Parliamentary questions

Departmental Functions

Eoin Ó Broin

70. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if there are plans to establish the necessary statistical capacity to track material flow in Ireland; and if he will under the forthcoming circular economy legislation commit to setting national material flow targets. [51440/21]

Legislative Measures

Eoin Ó Broin

108. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will provide an update on the recently announced comprehensive review of planning legislation; the details on those that are involved in the group conducting the review; the terms of reference; the timeline for completion of the review; and if there will be an opportunity for third party and Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Local Government and Heritage involvement in the review before it makes any recommendations to Government. [51459/21]

Greyhound Industry

Eoin Ó Broin

300. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if there is a requirement for a veterinarian to be present at all greyhound racetracks when greyhound trials are taking place; if there is a requirement for all greyhound trials to be recorded or if unofficial greyhound trials take place at greyhound stadiums that are not registered; the number of injured greyhounds recorded in the past 12 months at greyhound trials; and the reporting mechanism that is in place to document all injuries sustained by greyhounds at greyhound trials. [51441/21]

Legislative Measures

Eoin Ó Broin

301. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if his attention has been drawn to a request from a person (details supplied) to extend the scope of the Animal Health and Welfare (Amendment and Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2021; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51442/21]

Climate Change Policy

Eoin Ó Broin

290. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the public appointment process that was used to appoint the new members of the Climate Change Advisory Council announced on 12 October 2021. [51186/21]

Bus Services

Eoin Ó Broin

319. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Transport if he will work with the National Transport Authority and Dublin Bus to ensure the Nitelink bus services are reinstated at the earliest opportunity. [50512/21]

Vehicle Clamping

Eoin Ó Broin

347. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Transport the current regulations regarding the clamping of vehicles by private clamping companies; and when the legislation was last updated. [51244/21]

Rental Sector

Eoin Ó Broin

442. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he has secured Government approval to introduce a new rent pressure zone cap on rents in the private rental sector; if so, when the legislation will be introduced; and the expected value of the new cap. [50504/21]

Capital Expenditure Programme

Eoin Ó Broin

480. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will provide a breakdown of the €246 million capital carryover from 2021 to 2022 as detailed in footnote 15 on page 116 of the Budget Expenditure Book, by area of expenditure including the amount unspent in that budget line in 2021 and the consequent impact on delivery compared to targets (details supplied). [51202/21]

National Parks and Wildlife Service

Eoin Ó Broin

481. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the total allocation in Budget 2022 for the National Parks and Wildlife Service; and the value of the increase in the allocation from the 2021 funding. [51203/21]

Housing Schemes

Eoin Ó Broin

482. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will provide an update on the participation of the pillar banks in the first home shared equity loan scheme including the amount of money the banks will invest in the scheme; the role their staff will have in administering the scheme; when the scheme will be open to applicants; and when he expects the Central Bank to give its view on the participation of the banks in the scheme. [51204/21]

Housing Policy

Eoin Ó Broin

483. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if statistical and other information (details supplied) will be provided. [51210/21]

Capital Expenditure Programme

Eoin Ó Broin

484. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the amount of the €468 million of expenditure on social housing delivery detailed in page 123 of the Budget 2022 expenditure report that is carryover from the underspend in 2021; and the amount that is new expenditure from €644 million additional capital allocation as detailed in page 44 of the revised National Development Plan. [51211/21]

Housing Policy

Eoin Ó Broin

485. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if an explanation will be provided of the relationship between the 6,248 SHCEP figure detailed on page 118 of the Budget 2022 expenditure report and the 5,750 SHCEP figure detailed on page 123 of the same report. [51212/21]

Planning Issues

Eoin Ó Broin

489. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he is considering exempting peat extraction from the planning system for new developments and the substitute consent process for unauthorised developments; if so, the reason for considering such a move; the timeframe for a decision on this matter; and if such a move would be compliant with EU environmental law. [51326/21]

Direct Provision System

Eoin Ó Broin

644. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the status of progress on establishing an independent inspectorate for direct provision centres; if the Health Act 2007 will be amended to extend the remit of HIQA to undertake independent inspections of direct provision centres; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50501/21]

