Results 161-180 of 354 for speaker:Conor Sheehan

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: National Car Test (21 May 2025)

Conor Sheehan: 30. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the number of NCT appointments cancelled by the NCT service, for each test centre in 2023, 2024 and to date in 2025, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26353/25]

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (22 May 2025)

Conor Sheehan: I utterly condemn the actions of Hamas and Hezbollah. However, yesterday a member of the rap group Kneecap was charged with terrorism offences in the UK. They were charged under legislation that the British Government has been rather selective in its application of. The British Government has sent over 14 shipments of arms to Gaza. Last year it sent £127 million in military equipment...

Committee on Infrastructure and National Development Plan Delivery: Business of Joint Committee (21 May 2025)

Conor Sheehan: I thank the Cathaoirleach. I wrote the letter because many of the issues we are having at the moment with housing delivery actually relate to infrastructure. Yesterday, the housing committee heard from the CCMA, which outlined how 30% of local authority land could not be developed because it was not serviced with the necessary infrastructure. It would be useful to hear from the Minister...

Committee on Infrastructure and National Development Plan Delivery: Large-scale Capital Projects: Discussion (21 May 2025)

Conor Sheehan: I thank the witnesses for coming here today. In 2018, the construction sector group was set up in the Department of public expenditure. I am interested to know how this new group is different from that group. When the infrastructure unit was first announced a couple of weeks ago, to me it sounded very similar to the construction sector group. One of the issues I had with the construction...

Committee on Infrastructure and National Development Plan Delivery: Large-scale Capital Projects: Discussion (21 May 2025)

Conor Sheehan: We are short 500 of them.

Gaza: Motion (28 May 2025)

Conor Sheehan: I wish to talk in particular about the issue of military flights using Shannon Airport and flying over our airspace. It is something I and others are very concerned about because successive Irish Governments have long claimed the defence of plausible deniability in relation to this. To say we did not know because we did not ask is no longer acceptable. We have already had the Irish...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Local Government and Heritage: Challenges Relating to the Delivery of Housing: Discussion (Resumed) (27 May 2025)

Conor Sheehan: Are they over-engineered?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Local Government and Heritage: Challenges Relating to the Delivery of Housing: Discussion (Resumed) (27 May 2025)

Conor Sheehan: I also asked about the way things have been trending in terms of apartment viability and commencements for apartments. How much worse do the witnesses foresee that becoming?

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Departmental Bodies (27 May 2025)

Conor Sheehan: 242. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the number of times the strategic infrastructure unit in his Department has met since its inception; to provide a breakdown of Departments and agencies that were present at each meeting; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27673/25]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Vacant Properties (27 May 2025)

Conor Sheehan: 370. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the number of vacant local authority houses in each local authority area in each of the years 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024 and to date in 2025, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26997/25]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Provision (27 May 2025)

Conor Sheehan: 385. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government when funding will be released for a project (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27487/25]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Provision (27 May 2025)

Conor Sheehan: 386. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he intends to review and consolidate the four stage approval process for the Social Housing Investment Programme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27488/25]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Provision (27 May 2025)

Conor Sheehan: 387. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government to outline the work, scope and membership of the housing activation industry group within the Strategic Housing Activation Office; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27490/25]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Provision (27 May 2025)

Conor Sheehan: 388. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government to outline the work, scope and membership of the housing activation delivery group within the Strategic Housing Activation Office; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27491/25]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Provision (27 May 2025)

Conor Sheehan: 389. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the number of applications under the cost rental equity loan scheme approved by his Department or relevant agencies in 2025 to date; the sponsor and location of each approved application; the number of units in each; the level of approved funding for each; the date of submission and the date of approval, in tabular form; and...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Official Engagements (27 May 2025)

Conor Sheehan: 401. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the number of times he has met with the new strategic infrastructure unit in the Department of Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Services, Reform and Digitalisation since its inception; to provide a breakdown of Departments and agencies that were present at each meeting; and if he will make a statement on the...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Rental Sector (27 May 2025)

Conor Sheehan: 402. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government his views on a single deferential rent scheme for local authority tenancies; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27674/25]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Immigration Policy (27 May 2025)

Conor Sheehan: 473. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the programme that will succeed the immigrant investor programme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27432/25]

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (29 May 2025)

Conor Sheehan: I raise the disappointing news of 300 job losses in Limerick with the closure of Carelon. It is extremely disappointing given that the company was established less than four years ago. It is clearly profitable. It made profits of approximately €400 million over two years. What level of engagement has the Government had with the parent company and, in particular, the CEO, Ms Gail...

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (29 May 2025)

Conor Sheehan: Hear, hear.