Ceisteanna Parlaiminte

Fire Safety

Eoin Ó Broin

231. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government the steps he has taken since the tragic fire at Grenfell, London, to ensure that no social housing here is at risk of fire from the use of combustible materials used in construction or refurbishment. [29374/17]

Fire Safety

Eoin Ó Broin

232. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government if he will conduct a review of the increased use of combustible materials in house construction and, if necessary, update fire safety regulations and building regulations. [29375/17]

Fire Safety

Eoin Ó Broin

233. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government the level of combustible materials being used in all new social housing construction including standard build, refurbishment, rapid build and hubs; and if he is satisfied that the use of such materials does not in any way compromise fire safety in these units. [29376/17]

Hospital Staff

Eoin Ó Broin

127. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Health his plans to co-ordinate with third level institutions to ensure that there will be adequate staffing in the national children's hospital. [27654/17]

Sports Capital Programme Administration

Eoin Ó Broin

247. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport when he expects to announce the allocation of the 2017 sports capital grant. [29173/17]

Departmental Functions

Eoin Ó Broin

262. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government the functions and responsibilities that will be transferred from his Department to the Department of Community and Rural Affairs. [29181/17]

Departmental Functions

Eoin Ó Broin

263. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government when the new Department of Housing, Planning and Local Government will officially be established. [29182/17]

Competition and Consumer Protection Commission

Eoin Ó Broin

154. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the agency which is responsible for the regulation of television contracts with persons; if her attention has been drawn to the fact that television companies making it difficult for persons to disengage from their contracts despite the contract term having expired; and if she will investigate this matter in order to determine whether action could be taken to ensure that television companies are not deliberately blocking persons from moving to another supplier when their initial contract period is up. [26617/17]

Workplace Relations Services

Eoin Ó Broin

192. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the facility available to a person who has been through the Workplace Relations Commission and Labour Court and who, notwithstanding the final decision of the court, is of the view that procedurally he or she has not been treated appropriately and would like that treatment to be investigated; and if no such facility exists, if she will consider putting such a facility in place or providing such a person with access to the Ombudsman by amending Part 2 Schedule 2 of the Ombudsman (Amendment) Act 2012. [28600/17]

Departmental Correspondence

Eoin Ó Broin

421. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Education and Skills further to Parliamentary Question No. 108 of 5 May 2017, the information which remains outstanding from a school (details supplied) in view of the fact that it is its understanding that all requested information was provided in 2016. [26614/17]

Immigration Data

Eoin Ó Broin

855. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of adults and children who have been granted their stamp 4 visa or leave to remain that remain in direct provision or other non-permanent accommodation funded by his Department on the first day of each month in 2016 and to date in 2017. [28478/17]

Hospital Staff Data

Eoin Ó Broin

1040. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Health the number of staff vacancies in Tallaght hospital; the categories of vacancy; the length of time each post has been vacant; the impact each category of vacancy is having on waiting lists and service delivery; and the measures being taken by the hospital and the HSE to address these vacancies. [26666/17]

Health Services Data

Eoin Ó Broin

1322. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 444 of 16 May 2017, the number of HSE homeless section 39 funded services that received funding in 2015, 2016 and to date in 2017; and the number of these organisations that also received section ten funding from central government [27953/17]

Postal Codes

Eoin Ó Broin

1746. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the estimated costs for adapting information technology systems to include Eircode for departmental mail; the number of Departments that have adapted their information technology systems to implement Eircode; and the cost to the exchequer in this regard. [27007/17]

New Communities Unit

Eoin Ó Broin

2100. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of persons that the staff in the new communities unit have booked into emergency accommodation, by month, in 2016 and to date in 2017. [28810/17]

Fire Safety

Eoin Ó Broin

2154. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government the status of his Department's report into the fire at Milford Manor, Newbridge, County Kildare; the timeframe for finishing the report; the expected recommendations; and the publication date of same. [26709/17]

Emergency Accommodation Data

Eoin Ó Broin

2219. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government further to Parliamentary Question No. 444 of 16 May 2017, the number of emergency accommodation service providers that received section ten funding from central government in each of the years 2015, 2016 and to date in 2017. [27954/17]

