Ceisteanna Parlaiminte

Social and Affordable Housing

Eoin Ó Broin

271. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage further to Parliamentary Question Nos. 632 of 3 November 2020 and 297 of 1 December 2020, the difference between the average social housing capital investment figures for Dublin city in 2019 and the SHCIP projects on which both sets of figures are based in tabular form. [42732/20]

Environmental Schemes

Eoin Ó Broin

109. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the breakdown of the €108 million of State funding allocated to the bog rehabilitation scheme; the amount for decommissioning of power plants or peatland rehabilitation; the regularity with which this funding will be made available.; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41218/20]

Electric Vehicles

Eoin Ó Broin

116. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the subsidies for electric vehicles by BEV and PHEV and by model and private or company purchases. [41529/20]

Driver Test

Eoin Ó Broin

155. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Transport if steps will be taken to expedite a driver theory test backlog for a person (details supplied). [41805/20]

Driver Test

Eoin Ó Broin

156. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Transport the way in which rescheduled driver theory tests cancelled due to level 5 restrictions are being managed alongside bookings already made; and if cancelled tests are being prioritised now that test centres have reopened. [41858/20]

Social and Affordable Housing

Eoin Ó Broin

188. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Finance the status of and position regarding the operations of National Asset Residential Property Services, NARPS, including the number of residential properties currently held by the vehicle; the number of same leased to social housing providers; the length of the lease terms; the annual cost of these leases to the State; and the future plans for NARPS including if his Department or NAMA are looking at either selling NARPS or expanding the activities of same to further develop social or affordable housing into the future. [41524/20]

Tax Data

Eoin Ó Broin

189. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Finance the estimated tax revenue forgone due to benefit-in-kind taxes applied to company electric vehicles. [41530/20]

Mortgage Resolution Processes

Eoin Ó Broin

279. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if his attention has been drawn to the fact that private mortgage to rent providers are outbidding not for profit mortgage to rent providers on mortgage to rent deals and in doing so introducing a level of risk to the stability of the mortgage to rent tenancy; and his plans in this regard. [41523/20]

Local Authority Funding

Eoin Ó Broin

291. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the amount of capital funding owed by his Department to each local authority by capital funding type, that is, social housing, retrofitting, maintenance, adaptation grants and so on, in tabular form. [42035/20]

Mortgage Resolution Processes

Eoin Ó Broin

293. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of applications for mortgage-to-rent since the scheme was introduced; the number of applicants who have been improved; and the number of mortgage-to-rent sales closed by year since the scheme was introduced. [42040/20]

Rental Sector

Eoin Ó Broin

295. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the action he proposes to take to tackle advertised rental properties which consist of less than the 29 square metres per person as recommended in the report furnished to him by his Department’s planning division on co-living shared accommodation. [42080/20]

Housing Policy

Eoin Ó Broin

296. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the action he will take to ensure that priority is given to residential developments that are within 15 minutes' walk or 15 minutes morning peak hour public transport accessibility of a high density employment cluster, defined as 500 workers per hectare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42081/20]

Home Loan Scheme

Eoin Ó Broin

64. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if advice has been given by his Department to the Housing Agency or local authorities regarding establishing whether successful applicants for the Rebuilding Ireland home loan scheme are being required to provide proof that they are not in receipt of the employment wage subsidy scheme before being able to draw down their mortgages. [40551/20]

Covid-19 Pandemic Supports

Eoin Ó Broin

267. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the funding plans in place to assist Dublin Zoo and Fota Wildlife Park, which have suffered an income loss due Covid-19 restrictions. [40030/20]

Planning Issues

Eoin Ó Broin

268. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage when the technical update of the Sustainable Urban Housing: Design Standards for New Apartments, Guidelines for Planning Authorities 2018 document in relation to co-living will be issued as Ministerial guidance under section 28 of the Planning and Development Act 2000 (as amended). [40661/20]

Planning Issues

Eoin Ó Broin

290. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage when he will sign and publish the updated guidance document that includes a specific planning policy requirement on co-living; if this will effect an outright ban on co-living; and if planning authorities will have to have regard to this guidance when deciding on a co-living application submitted prior to the issuing of the guidance. [39752/20]

