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Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (13 Jul 2023)

Cian O'Callaghan: How would spending your budget reduce the supply?

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (13 Jul 2023)

Cian O'Callaghan: Spend your budget to build affordable homes and increase the supply.

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Motor Fuels (13 Jul 2023)

Cian O'Callaghan: 186. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment what incentives, if any, are in place to encourage farmers to grow crops that can be used to produce hydrotreated vegetable oil; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35176/23]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Motor Fuels (13 Jul 2023)

Cian O'Callaghan: 273. To ask the Minister for Finance if the Government will reduce taxation on hydrotreated vegetable oil; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35176/23]

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: EU Regulations (13 Jul 2023)

Cian O'Callaghan: 396. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if the Government has submitted an Opinion on the forthcoming “Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on data collection and sharing relating to the short-term accommodation rental services and amending Regulation (EU) 2018/1724” on short-term letting across the European Union in relation to data...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: EU Regulations (13 Jul 2023)

Cian O'Callaghan: 403. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht what actions the Government have taken, and plan to take, to engage with the European Commission concerning the “Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on data collection and sharing relating to short-term accommodation rental services and amending Regulation (EU) 2018/1724” and the...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Proposed Legislation (13 Jul 2023)

Cian O'Callaghan: 404. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht to set out communication by the European Commission in relation to the General Scheme of the Registration of Short-Term Tourist Letting Bill 2022 as it stands, notably in regard to the proposed restrictions on the current practices of the short-term letting platforms operating in Ireland; if she will publish the correspondence...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Proposed Legislation (13 Jul 2023)

Cian O'Callaghan: 405. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht what evidence was provided by the Government to the European Commission to justify the proposed restrictions on the short-term letting platforms currently operating in Ireland as set out in the General Scheme of the Registration of Short-Term Tourist Letting Bill 2022; to provide the European Commission’s communication in...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Proposed Legislation (13 Jul 2023)

Cian O'Callaghan: 406. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht what evidence was provided to the European Commission to show that the proposed measures set out in the General Scheme of the Registration of Short-Term Tourist Letting Bill 2022 would make best use of the existing housing stock; what the European Commission’s assessment of this evidence was; and if she will make a...

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Control of Dogs (13 Jul 2023)

Cian O'Callaghan: 875. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development if she will outline, with regard to recommendation 14 of the Report of the Working Group on Control of Dogs, which stakeholders will be involved in this group; how the group’s agenda will be set; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35175/23]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Defective Block Scheme Regulations and Review of IS 465: Discussion (13 Jul 2023)

Cian O'Callaghan: I thank the homeowners in particular for the powerful and strong testimony they gave. The State is compounding the stress and trauma for homeowners instead of alleviating it. That is not forgivable. If there is one takeaway from this, it should be that we must listen to the homeowners who have been living through this. I want to ask about IS 465 and foundations. We were told that if a...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Defective Block Scheme Regulations and Review of IS 465: Discussion (13 Jul 2023)

Cian O'Callaghan: Do any of the homeowners wish to respond?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Defective Block Scheme Regulations and Review of IS 465: Discussion (13 Jul 2023)

Cian O'Callaghan: I just want to ask the Department about the testimony we heard earlier from Engineers Ireland about insurance risk and IS 465. The organisation says that a key factor with regard to engineers not signing up for the IS 465 register is the risk profile of the scheme and obtaining professional indemnity insurance. The organisation specifically states that: The lack of professional indemnity...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Defective Block Scheme Regulations and Review of IS 465: Discussion (13 Jul 2023)

Cian O'Callaghan: My apologies to Mr. Ó Coigligh but I am asking the Department about the different view it holds on this?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Defective Block Scheme Regulations and Review of IS 465: Discussion (13 Jul 2023)

Cian O'Callaghan: It is reasonable to say that this information is new but the Department is taking this completely seriously.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Defective Block Scheme Regulations and Review of IS 465: Discussion (13 Jul 2023)

Cian O'Callaghan: With regard to Mr. Ó Coigligh's opening statement, he states, "The vast majority of those who need help will get all the financial assistance they need." He then reiterates point on the 100% grants. That completely flies in the face of what homeowners have not just said today but have been saying for a long time. They have gone into detail about that and how, in respect of the scheme,...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Defective Block Scheme Regulations and Review of IS 465: Discussion (13 Jul 2023)

Cian O'Callaghan: I completely accept that the Department operates the legislation which is passed by the Oireachtas. That is completely reasonable. However, Mr. Ó Coigligh has come to our committee and has made a statement that "The vast majority of those who need help will get all the financial assistance they need." That completely contradicts the experience of the homeowners in the testimony, not...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Defective Block Scheme Regulations and Review of IS 465: Discussion (13 Jul 2023)

Cian O'Callaghan: So Mr. Ó Coigligh does not accept the testimony of the homeowners on it.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Defective Block Scheme Regulations and Review of IS 465: Discussion (13 Jul 2023)

Cian O'Callaghan: Mr. Ó Coigligh used the term, "the vast majority".

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Defective Block Scheme Regulations and Review of IS 465: Discussion (13 Jul 2023)

Cian O'Callaghan: That is Mr. Ó Coigligh's view. On the trauma and stress that homeowners have clearly gone through, it is very important - and I do not expect everybody to have the same views on all of these things - that these homeowners are listened to and respected. Given what they have gone through and what they have said, for Mr. Ó Coigligh to come into the committee and to reject what they...