Legislative Measures

Eoin Ó Broin

161. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage further to Parliamentary Question No. 297 of 21 September 2021 and responses to recommendations 1 and 2 in the table, the dates on which the actions and decisions taken on the way the Government has as per recommendation 2, prioritized the introduction of separate and complementary legislation to complete the designation, regulation and management of marine protected areas and subsequently that marine protected areas are included in the National Marine Planning Framework and Marine Spatial Plan in tabular form; the status of the drafting of the heads of legislation for marine protected areas; when they will be published; and when pre-legislative scrutiny will be requested. [50037/21]

Legislative Measures

Eoin Ó Broin

169. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage further to Parliamentary Question No. 297 of 21 September 2021, the dates on which the actions and decisions taken on the way the Government has as per recommendation 2, prioritised the introduction of separate and complementary legislation to complete the designation, regulation and management of marine protected areas and subsequently that marine protected areas are included in the National Marine Planning Framework and Marine Spatial Plan in tabular form; the status of the drafting of the heads of the maritime area planning Bill; when they will be published; when pre-legislative scrutiny is envisaged; the legislation that is considered to be a priority by the Government for scrutiny and to be enacted by the Houses of the Oireachtas over the legislation for marine protected areas; when the Bill will come before the Houses of the Oireachtas; and the way in which Government has prioritised same. [49245/21]

Housing Schemes

Eoin Ó Broin

196. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of affordable rental homes that will be completed by the end of 2021 via the cost rental equity loan. [49818/21]

Housing Schemes

Eoin Ó Broin

197. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of affordable rental homes that will be completed by the end of 2021 via the serviced sites fund and the affordable housing funding scheme. [49819/21]

Housing Schemes

Eoin Ó Broin

198. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of affordable purchase homes that will be completed by the end of 2021 via the serviced sites fund and the affordable housing funding scheme. [49820/21]

Planning Issues

Eoin Ó Broin

199. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the status of the completion and publication of the updated guidelines for rural planning that were due to be published in Q1 of 2021. [49821/21]

Housing Policy

Eoin Ó Broin

200. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage when the 2021 housing needs assessment report will be published by the Housing Agency. [49822/21]

Special Educational Needs

Eoin Ó Broin

309. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Education the reason a person (details supplied) has been unable to begin their long-awaited education in a specialised setting despite the school being open and functioning for other students; if her attention has been drawn to the negative effects this uncertainty has on the person and their family; and if she can provide a starting date in order that this person can obtain their education. [49799/21]

Housing Provision

Eoin Ó Broin

37. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he has met with representatives from a group (details supplied), Dublin City Council, NAMA and others to ensure that the requirement for up to 600 affordable homes in the Poolbeg SDZ will be achieved; if he will provide details of when the meeting and or meetings occurred; and the outcome of the meeting and or meetings. [48473/21]

Public Private Partnerships

Eoin Ó Broin

280. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if the public sector benchmarking exercise used to evaluate and award the first bundle of social housing public private partnership homes will be published. [47511/21]

Housing Provision

Eoin Ó Broin

311. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will provide the recently agreed social housing targets for each local authority with a sub breakdown of social housing new build, acquisition and long-term lease for each local authority in tabular form. [48155/21]

Housing Provision

Eoin Ó Broin

312. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the breakdown, by local authority, of affordable purchase and affordable rental targets for each year from 2022 to 2025, in tabular form. [48156/21]

Housing Provision

Eoin Ó Broin

313. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage , further to Parliamentary Question No. 280 of 21 September, the number of CREL funded cost-rental homes that will be purchased and made available for tenants in the first quarter of 2022; and the details of the location, unit size and costs of same. [48194/21]

Legal Aid

Eoin Ó Broin

514. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Justice the status of the review of the civil legal aid scheme; the timeframe in which it will be held; and the details of any public consultation or engagement with stakeholders that it may include. [47649/21]

Control of Dogs

Eoin Ó Broin

787. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the status of the public consultation of the Control of Dogs Act 1986 that was carried out in 2019; if the results of the consultation will be published; and if the Act will be amended to reflect the outcome of the consultation. [48564/21]

