Results 14,081-14,100 of 15,009 for speaker:Eoin Ó Broin

Written Answers — Department of Health: Narcolepsy Issues (23 Feb 2017)

Eoin Ó Broin: 360. To ask the Minister for Health when he will meet with a group (details supplied); when he last received an invitation from this group to meet; and the reason he has not met the group since becoming Minister [9524/17]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Narcolepsy Issues (23 Feb 2017)

Eoin Ó Broin: 356. To ask the Minister for Health the total number of persons under 16, over 16 and over 18 years of age diagnosed with narcolepsy here each year from 2009 to 2016; the total funding available for dedicated supports for these persons for each year from 2009 to 2016; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9519/17]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Narcolepsy Issues (23 Feb 2017)

Eoin Ó Broin: 358. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide a breakdown on annual diagnoses of persons with narcolepsy from 2008 to 2016 with a further breakdown by age (details supplied) in tabular form. [9522/17]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Future Funding of Domestic Water Services: Public Water Forum (22 Feb 2017)

Eoin Ó Broin: Does that include the capital subventions as well?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Future Funding of Domestic Water Services: Public Water Forum (22 Feb 2017)

Eoin Ó Broin: No, it is okay. I thank the witnesses for their answers so far. I have three questions. First, I wish to follow up on the Senator's question about the cost of pursual versus the cost of refunds. Clearly, that would not have been included in the original Irish Water business plan because nobody would have expected us to end up where we are. Has the Department started establishing costs?...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Future Funding of Domestic Water Services: Public Water Forum (22 Feb 2017)

Eoin Ó Broin: That was not my question. My question was whether there have been discussions between the Department and Irish Water.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Future Funding of Domestic Water Services: Public Water Forum (22 Feb 2017)

Eoin Ó Broin: That is fine.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Future Funding of Domestic Water Services: Public Water Forum (22 Feb 2017)

Eoin Ó Broin: I appreciate all of this and I know the average figures are very speculative.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Future Funding of Domestic Water Services: Public Water Forum (22 Feb 2017)

Eoin Ó Broin: On this basis, an accurate figure for full subsidy of the schemes would be approximately €4.9 million annually. Clearly this is not a hard fact. It would be very useful if it were possible to have an indicative figure for our private deliberations next week. What is the ballpark figure for a 100% subsidy? While there has not been a demand for group water schemes until now, part of...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Future Funding of Domestic Water Services: Public Water Forum (22 Feb 2017)

Eoin Ó Broin: We have asked it for this also.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Future Funding of Domestic Water Services: Public Water Forum (22 Feb 2017)

Eoin Ó Broin: Be careful now. Professor Collins might be giving them a good idea.

Questions on Promised Legislation (21 Feb 2017)

Eoin Ó Broin: The programme for Government and the housing action plan of the Minister, Deputy Coveney, include commitments to strengthen tenants' rights. As the Taoiseach knows, the Residential Tenancies Act 2004 created what is now the Residential Tenancies Board which mediates in disputes between landlords and tenants when either side is not adhering to legal obligations. Local authority tenants are...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Future Funding of Domestic Water Services: Right2Water (21 Feb 2017)

Eoin Ó Broin: I will be very brief. I hope that when Deputy Heydon was visiting the two housing estates he mentioned he told the residents that in the five years-----

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Future Funding of Domestic Water Services: Right2Water (21 Feb 2017)

Eoin Ó Broin: This is relevant to the question. I will be very quick.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Future Funding of Domestic Water Services: Right2Water (21 Feb 2017)

Eoin Ó Broin: I will be very quick. In the five years since the European Commission initiated enforcement proceedings against the Irish Government, the Government reduced expenditure on tackling that problem every year for five years. It is important that Deputy Heydon lets those people know the facts in terms of why raw sewage is being pumped into their communities.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Future Funding of Domestic Water Services: Right2Water (21 Feb 2017)

Eoin Ó Broin: In terms of international best experience, can Mr. Gibney outline his view and the information he has on the impact of an over-reliance on borrowing in terms of investment in capital infrastructure? Will Mr. Gibney also talk to us a bit more about water poverty in terms of the way in which he believes water charges are directly linked to levels of water poverty in other EU member states?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Housing Rental Sector Strategy: Discussion (21 Feb 2017)

Eoin Ó Broin: I thank the witnesses for their submissions. I offer my apologies since I am one of a number of Deputies who have to leave for a meeting of the Joint Committee on Future Funding of Domestic Water Services at 11.30 a.m. The witnesses know the position of many of us on rent pressure zones. I am not going to rehearse that argument but I have specific questions for all three bodies...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Housing Rental Sector Strategy: Discussion (21 Feb 2017)

Eoin Ó Broin: In terms of the availability of the data, is it technologically possible to look at district electoral divisions, DEDs, or small areas? Is that something that can be done from the data sources available to the RTB and the Housing Agency?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Housing Rental Sector Strategy: Discussion (21 Feb 2017)

Eoin Ó Broin: I appreciate the answer but the only reason I ask is that in Waterford city, for example, there would be EDs which have a high concentration of rental properties on which the Department probably would have a sufficient amount of data but because they are surrounded by EDs and the LEA that have different rents, those areas are excluded. In some cases, anecdotal evidence suggests that their...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Rent Controls (21 Feb 2017)

Eoin Ó Broin: 247. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government if the 4% rent limits included as the new rent pressure zones apply to the rental accommodation scheme, housing assistance payment, SCHEP lease and approved housing body tenancies. [8110/17]