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Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Harbours and Piers (28 Apr 2021)

Cian O'Callaghan: 1133. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when work on dredging Howth harbour will resume; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21347/21]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Fishery Harbour Centres (28 Apr 2021)

Cian O'Callaghan: 1165. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if his attention has been drawn to the fact that some fishing vessels are unable to gain access to Howth Fishery Harbour Centre to land their fish due to heavy siltation at the entrance to the harbour; if his attention has been further drawn to the fact that dredge plant is sitting idle in Howth Fishery Harbour Centre; if his...

National Marine Planning Framework: Motion (29 Apr 2021)

Cian O'Callaghan: I support comments from previous Deputies regarding the amount of time for this debate and the lack of scrutiny in committee being completely unacceptable. The Government has had great co-operation from Opposition parties during the last year concerning restricted timings. When, across the board, we have raised concerns about this aspect, the Government was not willing to listen and engage....

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Engagement with the Office of the Planning Regulator (4 May 2021)

Cian O'Callaghan: I confirm that I am in the Leinster House complex. I very much welcome the establishment of the Office of Planning Regulator. It has a very important function of which I am very supportive. My question follows on from Senator Moynihan's comments on the SHD plans. Often a plan will go online and the website is then taken down. We were talking earlier about the importance of planning...

Private Rental Sector: Motion [Private Members] (5 May 2021)

Cian O'Callaghan: I thank Deputy Ó Broin and Sinn Féin for tabling the motion. I wish to respond to a couple of comments made by the Minister. He accused the Opposition of plucking from the sky figures of 10,000 direct build affordable homes on top of 10,000 social homes. However, during the general election campaign, the Minister stated he would deliver 10,000 social homes and 10,000 direct build...

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (5 May 2021)

Cian O'Callaghan: The Taoiseach has told us that he and the Government are against global investment funds buying up suburban housing estates. There is nothing new in what is happening. In 2009, the Construction Industry Federation, CIF, stated that 95% of new build apartments were being bought up by these funds, leaving only 5% for everyone else. Is the Government going to act not just on suburban housing...

Ceisteanna - Questions: Cabinet Committees (5 May 2021)

Cian O'Callaghan: 5. To ask the Taoiseach when the Cabinet committee on environment and climate change will meet next. [21822/21]

Ceisteanna (Atógáil) - Questions (Resumed) - Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Rental Sector (5 May 2021)

Cian O'Callaghan: 29. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the action he has taken to ensure that an independent valuation of rents has been carried out in cases in which rents are set for long-term leasing contracts; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22884/21]

Ceisteanna (Atógáil) - Questions (Resumed) - Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Rental Sector (5 May 2021)

Cian O'Callaghan: With respect to the growth in long-term leasing in recent years, what action has the Minister taken to ensure independent valuations of rent levels are carried out when leases are agreed?

Ceisteanna (Atógáil) - Questions (Resumed) - Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Rental Sector (5 May 2021)

Cian O'Callaghan: I thank the Minister for the answer. The question refers to long-term leases involving five or more dwellings. Documents released to me under the Freedom of Information Act show that, at least in some instances, multimillion euro long-term leases were signed, having effectively gone through that process, without independent valuation. Incredibly, the valuations provided by the developer...

Ceisteanna (Atógáil) - Questions (Resumed) - Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Rental Sector (5 May 2021)

Cian O'Callaghan: Is the Minister confident this practice is no longer happening and there are no other instances of it? I would be grateful for an answer on that. An investigation by Killian Woods in the Business Post found evidence of institutional landlords and investment funds advertising and recording artificially high market rents that do not reflect the rents being charged. The practice of...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Rent Controls (5 May 2021)

Cian O'Callaghan: 52. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he will close the loopholes relating to rent fixing in the rent pressure zone rules; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22882/21]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Real Estate Investment Trusts (5 May 2021)

Cian O'Callaghan: 57. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he will legislate to ban REITs from buying up housing; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22881/21]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Homeless Persons Supports (5 May 2021)

Cian O'Callaghan: 99. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if the National Quality Standard Framework is being applied to all homeless services; if not, the reason; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22883/21]

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Covid-19 Pandemic (5 May 2021)

Cian O'Callaghan: 122. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment his views on the waiving of intellectual property rights of Covid-19 vaccines in view of the current situation in many countries in the global south that are struggling with combating the pandemic; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23202/21]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Banking Sector (5 May 2021)

Cian O'Callaghan: 214. To ask the Minister for Finance the action he is taking to ensure competition for consumers and to ensure the competitiveness of Irish banks given the proposed sale of a bank (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22952/21]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Radon Gas Levels (5 May 2021)

Cian O'Callaghan: 277. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if radon levels in social housing are monitored; the steps that have been taken to ensure that there is no build-up of radon in social housing; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22661/21]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing for People with Disabilities (5 May 2021)

Cian O'Callaghan: 319. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if his Department will conduct a review of all housing schemes for persons with long-term illness or disabilities in order to ensure they are made accessible to everyone regardless of means and to bring them in line with current building costs; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23199/21]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Adaptation Grant (5 May 2021)

Cian O'Callaghan: 320. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if his Department will take steps to remove financial barriers that prevent persons from availing of housing adaptation and repair schemes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23212/21]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Foreign Conflicts (5 May 2021)

Cian O'Callaghan: 347. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade his plans to officially recognise the Armenian genocide during the First World War; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23203/21]