Results 381-400 of 6,937 for speaker:Cian O'Callaghan

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

Cian O'Callaghan: 432. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he will provide on update on the new proposed River Shannon, Grand and Royal Canal and Barrow Navigation bye-laws; if Waterways Ireland has provided any update in relation to feed and charges; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42642/24]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Patient Transport (22 Oct 2024)

Cian O'Callaghan: 714. To ask the Minister for Health if CHO9 will be provided with funding for patient transport to hospital appointments or respite services in cases in which the patient is bed bound and requires transport on an ambulance trolley, as the cost of ambulance transfers is significant for the patient and their family; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42661/24]

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (17 Oct 2024)

Cian O'Callaghan: I will ask about our airspace. We have all seen the barbaric and heartbreaking scenes coming from Gaza and Lebanon, where hospitals are burning, schools are razed to the ground and children are buried alive under the rubble. The Ditch has reported on at least nine flights carrying weapons of slaughter travelling through Irish airspace. It should not be up to small news websites to monitor...

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (17 Oct 2024)

Cian O'Callaghan: What are you doing is the question.

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Transport Policy (17 Oct 2024)

Cian O'Callaghan: With regard to the review of rail services I want to ask about access to railway stations. At Clongriffin station there is an urgent need to provide safe, universal and permanent access for commuters from Baldoyle. The temporary access, which the Minister visited earlier this year, was opened in 2010 and has yet to be replaced with permanent access. For 14 years, the local community has...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Rail Network (17 Oct 2024)

Cian O'Callaghan: 62. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will ensure that safe permanent access to Clongriffin DART station is provided for residents of Baldoyle; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42065/24]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Rail Network (17 Oct 2024)

Cian O'Callaghan: 73. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will take action ensure the DART+ Coastal North project retains direct DART services to Howth, Sutton, and Bayside; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42064/24]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Rail Network (17 Oct 2024)

Cian O'Callaghan: 87. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will take action to improve rail infrastructure; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42066/24]

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Estimates for Public Services 2024
Vote 34 - Housing, Local Government and Heritage (Supplementary) (16 Oct 2024)

Cian O'Callaghan: I have a couple of questions for the Minister, and then I want to raise something on the housing adaptation grants. With these Supplementary Estimates, the combination for homelessness, subhead A13, will be €385 million in 2024 and the amount budgeted for 2025 is just €303 million in comparison. This seems to be happening every year, where the amount budgeted for homeless...

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Estimates for Public Services 2024
Vote 34 - Housing, Local Government and Heritage (Supplementary) (16 Oct 2024)

Cian O'Callaghan: In budget 2025, the total Exchequer capital funding for housing is €3.2 billion. With the Estimates for this year it is €3.466 billion when you add the different bits together. That is projecting €250 million lower for 2025 than the sum for 2024. It is a somewhat different type of expenditure but it seems we are projecting a lower overall capital spend for next year...

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Estimates for Public Services 2024
Vote 34 - Housing, Local Government and Heritage (Supplementary) (16 Oct 2024)

Cian O'Callaghan: Will the revised housing targets be ready to go to Cabinet next week?

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Estimates for Public Services 2024
Vote 34 - Housing, Local Government and Heritage (Supplementary) (16 Oct 2024)

Cian O'Callaghan: It is a few weeks away.

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Estimates for Public Services 2024
Vote 34 - Housing, Local Government and Heritage (Supplementary) (16 Oct 2024)

Cian O'Callaghan: I thank the Minister. On housing adaptations grants, I welcome the additional funding there. It is very much needed and these grants are very important. Fewer grants have been awarded in 2024 than in 2010. Since 2010, there has been a huge growth of almost 300,000 in our population in terms of people aged 65 years and older. There is a huge need here. ALONE put in freedom of information...

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Estimates for Public Services 2024
Vote 34 - Housing, Local Government and Heritage (Supplementary) (16 Oct 2024)

Cian O'Callaghan: It goes to the Cabinet sub-committee first.

Ceisteanna - Questions: Legislative Programme (16 Oct 2024)

Cian O'Callaghan: 1. To ask the Taoiseach if he will provide an update on the legislative programme. [39724/24]

Ceisteanna - Questions: Legislative Programme (16 Oct 2024)

Cian O'Callaghan: I thank the Chief Whip for that summary. Is there a timeframe for the occupied territories Bill? Regarding the Finance Bill’s scheduling, there are reports that the Bill will go to the finance committee on 5 November. Will the Chief Whip give us a guarantee that this schedule will be adhered to? If she is not able to give us a cast-iron guarantee, what procedures would the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Analysis of Private Rental Sector Discrepancies: Discussion (Resumed) (15 Oct 2024)

Cian O'Callaghan: I thank the witnesses for their work in this area. I am trying to understand the 47,754 in the unknown category, as the witnesses put it. The opening statement suggests that those living in possible informal rented dwellings or this unknown category were paying 30% less rent than households in formal rented dwellings. Is that just 30% less in overall terms, or is it comparing like with...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Analysis of Private Rental Sector Discrepancies: Discussion (Resumed) (15 Oct 2024)

Cian O'Callaghan: I am asking because the statement also points out that what the CSO considers to be unknown or informal dwellings are also in rural areas. If it was comparing like with like and was 30% less, that would suggest a number of these may well be informal rental arrangements or discounted rents between family members. However, if it is overall, that does not suggest any family discounts in that...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Analysis of Private Rental Sector Discrepancies: Discussion (Resumed) (15 Oct 2024)

Cian O'Callaghan: Is it the suggestion, then, that most of those in detached houses that are informal and predominately in rural areas are probably renting from family members? That would not fit with regard to licensees.