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Committee on Housing and Homelessness: Master of the High Court (10 May 2016)

Seán Canney: I would like to refer briefly to an issue that arises with local authorities and the private sector in the construction of houses. The planning process is followed by a procurement process and a construction process. The easiest part of that is the construction process, because one can set deadlines when one is building. Deputy O'Dowd spoke about planning. We are also tied up in huge...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Young Farmers Scheme (5 May 2016)

Seán Canney: 23. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when he will issue payment to a person (details supplied) under the young farmers scheme; the reason for the delay; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9197/16]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Young Farmers Scheme (5 May 2016)

Seán Canney: 24. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when he will issue payment to a person (details supplied) under the young farmers scheme; the reason for the delay; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9198/16]

Agriculture: Statements (4 May 2016)

Seán Canney: The most important thing about the farming industry in Ireland is that it is embedded in all our communities. Deputy Fitzmaurice alluded to something about which I am concerned, namely, equity companies and vulture funds buying large tracts of land in Ireland. This prevents young farmers who want to expand their farms from increasing output and making good livings from the land rather than...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Fire Stations Provision (4 May 2016)

Seán Canney: 292. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the timeframe for tendering for a new fire station in Tuam, County Galway; when construction will commence and when the fire station will be operational; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8948/16]

Committee on Housing and Homelessness: Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government (28 Apr 2016)

Seán Canney: I thank the Minister and his team for coming in. I listened to his forthright presentation and was impressed with it because he is telling it as it is. In respect of active land management and how it would work, I presume that is what Deputy Durkan is talking about in respect of serviced sites. The Minister said that 38% of the cost of a house goes on taxes. My concern is if we reduce...

Committee on Housing and Homelessness: Irish Council for Social Housing (28 Apr 2016)

Seán Canney: I apologise for missing the start. I was at another meeting. I welcome the witnesses. I will offer a bit of positivity. In my experience the housing agencies involved in projects in my county are considerably better equipped to carry out the management of the housing stock when it is in place. Accommodation that was built in approximately 2000 is as good and as well kept today as it...

Committee on Housing and Homelessness: Irish Council for Social Housing (28 Apr 2016)

Seán Canney: The witnesses needed something.

Committee on Housing and Homelessness: Irish Council for Social Housing (28 Apr 2016)

Seán Canney: Yes. I thank Mr. O'Brien.

Irish Water: Statements (27 Apr 2016)

Seán Canney: There is a huge number of villages and towns around the country which are in need of public waste water treatment plants. They need them for a number of reasons. In east Galway, where we have tourism, we need to make sure that our waterways and fishing ways are unpolluted. There is only one way we will do that, and that is by making sure that we have proper public waste water treatment...

Irish Water: Statements (27 Apr 2016)

Seán Canney: I am delighted to be able to stand up in the Dáil Chamber for the first time to speak on a very important subject, namely, Irish Water. There has been a huge discussion about how Irish Water works, how it was established and the waste of money involved in setting it up and we have all heard about this. It has been very well voiced in the public domain in recent years. We must be very...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Departmental Funding (27 Apr 2016)

Seán Canney: 71. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills her views on the Foróige Network for Teaching Entrepreneurship and the benefits that accrue to students from involvement in the programme; her plans for funding the programme; if further funds can be made available so that further schools can become members of the network; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8529/16]

Committee on Housing and Homelessness: Interim Report of Committee (26 Apr 2016)

Seán Canney: I was going to say exactly what the Chairman said - that we need to decide who we are bringing in and who will accompany them. I will have a lot of questions this afternoon for Mr. Eugene Cummins and his colleagues. This morning, we should decide to set out a structure and ask the questions this afternoon. If we do not do so, we will end up talking for six weeks. We should focus on what...

Committee on Housing and Homelessness: Interim Report of Committee (26 Apr 2016)

Seán Canney: I suggest that the Society of Chartered Surveyors Ireland be brought in. It represents estate agents and professional practitioners in quantity surveying and cost management. That would be a worthwhile organisation to bring in.

Committee on Housing and Homelessness: Interim Report of Committee (26 Apr 2016)

Seán Canney: I refer to No. 9.

Committee on Housing and Homelessness: Interim Report of Committee (26 Apr 2016)

Seán Canney: It is about social inclusion and, therefore, I presume No. 9 is being dealt with now.

Committee on Housing and Homelessness: Interim Report of Committee (26 Apr 2016)

Seán Canney: The Credit Union Development Association, CUDA, which is part of the credit union movement, should also be brought in.

Committee on Housing and Homelessness: Interim Report of Committee (26 Apr 2016)

Seán Canney: With the Irish League of Credit Unions, we should include the Credit Union Development Association, CUDA.

Committee on Housing and Homelessness: Interim Report of Committee (26 Apr 2016)

Seán Canney: That is very important.

Committee on Housing and Homelessness: Interim Report of Committee (26 Apr 2016)

Seán Canney: I read with interest in one of the Sunday newspapers about a company on the Stock Exchange raising money in London as a house builder in Ireland. It owns 20% of the land for development around Dublin. It is a problem when people buy land and hold it until the market comes right. We need to consider this in real terms because these kinds of companies will hoard land because they can afford...