Mon, 25 Jan – 31 Jan 2021 · 5 TDs · 0 bills voted on · 62 questions · 5 new lobbying filings
Emer Higgins — Fine Gael
0 votes ·
14 questions ·
1 new lobbying return
Questions asked14 total
Housing7 questions
2021-01-28Deputy Emer Higgins asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the details of the introduction of a new form of tenure in cost rental (details supplied). [4592/21]
2021-01-28Deputy Emer Higgins asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the locations in which the 400 cost rental homes will be built; and his plans for future developments in the years thereafter. [4593/21]
2021-01-28Deputy Emer Higgins asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the eligibility criteria for the cost rental scheme; and the income thresholds for single applicants and couples. [4594/21]
2021-01-28Deputy Emer Higgins asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if the cost rental homes will be new dwellings or if existing dwellings will be repurposed and used for these developments. [4595/21]
2021-01-28Deputy Emer Higgins asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the role that local authorities will play in the provision of cost rental homes; and the agency which will have oversight for the provision of cost rental homes. [4596/21]
2021-01-28Deputy Emer Higgins asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the other jurisdictions with cost rental accommodation which have been examined in drawing up legislation. [4597/21]
2021-01-28Deputy Emer Higgins asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the amount of funding from his Department that will be allocated to the roll-out of cost rental affordable accommodation. [4598/21]
Health5 questions
2021-01-27Deputy Emer Higgins asked the Minister for Health the position of veterinarian staff under the Covid-19 vaccination roll-out plan; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3710/21]
2021-01-27Deputy Emer Higgins asked the Minister for Health the reason, further to correspondence from this Deputy over the past three weeks, he has not met or engaged with academics who have a proposal that could reduce Covid-19 ICU admissions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3976/21]
2021-01-27Deputy Emer Higgins asked the Minister for Health if supports are available to access PPE by persons who are caring for an elderly person or a person with a disability in their home who has contracted Covid-19 in order to protect the carer. [4113/21]
2021-01-27Deputy Emer Higgins asked the Minister for Health the vaccination categories that paramedics, ambulance staff and fire brigade staff come under. [4426/21]
2021-01-28Deputy Emer Higgins asked the Minister for Health when clarification will be provided to the medically vulnerable as to the category they will be included in under the vaccine roll-out programme. [4745/21]
Enterprise2 questions
2021-01-28Deputy Emer Higgins asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if special exemptions were given to supermarkets that also sell homeware to allow for click and collect during level 5 given that this seems to be the case in a particular store. [4583/21]
2021-01-28Deputy Emer Higgins asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if click and reserve which then facilitates collection from shops is allowed in level 5. [4744/21]
New lobbying1 return
National Disability Services AssociationHealth
Submissions to members of new Oireachtas Committees on the National Disability Services Association
Eoin Ó Broin — Sinn Féin
0 votes ·
29 questions ·
1 new lobbying return
Questions asked29 total
Housing17 questions
2021-01-27Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the average construction and all-in development cost of social housing tender approvals for local authorities (details supplied) in each of the years 2017 to 2020; and the items included in the construction costs and the non-construction costs in tabular form. [3569/21]
2021-01-27Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the new serviced sites fund limit per unit of accommodation as agreed in December 2020. [3570/21]
2021-01-27Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the status of the delivery of social and affordable housing in Poolbeg strategic development zone, SDZ; his views on whether the failure of his Department to purchase land within the SDZ will make the delivery of these homes more difficult or more expensive; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3571/21]
2021-01-27Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the status of the programme for Government commitment to establish a commission on housing; the proposed members of the commission; the terms of reference of the commission; the duration of same; the engagement of the commission with Dáil Éireann; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3572/21]
2021-01-27Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the status of the report he commissioned into the deaths of persons experiencing homelessness; when the report will be published; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3573/21]
2021-01-27Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if his attention has been drawn to the problem of private sector mortgage-to-rent providers outbidding not-for-profit mortgage-to-rent providers in the acquisition of homes from mortgage holders in mortgage distress with the consequence of increasing the cost to the State of these properties; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3574/21]
2021-01-27Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the serviced sites fund allocation for a social and affordable housing project (details supplied) in Dublin 8; and the restructuring of the EIB loan finance being discussed or that has been agreed by his Department with Dublin City Council. [3575/21]
2021-01-27Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if Dublin City Council issues loans under the shared ownership scheme of 2003 to 2010 greater than the amounts permitted both in terms of the overall lending caps and the loan to income limits; if this matter was ever examined; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3628/21]
2021-01-27Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the reason the Dublin Docklands Development Authority, DDDA, offered affordable homes, under the 2003 to 2010 shared ownership scheme, at a more advantageous price and interest rate than Dublin City Council. [3629/21]
2021-01-27Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the reason the shared ownership scheme from 2003 to 2010 had an increasing interest charge on the shared equity rent repayment that left the purchaser with a larger level of monthly mortgage repayment compared with a standard mortgage. [3630/21]
2021-01-27Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if it will be ensured that a report on all inspections of homeless emergency accommodation, funded by his Department, are published and that his Department will publish its own annual report on such inspections. [3693/21]
