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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: General Scheme of the Marine Protected Areas Bill 2023: Discussion (Resumed) (2 Feb 2023)

Cian O'Callaghan: On head 10, is it the lack of transparency, the limited number of bodies it applies to or the entire head that is the issue? Is the idea behind this head fine provided things are done in a transparent way?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: General Scheme of the Marine Protected Areas Bill 2023: Discussion (Resumed) (2 Feb 2023)

Cian O'Callaghan: Is the NPWS referenced in the Bill? I am sure it has a role to play.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: General Scheme of the Marine Protected Areas Bill 2023: Discussion (Resumed) (2 Feb 2023)

Cian O'Callaghan: The NPWS is mentioned in the Bill in terms of public participation and MPA designations. My reading of the Bill is that it is given four weeks, the same as anyone else, to make a submission. Beyond that, there does not seem to be any role for it. Should there be a role for it in enforcement or monitoring? Should the Bill be clear on the role of the NPWS and that of the Marine Institute,...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: General Scheme of the Marine Protected Areas Bill 2023: Discussion (Resumed) (2 Feb 2023)

Cian O'Callaghan: Mr. Fogarty wants to come in. I will then go to Wind Energy Ireland.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: General Scheme of the Marine Protected Areas Bill 2023: Discussion (Resumed) (2 Feb 2023)

Cian O'Callaghan: I have a question for Wind Energy Ireland. It may want to respond to everything. In the opening statement, witnesses were very strong on co-location and also said there are some circumstances where that will not happen and there will be MPAs designated where offshore wind energy development would be completely unsuitable. Can Wind Energy Ireland expand on what sort of areas and MPAs are...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: General Scheme of the Marine Protected Areas Bill 2023: Discussion (Resumed) (2 Feb 2023)

Cian O'Callaghan: I want to ask a short follow-up question, if I may. That is clearly a key issue for the industry. It does not have the clarity on that, which creates uncertainty. Getting to the point where it is much more clear which areas would not be compatible would be very helpful.

Ceisteanna - Questions: Cabinet Committees (1 Feb 2023)

Cian O'Callaghan: 7. To ask the Taoiseach if he is intending to establish new Cabinet subcommittees. [4447/23]

Ceisteanna - Questions: Cabinet Committees (1 Feb 2023)

Cian O'Callaghan: Is any Cabinet subcommittee examining how investment funds are buying homes? The Government has defended the role of investment funds and their special tax treatment citing the need to attract investment to build new housing. However, new research by Pierce Daly shows that more second-hand homes have been bought up by investment funds than new builds. This pushes up the price of housing as...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Provision (1 Feb 2023)

Cian O'Callaghan: 109. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the annual target for new housing units provided by local authorities and approved housing bodies broken down by newbuilds, both direct build and turnkey, Part V, regeneration, and voids, in each of the years from 2016 to 2023, in tabular form. [5141/23]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Departmental Budgets (1 Feb 2023)

Cian O'Callaghan: 110. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the amount returned from his Department’s allocation in each of the years between 2018 and 2022, inclusive in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5142/23]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Departmental Budgets (1 Feb 2023)

Cian O'Callaghan: 111. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the amount carried over by his Department’s allocation in each of the years between 2018 and 2022, inclusive in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5143/23]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Disability Services (1 Feb 2023)

Cian O'Callaghan: 206. To ask the Minister for Health the number of children on disability service waiting lists for children’s disability networks teams in the Kilbarrack area; the number of additional staff recruitments that are needed to reduce this waiting list; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4881/23]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Regulatory Bodies (31 Jan 2023)

Cian O'Callaghan: 340. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if there is any mechanism, either through the Approved Housing Body Regulatory Authority or any other means, for employees or tenants of an approved housing body to make a report confidentially or a protected disclosure where they believe management is acting in a way that is damaging to the organisation or tenants; and if...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Missing Persons (31 Jan 2023)

Cian O'Callaghan: 372. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if contact has been made with Spanish authorities in order to continue the search for a missing person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4710/23]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Childcare Services (31 Jan 2023)

Cian O'Callaghan: 526. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he will provide an update on the proportion of children who require childcare in the Howth and Sutton area of County Dublin; the number of available spaces; if there are plans for new childcare facilities to be built; the action he will take to rectify the lack of childcare in the area; and if he will make a...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: General Scheme of the Marine Protected Areas Bill 2023: Discussion (resumed) (31 Jan 2023)

Cian O'Callaghan: The third paragraph of Professor Crowe's opening statement says, "A key provision of the Bill, perhaps the single most important one ... is for stakeholder consultation and participation throughout the process," and he went on to explain the importance of co-creation. That line almost sounds like he feels that the Bill allows for lots of co-creation and stakeholder participation but his...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: General Scheme of the Marine Protected Areas Bill 2023: Discussion (resumed) (31 Jan 2023)

Cian O'Callaghan: The professor's input will be very useful to the committee when we compile our pre-legislative report because we need to specifically consider the heads and see if there are particular areas that need to be tidied up. Head 7 concerns the identification of potential marine protected areas. My reading of head 7 is that it is a fairly top-down process - the Minister does it and there are...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: General Scheme of the Marine Protected Areas Bill 2023: Discussion (resumed) (31 Jan 2023)

Cian O'Callaghan: I thank Professor Crowe for the clarification. Earlier he made the point very well about how successful co-creation can be. He gave really good examples of marine areas. We all want to see a reduction in conflict and as much conservation as possible. Often the best way to get conservation is through practical measures on which everyone can agree because enforcement can only take you so...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: General Scheme of the Marine Protected Areas Bill 2023: Discussion (resumed) (31 Jan 2023)

Cian O'Callaghan: I thank Professor Crowe for that. I want to ask about the second point in the opening statement, which he made very well, which is that the existence of an MPA does not mean other activities cannot happen. He said that in some cases there may be grounds for quite heavily protected areas in the EU biodiversity strategy, and for seeking that 10% of the maritime area would be heavily...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: General Scheme of the Marine Protected Areas Bill 2023: Discussion (resumed) (31 Jan 2023)

Cian O'Callaghan: Can Professor Crowe give us any sense of the timeframe we may be looking at for identifying some of the areas that need heavier levels of protection and for creating that baseline? Where are we on that?