Planning Issues

Eoin Ó Broin

295. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage when the report by a person (details supplied) in relation to marine protected areas as part of the broader development of a marine planning framework will be published. [39831/20]

Planning Issues

Eoin Ó Broin

299. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will publish the circular issued to local authorities and An Bord Pleanála on the issue of co-living following his announcement of a ban on such developments. [40033/20]

EU Directives

Eoin Ó Broin

790. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will provide the complete list of institutes, centres and premises that are approved for EU trade in animals under EU Directive 92/65 laying down animal health requirements governing trade in and imports into the community of animals, semen, ova and embryos; if the list is publicly available on the website of his Department; and if not, the reason. [39739/20]

Greyhound Industry

Eoin Ó Broin

799. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if a portion of the 10% set aside for the greyhound care fund is in fact being ring-fenced to develop and maintain a traceability system for greyhounds, given that traceability is an operational cost for any industry; the reason care funds that are specifically for animal welfare purposes are being used to for operational matters; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40037/20]

Greyhound Industry

Eoin Ó Broin

800. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the inspection procedures that have been set out for greyhound breeders to ensure they are in compliance with the greyhound Act 2011; and if the new greyhound racing industry code of practice will give clear guidance on inspection procedures and record keeping. [40038/20]

Greyhound Industry

Eoin Ó Broin

801. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if there are criteria set out for the operation of greyhound care centres under the greyhound welfare fund; if inspections are carried out on the care centres, if not, the reason; the vetting process in place for those awarded contracts to operate care centres and greyhound retirement centres; and if there is a requirement for those operating and employed by the centre to be in compliance with the Greyhound Racing Ireland code of conduct, including the code pertaining to the exportation of greyhounds only to destinations that provide the expected levels of care as set out in the code. [40039/20]

Greyhound Industry

Eoin Ó Broin

802. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of greyhound breeders with fewer than five bitches; if there is no information on these breeders to date, if they will be included in the new traceability scheme; and if not, the reason. [40040/20]

Local Authority Housing

Eoin Ó Broin

242. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the average turnaround for refurbishing vacant houses owned by local authorities in counties Cavan, Monaghan, Meath, Louth, Longford and Westmeath on an annual basis since January 2018 to October 2020; the annual budget available from January 2018 to October 2020 made available to these counties for restoring council-owned vacant properties; and the percentage of that budget spent during that same period on making council-owned properties habitable in tabular form. [39326/20]

Departmental Schemes

Eoin Ó Broin

243. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the amount requested from counties Cavan, Monaghan, Meath, Louth, Longford and Westmeath from the repair and lease scheme and buy and renew scheme since January 2018 to date in 2020; and the number of private properties that have been bought by local authorities to rehouse persons in these counties through the repair and lease and the buy and renew schemes in tabular form. [39327/20]

Traveller Accommodation

Eoin Ó Broin

244. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the annual budget allocated to counties Cavan, Monaghan, Meath, Louth, Longford and Westmeath in each of the years 2018 to 2020 to provide for Traveller housing accommodation; the percentage of that funding spent annually in each of these counties on the provision of accommodation for members of the Traveller community; and the amount of unspent funding returned during that same period in tabular form. [39328/20]

Planning Issues

Eoin Ó Broin

250. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage when he plans to publish the report of his Department into alleged planning irregularities in County Donegal; and the action he plans to take on foot of its findings. [39452/20]

Appointments to State Boards

Eoin Ó Broin

77. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the names and biographies of the two recent appointees to the board of the National Oversight and Audit Commission. [39078/20]

Personal Public Service Numbers

Eoin Ó Broin

148. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Social Protection the status of a PPS number application by a person (details supplied) in Dublin city. [39172/20]

Direct Provision System

Eoin Ó Broin

150. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the date on which each direct provision centre or emergency centre contract expires. [39128/20]

Direct Provision System

Eoin Ó Broin

151. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth his plans to increase the provision of direct provision accommodation in the Dublin 22 area and specifically with respect to an address (details supplied). [39144/20]

