Results 3,521-3,540 of 7,183 for speaker:Cian O'Callaghan

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Rental Sector (9 Mar 2023)

Cian O'Callaghan: Exactly.

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Vacant Properties (9 Mar 2023)

Cian O'Callaghan: 146. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he will introduce compulsory rental orders to tackle vacancy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11822/23]

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Vacant Properties (9 Mar 2023)

Cian O'Callaghan: My question is about compulsory rental orders. Last May, the Minister said he was open to the idea. What has he done about them since? Has he looked into this? As he knows, on the night of the census there were 35,000 empty rental properties in the country. Part of the solution to the housing crisis is to make the best use we can of existing housing stock, in terms of the crisis we are...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Vacant Properties (9 Mar 2023)

Cian O'Callaghan: I thank the Minister of State for his reply. It is very welcome that this is being actively looked at by the Department. I take it from that it is being looked at as part of the review of the private rental sector. What is the timeline on that and could he indicate as well not just the timeline for the review but the potential timeline for any legislation on compulsory rental orders? It...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Housing Schemes (9 Mar 2023)

Cian O'Callaghan: 93. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he will provide an update on the delivery of affordable purchase and cost-rental housing; if the targets for 2022 set out in Housing for All were met; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11820/23]

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Housing Schemes (9 Mar 2023)

Cian O'Callaghan: Will the Minister indicate how many affordable purchase and cost-rental homes were delivered in 2022? Did he reach his targets in this regard? If not, can he provide some information on the position?

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Housing Schemes (9 Mar 2023)

Cian O'Callaghan: I thank the Minister for the reply. He has been able to give us and the media quite solid estimates in respect of social housing delivery for last year. I appreciate that all the information may not yet be available. The Minister may not have the exact figure, but can he give us a general indication of cost-rental and affordable house purchase delivery for 2022? Is he in a position to...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Housing Schemes (9 Mar 2023)

Cian O'Callaghan: Can the Minister explain how, in terms of the social housing delivery that is coming through the same sorts of mechanisms, he is able give quite solid indications that 7,500 social homes were delivered in 2022? He was able to give the first home scheme figures. Is he not in a position to give us solid estimates of the delivery numbers in respect of the other forms of housing delivery? ...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Housing Schemes (9 Mar 2023)

Cian O'Callaghan: The Minister voted against our amendments on affordable purchase.

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Housing Schemes (9 Mar 2023)

Cian O'Callaghan: We voted against the Minister's amendments.

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Housing Schemes (9 Mar 2023)

Cian O'Callaghan: Why did the Minister vote against our amendments?

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (9 Mar 2023)

Cian O'Callaghan: We do and the Government votes them all down.

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Control of Dogs (8 Mar 2023)

Cian O'Callaghan: 281. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine in relation to the Control of Dogs Act working group, the stakeholders who were consulted during the process; if scientific evidence has been incorporated; if so, if that evidence will be published; the stage that the review is currently at; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11993/23]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Homeless Accommodation (9 Mar 2023)

Cian O'Callaghan: 104. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government his views on the recent record levels of persons accessing emergency accommodation; the action he is taking to address this; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11821/23]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Air Safety (9 Mar 2023)

Cian O'Callaghan: 186. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will provide an update on his plan to tackle drone activity in Dublin Airport; when anti-drone technology will be available to prevent this issue from continuing; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12150/23]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Departmental Properties (9 Mar 2023)

Cian O'Callaghan: 188. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the number of vacant habitable dwelling units and vacant derelict residential dwelling units in ownership or part ownership of, or under the control of both his Department and agencies under his remit; the county in which each unit is located; the length of time each unit has been vacant, in tabular form; and if he will make a...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Departmental Properties (9 Mar 2023)

Cian O'Callaghan: 198. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the number of vacant habitable dwelling units and vacant derelict residential dwelling units in the ownership of or part ownership of or under the control of both his Department and agencies under his remit; the county in which each unit is located; the length of time each unit has been vacant, in tabular form; and if he will make a...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Departmental Properties (9 Mar 2023)

Cian O'Callaghan: 203. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the number of vacant habitable dwelling units and vacant derelict residential dwelling units in the ownership of or part ownership of or under the control of both her Department and agencies under her remit; the county in which each unit is located; the length of time each unit has been vacant, in tabular form; and if she will...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Departmental Properties (9 Mar 2023)

Cian O'Callaghan: 223. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the number of vacant habitable dwelling units and vacant derelict residential dwelling units in the ownership or part ownership of, or under the control of, both his Department and agencies under his remit; the county in which each unit is located; the length of time each unit has been vacant, in tabular form; and if he will...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Provision (9 Mar 2023)

Cian O'Callaghan: 224. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the time spent to carry out the four-stage approval process for publicly funded capital projects for each social housing, cost rental, affordable purchase, and mixed tenure development completed in 2022, broken down by tenure type and county, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12174/23]