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Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Committee Stage (13 Feb 2024)

Cian O'Callaghan: Why the inconsistency? Why not just use maritime area? Why use it in one place in the Bill and, when it comes to unauthorised development, narrower language is used that could be open to different interpretation, litigation, court cases and everything else?

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Committee Stage (13 Feb 2024)

Cian O'Callaghan: Land is just land. It is not a development site on land; it is all just land.

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Committee Stage (13 Feb 2024)

Cian O'Callaghan: I can understand the point that is being put forward. However, if we used clearer language in the Bill, it would simply be "maritime area". It would have that consistency. There is no rationale as to why that language would be used for development and different language would be used for unauthorised development. Even if there is just a small chance of opening up any possibility of...

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Committee Stage (13 Feb 2024)

Cian O'Callaghan: I am concerned that under amendment No. 33, there are several references to "maritime site". On page 31, there are definitions of "maritime site" and "maritime area". It is very clear that unauthorised use of a maritime site is only part of the maritime area, so why would the legislation seek to limit this? Why would we open up the possibility of someone saying "you are saying this is an...

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Committee Stage (13 Feb 2024)

Cian O'Callaghan: On the grouping or on the amendment?

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Committee Stage (13 Feb 2024)

Cian O'Callaghan: Please explain what it means to get rid of these provisions.

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Committee Stage (13 Feb 2024)

Cian O'Callaghan: So for an emergency development the State does not have to do a public notice. Is that the implication of this deletion?

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Committee Stage (13 Feb 2024)

Cian O'Callaghan: My recollection is that the rationale for the original text of sections 152 and 154 is because these are emergency provisions and these are your safeguard procedures. While the State has the power and ability to do that then it is a safeguard that it would notify the local authority. That would mean then the local authority is aware of what is happening and it obviously then has a function...

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Committee Stage (13 Feb 2024)

Cian O'Callaghan: Then there are circumstances in some countries, jurisdictions or areas where everything comes under state security and there could be a clampdown on democratic norms and stuff that come under state security, saying, "We have to build this wall because of state security. We have to separate people living in this jurisdiction by building this infrastructure" and we cite state security. That...

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Committee Stage (13 Feb 2024)

Cian O'Callaghan: I move amendment No. 8: In page 28, between lines 2 and 3, to insert the following: “ “competent in the Irish language” means spoken competency at level B2 at least of Teastas Eorpach na Gaeilge;”. The amendment relates to a definition and makes sense with respect to the other amendments I have tabled regarding the Irish language. It will insert a...

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Committee Stage (13 Feb 2024)

Cian O'Callaghan: What time are we finishing?

Death of Former Taoiseach: Expressions of Sympathy (7 Feb 2024)

Cian O'Callaghan: On behalf of the Social Democrats, I extend our sympathies to the family and friends of John Bruton on his passing. Our thoughts are with his wife Finola; his son Matthew and daughters Juliana, Emily and Mary-Elizabeth; our colleague Richard; his sister Mary; and all his extended family. We also offer our condolences to his many colleagues in Fine Gael and to those who served with him in a...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects (7 Feb 2024)

Cian O'Callaghan: 214. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he can provide a detailed timeline for building works including estimated completion for the delivery of a new school building for a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5716/24]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Enrolments (7 Feb 2024)

Cian O'Callaghan: 215. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills what options are available to students living in the Beaumont, Coolock D5 school planning area to access Educate Together or other multi/non-denominational primary school education, given that there is no educate together provision in their school planning area; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5717/24]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Early Childhood Care and Education (7 Feb 2024)

Cian O'Callaghan: 463. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth when the information relating to programme income will be provided to preschools that are currently filling out their core funding applications; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5714/24]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Disabilities Assessments (7 Feb 2024)

Cian O'Callaghan: 464. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he will look into a case of an assessment of need (details supplied) and corresponding complaint due to the statutory timeframe for an assessment not being met; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5715/24]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Collection (1 Feb 2024)

Cian O'Callaghan: 216. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will provide a breakdown of the dwellings purchased where the 10% stamp duty was paid, broken down into housing schemes, apartments and individual homes, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4756/24]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Homeless Persons Supports (1 Feb 2024)

Cian O'Callaghan: 279. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he will provide an update on the drafting of an updated housing circular 46/2014, as committed to in the Youth Homelessness Strategy; if his Department will consult with the youth services sector on its provisions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4755/24]

Ceisteanna - Questions: Cabinet Committees (30 Jan 2024)

Cian O'Callaghan: 24. To ask the Taoiseach if he will provide a list of the Cabinet committees on which he sits. [1398/24]

Ceisteanna - Questions: Cabinet Committees (30 Jan 2024)

Cian O'Callaghan: 13. To ask the Taoiseach when the Cabinet committee on housing will next meet. [1397/24]