Social and Affordable Housing

Eoin Ó Broin

37. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage when the social housing quarter 3 output report for 2020 will be published; and the status of the quarter 3 output. [38310/20]

Land Development Agency

Eoin Ó Broin

39. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if residential development delivered by the Land Development Agency, LDA, will be delivered through designated activity company subsidiaries of the agency; if LDA developments may include unaffordable open market priced homes on public land; and if the compulsory purchase powers of the agency will be limited to ransom strips. [38722/20]

Social and Affordable Housing

Eoin Ó Broin

41. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will work with Dublin City Council to secure European Investment Bank finance and a serviced sites fund allocation to ensure the delivery of social and affordable homes on the Oscar Traynor Road site in Coolock, Dublin 17. [38723/20]

Homeless Persons Data

Eoin Ó Broin

46. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the action he is taking to deal with the rise in the number of deaths of persons who were accessing homeless services or sleeping rough. [38309/20]

Home Loan Scheme

Eoin Ó Broin

51. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of Rebuilding Ireland home loan drawdowns to date in 2020 in each local authority; and the average amount drawn down in each local authority in tabular form. [38311/20]

Irish Water

Eoin Ó Broin

127. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he has raised concerns with Irish Water on the issue of connection fees for water and sewerage for residential new builds and the taking in charge of developer built wastewater infrastructure in newly built estates. [38312/20]

Traveller Accommodation

Eoin Ó Broin

131. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the status of the implementation of the report of the expert group on Traveller accommodation. [38308/20]

Energy Policy

Eoin Ó Broin

191. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications his plans to replace the Strategy to Combat Energy Poverty in Ireland 2016-2019 with a new strategy. [38226/20]

Housing Agency

Eoin Ó Broin

346. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if a list of the 35 individual projects that have been allocated serviced site funding to date of €127 million will be provided; the amount allocated to each project; the total project cost; the local authority responsible and the location of the project; and the total number of affordable units to be delivered on each site. [38163/20]

Special Educational Needs

Eoin Ó Broin

488. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Education if her attention has been drawn to the case of a person (details supplied) whose educational needs are not being met in a mainstream educational setting; and the steps she is taking to ensure the person receives the necessary placement and supports to obtain their education. [38020/20]

Pensions Council

Eoin Ó Broin

539. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Social Protection if representatives of organisations that represent and advocate on behalf of women and older persons will be included on the newly established Pensions Commission. [37822/20]

Legislative Measures

Eoin Ó Broin

612. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth when the adoption, information and tracing Bill will be published. [37832/20]

Mother and Baby Homes Inquiries

Eoin Ó Broin

613. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth when the redress scheme for the survivors of mother and baby homes will be put in place. [37834/20]

Programme for Government

Eoin Ó Broin

171. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the status of the programme for Government commitment to introduce a social housing passport to allow certain categories of persons to move from one council list to another without losing their time on list. [37648/20]

Animal Welfare

Eoin Ó Broin

370. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the work his Department is currently doing to address the serious and growing issue of cruelty to horses in our urban areas particularly the Clonburris lands in South Dublin County Council area; if his officials will meet with council officials and gardaí on these issues; if so, when and the format; if the minutes of the meetings are publicly available; and the further actions he plans to take to address this serious problem. [37737/20]

Home Loan Scheme

Eoin Ó Broin

78. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the policy with respect to the provision of mortgage protection for Rebuilding Ireland home loan applicants; if his attention has been drawn to the fact that some successful loan applicants cannot secure mortgage protection due to illness or disability issues; and the mechanism there is for applicants to appeal a decision on the designated mortgage protection policy in which they believe the medical or disability grounds for that refusal are not valid. [37218/20]

Housing Policy

Eoin Ó Broin

360. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the status of the review on co-living; and when he plans to publish the review. [36245/20]

Housing for People with Disabilities

Eoin Ó Broin

391. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of local authority houses accessed annually for accessibility for disabled persons. [36932/20]

Housing for People with Disabilities

Eoin Ó Broin

392. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the amount of the local authority housing stock currently available that is accessible for disabled persons. [36933/20]