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Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Property (27 Jun 2017)

Richard Boyd Barrett: 198. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his plans to consider the use of compulsory purchase orders for lands at colleges (details supplied) in order to secure their playing pitches and recreational facilities; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29546/17]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Property (27 Jun 2017)

Richard Boyd Barrett: 199. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if the Christian Brothers have raised with him a requirement to pass the proposed sale of a school's (details supplied) playing pitches to the Charities Regulatory Authority for examination and approval in view of the fact that the Christian Brothers have indicated to the school board that this was the case; if this is a requirement of an...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Property (27 Jun 2017)

Richard Boyd Barrett: 196. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his plans to question the Christian Brothers in respect of a college (details supplied) regarding the requirement and justification for a sale of lands reported to be to the value of €18 million in view of the fact that the Christian Brothers' debt to the redress scheme is just below €9 million; if he has inquired as to the way...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Prison Service Strategies (27 Jun 2017)

Richard Boyd Barrett: 266. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if he is satisfied that prison authorities are taking seriously the problem of racism in prisons, whether directed at prisoners or prison officers, in view of the fact that there have been complaints by prison officers in this regard and at least one case is pending in the Equality Tribunal relating to this issue; and if he...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (27 Jun 2017)

Richard Boyd Barrett: 340. To ask the Minister for Health to outline the regulations that exist to govern private eye laser surgery centres and particularly to protect persons and ensure they have proper follow-up treatment and recourse in the event of post-operative problems arising; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29549/17]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Coillte Teoranta Lands (27 Jun 2017)

Richard Boyd Barrett: 433. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if Coillte can offer lands for sale, particularly wind farm lands; the process for such sales; the person who would authorise such sales; if he is required to sign off on or give permission for such sales; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29529/17]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Homeless Persons Supports (27 Jun 2017)

Richard Boyd Barrett: 592. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government the way in which the place finder system is working across the four Dublin local authorities; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29536/17]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Social and Affordable Housing Provision (27 Jun 2017)

Richard Boyd Barrett: 593. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government further to Part V legislation, his views on whether the 10% social housing requirement should be 10% of floor space, 10% of units, 10% of the land or all three; his views on whether there should be a mix of 1, 2, 3 and 4 bedroom houses and apartments within the 10%; if there are requirements for disabled access...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Homeless Accommodation Provision (27 Jun 2017)

Richard Boyd Barrett: 594. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government if he will report on his meeting with the Dublin local authorities regarding the housing crisis; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29538/17]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Housing Policy (27 Jun 2017)

Richard Boyd Barrett: 595. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government his plans for an affordable housing scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29539/17]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Local Infrastructure Housing Activation Fund (27 Jun 2017)

Richard Boyd Barrett: 596. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government the requirements for affordable homes in developments in receipt of LIHAF funding; his plans to enforce the €300,000 maximum price in Dublin; if not, the reason for same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29540/17]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: NAMA Social Housing Provision (27 Jun 2017)

Richard Boyd Barrett: 597. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government his plans to discuss with the Minister for Finance a change to the mandate of NAMA to include a greater transfer of residential property and building land from NAMA to local authorities in view of the continuing and escalating housing crisis; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29541/17]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Action Plan for Housing and Homelessness: Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government (22 Jun 2017)

Richard Boyd Barrett: What site?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Action Plan for Housing and Homelessness: Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government (22 Jun 2017)

Richard Boyd Barrett: Sorry, Chairman, where is that?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Action Plan for Housing and Homelessness: Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government (22 Jun 2017)

Richard Boyd Barrett: Deputy Coppinger had to leave.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Action Plan for Housing and Homelessness: Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government (22 Jun 2017)

Richard Boyd Barrett: That would mark the Minister out from Leo and Paschal.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Action Plan for Housing and Homelessness: Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government (22 Jun 2017)

Richard Boyd Barrett: So the meeting will reconvene on another day, is that it?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Action Plan for Housing and Homelessness: Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government (22 Jun 2017)

Richard Boyd Barrett: I wish the Minister, Deputy Murphy, well for all our sakes. Setting aside ideological differences, which I am glad the Minister has also indicated he is willing to do, is important for all our sakes and for the people affected. I hope he can get the results we need. The Minister and a number of other people mentioned the fire safety issue. This is not the central point I want to raise...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Action Plan for Housing and Homelessness: Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government (22 Jun 2017)

Richard Boyd Barrett: I know that, but the issue of fire safety was already mentioned.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Action Plan for Housing and Homelessness: Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government (22 Jun 2017)

Richard Boyd Barrett: That was my intention, as I mentioned at the outset. I just wanted to mention this in passing. My question is: when we will see the fire safety review? I understand the new regulations were agreed at the beginning of this year. When exactly are we going to see them? On the issue of homelessness, I would like to pick up on Senator Murnane O'Connor's point. Before getting into...