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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Tenant In Situ Process: Discussion (21 Mar 2023)

Cian O'Callaghan: I will focus on the gap between what the Government is saying about the tenant in situscheme and how the practice is evolving on the ground. This is not a criticism of anyone. We are just trying to figure out how to close the gap. Notwithstanding the excellent work of the staff of the local authorities with whom I, as a public representative, deal, I have been contacted by a number of...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Tenant In Situ Process: Discussion (21 Mar 2023)

Cian O'Callaghan: I appreciate the logic for it but I can also understand why a formal statement, where a person says he or she is going to sell and will have to issue an eviction notice unless he or she can get approval for this scheme or whatever, would have the same effect. It would be a formal written statement. Our guests can hear from the contributions today the amount public representatives have been...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Tenant In Situ Process: Discussion (21 Mar 2023)

Cian O'Callaghan: It is about the tenants and the landlords; either or both.

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Driver Test (21 Mar 2023)

Cian O'Callaghan: 236. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the measures that will be implemented to eliminate unacceptable delays in applicants receiving appointments for driving tests across the country; if his attention has been drawn to applicants who have been waiting almost a full year for their test date; whether the emergency test booking feature can be extended to all frontline workers...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Defibrillators Provision (21 Mar 2023)

Cian O'Callaghan: 377. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if Government grants are currently in place for the provision of a community defibrillator; when the Sports Capital and Equipment Programme will open again for new applications; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12504/23]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Provision (21 Mar 2023)

Cian O'Callaghan: 474. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the supports available for families that are experiencing overcrowding in the family home and that are in need of essential maintenance or building work for additional facilities such as bathrooms; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13364/23]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Irish Communities Abroad (21 Mar 2023)

Cian O'Callaghan: 540. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will discuss the safety and protection of Irish citizens and students living or visiting the United States in relation to anti-LGBT legislation that has been proposed in the US when he meets US counterparts [13363/23]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Disability Services (21 Mar 2023)

Cian O'Callaghan: 888. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the action he will take to tackle the waiting lists for necessary children's disability services for example, psychology, occupational therapy, speech and language therapy in the north Dublin area CHO9; the length of the waiting lists for the services; his advice for parents who may be waiting upwards of three...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (9 Mar 2023)

Cian O'Callaghan: We do and the Government votes them all down.

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Housing Schemes (9 Mar 2023)

Cian O'Callaghan: 93. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he will provide an update on the delivery of affordable purchase and cost-rental housing; if the targets for 2022 set out in Housing for All were met; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11820/23]

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Housing Schemes (9 Mar 2023)

Cian O'Callaghan: Will the Minister indicate how many affordable purchase and cost-rental homes were delivered in 2022? Did he reach his targets in this regard? If not, can he provide some information on the position?

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Housing Schemes (9 Mar 2023)

Cian O'Callaghan: I thank the Minister for the reply. He has been able to give us and the media quite solid estimates in respect of social housing delivery for last year. I appreciate that all the information may not yet be available. The Minister may not have the exact figure, but can he give us a general indication of cost-rental and affordable house purchase delivery for 2022? Is he in a position to...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Housing Schemes (9 Mar 2023)

Cian O'Callaghan: Can the Minister explain how, in terms of the social housing delivery that is coming through the same sorts of mechanisms, he is able give quite solid indications that 7,500 social homes were delivered in 2022? He was able to give the first home scheme figures. Is he not in a position to give us solid estimates of the delivery numbers in respect of the other forms of housing delivery? ...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Housing Schemes (9 Mar 2023)

Cian O'Callaghan: The Minister voted against our amendments on affordable purchase.

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Housing Schemes (9 Mar 2023)

Cian O'Callaghan: We voted against the Minister's amendments.

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Housing Schemes (9 Mar 2023)

Cian O'Callaghan: Why did the Minister vote against our amendments?

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Vacant Properties (9 Mar 2023)

Cian O'Callaghan: I thank the Minister of State for his reply. It is very welcome that this is being actively looked at by the Department. I take it from that it is being looked at as part of the review of the private rental sector. What is the timeline on that and could he indicate as well not just the timeline for the review but the potential timeline for any legislation on compulsory rental orders? It...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Vacant Properties (9 Mar 2023)

Cian O'Callaghan: My question is about compulsory rental orders. Last May, the Minister said he was open to the idea. What has he done about them since? Has he looked into this? As he knows, on the night of the census there were 35,000 empty rental properties in the country. Part of the solution to the housing crisis is to make the best use we can of existing housing stock, in terms of the crisis we are...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Vacant Properties (9 Mar 2023)

Cian O'Callaghan: 146. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he will introduce compulsory rental orders to tackle vacancy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11822/23]

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Rental Sector (9 Mar 2023)

Cian O'Callaghan: 84. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he will take action to ensure that corporate landlords are not using additional charges on top of rent to circumvent rent pressure zone regulations; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12056/23]