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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Project Ireland 2040: Discussion (22 Mar 2018)

Eoin Ó Broin: We might.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Project Ireland 2040: Discussion (22 Mar 2018)

Eoin Ó Broin: The Deputy is assuming Meath will get to an All-Ireland final.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Project Ireland 2040: Discussion (22 Mar 2018)

Eoin Ó Broin: I acknowledge the extent to which Mr. Cussen and his team have made themselves available to us, not just at the committee but also informally at a variety of meetings since this process started. That has been very helpful, and I want to record my thanks. I acknowledge, as I did in the debate, that there have been some changes in the final published version on the earlier draft such as...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Flood Relief Schemes Funding (22 Mar 2018)

Eoin Ó Broin: 298. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he will meet with a cross-party delegation from the Inishowen Municipal District of Donegal County Council to discuss Government funding for the rebuilding of Swan Park, Buncrana, County Donegal destroyed by the August 2017 floods along with the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Minister of State for...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Scrutiny of EU Legislative Proposals (21 Mar 2018)

Eoin Ó Broin: I thank the delegates for their presentations. I would appreciate it if somebody could explain for the benefit of the committee what is meant by a risk based approach. I think I understand it from the presentations, but it would be helpful to have it explained in plain English and more detail. One of the things that comes to mind first is cost. The NFGWS has given indications of cost in...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Scrutiny of EU Legislative Proposals (21 Mar 2018)

Eoin Ó Broin: Is that an annual investment?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Scrutiny of EU Legislative Proposals (21 Mar 2018)

Eoin Ó Broin: To follow up on that response, the figure goes up to €700 million or so the following year and settles at around €800 million to €900 million at the end of the period.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Scrutiny of EU Legislative Proposals (21 Mar 2018)

Eoin Ó Broin: Let us say the May 2019 deadline is met and that there is a transitional period. Is Mr. Laffey saying the issue is not whether the Government would give extra capital of €200 million or €300 million and then €100 million annually but the question of his organisation not having the capacity to take on the extra investment? Its capacity means that it would have to do it...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Scrutiny of EU Legislative Proposals (21 Mar 2018)

Eoin Ó Broin: Would that mean, for example, that work to upgrade the 38 agglomerations that are falling foul of the urban wastewater treatment directive would take longer, or would pipe upgrades in the public water system take longer? I presume that would be a logical outcome.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Scrutiny of EU Legislative Proposals (21 Mar 2018)

Eoin Ó Broin: What will be the cost of installing a filtration system in a small to medium-sized scheme?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Scrutiny of EU Legislative Proposals (21 Mar 2018)

Eoin Ó Broin: Can Mr. McDonald give us a ballpark figure?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Scrutiny of EU Legislative Proposals (21 Mar 2018)

Eoin Ó Broin: I have a question for the Department, on the basis of what the witnesses have said with regard to the fact that the current draft may not be as sensitive to regional differences as it could be and that a level of assessment or monitoring might be required that might be greater than necessary in certain areas. Can I take it that the witnesses think the current draft might have some...

Leaders' Questions (21 Mar 2018)

Eoin Ó Broin: It is the annual increase that matters, as the Taoiseach knows.

Leaders' Questions (21 Mar 2018)

Eoin Ó Broin: It is over 4%-----

Leaders' Questions (21 Mar 2018)

Eoin Ó Broin: It is 29% in Sligo.

Leaders' Questions (21 Mar 2018)

Eoin Ó Broin: Stop misleading the Dáil.

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Direct Provision Data (21 Mar 2018)

Eoin Ó Broin: 216. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of families in a direct provision centre (details supplied) in Dublin 22 by size and number of children; the number with leave to remain; the reason for the recent transfer of 50 families from another centre; when the contract for the direct provision centre ends; and his plans for its renewal. [13052/18]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Social and Affordable Housing (21 Mar 2018)

Eoin Ó Broin: 326. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he will address a series of matters relating to the enhanced leasing scheme (details supplied). [12008/18]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Building Regulations Compliance (21 Mar 2018)

Eoin Ó Broin: 331. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if a redress scheme for families with homes affected by Mica defective concrete blocks in County Donegal and by pyrite in County Mayo will be introduced. [13063/18]

Strategic Communications Unit: Motion [Private Members] (20 Mar 2018)

Eoin Ó Broin: I would like to respond briefly to some of the arguments put forward by the Taoiseach, the Tánaiste and the Minster for Finance, Deputy Donohoe, in defence of the SCU. We are told that the purpose of the unit is to streamline Government communications, to co-ordinate, to train and to promote best practice. How much of the time of the 14 members of this unit is dedicated to that? How...