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Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Local Authorities (5 Mar 2024)

Cian O'Callaghan: 410. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the number of new technical and administrative staff hired in the local authority planning system since February 2023; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10317/24]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Departmental Strategies (5 Mar 2024)

Cian O'Callaghan: 424. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if a review was undertaken in 2020 at the end of phase one of the National Landscape Strategy 2015-2025; if a review was undertaken at the end of phase two of the same strategy; if he plans to prepare an updated strategy and implementation programme in consultation with the stakeholders who contributed to the 2015 document;...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Departmental Reviews (5 Mar 2024)

Cian O'Callaghan: 427. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he will provide a list of all schemes and funding streams related to housing delivery that are currently under review or due to be reviewed in 2024; the expected completion date of these reviews; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10702/24]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Child Abuse (5 Mar 2024)

Cian O'Callaghan: 572. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the total number of child sexual abuse allegations received by each of the 17 Tusla local area offices for each of the past five years; the number of these allegations deemed founded and unfounded and the number of allegations that were referred to An Garda Síochána, in tabular form; and if he will...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Child Abuse (5 Mar 2024)

Cian O'Callaghan: 573. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth how the 17 different databases used by Tusla feed into the National Childcare Information System (NICCS); if he will provide a comparison of completion rates for data input into NICCS across the 17 different Tusla areas; if any lack of or delay in central data gathering may be hampering strategic and policy...

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (29 Feb 2024)

Cian O'Callaghan: I have been there plenty, do not worry.

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (6 Mar 2024)

Cian O'Callaghan: I move amendment No. 142: In page 61, between lines 13 and 14, to insert the following: “(vi) air quality management,”.

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (6 Mar 2024)

Cian O'Callaghan: I move amendment No. 157: In page 61, between lines 26 and 27, to insert the following: “(g) (i) protection of the linguistic and cultural heritage of Irish language and Gaeltacht communities including the promotion of Irish as the community language, specifically by supporting the implementation of language plans in Limistéir Phleanála Teanga Ghaeltachta and in Bailte...

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (6 Mar 2024)

Cian O'Callaghan: I apologise, but I must leave for the Chamber shortly. I will read the record to see the Minister of State’s response. From his answer to Deputy Ó Broin’s question, I am not entirely clear that pent-up demand is not included in the terms of reference of the ESRI study. Will the Minister of State provide us with a copy of those terms of reference so that we can see them?

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (6 Mar 2024)

Cian O'Callaghan: I move amendment No. 165: In page 63, between lines 3 and 4, to insert the following: “(h) Roinn na Gaeltachta, Údarás na Gaeltachta and Foras na Gaeilge,”.

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (6 Mar 2024)

Cian O'Callaghan: I move amendment No. 166: In page 63, between lines 3 and 4, to insert the following: “(h) prescribed bodies,”.

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (6 Mar 2024)

Cian O'Callaghan: I move amendment No. 167: In page 63, between lines 4 and 5, to insert the following: “(i) language planning,”.

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Reliefs (7 Mar 2024)

Cian O'Callaghan: 209. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will consider a case (details supplied) whereby a person has been refused the mortgage interest tax relief; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11473/24]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Asylum Seekers (7 Mar 2024)

Cian O'Callaghan: 332. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the action he is taking to provide appropriate accommodation for people who are seeking asylum who are currently living in rented accommodation outside the International Protection Office; what access to sanitation, food, clothing, etc. is being provided; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11472/24]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Child Protection (7 Mar 2024)

Cian O'Callaghan: 333. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth in relation to the Protecting Against Predators report by the Sexual Exploitation Research Programme, what action he has taken to address the highly concerning findings in the report; if an investigation by the Health Information and Quality Authority has been carried out on foot of this report; if other...

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (7 Mar 2024)

Cian O'Callaghan: To clarify the amendment and the original wording in the Bill, "within the time period specified" is the key wording here as regards a failure to comply with subsection (3). This does not give a get-out-of-jail card for failure to comply with subsection (3).

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (7 Mar 2024)

Cian O'Callaghan: It is specifically within the time period specified.

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (7 Mar 2024)

Cian O'Callaghan: As such, subsection (3) must be complied with but not necessarily within the time period specified.