2021-01-27Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of housing first tenancies delivered in 2020; and the target number of housing first tenancies for 2021. [3993/21]
2021-01-27Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he has engaged with the Minister for Health to determine a scheme to encourage families with vacant properties tied into the fair deal scheme to rent those properties into the private rental or social rental sector; and if not, if he will give a commitment to do so in view of the thousands of vacant fair deal homes across the State. [4410/21]
2021-01-27Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will extend the mortgage offer period in the Rebuilding Ireland home loan scheme from six to 12 months in light of the difficulties many buyers are having in pursuing a home purchase in light of the ongoing Covid-19 restrictions. [4412/21]
2021-01-28Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the steps he is taking to address the issues of embedded carbon construction through revisions to building regulations, planning laws and in social and affordable housing developments funded by his Department; and if he has engaged with an organisation (details supplied) on the issue of embedded carbon in construction. [4724/21]
2021-01-28Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the 35 social housing projects that have used the one stage approval process; the location of these projects; the number of units in each project; and the cost of each project, in tabular form. [4800/21]
2021-01-28Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of social housing projects that have accessed the one stage approval process since the cap was increased to €6 million that would otherwise have accessed that process; and the number of units of accommodation in these projects. [4801/21]
Environment3 questions
2021-01-27Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if the consultation results are publicly available on the website of his Department for each public consultation held by his Department or by a State agency under the remit of his Department over the past ten years; if the consultation discussion documents are publicly available on the website; if the consultation replies are published on the website; and if he will provide a link in regard to cases in which they are published and the reason in cases in which they are not published in tabular form. [3605/21]
2021-01-27Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications his views on the cause of the recent electricity shortages and amber alerts; and if the increased demand from data centres has been taken into account. [3606/21]
2021-01-27Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if his Department has information to show to the extent to which domestic turf cutting mitigates energy poverty; and the measures taken to alleviate energy poverty specifically. [3607/21]
Health3 questions
2021-01-27Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to lengthy delays in obtaining a date to sit the Dental Council examination; and the steps being taken to ensure those who need to sit the examination can do so at the earliest opportunity. [3716/21]
2021-01-27Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Health if he has engaged with the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to determine a scheme to encourage families with vacant properties tied into the fair deal scheme to rent those properties into the private rental or social rental sector; and if not, if he will give a commitment to do so in view of the thousands of vacant fair deal homes across the State. [4411/21]
2021-01-28Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Health the number of properties tied up in the fair deal scheme; and the number of these homes that are currently vacant. [4728/21]
Justice2 questions
2021-01-27Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Justice the number of applications received under the European Communities (Free Movement of Persons) Regulations 2015 for a residence card on the basis of being a permitted family member, that is, a member of the household of a European Union citizen; and the number of such residence cards granted in each year. [4280/21]
2021-01-27Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Justice the number of applications received in each year under the European Communities (Free Movement of Persons) Regulations 2015 for a residence card on the basis of being a permitted family member, that is, a dependant of a European Union citizen; and the number of such residence cards granted in each year. [4281/21]
Taoiseach1 question
2021-01-27Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Taoiseach when he expects the project with the CSO to be complete to establish indicators for energy poverty. [3608/21]
Finance1 question
2021-01-27Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Finance the status of the work of Home Building Finance Ireland; the number of loans offered; the size of the loans; the recipients of the loans; the number of housing units to be delivered by each loan; the number of units commenced to date; the number of units completed to date; and the projected commencement and completion dates for all housing units funded by Home Building Finance Ireland. [3576/21]
Children1 question
2021-01-27Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if the phone number provided by his Department for inquiries by survivors regarding the mother and baby homes report is subsequently directing them to the institutions in which they spent time. [4162/21]
Education1 question
2021-01-28Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Education if an application for home tuition funding by a person (details supplied) in County Dublin has been approved; and when the family will be notified of the decision. [4643/21]
New lobbying1 return
Center for Independent LivingHeritage
Meeting in relation to disabled people and housing
Mark Ward — Sinn Féin
0 votes ·
3 questions ·
1 new lobbying return
Questions asked3 total
Health3 questions
2021-01-27Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Health the position of mental health workers, specifically counsellors and psychotherapists in the Covid-19 vaccine allocation group; when they will be vaccinated; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3617/21]
2021-01-27Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Health if a course (details supplied) can be delivered online whilst Covid-19 restrictions are in place; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4125/21]
2021-01-27Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Health when the plan will be put in place to have eight adult eating disorder teams across the country in line with the model of care for eating disorders; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4368/21]
New lobbying1 return
National Disability Services AssociationHealth
Submissions to members of new Oireachtas Committees on the National Disability Services Association