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Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Refurbishment (6 Sep 2019)

Darragh O'Brien: 424. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of the refurbishment and extension of a school (details supplied); when work will commence; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36164/19]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: National Broadband Plan Implementation (6 Sep 2019)

Darragh O'Brien: 1530. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment when the residents of an estate (details supplied) will have high speed broadband access delivered under the national broadband plan in view of the fact that commercial operators are not delivering or have indicated there are no plans to deliver such services; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36283/19]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Social and Affordable Housing Data (6 Sep 2019)

Darragh O'Brien: 2006. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the number of units acquired under the buy and renew scheme by county; the expenditure by county per annum; the number of applications per annum since its inception by county, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36769/19]

Citizens' Assemblies Bill 2019 [Seanad]: Second and Subsequent Stages (11 Jul 2019)

Darragh O'Brien: The Minister will hardly try that argument.

Citizens' Assemblies Bill 2019 [Seanad]: Second and Subsequent Stages (11 Jul 2019)

Darragh O'Brien: The Minister should blame Senator Jerry Buttimer as director of elections.

Citizens' Assemblies Bill 2019 [Seanad]: Second and Subsequent Stages (11 Jul 2019)

Darragh O'Brien: He lost.

Citizens' Assemblies Bill 2019 [Seanad]: Second and Subsequent Stages (11 Jul 2019)

Darragh O'Brien: I thank the Minister for outlining and summarising the provisions of the Bill. This is a short Bill designed to facilitate the establishment of citizens' assemblies to deal with two very important issues. One relates to gender equality, the gender pay gap and all other matters that go with it, particularly the need to examine whether Article 40.1.2° should be removed from the...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: VAT Exemptions (10 Jul 2019)

Darragh O'Brien: 151. To ask the Minister for Finance further to Parliamentary Question No. 42 of 3 December 2014, his views on whether the two supplements specified in the question, probiotics and glucosamine could legally qualify as zero rated food supplements; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30362/19]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: VAT Exemptions (10 Jul 2019)

Darragh O'Brien: 152. To ask the Minister for Finance the reason it is not possible to retain the zero rate of VAT on food supplements as a class of food products recognised by the State in legislation in view of the fact that this class of product has been sold at the zero rate of VAT since that rate was first introduced in 1973 and continues to be sold at that rate to date; and if he will make a statement...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Housing for People with a Disability: Discussion (Resumed) (10 Jul 2019)

Darragh O'Brien: I apologise for not being here earlier as I was at another meeting. I have read the witnesses’ opening statements in advance, however. In my experience, decongregation is complex and sensitive with families and service users. In the case of one group I am dealing with, there is a resistance to decongregation because of people who have been longer in that setting. Obviously, we...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Housing for People with a Disability: Discussion (Resumed) (10 Jul 2019)

Darragh O'Brien: Tá a fhios agam. I am just saying it is not black and white and it is not just about meeting a target. I do not disagree with what Deputy Barry said. It is a priority for the committee. It certainly is for myself and my party colleagues. We want the process to move forward at pace, in conjunction and co-operation with the people themselves, who are most important, and their...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Housing for People with a Disability: Discussion (Resumed) (10 Jul 2019)

Darragh O'Brien: Before Ms Timmons does so, I asked whether the average additional wait time for persons with disabilities had been tracked.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Housing for People with a Disability: Discussion (Resumed) (10 Jul 2019)

Darragh O'Brien: The Department might consider tracking those waiting times because we might find-----

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Housing for People with a Disability: Discussion (Resumed) (10 Jul 2019)

Darragh O'Brien: I thank Ms Timmons.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Housing for People with a Disability: Discussion (Resumed) (10 Jul 2019)

Darragh O'Brien: I appreciate what Mr. O'Reilly is saying but that does not really happen.

Written Answers — Department of Finance: VAT Rate Application (9 Jul 2019)

Darragh O'Brien: 177. To ask the Minister for Finance if EU VAT directives allow the Revenue Commissioners the discretion to operate a zero VAT concession rate for selected products or services; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29914/19]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: VAT Rate Application (9 Jul 2019)

Darragh O'Brien: 178. To ask the Minister for Finance the number to the nearest 10 of zero VAT rate determinations for food supplements issued by the Revenue Commissioners in each of the years 2011 to 2017; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29915/19]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: NAMA Social Housing Provision (9 Jul 2019)

Darragh O'Brien: 180. To ask the Minister for Finance the number of social housing units identified by NAMA; the number transferred to local authorities by county; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29999/19]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Home Building Finance Ireland Establishment (9 Jul 2019)

Darragh O'Brien: 181. To ask the Minister for Finance the amount loaned out by Home Building Finance Ireland to date; the estimated number of homes to be built; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30000/19]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Home Loan Scheme (9 Jul 2019)

Darragh O'Brien: 859. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the amount drawn down under the Rebuilding Ireland home loan scheme to date; the number of applicants who have drawn down loans; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29994/19]