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Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Labour Market (26 Jun 2025)

Cian O'Callaghan: 220. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he will address the inconsistency in advertising (details supplied) under the labour market needs test; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35093/25]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Provision (26 Jun 2025)

Cian O'Callaghan: 258. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the substantial investment projects planned for north Dublin to improve the range of services and amenities; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35014/25]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Legislative Measures (26 Jun 2025)

Cian O'Callaghan: 285. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality for an update on the progress of legislation to prohibit sex-for-rent exploitation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35092/25]

Finance (Local Property Tax and Other Provisions) (Amendment) Bill 2025: Committee and Remaining Stages (25 Jun 2025)

Cian O'Callaghan: A key function of the local property tax is not simply to collect revenue, but to fund local services. That has been clear from the outset. If the point is to fund local services but people do not get those services where they live because the local authority has not taken their area in charge, then of course there is a strong rationale for the way the local property tax is designed to...

Finance (Local Property Tax and Other Provisions) (Amendment) Bill 2025: Committee and Remaining Stages (25 Jun 2025)

Cian O'Callaghan: That would be telling. People move in and think it might be a year or two. There is a lot of frustration at local meetings in my constituency that I have attended. People moved in when they had no children and their children are now getting to the stage where they will be moving out soon and there has been no progress. This has to be tackled.

Finance (Local Property Tax and Other Provisions) (Amendment) Bill 2025: Committee and Remaining Stages (25 Jun 2025)

Cian O'Callaghan: I move amendment No. 5: In page 4, between lines 21 and 22, to insert the following: “Insertion of new section 10E into Act of 2012 5. The Act of 2012 is amended by the insertion of the following new section after section 10D: “10E. A residential property that is in an area that has yet to be taken in charge by a local authority shall have a 50 per cent reduction applied...

Finance (Local Property Tax and Other Provisions) (Amendment) Bill 2025: Committee and Remaining Stages (25 Jun 2025)

Cian O'Callaghan: I thank the Minister for his response. I get the overall rationale in terms of not wanting to have an endless list of exemptions because, of course, that would undermine this funding stream. I am not looking for an exemption. What this amendment proposes is a 50% reduction, in the full acknowledgment that in an area where an estate or a development has been built and is not yet taken in...

Finance (Local Property Tax and Other Provisions) (Amendment) Bill 2025: Committee and Remaining Stages (25 Jun 2025)

Cian O'Callaghan: I thank the Minister for being helpful. I assure him that there was absolutely nothing in his tone that caused any offence whatsoever. I am very grateful for the clarification. I am also grateful to the Minister for being very helpful in making my case for me in his response. The exact point that he has made is that there is less volatility in taxation on fixed property than in other...

Finance (Local Property Tax and Other Provisions) (Amendment) Bill 2025: Committee and Remaining Stages (25 Jun 2025)

Cian O'Callaghan: I thank the Minister for getting to his feet to make arguments to support what I am putting forward for a second time. I thank him very much for that. Will he now accept the amendment?

Finance (Local Property Tax and Other Provisions) (Amendment) Bill 2025: Committee and Remaining Stages (25 Jun 2025)

Cian O'Callaghan: I thank the Minister for explaining to me the difference between a parliamentary question and an amendment to legislation. I understand the difference but I thank him very much for his generous explanation. This amendment is not a parliamentary question. I am not solely seeking the information the Minister outlined. I am seeking a report on the potential introduction of rate changes in...

Finance (Local Property Tax and Other Provisions) (Amendment) Bill 2025: Committee and Remaining Stages (25 Jun 2025)

Cian O'Callaghan: I move amendment No. 3: In page 3, between lines 23 and 24, to insert the following: “Report into differential rates for owners of multiple properties 3. The Minister shall within six months from the passing of this Act prepare and lay before Dáil Eireann a report on the potential introduction of differential rates of local property tax on residential properties under this Act...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Protected Disclosures (25 Jun 2025)

Cian O'Callaghan: 44. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if his attention has been drawn to the formal determination of the Office of the Protected Disclosures Commissioner (details supplied); if he agrees that his Department is a competent authority to follow up on this protected disclosure under EU Regulation 376/2014 and Directive 2019/1937; and if he will make a statement on the matter....

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Corporate Governance (25 Jun 2025)

Cian O'Callaghan: 71. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment his views on the proposed omnibus amendments to the Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSRD); the safeguards that are in place to mitigate the potential negative impact of removing thousands of companies from their CSRD responsibilities; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34994/25]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Staff (25 Jun 2025)

Cian O'Callaghan: 84. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if the teacher allocation in a primary school (details supplied) will be examined; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34757/25]

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (24 Jun 2025)

Cian O'Callaghan: The Taoiseach did rattle off a range of figures about inflation but did not acknowledge the real hardship people face in terms of grocery prices. I ask him to acknowledge that. Last week, his Government took the decision to lift the pay caps for senior high-paid bankers. Newspapers reported that means, for instance, the annual package of the head of AIB could go from €500,000 to...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (24 Jun 2025)

Cian O'Callaghan: Well, if the Taoiseach were listening, the question was whether is he going to act-----

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (24 Jun 2025)

Cian O'Callaghan: -----to ensure all supermarket chains have to declare their profits in full detail.

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (24 Jun 2025)

Cian O'Callaghan: I, too, welcome the Little Blue Heroes and the gardaí and commend everyone involved in that. Listening to the Taoiseach's answers I wonder does he get it at all. He was presented with the stark reality people face in terms of grocery prices and he rattled off a list of numbers and inflation rates rather than acknowledging the real difficulties people are facing when they do their...

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Annual Progress Report 2025: Discussion (24 Jun 2025)

Cian O'Callaghan: I have a few questions for the Minister for Finance and a few for the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation. I thank both for attending. Does the Minister for Finance have a view on why we are behind on corporation tax receipts by comparison with this time last year?

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Annual Progress Report 2025: Discussion (24 Jun 2025)

Cian O'Callaghan: The Minister stated that most of the money associated with the underlying deficit, minus what could be windfall corporation tax receipts, is being used for capital expenditure but some is being used for current expenditure. Could he give the level for current expenditure? Does he have concerns about what could be corporation tax receipts being used for current expenditure? Is that not poor...