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Regulation of Providers of Building Works and Building Control (Amendment) Bill 2022: From the Seanad (29 Jun 2022)

Cian O'Callaghan: I simply want to know-----

Regulation of Providers of Building Works and Building Control (Amendment) Bill 2022: From the Seanad (29 Jun 2022)

Cian O'Callaghan: I simply want to know-----

Regulation of Providers of Building Works and Building Control (Amendment) Bill 2022: From the Seanad (29 Jun 2022)

Cian O'Callaghan: Simply on the amendment-----

Regulation of Providers of Building Works and Building Control (Amendment) Bill 2022: From the Seanad (29 Jun 2022)

Cian O'Callaghan: Yes.

Regulation of Providers of Building Works and Building Control (Amendment) Bill 2022: From the Seanad (29 Jun 2022)

Cian O'Callaghan: Yes.

Regulation of Providers of Building Works and Building Control (Amendment) Bill 2022: From the Seanad (29 Jun 2022)

Cian O'Callaghan: This is our only opportunity to raise a question on this, so simply on amendment No. 3 and the seven days, it is the case that tenants and renters have other things going on in their lives. They can be caring for family members, dealing with sickness, they can have work commitments and they could be away. A seven-day limit for them to accept this offer will cut many people out, especially...

Regulation of Providers of Building Works and Building Control (Amendment) Bill 2022: From the Seanad (29 Jun 2022)

Cian O'Callaghan: I had indicated to speak on Seanad amendment-----

Regulation of Providers of Building Works and Building Control (Amendment) Bill 2022: From the Seanad (29 Jun 2022)

Cian O'Callaghan: I do. I want to speak on Seanad amendment No. 1, which is about the Title of the Bill. Many of the amendments are not related to the Title of the Bill. I specifically want to know why the amendments on the Residential Tenancies Act 2004 are coming in like this? Why were they not brought in in the Dáil originally? Why are we not getting an opportunity to input into them? Some of...

Regulation of Providers of Building Works and Building Control (Amendment) Bill 2022: From the Seanad (29 Jun 2022)

Cian O'Callaghan: On Seanad amendment No. 3, was there any engagement with bodies, such as Threshold, which have expertise in this area? Why are these being rushed through without proper consideration given that there has only been a handful of cases where an adjudicator has found the tenant did not provide the landlord with contact details in an appropriate manner, for the landlord to offer back the home?...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Homeless Accommodation (29 Jun 2022)

Cian O'Callaghan: 56. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if a local authority has the power to add additional criteria to the definition of homelessness as expressed in sections 2 and 10 of the Housing Act 1988; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34878/22]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Homeless Accommodation (29 Jun 2022)

Cian O'Callaghan: 57. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if a local authority has the power to refuse to provide emergency accommodation to a person who cannot provide proof of exhausting all other accommodation options, including family mediation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34879/22]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Homeless Accommodation (29 Jun 2022)

Cian O'Callaghan: 58. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if a local authority has the power to refuse to provide emergency accommodation to a person who has been made homeless because of rent arrears; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34880/22]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Homeless Accommodation (29 Jun 2022)

Cian O'Callaghan: 59. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if a local authority has the power to refuse to provide emergency accommodation to a person who has been made homeless because of anti-social behaviour in a previous tenancy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34881/22]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Homeless Accommodation (29 Jun 2022)

Cian O'Callaghan: 60. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the grounds, if any, on which a local authority can refuse to provide emergency accommodation to someone who presents as homeless; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34882/22]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Building Regulations (29 Jun 2022)

Cian O'Callaghan: 61. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the action that is being taken to address quarries that are producing substandard building materials that give rise to serious structural defects in homes, given the statement by an expert witness at the Oireachtas housing committee in relation to same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34963/22]

Ceisteanna - Questions: Departmental Projects (28 Jun 2022)

Cian O'Callaghan: The community and voluntary sector play a very significant role in the well-being of our communities. Due to changes in the tendering process for employment services, community-run job clubs are closing in several areas. These have provided invaluable support over many decades. These projects were funded 100% by grants and have no surplus of funds built up. They cannot pay out redundancy...

Ceisteanna - Questions: Departmental Projects (28 Jun 2022)

Cian O'Callaghan: 2. To ask the Taoiseach if he will report on the well-being framework for Ireland overseen by his Department. [29503/22]

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (28 Jun 2022)

Cian O'Callaghan: I agree with both Deputies. There is an issue that councils are turning people who are homeless away from emergency accommodation now in different parts of the country. We have been asking for several weeks now for statements on An Bord Pleanála. The Remy Farrell report that has been ordered has been extended, but there is not clarity as to why it has been extended or exactly what...

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Departmental Bodies (28 Jun 2022)

Cian O'Callaghan: 30. To ask the Taoiseach if he will report on the work of the economic policy unit of his Department. [26647/22]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Hare Coursing (28 Jun 2022)

Cian O'Callaghan: 250. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he will refuse to grant licenses for live hare coursing for the upcoming season; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33628/22]