Housing Adaptation Grant Funding

Eoin Ó Broin

2249. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government the criteria for the allocation of funding under the housing adaptation grant scheme to local authorities across the State; and the reason the 2017 allocation to Donegal County Council is a fraction of the amount allocated to other local authorities serving a population less than County Donegal. [28719/17]

Housing Provision

Eoin Ó Broin

2255. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government the number of homeless family hubs to be put in place; the location of same; the funding for and number of beds in each hub; and the date on which these beds will be occupied. [28930/17]

Proposed Legislation

Eoin Ó Broin

2256. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government when he will publish legislation to give effect to the recommendations of the Joint Oireachtas Committee on Future Funding of Domestic Water Services; and if this legislation will deal with the issue of ensuring financial equity to those in group and private water schemes. [28931/17]

Private Rented Accommodation

Eoin Ó Broin

2257. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government the status of the work of the departmental working group on the regulation on short-term letting, such as by a company (details supplied). [28932/17]

Housing Data

Eoin Ó Broin

2258. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government the status of the work of the departmental working group on housing statistics. [28933/17]

Housing Data

Eoin Ó Broin

2259. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government if funding requests from the housing agency for the purchase of vacant homes were refused in 2016 or in 2017; if so, the amount refused; and the proposed units that were not purchased as a result of this refusal. [28934/17]

Social and Affordable Housing Funding

Eoin Ó Broin

2260. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government the social housing developments which his Department is refusing to fund at 100%; the location of these developments; the number of units involved; and the reason 100% departmental funding is not being provided. [28935/17]

Private Rented Accommodation

Eoin Ó Broin

2264. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government the number of times the short-term letting working group has met since its formation in January 2017. [28993/17]

Housing Data

Eoin Ó Broin

2265. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government the average cost of one, two, three and four bed local authority new build units on the basis of costings submitted to his Department by local authorities over the past 12 months; if he will provide a breakdown of all in costs and construction only costs; and the itemised costed list of the individual non construction costs for each unit size. [28994/17]

Pension Provisions

Eoin Ó Broin

2293. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence further to Parliamentary Question No. 668 of 11 January 2012, in relation to a person (details supplied) who suffered severe PTSD during their time on active duty for the defence forces in the 1970s and owing to poor mental health did not apply for their army pension within the statutory deadline, if he will review all of the documentation on file within his Department regarding this persons application; and as part of that review if he or one of his officials will meet with the person to discuss the case with a view to granting a retrospective military pension on exceptional grounds. [28629/17]

Community Employment Schemes Places

Eoin Ó Broin

31. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Social Protection if his attention has been drawn to the ongoing difficulty of filling community employment scheme places due to his Department's prioritisation of JobPath; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25900/17]

Widow's Pension Eligibility

Eoin Ó Broin

71. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Social Protection his plans to allow unmarried partners qualify for the widow's pension on the death of their partner in certain circumstances; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25899/17]

Pupil-Teacher Ratio

Eoin Ó Broin

194. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Education and Skills the reason a school (details supplied) in Dublin 22 lost a mainstream teacher; if his attention has been drawn to the fact that as a result of this decision junior and senior infants are forced into multi-grade classes; his plans to address parents' concerns that their children's education will be negatively affected; and his further plans to restore this teaching post to the school in question in the best interests of the educational development of the children. [25735/17]

Housing Data

Eoin Ó Broin

234. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government the capital and current expenditure on housing in 2016; and the allocated capital and current expenditure on housing in 2017, in tabular form. [25663/17]

Planning Issues

Eoin Ó Broin

253. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government further to the ongoing investigation into complaints regarding irregularities in the administration of planning in County Donegal, the reason he will not permit the senior counsel undertaking the exercise to investigate the matter relating to An Bord Pleanála and Donegal County Council which has been documented to him; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25910/17]

Planning Issues

Eoin Ó Broin

254. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government further to the ongoing investigation into complaints regarding irregularities in the administration of planning in County Donegal, the reason he will not permit the senior counsel undertaking the exercise to investigate the matters relating to the CEO of Donegal County Council which have been documented to him; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25911/17]

Planning Issues

Eoin Ó Broin

255. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government further to the ongoing investigation into complaints regarding irregularities in the administration of planning in County Donegal, the reason he will not permit the senior counsel undertaking the exercise to investigate the matters relating to the civil servants that advised on the discredited report put before Dáil Éireann regarding these matters in 2012 and which has been documented to him; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25912/17]

