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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Local Government and Heritage: Issues Facing the Residential Rental Sector: Discussion (15 Jul 2025)

Rory Hearne: Both, if Ms Steen can. I am very conscious of the time, Chair.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Local Government and Heritage: Issues Facing the Residential Rental Sector: Discussion (15 Jul 2025)

Rory Hearne: Does the RTB reckon there will be a greater level of dispute over rent and rent arrears due to the impact of rising rents as well as the recent changes that are likely to cause rising rents and related complicated issues? Does the RTB gather data on what one might consider the affordability of rent or renters facing those challenges? If not, would the RTB consider doing so? It would be...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Local Government and Heritage: Issues Facing the Residential Rental Sector: Discussion (15 Jul 2025)

Rory Hearne: Does the RTB think that enforcement is sufficient?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Local Government and Heritage: Issues Facing the Residential Rental Sector: Discussion (15 Jul 2025)

Rory Hearne: Has the RTB done any analysis on rent and affordability? Does it see itself doing so?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Local Government and Heritage: Issues Facing the Residential Rental Sector: Discussion (15 Jul 2025)

Rory Hearne: Is it planned to do another one soon?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Local Government and Heritage: Issues Facing the Residential Rental Sector: Discussion (15 Jul 2025)

Rory Hearne: It would be very useful to have that data. Would the RTB consider incorporating it into the reports in some way to measure the impact on rent levels?

Select Committee on Housing, Local Government and Heritage: Estimates for Public Services 2025
Vote 16 - Tailte Éireann (Revised)
Vote 23 - An Coimisiún Toghcháin (Revised)
Vote 34 - Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage (Revised) (15 Jul 2025)

Rory Hearne: In the briefing notes on social housing, there is a reference to social housing PPPs and the success of the model. Given what has happened in recent weeks, that could be seriously called into question. Does the Minister still consider it a successful model? Is funding being allocated to ensure that those social housing projects that were due to be delivered through PPP will delivered as...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Departmental Expenditure (15 Jul 2025)

Rory Hearne: 544. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the spend to date on the implementation on his Department’s new IT system, project Dion; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39731/25]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Departmental Expenditure (15 Jul 2025)

Rory Hearne: 604. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the spend to date on the implementation on his Department’s new IT system, project Dion; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39730/25]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Departmental Expenditure (15 Jul 2025)

Rory Hearne: 605. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the implementation timeline for his Department’s new IT system, project Dion; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39732/25]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Departmental Expenditure (15 Jul 2025)

Rory Hearne: 606. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the reason for such delays in respect of reported delays in his Department’s new IT system project Dion, being set up; when his Department expects the new IT system to be operational; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39733/25]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Proposed Legislation (15 Jul 2025)

Rory Hearne: 590. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the status of the revised draft Shannon River Bye-laws, when he expects the results of the departmental and legal review; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39378/25]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Proposed Legislation (15 Jul 2025)

Rory Hearne: 591. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government when his Department will publish the revised draft Shannon River bye-laws; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39379/25]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (15 Jul 2025)

Rory Hearne: 955. To ask the Minister for Health if she will examine the case of an older person awaiting an audiology appointment due to rapid hearing loss (details supplied); when they can expect an appointment given their circumstances; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [39281/25]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (15 Jul 2025)

Rory Hearne: 956. To ask the Minister for Health the average waiting time for a routine audiology/hearing appointment, by regional health area and integrated healthcare area; the average waiting time for a routine audiology/hearing appointment by hospital, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [39282/25]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (15 Jul 2025)

Rory Hearne: 957. To ask the Minister for Health the average waiting time for an urgent audiology/hearing appointment by regional health area and integrated healthcare area; the average waiting time for a urgent audiology/hearing appointment by hospital, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [39283/25]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (15 Jul 2025)

Rory Hearne: 958. To ask the Minister for Health the number of patients waiting longer than three, six, nine or twelve months for a routine audiology/hearing appointment by regional health area and integrated healthcare area and by hospital; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [39284/25]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (15 Jul 2025)

Rory Hearne: 959. To ask the Minister for Health the number of patients waiting longer than three, six, nine or twelve months for an urgent audiology/hearing appointment by regional health area and integrated healthcare area and by hospital; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [39285/25]

Domestic, Sexual and Gender-Based Violence: Statements (10 Jul 2025)

Rory Hearne: The connections between the housing crisis, homelessness and domestic violence have been shown over and over again. The state of the housing emergency is having direct impacts on women and their children being unable to flee situations of violence. Indeed, front-line domestic violence services repeatedly raise concerns that the housing crisis is forcing victims to either stay with the...

Planning and Development (Amendment) Bill 2025: Committee and Remaining Stages (9 Jul 2025)

Rory Hearne: I am very conscious of time. I want to support this amendment and reiterate the deep concern we have been highlighting around the speculative development that is happening. It is very clear to anyone who studies the real estate and property market that there are actors in it who are not just about building homes. A part of real estate development is accumulating sites and planning...