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Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Estimates for Public Services 2016
Vote 34 - Environment, Community and Local Government (Revised) (30 Jun 2016)

Eoin Ó Broin: I understand that.

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Estimates for Public Services 2016
Vote 34 - Environment, Community and Local Government (Revised) (30 Jun 2016)

Eoin Ó Broin: How many staff does it have?

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Estimates for Public Services 2016
Vote 34 - Environment, Community and Local Government (Revised) (30 Jun 2016)

Eoin Ó Broin: I am sorry for interrupting, but did An Bord Pleanála tell the Minister the turnaround time for the larger developments, even ones with over 100 units?

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Estimates for Public Services 2016
Vote 34 - Environment, Community and Local Government (Revised) (30 Jun 2016)

Eoin Ó Broin: I was just going to remind the Chairman about matters to be raised under the heading of any other business.

Other Questions: Housing Provision (29 Jun 2016)

Eoin Ó Broin: When a family presents as homeless to a local authority, they have to provide evidence of the reason for their homelessness. If they have been put out of private rental accommodation, evidence of notice to quit is sufficient, but the homeless agency tells us that about 28% of families are presenting as a result of family relationship breakdown. It is very difficult for many of these...

Other Questions: Housing Provision (29 Jun 2016)

Eoin Ó Broin: Unfortunately, it does not involve just one case. The Focus Ireland intake team carried out research in April and May. In April there were 35 families who were turned away, many of whom were subsequently deemed to be in need of emergency accommodation. They were turned away from the local authority because, acting on the criteria it had been given by the homeless agency, it considered they...

Other Questions: Housing Provision (29 Jun 2016)

Eoin Ó Broin: I absolutely agree with the Minister on the last point. In addition to the legislative criteria, there are criteria on which the homeless agency has worked with the four Dublin local authorities to assist front-line staff in making these very difficult decisions. It is that aspect which needs to be reviewed, not the legislation. I urge the Minister, in addition to talking to the homeless...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Emergency Accommodation Provision (29 Jun 2016)

Eoin Ó Broin: While many of these measures are welcome, and Sinn Féin has welcomed them publicly, none of them address the specific question I put to the Minister. We have a situation right now in the city of Dublin that when a family including children presents as homeless there is not enough emergency accommodation and these people are sent away to telephone hotels to try to find emergency...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Emergency Accommodation Provision (29 Jun 2016)

Eoin Ó Broin: What will the Minister do before the action plan is implemented to ensure families are not left sleeping on the streets?

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Emergency Accommodation Provision (29 Jun 2016)

Eoin Ó Broin: I emphasise that in April, 35 families were turned away by local authorities. The number of families in May was 55, and more than half of these were subsequently deemed to have a need for emergency accommodation. I understand and welcome the fact the housing action plan will be published early, and I hope we will have time to debate it in the House and in the new Oireachtas committee, but...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Emergency Accommodation Provision (29 Jun 2016)

Eoin Ó Broin: 2. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the action he will take prior to publishing his action plan for housing to deal with the rising level of family homelessness, given the dramatic rise of 86% in the past 12 months, that 2,177 children are homeless, that an increasing number of families are being forced to self-accommodate and that local authorities are...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Emergency Accommodation Provision (29 Jun 2016)

Eoin Ó Broin: As the Minister knows, the number of families presenting as homeless continues to increase. The lack of emergency accommodation, particularly for families with children, means two acute problems are being experienced. The first is that a large number of families are being asked to self-accommodate, that is, to leave the homeless sections of the local authorities and to ring around to try to...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Social and Affordable Housing Provision (29 Jun 2016)

Eoin Ó Broin: 12. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the action he is taking to ensure that the Glass Bottle site in Dublin 4 will have the maximum level of social and affordable housing possible; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18480/16]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Building Regulations (29 Jun 2016)

Eoin Ó Broin: 20. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government his understanding on the status of a resolution for Longboat Quay residents; and his plans to introduce comprehensive building regulations so this does not happen again. [18479/16]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Water Services Provision (29 Jun 2016)

Eoin Ó Broin: 24. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the nature of legal advice both his Department and Irish Water have received relating to article 9.4 of the Water Framework Directive and the derogation within; and if he will publish this legal advice. [18489/16]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Waste Disposal Charges (29 Jun 2016)

Eoin Ó Broin: 45. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government his plans to introduce legislation to deal with price increases in the event that at the end of the 12-month freeze on bin charge increases, bin companies intend to proceed with significant price hikes. [18485/16]

Water Services (Amendment) Bill 2016: Second Stage (Resumed) (28 Jun 2016)

Eoin Ó Broin: All six of us.

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Waste Management Regulations (28 Jun 2016)

Eoin Ó Broin: 169. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government where the functions relating to waste management, regulation of waste collection companies and regulation of recycling facilities will be located after the division of the existing Department of Environment, Community and Local Government into two new Departments. [18001/16]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: EU Directives (28 Jun 2016)

Eoin Ó Broin: 186. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the status of infringement action by the European Union Commission against Ireland on the State’s failure to comply with the Urban Wastewater Treatment Directive; the specific actions required to be taken to meet compliance requirements with the directive; and the amount it could cost to meet the requirements of...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Water and Sewerage Schemes Provision (28 Jun 2016)

Eoin Ó Broin: 187. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the number of design, build and operate water treatment water plants here and the cost of these public-private partnerships. [18130/16]