Parliamentary questions

Environmental Schemes

Eoin Ó Broin

41. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the average income of households that have had solar panels installed via schemes funded through his Department. [46890/23]

Departmental Schemes

Eoin Ó Broin

42. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the amounts left over from the electricity cost emergency benefits schemes I and II; and to outline how those funds were reallocated. [46891/23]

Departmental Schemes

Eoin Ó Broin

43. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the amount of expenses incurred by the Minister in the administration of the electricity cost emergency benefits schemes I and II, in tabular form. [46892/23]

Departmental Schemes

Eoin Ó Broin

44. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the amount of expenses incurred by the distribution system operator in the administration of the electricity cost emergency benefits scheme I and II, in tabular form. [46893/23]

Housing Provision

Eoin Ó Broin

107. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the total number of social housing units delivered by AHBs accessing the capital loan and subsidy scheme loans where the loans have now been fully repaid, in tabular form; the total number of social housing units delivered by AHBs accessing the CLSS loans where the loans or part of the loans remain outstanding; to provide a timeline for this second category of CLSS loans, indicating the number of properties where loans will be repaid in full for each year until all CLSS loans have been repaid; the total number of units of social housing delivered by AHBs with capital advance leading facility funding; and if he will provide a timeline for CALF loans, indicating the number of properties where loans will be repaid in full for each year until all CALF loans have been repaid. [46803/23]

Planning Issues

Eoin Ó Broin

148. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Transport if he made any submissions to Dublin City Council during the development plan process calling for rezoning of land at Dublin Port, including land currently used for the storage of imported cars. [46078/23]

School Transport

Eoin Ó Broin

263. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Education if an escorted school transport service has been approved for a person (details supplied); when transport will commence; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [46172/23]

School Transport

Eoin Ó Broin

267. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Education if an application for school transport on behalf of a person (details supplied) has been received; when a decision will be made; and if approved, when transport will commence. [46194/23]

Special Educational Needs

Eoin Ó Broin

288. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Education the reason her Department’s technical design guidelines for SEN design do not provide for covering for outdoor play areas given the nature of Irish weather; if the Department will consider including covering of outdoor play areas in the guidelines so as to ensure children can use facilities at all times and in all weather; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [46531/23]

Housing Provision

Eoin Ó Broin

320. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the total amount of general Government capital expenditure on social and affordable housing, by local authorities, approved housing bodies and the Land Development Agency to date in 2023, by funding via voted Government capital expenditure, approved housing body borrowing for capital developments and LDA capital expenditure in each of those years, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46169/23]

Departmental Funding

Eoin Ó Broin

321. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage when funding will be available for interim and emergency fire safety works for homeowners with Celtic Tiger era building defects; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46197/23]

Departmental Funding

Eoin Ó Broin

322. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage when the draft legislation for the Celtic Tiger era building defects redress scheme be published. [46198/23]

Housing Schemes

Eoin Ó Broin

323. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the total number of social housing leases currently being funded by his Department with a breakdown of the number of units in each leasing category that is, long-term leasing, enhanced leasing, mortgage to rent, lease to own, and so on; and the total cost per year of each of these categories, in tabular form. [46199/23]

Proposed Legislation

Eoin Ó Broin

324. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage when the legislation underpinning the first right of refusal for private renters to purchase their rental homes when the landlord is selling will be published [46200/23]

Defective Building Materials

Eoin Ó Broin

325. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the amount of the €65 million allocated for defects in budget 2023 that has been spent to date with a breakdown on how much was spent on pyrite remediation, defective block and any other category, in tabular form. [46201/23]

Housing Schemes

Eoin Ó Broin

326. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the total number of applications for the Croí Cónaithe towns refurbishment grant; the total number of approvals; the total number of drawdowns; and a further breakdown by local authority area with average grant levels per local authority area, in tabular form. [46204/23]

Departmental Bodies

Eoin Ó Broin

339. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage further to Parliamentary Question Nos. 312 and 332 of 17 October 2023, how the figures contained in the response regarding LDA capitalisation relate to the figures of €663,850 million for 2023 and €990,137 million for 2024 as set out in the votes and non-voted capital expenditure table in page 224 of the Budget 2024 expenditure report; and if these figures relate to ISIF capitalisation or LDA borrowing. [46609/23]

