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Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Provision (26 May 2022)

Cian O'Callaghan: 239. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the persons or bodies that were the 31 industry experts that attended a workshop held with the Housing Agency in December 2021 to discuss the structure and criteria of the Croí Cónaithe cities fund; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27030/22]

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (31 May 2022)

Cian O'Callaghan: I want to ask about the Government's plans to give €450 million in subsidies to developers. These subsidies will be used to build apartments that, according to an analysis by the Business Post, will only be affordable for people on the top 15% of incomes. In the Dáil and the national media, the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage, Deputy Darragh O'Brien, has...

Electoral Reform Bill 2022: Instruction to Committee (31 May 2022)

Cian O'Callaghan: First, I welcome this Bill. It is important legislation. Establishing an electoral commission is long overdue. It is an important measure, and the main thrust of the Bill is one I welcome. As I outlined on Second Stage, I have a slightly different take on this from that of other parties. While I welcome the legislation as very good, it is weak in some places and must be strengthened,...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: National Oversight Audit Commission’s 2021 Annual Report: Discussion (17 May 2022)

Cian O'Callaghan: I thank the witnesses for the work done by NOAC, which is very valuable. To be clear, the indicators and data collected by NOAC are set by the Minister.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: National Oversight Audit Commission’s 2021 Annual Report: Discussion (17 May 2022)

Cian O'Callaghan: The commission decides them.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: National Oversight Audit Commission’s 2021 Annual Report: Discussion (17 May 2022)

Cian O'Callaghan: For example, if we as a committee felt enforcement in the dereliction area was really important in terms of data collection, we could write to the commission and request that it be collected. That would be appropriate.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: National Oversight Audit Commission’s 2021 Annual Report: Discussion (17 May 2022)

Cian O'Callaghan: I thank the witnesses. With regard to climate change, tackling derelictions and vacancy is very important with regard to embodied carbon. I am certainly of the strong view that if NOAC did more in the area, it would be useful. I cannot speak for the whole committee but it is an area we have looked at a lot. Anything that can be done there would be very valuable. Across some of the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: National Oversight Audit Commission’s 2021 Annual Report: Discussion (17 May 2022)

Cian O'Callaghan: On verification, if someone is leading local authorities, say, on turnaround times, NOAC engages with them more to make sure that it is not simply that they are counting them differently or shorter but that they are counting them in the same way and that the data stand. It, therefore, just does that with the outliers to verify if something is going on with how they are counting.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: National Oversight Audit Commission’s 2021 Annual Report: Discussion (17 May 2022)

Cian O'Callaghan: Can Mr. McCarthy elaborate on how NOAC does that?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: National Oversight Audit Commission’s 2021 Annual Report: Discussion (17 May 2022)

Cian O'Callaghan: That is very positive. Was there consideration of publishing case studies similar to the Ombudsman case book, which is really valuable for good practice or problems that need to be fixed? Let us take County Mayo where social housing void turnarounds is ahead of other counties. It would be useful to hear exactly what they are doing and highlight that. Waterford, as the committee knows, has...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: National Oversight Audit Commission’s 2021 Annual Report: Discussion (17 May 2022)

Cian O'Callaghan: It is very important. We know local authority staff and management teams benefit very well from positive feedback so that is good.

Ceisteanna - Questions: Programme for Government (1 Jun 2022)

Cian O'Callaghan: 16. To ask the Taoiseach the mechanism by which his Department will review progress made in implementing the programme for Government. [24809/22]

Ceisteanna - Questions: Programme for Government (1 Jun 2022)

Cian O'Callaghan: 21. To ask the Taoiseach if he will report on the progress of the programme for Government. [26646/22]

Ceisteanna - Questions: Programme for Government (1 Jun 2022)

Cian O'Callaghan: I want to ask about the commitment in the programme for Government regarding the divestment of schools. The programme for Government commits to ensuring plurality in regard to choice in education and progress on this has been extremely slow. Survey after survey shows the majority of parents want to send their children to secular, co-educational schools but the places are not there to meet...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Schemes (31 May 2022)

Cian O'Callaghan: 231. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if the Croí Cónaithe Cities fund has received an exemption from the European Commission with regard to state aid rules, as outlined in Article 108 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27367/22]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Departmental Funding (31 May 2022)

Cian O'Callaghan: 392. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will provide additional funding for autism spectrum disorder units in mainstream schools; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27558/22]

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Departmental Programmes (1 Jun 2022)

Cian O'Callaghan: 58. To ask the Taoiseach if he will report on the well-being framework for Ireland overseen by his Department. [26649/22]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Accommodation (1 Jun 2022)

Cian O'Callaghan: 146. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the progress that has been made in relation to the move by a school (details supplied) to its permanent location; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [28232/22]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: House Sales (1 Jun 2022)

Cian O'Callaghan: 180. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if he will consider outlawing price on application property advertisements to ensure that perspective purchasers pay the actual price rather than the maximum of their mortgage approval; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [28234/22]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: International Protection (1 Jun 2022)

Cian O'Callaghan: 184. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if he will extend the deadline of the immigration and international protection permissions beyond the 31 May 2022, in order to facilitate the many applicants who are waiting on a decision to continue working and living in Ireland; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [28233/22]