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Housing (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2024: From the Seanad (23 Oct 2024)

Cian O'Callaghan: The Social Democrats certainly will not be opposing these amendments. On the Land Development Agency, there is a massive gap between the initial promise put forward by Fine Gael's then Minister for housing, Eoghan Murphy, for what the Land Development Agency would deliver in terms of housing and what has transpired in the six years since then. I invite the Minister of State to speak about...

Ceisteanna - Questions: Cabinet Committees (23 Oct 2024)

Cian O'Callaghan: 13. To ask the Taoiseach when the Cabinet committee on children and education and disability will meet next. [43254/24]

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Cabinet Committees (23 Oct 2024)

Cian O'Callaghan: 20. To ask the Taoiseach when the Cabinet committee on Government co-ordination will next meet. [39723/24]

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Control of Dogs (23 Oct 2024)

Cian O'Callaghan: 224. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development the considerations made since on the measures to consider whether exemptions can be made to the leashing and muzzling requirements for dogs that have been provided with appropriate levels of accredited training, as referred to in the April 2022 report on the control of dogs; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43484/24]

Ceisteanna Eile (Atógail) - Other Questions (Resumed): Housing Policy (22 Oct 2024)

Cian O'Callaghan: 65. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the immediate and urgent actions that will be taken to address the high levels of homelessness; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42665/24]

Affordable Housing: Motion [Private Members] (22 Oct 2024)

Cian O'Callaghan: The Social Democrats will support the motion even though our affordable housing plan, Homes Within Reach, has a number of key differences from what Sinn Féin is putting forward. Every day I campaign in my constituency, I meet people who are directly affected by the housing crisis, people who have been homeless and are afraid of becoming homeless again, renters afraid of becoming...

Affordable Housing: Motion [Private Members] (22 Oct 2024)

Cian O'Callaghan: It is their motion. I did not interrupt the Minister, but he is interrupting me.

Affordable Housing: Motion [Private Members] (22 Oct 2024)

Cian O'Callaghan: There was not a word about what else will be done or needs to be done on affordable housing. There was a 90-second, or thereabouts, defence of the Minister's record on it. Disappointingly, there was no discussion of the challenges we face in delivering more affordable housing, as is needed. Before I was elected to this House and when I was first elected, I imagined in my naivety that in...

Seanad Electoral (University Members) (Amendment) Bill 2024: Second Stage (22 Oct 2024)

Cian O'Callaghan: The fundamental tenet of this Bill, which is to continue the exclusion of people who do not have degrees in terms of electing the Seanad, is completely and utterly wrong and indefensible. It is outstanding really that this Government feels comfortable bringing forward such a Bill. It is antidemocratic, elitist and archaic. There was nothing in the Minister of State's speech that defended...

Ceisteanna - Questions: Cabinet Committees (22 Oct 2024)

Cian O'Callaghan: I join with the comments of other speakers about Michael Reade. I very much enjoyed any of the times I appeared on his show. He was a very fair broadcaster and will be sadly missed. I wish to ask the Taoiseach about the DART+ Coastal North project. On 21 May 2024, at Cabinet, the Taoiseach gave approval to this project, which could result in the loss of DART direct services for...

Ceisteanna - Questions: Cabinet Committees (22 Oct 2024)

Cian O'Callaghan: 8. To ask the Taoiseach when the Cabinet committee that deals with transport will next meet. [39725/24]

Ceisteanna - Questions: Departmental Policies (22 Oct 2024)

Cian O'Callaghan: I ask the Taoiseach about the well-being of students in Gaelcholáiste Reachrann. As I am sure he would agree, the staff in this great coláiste are very dedicated. The students have been left in prefabs for more than 20 years, however, having been promised permanent school buildings. That is more than 20 years of waiting. There are students in prefab classrooms every day without...

Ceisteanna - Questions: Departmental Policies (22 Oct 2024)

Cian O'Callaghan: 4. To ask the Taoiseach if he will report on the implementation of the well-being framework launched by his Department. [39726/24]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Constitutional Referendum on Right to Housing: Discussion (22 Oct 2024)

Cian O'Callaghan: Sure but I am usually next in the speaking order.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Constitutional Referendum on Right to Housing: Discussion (22 Oct 2024)

Cian O'Callaghan: Sure, go ahead.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Constitutional Referendum on Right to Housing: Discussion (22 Oct 2024)

Cian O'Callaghan: No, I yield.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Constitutional Referendum on Right to Housing: Discussion (22 Oct 2024)

Cian O'Callaghan: Please go ahead.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Constitutional Referendum on Right to Housing: Discussion (22 Oct 2024)

Cian O'Callaghan: I thank Deputy Creed. I have a question for Home for Good but first, I thank the members who served in the Housing Commission here for all the work they did on the full report. It is very detailed. A huge amount of work went into it and it is greatly appreciated. The huge amount of work they put in by a lot of us is a very valuable piece of work, and I do not think anything like that has...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Rental Sector (22 Oct 2024)

Cian O'Callaghan: 61. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if a deposit protection scheme could be established to protect renters from having their deposits unlawfully withheld; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42667/24]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Provision (22 Oct 2024)

Cian O'Callaghan: 84. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if action will be taken to increase the delivery of affordable purchase and cost rental housing; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42666/24]