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Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Charges (4 Oct 2022)

Cian O'Callaghan: 623. To ask the Minister for Health if he will introduce measures to alleviate the financial pressure on those with pre-existing conditions who regularly have to pay hospital charges that are not covered by health insurance; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48126/22]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Issues Surrounding Water Quality and Supply: Discussion (4 Oct 2022)

Cian O'Callaghan: I apologise as I have to leave early to be in the Dáil for statements on Housing for All. I will focus on the issue of trihalomethane, THM, failures. The EPA's opening statement notes that the number of people exposed to persistent THM failures has increased this year by 133,750. That is a very significant figure. Dr. Minihan suggested earlier that in most of the cases of the 560,000...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Issues Surrounding Water Quality and Supply: Discussion (4 Oct 2022)

Cian O'Callaghan: Yes.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Issues Surrounding Water Quality and Supply: Discussion (4 Oct 2022)

Cian O'Callaghan: Dr. Minihan is confident that the figure of approximately 243,000 is reflective of the level of the issue in terms of water supply-----

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Issues Surrounding Water Quality and Supply: Discussion (4 Oct 2022)

Cian O'Callaghan: -----and persistent exposure.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Issues Surrounding Water Quality and Supply: Discussion (4 Oct 2022)

Cian O'Callaghan: Yes.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Issues Surrounding Water Quality and Supply: Discussion (4 Oct 2022)

Cian O'Callaghan: It is long-term exposure where the concerns are-----

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Issues Surrounding Water Quality and Supply: Discussion (4 Oct 2022)

Cian O'Callaghan: -----in terms of it possibly being carcinogenic. I know that the evidence in that regard is inconclusive. However, I think the evidence in terms of animals being exposed to THMs and it being carcinogenic is stronger. It is a concern to people. I would like to ask about how we compare to other countries in this regard? Are we an outlier? Is Dr. Minihan aware of the European Commission...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Issues Surrounding Water Quality and Supply: Discussion (4 Oct 2022)

Cian O'Callaghan: Okay. This is a very serious issue. It needs to be addressed urgently by Irish Water. Does the HSE have a view on the seriousness of this?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Issues Surrounding Water Quality and Supply: Discussion (4 Oct 2022)

Cian O'Callaghan: Can I ask the EPA if this is being addressed quickly enough by Irish Water? Does it need to be addressed more urgently? Based on Irish Water's current track record of dealing with this, how confident is the EPA that this will be dealt with quickly?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Issues Surrounding Water Quality and Supply: Discussion (4 Oct 2022)

Cian O'Callaghan: I thank Dr. Minihan for her contribution.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Issues Surrounding Water Quality and Supply: Discussion (4 Oct 2022)

Cian O'Callaghan: In the cases of the 243,000 people mentioned by Dr. Minihan, is it an issue of compliance at the plant or an issue of compliance at the tap?

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (29 Sep 2022)

Cian O'Callaghan: I have to ask what part of the term "affordability crisis" the Government does not understand. Earlier this month, we learned that house prices had surpassed their Celtic tiger peak. Never before in the history of the State have they been so high. Workers and families are locked out of homeownership, stuck in a never-ending loop of paying extortionate rents but never being able to buy a...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (29 Sep 2022)

Cian O'Callaghan: I asked three specific questions. They were not addressed at all in the Tánaiste's answer. I ask that he address them in his final response. There is no shortage of independent analysis which shows that Government policies in respect of housing are continuing to push up and fuel house price and rent inflation through myriad schemes that provide subsidies for developers. Every week I...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Housing Provision (28 Sep 2022)

Cian O'Callaghan: The Dublin Housing Delivery Group issued a stark warning on housing delivery stating that the pipeline of land local authorities have for meeting their housing targets is running out. Memos given to the Cabinet sub-committee on housing confirm the targets set for the delivery of affordable and social homes will fall significantly short this year. Under last year's budget, more than 4,000...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Housing Provision (28 Sep 2022)

Cian O'Callaghan: In the past year, new rents have increased by 9%, house prices have increased by 8%, homelessness by 30%, and child homelessness by 47%. Rents, house prices and homelessness have never been so high. Is the Minister confident that the capital underspend in housing will be tackled? Why did the Government publish in its budget forecast documents yesterday that there will be a capital...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Housing Provision (28 Sep 2022)

Cian O'Callaghan: 5. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the current capital underspend on housing; the way that the underspend will be addressed in 2023; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46837/22]

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Housing Provision (28 Sep 2022)

Cian O'Callaghan: According to the August fiscal monitor, capital spending on housing is 31.7% lower than expected. This means it is running 21% lower than this time last year, when we compare August 2022 to August 2021. How is this affecting the delivery of Housing for All targets and the delivery of social, affordable and cost rental homes? What is the Minister doing to address and tackle the current...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Provision (28 Sep 2022)

Cian O'Callaghan: 28. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the number of affordable homes that have been built to date in 2022; the target by the end of 2022; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46838/22]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Schemes (28 Sep 2022)

Cian O'Callaghan: 54. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the cost effectiveness analysis, cost-benefit analysis or cost evaluation that has been carried out on the Croí Cónaithe cities scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46839/22]