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Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Fire Safety (22 Jun 2017)

Eoin Ó Broin: 232. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government if he will conduct a review of the increased use of combustible materials in house construction and, if necessary, update fire safety regulations and building regulations. [29375/17]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Fire Safety (22 Jun 2017)

Eoin Ó Broin: 233. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government the level of combustible materials being used in all new social housing construction including standard build, refurbishment, rapid build and hubs; and if he is satisfied that the use of such materials does not in any way compromise fire safety in these units. [29376/17]

Building Standards, Regulations and Homeowner Protection: Motion [Private Members] (21 Jun 2017)

Eoin Ó Broin: I thank Deputy Catherine Martin and the Green Party, and the people who have been working with her behind the scenes, for giving us the opportunity to discuss an important policy issue. While much of our discussion is about the failures of the past, the context for these legislative proposals is the future. We are about to, hopefully, see the largest build and refurbishment programme in the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Housing and Rental Market: Discussion (21 Jun 2017)

Eoin Ó Broin: I thank the delegations for their presentations. I am not opposed to short-term home-sharing lettings as a kind of a tourism product. Everyone is convinced of the merits of this. However, when we talk about the collaborative economy, there is an attempt to present these business models as almost like the old co-operatives, like some kind of organic, folksy and nice way of doing business....

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Housing and Rental Market: Discussion (21 Jun 2017)

Eoin Ó Broin: I did not say there was a statement that it had been set up. The Taoiseach and the Minister told us in January that it was to be set up. That was five months ago and we are now approaching the end of quarter 2. We are told in today's report that the working group had its first meeting last week and is now starting to gather the data. Given the urgency of this, five months on from when we...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Housing and Rental Market: Discussion (21 Jun 2017)

Eoin Ó Broin: That is the Department of Finance working group, in principle. It might involve some of the witness's staff.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Housing and Rental Market: Discussion (21 Jun 2017)

Eoin Ó Broin: Regarding the timeline for the report, when does the Department hope to have the report completed?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Housing and Rental Market: Discussion (21 Jun 2017)

Eoin Ó Broin: May I ask just one supplementary question? It is more for information than anything else. My understanding of planning enforcement is that a member of the public must make a legal complaint by filling out the complaint form before a local authority can inspect, so I-----

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Housing and Rental Market: Discussion (21 Jun 2017)

Eoin Ó Broin: I ask the Chairman to let me ask the question. Again, it is just so I have the information right. Are there any statutory powers that would allow a local authority to enter and inspect a property that it thought was not compliant? If so, could the witnesses let the committee know what those legal powers would be?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Housing and Rental Market: Discussion (21 Jun 2017)

Eoin Ó Broin: Has the Department asked Airbnb for the data we want? While there is no statutory requirement to give it the Department, the Department could be quite persuasive and tell Airbnb that it cannot have an MOU if it is not willing to provide data that are essential for understanding it. The Department should do it because Airbnb does not want reputational damage and it could say it will not...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Housing and Rental Market: Discussion (21 Jun 2017)

Eoin Ó Broin: I thank the witnesses for their presentations. I am not sure if they were following the earlier session when members expressed frustration about the lack of hard data, particularly in terms of how short-term letting is affecting Dublin city. What most of us were urging is the need for regulation of this sector to ensure that it does not have the type of negative impacts just outlined. ...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Staff (21 Jun 2017)

Eoin Ó Broin: 127. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to co-ordinate with third level institutions to ensure that there will be adequate staffing in the national children's hospital. [27654/17]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Sports Capital Programme Administration (21 Jun 2017)

Eoin Ó Broin: 247. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport when he expects to announce the allocation of the 2017 sports capital grant. [29173/17]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Departmental Functions (21 Jun 2017)

Eoin Ó Broin: 262. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government the functions and responsibilities that will be transferred from his Department to the Department of Community and Rural Affairs. [29181/17]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Departmental Functions (21 Jun 2017)

Eoin Ó Broin: 263. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government when the new Department of Housing, Planning and Local Government will officially be established. [29182/17]

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (20 Jun 2017)

Eoin Ó Broin: 154. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the agency which is responsible for the regulation of television contracts with persons; if her attention has been drawn to the fact that television companies making it difficult for persons to disengage from their contracts despite the contract term having expired; and if she will investigate this matter in order to determine...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Workplace Relations Services (20 Jun 2017)

Eoin Ó Broin: 192. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the facility available to a person who has been through the Workplace Relations Commission and Labour Court and that, notwithstanding the final decision of the court, is of the view that procedurally they have not been treated appropriately and would like their treatment to be investigated; and if no such facility exists, if she...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Departmental Correspondence (20 Jun 2017)

Eoin Ó Broin: 421. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills further to Parliamentary Question No. 108 of 5 May 2017, the information which remains outstanding from a school (details supplied) in view of the fact that it is its understanding that all requested information was provided in 2016. [26614/17]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Immigration Data (20 Jun 2017)

Eoin Ó Broin: 855. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of adults and children that have been granted their stamp 4 visa or leave to remain that remain in direct provision or other non permanent accommodation funded by his department on the first day of each month in 2016 and to date in 2017. [28478/17]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Staff Data (20 Jun 2017)

Eoin Ó Broin: 1040. To ask the Minister for Health the number of staff vacancies in Tallaght hospital; the categories of vacancy; the length of time each post has been vacant; the impact each category of vacancy is having on waiting lists and service delivery; and the measures being taken by the hospital and the HSE to address these vacancies. [26666/17]