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Committee on Housing and Homelessness: Business of Committee (20 Apr 2016)

Eoin Ó Broin: I agree with Deputy Ruth Coppinger on the tenth category she outlined. The first issue concerns the Minister. That would be a good starting point for the reasons outlined by Deputy Brendan Ryan. The second issue is homelessness. We could, for example, look at the likes of NGOs, the Dublin Region Homeless Executive and the local authority homeless sections.

Committee on Housing and Homelessness: Business of Committee (20 Apr 2016)

Eoin Ó Broin: Yes, we could. The third issue is social housing. Again, we could bring in representatives of the local authorities, housing associations, the Housing Finance Agency and the Department of the Environment, Community and Local Government. The fourth issue is private housing. While I agree with Deputy Ruth Coppinger, private housing needs to form part of the discussion. We could speak...

Committee on Housing and Homelessness: Business of Committee (20 Apr 2016)

Eoin Ó Broin: Going back to the proposal of Deputy Funchion, it is important we are not seen to be just focusing on Dublin and it would be a valuable step to have a number of sessions outside of this House, possibly in rural constituencies or in one of the Dublin constituencies where the problem is particularly acute.

Committee on Housing and Homelessness: Business of Committee (20 Apr 2016)

Eoin Ó Broin: Yes.

Committee on Housing and Homelessness: Business of Committee (20 Apr 2016)

Eoin Ó Broin: I hear what the Deputy is saying but it is really important that we afford to those who are experiencing the crisis exactly the same status as everybody else in terms of our engagement because their views are as important. As someone who worked for a homelessness charity for a number of years, I believe such charities can advise and suggest who the committee could invite and who they...

Committee on Housing and Homelessness: Business of Committee (20 Apr 2016)

Eoin Ó Broin: I refer to the comments made by Deputy Brendan Ryan. One aspect to consider is that people who are in the homelessness system are users of public services, whether social welfare services, homelessness services or something else. They have an experience which is relevant to some of the recommendations we are making in the sense that they might be saying their experience has identified...

Committee on Housing and Homelessness: Business of Committee (20 Apr 2016)

Eoin Ó Broin: We will need a little flexibility, given that, if a Government is formed and new Standing Orders are introduced, we will need to revise it. However, we can begin on that basis.

Housing Issues: Statements (14 Apr 2016)

Eoin Ó Broin: Hear, hear.

Housing Issues: Statements (14 Apr 2016)

Eoin Ó Broin: Last week Ms Erica Fleming, a young woman who has been living with her daughter, Emily, in emergency accommodation for the past nine months, briefed Deputies in Leinster House. She spoke about the stress of living in a single hotel room, the frustration of seeing empty, boarded-up homes across the city and the enormous cost to the taxpayer of keeping her and her daughter in cramped emergency...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Rent Supplement Scheme Administration (14 Apr 2016)

Eoin Ó Broin: 27. To ask the Minister for Social Protection why Intreo is writing to recipients of long-tern rent supplement and stating that it will suspend their payments if they do not transfer across to the housing assistance payment scheme, HAPS; the action she will take against those recipients who cannot access HAP accommodation or who do not wish to take up HAP accommodation as it will lead to a...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Land Acquisition (14 Apr 2016)

Eoin Ó Broin: 131. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the status of the transfer of land at Knockmitten Park in Clondalkin in Dublin 22 to South Dublin County Council, including when this transfer will be completed. [6513/16]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Road Traffic Offences (14 Apr 2016)

Eoin Ó Broin: 308. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the numbers of fixed penalty notices, court prosecutions and convictions for breaches of the weight restrictions in place on the Kennelsfort Road in Palmerstown, Dublin 20, in each of the years 2014 to 2016 to date; and where court proceedings have taken place, if these proceedings were initiated by An Garda Síochána or the appeals...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Appointments Status (14 Apr 2016)

Eoin Ó Broin: 394. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) will receive an appointment for a medical procedure; and the reason for the delay [6444/16]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Appointments Status (14 Apr 2016)

Eoin Ó Broin: 535. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) in County Dublin will receive an appointment for a needs assessment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6836/16]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Infrastructure and Capital Investment Programme (14 Apr 2016)

Eoin Ó Broin: 678. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the funding for new capital schools projects, the criteria used to allocate such funding and the number of applicants for this funding for 2016 and for 2017. [6439/16]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects Status (14 Apr 2016)

Eoin Ó Broin: 695. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills further to Parliamentary Question No. 670 of 6 April 2016, to request the Dublin and Dún Laoghaire Education and Training Board to consult parents and the wider community on the proposed development of a sports hall and community centre at Adamstown Community College in advance of any new planning applications being submitted; and to...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Pyrite Remediation Programme Implementation (14 Apr 2016)

Eoin Ó Broin: 769. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government when works will commence on properties at Aylmer Heath in Newcastle in County Dublin which are included in his pyrite scheme; the works that will take place; and the timescale for their completion. [6514/16]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Housing Assistance Payments Administration (14 Apr 2016)

Eoin Ó Broin: 771. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the regulations and guidelines he has provided to local authorities for the purposes of operating their housing assistance payment transfer lists; when he provided these; if he has not provided them, the reason therefore; and given that housing assistance payment has been in operation since January 2015, the reason for...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Housing Assistance Payments Administration (14 Apr 2016)

Eoin Ó Broin: 772. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the details of his contacts with the Department of Social Protection in respect of Intreo's decision to issue letters to recipients of long-term rent supplement stating that their payments due may be suspended if they do not transfer to the housing assistance payment. [6602/16]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Rent Supplement Scheme Administration (6 Apr 2016)

Eoin Ó Broin: 36. To ask the Minister for Social Protection to review the guidelines as to when claimants are notified of a reduction in their rent supplement; and to introduce a new rule that claimants should be given a minimum of four weeks' notice of any such reductions to allow them to make appropriate financial arrangements to ensure that they have sufficient funds to meet their increased personal...