Eoin Ó Broin

598. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the total funding allocation for social housing acquisitions in 2026. [61213/25]

607. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the status of Uisce Éireann's draft capital investment plan 2025-2029, following its submission to the CRU for approval in October 2025. [61299/25]

701. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration his plans regarding communications to members of a leisure centre (details supplied); who have paid membership fees but cannot access facilities; if the Department will ensure information is provided to members via management of the facilities; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [60985/25]

312. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the plans for the reopening of facilities at a location (details supplied) for the use of the local community relying on the services; if a date is available; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [60890/25]

53. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the engagement Ireland had at the United Nations in advance of the Security Council vote on the so-called ‘autonomy plan’ for Western Sahara, which would de jure formalise Morocco’s occupation; if his officials directly engage with Security Council members on this resolution; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [60370/25]

54. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade whether the Irish embassy in Morocco has recently engaged with Moroccan officials regarding the continued occupation of Western Sahara; the actions Irish diplomatic officials have taken to engage with the Sahrawi people directly, both within occupied Western Sahara and in Tindouf, Algeria; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [60371/25]

70. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence the rationale for the decision to withdraw Defence Forces personnel from the MINURSO UN peacekeeping mission; whether there are any plans for Ireland to participate in that mission in the future; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [60369/25]

141. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of people living in IPAS accommodation with status, broken down by county, and by nationality; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [60255/25]

142. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of successful move-ons of people with status from IPAS accommodation to date in 2025; his Department’s definition of a successful move-on; the follow-up that is carried out on those who have moved-on; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [60256/25]

143. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the reason the number of IPAS accommodation centres under HIQAs remit has fallen from 51 to 35 centres; which centres are now under HIQAs remit; if there are plans to expand HIQA's remit; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [60257/25]

144. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of inspections of IPAS centres not under HIQA's remit have been carried out by an independent inspectorate to date in 2025; the number of centres covered by those inspections; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [60258/25]

153. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the position Ireland will take at the European Council in December regarding the approval of the Mercosur agreement; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [59755/25]

170. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the breakdown, by local authority of the number of domestic solar panel installations, by county for 2023 and 2024, in tabular form. [58061/25]

171. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment if he or any bodies under his aegis have carried out a socio-economic impact analysis of the grants for solar panel to private residences. [58062/25]

214. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment whether his attention has been brought to Britain's National Audit Office report about failures of insulation schemes with the quality of installations of external and internal wall insulation and suspected fraud on the energy company obligation; and whether similar concerns have been raised about insulation schemes here. [59667/25]

394. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Transport for an update on the Programme for Government commitment to create a transport security force; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [59390/25]

621. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment the engagement his Department has had with the European Commission regarding the so-called ‘crisis mechanism’ within the European Defence Industrial Programme which would allow basic protections within the Working Time Directive to be suspended for arms companies, allowing them to override core workers’ rights provisions of EU law; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [59758/25]

926. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Education and Youth the reason an application for UBU funding for an area was not successful (details supplied); if this application will be reviewed given the real and increasing need for youth services for young people in the community; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [60133/25]

927. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Education and Youth her plans to ensure sufficient youth services and spaces in an area (details supplied) given the local need for such amenities; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [60134/25]

1013. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage his plans to publish the draft planning guidelines on short-term letting; and to confirm that he will consult with the Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Local Government and Heritage, before finalising the guidelines. [58132/25]

1018. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the total number of persons within the National Parks and Wildlife Service who currently hold authorised person status under the Wildlife Acts 1976–2018 and authorised officer status under the European Communities (Birds and Natural Habitats) Regulations 2011, for each year since 2019, in tabular form; and the number of those authorised persons or officers who initiated prosecutions for wildlife crime for each year since 2019, in tabular form. [58184/25]

1019. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of times the National Parks and Wildlife Service, acting as the primary lead agency responsible for the enforcement of the European Communities (Birds and Natural Habitats) Regulations 2011, acted as the lead investigators into alleged breaches of this legislation. [58185/25]

1045. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he has written to local authorities requesting them to designate urban development zones in their administrative area; and if so, to provide a summary of the contents of the letter and the date on which it was issued. [58648/25]

1259. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the turnaround time for naturalisation applications submitted in 2023; if further timeframes are provided in cases where applications have passed the indicated 19 month processing period; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [57881/25]

1388. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the engagements that are planned with the community in Citywest/Saggart following recent events; if he will meet with and listen to residents regarding issues arising with a view to engaging constructively regarding solutions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [60130/25]