Results 441-460 of 7,163 for speaker:Cian O'Callaghan

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (19 Feb 2025)

Cian O'Callaghan: A total of 90% of assessment of needs are being done outside of the legal timeframe. This is the law. It is not an optional extra for the Taoiseach or the Government. I am not clear from the Taoiseach's answer if the Government is going to meet the legal requirements of the Disability Act. Is it going to take action so that 90% turns to 0% so the Taoiseach and his Government are compliant...

Housing Crisis: Motion [Private Members] (19 Feb 2025)

Cian O'Callaghan: It is a new low that the explanation for the absence of the Minister for Housing is that he is aware the debate is going on.

Housing Crisis: Motion [Private Members] (19 Feb 2025)

Cian O'Callaghan: Is this what democracy in the Dáil is reduced to? The senior Minister responsible does not turn up but we are meant to be okay with him being aware the debate is taking place. Is that the situation with this Government? It has happened two weeks in a row for debates on housing motions that the senior Minister-----

Housing Crisis: Motion [Private Members] (19 Feb 2025)

Cian O'Callaghan: We do participate in every debate in the Dáil. The Minister should be here.

Housing Crisis: Motion [Private Members] (19 Feb 2025)

Cian O'Callaghan: The senior Minister should be here.

Housing Crisis: Motion [Private Members] (19 Feb 2025)

Cian O'Callaghan: The Minister of State interrupted me. If the Cathaoirleach is going to intervene, it should not be biased against the Opposition.

Housing Crisis: Motion [Private Members] (19 Feb 2025)

Cian O'Callaghan: I will proceed. The Minister of State said in his response that the Government would not support the motion because the State alone cannot achieve what is needed in housing. We have never said that the State alone needs to achieve what needs to be done in housing.

Housing Crisis: Motion [Private Members] (19 Feb 2025)

Cian O'Callaghan: What we have said is that the private sector on its own is not delivering, that there is a large affordability gap and that there is a greater role for the State and the not-for-profit sectors. If it does not see that and thinks its housing policy is working, that shows how deluded the Government is. It is disingenuous to say that 100% stamp duty on bulk purchase of homes would prevent...

Ceisteanna - Questions: Regeneration Projects (18 Feb 2025)

Cian O'Callaghan: In the context of the Dublin city centre task force, I wish to ask the Taoiseach about motorbike theft. A total of 787 motorbikes were stolen in Dublin in 2023 - a 100% increase on the previous year. This means that for every 100 motorbikes bought, 44 were stolen. It is completely out of control. Will the Government follow the example of London, which launched Operation Venice and...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (18 Feb 2025)

Cian O'Callaghan: We have put forward a number of alternatives to tax incentives for private developers to finance the construction of housing and, significantly, the construction of housing that is affordable for people. Am I to take it from the Taoiseach's answer that tax incentives for developers are on the table? Does the Taoiseach accept the view that the section 23 tax incentives that Fianna Fáil...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (18 Feb 2025)

Cian O'Callaghan: If the Taoiseach cannot even win over his colleagues in Fine Gael, he is in big trouble. This is the party that transcribed developer lobby documents and turned them into government policy. Fine Gael was also the first to roll out the red carpet for investment funds and it has consistently failed to close tax loopholes exploited by international investors. However, even Fine Gael Ministers...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (18 Feb 2025)

Cian O'Callaghan: Since last June, we in the Opposition have been seeking a serious debate on the Housing Commission's proposals and the Government has yet to facilitate that. I hope it does so soon. It is hard to know where to start with the Taoiseach's rapidly unravelling housing plan. The Taoiseach cannot even convince his Fine Gael colleagues that his new approach is a good one. Yesterday, the...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Third Level Fees (18 Feb 2025)

Cian O'Callaghan: 846. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills what third level fee supports exist for non-EU nationals who have attended secondary school in Ireland where their parents are awaiting a decision on their citizenship application; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5484/25]

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Tax Yield (13 Feb 2025)

Cian O'Callaghan: Exactly. They have halved.

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Tax Yield (13 Feb 2025)

Cian O'Callaghan: 13. To ask the Minister for Finance for an update on the Revenue Commissioners' review of the taxes paid by Irish real estate funds; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5042/25]

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Tax Yield (13 Feb 2025)

Cian O'Callaghan: I start by congratulating Deputy Brabazon both on his election and on his maiden contribution. I know he has been a very hardworking, committed public representative for many years. In 2020, the Minister said that investment funds were engaging in aggressive behaviour to avoid tax. He introduced a range of measures that were supposed to clamp down on this tax avoidance. Since then,...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Tax Yield (13 Feb 2025)

Cian O'Callaghan: I will come back to the Minister on the source of that figure. So that I am clear, is the review commissioned by Revenue in 2022 published? The Minister referred to the other reports and reviews that are going on but will he clarify if that review is published? A report published by the Central Bank last year found that 78% of the homes owned by investment funds were bought as...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Tax Yield (13 Feb 2025)

Cian O'Callaghan: The Minister has been very selective in the years he quoted in relation to taxation. The Minister knows well that the tax decreased. In fact, he said that there was aggressive behaviour to avoid tax. The purpose of the review conducted by Revenue was to look at how those loopholes could be shut down. Has there been any action on foot of that review, the results of which have not been...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Banking Sector (13 Feb 2025)

Cian O'Callaghan: 27. To ask the Minister for Finance the steps he is taking to reduce extremely high interest rates being charged to mortgage holders whose mortgages were sold to financial institutions after the crash; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5043/25]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Regulatory Bodies (13 Feb 2025)

Cian O'Callaghan: 48. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will take steps to ensure that the Central Bank is not facilitating the sale of Israeli war bonds; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5041/25]