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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]

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

Cian O'Callaghan: There are clear data that the biggest driver of homelessness is people losing their tenancy in the private rental sector. When they get an eviction notice, that is a clear driver. What is the Minister, Deputy O'Brien, going to do about charges on top of rent that some companies are applying to renters as a way of circumventing rent regulation laws?

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

Cian O'Callaghan: I thank the Minister of State for the response. It is a pity that, generally, the senior Minister, Deputy O'Brien, does not answer my questions during priority and oral parliamentary questions, while he does so for other Opposition spokespeople. Specifically on this issue, rents in Ireland are among the highest in Europe. Security for renters, especially after the Government's decision...

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

Cian O'Callaghan: I thank the Minister of State for his reply. I will do that and have done so on foot of these parliamentary questions before, but I actually want the system to be fixed. The experience is poor in terms of saying to people to go to the RTB and that it might like into it. The RTB is under-resourced and is not able to deal with this. It does not have the capacity. We need the system to be...

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

Cian O'Callaghan: Exactly.

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Homeless Accommodation (9 Mar 2023)

Cian O'Callaghan: 104. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government his views on the recent record levels of persons accessing emergency accommodation; the action he is taking to address this; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11821/23]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Air Safety (9 Mar 2023)

Cian O'Callaghan: 186. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will provide an update on his plan to tackle drone activity in Dublin Airport; when anti-drone technology will be available to prevent this issue from continuing; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12150/23]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Departmental Properties (9 Mar 2023)

Cian O'Callaghan: 188. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the number of vacant habitable dwelling units and vacant derelict residential dwelling units in ownership or part ownership of, or under the control of both his Department and agencies under his remit; the county in which each unit is located; the length of time each unit has been vacant, in tabular form; and if he will make a...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Departmental Properties (9 Mar 2023)

Cian O'Callaghan: 198. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the number of vacant habitable dwelling units and vacant derelict residential dwelling units in the ownership of or part ownership of or under the control of both his Department and agencies under his remit; the county in which each unit is located; the length of time each unit has been vacant, in tabular form; and if he will make a...