Results 1,921-1,940 of 2,165 for speaker:Micheál Carrigy
- Select Committee on Housing, Local Government and Heritage: Estimates for Public Services 2025
Vote 16 - Tailte Éireann (Revised)
Vote 23 - An Coimisiún Toghcháin (Revised)
Vote 34 - Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage (Revised) (15 Jul 2025) Micheál Carrigy: I have a couple of points on the Revised Estimates. Representatives of the Residential Tenancies Board were at a committee meeting recently. Also before the committee were representatives of Tailte Éireann, whose job it is to manage the registration of properties. All I seem to hear about is delay after delay. Indeed, the RTB is saying it has not the capacity or funding to resource...
- Select Committee on Housing, Local Government and Heritage: Estimates for Public Services 2025
Vote 16 - Tailte Éireann (Revised)
Vote 23 - An Coimisiún Toghcháin (Revised)
Vote 34 - Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage (Revised) (15 Jul 2025) Micheál Carrigy: Local authorities are not levying.
- Select Committee on Housing, Local Government and Heritage: Estimates for Public Services 2025
Vote 16 - Tailte Éireann (Revised)
Vote 23 - An Coimisiún Toghcháin (Revised)
Vote 34 - Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage (Revised) (15 Jul 2025) Micheál Carrigy: Let me just comment on a figure on which I have a view. Only 57% of houses, units or apartments are State supported. Is that sustainable?
- Select Committee on Housing, Local Government and Heritage: Estimates for Public Services 2025
Vote 16 - Tailte Éireann (Revised)
Vote 23 - An Coimisiún Toghcháin (Revised)
Vote 34 - Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage (Revised) (15 Jul 2025) Micheál Carrigy: We will now have a second round. There are five members present, assuming no one else comes in. Each member will have five minutes. After five minutes, I will be moving on. It is questions and answers. We will go back to the start. I call Deputy Séamus McGrath.
- Select Committee on Housing, Local Government and Heritage: Estimates for Public Services 2025
Vote 16 - Tailte Éireann (Revised)
Vote 23 - An Coimisiún Toghcháin (Revised)
Vote 34 - Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage (Revised) (15 Jul 2025) Micheál Carrigy: I have one quick point. I see the amount of funding under the heritage heading. As the Minister will know, I come from the midlands. The Estimate amount for peatlands restoration projects is €14 million, which seems quite minimal. I know there is the just transition fund, which is separate, contributing to projects, but €14 million seems minimal for the significant amount of...
- Select Committee on Housing, Local Government and Heritage: Estimates for Public Services 2025
Vote 16 - Tailte Éireann (Revised)
Vote 23 - An Coimisiún Toghcháin (Revised)
Vote 34 - Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage (Revised) (15 Jul 2025) Micheál Carrigy: I thank the Minister. We will take one straight question from each member. Each has 20 seconds. We will start in the order we began. I call Deputy Hearne.
- Select Committee on Housing, Local Government and Heritage: Estimates for Public Services 2025
Vote 16 - Tailte Éireann (Revised)
Vote 23 - An Coimisiún Toghcháin (Revised)
Vote 34 - Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage (Revised) (15 Jul 2025) Micheál Carrigy: We might take the four questions one after the other.
- Select Committee on Housing, Local Government and Heritage: Estimates for Public Services 2025
Vote 16 - Tailte Éireann (Revised)
Vote 23 - An Coimisiún Toghcháin (Revised)
Vote 34 - Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage (Revised) (15 Jul 2025) Micheál Carrigy: We have to bring it to a finish.
- Select Committee on Housing, Local Government and Heritage: Estimates for Public Services 2025
Vote 16 - Tailte Éireann (Revised)
Vote 23 - An Coimisiún Toghcháin (Revised)
Vote 34 - Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage (Revised) (15 Jul 2025) Micheál Carrigy: I thank the Minister and his officials for assisting the committee as its members consider the Revised Estimates. I propose that we go into private session to discuss the business of the committee. Is that agreed? Agreed.
- Select Committee on Housing, Local Government and Heritage: Message to Dáil (15 Jul 2025)
Micheál Carrigy: In accordance with Standing Order 110, the following message will be sent to the Clerk of the Dáil: The Select Committee on Housing, Local Government and Heritage has completed its consideration of the following Revised Estimates for public services for the year ending on 31 December 2025: Vote 16 – Tailte Éireann; Vote 23 – Electoral Commission; and Vote 34 –...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Local Government and Heritage: Issues Facing the Residential Rental Sector: Discussion (15 Jul 2025)
Micheál Carrigy: No apologies have been received. I advise members of the constitutional requirement that they must be physically present within the confines of the Leinster House complex in order to participate in public meetings. Like the housing market in general, the residential rental sector is facing significant issues and challenges for both tenants and landlords. The greatest single challenge is...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Local Government and Heritage: Issues Facing the Residential Rental Sector: Discussion (15 Jul 2025)
Micheál Carrigy: I meant to say, when welcoming Mr. Davitt, that this will be his last engagement in a public forum. He is retiring in his role as CEO of IPAV. We thank him for his long years of contributing to the organisation and we welcome Ms Genevieve McGuirk who is taking over in the role.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Local Government and Heritage: Issues Facing the Residential Rental Sector: Discussion (15 Jul 2025)
Micheál Carrigy: I apologise for interrupting. Deputy Cooney may be directing his question to the wrong witnesses. Who are you directing your question to?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Local Government and Heritage: Issues Facing the Residential Rental Sector: Discussion (15 Jul 2025)
Micheál Carrigy: We will be dealing with the RTB is in the next session.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Local Government and Heritage: Issues Facing the Residential Rental Sector: Discussion (15 Jul 2025)
Micheál Carrigy: The answer will have to be short.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Local Government and Heritage: Issues Facing the Residential Rental Sector: Discussion (15 Jul 2025)
Micheál Carrigy: I thank Ms Conway and Deputy Stanley. I call Senator Aubrey McCarthy.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Local Government and Heritage: Issues Facing the Residential Rental Sector: Discussion (15 Jul 2025)
Micheál Carrigy: I call Senator Joe Flaherty.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Local Government and Heritage: Issues Facing the Residential Rental Sector: Discussion (15 Jul 2025)
Micheál Carrigy: I might just ask Deputy McGrath to step in for me for two minutes. Deputy Gould is next in the Sinn Féin slot. I will give him three minutes. I will add a few minutes on to the session if the witnesses do not mind to give members an opportunity to ask questions. I apologise for having to step out.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Local Government and Heritage: Issues Facing the Residential Rental Sector: Discussion (15 Jul 2025)
Micheál Carrigy: I thank Deputy Cooney. It comes to me now and I will try to keep it tight. I want to let Deputies Ahern and Stanley back in for a couple of minutes. Rent increases were mentioned by the representatives from Threshold. What are their views on them? The landlord and tenancy figures are up over the last year. Do they have any comments on that?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Local Government and Heritage: Issues Facing the Residential Rental Sector: Discussion (15 Jul 2025)
Micheál Carrigy: What about the landlords, because the numbers are up?