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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.

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. With regard to climate change, tackling derelictions and vacancy is very important with regard to embodied carbon. I am certainly of the strong view that if NOAC did more in the area, it would be useful. I cannot speak for the whole committee but it is an area we have looked at a lot. Anything that can be done there would be very valuable. Across some of the...

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

Cian O'Callaghan: On verification, if someone is leading local authorities, say, on turnaround times, NOAC engages with them more to make sure that it is not simply that they are counting them differently or shorter but that they are counting them in the same way and that the data stand. It, therefore, just does that with the outliers to verify if something is going on with how they are counting.

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

Cian O'Callaghan: Can Mr. McCarthy elaborate on how NOAC does that?

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

Cian O'Callaghan: That is very positive. Was there consideration of publishing case studies similar to the Ombudsman case book, which is really valuable for good practice or problems that need to be fixed? Let us take County Mayo where social housing void turnarounds is ahead of other counties. It would be useful to hear exactly what they are doing and highlight that. Waterford, as the committee knows, has...

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

Cian O'Callaghan: It is very important. We know local authority staff and management teams benefit very well from positive feedback so that is good.

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Passport Services (12 May 2022)

Cian O'Callaghan: 205. 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. [24010/22]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Passport Services (12 May 2022)

Cian O'Callaghan: 206. 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. [24011/22]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Passport Services (12 May 2022)

Cian O'Callaghan: 207. 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. [24012/22]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Covid-19 Pandemic Supports (12 May 2022)

Cian O'Callaghan: 342. To ask the Minister for Health if he will consider adding homeless services workers to the Covid-19 front-line bonus payment in recognition of their efforts throughout the national lockdowns; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24009/22]