Parliamentary questions

Road Safety

Eoin Ó Broin

264. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Transport to update on progress to the consultation with the Data Protection Commissioner about issuing a direction under section 8 of the Road Safety Act 2006 to allow for the flow of collision reports. [35278/23]

Rental Sector

Eoin Ó Broin

274. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Finance the number of renters availing of the renter's tax credit in 2022 and to date in 2023, with a breakdown by county and an average credit paid in each county. [35359/23]

Industrial Development

Eoin Ó Broin

355. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment when the IDA began supporting companies to set up data centres in the State. [35116/23]

Defective Building Materials

Eoin Ó Broin

481. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to provide an update on the provision of emergency funding for interim fire safety works in buildings with fire safety and other defects including how much funding will be made available this year; how it will be accessed; and when the funding scheme will open. [35355/23]

Housing Provision

Eoin Ó Broin

482. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to provide an update on the delivery of affordable homes under the affordable housing fund, cost rental equity loan and LDA project Tosaigh stating the number of affordable homes delivered under these schemes to date in 2023 with a breakdown by location and cost/price. [35356/23]

Housing Provision

Eoin Ó Broin

483. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage when the latest social housing pipeline report will be published. [35357/23]

Local Authorities

Eoin Ó Broin

484. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage in light of the difficulties in publishing the Mulcahy Report in certain planning matters in County Donegal, if he will publish a summary of the report outlining any relevant findings; and set out what actions he intends to take to address these findings. [35358/23]

Housing Policy

Eoin Ó Broin

485. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to set out in tabular form a progress report on each of the eight policy asks from the Regional Independents Group during the Private Members Motion debate on 21st February 2023 (details supplied) which were incorporated into the Government’s countermotion to the Sinn Féin motion on that date. [35360/23]

Departmental Staff

Eoin Ó Broin

486. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to confirm that a position of Deputy Secretary General has been created in his Department; the reason for the creation of this position; the salary scale for this position; and the date on which the position is expected to be filled. [35361/23]

Naturalisation Applications

Eoin Ó Broin

186. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Justice the current timeline in relation to the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service for the processing of applications in respect of minors; the number of minor applications currently pending; and a breakdown of the length of time since pending applications were received in the following bands: less than 12 months, one to two years, and three years or more, in tabular form. [34742/23]

Housing Provision

Eoin Ó Broin

385. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of applications and total funding sought from individual local authorities under the land acquisition fund; how much funding has been approved and drawn down to date by local authorities; and if there are plans for future land acquisition funding for local authorities. [33849/23]

Housing Provision

Eoin Ó Broin

386. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of applications and total funding sought from approved housing bodies under the land acquisition fund; how much funding has been approved and drawn down to date by AHBs; and if there are plans for future land acquisition funding for AHBs. [33850/23]

Housing Policy

Eoin Ó Broin

387. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage when the required amendments to the section 25 (2) (b) (II) of the Housing (Regulation of Approved Housing Bodies) Act 2019 (details supplied) will be introduced; and to detail any assessment that has taken place in terms of the impact of the new amending legislation on registrations. [33851/23]

Housing Policy

Eoin Ó Broin

388. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage how many AHBs are currently affected by the existing wording of section 25 (2) (b) (II) of the Housing (Regulation of Approved Housing Bodies) Act 2019 in terms of their ability to register. [33852/23]

Defective Building Materials

Eoin Ó Broin

389. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to outline a timeline for the roll-out of a scheme for approved housing bodies affected by defective concrete block. [33853/23]

EU Funding

Eoin Ó Broin

390. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage how much funding from the state's EU National Recovery and Resilience Plan has been earmarked and drawn down to date for the delivery of social and affordable housing; how this EU funding is being administered; and if this funding is additional to existing State funding provided through Housing For All. [33854/23]

EU Funding

Eoin Ó Broin

391. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage how much funding from the state's EU National Recovery and Resilience Plan has been earmarked and drawn down to date for the retrofitting of social housing. [33855/23]

Housing Schemes

Eoin Ó Broin

392. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the current status of the revolving fund established under Rebuilding Ireland and administered by the Housing Agency. [33856/23]

