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Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Vacant Properties (9 Mar 2023)

Cian O'Callaghan: I thank the Minister of State for his reply. It is very welcome that this is being actively looked at by the Department. I take it from that it is being looked at as part of the review of the private rental sector. What is the timeline on that and could he indicate as well not just the timeline for the review but the potential timeline for any legislation on compulsory rental orders? It...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Vacant Properties (9 Mar 2023)

Cian O'Callaghan: My question is about compulsory rental orders. Last May, the Minister said he was open to the idea. What has he done about them since? Has he looked into this? As he knows, on the night of the census there were 35,000 empty rental properties in the country. Part of the solution to the housing crisis is to make the best use we can of existing housing stock, in terms of the crisis we are...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Vacant Properties (9 Mar 2023)

Cian O'Callaghan: 146. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he will introduce compulsory rental orders to tackle vacancy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11822/23]

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Rental Sector (9 Mar 2023)

Cian O'Callaghan: 84. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he will take action to ensure that corporate landlords are not using additional charges on top of rent to circumvent rent pressure zone regulations; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12056/23]

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Rental Sector (9 Mar 2023)

Cian O'Callaghan: There are clear data that the biggest driver of homelessness is people losing their tenancy in the private rental sector. When they get an eviction notice, that is a clear driver. What is the Minister, Deputy O'Brien, going to do about charges on top of rent that some companies are applying to renters as a way of circumventing rent regulation laws?

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Rental Sector (9 Mar 2023)

Cian O'Callaghan: I thank the Minister of State for the response. It is a pity that, generally, the senior Minister, Deputy O'Brien, does not answer my questions during priority and oral parliamentary questions, while he does so for other Opposition spokespeople. Specifically on this issue, rents in Ireland are among the highest in Europe. Security for renters, especially after the Government's decision...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Rental Sector (9 Mar 2023)

Cian O'Callaghan: I thank the Minister of State for his reply. I will do that and have done so on foot of these parliamentary questions before, but I actually want the system to be fixed. The experience is poor in terms of saying to people to go to the RTB and that it might like into it. The RTB is under-resourced and is not able to deal with this. It does not have the capacity. We need the system to be...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Rental Sector (9 Mar 2023)

Cian O'Callaghan: Exactly.

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Homeless Accommodation (9 Mar 2023)

Cian O'Callaghan: 104. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government his views on the recent record levels of persons accessing emergency accommodation; the action he is taking to address this; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11821/23]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Air Safety (9 Mar 2023)

Cian O'Callaghan: 186. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will provide an update on his plan to tackle drone activity in Dublin Airport; when anti-drone technology will be available to prevent this issue from continuing; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12150/23]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Departmental Properties (9 Mar 2023)

Cian O'Callaghan: 188. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the number of vacant habitable dwelling units and vacant derelict residential dwelling units in ownership or part ownership of, or under the control of both his Department and agencies under his remit; the county in which each unit is located; the length of time each unit has been vacant, in tabular form; and if he will make a...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Departmental Properties (9 Mar 2023)

Cian O'Callaghan: 198. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the number of vacant habitable dwelling units and vacant derelict residential dwelling units in the ownership of or part ownership of or under the control of both his Department and agencies under his remit; the county in which each unit is located; the length of time each unit has been vacant, in tabular form; and if he will make a...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Departmental Properties (9 Mar 2023)

Cian O'Callaghan: 203. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the number of vacant habitable dwelling units and vacant derelict residential dwelling units in the ownership of or part ownership of or under the control of both her Department and agencies under her remit; the county in which each unit is located; the length of time each unit has been vacant, in tabular form; and if she will...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Departmental Properties (9 Mar 2023)

Cian O'Callaghan: 223. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the number of vacant habitable dwelling units and vacant derelict residential dwelling units in the ownership or part ownership of, or under the control of, both his Department and agencies under his remit; the county in which each unit is located; the length of time each unit has been vacant, in tabular form; and if he will...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Provision (9 Mar 2023)

Cian O'Callaghan: 224. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the time spent to carry out the four-stage approval process for publicly funded capital projects for each social housing, cost rental, affordable purchase, and mixed tenure development completed in 2022, broken down by tenure type and county, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12174/23]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Provision (9 Mar 2023)

Cian O'Callaghan: 225. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the number of social housing, cost rental, affordable purchase, and mixed tenure developments currently in the new one stage approval process, and the number of units of accommodation in these schemes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12175/23]

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Departmental Properties (9 Mar 2023)

Cian O'Callaghan: 252. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the number of vacant habitable dwelling units and vacant derelict residential dwelling units in the ownership or part ownership of, or under the control of, both his Department and agencies under his remit; the county in which each unit is located; the length of time each unit has been vacant, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Departmental Properties (9 Mar 2023)

Cian O'Callaghan: 297. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number of vacant habitable dwelling units and vacant derelict residential dwelling units in the ownership of or part ownership of or under the control of both his Department and agencies under his remit; the county in which each unit is located; the length of time each unit has been vacant, in tabular form;...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Departmental Properties (9 Mar 2023)

Cian O'Callaghan: 345. To ask the Minister for Health the number of vacant habitable dwelling units and vacant derelict residential dwelling units in the ownership of or part ownership of or under the control of both his Department and agencies under his remit; the county in which each unit is located; the length of time each unit has been vacant, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter....

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Departmental Properties (9 Mar 2023)

Cian O'Callaghan: 371. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of vacant habitable dwelling units and vacant derelict residential dwelling units in the ownership of or part ownership of or under the control of both his Department and agencies under his remit; the county in which each unit is located; the length of time each unit has been vacant, in tabular form; and if he will make...