Disability Services

Eoin Ó Broin

447. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth to confirm that due to staffing issues within the children’s disability network team in the CHO7 area, that no Hanen Programme courses will run for families in the area until January 2024 at the earliest; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46060/23]

Departmental Priorities

Eoin Ó Broin

486. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth further to Parliamentary Question No. 586 of 27 June 2023, if the scoping exercise is complete; when proposals will be brought forward; the timeline for when he aims to have a policy commenced; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46567/23]

Family Reunification

Eoin Ó Broin

252. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Justice if she will introduce a family reunification scheme for Irish citizens and residents with family members trapped in Gaza. [45973/23]

Housing Policy

Eoin Ó Broin

176. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to confirm that New Era is undertaking a review of the LDA; to confirm the terms of reference of that review; and to state when it will be completed and when it will be published. [45563/23]

Planning Issues

Eoin Ó Broin

187. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage when he will be bringing a memo to Cabinet regarding the issue of alleged historic planning irregularities in County Donegal. [45562/23]

Housing Schemes

Eoin Ó Broin

158. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Finance to set out what his Department's response is where a developer/builder received help to buy finance but fails to complete the houses to which the help to buy funding applies; and in cases where the buyer is no longer able to occupy the home, whether the Revenue Commissioners can recoup the help to buy funding and the original buyer access the help to buy scheme at another property. [44749/23]

School Accommodation

Eoin Ó Broin

252. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Education to confirm that her Department has received correspondence from a school (details supplied); if the points outlined will be taken under consideration; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [45152/23]

Departmental Bodies

Eoin Ó Broin

312. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the total capitalisation of the Land Development Agency to date; the dates on which the capitalisation took place; the amounts of funding allocated on each of these dates; and how these funds are allocated both in terms of voted Government expenditure and the general Government balance. [44747/23]

Charitable and Voluntary Organisations

Eoin Ó Broin

313. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to outline his understanding of the financial and governance issues currently taken place within an organisation (details supplied); the amounts of money involved separate to the outstanding income tax bill; whether the organisation will require additional Government funding in 2023; if so, the estimated amount; whether the Governments funding model for homeless services providers has created an environment where these organisations are under pressure to cross subsidise their SLA funding in a manner which may create increased or inappropriate risk in the management of their finances; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44748/23]

Waterways Issues

Eoin Ó Broin

314. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to confirm the date on which he provided Ministerial approval to Waterways Ireland for the introduction of the issuing of NR-EMP and R-EMP permits; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44750/23]

Departmental Funding

Eoin Ó Broin

319. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the amount of funding allocated to the STAR investment programme for 2024; if this is voted Government expenditure or funded through some other mechanism; and if so, to explain how it is accounted for in the general Government balance. [44903/23]

Housing Schemes

Eoin Ó Broin

323. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to provide a breakdown of the total number of active HAP tenancies in each local authority for the most recent date available. [44965/23]

Budget 2024

Eoin Ó Broin

324. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to provide a breakdown of the €250 million URDF funding announced in Budget 2024 by specific funding scheme, i.e. refurbishment grant. [44966/23]

Departmental Funding

Eoin Ó Broin

325. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to provide a breakdown of the croí cónaithe funding announced in Budget 2024 by croí cónaithe towns and croí cónaithe cities funds. [44967/23]

Budget 2024

Eoin Ó Broin

326. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to provide a breakdown of the additional €10 million provided for planning matters in Budget 2024, indicating how much is for An Bord Pleanála, for local authorities and the training initiative; and if possible, to provide a further breakdown of posts being funded for ABP and local authorities. [44968/23]

Departmental Funding

Eoin Ó Broin

327. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to provide a breakdown of the €9m additional funding announced in Budget 2024, detailing how much of this funding is for adaptation grants for older people and how much is for refurbishment of traveller accommodation. [44969/23]

