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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: General Scheme of the Planning and Development (Amendment) (No. 2) Bill 2021 (5 Oct 2021)

Cian O'Callaghan: It is an important part and including it in the legislation would be much better. Head 4 proposes changes to a key section, namely, section 37L. Whereas the other heads are specific in their wording, no wording is indicated in this case. Is there a reason for that?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: General Scheme of the Planning and Development (Amendment) (No. 2) Bill 2021 (5 Oct 2021)

Cian O'Callaghan: I am referring to head 4 and the changes to section 37L. There is no wording.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: General Scheme of the Planning and Development (Amendment) (No. 2) Bill 2021 (5 Oct 2021)

Cian O'Callaghan: Yes.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: General Scheme of the Planning and Development (Amendment) (No. 2) Bill 2021 (5 Oct 2021)

Cian O'Callaghan: I will return to the issue of exceptional circumstances, which Deputy Ó Broin and the Chairman mentioned. Regarding the three key tests, the provisions should not give a person concerned the opportunity to circumvent or dispense with the community rules. Doing so should remain the exception. It is not clear to me from this that all three of those are specifically set out separately in...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: General Scheme of the Planning and Development (Amendment) (No. 2) Bill 2021 (5 Oct 2021)

Cian O'Callaghan: We lost Mr. Kelly there. I think he was just finishing up that point.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: General Scheme of the Planning and Development (Amendment) (No. 2) Bill 2021 (5 Oct 2021)

Cian O'Callaghan: I thank Mr. Kelly. On head 4 and the point I was making about section 37L, in the scheme there are other parts where the text is more specific. There is less detail here with respect to proposed wording. For such a core section, it stands out to me as not having the same level of detail where the proposed wording is concerned, except that it is going to be worked on and we will see it in...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: General Scheme of the Planning and Development (Amendment) (No. 2) Bill 2021 (5 Oct 2021)

Cian O'Callaghan: I am happy to see our examination of this proposed Bill done quickly and efficiently, but I would not feel that we had done proper and full pre-legislative scrutiny of it if we have only heard from the Department and not from others. It was useful to hear from the representatives of the Department today, but I would like to hear from a wider range of people. Given the history of this...

Financial Resolutions 2021 - Budget Statement 2022 (12 Oct 2021)

Cian O'Callaghan: I refer to the sum of €246 million, which can be found in a footnote on page 116 of the expenditure report. That is the amount of capital funding which was supposed to be spent on housing in 2021 but is being carried over to next year. That tells one everything one needs to know about how this Government treats the housing crisis, despite the urgency it requires. Think of what could...

Financial Resolutions 2021 - Budget Statement 2022 (12 Oct 2021)

Cian O'Callaghan: The Minister of State knows well that the sites are up and running and he also knows there were exemptions for social housing construction this year.

Financial Resolutions 2021 - Budget Statement 2022 (12 Oct 2021)

Cian O'Callaghan: The fact is that if one looks at the number of affordable homes that were promised for this year in the last budget only eight homes were delivered. It was not the Minister of State's party but Fianna Fáil that promised 10,000 affordable homes per year in its election manifesto. It delivered eight. I appreciate there was a pandemic, but it is not excusable to have that amount of...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Patronage (12 Oct 2021)

Cian O'Callaghan: 302. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills further to Parliamentary Question No. 375 of 5 October 2021, the part the absence of non-denominational and coeducational schools play in planning the provision of school places in the Killester, Raheny and Clontarf area; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [49718/21]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Patronage (12 Oct 2021)

Cian O'Callaghan: 303. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills further to Parliamentary Question No. 375 of 5 October 2021, if the development of a new school is only dependant on the number of school-age children in an area; if not, the other factors that such a development is dependent on; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [49719/21]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Patronage (12 Oct 2021)

Cian O'Callaghan: 304. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills further to Parliamentary Question No. 375 of 5 October 2021, the process for taking account of the children from non-religious backgrounds, children of minority religions or children who wish to attend a co-educational school in assessing the need for a new school; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [49720/21]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Victim Support Services (12 Oct 2021)

Cian O'Callaghan: 415. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if there is a policy or guidelines in relation to when An Garda Síochána are investigating credible allegations of sexual assault relating to passing this information onto relevant organisations in which the alleged perpetrators are working or volunteering; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [49266/21]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Citizenship Applications (12 Oct 2021)

Cian O'Callaghan: 436. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the status of a citizenship application by a person (details supplied); if the passport of the person submitted as part of the application will be returned given that the person will be traveling soon; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [49407/21]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Departmental Reports (12 Oct 2021)

Cian O'Callaghan: 437. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the steps that have been taken to implement the report by her Department, Supporting a Victim’s Journey: A Plan to Help Victims and Vulnerable Witnesses in Sexual Violence Cases; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [49408/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Covid-19 Pandemic (12 Oct 2021)

Cian O'Callaghan: 523. To ask the Minister for Health the status of an EU digital Covid certificate for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49406/21]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Student Accommodation (13 Oct 2021)

Cian O'Callaghan: 80. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the immediate actions that have been taken to alleviate the student housing shortage for this academic year; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46014/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Staff (13 Oct 2021)

Cian O'Callaghan: 194. To ask the Minister for Health if he will increase the number of neurology nurse specialists across Ireland including five extra nurses for Beaumont Hospital to bring Ireland in line with national and international guidelines; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49936/21]

Property Services (Land Price Register) Bill 2021: First Stage (19 Oct 2021)

Cian O'Callaghan: I move: That leave be granted to introduce a Bill entitled an Act to amend and extend the Property Services (Regulation) Act 2011 to provide for transparency regarding transactions involving property and for those purposes to expand the register that records residential property sales prices, to establish a land and other non-residential property transaction database and to provide for...