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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Inflationary Costs in the Construction Industry: Discussion (28 Jun 2022)

Cian O'Callaghan: I thank Ms Hegarty. I can take from that that the weakness of the public sector side of delivery as a counterbalance and counter-cyclical part of housing delivery is a key issue. The access, or lack thereof, of small builders to finance for land is a key structural weakness that needs to be addressed, as well as other ways to support smaller builders, and that is a key part of delivery. ...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Inflationary Costs in the Construction Industry: Discussion (28 Jun 2022)

Cian O'Callaghan: The points on timber frames and fire safety are valid. Unfortunately, there are examples where it has not been done properly. I would not have full confidence that all of the lessons have been learned yet. Ms Hegarty referred to six storeys being cost optimal. With regard to reasonable density, a very strong argument has been put forward by others, including Lorcan Sirr and the Irish...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Inflationary Costs in the Construction Industry: Discussion (28 Jun 2022)

Cian O'Callaghan: Ms Hegarty's view is that we are not taking a sensible approach in terms of density. We have two extremes. We are still doing a lot of low-density, unsustainable development, as well as poor-quality, high-density developments with which there are numerous problems. We should be landing generally on three to six storeys in most areas. That would make sense in terms of having a good-----

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Inflationary Costs in the Construction Industry: Discussion (28 Jun 2022)

Cian O'Callaghan: You would have good standards plus a good level of density for providing infrastructure and access to public transport to meet our climate change objectives. We could achieve a huge amount in that range in most areas. That is Ms Hegarty's view.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Right to Housing: Discussion (5 Jul 2022)

Cian O'Callaghan: I will follow up on the point about whether, if it were to be passed, a referendum would create an expectation of change and give rise to a rights-based approach. In previous referendums, especially very controversial ones, much work was done on the implementation. It was not just about the wording but about how the detail of a change would be implemented. Some of that was provided to the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Right to Housing: Discussion (5 Jul 2022)

Cian O'Callaghan: In previous referendums, it has been felt that this is very important work, rather than debating the wording, with people having no indication of how it might pan out. Does Home For Good have a view on that work? Does it need to be done?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Right to Housing: Discussion (5 Jul 2022)

Cian O'Callaghan: That is a very important piece of work because it would give the referendum meaning. Cynical people who are cynical might say this will not mean anything but we could then say A, B or C will happen if this referendum is passed and say how things will progress. From the limited engagement Home for Good has had with it, is there any indication that the Housing Commission is doing that piece...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Right to Housing: Discussion (5 Jul 2022)

Cian O'Callaghan: Is it the case that to date, the witnesses have not had any direct feedback on that wording from the Minister, the Department or the Housing Commission?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Right to Housing: Discussion (5 Jul 2022)

Cian O'Callaghan: It is important for us as a committee to try to get some of this information from the Housing Commission. We need to know if it is looking to do that as a piece of work. I propose we write to the commission. I know we invited its representatives to this meeting but it would be useful to get that information because that is an important part of this process.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Review and Consolidation of Planning Legislation: Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage (Resumed) (12 Jul 2022)

Cian O'Callaghan: I endorse Senator Boyhan's comments on the Dublin Democratic Planning Alliance. They have a lot of experience, expertise and knowledge. A lot of the alliance members have professional experience of many years. Engagement with them would be very useful. In the overall area of planning, complex planning law is bad law. I completely agree that it leads to confusion, delay and litigation....

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Review and Consolidation of Planning Legislation: Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage (Resumed) (12 Jul 2022)

Cian O'Callaghan: In a way these documents, including the one today, are headline overview consultation documents. Will the officials be coming back to the committee on the conclusion of the process when they have more concrete detail? Will we be able to input at that point?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Review and Consolidation of Planning Legislation: Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage (Resumed) (12 Jul 2022)

Cian O'Callaghan: The concern I have is that while today's document contains nothing I would disagree with and is really good, I may well end up disagreeing with someone about how it is interpreted and implemented, or I may not. The detail is the important bit. I am just wondering about the concrete detail on process. On the whole planning review including today's, are the officials looking at good practice...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Review and Consolidation of Planning Legislation: Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage (Resumed) (12 Jul 2022)

Cian O'Callaghan: To date, has anything stood out from that? Is there anything of particular interest that Ms Graham has come across?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Review and Consolidation of Planning Legislation: Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage (Resumed) (12 Jul 2022)

Cian O'Callaghan: Yes, that does not serve anybody's interests who is involved in the process at all. The point about intent in legislation is a very interesting idea and could be very useful.

Ceisteanna - Questions: Departmental Reports (14 Sep 2022)

Cian O'Callaghan: 3. To ask the Taoiseach when the annual report of his Department for 2021 will be published. [36170/22]

Ceisteanna - Questions: Departmental Reports (14 Sep 2022)

Cian O'Callaghan: In recent weeks we have seen queues of hundreds of people, renters, who have been going for viewings. We have had reports of a student being asked for intimate photographs from a landlord. We have had students who cannot find anywhere to live who are sleeping rough. We have had a homeless woman who is sleeping in her car on a beach and having to wash in the sea as she has nowhere else to...

Ceisteanna - Questions: Departmental Reports (14 Sep 2022)

Cian O'Callaghan: My question was about the Government missing its own targets.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Irish Language (14 Sep 2022)

Cian O'Callaghan: 324. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the progress that has been made on the Programme for Government commitment to provide a comprehensive policy for the Irish language from pre-primary education to teacher education for all schools; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44804/22]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Departmental Funding (14 Sep 2022)

Cian O'Callaghan: 398. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if funding will be renewed for a programme (details supplied) in 2023; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44991/22]

An Bord Pleanála: Statements (15 Sep 2022)

Cian O'Callaghan: At the outset, with reference to the 2016 report that was ordered by the then Minister, Deputy Kelly, I wish to state that some of the recommendations in that report, if implemented, would be a disaster. If that is not clear to people after recent events, I do not know when it will be clear. One of those recommendations was that some decisions would be made, in some cases, by a sole or one...