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Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Estimates for Public Services 2023
Vote 34 - Housing, Local Government and Heritage (Supplementary Estimate) (23 Nov 2023)

Cian O'Callaghan: So instead of building homes, it is buying land.

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Estimates for Public Services 2023
Vote 34 - Housing, Local Government and Heritage (Supplementary Estimate) (23 Nov 2023)

Cian O'Callaghan: The nub of my question on that-----

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Estimates for Public Services 2023
Vote 34 - Housing, Local Government and Heritage (Supplementary Estimate) (23 Nov 2023)

Cian O'Callaghan: Why not budget for that properly rather than taking the money that has not been spent on building social or affordable homes towards the end of the year and transferring that into the land acquisition fund?

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Estimates for Public Services 2023
Vote 34 - Housing, Local Government and Heritage (Supplementary Estimate) (23 Nov 2023)

Cian O'Callaghan: That is the point I am making.

Ceisteanna - Questions: Departmental Policies (22 Nov 2023)

Cian O'Callaghan: I will raise a matter I have raised several times. It concerns the well-being of a number of students who graduated from St. Michael's House, Baldoyle, this year. Shortly before they graduated, they and their families received a generic letter that told them there would not be any places for them in day services in September. The letter was not even personalised. Despite promises being...

Ceisteanna - Questions: Departmental Policies (22 Nov 2023)

Cian O'Callaghan: 5. To ask the Taoiseach if he will report on the well-being framework for Ireland, overseen by his Department. [49955/23]

Ceisteanna - Questions: Constitutional Amendments (22 Nov 2023)

Cian O'Callaghan: 1. To ask the Taoiseach if he will report on his plan for constitutional amendments. [49954/23]

Ceisteanna - Questions: Constitutional Amendments (22 Nov 2023)

Cian O'Callaghan: The programme for Government commits to holding a referendum on housing. The Taoiseach has clarified to me in this Chamber that it will be on the right to housing. However, there does not seem to be any urgency from the Government in progressing this referendum. Increasingly, it is looking like it is not going to happen in the lifetime of the Government. With just over 12 months left in...

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (22 Nov 2023)

Cian O'Callaghan: There are 48,000 homes vacant between the two censuses. They should be getting charged the tax. I wish to ask the Taoiseach about long-term leasing deals. A US investor has paid €75 million to buy up a Dublin social housing portfolio consisting of 156 apartments. That is almost €500,000 for each apartment. Investors are willing to shell out such huge sums as the State...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (22 Nov 2023)

Cian O'Callaghan: Sanctions.

Ceisteanna - Questions: Social Dialogue (21 Nov 2023)

Cian O'Callaghan: 10. To ask the Taoiseach if he will report on the work of the social dialogue co-ordination unit of his Department. [49953/23]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Illegal Dumping (21 Nov 2023)

Cian O'Callaghan: 105. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the status of his Department’s work regarding the new codes and guidelines for monitoring illegal dumping drafted by the Local Government Management Agency; when the new codes and guidelines will be in place; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50597/23]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Policy (21 Nov 2023)

Cian O'Callaghan: 289. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he will provide details of the public sector benchmarking exercise used in the first bundle of the social housing public private partnerships; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50626/23]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Legislative Reviews (21 Nov 2023)

Cian O'Callaghan: 363. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if she will provide an update on the review of Part 4 of the Sexual Offences Act 2017; if a new lead researcher has been appointed; if she will provide a timeline for its completion; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [50677/23]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Consideration of the Citizens' Assembly Report on a Directly Elected Mayor of Dublin: Discussion (Resumed) (21 Nov 2023)

Cian O'Callaghan: The witnesses both make very compelling cases. Would anyone else like to come in on that? I do not think any of us necessarily have the confidence that we are going to get a general scheme in the next few months, which would be delivered in time for June. Would a plebiscite in June be preferable or should we wait for a more detailed one a year later?

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Local Government (Mayor of Limerick) Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (16 Nov 2023)

Cian O'Callaghan: I move amendment No. 83: In page 60, to delete lines 32 to 34 and substitute the following: “(i) the majority of the elected council approves a proposal by resolution,”. I will speak about amendment No. 83, and then amendment No. 84. This amendment is about how to initiate a plebiscite on having a directly elected mayor. There a few different ways in the Bill that a...

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Local Government (Mayor of Limerick) Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (16 Nov 2023)

Cian O'Callaghan: On amendment No. 84, I put forward detailed reasons as to why I proposed it. With respect, the Minister of State did not address those: he addressed the issues around the integrity of the electoral register, which I did not even go into. I was talking about the difficulties and practicalities of achieving 20% of the electorate signing up. That is an impossible threshold to meet. Will the...

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Local Government (Mayor of Limerick) Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (16 Nov 2023)

Cian O'Callaghan: I have no intention of putting any of the amendments I have to a vote because I hope the Minister of State will take on board what I said and address the points.

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Local Government (Mayor of Limerick) Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (16 Nov 2023)

Cian O'Callaghan: I apologise through the Chair. I was asking about amendment No. 84. I heard the Minister of State and Deputy McAuliffe on amendment No. 83. I am asking about amendment No. 84.

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Local Government (Mayor of Limerick) Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (16 Nov 2023)

Cian O'Callaghan: I am happy not to press amendment No. 84 to a full vote on that basis. The point is well made by Deputy McAuliffe. With the best will in the world, a huge number of issues get attention during negotiations for a programme for Government. The 20% level would not have been under major scrutiny.