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

Eoin Ó Broin: Ms Hurley has to come back first. There were some questions for her.

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Benefits Eligibility (8 Nov 2018)

Eoin Ó Broin: 276. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection when a person transfers from invalidity pension to partial capacity in order to take-up casual employment, the flexibilities there are in terms of payment of weeks in which little or no working hours have been secured. [46360/18]

Home Building Finance Ireland Bill 2018: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage (7 Nov 2018)

Eoin Ó Broin: I move amendment No. 2:

Home Building Finance Ireland Bill 2018: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage (7 Nov 2018)

Eoin Ó Broin: Yes.

Home Building Finance Ireland Bill 2018: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage (7 Nov 2018)

Eoin Ó Broin: Nobody is suggesting that HBFI should lend at rates below market rates. I refer to giving HBFI the flexibility that it may act and lend at more competitive rates but still allowing for a commercial rate of return. The Minister of State's point does not deal with that. On the substantive point, I would much prefer to be tabling amendments to section 7. I am prohibited from doing that...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Help-To-Buy Scheme Data (7 Nov 2018)

Eoin Ó Broin: 50. To ask the Minister for Finance the number of help-to-buy grant applications received; the number of applications that reached claim stage; and the number of claims approved under the help-to-buy scheme since its inception in July 2016. [46007/18]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Local Authority Housing Data (7 Nov 2018)

Eoin Ó Broin: 178. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the number of buy and renew units delivered to date in 2018; and the average cost for each unit. [46002/18]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Repair and Leasing Scheme (7 Nov 2018)

Eoin Ó Broin: 179. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the number of homes brought into use to date in 2018 via the repair and lease scheme; and the average cost of each unit. [46003/18]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Agency Data (7 Nov 2018)

Eoin Ó Broin: 180. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the number of units delivered to date in 2018 via the Housing Agency’s €70 million rolling Housing Agency fund; and the average cost for each unit. [46004/18]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Home Loan Scheme (7 Nov 2018)

Eoin Ó Broin: 181. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the number of Rebuilding Ireland home loan applications by local authority area to date in 2018; the number of approvals and drawdowns, respectively, by local authority area; the average loan amount awarded in each local authority area in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46005/18]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Traveller Accommodation (7 Nov 2018)

Eoin Ó Broin: 182. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the Traveller accommodation allocations for each local authority for 2018; and the drawdown to date for each local authority in tabular form. [46006/18]

Water Services: Motion [Private Members] (6 Nov 2018)

Eoin Ó Broin: I thank the Rural Independent Group for tabling the motion. I wish to talk a little about the urban wastewater treatment plants and the difficulties we have currently with regard to the spend. Much of the focus has been on the 38 agglomerations that are subject to the European Court of Justice hearings. My understanding is that the court hearing was last month and that we are waiting for...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Traveller Accommodation: Traveller Accommodation Expert Group (6 Nov 2018)

Eoin Ó Broin: I thank Mr. Joyce for his opening remarks. I warmly welcome the establishment of the expert group. This committee has had a lot of discussions on Traveller accommodation and the failure of local and central government to spend funds allocated and to provide the housing included in the local Traveller accommodation plans. There is an openness among many of us on the committee to see...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Traveller Accommodation: Traveller Accommodation Expert Group (6 Nov 2018)

Eoin Ó Broin: I have two small points. Obviously, there has been a very public debate about the more excessive language used by Peter Casey during his presidential election campaign. One of the things that concerns me, however, is that in my experience much of the anti-Traveller prejudice that is most effective is the anti-Traveller prejudice that does not allow itself to be seen or heard publicly. It is...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Accommodation (6 Nov 2018)

Eoin Ó Broin: 295. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if his attention has been drawn to the need for a sensory room in a school (details supplied); and if there is provision in the schools capital programme for allocating funding for such projects. [44984/18]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects Status (6 Nov 2018)

Eoin Ó Broin: 361. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the capital funding for the extension to a school (details supplied); the timeline for completion of the project; the reason for the delay in bringing this project to completion; and if this capital project will be completed in view of the need for additional space at the school. [45776/18]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service Administration (6 Nov 2018)

Eoin Ó Broin: 442. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if his attention has been drawn to the illegal trade in INIS appointments booked online; and if so, the steps he is taking to prevent this. [45767/18]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Departmental Agencies Expenditure (6 Nov 2018)

Eoin Ó Broin: 401. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the capital and current budget allocation for the Reception and Integration Agency in each year since it was established; and the breakdown of the programme spend within both the capital and current side in tabular form. [44980/18]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Direct Provision Data (6 Nov 2018)

Eoin Ó Broin: 437. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of adults and children with leave to remain at the end of October 2018 that are still living in direct provision. [45602/18]

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Job Creation (6 Nov 2018)

Eoin Ó Broin: 470. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the status of the work carried out following meetings with local representatives in Athy municipal district to help improve employment in the area due to the announcement of the closure of a plant (details supplied). [44982/18]