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Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Disability Services (20 Jun 2023)

Cian O'Callaghan: 508. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth for a breakdown of the most up-to-date number of children on waiting lists across all of the children's disability network teams, CDNTs in CHO9, in tabular form; the breakdown of children on waiting lists for occupational therapy, physiotherapy, and speech and language therapy across all the CDNTs in CHO9; the...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Covid-19 Pandemic Supports (20 Jun 2023)

Cian O'Callaghan: 708. To ask the Minister for Health whether the decision to exclude Section 39 workers from the Covid recognition payment who provided essential front-line work in homeless services throughout the pandemic, will be reconsidered; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29641/23]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Dereliction and Vacancy: Discussion (15 Jun 2023)

Cian O'Callaghan: I thank everyone who came in. I share much of the frustration of the other members in this. When we are out and about in our constituency, we see much change over time in areas. One of the things that I do not see much change in is when you are in an area and there is a house that has been empty for five, ten, 15 or 20 years and you have reported it to the local authority. You are then...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Dereliction and Vacancy: Discussion (15 Jun 2023)

Cian O'Callaghan: Why are the targets not set by the local authority? Why do we not have those kind of detailed local authority targets for each area, for example, in respect of the 400 CPOs for next year?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Dereliction and Vacancy: Discussion (15 Jun 2023)

Cian O'Callaghan: Great. For example, what is Dublin City Council's CPO target for this year out of that 400?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Dereliction and Vacancy: Discussion (15 Jun 2023)

Cian O'Callaghan: The CPO target for Dublin City Council is four.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Dereliction and Vacancy: Discussion (15 Jun 2023)

Cian O'Callaghan: I appreciate a CPO is not the answer in every circumstance, but we have a situation where Limerick City and County Council has issued 250 CPOs since 2019. There may be more vacancy in that area, but in one part of my constituency more than four homes have been empty for ten or 15 years. These houses are in areas that were built 50 or 100 years ago, which are fully serviced and connected,...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Dereliction and Vacancy: Discussion (15 Jun 2023)

Cian O'Callaghan: There is just a frustration. I am sure I am not the only public representative who has reported these long-term neglected vacant houses, which are very unfair on neighbours. We have reported those properties for years. It is not the case that Dublin City Council is not aware of them. Given that it has not been able to resolve them through different activation measures over the years, you...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Dereliction and Vacancy: Discussion (15 Jun 2023)

Cian O'Callaghan: I appreciate that Dublin City Council is not limited to four-----

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Dereliction and Vacancy: Discussion (15 Jun 2023)

Cian O'Callaghan: -----but seeing it has not been proactive on these empty houses in areas of high housing need and demand for a substantial number of years, that CPO target is just way too low. Does the overall target of 400 CPOs for this year relate to them being issued rather than completed?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Dereliction and Vacancy: Discussion (15 Jun 2023)

Cian O'Callaghan: Are 18 local authorities involved in the mapping GIS survey?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Dereliction and Vacancy: Discussion (15 Jun 2023)

Cian O'Callaghan: When do we expect them all to be using that?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Dereliction and Vacancy: Discussion (15 Jun 2023)

Cian O'Callaghan: Okay. On the targets and accountability, if local authorities are not meeting their targets, what measures will be taken?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Dereliction and Vacancy: Discussion (15 Jun 2023)

Cian O'Callaghan: Will funding around vacancy not be available if local authorities do not meet their targets on vacancy?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Dereliction and Vacancy: Discussion (15 Jun 2023)

Cian O'Callaghan: To draw it down.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Dereliction and Vacancy: Discussion (15 Jun 2023)

Cian O'Callaghan: If a local authority is not doing enough on vacancy, the funding it gets to tackle vacancy could be curtailed or withdrawn. Is that the consequence?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Dereliction and Vacancy: Discussion (15 Jun 2023)

Cian O'Callaghan: I know, but it could be counterproductive. A poor performer will be given less resources to tackle the issue, rather than another consequence that might have-----

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Dereliction and Vacancy: Discussion (15 Jun 2023)

Cian O'Callaghan: There needs to be consequences.