Direct Provision System

Eoin Ó Broin

617. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth when his Department started to write to people with status/leave to remain in Direct Provision centres giving them dates by which they would have to leave the direct provision centre or be moved to another centre; the number of such letters issued to date; the criteria for issuing such letters; the rationale for this policy; the number of people who have been moved on foot of these letters; and a breakdown of these moves, including information on from where and to where people have been moved. [33884/23]

Housing Provision

Eoin Ó Broin

11. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to provide an update on his Department’s efforts to deliver the additional 15% affordable housing in the Poolbeg SDZ including whether he or his cabinet colleagues has met with NAMA and discussed the transfer of NAMAs 20% equity stake in the SDZ lands to Dublin City Council to assist them in ensuring the delivery of genuinely affordable homes in the SDZ. [33130/23]

Water Services

Eoin Ó Broin

17. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage for an update on the completion of the single utility for water services and to outline what additional funding his Department intends to provide to cover the full costs of water service workers remaining in local authorities on their current full terms and conditions. [33134/23]

Traveller Accommodation

Eoin Ó Broin

45. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to set out in tabular form an update on the progress to date in the implementation of all 32 recommendations from the report of the Independent Group on Traveller Accommodation. [33132/23]

Fire Safety

Eoin Ó Broin

68. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage for an update on the provision of emergency funding for homeowners with fire safety and other structural defects to address immediate fire safety and other structural defects risks in their properties pending the opening of the formal redress scheme for owners with Celtic Tiger era building defects. [33133/23]

Housing Schemes

Eoin Ó Broin

75. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage for an update on the cost-rental tenant-in-situ scheme, including the number of such properties purchased to date; the number of expressions of interest from landlords; and the number of referrals to the housing agency from local authorities. [33131/23]

EU Regulations

Eoin Ó Broin

58. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the timeline for the public consultation to be undertaken under Regulation (EU) 2023/955 establishing a Social Climate Fund under Article 5 of this Regulation which obliges Member States to undertake a public consultation with local and regional authorities, representatives of economic and social partners, relevant civil society organisations, youth organisations and other stakeholders when developing their social climate plans and requires each Member State to set reasonable timeframes for the public consultation, allowing sufficient time for the public to be informed, to participate and express its views. [33138/23]

Housing Provision

Eoin Ó Broin

59. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications whether he has met with NAMA or sought a meeting with NAMA to discuss the issue of affordable housing delivery in the Poolbeg SDZ and the possible transfer of NAMA's 20% equity stake in Poolbeg to Dublin City Council to guarantee the delivery of the extra 15% affordable homes in the SDZ. [33142/23]

Departmental Data

Eoin Ó Broin

119. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to publish the Q2 2023 basic unit costs (BUCs), previously referred to as unit-cost ceilings and acquisition cost guidelines (ACGs) for social housing for each local authority area. [33110/23]

School Admissions

Eoin Ó Broin

305. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Education the options available to a person (details supplied) who has been unable to secure a school place in their locality or in their neighbouring towns and whose situation is complex due to medical reasons; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32465/23]

School Admissions

Eoin Ó Broin

306. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Education if her Department has yet established the true extent of capacity issues in schools at secondary level in Lucan, County Dublin; if so, the outcome; what action has been taken to address capacity issues for the coming school year 2023/2024; and when planning will commence to ensure increased capacity in the area for the year 2024/2025. [32466/23]

School Admissions

Eoin Ó Broin

307. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Education if her Department has yet established the true extent of capacity issues in schools at secondary level in Clondalkin, Dublin 22; if so, the outcome; what action has been taken to address capacity issues for the coming school year 2023/2024; and when planning will commence to ensure increased capacity for the year 2024/2025. [32467/23]

School Admissions

Eoin Ó Broin

308. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Education if her Department has yet established the true extent of capacity issues in schools at secondary level in Newcastle, County Dublin; if so, the outcome; what action has been taken to address capacity issues for the coming school year 2023/2024; and when planning will commence to ensure increased capacity in the area for the year 2024/2025. [32468/23]

Housing Schemes

Eoin Ó Broin

358. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the most up-to-date separate capital cost ceilings and averages for each local authority for the Social Housing Investment Programme, part V, turnkey and acquisitions in tabular form; and if these ceilings have been reviewed recently or are in the process of being reviewed. [32327/23]

