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Ceisteanna - Questions: Departmental Policies (22 Nov 2023)

Cian O'Callaghan: I will raise a matter I have raised several times. It concerns the well-being of a number of students who graduated from St. Michael's House, Baldoyle, this year. Shortly before they graduated, they and their families received a generic letter that told them there would not be any places for them in day services in September. The letter was not even personalised. Despite promises being...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Illegal Dumping (21 Nov 2023)

Cian O'Callaghan: 105. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the status of his Department’s work regarding the new codes and guidelines for monitoring illegal dumping drafted by the Local Government Management Agency; when the new codes and guidelines will be in place; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50597/23]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Policy (21 Nov 2023)

Cian O'Callaghan: 289. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he will provide details of the public sector benchmarking exercise used in the first bundle of the social housing public private partnerships; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50626/23]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Legislative Reviews (21 Nov 2023)

Cian O'Callaghan: 363. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if she will provide an update on the review of Part 4 of the Sexual Offences Act 2017; if a new lead researcher has been appointed; if she will provide a timeline for its completion; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [50677/23]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Consideration of the Citizens' Assembly Report on a Directly Elected Mayor of Dublin: Discussion (Resumed) (21 Nov 2023)

Cian O'Callaghan: The witnesses both make very compelling cases. Would anyone else like to come in on that? I do not think any of us necessarily have the confidence that we are going to get a general scheme in the next few months, which would be delivered in time for June. Would a plebiscite in June be preferable or should we wait for a more detailed one a year later?

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Electoral (Amendment) Bill 2023: Committee Stage (23 Nov 2023)

Cian O'Callaghan: This is a very important and serious area. I know it has caused many issues and concerns for people who have run for public office and who have considered running for public office and decided against it on safety grounds. All sorts of things have happened, such as people being stalked, as a result of information being publicly available. It is a particular issue in terms of trying to...

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Electoral (Amendment) Bill 2023: Committee Stage (23 Nov 2023)

Cian O'Callaghan: I seek a clarification. Deputy Bacik's amendment talks about the abolition of constituencies returning three Members. The commission's hands are tied in that sense, in terms of the existing legislation. Is it the Minister's understanding of the research the commission is doing that the commission is not tied by the existing legislation and that everything is on the table or is it otherwise?

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Electoral (Amendment) Bill 2023: Committee Stage (23 Nov 2023)

Cian O'Callaghan: Yes. The commission is not tied to what is in the electoral Bill-----

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Electoral (Amendment) Bill 2023: Committee Stage (23 Nov 2023)

Cian O'Callaghan: -----in terms of the number of constituencies. That is the Minister's view and it is fair for us to say that.

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Electoral (Amendment) Bill 2023: Committee Stage (23 Nov 2023)

Cian O'Callaghan: Sometimes, when people are researching areas, they feel they have to research within the bounds of existing legislation.

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Electoral (Amendment) Bill 2023: Committee Stage (23 Nov 2023)

Cian O'Callaghan: The Minister, in his view, believes they do not have to operate under constraints.

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Electoral (Amendment) Bill 2023: Committee Stage (23 Nov 2023)

Cian O'Callaghan: This clarification is very useful.

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Estimates for Public Services 2023
Vote 34 - Housing, Local Government and Heritage (Supplementary Estimate) (23 Nov 2023)

Cian O'Callaghan: My questions are in a similar vein. Under subhead A3, local authority housing, last year the underspend was €237 million in the Supplementary Estimate.

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Estimates for Public Services 2023
Vote 34 - Housing, Local Government and Heritage (Supplementary Estimate) (23 Nov 2023)

Cian O'Callaghan: That is no problem. Under subhead A3, local authority housing, last year the underspend was €237 million in the Supplementary Estimate. This year, my read of it is that it is €220 million. Is that correct?

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Estimates for Public Services 2023
Vote 34 - Housing, Local Government and Heritage (Supplementary Estimate) (23 Nov 2023)

Cian O'Callaghan: Does it not say €220 million?

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Estimates for Public Services 2023
Vote 34 - Housing, Local Government and Heritage (Supplementary Estimate) (23 Nov 2023)

Cian O'Callaghan: I understand. It is an estimate.

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Estimates for Public Services 2023
Vote 34 - Housing, Local Government and Heritage (Supplementary Estimate) (23 Nov 2023)

Cian O'Callaghan: It is worth saying that the Estimates last year were relatively accurate in this regard, were they not? The €237 million underspend last year, when these Estimates came in, was held to, was it not? It was accurate, so there is no reason-----

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Estimates for Public Services 2023
Vote 34 - Housing, Local Government and Heritage (Supplementary Estimate) (23 Nov 2023)

Cian O'Callaghan: Exactly, but the Estimates have been relatively accurate so there is no reason to expect otherwise. Between the two years, that is almost €500 million in underspend under subhead A3, local authority housing, at a time of unprecedented numbers of homeless people living in emergency accommodation and record numbers of children growing up without a home. Why is here such a high level of...

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Estimates for Public Services 2023
Vote 34 - Housing, Local Government and Heritage (Supplementary Estimate) (23 Nov 2023)

Cian O'Callaghan: I have a question on CAS, the Housing Agency land acquisition fund and the budgetary process on the housing budget. Last year’s Supplementary Estimate was €125 million for the land acquisition fund. This year, am I correct there was no allocation in the budget for that fund?

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Estimates for Public Services 2023
Vote 34 - Housing, Local Government and Heritage (Supplementary Estimate) (23 Nov 2023)

Cian O'Callaghan: How much was it?