Eoin Ó Broin

485. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Education and Youth the reason a school transport service is unavailable for a school located in Newcastle, County Dublin (details supplied); if there are plans to instate a transport service when the premises opens; if not, the options for transport available to students living 3.2 km or more from this school; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [28953/25]

697. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport if he is aware of the volume of postmaster’s struggling to keep post offices open due to lack of funding; if any action is being considered or is underway in order to sustain the An Post network given the funding issues present; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30686/25]

774. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the cost of the additional staff sanctioned to An Bord Pleanála in 2023 and 2024 and the cost of increasing the sanction by a further 30 staff across clerical, administrative and inspector posts. [29382/25]

775. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the cost of the additional staff sanctioned to local authority planning sections in 2024 and 2025; and the cost for every additional 100 staff sanctioned for planning authorities across the same grade as the additional sanctions in 2024 and 2025. [29383/25]

776. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the additional cost to the Exchequer for every additional 1,000 social housing units delivered through the following schemes, SHIP construction, SHIP turnkey, CALF construction, CALF turnkey, CAS construction, CALF turnkey, and social housing acquisition. [29384/25]

777. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the additional cost to the Exchequer for every additional 1,000 affordable housing units delivered through the following schemes, CREL construction, CREL turnkey, AHF construction, and AHF turnkey. [29385/25]

778. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the additional cost of increasing the funding for housing adaptation grants by 25%, 50% and 100%. [29386/25]

779. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the additional cost of increasing the funding for social housing retrofits by 25%, 50% and 100%. [29387/25]

780. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the additional cost of increasing the funding for social housing maintenance including the voids programme by 25%, 50% and 100%. [29388/25]

781. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the additional cost of increasing the funding for estate regeneration by 25%, 50% and 100%. [29389/25]

782. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the total expenditure from the CAS budget on domestic violence refuges in 2024; the expected expenditure on such refuges in 2025; and the additional cost of increasing this expenditure by 25%, 50% and 100%. [29391/25]

783. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the additional cost of increasing the funding for defects remediation schemes by 50%, 100% and 150%. [29392/25]

784. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will state the number of SHIP applications that have been submitted to his Department from 1 August 2024 to 28 May 2025; the total number of units involved in these applications; and the total number of applications approved during this period and the number of units involved in these approvals. [29399/25]

785. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will state the number of CALF applications that have been submitted to his Department from 1 August 2024 to 28 May 2025; the total number of units involved in these applications; and the total number of applications approved during this period and the number of units involved in these approvals [29400/25]

786. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will state the number of CAS applications that have been submitted to his Department from 1 August 2024 to 28 May 2025; the total number of units involved in these applications; and the total number of applications approved during this period and the number of units involved in these approvals. [29401/25]

787. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will state the number of CREL applications that have been submitted to his Department from 1 August 2024 to 28 May 2025; the total number of units involved in these applications; and the total number of applications approved during this period and the number of units involved in these approvals. [29402/25]

788. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will state the number of AHF applications that have been submitted to hid Department from 1 August 2024 to 28 May 2025; the total number of units involved in these applications; and the total number of applications approved during this period and the number of units involved in these approvals. [29403/25]

791. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the total number of new Housing First tenancies created in each of the years 2016 to 2024 and to date in 2025, with a breakdown by local authority area; the total number of active Housing First tenancies currently operating in each local authority area; and if he will provide the Housing First targets for each local authority and homeless region for 2025, in tabular form. [29461/25]

801. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the legal, statutory or circular basis for the application of the local connection condition to the provision of homeless emergency accommodation. [29574/25]

802. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the legal, statutory or circular basis for the application of the local connection condition to the assessment for accessing social housing support. [29575/25]

810. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of new Housing First tenancies created in each of the years 2020 to 2024, by second-hand acquisition, turnkey and construction, with a further breakdown of each of these categories by local authority area. [29687/25]

826. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if the housing need and demand assessment targets for each local authority have been agreed and communicated to the relevant local authorities; and to provide those figures by local authority, in tabular form. [29955/25]

827. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the breakdown of the 30,330 new homes completed in 2024 by tenure including, social, affordable (AHB, LA, LDA), private rental and private purchase and one off/self-build, in tabular form. [29957/25]

828. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will provide an update on the implementation of the 14 actions set out in the Ministerial Action Plan on Planning Resources October 2024. [29973/25]

831. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage his views on whether Circular EL 02/2011 is an impediment to recruiting planners from abroad, including returning Irish citizens; and if he has any plans to review the circular to ensure overseas experience in related professional capacity is taken into account when making decisions for salaries. [30032/25]