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Planning and Development Bill 2023: From the Seanad (9 Oct 2024)

Cian O'Callaghan: There were seven Ministers going in and out.

Planning and Development Bill 2023: From the Seanad (9 Oct 2024)

Cian O'Callaghan: The process worked best when the Minister was present because some of the other Ministers were, unfortunately, from outside the Department and were sometimes not able to engage and answer on a lot of the issues. When I asked about Aarhus compliance on Committee Stage, the Minister said that some matters in the report did not relate to the Bill. I asked about the matters in the Aarhus...

Planning and Development Bill 2023: From the Seanad (9 Oct 2024)

Cian O'Callaghan: I asked the Minister earlier on to answer the question.

Planning and Development Bill 2023: From the Seanad (9 Oct 2024)

Cian O'Callaghan: That is great because we have been asking for an answer to that question for months, and not just on the generalities. Regarding the planning delays to which the Minister referred, let us be very clear about this. We are all opposed to planning delays in the system. Unfortunately, the biggest delays that have occurred in our planning system in recent years, with the backlogs in An Bord...

Planning and Development Bill 2023: From the Seanad (9 Oct 2024)

Cian O'Callaghan: Gabhaim buíochas leis an gCeann Comhairle. I will be relatively brief, but I need to respond to what the Minister has said. I congratulate him on answering a question we did not ask. We did not say the legislation was rushed. A number of us specifically said that putting 175 pages of amendments into three hours was rushed. That is what we said. I want to back up what has been...

Planning and Development Bill 2023: From the Seanad (9 Oct 2024)

Cian O'Callaghan: It is the amendments.

Planning and Development Bill 2023: From the Seanad (9 Oct 2024)

Cian O'Callaghan: I have amendments to move here as well. I will be very clear about this. To have three hours for 175 pages of amendments is absolutely no way to do legislation. These are new amendments that have not been discussed in this Chamber before, have not been scrutinised here, so this is our only attempt to scrutinise them. Most of them will not be reached at all today. That is very worrying,...

Planning and Development (An Taisce) Bill 2024: Second Stage [Private Members] (9 Oct 2024)

Cian O'Callaghan: It was impressive what Deputy Ó Murchú was able to fit in to the debate on this Bill. I thank the Deputies for bringing forward the Bill, which the Social Democrats will not support. We agree there is absolutely a problem with regard to planning infrastructure and the affordability of housing in Ireland, in both rural and urban areas, but we do not agree the Bill will fix it. An...

Housing (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2024: Second Stage (8 Oct 2024)

Cian O'Callaghan: I agree with the previous two speakers regarding the overall delivery of affordable cost-rental housing. It is way off what is needed. There is no question about that, and it is especially the case given we have multi-billion euro surpluses available that could, of course, be put into affordable housing. The Bill is no way to do legislation. I accept that parts of it are urgent, such...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (8 Oct 2024)

Cian O'Callaghan: I want the Taoiseach to put in place long-term supports and changes, not temporary measures. Let us be very clear about that. The Government's failure to invest where it is needed most has real consequences for people. I will give the Taoiseach just one example. Gaelcholáiste Reachrann is on the northside of Dublin in my constituency. It is a great school with very dedicated staff....

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (8 Oct 2024)

Cian O'Callaghan: Instead of investing in long-term sustainable supports in the budget, the Government splashed cash on temporary measures. Today we learned the dates that those ten payments will be made. Most of them will be made before 22 November and the remainder will be made by early December. The Government parties are cock-a-hoop with that schedule because it is right around when most of us expect to...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Data (8 Oct 2024)

Cian O'Callaghan: 104. To ask the Minister for Finance the number of dwellings purchased to date in 2024 where the 10% stamp duty was paid, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39881/24]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects (8 Oct 2024)

Cian O'Callaghan: 197. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills for an update on the progress and timeline for the provision of a new school building (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40042/24]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Apprenticeship Programmes (8 Oct 2024)

Cian O'Callaghan: 633. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of apprentices waiting for off-the-job training, broken down by apprenticeship type and the number of months waiting, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40202/24]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Traffic Accidents (3 Oct 2024)

Cian O'Callaghan: 65. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the recourse available to those injured by an e-bike, where the individual causing the injuries does not have the means for compensation or is unidentifiable; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39491/24]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Traffic Accidents (3 Oct 2024)

Cian O'Callaghan: 66. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport for those injured by an e-bike, where the individual causing the injuries is without the means or unidentifiable, if the injured party can engage with PIAB or the MIBI; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39492/24]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Traffic Accidents (3 Oct 2024)

Cian O'Callaghan: 67. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will investigate an incident (details supplied) where an individual was injured by an e-bike; the role of the newly implemented Road Traffic and Roads Act 2023 for injured parties; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39493/24]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Disability Services (2 Oct 2024)

Cian O'Callaghan: 194. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the proportion of respite places (day and night) available in CHO9 compared to the other CHO areas for 2023, based on population data from the 2022 census; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39289/24]

Financial Resolution No. 4: Stamp Duties (1 Oct 2024)

Cian O'Callaghan: I had tabled two amendments to this resolution to increase the stamp duty to 100% and I understand they have been ruled out of order. This increase of 5% being put forward by the Government is pathetic. It shows it is clearly not serious whatsoever about stamping out the practice of multibillion euro funds coming in and snapping up homes, pushing up prices, and pushing out first-time...

Financial Resolutions 2024 - Budget Statement 2025 (1 Oct 2024)

Cian O'Callaghan: Never before has the opportunity or the need for action from Government to address the housing crisis been so great and never before has the opportunity for Government to address the housing crisis been so great. The Housing Commission in its report published in May stated very clearly that we need 60,000 new homes a year to be delivered. Currently only about half of that is being...