Results 14,101-14,120 of 15,065 for speaker:Eoin Ó Broin

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Community Services Programme (7 Mar 2017)

Eoin Ó Broin: 825. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs further to Parliamentary Question No. 602 of 25 October 2016, if the decision to discontinue the community mothers' scheme in Clondalkin was taken by her department or by the local Tusla managers; the rationale for this decision; the number of these schemes that were discontinued; and if any replacement is to be provided to new mothers...

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Military Medals (7 Mar 2017)

Eoin Ó Broin: 843. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence if a person (details supplied) who took part in the military parade for the 100th anniversary 1916 commemoration and who has since left the Naval Service is entitled to their commemoration medal; and if so, if this medal will be issued to the person. [11190/17]

Topical Issue Debate: Occupational Therapy (2 Mar 2017)

Eoin Ó Broin: I thank the Minister of State for the response. I have had all of that information for over a month, both in replies to parliamentary questions and from the HSE locally, so there is nothing new in what she said to me here today. It is very disappointing that the HSE has asked the Minister of State to present the results of the survey in the way in which it did. Not all surveys will be...

Topical Issue Debate: Addiction Treatment Services (2 Mar 2017)

Eoin Ó Broin: I am not so sure I can sustain this level of happiness.

Topical Issue Debate: Occupational Therapy (2 Mar 2017)

Eoin Ó Broin: I hope the Minister of State pleases me as much as she did her party colleague.

Topical Issue Debate: Occupational Therapy (2 Mar 2017)

Eoin Ó Broin: There are 130 families in my constituency in the South Dublin County Council area who urgently need adaptations to their local authority properties. These are tenants who, either because of physical disabilities or because of accident and injury, desperately need stair lifts, walk-in showers or home extensions. They need these through the local authority disability and mobility adaptations...

Questions on Promised Legislation (2 Mar 2017)

Eoin Ó Broin: The programme for Government commits the Government to develop a coherent policy framework and strategy for the community and voluntary sector. It also commits to increasing funding levels for the community and voluntary sector to move to multi-annual funding. The sector is funded by a range of Departments, including the Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government, the...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Local Authority Housing Rents (1 Mar 2017)

Eoin Ó Broin: 197. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government the details of the legal underpinning for the setting of local authority and approved housing body rents; the role elected members of local authorities have in the setting of differential rent schemes; and his plans to change the current arrangements for the setting of differential rents in social housing. [10709/17]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Compliance (28 Feb 2017)

Eoin Ó Broin: 236. To ask the Minister for Finance the tax that hosts of a company (details supplied) are liable for; and the differences between the tax relief measures available to landlords and the tax relief measures available to these hosts. [10250/17]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Funding (28 Feb 2017)

Eoin Ó Broin: 328. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if consideration will be given to increasing the funding allocated to schools to cover ancillary services such as the employment of a school secretary or caretaker, taking increases in demographics into account; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10189/17]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Legislative Measures (28 Feb 2017)

Eoin Ó Broin: 396. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government if he will consider introducing an amendment to the Residential Tenancies Act to allow for the initial date of occupation of an approved housing body tenancy to be considered the start date for the new Part 4 tenancy when that tenancy is brought under the terms of the Residential Tenancies Act as amended in 2014;...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Legislative Measures (28 Feb 2017)

Eoin Ó Broin: 398. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government if he will confirm that included in the amendments to the Residential Tenancies Act 2004 made in 2016 was the removal of subsequent six month probationary tenancies at the end of an existing Part 4 tenancy. [10294/17]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Community Employment Schemes Administration (28 Feb 2017)

Eoin Ó Broin: 486. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform further to Question No. 172 of 19 January 2017, if the community sector high-level forum or working group, previously the informal forum, which was convened to examine certain issues pertaining to the community employment sector has met to date in 2017 or set a date for the meeting; if so, the outcome of the meeting; and if he will...

Other Questions: Homelessness Strategy (23 Feb 2017)

Eoin Ó Broin: People had no choice-----

Other Questions: Homelessness Strategy (23 Feb 2017)

Eoin Ó Broin: -----but to move from the rent supplement.

Other Questions: Homelessness Strategy (23 Feb 2017)

Eoin Ó Broin: I am listening.

Other Questions: Homelessness Strategy (23 Feb 2017)

Eoin Ó Broin: What really matters here is the number of new additions to the social housing stock. Based on the Minister's figures for last year, there were only 2,192 new additions to social housing stock. There were approximately 2,500 refurbishments, which brings it up to 4,000. This means 75% of the 18,000 social housing solutions are private rental units leased for two, four or ten years. Deputy...

Other Questions: Homelessness Strategy (23 Feb 2017)

Eoin Ó Broin: Some 12,000 two-year HAP tenancies are not secure.

Other Questions: Homelessness Strategy (23 Feb 2017)

Eoin Ó Broin: The majority of them are HAP tenancies and they are not secure.

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Mortgage to Rent Scheme (23 Feb 2017)

Eoin Ó Broin: I thank the Minister for his reply. Any of us who is keen to see greater solutions for those in mortgage distress will keep an open mind on this. The first key issue is security of tenure. As the Minister knows, under the current rules, if somebody mortgages to rent with an approved housing body, they effectively have a lifetime tenancy. Will the same type of principle apply in these...