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Ministerial Rota for Parliamentary Questions: Motion: Taoiseach's Communications (25 Jan 2022)

Cian O'Callaghan: 24. To ask the Taoiseach if he has spoken to the new German Chancellor. [63549/21]

Ministerial Rota for Parliamentary Questions: Motion: National Risk Assessment (25 Jan 2022)

Cian O'Callaghan: 4. To ask the Taoiseach if he will report on the national risk assessment published by his Department. [63548/21]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Electric Vehicles (25 Jan 2022)

Cian O'Callaghan: 201. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his plans for increasing the number of electric charging points for electric vehicles in an area of Dublin (details supplied); the location and installation date of each scheduled charging point in the area over the next 12 months in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3133/22]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Local Authorities (25 Jan 2022)

Cian O'Callaghan: 303. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the number of new staff provided to each local authority to deliver affordable housing; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3453/22]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Local Authorities (25 Jan 2022)

Cian O'Callaghan: 304. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the number of new staff requested by each local authority to deliver affordable housing; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3454/22]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Departmental Expenditure (25 Jan 2022)

Cian O'Callaghan: 305. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the underspend of his Department for 2021; the percentage of underspend that will be carried over to 2022; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3455/22]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Stardust Fire (25 Jan 2022)

Cian O'Callaghan: 505. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if jurors for the Stardust Inquest will be entitled to be paid as they are in criminal cases; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3452/22]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Urban Regeneration: Discussion (Resumed) (25 Jan 2022)

Cian O'Callaghan: I thank the Chair and all our guests. I have six questions, the first five of which are for the Department. I want to ask the Department about the proposal that was put forward by Mr. Mel Reynolds, Dr. Lorcan Sirr and Ms Orla Hegarty in 2017 for a streamlined process. That is a big issue for many people, namely, the amount of bureaucracy, time and cost they have to go through. Has that...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Urban Regeneration: Discussion (Resumed) (25 Jan 2022)

Cian O'Callaghan: That is an issue the committee potentially needs to look at in more detail. It was looked at in the previous Oireachtas and the County and City Management Association, CCMA, put forward that view that it could be putting more risk onto the State. That needs to be interrogated further because this is definitely a big barrier for people. In terms of the urban regeneration and development...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Urban Regeneration: Discussion (Resumed) (25 Jan 2022)

Cian O'Callaghan: I refer to the review of the compulsory purchase orders. Has the idea of compulsory sales orders and compulsory rental orders been considered?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Urban Regeneration: Discussion (Resumed) (25 Jan 2022)

Cian O'Callaghan: My view on the Derelict Sites Acts is the issue is not with legislation but the lack of use of it, including a lack of enforcement, a lack of accountability in local authorities using it and, perhaps, a lack of incentives for local authorities to use it. Can that aspect of it be examined?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Urban Regeneration: Discussion (Resumed) (25 Jan 2022)

Cian O'Callaghan: I have one final question for the departmental officials and one other question after that. My understanding is that the vacant homes officers were all meant to be full-time positions, although only four of the local authorities have full-time officers. The rest have part-time officers or have added their duties to those of other people, which was referenced earlier. How will the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Urban Regeneration: Discussion (Resumed) (25 Jan 2022)

Cian O'Callaghan: I have a question for Mr. Reynolds on the streamlined process. The contrast between the costs in Ireland and the UK is very stark, not just in respect of time and bureaucracy but in actual fees. Will he elaborate on why the costs are so high here? Is it just because they are all separate processes? What is involved in those costs compared to the UK? Why is Mr. Reynolds so confident that...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Urban Regeneration: Discussion (Resumed) (25 Jan 2022)

Cian O'Callaghan: I wish to return to an issue that I raised previously. In his opening statement, Mr. Reynolds said that the process for changing internal use in Ireland cost more than €10,000 in the form of fees, permissions, fire certificates and so on and took nearly half a year whereas the process in the UK for a similar internal change of use involved a fee of £695 and only took ten days....

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Urban Regeneration: Discussion (Resumed) (25 Jan 2022)

Cian O'Callaghan: I thank Ms Graham, but just to-----

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Urban Regeneration: Discussion (Resumed) (25 Jan 2022)

Cian O'Callaghan: Just so that I am clear, did Ms Graham mean that it was the building regulation section of the Department that held that view? Do I have that correct?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Urban Regeneration: Discussion (Resumed) (25 Jan 2022)

Cian O'Callaghan: What about the view that it would put an extra risk on the State? Is that view coming from that section?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Urban Regeneration: Discussion (Resumed) (25 Jan 2022)

Cian O'Callaghan: Did the Department have any kind of evidence to arrive at that view? Is it the Department's view that, in the UK, this approach has transferred more risk to the state?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Urban Regeneration: Discussion (Resumed) (25 Jan 2022)

Cian O'Callaghan: It is an important point. Could we get a written clarification on it from the Department? We need to get to the bottom of whether it is absolutely the case that this cannot be done because it transfers more risk or whether more can be done.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Urban Regeneration: Discussion (Resumed) (25 Jan 2022)

Cian O'Callaghan: Please.