Planning Issues

Eoin Ó Broin

256. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government further to the ongoing investigation into complaints regarding irregularities in the administration of planning in County Donegal, the reason he will not permit the senior counsel undertaking the exercise to investigate the matters relating to the acting director of planning and senior planner in Donegal County Council which has been documented to him; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25913/17]

Planning Issues

Eoin Ó Broin

257. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government the status of all investigations into planning matters initiated by him or his ministerial predecessors under section 255 of the Planning and Development Acts since 2011; the current status of each investigation; the details of the findings made and actions taken in cases in which these investigations have concluded; the reason for the delay in those investigations not being concluded; and if he will lay before Dail Éireann the completed or ongoing investigations when they are concluded. [25965/17]

Health Services Provision

Eoin Ó Broin

391. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Health if he will expedite increased personal assistant hours and transportation to school for a person (details supplied) in Lucan, County Dublin. [25285/17]

Telecommunications Services Data

Eoin Ó Broin

557. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if his attention has been drawn to the problem of television and home Internet companies deliberately preventing or making it difficult for persons to exit from their contracts, despite the contract term having expired; the State agency responsible for dealing with complaints on such matters; the legislation that regulates such contract terminations and consumer rights; and his plans to consider a review and strengthen the current legislation and consumer protection rules regarding same. [25460/17]

Social and Affordable Housing Data

Eoin Ó Broin

2. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government the number of affordable housing units that will be built on a site (details supplied) in view of the fact that a number of housing development sites, including a site and other sites around the State, received a substantial amount of funding from the local infrastructure housing activation fund, which contained a requirement for affordable housing; the percentage of the units built which will be affordable; and the amount these homes will cost. [25050/17]

Homelessness Strategy

Eoin Ó Broin

11. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government to outline the position regarding the way in which he plans to uphold his commitment to end the use of hotels and bed and breakfast accommodation as emergency accommodation for persons by July 2017; and a timeframe for same. [24806/17]

Wastewater Treatment

Eoin Ó Broin

14. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government the position regarding the EU Commission's legal proceedings against the Government for the breach of the urban wastewater treatment directive. [24807/17]

Private Rented Accommodation Provision

Eoin Ó Broin

16. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government the position regarding his commitment to develop and roll out an affordable rental model; the model of affordable rental being examined by his Department; and the timeframe for the publication of this scheme. [24808/17]

Mortgage to Rent Scheme Administration

Eoin Ó Broin

27. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government the position regrading the pilot mortgage to rent scheme involving private equity firms including the lease arrangements in place; the level of security of tenure provided for home owners and tenants; and if it is designed to meet the needs of distressed mortgage holders who do not qualify for social housing. [24805/17]

Housing Provision

Eoin Ó Broin

37. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government if large scale housing funding projects proposed to his Department by local authorities, approved housing bodies or the Housing Agency, including acquisitions or new builds which were deferred in 2016 have been deferred in 2017; if so, the projects concerned; the amounts requested and deferred; and the reasons for these decisions. [24809/17]

Schools Building Projects Status

Eoin Ó Broin

104. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Education and Skills when funding will be approved for the new purpose school at a school (details supplied); when the project will move to stage one of the process; and when the new school will be complete. [25116/17]

Wastewater Treatment

Eoin Ó Broin

173. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government the annual capital investment spent on wastewater treatment from 2000 to 2021 in tabular form; and the figure for the portion of this investment each year targeted at those agglomerations listed by the European Commission in its urban wastewater directive infringement proceedings from 2013, including the 38 currently with the ECJ. [24918/17]

Planning Issues

Eoin Ó Broin

280. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government his plans for the regulation of a company (details supplied); if he or his officials have met with the company and if so, when; the topics discussed; and his plans to bring forward regulations clarifying in law the position in relation to short-term lets. [24128/17]

Higher Education Courses Provision

Eoin Ó Broin

110. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Education and Skills if there is appropriate funding support available through his Department to run an outreach certificate programme (details supplied). [23650/17]

Higher Education Courses Provision

Eoin Ó Broin

111. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Education and Skills if there is appropriate European Union funding available to run an outreach certificate programme (details supplied). [23651/17]

Planning Issues

Eoin Ó Broin

143. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government his plans to develop official national planning guidelines to regulate for large-scale solar developments or solar farms. [23693/17]