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Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Estimates for Public Services 2023
Vote 16 - Tailte Éireann (Further Revised)
Vote 23 - Electoral Commission (Further Revised)
Vote 34 - Housing, Local Government and Heritage (Further Revised) (23 Feb 2023)

Cian O'Callaghan: I have two more questions. In terms of the spend in 2022, how much was returned to the Exchequer? I know €340 million was carried over into 2023.

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Estimates for Public Services 2023
Vote 16 - Tailte Éireann (Further Revised)
Vote 23 - Electoral Commission (Further Revised)
Vote 34 - Housing, Local Government and Heritage (Further Revised) (23 Feb 2023)

Cian O'Callaghan: The Department of Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform has stated that the figure for surrender will be in the region of €240 million. Is that correct?

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Estimates for Public Services 2023
Vote 16 - Tailte Éireann (Further Revised)
Vote 23 - Electoral Commission (Further Revised)
Vote 34 - Housing, Local Government and Heritage (Further Revised) (23 Feb 2023)

Cian O'Callaghan: The level of surrender in 2019 was €6.5 million above the capital carryover. It was €12.5 million in 2020 and €116 million in 2021 and there are indications from the Department of Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform that it could be €240 million for the year just gone. Is the Minister concerned about the growing amount being...

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Estimates for Public Services 2023
Vote 16 - Tailte Éireann (Further Revised)
Vote 23 - Electoral Commission (Further Revised)
Vote 34 - Housing, Local Government and Heritage (Further Revised) (23 Feb 2023)

Cian O'Callaghan: The Minister said that approximately 1,000 cost-rental tenancies have been approved so far. How many affordable purchase units have been completed and sold so far?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: General Scheme of the Planning and Development Bill 2022: Discussion (Resumed) (23 Feb 2023)

Cian O'Callaghan: I will rephrase the question. Childcare is a key area in which objective data are needed. Are there other particular key priority areas where it is needed?

Eviction Ban Bill 2022: Second Stage [Private Members] (22 Feb 2023)

Cian O'Callaghan: I thank People Before Profit for bringing forward this Bill and for the work it has done on it. The Social Democrats will certainly be supporting it. It is notable that, when the Minister was speaking, he gave a long list of what has been done, while admitting that it is not sufficient, and a long list of criticisms of the Opposition but that a list of exactly what he and his Government are...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Admissions (22 Feb 2023)

Cian O'Callaghan: 161. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if her attention has been brought to the increase in applications for a multi-denominational school (details supplied); the action she plans to take to secure additional places in multi-denominational schools in this area should school admission policies aim to allocate places to older pupils first who have not started school; and if she will...

Housing and Evictions: Motion [Private Members] (21 Feb 2023)

Cian O'Callaghan: I thank Sinn Féin and Deputy Ó Broin for bringing forward this motion, which the Social Democrats are happy to support. On the eviction ban and the current situation with record homelessness and rents, we simply do not know from the Government what its plan is or what it is going to do. We have not heard from the Government. In fact, we have heard elements of the Government...

Ceisteanna - Questions: Departmental Bodies (21 Feb 2023)

Cian O'Callaghan: 33. To ask the Taoiseach if he will report on the work of the social dialogue co-ordination unit of his Department. [8631/23]

Ceisteanna - Questions: Departmental Strategies (21 Feb 2023)

Cian O'Callaghan: 22. To ask the Taoiseach if he will report on the strategic goals of his Department's strategy statement 2021-2023; and if he plans to update them. [8630/23]

Ceisteanna - Questions: Cabinet Committees (21 Feb 2023)

Cian O'Callaghan: 5. To ask the Taoiseach when the Cabinet committee on Government co-ordination will next meet. [7240/23]

Ceisteanna - Questions: Cabinet Committees (21 Feb 2023)

Cian O'Callaghan: 9. To ask the Taoiseach when the Cabinet committee on Government co-ordination will next meet. [8629/23]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: General Scheme of the Planning and Development Bill 2022: Discussion (Resumed) (21 Feb 2023)

Cian O'Callaghan: I thank everyone who came in for their opening statements. I wish to ask the CCMA representatives about the part in their statement about taking estates in charge. They talked about how this is included in the draft Bill and how this is welcome. Are there differences between what is in this draft Bill and what is in the existing legislation? If they could explain a bit about that, that...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: General Scheme of the Planning and Development Bill 2022: Discussion (Resumed) (21 Feb 2023)

Cian O'Callaghan: I do not think that section of the Bill has timelines in it. Does it? Is the lack of timelines an issue or potentially a weakness in it? For example, I was talking to people on Saturday in an area of my constituency that was built 18 years ago and is not taken in charge. They are waiting 18 years to be taken in charge. As they are waiting, public areas are deteriorating. This...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: General Scheme of the Planning and Development Bill 2022: Discussion (Resumed) (21 Feb 2023)

Cian O'Callaghan: Head 83 in section 2(g), which relates to conditions on planning permissions, is about requiring bonds and is connected to the issue of taking in charge. If it is not built to the standard it should, the local authority can have recourse to using the bond. An issue that frequently comes up when it gets to that situation is that local authorities will say there is insufficient money in the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: General Scheme of the Planning and Development Bill 2022: Discussion (Resumed) (21 Feb 2023)

Cian O'Callaghan: Will Mr. Kelly provide the committee with more information on the work he has done in that area? That would be useful in terms of looking at this Bill.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: General Scheme of the Planning and Development Bill 2022: Discussion (Resumed) (21 Feb 2023)

Cian O'Callaghan: I have several.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: General Scheme of the Planning and Development Bill 2022: Discussion (Resumed) (21 Feb 2023)

Cian O'Callaghan: Head 156 relates to some of the issues about refusals of planning permission for past failure to comply but I understand it has never been used by a local authority and that has to be addressed.

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Electric Vehicles (21 Feb 2023)

Cian O'Callaghan: 185. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the action he will take to improve the charging infrastructure available for electric cars; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8199/23]

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

Cian O'Callaghan: 339. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the current situation regarding the detention of an Irish citizen (details supplied) in Iran; if further contact has been made with the Iranian Foreign Minister for the citizen’s release; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8296/23]