Housing Provision

Eoin Ó Broin

328. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the total expenditure in 2022 and to date to date in 2023, on social and affordable housing funded through SHIP, CALF, CAS, AHF, CREL, AHB borrowing and LDA expenditure. [44979/23]

Departmental Funding

Eoin Ó Broin

329. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to provide a breakdown of the capital allocation of €5 billion for social and affordable housing in Budget 2024 by the following categories, SHIP, CALF, CAS, AHF, CREL and AHB borrowing and LDA expenditure. [44980/23]

Departmental Funding

Eoin Ó Broin

330. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of additional housing first tenancies that will be provided in 2024 with the additional capital allocation of €35 million announced in Budget 2024. [44981/23]

Departmental Funding

Eoin Ó Broin

331. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage how much of the additional €55 million for affordable housing announced in Budget 2024 will be for the affordable housing fund and the cost rental equity loan;the total amount of funding for these two funds allocated in 2024, and the number of units expected to be delivered through these funds in 2024. [44982/23]

Departmental Bodies

Eoin Ó Broin

332. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the total approved capitalisation approved by Government to date; the dates on which these capitalisations were approved; the amounts of this capitalisation drawn down to date; the total additional borrowing capacity permissible by the LDA in addition to this capitalisation; and the amount of this borrowing approved and drawn down to date. [44991/23]

Disability Services

Eoin Ó Broin

174. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth further to Parliamentary Question No. 838 of 20 September 2023, when a response will be forthcoming regarding the transfer request of a person (details supplied) as it is now almost three weeks since the previous response was provided, and no update has been received. [44608/23]

Tax Code

Eoin Ó Broin

75. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Finance if changes are intended in the way the Revenue Commissioners treat the income received by general practitioners from the health service for providing GMS services; if so, the changes; the rationale behind the change; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44323/23]

Primary Care Centres

Eoin Ó Broin

228. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Health if there is a further update is available regarding the new primary care centre at Boot Road, Clondalkin, Dublin 22 given we have reached Q4 2023, despite previous commitments of opening in Q3; if a date is available for when services will commence; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44377/23]

Schools Refurbishment

Eoin Ó Broin

172. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Education to provide an update on required works at a school (details supplied); if her Department will immediately replace the fire-damaged and hazardous prefab buildings in situ; if her Department will commit to prioritising the school's infrastructure needs; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43452/23]

Schools Building Projects

Eoin Ó Broin

184. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Education further to Parliamentary Question No. 78 of 27 September 2023, if a timeline is available for when her Department expects to receive and review the second tender report. [43573/23]

School Admissions

Eoin Ó Broin

199. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Education the efforts being made by her Department and the NCSE to ensure a person (details supplied) obtains a school place suitable to their specified educational needs for the 2024-2025 school year where the family have applied to all schools on the list provided by their local SENO but are unlikely to be offered a place; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43721/23]

Schools Building Projects

Eoin Ó Broin

236. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Education to provide an update on the capital project for a school (details supplied); if a timeframe is available for the commencement of the project; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44091/23]

Rental Sector

Eoin Ó Broin

253. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if his attention has been drawn to a significant delay in HAP and HHAP payments being made to landlords from local authorities; if he is aware that tenants in these cases have not received information from HAP services regarding their own rent contributions; the reason for the delays; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43407/23]

Housing Schemes

Eoin Ó Broin

264. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the total number of social housing tenant-in-situ purchases that have been completed broken down, by local authority for 2022 and to date in 2023, in tabular form. [43563/23]

National Parks

Eoin Ó Broin

276. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage his views on the new national park; to outline, in tabular form, the rent which the previous owners will pay for continued use of the land for research purposes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43725/23]

Mother and Baby Homes

Eoin Ó Broin

443. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if a date is available for when the mother and baby institution redress scheme will commence accepting applications from institution survivors; and the date for when enhanced medical cards will be issued to survivors. [43846/23]

Proposed Legislation

Eoin Ó Broin

613. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development her views on the Control of Dogs and Dog Breeding Establishment Miscellaneous Bill; to outline the proposed changes; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43724/23]