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Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Electoral Reform Bill 2022: Committee Stage (31 May 2022)

Cian O'Callaghan: I move amendment No. 47: In page 45, between lines 7 and 8, to insert the following: "(2) The Commission shall research the impact that the alphabetical order of candidates on the ballot paper has on election outcomes. The Commission shall provide a report to the Joint Oireachtas Committee within 24 months and may make such recommendations to the Minister and the Government as it...

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Electoral Reform Bill 2022: Committee Stage (31 May 2022)

Cian O'Callaghan: Imove amendment No. 51: In page 45, between lines 32 and 33, to insert the following: "(2) The Commission shall: (a) produce radio, TV and online advertisements to promote participation in electoral events; (b) maintain a website and social media platforms dedicated to voter education and awareness; (c) provide training and voter education programmes; (d) engage with schools,...

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Electoral Reform Bill 2022: Committee Stage (31 May 2022)

Cian O'Callaghan: The Minister of State and others have made a valid point about the amendment being very prescriptive. I appreciate that this is not the approach that was taken to the drafting of the legislation. That is fair enough. I still have a concern, though, that the commission will ultimately read this legislation and will take its direction from it. Yes, voter education is part of its remit, but...

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Electoral Reform Bill 2022: Committee Stage (31 May 2022)

Cian O'Callaghan: I move amendment No. 56: In page 53, to delete lines 1 to 4. This is a welcome section of the Bill and relates to voter registration for people who are homeless. I am concerned, however, that the criteria in it are too tight because they require an elector registered in a registration area in accordance with the subsection to renew his or her registration annually. I am concerned that...

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Electoral Reform Bill 2022: Committee Stage (31 May 2022)

Cian O'Callaghan: Yes. A third of our representatives in the Dáil come from three-seat constituencies. Another third is from four-seat constituencies. Another third is from five-seat constituencies. We therefore have good balance in that. However, in general, smaller parties or different points of view get squeezed out. In fact, we saw that historically in the Tullymander, when many three-seat...

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Electoral Reform Bill 2022: Committee Stage (31 May 2022)

Cian O'Callaghan: I move amendment No. 46: In page 45, between lines 7 and 8, to insert the following: "(2) The Commission shall research the impact that the alphabetical order of candidates on the ballot paper has on election outcomes. The Commission shall provide a report to the Joint Oireachtas Committee within 24 months and may make such recommendations to the Minister and the Government as it...

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Electoral Reform Bill 2022: Committee Stage (31 May 2022)

Cian O'Callaghan: Has the Minister of State sought advice as to whether placing a requirement for annual registration on people who are homeless, when that is not being applied to anyone else, is discriminatory? What was the advice given on that matter? How can the Minister of State argue that this is not a form of discrimination against people who, through no fault of their own, are homeless? I take from...

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Electoral Reform Bill 2022: Committee Stage (31 May 2022)

Cian O'Callaghan: In light of that response, I am happy to withdraw it.

Property Services (Land Price Register) Bill 2021: Second Stage [Private Members] (26 May 2022)

Cian O'Callaghan: I thank the Minister for the comprehensive response. Indeed, it is not the one I wanted to hear but I appreciate that significant work and analysis went into it. In terms of the way we brought forward this Bill and the intention behind it, we would have been happy to work through with the Government and compromise on the issues that she raised. We are aware of the different issues she...

Property Services (Land Price Register) Bill 2021: Second Stage [Private Members] (26 May 2022)

Cian O'Callaghan: Will I get the right to respond, if necessary?

Property Services (Land Price Register) Bill 2021: Second Stage [Private Members] (26 May 2022)

Cian O'Callaghan: Perfect.

Property Services (Land Price Register) Bill 2021: Second Stage [Private Members] (26 May 2022)

Cian O'Callaghan: I move: "That the Bill be now read a Second Time." I thank the Minister, Deputy McEntee, for attending this debate. I may not use the full 15 minutes afforded to me. I have heard people say that before and not necessarily stick to it, but I will do my best. I thank the people who contributed to the huge amount of work that went into drawing up this Bill. Paul Cassidy did the initial...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Provision (26 May 2022)

Cian O'Callaghan: 239. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the persons or bodies that were the 31 industry experts that attended a workshop held with the Housing Agency in December 2021 to discuss the structure and criteria of the Croí Cónaithe cities fund; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27030/22]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Review and Consolidation of Planning Legislation: Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage (26 May 2022)

Cian O'Callaghan: I thank everyone who has come in. I first want to respond to some comments that were made suggesting that land value sharing is a modern form of the Kenny report. I have a very different view on that. Land value sharing, as it has been explained, is about collecting some of the uplift in land values and then using it for infrastructure. That is very different from the Kenny report, whose...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Review and Consolidation of Planning Legislation: Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage (26 May 2022)

Cian O'Callaghan: Earlier this week, we discussed the issue of viability with other organisations. A suggestion made by one of the groups that was involved in building homes - not at the speculative end - was that it would be a good idea to include an economic viability assessment as part of the planning process to ensure a project was viable and not just being pursued for speculative or other reasons. I do...

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (25 May 2022)

Cian O'Callaghan: I refer to the Government's plans to give €450 million in State subsidies to private developers to build apartments. The scheme is designed to cater for people in the highest income brackets - the top 15%, according to analysis by the Business Post. Will the Minister tell us whether the provision of €450 million in State subsidies for developers complies with European Union...

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (25 May 2022)

Cian O'Callaghan: Will the Minister answer my question about EU state aid rules?

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (25 May 2022)

Cian O'Callaghan: You will not answer the question.

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (25 May 2022)

Cian O'Callaghan: The Minister has not answered the question about EU state aid rules.

Short-term Lettings Enforcement Bill 2022: Second Stage [Private Members] (24 May 2022)

Cian O'Callaghan: I welcome this Bill. The Social Democrats will support it. I thank an Teachta Ó Broin for tabling it. The general thrust and approach is to place responsibility on the platforms that advertise short-term lets. They clearly have a key responsibility to ensure that in order to advertise, or accept an advertisement, they should have proof that it is planning compliant. That should have...