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Tue, 25 Jan 2022
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Water Services
Eoin Ó Broin
104. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the status of the ongoing negotiations between the various parties on the creation of a single water utility. [3327/22]
Tue, 25 Jan 2022
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Traveller Accommodation
Eoin Ó Broin
130. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage his views on the findings of the report A Hidden Crisis: Traveller homelessness in the South West published 18 January 2022; and the response by his Department to the report. [3325/22]
Tue, 25 Jan 2022
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Housing Schemes
Eoin Ó Broin
308. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage when the full year expenditure for housing assistance payment, rental accommodation scheme and leasing for 2021 will be available. [3518/22]
Tue, 25 Jan 2022
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School Transport
Eoin Ó Broin
382. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Education when a person (details supplied) will receive transport on the school transport scheme. [3292/22]
Tue, 25 Jan 2022
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Social Welfare Benefits
Eoin Ó Broin
439. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Social Protection when the full year expenditure for rent supplement in 2021 will be available. [3519/22]
Tue, 25 Jan 2022
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Visa Agreements
Eoin Ó Broin
514. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Justice if she will consider granting an extension to the number of hours of employment allowed for a person (details supplied) under their visa. [3586/22]
Tue, 25 Jan 2022
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Medical Inquiries
Eoin Ó Broin
576. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 1947 of 27 July 2021, if he will provide an update in relation to the proposed inquiry into the licensing of sodium valproate; when the inquiry will begin; when engagement with families affected by the drug will commence; and the timeline for the delivery of the report. [3099/22]
Wed, 19 Jan 2022
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Proposed Legislation
Eoin Ó Broin
116. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the reason for excluding natural gas from head 20 of the general scheme of the Circular Economy Bill 2021; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [63139/21]
Wed, 19 Jan 2022
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Energy Production
Eoin Ó Broin
118. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the risk analysis that has been taken regarding the proposed new gas power plants and the liabilities of the State under the energy charter treaty investor provisions given a judgement (details supplied); his views on the fact that the European Union energy investors can set up an office in another country to avoid the European Court of Justice ruling; and the way an energy investment with mixed European Union and non-European Union investors could take legal action under the Energy Charter Treaty on grounds of discrimination. [63273/21]
Wed, 19 Jan 2022
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Road Traffic Accidents
Eoin Ó Broin
278. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Transport the number of road accidents involving HGV or commercial drivers that occurred in Ireland in the past three years; the number of the accidents that were during periods in which derogation was allowed; the number of the accidents that involved fatalities or serious injury; and the number of drivers that have been prosecuted for an offence as a result of death or serious injury in a road accident involving a HGV or commercial vehicle. [2198/22]
Wed, 19 Jan 2022
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Customs and Excise
Eoin Ó Broin
332. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Finance the reason that gifts worth under the value of €20,000 must have a TARIC code. [1439/22]
Wed, 19 Jan 2022
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Customs and Excise
Eoin Ó Broin
333. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Finance the reason that gifts destined for Ireland would be rejected as having no TARIC codes despite being clearly marked with their value and contents. [1440/22]
Wed, 19 Jan 2022
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Departmental Reviews
Eoin Ó Broin
348. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Finance the status of his review of the recommendations of the working group on the tax and fiscal treatment of landlords; if a summary of those recommendations will be provided in tabular form; and the current views of his Department on each of those recommendations. [1991/22]
Wed, 19 Jan 2022
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Traveller Accommodation
Eoin Ó Broin
500. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of Travellers in Cork city and in counties Cork and Kerry experiencing homelessness and in emergency accommodation, respectively; and the number of the Traveller families accommodated in those areas by accommodation type from 2017 to date in tabular form. [63561/21]
Wed, 19 Jan 2022
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Defective Building Materials
Eoin Ó Broin
502. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if funding has been made available for research into the issue of defective blocks by his Department or by the Housing Agency; if so, the amount; the persons or bodies this funding has been awarded to; the nature of the research; when it will be published; and if it will be available to the public. [63611/21]
Wed, 19 Jan 2022
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Housing Schemes
Eoin Ó Broin
503. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the total allocation for the shared equity loan fund for 2022; the amount he expects the pillar banks to add to the fund; the agency that is planned to administer the fund; if the staff of this agency will be seconded from the pillar banks; and when the loan facility will be open to applications. [63630/21]
Wed, 19 Jan 2022
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Rental Sector
Eoin Ó Broin
504. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the actions his Department plans to take to ensure the practice of landlords offering accommodation for sex is not permitted within the rental system in view of newspaper reports of landlords offering accommodation for sex. [63631/21]
Wed, 19 Jan 2022
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Vacant Properties
Eoin Ó Broin
508. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will provide details of the proposed CPO and sale of derelict and vacant properties by the Housing Agency; the amount of funding that has been made available for 2023; the targets for 2022; if this is part of a Croí Connaithe or in addition to it; and if these properties will be in cities, towns or both. [1078/22]
Wed, 19 Jan 2022
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Housing Provision
Eoin Ó Broin
516. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he is reviewing the advice to local authorities with regard to the purchase of second-hand homes for social housing; and if he will consider allowing local authorities to purchase property that has a sitting tenant in receipt of housing assistant payment, HAP, rental accommodation scheme, RAS, or rent supplement in circumstances in which the tenant has received a notice to quit. [1211/22]
Wed, 19 Jan 2022
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Housing Provision
Eoin Ó Broin
551. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the status of the Commission on Housing including the membership of same; the number of applicants; the names of the unsuccessful applicants; the terms of reference; the work programme; and the timeline for the modules being considered. [1875/22]