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Questions on Promised Legislation (22 Feb 2018)

Eoin Ó Broin: I have indeed. Yesterday the Taoiseach gave an indication for the first time that he is willing to look at a redress scheme, particularly where developers have gone bust and HomeBond has expired. Will the Minister bring it to Cabinet to actively discuss the Taoiseach's comments and to implement the recommendations of our joint committee report?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Irish Water: Discussion (22 Feb 2018)

Eoin Ó Broin: I thank the Chair and Irish Water and Ervia for the presentations so far. The proposal to bring forward the end of the service level agreement, albeit negotiated, and to move to what Irish Water calls a single utility model has profound implications not just for the workforce but also for the delivery of services. I have a series of questions, none of which have to do with the industrial...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Irish Water: Discussion (22 Feb 2018)

Eoin Ó Broin: I have some quick supplementary questions. Ms Graham said it was clear the understanding was that whatever savings accrued would be for the Exchequer and, therefore, there would not be costs left behind. Does that mean her understanding is that if a portion of the 1,000 full-time equivalents remains in local authorities or is redeployed to other functions in local authorities, the funding...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Irish Water: Discussion (22 Feb 2018)

Eoin Ó Broin: This is important. The witness used the phrase "not leaving costs behind in local authorities".

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Irish Water: Discussion (22 Feb 2018)

Eoin Ó Broin: Hypothetically, if 500 full-time equivalents of the 1,000 full-time equivalents remained working in local authorities after the single utility is established, there would be a cost for local authorities to fund because Irish Water is not funding it any more. Is the witness saying it will not be funded by central government? The first answer seemed to suggest the answer was "No" but it now...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Irish Water: Discussion (22 Feb 2018)

Eoin Ó Broin: They would be a matter for negotiation.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Irish Water: Discussion (22 Feb 2018)

Eoin Ó Broin: There were three other questions.

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Action Plan for Rural Development (22 Feb 2018)

Eoin Ó Broin: 212. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development the spend on rural regeneration in each year since 2011; and the amount allocated for 2018, in tabular form. [9171/18]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Programme for Government (22 Feb 2018)

Eoin Ó Broin: 225. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the status of the programme for Government commitment to explore the possibility of enacting a constitutional right to housing; and the way in which the programme for Government commitment to allow the Oireachtas Joint Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government to examine the issue affected by the decision to...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Urban Development (22 Feb 2018)

Eoin Ó Broin: 232. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if the €2 billion urban regeneration fund announced as part of the NDP additional to the €11.6 billion announced in the NDP for social housing is planned to fund housing projects or other regeneration activities; and if so, the list of potential activities to be funded with this allocation. [9173/18]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Urban Development (22 Feb 2018)

Eoin Ó Broin: 234. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the timeframe for the establishment of the national regeneration and development agency; the estimated cost to establish and run this agency; the estimated staff complement of the agency; and the powers he will transfer to this agency. [9175/18]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Regeneration Projects Expenditure (22 Feb 2018)

Eoin Ó Broin: 231. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the spend on urban regeneration in each year since 2011; and the amount allocated for 2018, in tabular form. [9172/18]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Local Authority Housing Data (22 Feb 2018)

Eoin Ó Broin: 233. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the type of social housing units that the NDP plans to deliver out to 2027, that is, the number of the 112,000 units that will be owned by local authorities, approved housing bodies, leased from the private sector and short term RAS or HAP tenancies respectively. [9174/18]

Leaders' Questions (21 Feb 2018)

Eoin Ó Broin: What is the actual figure?

Project Ireland 2040: Statements (20 Feb 2018)

Eoin Ó Broin: I wish to share time with Deputies Pearse Doherty and Martin Kenny. I welcome the Ministers back from Sligo. As I watched the launch of the plan on the Sligo IT website last Friday, it struck me that it was probably the most expensive press conference in the history of the State. Not only was there a fancy website that people were busy uploading nicely produced documents to all morning, but...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects Status (20 Feb 2018)

Eoin Ó Broin: 180. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of a funding application for a new school building by a school (details supplied); when the project will progress to the next stage of the process; and when he expects the construction of the new school to commence. [8202/18]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: One-Parent Family Payment Eligibility (20 Feb 2018)

Eoin Ó Broin: 530. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection her plans to amend the Social Welfare Consolidation Act 2005 as amended by section 13 of the Social Welfare (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2008 to include a foster parent in the definition of a qualified parent for the purposes of determining eligibility for one-parent family payment (details supplied). [8060/18]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Mortgage Insurance (20 Feb 2018)

Eoin Ó Broin: 591. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if mortgage protection insurance is a mandatory requirement of the new first-time buyers council mortgage; if so, the reason therefor; and the nature of the policies required. [8121/18]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Seaweed Harvesting Licences (20 Feb 2018)

Eoin Ó Broin: 611. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government further to Parliamentary Question No. 660 of 13 February 2018, the County Clare coastline that could potentially be affected by plans to sell the harvesting rights of kelp disk seaweed to a company (details supplied) in percentage terms. [8771/18]

Questions on Promised Legislation (15 Feb 2018)

Eoin Ó Broin: It is the case.