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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Consultation on the Draft National Planning Framework (Resumed): Discussion (5 Nov 2024)

Cian O'Callaghan: The Department's position is that it is difficult to know in terms of the projections.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Consultation on the Draft National Planning Framework (Resumed): Discussion (5 Nov 2024)

Cian O'Callaghan: There are a lot of challenges for compact growth, two of which are affordability and viability. There are also issues in respect of homeownership. We see a certain amount of housing development pushed out of urban areas into rural areas. There is obviously rural housing need but there can be urban-generated housing in rural areas that is pushed out for affordability reasons and because...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Consultation on the Draft National Planning Framework (Resumed): Discussion (5 Nov 2024)

Cian O'Callaghan: I thank Mr. Hogan. I have two questions for the Climate Change Advisory Council. The fact is that 30% of housing development is taking place outside of built-up areas and that is a very high percentage. We have also problems with affordability issues related to homeownership in more compact areas. If we want to get to the levels of compact growth we need, those problems have to be...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Consultation on the Draft National Planning Framework (Resumed): Discussion (5 Nov 2024)

Cian O'Callaghan: There are really good objectives and policy in this area but it seems we have been poor at delivery. For example, a huge number of data centres have been constructed but we have not realised the potential for district heating from that in terms of the heat generated. Is there something missing that needs to be in the NPF to ensure we start delivering on making use of excess heat from data...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Consultation on the Draft National Planning Framework (Resumed): Discussion (5 Nov 2024)

Cian O'Callaghan: This is something a good planning system would capture and would ensure happens. It may not belong in the NPF but if the planning system does not ensure we do things in the most efficient and environmentally friendly way that is feasible, then where will that be captured?

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Cabinet Committees (5 Nov 2024)

Cian O'Callaghan: 7. To ask the Taoiseach when the Cabinet committee on Government co-ordination will next meet. [44169/24]

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Taoiseach's Meetings and Engagements (5 Nov 2024)

Cian O'Callaghan: 12. To ask the Taoiseach to report on his visit to the United States and his meeting with President Biden. [44170/24]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Election Monitoring Missions (5 Nov 2024)

Cian O'Callaghan: 98. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if his Department will be nominating Irish representatives to the upcoming OSCE election observation mission in Romania; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45245/24]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Renewable Energy Generation (5 Nov 2024)

Cian O'Callaghan: 118. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if the solar electricity grant for solar PV panels will be reduced in 2025; the date range for grant applications; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44486/24]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: An Garda Síochána (5 Nov 2024)

Cian O'Callaghan: 729. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of armed raids of houses carried out by An Garda Síochána in Dublin in the each of the last five years; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44335/24]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: An Garda Síochána (5 Nov 2024)

Cian O'Callaghan: 730. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of armed raids of houses carried out nationally by An Garda Síochána in the each of the last five years; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44336/24]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: An Garda Síochána (5 Nov 2024)

Cian O'Callaghan: 731. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of armed raids of houses by An Garda Síochána that resulted in property being seized which was later used in court proceedings; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44337/24]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: An Garda Síochána (5 Nov 2024)

Cian O'Callaghan: 732. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality what procedure is in place after a Garda raid to provide an inventory of the seized property to the occupiers of the house; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44339/24]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: An Garda Síochána (5 Nov 2024)

Cian O'Callaghan: 733. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality what support is given to occupants after an armed Garda raid where there was no illegal activity found; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44341/24]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: An Garda Síochána (5 Nov 2024)

Cian O'Callaghan: 734. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality whether occupants are given financial compensation for property damage caused by a Garda raid where no illegal activity was found; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44342/24]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Departmental Budgets (24 Oct 2024)

Cian O'Callaghan: 218. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the amount of additional funding, if any, allocated for the capital assistance scheme, in Budget 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43665/24]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Departmental Budgets (24 Oct 2024)

Cian O'Callaghan: 219. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the amount of additional funding allocated for the housing adaptation grant for people with a disability; the amount of additional funding allocated for implementation of the recommendations of the adaptation grant review, in Budget 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43666/24]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Departmental Budgets (24 Oct 2024)

Cian O'Callaghan: 220. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the amount of additional funding allocated to support adaptation works on local authority social homes in Budget 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43667/24]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Departmental Budgets (24 Oct 2024)

Cian O'Callaghan: 221. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government to detail additional funding allocated to support the implementation of the Housing Strategy for Disabled People, 2022-2027 in Budget 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43668/24]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Schemes (24 Oct 2024)

Cian O'Callaghan: 225. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he will align the reckonable income for social housing and the local authority home loan to ensure that no family is unfairly excluded from both due to different income sources being considered for each; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43796/24]