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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: General Scheme of the Marine Protected Areas Bill 2023: Discussion (Resumed) (2 Feb 2023)

Cian O'Callaghan: Before I finish, on a question to Ms Loughran, it seems to me that the Bill has the appearance of acknowledging that we have to have MPAs because it is in the programme for Government and in our international obligations, so here then is a Bill that does that, as opposed to asking why we want to have MPAs, what we want to achieve with them and that being central to the Bill. I would welcome...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: General Scheme of the Marine Protected Areas Bill 2023: Discussion (Resumed) (2 Feb 2023)

Cian O'Callaghan: I have a question for Mr. Griffin, who earlier made a very strong case about the importance of effective participation, not just consultation. That point was also well made by Professor Tasman Crowe earlier in the week, and he spoke about how well it has worked in other countries where communities propose areas and there is a bottom-up approach. Am I missing something? Is there anything in...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: General Scheme of the Marine Protected Areas Bill 2023: Discussion (Resumed) (2 Feb 2023)

Cian O'Callaghan: On head 10, is it the lack of transparency, the limited number of bodies it applies to or the entire head that is the issue? Is the idea behind this head fine provided things are done in a transparent way?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: General Scheme of the Marine Protected Areas Bill 2023: Discussion (Resumed) (2 Feb 2023)

Cian O'Callaghan: Is the NPWS referenced in the Bill? I am sure it has a role to play.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: General Scheme of the Marine Protected Areas Bill 2023: Discussion (Resumed) (2 Feb 2023)

Cian O'Callaghan: The NPWS is mentioned in the Bill in terms of public participation and MPA designations. My reading of the Bill is that it is given four weeks, the same as anyone else, to make a submission. Beyond that, there does not seem to be any role for it. Should there be a role for it in enforcement or monitoring? Should the Bill be clear on the role of the NPWS and that of the Marine Institute,...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: General Scheme of the Marine Protected Areas Bill 2023: Discussion (Resumed) (2 Feb 2023)

Cian O'Callaghan: Mr. Fogarty wants to come in. I will then go to Wind Energy Ireland.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: General Scheme of the Marine Protected Areas Bill 2023: Discussion (Resumed) (2 Feb 2023)

Cian O'Callaghan: I have a question for Wind Energy Ireland. It may want to respond to everything. In the opening statement, witnesses were very strong on co-location and also said there are some circumstances where that will not happen and there will be MPAs designated where offshore wind energy development would be completely unsuitable. Can Wind Energy Ireland expand on what sort of areas and MPAs are...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: General Scheme of the Marine Protected Areas Bill 2023: Discussion (Resumed) (2 Feb 2023)

Cian O'Callaghan: I want to ask a short follow-up question, if I may. That is clearly a key issue for the industry. It does not have the clarity on that, which creates uncertainty. Getting to the point where it is much more clear which areas would not be compatible would be very helpful.

Ceisteanna - Questions: Programme for Government (8 Feb 2023)

Cian O'Callaghan: 8. To ask the Taoiseach if he will provide an update on the programme for Government. [4445/23]

Ceisteanna - Questions: Programme for Government (8 Feb 2023)

Cian O'Callaghan: Since Fine Gael took office in 2011, rates of home ownership have fallen very significantly. To counter this, we need at least 10,000 affordable homes each year. In the first three quarters of last year, fewer than 1,000 affordable and cost rental homes were delivered. At the same time, the Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage is returning hundreds of millions of euro...

Ceisteanna - Questions: National Economic and Social Council (8 Feb 2023)

Cian O'Callaghan: 17. To ask the Taoiseach if he will report on the work of the National Economic and Social Council. [4446/23]

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (9 Feb 2023)

Cian O'Callaghan: I ask the Minister how much money the Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage is returning to central Exchequer funds from 2022. According to the Department of Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform, approximately €241 million of the Minister’s housing budget from 2022 is being returned to the central Exchequer. This is money should have...

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (9 Feb 2023)

Cian O'Callaghan: How much of the Department's funding has the Minister returned?

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (9 Feb 2023)

Cian O'Callaghan: The Minister has not answered my question.

Emergency Housing Measures: Motion [Private Members] (9 Feb 2023)

Cian O'Callaghan: I thank the Labour Party for bringing forward this motion, which the Social Democrats will support. It contains a number of sensible proposals and measures which we are happy to support. We would go a little bit further in some areas, but that is a matter of detail. The fact that the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage has not shown up for this important debate says a...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Legislative Measures (8 Feb 2023)

Cian O'Callaghan: 156. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the way he will ensure the outcomes of the public consultation on the Review of Part B (Fire Safety) of the Building Regulations will be included in the drafting of legislation to support the remediation of apartments and duplexes with fire safety, structural safety and water ingress defects, constructed between 1991 and...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Legislative Measures (8 Feb 2023)

Cian O'Callaghan: 157. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if the legislation for remediation of apartments and duplexes with fire safety, structural safety and water ingress defects, constructed between 1991 and 2013, will ensure the replacement of cladding systems paid for by public redress funds will be targeted towards the application of non-combustible materials only; and if he...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Disability Services (8 Feb 2023)

Cian O'Callaghan: 346. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide an update on his plans to tackle the understaffing of the CDNT services in north County Dublin; how and when more staff will be recruited into these services; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5642/23]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: General Scheme of the Planning and Development Bill: Discussion (Resumed) (9 Feb 2023)

Cian O'Callaghan: I thank everyone who has come in. I have some questions for the board and some for the Office of the Planning Regulator. I will probably only get to the Office of the Planning Regulator in this slot so I will come back in again. I will be out for a little while at 11 a.m. as per usual but I will be back afterwards. On the proposed section 326, which is about the review of planning...