Results 321-340 of 2,156 for speaker:John Cummins
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Housing for All: Discussion (13 Jun 2024)
John Cummins: I have sent it into the Housing Agency and we are trying to follow up on it. It is a particular case and if the landlord knew what the ballpark parameters of an offer was, the tenant would remain in the property subject to a negotiation either concluding or not as the case may be. At the moment, the landlord does not know whether he is coming or going in terms of an offer. He does not know...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Housing for All: Discussion (13 Jun 2024)
John Cummins: We have the planning Bill coming in to the Seanad in a couple of weeks. In the context of log cabins or pods, there seems to be huge discrepancies across the country as to how local authorities view those. Some are favourably disposed, some are site-dependent and some are outright opposed entirely. What is our view and how can we ensure uniformity here? Obviously, modern methods are a...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Housing for All: Discussion (13 Jun 2024)
John Cummins: Finally Minister, Deputy O'Brien, on the Croí Cónaithe cities fund mentioned in his opening statement and the 582 units in the context of that scheme, it is lower than what we would have hoped for in terms of the uptake of that scheme. I have two questions. Is there feedback from the sector as to why there is not more of an uptake? Is there capacity to interchange the Croí...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Housing for All: Discussion (13 Jun 2024)
John Cummins: Yes.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Housing for All: Discussion (13 Jun 2024)
John Cummins: Exactly.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Housing for All: Discussion (13 Jun 2024)
John Cummins: No.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Housing for All: Discussion (13 Jun 2024)
John Cummins: For sure. I am thinking forward to the North Quays-----
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Housing for All: Discussion (13 Jun 2024)
John Cummins: -----which the Minister has visited. That is in for planning now with Harcourt Developments. There will be 350 apartments right on the river front.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Housing for All: Discussion (13 Jun 2024)
John Cummins: The developer is open to doing them for purchase, but obviously funding is the key piece there, so that backstop is important.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Housing for All: Discussion (13 Jun 2024)
John Cummins: How long will that call be open?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Housing for All: Discussion (13 Jun 2024)
John Cummins: Could we keep it open? I am just conscious that we are probably eight weeks away from Harcourt getting planning permission-----
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Housing for All: Discussion (13 Jun 2024)
John Cummins: I am just mentioning the development partner that is in for planning permission in the case of the North Quays project. We do not want a situation where it, or its equivalent in another location, misses three months just because we do not have it open at a particular point.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Housing for All: Discussion (13 Jun 2024)
John Cummins: The question then is whether someone will be able to put forward a proposal that is in the planning system.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Housing for All: Discussion (13 Jun 2024)
John Cummins: The North Quays is an SDZ, as the Minister knows.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Housing for All: Discussion (13 Jun 2024)
John Cummins: I thank the Cathaoirleach.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Housing for All: Discussion (13 Jun 2024)
John Cummins: That could not be the case. There are not that many on the housing list in Cork at the moment.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Housing for All: Discussion (13 Jun 2024)
John Cummins: The Deputy knows well what happened with the construction sector.
- Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (11 Jun 2024)
John Cummins: I echo the comments of many colleagues with regard to those who stood in elections - those were elected and those who were unsuccessful. It takes a huge amount of courage to put one's name on a ballot paper. We were delighted to gain a seat in Waterford and to be the largest party in local government on Waterford City and County Council. Two new councillors - Niamh O'Donovan and Jim...
- Seanad: Housing Commission Report: Motion (29 May 2024)
John Cummins: I thank the Acting Chairperson. I welcome the Minister of State. Listening to the Sinn Féin representatives deliver their prepared speeches, one could forgive them for leaving out the fact that many of the things which are undoubtedly working and which were put in place by the Government have been shamelessly opposed by their party. Last year, 32,700 homes were delivered in this...