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Tue, 21 May 2024
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Employment Rights
Eoin Ó Broin
267. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment when the employment regulation order for security officers will be signed and enacted; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22862/24]
Tue, 21 May 2024
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Schools Building Projects
Eoin Ó Broin
290. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Education when the next round of tenders for large-scale capital projects for her Department are expected. [22497/24]
Tue, 21 May 2024
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Schools Building Projects
Eoin Ó Broin
291. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Education if she is aware of a campaign by students of a school (details supplied) regarding a large building project; if she will confirm receipt of postcards from the student body as part of the campaign; if she intends to respond to or engage with students; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22498/24]
Tue, 21 May 2024
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Departmental Circulars
Eoin Ó Broin
357. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will issue a circular to local authorities providing guidance on the issue of social housing tenants in Part V units and access to communal facilities in multiple-unit developments to ensure fair access to communal facilities for all residents in line with the Part V objective of promoting social integration in mixed-tenure developments. [22699/24]
Tue, 21 May 2024
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Planning Issues
Eoin Ó Broin
362. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if his Department is responsible for introducing renewable acceleration areas into planning law; if so, when this will be done; and if it will require primary legislation or regulations. [22853/24]
Tue, 21 May 2024
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Departmental Circulars
Eoin Ó Broin
375. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Social Protection when the circular providing guidance to social welfare offices on the new rules regarding disregarding maintenance payments for existing JSA/transitional JSA claimants will be issued. [22402/24]
Tue, 21 May 2024
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Direct Provision System
Eoin Ó Broin
498. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth regarding letters sent 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 the location to which they have been moved. [22391/24]
Wed, 15 May 2024
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Cancer Services
Eoin Ó Broin
115. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Health if consideration will be given to extending the upper age limit for BreastCheck; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21944/24]
Tue, 14 May 2024
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Schools Building Projects
Eoin Ó Broin
282. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Education her Department's plans to provide a new standalone secondary school for Newcastle, County Dublin. [21293/24]
Tue, 14 May 2024
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Special Educational Needs
Eoin Ó Broin
288. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Education the efforts that are being made by her Department to ensure a person (details supplied) obtains a school place suited to their specified educational needs, given that refusals have been received from all schools on a list provided by the NCSE; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21338/24]
Tue, 14 May 2024
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Housing Schemes
Eoin Ó Broin
375. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to set out the rules regarding renting and receiving HAP where the rental property belongs to a family member; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21515/24]
Tue, 14 May 2024
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Housing Provision
Eoin Ó Broin
387. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the total number of units delivered to date or in the delivery pipeline using the serviced sites fund; and the location of the units and the average SSF allocation per unit per scheme, in tabular form. [21781/24]
Tue, 14 May 2024
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Housing Provision
Eoin Ó Broin
388. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the total number of units delivered to date or in the delivery pipeline using the affordable housing fund; the location of the units; and the average AHF allocation or allocation range per unit per scheme, in tabular form. [21782/24]
Tue, 14 May 2024
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Departmental Funding
Eoin Ó Broin
392. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the total number of leased social housing properties funded by his Department via SHCEP at the end of 2023; the total cost to the State in 2023; and a breakdown of different lease types (details supplied) other with the full cost for each of these sub sets in 2023, in tabular form.; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21878/24]
Tue, 14 May 2024
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Health Services
Eoin Ó Broin
577. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Health the options available to parents with concerns about their children's speech in the absence of a public health nurse providing developmental checks in their area; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21393/24]
Thu, 9 May 2024
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Housing Schemes
Eoin Ó Broin
192. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the average cost per unit of accommodation for each of the social housing funding schemes to the Exchequer in 2023, in tabular form. [20976/24]
Thu, 9 May 2024
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Housing Schemes
Eoin Ó Broin
193. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the reasons for unsuccessful/incomplete repair and lease applications since the beginning of the scheme, by year, by local authority area, in tabular form. [20977/24]
Thu, 9 May 2024
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Housing Schemes
Eoin Ó Broin
194. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if any analysis into the reasons for unsuccessful repair and lease applications has been commissioned/undertaken by his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20978/24]
Thu, 9 May 2024
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Housing Schemes
Eoin Ó Broin
195. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of tenant-in-situ scheme purchases that have been completed; the number that are in progress; and the number of failed purchases in 2023, by local authority area, in tabular form. [20979/24]
Thu, 9 May 2024
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Housing Schemes
Eoin Ó Broin
196. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the reasons for unsuccessful/incomplete tenant-in-situ purchases. [20980/24]
Thu, 9 May 2024
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Compulsory Purchase Orders
Eoin Ó Broin
197. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of properties purchased by local authorities under the compulsory purchase order activation programme; and how many of these properties have been allocated to households on the social housing waiting list. [20981/24]
Thu, 9 May 2024
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Compulsory Purchase Orders
Eoin Ó Broin
198. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the average cost of properties compulsorily purchased by local authorities, by local authority area, in tabular form. [20982/24]
Thu, 9 May 2024
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Housing Schemes
Eoin Ó Broin
199. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the average cost of HAP properties in 2023, by local authority area, in tabular form. [20983/24]
Thu, 9 May 2024
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Departmental Expenditure
Eoin Ó Broin
200. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the breakdown of spending on homelessness by his Department in 2023, in tabular form; and the amount spent on prevention. [20984/24]
