Results 561-580 of 630 for speaker:Conor Sheehan

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Arts Funding (2 Oct 2025)

Conor Sheehan: We might move on.

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Sports Funding (2 Oct 2025)

Conor Sheehan: Deputy Ó Murchú is substituting for Deputy Ward on Question No. 7.

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Culture Policy (2 Oct 2025)

Conor Sheehan: The Deputy has only five seconds.

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Health Promotion (2 Oct 2025)

Conor Sheehan: I thank the Minister. Unfortunately, that concludes questions to the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport as we are out of time.

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Homeless Persons Supports (2 Oct 2025)

Conor Sheehan: 318. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the timeline and action plan for meeting the targets to work towards ending homelessness, as agreed in the Lisbon Declaration; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52647/25]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Homeless Persons Supports (2 Oct 2025)

Conor Sheehan: 319. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if work has commenced on developing a national homeless prevention framework; if this framework will be allocated resources in Budget 2026; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52648/25]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Departmental Schemes (2 Oct 2025)

Conor Sheehan: 320. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government to provide a list of the schemes that are currently, or have previously, come to market under the croí cónaithe cities scheme; the subsidy being paid for each of the homes in these schemes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52649/25]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Electric Vehicles (2 Oct 2025)

Conor Sheehan: 376. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of high-speed EV charger points currently available at Garda stations within the Limerick division; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53281/25]

Financial Resolutions 2025 - Budget Statement 2026 (7 Oct 2025)

Conor Sheehan: To McDonald's.

Financial Resolutions 2025 - Budget Statement 2026 (7 Oct 2025)

Conor Sheehan: Hear, hear.

Financial Resolution No. 3: Value-Added Tax (7 Oct 2025)

Conor Sheehan: This was not in either Fianna Fáil's or Fine Gael's manifesto at the general election, nor was it mentioned in the programme for Government. The Government has no mandate for this. This change in the VAT rate for certain costs incurred in the construction of apartment developments might lead to an increase in the development of build-to-rent apartments, provided there is enough demand...

Financial Resolution No. 3: Value-Added Tax (7 Oct 2025)

Conor Sheehan: I thank the Minister for her response. The increase in the cost of developing apartments is complex. We have had multiple interest rate rises and still have not seen the evidence base for these VAT cuts. I would really like to see the publication of the advice from the Department of Finance on this. It is a major transfer of wealth to institutional investors and property developers, with...

Financial Resolution No. 3: Value-Added Tax (7 Oct 2025)

Conor Sheehan: It is.

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Land Development Agency (8 Oct 2025)

Conor Sheehan: 2. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the way in which he intends to ensure the LDA meets its targets with a sustainable source of funding in view of the recent report by the Department of Finance into sustainable funding options for the LDA; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53944/25]

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Land Development Agency (8 Oct 2025)

Conor Sheehan: How does the Minister intend to ensure the LDA meets its housing targets with a sustainable source of funding, especially in light of a recent report from the Department of Finance into sustainable future funding options for the LDA?

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Land Development Agency (8 Oct 2025)

Conor Sheehan: We know the LDA has delivered 2,054 homes between 2018 and 2024. The biggest issue is that, of that figure, only 281 homes were delivered through direct delivery, with the majority delivered through Project Tosaigh. How does the Minister intend to ensure the LDA is adequately capitalised? What is his view of the current financing model of the LDA? I believe the LDA cost rental model is...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Land Development Agency (8 Oct 2025)

Conor Sheehan: Further to that, given that the LDA lacks active land-management powers and has no strong CPO powers, is this something the Minister plans to address? The LDA has to negotiate bilaterally with all these State bodies. There was also something very concerning in the report about the possibility of the LDA selling off its assets. I want to know the Minister’s view on that. Given...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (8 Oct 2025)

Conor Sheehan: Hear, hear.

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (8 Oct 2025)

Conor Sheehan: It ignored the experts.

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (8 Oct 2025)

Conor Sheehan: Terrible.