Eoin Ó Broin

567. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if local authorities have been issued with the new housing needs demand assessment population and housing targets; and if so, if he will publish them with a breakdown for each local authority, in tabular from. [38966/25]

568. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the powers that have been delegated to the Ministers of State in his Department and to set out what those powers are. [38967/25]

569. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the average processing time for stage 1 approvals for applications to the Social Housing Investment Programme received in the past 12 months. [38968/25]

570. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the average processing time for stage 1 approvals for applications to the capital advance leasing facility received in the past 12 months. [38969/25]

571. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the average processing time for stage 1 approvals for applications to the capital assistance scheme received in the past 12 months. [38970/25]

572. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the average processing time for stage 1 approvals for applications to the cost rental equity loan received in the past 12 months. [38971/25]

573. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the average processing time for stage 1 approvals for applications to the affordable housing fund received in the past 12 months. [38972/25]

574. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of Ministerial Orders to remove the residential category from zoned land under Section 31 of the Planning and Development Act 2000, in each year from 2020 to 2024 and to date in 2025, in tabular form; and if he will provide each Ministerial Order, the local authority, the size of the land in hectares, and the permitted density of the residential zoning prior to the coming into force of the Section 31 Ministerial Order. [38973/25]

597. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the breakdown of the affordable purchase and cost rental homes delivered in 2024 by the delivery streams (details supplied); and the average delivery cost per unit, for each of these delivery streams. [39445/25]

600. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to provide a list of all assessments and analyses undertaken by his officials in the preparation of the Planning Design Standards for Apartments, Guidelines for Planning Authorities, 2025, including analysis of the cost reductions per unit of accommodation arising from the revised standards; and to publish these assessments and analyses including the analysis of the cost reduction per unit of accommodation arising from the revised standards. [39561/25]

603. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to list the research papers on which his claim that Irish apartment design standards are the highest in Europe; if this research was produced by his Department; if not, the name of the organisations that undertook this research; and to publish the research on which this claim was made which is being used to justify the new design standards for apartments. [39713/25]

695. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration to confirm whether IPAS has, or is considering, entering into a contract with the owners of a hotel (details supplied) for the provision of accommodation for people applying for international protection, or people in receipt of temporary protection. [39008/25]

749. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of persons currently being accommodated in the City West campus, County Dublin; the breakdown of the number of people in receipt of temporary protection; and the number applying for international protection. [39502/25]

773. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the reason for the recent refusal of visa applications for a group of 33 Palestinian children who were due to travel to Ireland as part of a cultural and sporting exchange organised by GAA Palestine; if he is aware that this trip had been in planning for months and involved the support of over 150 Irish families across the island; and if he will urgently review the decision in light of the humanitarian and symbolic significance of the visit. [39665/25]

149. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment to provide the dates on which the Energy Poverty Steering Group which was established under the Energy Poverty Action Plan from 2022 has met, in tabular form. [38395/25]

150. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment when the annual report on the Energy Poverty Action Plan for 2024 will be submitted to Government and published. [38396/25]

273. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration whether his Department has had any engagement with the European Commission regarding the adequacy decision granted to the State of Israel under Article 45 of Regulation 2016/679; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38394/25]

299. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality to confirm receipt of correspondence from a childcare provider in Dublin mid-west (details supplied); if she is aware of the issue outlined by the childcare provider; if the matter is being investigated with a view to ensuring a comprehensive reply and route of resolution is provided to the provider; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38339/25]

306. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the options, if any, for parents who cannot secure a childcare placement in their locality and surrounds but require childcare in order to remain employed; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38530/25]

210. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment when Ireland plans to formally leave the Energy Charter Treaty, particularly in light of the EU exit and Inter Se Agreement; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37725/25]

218. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the reasons for the failure to meet the deadline for completing the Climate Action Plan 2024, sub action EL/24/22, to implement enhanced emissions reporting framework for electricity emissions for large energy users, by the end of 2024. [37143/25]

225. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment to outline, in respect of greenhouse gas emissions from data centres, the sectoral emissions ceiling those emissions are counted towards under the sectoral emissions ceilings set by the Government in July 2022. [37839/25]

502. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the status of the croi cónaithe cities scheme, by a list of the schemes that have or are coming to market under this scheme; the cash value of the CCC subsidy being applied to the purchase of the homes in each of these schemes; and the way in which the grant and attached clawback is being applied. [37084/25]

677. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of households with status, including the number of children who are due to be transferred to alternative IPAS accommodation, on 4 July 2025; if his Department or the International Protection Accommodation Service has engaged with local authorities on the issue; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37841/25]

699. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine to confirm receipt of a complaint from an person (details supplied) in Dublin mid-west regarding the neglect of an animal; to confirm that an investigation will take place or if an investigation is underway; when an investigation will be completed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37341/25]