Parliamentary questions

Primary Care Centres

Eoin Ó Broin

74. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Health for an update on the status of all primary care centres under construction or opened in Dublin mid-west; the staffing levels of each centre; the dates for commencement of services in those ready for opening; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48924/23]

Fire Safety

Eoin Ó Broin

83. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to provide an explanation for the ongoing delay in the provision of emergency funding for essential fire safety and other works for homeowners with Celtic Tiger-era building defects; and the reason for the delay with the drafting of the legislation underpinning the full redress scheme. [49143/23]

Housing Schemes

Eoin Ó Broin

85. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of affordable homes delivered by Q3 of 2023 by local authorities, approved housing bodies and the LDA under the affordable housing fund, the cost-rental equity loan and Project Tosaigh. [49144/23]

Housing Policy

Eoin Ó Broin

87. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to confirm when he intends to publish the report from the Housing Commission on the right to housing; and when he intends to bring a memo to Cabinet on the issue of the referendum on the right to housing. [49145/23]

Housing Provision

Eoin Ó Broin

100. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage for an update on the delivery of 9,100 new-build social homes in 2023. [49054/23]

Traveller Accommodation

Eoin Ó Broin

108. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage for an update on the implementation of the recommendations of the Expert Group on Traveller Accommodation. [49051/23]

Defective Building Materials

Eoin Ó Broin

140. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage for an update on the revised defective concrete block redress scheme. [49053/23]

Rental Sector

Eoin Ó Broin

144. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage for an update on the social and cost-rental tenant-in-situ schemes, including the number of purchases to date. [49050/23]

Housing Provision

Eoin Ó Broin

168. 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 and St. Michael’s Estate. [49052/23]

Renewable Energy Generation

Eoin Ó Broin

174. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications to provide a breakdown of the community renewable projects that have received connection to the electricity network, and the year in which they received connection, in tabular form. [49184/23]

Renewable Energy Generation

Eoin Ó Broin

175. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the number of RESS I and RESS II community renewable energy projects that were successful in the auctions and that have successfully connected to the grid, in tabular form. [49185/23]

Renewable Energy Generation

Eoin Ó Broin

176. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications to outline the project stages at which community renewable energy projects become eligible for funding from the SEAI; the amount of funding that becomes available at each stage; and the number of projects that have reached each stage. [49186/23]

Renewable Energy Generation

Eoin Ó Broin

177. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the number of staff in his Department dedicated to supporting the generation of community renewable energy. [49187/23]

Renewable Energy Generation

Eoin Ó Broin

178. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the number of staff in the SEAI dedicated to supporting the generation of community renewable energy. [49188/23]

Renewable Energy Generation

Eoin Ó Broin

179. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the number of community renewable energy projects with which he has entered into an implementation agreement for each of the RESS 1 and RESS 2 auctions, in tabular form. [49189/23]

Renewable Energy Generation

Eoin Ó Broin

180. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the number of community renewable energy projects at each milestone of the Implementation Agreement in each of the RESS 1 and RESS 2 auctions, in tabular form. [49190/23]

Departmental Budgets

Eoin Ó Broin

237. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to provide the final Revised Estimates Volume for Vote 34, Housing, Local Government and Heritage, from Budget 2023, as finalised in December 2022, with a breakdown for each programme subhead and individual spending programme, both capital and current; and to provide a note detailing any subsequent change to this estimate made during the course of 2023. [49126/23]

Departmental Policies

Eoin Ó Broin

299. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth further to Parliamentary Question No. 486 of 24 October 2023 with regard to the consultations being planned, if is intended that families involved with an organisation (details supplied) will be invited to participate. [49180/23]

Health Services Staff

Eoin Ó Broin

321. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Health the number of public health nurse positions in each CHO area, including the number of vacant PHN positions in each CHO area and the specific geographic areas within each CHO that currently have no PHN in place, in tabular form; and what interim measures are in place to ensure universal access to public health nurse services. [49211/23]

Capital Expenditure Programme

Eoin Ó Broin

52. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the final capital allocations in 2023 for local authority social housing, capital assistance scheme and capital loan facility; and to set these final capital allocations for 2023 against the capital allocations for each of the three heads for 2024, in tabular form. [48903/23]

Legislative Measures

Eoin Ó Broin

84. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Justice further to Parliamentary Question No. 298 of 27 November 2018, if she has any plans to amend section 19A of the Criminal Law (Sexual Offences) Act 2017. [49012/23]

