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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Electoral Arrangements to Protect Democracy and Ballot Integrity: Discussion (24 Sep 2024)

Cian O'Callaghan: The entrance to the grounds of the polling place-----

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Electoral Arrangements to Protect Democracy and Ballot Integrity: Discussion (24 Sep 2024)

Cian O'Callaghan: It is within 50 m of the entrance but certainly not of the boundary down the road. It is from the entrance point where people walk in and out.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Electoral Arrangements to Protect Democracy and Ballot Integrity: Discussion (24 Sep 2024)

Cian O'Callaghan: My perception is that perhaps it was more strictly enforced in the past and there is a little bit of ambiguity as to from where the rules apply and so forth. In terms of the process being fair, one would not want a situation where there was an outcome with one vote in it and someone said "There were posters right outside" and so on. It is an area that needs to be looked at.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Electoral Arrangements to Protect Democracy and Ballot Integrity: Discussion (24 Sep 2024)

Cian O'Callaghan: There is also the question on the whole area of misinformation, which may be for the Department or the commission. I have been contacted by constituents who complained about misinformation - not online but in leaflets - and about things that are just not factually correct all. People are quite concerned about this and quite upset about it. Is there any recourse for them at all or is there...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Electoral Arrangements to Protect Democracy and Ballot Integrity: Discussion (24 Sep 2024)

Cian O'Callaghan: Returning to my question, if someone receives a leaflet and there is blatant misinformation in it, is there no recourse such a person can take? That is the question I have been asked. This is where constituents get leaflets which contain blatant misinformation. These are not views which they disagree with but is stuff printed as facts which is blatantly untrue. Is there anything they can...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Emergency Departments (24 Sep 2024)

Cian O'Callaghan: 481. To ask the Minister for Health if the new emergency department for Beaumont Hospital has proceeded to the developed design stage; if an application for planning permission has been submitted; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37547/24]

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (19 Sep 2024)

Cian O'Callaghan: In 2019, when the number of people living in homeless emergency accommodation exceeded 10,000 for the first time, the Minister denounced the Fine Gael Government for shattering yet another record. He went on to say this could not continue and promised Fianna Fáil would fix the housing crisis. He is now coming towards the end of his term as Minister for housing and there are now 14,429...

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (19 Sep 2024)

Cian O'Callaghan: We did not have Priority Questions.

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (19 Sep 2024)

Cian O'Callaghan: The Minister should look at the questions paper. That is not true.

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (19 Sep 2024)

Cian O'Callaghan: That is not true.

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (19 Sep 2024)

Cian O'Callaghan: Just not true.

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (19 Sep 2024)

Cian O'Callaghan: That is absolutely not true. We wanted all of them to be affordable.

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (19 Sep 2024)

Cian O'Callaghan: Not true. We wanted them all to be affordable. We did not want it sold to a private developer.

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (19 Sep 2024)

Cian O'Callaghan: That is not an objection.

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (19 Sep 2024)

Cian O'Callaghan: Untrue, untrue, untrue.

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (19 Sep 2024)

Cian O'Callaghan: The Minister should answer the question.

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Housing Schemes (19 Sep 2024)

Cian O'Callaghan: If it is on average a year with local authorities, it is all their stock.

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Housing Schemes (19 Sep 2024)

Cian O'Callaghan: With regard to homelessness, there is a significant problem with vacant social homes being left empty for more that a year by some local authorities. The NOAC report that was just published shows that in the Galway City Council area it takes an average of 50 weeks to re-let an empty social home. In Limerick social homes are being left empty for more than a year. It is 62 weeks before they...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Provision (19 Sep 2024)

Cian O'Callaghan: 77. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he will ensure that approved housing bodies can access early-stage finance to get affordable purchase housing projects off the ground; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36997/24]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Policy (19 Sep 2024)

Cian O'Callaghan: 112. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the immediate and urgent actions that will be taken to address the high levels of homelessness; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36998/24]