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Other Questions: Stroke Care (3 May 2017)

Eoin Ó Broin: 10. To ask the Minister for Health the estimated cost of rolling out early supported discharge programmes nationally for stroke patients in circumstances in which this would improve patient outcomes and free up acute hospital beds; if he will roll out early supported discharge programmes nationally for stroke patients in view of the fact that this would improve patient outcomes and free up...

Questions on Promised Legislation (3 May 2017)

Eoin Ó Broin: The programme for Government commits to the building of 25,000 new homes every year through to 2020. The Minister, Deputy Coveney, has claimed that 14,932 new homes were built last year. However, a number of experts have strongly disputed this figure, suggesting that the actual number could be as low as half that. This criticism has been supported by the recent release of the CSO housing...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Rare Diseases Strategy Implementation (3 May 2017)

Eoin Ó Broin: 35. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the development of the rare disease register; the details of the progress made to date on implementing the rare disease plan; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20213/17]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Repair and Leasing Scheme (2 May 2017)

Eoin Ó Broin: 425. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government if his attention has been drawn to the fact that Kildare County Council is unable to begin the repair and lease scheme citing staffing issues; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19174/17]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Planning Issues (2 May 2017)

Eoin Ó Broin: 463. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government if there is a flexibility or facility for councillors to change the timeframe and-or add an additional public consultation period within the same as a reserved function, in view of the fact that setting and adopting a local area plan is a reserved function of a municipal district, unless it traverses more than one...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Housing Data (2 May 2017)

Eoin Ó Broin: 476. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government the reason for the difference between the house completion figures provided by his Department and the figures from the building control management system provided by the Local Government Management Agency as outlined in a table (details supplied). [20100/17]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Housing Data (2 May 2017)

Eoin Ó Broin: 477. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government if he will change the way he presents the house construction figures making clear the difference between new build completions and existing builds returned to active housing stock. [20101/17]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Housing Data (2 May 2017)

Eoin Ó Broin: 478. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government if he will publish the building control management system house completion figures for each year that the system has been in place. [20102/17]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Housing Data (2 May 2017)

Eoin Ó Broin: 479. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government if he is satisfied that the house completion figures published by his Department are a true record of the actual number of new homes being built. [20103/17]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Housing Data (2 May 2017)

Eoin Ó Broin: 480. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government his views on the criticism of his Department's house completion figures by persons (details supplied). [20104/17]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Planning Issues (2 May 2017)

Eoin Ó Broin: 497. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government his views on allegations detailed to him by a person (details supplied) alleging breaches of planning regulations; his plans to address the allegations; if he has satisfied himself that his Department and the county council have responded adequately to the allegations raised by the person; and if he will make a...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Housing Data (2 May 2017)

Eoin Ó Broin: 503. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government when the housing data analytics group was established; the names of the persons that sit on the group; the number of meetings it has had; and if he will make public the minutes and reports from this group. [20647/17]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Community Employment Schemes Supervisors (2 May 2017)

Eoin Ó Broin: 545. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the reason community employment supervisors were treated differently from CDP workers that were employed by community projects in relation to their pension entitlements. [19686/17]

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces Recruitment (2 May 2017)

Eoin Ó Broin: 1482. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence if there is a procedure whereby a person (details supplied) can rejoin the Naval Service despite now being over the age limit. [20186/17]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Review of Building Regulations, Building Controls and Consumer Protection: Discussion (Resumed) (13 Apr 2017)

Eoin Ó Broin: I thank the witnesses for the three presentations. By way of introduction, with these two hearings and the report that will arise from them we are hoping to not so much focus on the past but to try to come up with what we, as a committee, think are sensible recommendations to Government for both legislative and policy change. While we are conscious of the high profile cases that have...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Review of Building Regulations, Building Controls and Consumer Protection: Discussion (Resumed) (13 Apr 2017)

Eoin Ó Broin: I am thankful for all the responses, which were very helpful. It is interesting because we discussed many of the same issues at our previous meeting and many of the same kinds of solutions seem to be emerging, which is really helpful. These will be half-questions and half-observations. It seems the witnesses are all moving towards the idea that one way of removing self-certification, as a...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Review of Building Regulations, Building Controls and Consumer Protection: Discussion (Resumed) (13 Apr 2017)

Eoin Ó Broin: I thank Ms. Neary for her presentation. Our questions to her will be slightly different from those that we put to the other witnesses. A lot of our attention is focused on potential future policy and legislative change, which we are not going to try to pin the Department down on today. That said, I have quite a lot of questions for Ms. Neary. One of the reasons we are dealing with this...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Review of Building Regulations, Building Controls and Consumer Protection: Discussion (Resumed) (13 Apr 2017)

Eoin Ó Broin: Does Ms Neary know how many of those are in the building control area?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Review of Building Regulations, Building Controls and Consumer Protection: Discussion (Resumed) (13 Apr 2017)

Eoin Ó Broin: Is that a reflection of the very small number of new builds or is it that it is very good at its job, or is it a mixture of both?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Review of Building Regulations, Building Controls and Consumer Protection: Discussion (Resumed) (13 Apr 2017)

Eoin Ó Broin: Okay.