Housing Provision

Eoin Ó Broin

194. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage when he plans to meet a group (details supplied). [47353/21]

Rental Sector

Eoin Ó Broin

88. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the changes he plans to make to the rent pressure zones if the harmonised index of consumer prices hits and breaches 4%. [46715/21]

Defective Building Materials

Eoin Ó Broin

90. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he is committed to introducing some form of redress mechanism for homeowners with defective homes in Budget 2022 arising out of the ongoing work of the independent working group examining the issue of defective housing. [46716/21]

Housing Provision

Eoin Ó Broin

92. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the reason his Department is using the public spending code as an excuse for not directly funding Dublin City Council to develop the site at Oscar Traynor Road as a fully public housing development in the most cost-effective and affordable manner. [46717/21]

Housing Policy

Eoin Ó Broin

108. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the reason local authorities are not permitted to purchase homes for tenants by social housing support recipients that are put up for sale but are permitted to enter into long-term lease arrangements for these same properties after the social housing support recipient has been evicted on grounds of a vacant possession notice to quit. [46407/21]

Departmental Policies

Eoin Ó Broin

117. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the reason for the long delay in the publication of the State architecture policy. [46408/21]

Housing Schemes

Eoin Ó Broin

158. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will address the excessive processing time in many local authorities for housing applications and HAP applications and the impact of these delays on the ability of persons to access social housing support; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46405/21]

Water Services

Eoin Ó Broin

166. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the reason for the early suspension of the Workplace Relations Commission single water utility led talks over the summer; and the reason the next round of talks have been further delayed until October 2021. [46409/21]

Traveller Accommodation

Eoin Ó Broin

172. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage when he plans to bring forward legislation to give effect to the key recommendations of the Expert Group on Traveller Accommodation with respect to Part 8 and section 183 votes in councils. [46406/21]

Tax Exemptions

Eoin Ó Broin

337. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if it is possible for new, incomplete estates to be added to the list of unfinished estates exempted from local property tax; and if so what is the application process. [46108/21]

Housing Schemes

Eoin Ó Broin

374. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if the Land Development Agency will be able to apply for either the cost rental equity loan or the affordable housing fund for the provision of affordable housing. [46679/21]

Housing Schemes

Eoin Ó Broin

375. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the criteria that will be used to assess whether an organisation can be designated a cost rental provider under the Affordable Housing Act 2021 and related secondary legislation. [46680/21]

Housing Schemes

Eoin Ó Broin

376. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the categories of organisations that will be eligible to apply for the cost rental equity loan and the affordable housing fund (details supplied). [46681/21]

Energy Conservation

Eoin Ó Broin

103. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the research that has been conducted by his Department into the carbon emissions embedded in the materials used to retrofit homes; and the timeframe for them to be offset by the associated energy savings. [44534/21]

Energy Infrastructure

Eoin Ó Broin

104. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications when projects on the 4th Projects of Common Interest will cease to benefit from having PCI accreditation. [44535/21]

International Agreements

Eoin Ó Broin

105. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if the State’s position on reform of the Energy Charter Treaty has changed in response to the recent ruling C-741/19, by The Court of Justice of the European Union which held that EU climate polluters could not use the ISDS arbitration system under the Energy Charter Treaty to claim compensation in disputes between member states for legislating for changes in social and environmental laws. [44537/21]

Energy Conservation

Eoin Ó Broin

106. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the number of warmer homes schemes units that have been sold within five years of receiving the grant; and the breakdown of the costs recovered. [44538/21]

Rental Sector

Eoin Ó Broin

270. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of active rental accommodation scheme tenancies currently in place. [44643/21]

Housing Policy

Eoin Ó Broin

277. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if there is a general prohibition on local authorities purchasing vacant second hand homes and second hand homes occupied by tenants in receipt of social housing support, other than derelict homes purchased under the derelict sites act CPO process and other than one bed and four bed vacant units under the Call for Housing initiative launched in August 2020; when this general prohibition was introduced; and if he will review this policy to allow greater flexibility for local authorities to purchase second hand properties, either tenanted or vacant, as needs arise. [44767/21]