary accommodation. They do not have tenancies - they are still accessing homelessness services and they are still counted in PASS. How, if all of that is the case, can they not be counted as homeless? I simply do not understand that....

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Reports on Homelessness: Discussion (8 Nov 2018)

Eoin Ó Broin: I have a very quick supplementary question, if I may.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Reports on Homelessness: Discussion (8 Nov 2018)

Eoin Ó Broin: I will be very quick. I have a reply here from Galway City Council. In reply to the questions I posed, the council said in October that the clients are still categorised as homeless but not being housed in emergency accommodation. I am confused because people are either homeless or not homeless. My question is whether the people we are discussing are homeless. I have a reply here from...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Reports on Homelessness: Discussion (8 Nov 2018)

Eoin Ó Broin: That is not the question. Are they homeless or not?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Reports on Homelessness: Discussion (8 Nov 2018)

Eoin Ó Broin: I am asking if they are homeless or not.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Reports on Homelessness: Discussion (8 Nov 2018)

Eoin Ó Broin: Are they homeless or not? It is a reasonable question to ask

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Reports on Homelessness: Discussion (8 Nov 2018)

Eoin Ó Broin: The letter from Galway County Council states that "these clients are still categorised as homeless". Ms Hurley is saying the council is wrong and should not be putting this information into the public arena. This is what all of the local authorities told us. They are telling us that in their view, the people in question are homeless but the Department is saying that they are not. That is...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Reports on Homelessness: Discussion (8 Nov 2018)

Eoin Ó Broin: Are they still on PASS but categorised as something else?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Reports on Homelessness: Discussion (8 Nov 2018)

Eoin Ó Broin: Does Professor O'Sullivan consider that there is a reason the recategorisation has happened?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Reports on Homelessness: Discussion (8 Nov 2018)

Eoin Ó Broin: Does he have confidence in the figures going forward on the basis on which they are currently being collated?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Reports on Homelessness: Discussion (8 Nov 2018)

Eoin Ó Broin: That is a "No"; he does not have confidence.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Reports on Homelessness: Discussion (8 Nov 2018)

Eoin Ó Broin: Without that qualification, has Professor O'Sullivan confidence in them?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Reports on Homelessness: Discussion (8 Nov 2018)

Eoin Ó Broin: Before I move on to the two reports, I will make a final comment on the homeless numbers and urge the Department to consider the proposal I raise. It is clear from all of the evidence that there is no longer the consensus or agreement among the different sectors that was presented previously. The best course of action would be for the Department to convene the homeless consultative...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Reports on Homelessness: Discussion (8 Nov 2018)

Eoin Ó Broin: What could we, either as a committee or a Government, do about that situation even on an emergency and temporary basis? I refer, for example, to the Focus Ireland amendment to restrict vacant possession notices to quit for buy-to-let landlords who availed of those tax breaks or other policy measures that could be put in place to stop that flow. We are all conscious that the flow is too...