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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: National Planning Framework: Discussion (9 Nov 2016)

Eoin Ó Broin: I thank the witnesses for their presentations. I have six questions. First, on the issue of balanced regional development, the over-concentration of economic and population growth in the Dublin region is bad both for Dublin and for the rest of the country. There is a benefit to having a much more proactive strategy of trying to achieve that goal all people say they want, which is more...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: National Planning Framework: Discussion (9 Nov 2016)

Eoin Ó Broin: The witness might be stepping beyond his departmental brief. Not that we object.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: National Planning Framework: Discussion (9 Nov 2016)

Eoin Ó Broin: I thank the Chairman and witnesses for all the detailed answers. They were most helpful. First, may I remind witnesses of the question in respect of Irish Water and the overlap of the two plans. On the socio-economic disadvantage and the issue of the concentration of population in Dublin, the conversation was really interesting. For me, the unplanned over-concentration of population and...

Public Sector Pay: Motion [Private Members] (8 Nov 2016)

Eoin Ó Broin: I wish to share time with Deputies Martin Kenny, Kathleen Funchion and Pat Buckley.

Public Sector Pay: Motion [Private Members] (8 Nov 2016)

Eoin Ó Broin: A starting salary of €87,000 a year puts Deputies in the top 5% of earners in the State. It does not stop there. We receive an incredibly generous travel and accommodation allowance, which is unvouched and not independently set, of between €9,000 and €34,000, depending on one's distance from the Dáil. There are also excessively generous additional payments for...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Local Authority Housing Funding (8 Nov 2016)

Eoin Ó Broin: 203. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government the allocations of funding of service providers under section 10 of the 1988 Housing Act per year and per organisation for each of the years 2012 to date in 2016, in tabular form. [33616/16]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Immigration Data (3 Nov 2016)

Eoin Ó Broin: 42. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of adults and children who remain in direct provision after receiving their stamp four leave to remain; if her attention has been drawn to the fact that the Reception and Integration Agency is now threatening these persons with eviction with the potential of them becoming homeless; if her attention has further been drawn to the very...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Emergency Accommodation Provision (3 Nov 2016)

Eoin Ó Broin: 77. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government if additional funding is available to provide emergency accommodation in South Dublin County Council; if he and his Department has been in discussions with officials in South Dublin County Council to identify potential sites for this emergency accommodation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33132/16]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Direct Provision System (3 Nov 2016)

Eoin Ó Broin: 78. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government if his attention has been drawn to the large number of persons who remain in direct provision following receipt of their stamp four visas and the threat of these persons and families being made homeless by the Reception and Integration Agency; if with his responsibility for homelessness policy he has raised this...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Workplace Relations Commission (2 Nov 2016)

Eoin Ó Broin: 81. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the equality ground of the nine equality grounds which would potentially cover an allegation that a landlord refused a person a tenancy on the grounds that the prospective tenant would be in receipt of rent supplement or other State rent subsidy schemes; and the number of such cases that have been brought before the WRC since refusal of a...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Immigration Status (25 Oct 2016)

Eoin Ó Broin: 142. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the legislative or policy basis underpinning the definition of cohabiting used by INIS when determining visa applications; the reason INIS does not consider couples living with the parents of the Irish partner as cohabiting; if she will review this practice and allow such couples to be considered as cohabiting even when they are living with...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: EU Programmes (25 Oct 2016)

Eoin Ó Broin: 214. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the final level of expenditure in a programme (details supplied); the amount of money returned to the European Commission on completion of the programme; and if he will publish the final report to the European Commission for this programme. [31786/16]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Commission on Domestic Public Water Services (25 Oct 2016)

Eoin Ó Broin: 247. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government the amount of money which has been earmarked from his Department for the funding of the independent Commission on Domestic Public Water Services. [31648/16]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Commission on Domestic Public Water Services (25 Oct 2016)

Eoin Ó Broin: 248. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government when and the way in which the special Oireachtas committee to consider the report of the independent Commission on Domestic Public Water Services will be established. [31649/16]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Irish Water Funding (25 Oct 2016)

Eoin Ó Broin: 249. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government the amount of Irish Water's 2017 capital programme which will come from Exchequer funds; and the amount which will come from borrowing by Irish Water. [31650/16]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Housing Data (25 Oct 2016)

Eoin Ó Broin: 259. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government the number of housing units he expects to be delivered as a result of the additional €127 million allocated to local authorities in Budget 2017; and the type of social housing he expects to be funded through this funding stream. [31753/16]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Social and Affordable Housing (25 Oct 2016)

Eoin Ó Broin: 260. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government if he will provide additional detail on the buy and renew scheme announced in Budget 2017; if this will be available to all local authorities; and the number of units he expects this fund to deliver. [31754/16]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Social and Affordable Housing (25 Oct 2016)

Eoin Ó Broin: 261. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government if he will provide additional detail on the capital funding being provided to the Housing Agency in Budget 2017; when this money will be made available to the agency; when they will be approved to start purchasing properties; the number of properties he expects to be purchased in 2017; if these will then be leased...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Pyrite Remediation Programme (25 Oct 2016)

Eoin Ó Broin: 262. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government the number of locations which will be eligible for the additional pyrite remediation scheme announced in Budget 2017; and the details of areas to be funded. [31756/16]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Social and Affordable Housing (25 Oct 2016)

Eoin Ó Broin: 263. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government if he will provide additional details of the repair and leasing initiative announced in Budget 2017; the local authorities which will be able to avail of this scheme; when it will open; and the number of units he anticipates it will deliver. [31757/16]