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Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Estimates for Public Services 2017
Vote 34 - Housing, Planning and Local Government (Revised) (15 Nov 2017)

Eoin Ó Broin: I thank the Minister for his comment on the transfer of the community function. Although we will not have responsibility for the new Department there may be a role for this committee to invite in the Minister, Deputy Ring, maybe once a year or so, to discuss the management of those elements. The only reason I am saying this is since the restructuring of the old community development...

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Estimates for Public Services 2017
Vote 34 - Housing, Planning and Local Government (Revised) (15 Nov 2017)

Eoin Ó Broin: For the information of committee members, I sent a request to the Chairman this morning, requesting that we bring in Irish Water, the unions and other interested parties, including the Department of Housing, Planning and Local Government in January or February to discuss the single utility proposals because I think it would be useful for us to do it at that stage and it would allow members an...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Local Authority Housing Data (15 Nov 2017)

Eoin Ó Broin: 229. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government further to Parliamentary Question No. 1358 of 7 November 2017, the reason for the discrepancy in the figures for local authority voids contained in the NOAC report 12 of May 2017, table F, pp 60/61, and the figures for long-term voids returned to stock funded by his Department; the way in which NOAC reported 4,202 voids of...

Order of Business (14 Nov 2017)

Eoin Ó Broin: Page 29 of the programme for Government promises to ensure that an appropriate balance is struck between the rights and interests of landlords and tenants. The amendments to the Residential Tenancies Act, which were rushed through the House last December, introduced a loophole that, as the Taoiseach knows, allows landlords to issue notices to quit where they are undertaking substantial...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Electoral (Amendment) (No. 3) Bill 2014: Discussion (Resumed) (14 Nov 2017)

Eoin Ó Broin: I thank Ms Ní Fhlanghaile for coming in and making her submission. As Deputy Ó Cuív said, the extension of the provisions to European and local elections is eminently sensible and nobody would oppose that. Being able to start opening some boxes while others are delayed would not materially affect the count and we would have no difficulty with that. It may delay the tally a...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Electoral (Amendment) (No. 3) Bill 2014: Discussion (Resumed) (14 Nov 2017)

Eoin Ó Broin: I do not have the level of expertise that Ms Ní Fhlanghaile and Deputy Ó Cuív have but perhaps the focus could be less on differentiating between types of islands and more on setting out relevant conditions. For example, in general if a returning officer is satisfied that an earlier closing of the poll will not disenfranchise anyone, that could be done. The worry is that if...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Electoral (Amendment) (No. 3) Bill 2014: Discussion (Resumed) (14 Nov 2017)

Eoin Ó Broin: Counting should begin at 6 p.m., before the polls have even closed.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Electoral (Amendment) (No. 3) Bill 2014: Discussion (Resumed) (14 Nov 2017)

Eoin Ó Broin: Yes.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Electoral (Amendment) (No. 3) Bill 2014: Discussion (Resumed) (14 Nov 2017)

Eoin Ó Broin: We do not need another meeting just to do with that. The issue is important, but there is no reason that we could not ask Comhdháil Oileáin na hÉireann for a written submission on it. Members could consider it in advance of Committee Stage. I appreciate what Ms Ní Fhlanghaile said regarding the returning officers' request for flexibility. I will ask my next question...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Electronic Commerce (14 Nov 2017)

Eoin Ó Broin: 403. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the reason deeds of transfer, family home declarations and other sworn declarations were excluded from the terms of the Electronic Commerce Act 2000 as set out in section 10(1)(b) and (c); and his plans to apply the terms of section 10(2)(a), (b) and (c) to these types of documents to facilitate a more efficient...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Electronic Commerce (14 Nov 2017)

Eoin Ó Broin: 404. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment his plans to amend the Electronic Commerce Act 2000 or amend the regulations related to this Act to allow for documents such as deeds or transfer, family home declarations and other sworn declarations to be signed electronically rather than with a written signature. [48027/17]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Electronic Commerce (14 Nov 2017)

Eoin Ó Broin: 405. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment his plans to undertake a small controlled trial or pilot project to examine the viability of allowing documents such as deeds or transfer, family home declarations and other sworn declarations to be signed electronically rather than with a written signature in order to inform his Department of the merit of a wider...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Rent Supplement Scheme Data (9 Nov 2017)

Eoin Ó Broin: 252. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the number of rent supplement tenancies active on 31 December in each of the years since the payment was introduced to 2017, in tabular form; and the annual cost of the scheme for each of these years. [47442/17]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Data (9 Nov 2017)

Eoin Ó Broin: 283. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the number of RAS, HAP and privately owned SHCEP long-term lease tenancies inactive on 31 December or each year since each scheme was introduced, in tabular form; and the annual cost of each scheme for each of these years. [47443/17]

Questions on Promised Legislation (8 Nov 2017)

Eoin Ó Broin: The confidence and supply agreement with Fianna Fáil led to the creation of the expert commission on water. A key recommendation from this group was equity for those on group water schemes. This view was unanimously endorsed by all the members of the Joint Committee on the Future Funding of Domestic Water Services. Despite this, people in rural Ireland continue to pay a standing...

Leaders' Questions (8 Nov 2017)

Eoin Ó Broin: He does not have any either.

Leaders' Questions (8 Nov 2017)

Eoin Ó Broin: The houses on the left of the Taoiseach were for sale. They were right behind him.

Leaders' Questions (8 Nov 2017)

Eoin Ó Broin: Three hundred and ninety-five thousand euro.

Leaders' Questions (8 Nov 2017)

Eoin Ó Broin: That is absolutely untrue.

Leaders' Questions (8 Nov 2017)

Eoin Ó Broin: That is absolutely not true and the Taoiseach knows that.