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Nomination of Taoiseach (10 Mar 2016)

Eoin Ó Broin: Like Deputy Howlin, I had not intended to speak today, being my first day. I have listened very carefully to all the speeches made but in particular to the speeches proposing Deputies Enda Kenny and Micheál Martin for the position of Taoiseach. During those speeches people spoke about the progress that has been made over the past five years of the outgoing Government and the commitment...

Housing and Homelessness: Statements (22 Mar 2016)

Eoin Ó Broin: Homelessness is not an accident; it is a symptom of a housing system that does not work. Crucially, it is important for us to recognise that it is the result of decisions by Governments. All of the previous speakers mentioned that the number of families without a home was growing, but these families, if they are watching this debate, do not need words from us. What they need is action....

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...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects Status (6 Apr 2016)

Eoin Ó Broin: 670. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of her discussions with the developer of the community centre and sports hall at Adamstown community college in County Dublin; if she has reached an agreement with the training board and the developer; and when the construction will commence. [5635/16]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Education and Training Provision (6 Apr 2016)

Eoin Ó Broin: 715. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills further to Parliamentary Question No. 496 of 10 November 2015 concerning the LATI European Globalisation Adjustment Fund programme why she stated "I am not currently in a position to indicate the level of EGF Programme expenditure", given that only five days earlier on 5 November 2015 she produced a spreadsheet detailing a full breakdown of...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Education and Training Provision (6 Apr 2016)

Eoin Ó Broin: 716. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills to provide the latest available spreadsheets for all of the open European Globalisation Adjustment Fund programmes detailing the estimated final expenditure; her views on the issue of significant potential underspends for each programme; to provide details on her contacts with those State agencies whose projected underspend according to these...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Education and Training Provision (6 Apr 2016)

Eoin Ó Broin: 717. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills to initiate an urgent review of the current European Globalisation Adjustment Fund programmes on the reasons for the very significant projected underspends; if she will involve all stakeholders in this review, including elected Members, and produce recommendations designed to address the causes of the current underspend to ensure that future...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Education and Training Provision (6 Apr 2016)

Eoin Ó Broin: 718. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills her plans to ensure the maximum possible spend for the three open European Globalisation Adjustment Fund programmes and the additional measures she is asking the responsible State agencies to undertake to ensure that the projected 63% underspend in the Lufthansa Technik Airmotive Ireland programme is significantly reduced before the closure of...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Sports Capital Programme (6 Apr 2016)

Eoin Ó Broin: 813. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport when he will announce the 2016 sports capital programme; and the amount he will allocate. [5636/16]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Swimming Pool Programme Applications (6 Apr 2016)

Eoin Ó Broin: 814. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he has received an application from South Dublin County Council for funding for a swimming pool for Lucan, County Dublin; when he will make a decision on this; and the amount of funding he will allocate to it. [5637/16]

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...

Housing Issues: Statements (14 Apr 2016)

Eoin Ó Broin: Hear, hear.

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]