Results 141-160 of 15,170 for speaker:Eoin Ó Broin

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Local Government and Heritage: Challenges Relating to the Delivery of Housing: County and City Management Association (20 May 2025)

Eoin Ó Broin: It is less than €50 million per year, and that is all borrowing for all local authorities. The reason I am saying this is because the borrowing for St. Michael's Estate, which is the largest cost-rental project so far, is €22 million. Combined borrowing for all local authorities for a year amounts to about €50 million, while the borrowing for one project is €22...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Local Government and Heritage: Challenges Relating to the Delivery of Housing: County and City Management Association (20 May 2025)

Eoin Ó Broin: When does Mr. Taaffe expect that work to be finished? Does he think 20% extra staff are needed, or 40%, or is it too early to say?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Local Government and Heritage: Challenges Relating to the Delivery of Housing: County and City Management Association (20 May 2025)

Eoin Ó Broin: The 1930s or the 1940s.

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Greenhouse Gas Emissions (20 May 2025)

Eoin Ó Broin: 229. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if an analysis has been conducted of the volume of emissions reductions associated with each euro spent by the Climate Action Fund. [25512/25]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Greenhouse Gas Emissions (20 May 2025)

Eoin Ó Broin: 230. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment to provide a breakdown of the carbon emissions associated with all official air travel in tonnes; the value of these emissions; the amounts paid to the climate action fund by each Department, agency and body required to do so under the procedures for offsetting the emissions associated with official air travel for...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Eligibility (20 May 2025)

Eoin Ó Broin: 599. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the further supports that are available to individuals in receipt of the State pension and a half rate carer's allowance payment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25418/25]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: School Meals Programme (20 May 2025)

Eoin Ó Broin: 602. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the options under the school meals scheme for children with diagnosed medical conditions relying on strict dietary routines; if such children were considered in the design and roll out of the scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25549/25]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: School Meals Programme (20 May 2025)

Eoin Ó Broin: 603. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if input from metabolic dieticians will be sought in the review of the nutritional values of the school meals scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25550/25]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Legislative Process (20 May 2025)

Eoin Ó Broin: 641. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality to provide an update on the updated regulations arising for sections 18 and 19 of the Multi-Unit Developments Act 2011; to provide a copy of the draft regulations; and to provide a timeline for when they will be introduced. [25933/25]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Departmental Functions (20 May 2025)

Eoin Ó Broin: 709. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the functions being transferred from his Department to the Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage; and when these functions will be transferred. [25930/25]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Staff (20 May 2025)

Eoin Ó Broin: 884. To ask the Minister for Health the number of orthopaedic surgeons currently working at Tallaght University Hospital; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25950/25]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Waiting Lists (20 May 2025)

Eoin Ó Broin: 885. To ask the Minister for Health the number of patients awaiting orthopaedic surgery in each hospital, in tabular form; and the measures planned to alleviate waiting lists for surgery under this speciality. [25951/25]

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Housing Schemes (15 May 2025)

Eoin Ó Broin: 14. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government to urgently review the cut in funding for the social housing acquisition programmes, given its negative impact on key homeless schemes like tenant in situ and housing first. [24433/25]

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Housing Schemes (15 May 2025)

Eoin Ó Broin: Much of the discussion around social housing acquisitions has been on the tenant in situ scheme but there is also a very real concern the housing first programme will be affected. The programme for Government commits to increasing the targets for housing first. Will the Minister tell us what those targets are? Does he have any concern the restrictions on funding for acquisitions will make...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Housing Schemes (15 May 2025)

Eoin Ó Broin: The housing first programme is vital in getting single people, in particular, who are long-term homeless out of emergency accommodation. It has worked best in previous years when it was a mix of new build and acquisitions led by approved housing bodies using the capital advance leasing facility, CALF, and capital assistance scheme, CAS, funding mechanisms. There is real concern among local...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Vacant Properties (15 May 2025)

Eoin Ó Broin: I thought the Taoiseach's comments on this issue on Tuesday were deeply disappointing. Talking about a "dependency culture" and local authorities asking for "handouts" misunderstands the problem. There are three issues I urge the Minister to take into account when looking at the delays in casual re-lets. The first is the amount of funding per unit is not sufficient in many cases,...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Local Authorities (15 May 2025)

Eoin Ó Broin: We are simply repeating what council officials are telling us. Is the Minister saying Cork County Council officials are lying?

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Local Authorities (15 May 2025)

Eoin Ó Broin: They say the council no money for new acquisitions this year. Is the Minister saying that is not true?

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Local Authorities (15 May 2025)

Eoin Ó Broin: That is a fundamentally dishonest way of presenting it-----

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Local Authorities (15 May 2025)

Eoin Ó Broin: -----and misrepresents council officials as well as us.