Thu, 9 May 2024
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Housing Provision
Eoin Ó Broin
201. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of units provided to date under the Supported Housing for Youth pilot programme; and the spend on the programme by his Department to date. [20985/24]
Thu, 9 May 2024
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Housing Provision
Eoin Ó Broin
202. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of households currently on the social housing transfer list, by local authority area; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20986/24]
Thu, 9 May 2024
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Housing Schemes
Eoin Ó Broin
203. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he has engaged with the HAP Shared Services Centre on the number of households paying top-up payments to their landlord; and the average of cost of these top-up payments. [20987/24]
Thu, 9 May 2024
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Visa Applications
Eoin Ó Broin
244. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Justice for an update on a visa application for an individual (details supplied); the processing times for applications of this nature; and a timeframe for decision. [21102/24]
Thu, 9 May 2024
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Homeless Persons Supports
Eoin Ó Broin
289. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Health the total spend on homeless specific measures by his Department in each of the years 2020 to 2023 and to date in 2024, and to provide a breakdown of the spend each year, in tabular form. [20988/24]
Thu, 9 May 2024
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Addiction Treatment Services
Eoin Ó Broin
290. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Health the amount spent on addiction services in 2023 by local authority area, in tabular form. [20989/24]
Wed, 8 May 2024
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Departmental Properties
Eoin Ó Broin
196. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Education to confirm her Department’s ownership of a building (details supplied); and if she will advise where enquiries in relation to the building and its use should be directed. [20390/24]
Wed, 8 May 2024
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Departmental Data
Eoin Ó Broin
258. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the total number of long-term social housing leases in place in 2023 and the total cost of these leases in that year. [20206/24]
Wed, 8 May 2024
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Housing Provision
Eoin Ó Broin
283. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of long-term social housing leases in place in 2021, 2022 and 2023; the annual cost of these leases; and the allocation for such leases in 2024. [20551/24]
Wed, 8 May 2024
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Departmental Data
Eoin Ó Broin
290. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the average all in cost to the Exchequer for social housing acquisitions purchased in 2023 via the social housing investment programme. [20750/24]
Wed, 8 May 2024
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Departmental Data
Eoin Ó Broin
291. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the average all in cost to the Exchequer fand the average full development cost for social housing acquisitions purchased in 2023 via the capital advance leasing facility. [20751/24]
Wed, 8 May 2024
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Departmental Expenditure
Eoin Ó Broin
316. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Social Protection to confirm the total expenditure on rent supplement in 2022 and 2023, and the allocation for 2024. [20550/24]
Wed, 8 May 2024
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Departmental Correspondence
Eoin Ó Broin
397. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Justice if she has received correspondence regarding a policy change proposal from a group (details supplied); and if the proposal is being considered. [20863/24]
Tue, 30 Apr 2024
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Official Travel
Eoin Ó Broin
178. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications to provide a breakdown of the carbon emissions associated with all official air travel in tonnes; the value of these emissions; the amounts paid to the climate action fund by each Department, agency and body required to do so under the procedures for offsetting the emissions associated with official air travel for 2023, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19423/24]
Tue, 30 Apr 2024
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Housing Schemes
Eoin Ó Broin
416. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the average all in cost to the Exchequer for social housing acquisitions purchased in 2023 with a breakdown, by local authority with the number of acquisitions and the average cost in each local authority area. [19303/24]
Tue, 30 Apr 2024
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Heritage Projects
Eoin Ó Broin
428. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if his Department has plans to progress the proposal for a Liffey Valley park (details supplied); and if so, if he will outline the status of the project and a timeline for commencement. [19493/24]
Thu, 18 Apr 2024
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Tax Code
Eoin Ó Broin
149. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Finance if stamp duty is paid on any Part V, affordable housing fund turnkey purchase or CREL-funded turnkey purchase homes. [17190/24]
Tue, 16 Apr 2024
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Housing Provision
Eoin Ó Broin
390. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to set out in tabular form the percentage of all in development costs per unit of social or affordable housing paid by his Department to local authorities and Approved Housing for the SHIP, CALF, CAS, AHF, and CREL schemes. [16106/24]
Tue, 16 Apr 2024
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Construction Industry
Eoin Ó Broin
398. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if his Department has undertaken any analysis of likely future trends in construction sector inflation and how it pertains to the funding commitments under the Government housing plan to 2030. [16418/24]
Thu, 11 Apr 2024
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Housing Provision
Eoin Ó Broin
1. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to explain why he missed all of his affordable housing targets in 2023. [15880/24]
Thu, 11 Apr 2024
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Homeless Accommodation
Eoin Ó Broin
3. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage what he intends to do to address rising levels of homelessness; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15881/24]
Thu, 11 Apr 2024
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Defective Building Materials
Eoin Ó Broin
5. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage his views on the growing concerns among impacted homeowners with the defective concrete block grant scheme. [15882/24]
Thu, 11 Apr 2024
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Departmental Reports
Eoin Ó Broin
8. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage when he intends to publish the report from the Housing Commission on the right to housing. [15610/24]
Thu, 11 Apr 2024
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Housing Schemes
Eoin Ó Broin
15. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to provide an update on the cost rental tenant in situ scheme and the Residential Tenancies (Right to Purchase) Bill. [15607/24]
Thu, 11 Apr 2024
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Housing Provision
Eoin Ó Broin
29. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to provide an update on the delivery of affordable homes in Poolbeg west SDZ. [15608/24]
Thu, 11 Apr 2024
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Legislative Process
Eoin Ó Broin
48. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage for an update on the legislation for the Celtic Tiger era defective home redress scheme. [15609/24]