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Written Answers — Department of Health: Emergency Departments (8 Nov 2023)

Cian O'Callaghan: 128. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide an update on the progress of the new emergency department for Beaumont Hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48928/23]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Rental Sector (9 Nov 2023)

Cian O'Callaghan: 138. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he will establish a deposit protection scheme to protect renters from having their deposits unlawfully withheld; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49016/23]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Defective Block Scheme Regulations and Review of IS 465: Discussion (13 Jul 2023)

Cian O'Callaghan: I thank the homeowners in particular for the powerful and strong testimony they gave. The State is compounding the stress and trauma for homeowners instead of alleviating it. That is not forgivable. If there is one takeaway from this, it should be that we must listen to the homeowners who have been living through this. I want to ask about IS 465 and foundations. We were told that if a...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Defective Block Scheme Regulations and Review of IS 465: Discussion (13 Jul 2023)

Cian O'Callaghan: Do any of the homeowners wish to respond?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Defective Block Scheme Regulations and Review of IS 465: Discussion (13 Jul 2023)

Cian O'Callaghan: I just want to ask the Department about the testimony we heard earlier from Engineers Ireland about insurance risk and IS 465. The organisation says that a key factor with regard to engineers not signing up for the IS 465 register is the risk profile of the scheme and obtaining professional indemnity insurance. The organisation specifically states that: The lack of professional indemnity...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Defective Block Scheme Regulations and Review of IS 465: Discussion (13 Jul 2023)

Cian O'Callaghan: My apologies to Mr. Ó Coigligh but I am asking the Department about the different view it holds on this?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Defective Block Scheme Regulations and Review of IS 465: Discussion (13 Jul 2023)

Cian O'Callaghan: It is reasonable to say that this information is new but the Department is taking this completely seriously.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Defective Block Scheme Regulations and Review of IS 465: Discussion (13 Jul 2023)

Cian O'Callaghan: With regard to Mr. Ó Coigligh's opening statement, he states, "The vast majority of those who need help will get all the financial assistance they need." He then reiterates point on the 100% grants. That completely flies in the face of what homeowners have not just said today but have been saying for a long time. They have gone into detail about that and how, in respect of the scheme,...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Defective Block Scheme Regulations and Review of IS 465: Discussion (13 Jul 2023)

Cian O'Callaghan: I completely accept that the Department operates the legislation which is passed by the Oireachtas. That is completely reasonable. However, Mr. Ó Coigligh has come to our committee and has made a statement that "The vast majority of those who need help will get all the financial assistance they need." That completely contradicts the experience of the homeowners in the testimony, not...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Defective Block Scheme Regulations and Review of IS 465: Discussion (13 Jul 2023)

Cian O'Callaghan: So Mr. Ó Coigligh does not accept the testimony of the homeowners on it.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Defective Block Scheme Regulations and Review of IS 465: Discussion (13 Jul 2023)

Cian O'Callaghan: Mr. Ó Coigligh used the term, "the vast majority".

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Defective Block Scheme Regulations and Review of IS 465: Discussion (13 Jul 2023)

Cian O'Callaghan: That is Mr. Ó Coigligh's view. On the trauma and stress that homeowners have clearly gone through, it is very important - and I do not expect everybody to have the same views on all of these things - that these homeowners are listened to and respected. Given what they have gone through and what they have said, for Mr. Ó Coigligh to come into the committee and to reject what they...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Defective Block Scheme Regulations and Review of IS 465: Discussion (13 Jul 2023)

Cian O'Callaghan: Mr. Ó Coigligh said that the vast majority of those who need help-----

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Defective Block Scheme Regulations and Review of IS 465: Discussion (13 Jul 2023)

Cian O'Callaghan: Fair enough, but he said that "The vast majority of those who need help will get all the financial assistance they need." That flatly contradicts what homeowners have been saying not just today but for a considerable amount of time. Are they being listened to? Are the concerns they are raising being listened to? Are they being heard and understood? If they are, why are provocative...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Defective Block Scheme Regulations and Review of IS 465: Discussion (13 Jul 2023)

Cian O'Callaghan: Okay.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Proposed Changes to River Shannon, Grand and Royal Canals and River Barrow Navigation By-laws: Discussion (21 Sep 2023)

Cian O'Callaghan: I would be grateful if Mr. Rowe could answer Senator Moynihan's question about licences.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Proposed Changes to River Shannon, Grand and Royal Canals and River Barrow Navigation By-laws: Discussion (21 Sep 2023)

Cian O'Callaghan: I know we do not have houseboat permits, but does Mr. Rowe know what numbers we are talking about?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Proposed Changes to River Shannon, Grand and Royal Canals and River Barrow Navigation By-laws: Discussion (21 Sep 2023)

Cian O'Callaghan: I now come to my own questions. Does Mr. Rowe accept there is a lack of fairness for current users, including residential boat owners and businesses, in that they are facing massive increases in fees? Part of the rationale being offered is that the fees have not been increased since the 1980s. Current users are not responsible for the fact that fees have not been increased since the 1980s....

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Proposed Changes to River Shannon, Grand and Royal Canals and River Barrow Navigation By-laws: Discussion (21 Sep 2023)

Cian O'Callaghan: Did Waterways Ireland commission independent research?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Proposed Changes to River Shannon, Grand and Royal Canals and River Barrow Navigation By-laws: Discussion (21 Sep 2023)

Cian O'Callaghan: I totally accept the sector needs to be regulated but I would like to see that done in a way where key stakeholders are on board with changes. Clearly, we have a situation where that is not the case at the moment. On the Shannon, and the very significant resource it is where it has multiple uses ranging from leisure, biodiversity, and water resources, does Mr. Rowe believe there needs to...