State Bodies

Eoin Ó Broin

359. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he is concerned with the operating deficit at An Bord Pleanála; if he or his officials have had any discussions with the Bord on this deficit and if additional funding is being sought by the Bord to clear this deficit. [32328/23]

Building Energy Rating

Eoin Ó Broin

361. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to set out the cause of the ongoing delays with respect to the croí cónaithe refurbishment grants given that a number of mortgage lenders are refusing to allow borrowers to draw down their mortgages due what the mortgage lenders say is delays at his Department, and regarding the conclusion of the detail of the terms of the scheme on foot of agreement reached between the Department and BPFI last month. [32370/23]

Traveller Accommodation

Eoin Ó Broin

87. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to outline the refurbishment spends and number of units in each case of Traveller accommodations, per local authority, from 2018 -2022, in tabular form. [31533/23]

Traveller Accommodation

Eoin Ó Broin

88. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will outline all Traveller accommodation projects currently in the pipeline; the initial dates of these projects; and their current status, in tabular form. [31534/23]

Domestic Violence

Eoin Ó Broin

109. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Justice the total number of bed spaces available and/or occupied in Tusla-funded domestic violence refuges on 26 May 2022. [31396/23]

Domestic Violence

Eoin Ó Broin

110. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Justice the total number of adults and children in Tusla-funded domestic violence refuges on 26 May 2022. [31397/23]

Pesticide Use

Eoin Ó Broin

119. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine for an update on the review of the use of metaldehyde as a plant protection product (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31460/23]

Pesticide Use

Eoin Ó Broin

120. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine for an update on the roll-out of a national campaign for the collection of farm hazardous waste and an amnesty for banned substances such as carbofuran (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31461/23]

Nursing Education

Eoin Ó Broin

162. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Health when the HSE will issue guidance relating to the €500 allowance for student nurses and midwives, as announced by Government following the McHugh Report; and if he will indicate when student nurses and midwives will be able to access this allowance [31515/23]

Electricity Supply Board

Eoin Ó Broin

127. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications further to Parliamentary Question No. 175 of 13 June 2023, to publish the monthly reports on the financial status of the special fund. [31021/23]

Housing Provision

Eoin Ó Broin

346. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage for an update on the revised social housing construction and acquisition caps for local authorities and AHBs under the social housing investment programme; and if he will set out the methodology and time period used in determining the caps and revised caps. [30602/23]

Housing Provision

Eoin Ó Broin

347. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the average cost of buy-and-renew social homes delivered in Dublin city and county in 2022 and to date in 2023. [30603/23]

Housing Provision

Eoin Ó Broin

348. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the average cost of tenant in situ purchases in Dublin city and county in 2022 and to date in 2023. [30604/23]

Housing Provision

Eoin Ó Broin

349. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the total capitalisation provided to the LDA to date; the LDA's total borrowing capacity; and the plans the Government intends to make regarding these arrangements. [30611/23]

Housing Provision

Eoin Ó Broin

350. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the average unit cost of social housing acquisitions acquired in 2022 and separately to date in 2023; and to provide a breakdown of average costs, by size of unit, and by vacant unit versus tenant in situ acquisitions. [30612/23]

Housing Provision

Eoin Ó Broin

370. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will set out each of the bundles of PPP social housing, including a list of locations and number of units in each scheme in each bundle; the stage each scheme and each bundle is at in the delivery pipeline; the total cost of the lifetime of the contract for each bundle; the list of organisations involved in each PPP consortium for each bundle; and the details of the public sector benchmark used in each of the bundles to date, in tabular form. [30901/23]

Housing Schemes

Eoin Ó Broin

399. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to provide details of the new cost-rental subsidy scheme, including who will be eligible to access the fund; the level of subsidy; the form of subsidy, that is, grant aid, equity and so on; whether there will be a clawback provision; and when the scheme will open to applicants. [31379/23]

Departmental Policies

Eoin Ó Broin

586. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth further to Parliamentary Question No. 992 of 21 March 2023, if an update is available on the scoping exercise undertaken by his Department to inform the development of a policy to address the needs of children and families in kinship care arrangements; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30788/23]