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Ceisteanna - Questions: Cabinet Committees (18 May 2022)

Cian O'Callaghan: 5. To ask the Taoiseach when the Cabinet subcommittee to oversee the State response to the Ukraine crisis last met. [24810/22]

Subsidies for Developers: Motion [Private Members] (18 May 2022)

Cian O'Callaghan: I thank Deputies from different parties and groups who have spoken on the motion. During the debate we witnessed something I had not seen before. The Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage, who is not shy for words, was utterly silent when we put three questions to him, questions the public have a right to know the answers to given that he wants to gift €450 million of...

Subsidies for Developers: Motion [Private Members] (18 May 2022)

Cian O'Callaghan: The Minister has not answered any of the questions I put to him.

Subsidies for Developers: Motion [Private Members] (18 May 2022)

Cian O'Callaghan: He did not answer a single question.

Subsidies for Developers: Motion [Private Members] (18 May 2022)

Cian O'Callaghan: I move: That Dáil Éireann: notes that: — the cost of housing is having a significant impact on people's standard of living; — according to the Central Statistics Office, house prices have increased by 15 per cent in the last year and will soon surpass the Celtic Tiger peak; — rents have doubled in a decade; — rates of home ownership are...

Subsidies for Developers: Motion [Private Members] (18 May 2022)

Cian O'Callaghan: We were told he was dealing with it.

Subsidies for Developers: Motion [Private Members] (18 May 2022)

Cian O'Callaghan: Apologies for that. It is good the Minister has arrived.

Subsidies for Developers: Motion [Private Members] (18 May 2022)

Cian O'Callaghan: That is good. Now if the Minister will stop interrupting while I am speaking, I will thank him.

Subsidies for Developers: Motion [Private Members] (18 May 2022)

Cian O'Callaghan: To put the figure of €144,000 in context, last year an investment fund bought in Limerick city a number of apartments for less than €168,000 each. Despite the large subsidy the Government is giving to developers, these apartments will be sold at full market price. There will be no discount or affordability built in. According to analysis by Killian Woods in the Business Post,...

Subsidies for Developers: Motion [Private Members] (18 May 2022)

Cian O'Callaghan: How can the Government justify using public money to underpin this level of profits for developers while removing most of the risk? We have had over the past decade a disaster in terms of housing policies. Rents have doubled, while house prices have become more unaffordable, risen 15% in the past year and are about to pass their Celtic tiger peak. Rents and house prices, especially in...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Passport Services (18 May 2022)

Cian O'Callaghan: 90. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the status of a passport application by a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24998/22]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Benefits (18 May 2022)

Cian O'Callaghan: 137. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the status of an illness benefit application by a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25039/22]

Ceisteanna - Questions: Cabinet Committees (17 May 2022)

Cian O'Callaghan: 8. To ask the Taoiseach if he will report on the work of the housing and infrastructure unit of his Department. [22094/22]

Ceisteanna - Questions: Cabinet Committees (17 May 2022)

Cian O'Callaghan: 12. To ask the Taoiseach if he will report on the work of the housing and infrastructure unit of his Department. [23380/22]

Ceisteanna - Questions: Cabinet Committees (17 May 2022)

Cian O'Callaghan: 21. To ask the Taoiseach if he will report on the work of the housing and infrastructure unit of his Department. [24808/22]

Ceisteanna - Questions: Cabinet Committees (17 May 2022)

Cian O'Callaghan: The Minister for Finance said that the local property tax returns show low levels of vacancy across the country. The comments from the Minister do not reflect the reality in communities. In Cork city, Jude Sherry and Frank O'Connor have identified 700 derelict properties located within 2 km of the city centre. Data from the national GeoDirectory show at least 90,000 vacant homes and 22,000...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Policy (17 May 2022)

Cian O'Callaghan: 324. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the steps that are being taken to tackle overcrowding in rental accommodation; the status of the overcrowded housing Bill 2018; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24793/22]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: National Oversight Audit Commission’s 2021 Annual Report: Discussion (17 May 2022)

Cian O'Callaghan: I thank the witnesses for the work done by NOAC, which is very valuable. To be clear, the indicators and data collected by NOAC are set by the Minister.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: National Oversight Audit Commission’s 2021 Annual Report: Discussion (17 May 2022)

Cian O'Callaghan: The commission decides them.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: National Oversight Audit Commission’s 2021 Annual Report: Discussion (17 May 2022)

Cian O'Callaghan: For example, if we as a committee felt enforcement in the dereliction area was really important in terms of data collection, we could write to the commission and request that it be collected. That would be appropriate.