Results 4,001-4,020 of 7,187 for speaker:Cian O'Callaghan

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Equality Issues (12 Jul 2023)

Cian O'Callaghan: 133. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the current status of Action 7.2 of the National LGBTI Inclusion Strategy (for which her Department is responsible), regarding the creation of an LGBTI+ history and culture research think tank; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34700/23]

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Equality Issues (12 Jul 2023)

Cian O'Callaghan: 134. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the current status of Action 7.3 of the National LGBTI Inclusion Strategy (for which her Department is responsible), regarding the Business to Arts programme funding LGBTI+ artists; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34701/23]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Equality Issues (12 Jul 2023)

Cian O'Callaghan: 227. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the current status of Action 2.4 of the National LGBTI Inclusion Strategy, concerning the development of an LGBT+ Employee and Ally network, specifically regarding progress since March of 2023; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34697/23]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Motor Fuels (13 Jul 2023)

Cian O'Callaghan: 186. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment what incentives, if any, are in place to encourage farmers to grow crops that can be used to produce hydrotreated vegetable oil; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35176/23]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Motor Fuels (13 Jul 2023)

Cian O'Callaghan: 273. To ask the Minister for Finance if the Government will reduce taxation on hydrotreated vegetable oil; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35176/23]

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: EU Regulations (13 Jul 2023)

Cian O'Callaghan: 396. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if the Government has submitted an Opinion on the forthcoming “Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on data collection and sharing relating to the short-term accommodation rental services and amending Regulation (EU) 2018/1724” on short-term letting across the European Union in relation to data...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: EU Regulations (13 Jul 2023)

Cian O'Callaghan: 403. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht what actions the Government have taken, and plan to take, to engage with the European Commission concerning the “Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on data collection and sharing relating to short-term accommodation rental services and amending Regulation (EU) 2018/1724” and the...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Proposed Legislation (13 Jul 2023)

Cian O'Callaghan: 404. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht to set out communication by the European Commission in relation to the General Scheme of the Registration of Short-Term Tourist Letting Bill 2022 as it stands, notably in regard to the proposed restrictions on the current practices of the short-term letting platforms operating in Ireland; if she will publish the correspondence...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Proposed Legislation (13 Jul 2023)

Cian O'Callaghan: 405. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht what evidence was provided by the Government to the European Commission to justify the proposed restrictions on the short-term letting platforms currently operating in Ireland as set out in the General Scheme of the Registration of Short-Term Tourist Letting Bill 2022; to provide the European Commission’s communication in...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Proposed Legislation (13 Jul 2023)

Cian O'Callaghan: 406. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht what evidence was provided to the European Commission to show that the proposed measures set out in the General Scheme of the Registration of Short-Term Tourist Letting Bill 2022 would make best use of the existing housing stock; what the European Commission’s assessment of this evidence was; and if she will make a...

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Control of Dogs (13 Jul 2023)

Cian O'Callaghan: 875. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development if she will outline, with regard to recommendation 14 of the Report of the Working Group on Control of Dogs, which stakeholders will be involved in this group; how the group’s agenda will be set; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35175/23]

Local Government (Mayor of Limerick) Bill 2023: Second Stage (20 Sep 2023)

Cian O'Callaghan: I welcome this Bill and that we finally have it at this Stage. I know a lot of work has gone into it and there are improvements from the general scheme. I want to acknowledge that and say that it is moving in the right direction. With that said, it needs to go a lot further. Fundamentally, one of the reasons the Social Democrats and I are most interested in directly elected mayors is...

Local Government (Mayor of Limerick) Bill 2023: Second Stage (20 Sep 2023)

Cian O'Callaghan: I thank the Minister of State for the clarification. It is important that people are not just going through the motions or that they are in just a few times a year. That is useful. I have talked about recommendation 8, which concerns the mayor having the power to select and appoint members of staff to their office. Recommendation 9 refers to sanctions or removal of the director general...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Student Accommodation (21 Sep 2023)

Cian O'Callaghan: Given the cost-of-living crisis we are in, and the very real financial hardship and stress that many students and their families are in, does the Minister think it is appropriate for universities and colleges to increase the cost of student accommodation for this academic year?

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Student Accommodation (21 Sep 2023)

Cian O'Callaghan: Am I to take it from what the Minister has said that it is his view that it is appropriate to have increases, as long they comply with the RPZ legislation? As I am sure the Minister is aware, there is huge stress on students, as well as mental health and well-being issues for students who cannot find affordable accommodation. There are ever-longer commutes. This has impacted...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Student Accommodation (21 Sep 2023)

Cian O'Callaghan: I thank the Minister for that response. This has been well documented. There is evidence of student accommodation providers clearly circumventing the RPZ rules with additional costs. It is not for discretionary items they can choose to opt into or opt out of.

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Student Accommodation (21 Sep 2023)

Cian O'Callaghan: They cannot rent their accommodation without paying those additional charges that have been increasingly introduced. They are a way for large providers to get around these rules. It has been brought to the attention of Government Ministers before. This urgently needs action. I welcome that the Minister says he will look into it-----

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Student Accommodation (21 Sep 2023)

Cian O'Callaghan: -----but it urgently needs to be addressed, because this is going against the spirit of the law, if not the actual law. The Government needs to take a view on this and act on it. It must either change the legislation or, if the legislation is robust enough in this area, it must enforce it.

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Student Accommodation (21 Sep 2023)

Cian O'Callaghan: Yes.