International Agreements

Eoin Ó Broin

85. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Justice if there is a commitment that the UN Second Optional Protocol will be ratified following the enactment of the Criminal Law (Sexual Offences and Human Trafficking) Bill 2023. [49013/23]

Health Services

Eoin Ó Broin

126. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Health if it is correct that Clondalkin will have no public adult occupational therapy service as of 9 November 2023; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48925/23]

Departmental Regulations

Eoin Ó Broin

282. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Transport to provide an update on regulations for the Road Traffic and Roads Act 2023; what the regulations include; when they will be finalised; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48721/23]

Data Centres

Eoin Ó Broin

395. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment whether the Government statement on the role of data centres in Ireland's enterprise strategy was screened for a strategic environment assessment. [47847/23]

Schools Building Projects

Eoin Ó Broin

482. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Education to outline how many new classes will be established following the completion of the large-scale project at a school (details supplied); if an indication is available as to when the project will be complete; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [47753/23]

Special Educational Needs

Eoin Ó Broin

483. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Education the number of new classes in special schools that are expected to be established at primary level for the 2024/2025 school year in the Dublin South area; and the number of places that will be available to students in those classes. [47763/23]

Departmental Bodies

Eoin Ó Broin

605. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if his Department has received or approved a capitalisation request from the Land Development Agency for additional capitalisation beyond the monies sanctioned to date under the terms of the Land Development Agency Act 2021. [47494/23]

Departmental Bodies

Eoin Ó Broin

606. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if his Department has requested capitalisation for the Land Development Agency for additional capitalisation beyond the monies sanctioned to date under the terms of the Land Development Agency Act 2021; if so, when; from which agency; and the amount. [47496/23]

Departmental Funding

Eoin Ó Broin

610. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to provide a breakdown of Vote 34 in budget 2024, providing the total capital and current expenditure for each individual programme within heads A, B, C, D, E and F, and a summary of the housing Vote group breakdown. [47530/23]

Departmental Funding

Eoin Ó Broin

611. 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, how it is accounted for in the general Government balance. [47531/23]

Housing Provision

Eoin Ó Broin

613. 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 CLSS loans where the loans have now been fully repaid; 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 CALF funding; and to 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, in tabular form. [47537/23]

Housing Provision

Eoin Ó Broin

614. 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. [47546/23]

Regeneration Projects

Eoin Ó Broin

615. 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 that is, refurbishment grant. [47547/23]

Housing Schemes

Eoin Ó Broin

616. 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. [47548/23]

Planning Issues

Eoin Ó Broin

617. 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; the amount 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. [47549/23]

Budget 2024

Eoin Ó Broin

618. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to provide a breakdown of the €9 million 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. [47550/23]

Departmental Expenditure

Eoin Ó Broin

619. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the total expenditure in 2022 and to date in 2023 on social and affordable housing funded through SHIP, CALF, CAS, AHF, CREL, AHB borrowing and LDA expenditure. [47551/23]

Capital Expenditure Programme

Eoin Ó Broin

620. 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, AHB borrowing and LDA expenditure. [47552/23]

Housing Provision

Eoin Ó Broin

621. 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. [47553/23]

Housing Provision

Eoin Ó Broin

622. 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. [47554/23]

Capital Expenditure Programme

Eoin Ó Broin

623. 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. [47555/23]

Departmental Expenditure

Eoin Ó Broin

624. 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. [47556/23]

Fire Safety

Eoin Ó Broin

625. 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. [47557/23]

Fire Safety

Eoin Ó Broin

626. 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 will be published. [47558/23]

Departmental Schemes

Eoin Ó Broin

645. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to provide a list of all projects under the ready to build (serviced sites) scheme, whether underway or completed, broken down by local authority, size and current status of the project. [47974/23]

Departmental Schemes

Eoin Ó Broin

646. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if land currently owned by a State agency and not zoned residential would be eligible under the ready to build (serviced sites) scheme prior to a material contravention being made. [47975/23]

Departmental Schemes

Eoin Ó Broin

647. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if prospective homeowners can access the enhanced help-to-buy scheme to build a home on a serviced site developed under the ready to build (serviced sites) scheme. [47976/23]

Departmental Funding

Eoin Ó Broin

663. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the total amount of voted capital expenditure for the sustainable tenancy affordable rent investment initiative in 2024; and whether approved housing bodies can apply for the funding. [48302/23]

Departmental Funding

Eoin Ó Broin

671. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to provide a breakdown of the capital and current budget allocations for each of the programmes included in Vote 34, Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage, for 2024, in tabular form. [48550/23]