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Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (14 Jul 2021)

Cian O'Callaghan: The Government has committed to spending at least €1 billion to lease 2,400 homes from investment funds. It would be much more cost-effective to build new homes. This would also create new supply that would mean the State would not be competing with first-time buyers and pushing up prices by doing these deals with investment funds. The Institute of Professional Auctioneers and...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Yield (14 Jul 2021)

Cian O'Callaghan: 78. To ask the Minister for Finance the amount being raised from stamp duty on rents greater than €30,000 per annum; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38605/21]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Commercial Rates (14 Jul 2021)

Cian O'Callaghan: 145. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the estimated cost of the current waiver of commercial rates; the estimated cost of extending the commercial rates waiver until the end of 2022; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38606/21]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Covid-19 Pandemic (14 Jul 2021)

Cian O'Callaghan: 281. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if his attention has been drawn to the fact that exchange students who will be studying in the coming academic year in the USA cannot sit visa interviews due to Covid-19 restrictions; the steps he is taking to address this; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31114/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medicinal Products (14 Jul 2021)

Cian O'Callaghan: 402. To ask the Minister for Health when the drug zolgensma will become available through the HSE; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31390/21]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development Act 2000 (Section 254 – Overground Telecommunication Cables) Regulations 2021: Motion (14 Jul 2021)

Cian O'Callaghan: Is additional guidance been given in respect of road opening licences? I am aware that up until recent years mistakes have been made and that, ultimately, the public has borne the cost. This is a matter for local authorities in terms of the operation and granting of licences. At this level, can additional guidance be provided to try to reinforce those points?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development Act 2000 (Section 254 – Overground Telecommunication Cables) Regulations 2021: Motion (14 Jul 2021)

Cian O'Callaghan: I thank the Minister of State and his officials for coming before the committee. I am very supportive of everything that can be done to support the roll-out of broadband. I want to focus on a few of the points that have been brought up. There have been issues over the years with road-opening licences or ducting for cables that are overground where they should not be. We have seen mistakes...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development Act 2000 (Section 254 – Overground Telecommunication Cables) Regulations 2021: Motion (14 Jul 2021)

Cian O'Callaghan: I thank the Minister of State.

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Foreign Policy (13 Jul 2021)

Cian O'Callaghan: 380. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if his attention has been drawn to the recent attack on the offices of the organisers of Tbilisi Pride; if the safety and security of LGBTQ+ persons in Georgia has been discussed by the EU Council of Ministers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37574/21]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Eligibility (13 Jul 2021)

Cian O'Callaghan: 470. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if her attention has been drawn to the fact that child benefit for children over the age of 16 will not be available to some persons from July until September 2021 and that there was no prior warning given about this to parents and guardians; the steps she is taking to address this; and if she will make a statement on the...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Research and Development (13 Jul 2021)

Cian O'Callaghan: 522. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if the new €40 million North-South research programme will fund new PhD research projects; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37575/21]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Residential Property Prices Register (13 Jul 2021)

Cian O'Callaghan: 588. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if her attention has been drawn to the fact that on the residential property price register website there are a number of properties registered in the wrong areas and thus not reflecting the true property prices in each locality; the steps that the Property Services Regulatory Authority (PSRA) has taken to ensure greater...

Residential Tenancies (No. 2) Bill 2021: From the Seanad (8 Jul 2021)

Cian O'Callaghan: Likewise, I will not be opposing this legislation, although I do have a different view as to what the best approach is. As the Minister is aware and as Deputy Ó Broin has noted, there is a lot of commentary at the moment suggesting we might be heading into a period of significant increases in inflation. We all hope that will not happen but KBC is reported today as saying we are heading...

Affordable Housing Bill 2021 [Seanad]: Committee and Remaining Stages (8 Jul 2021)

Cian O'Callaghan: I will speak briefly to my amendment No. 32, which is similar to Deputy Fitzmaurice's amendment. It seeks to limit eligibility to purchase affordable homes to intending owner occupiers.

Affordable Housing Bill 2021 [Seanad]: Committee and Remaining Stages (8 Jul 2021)

Cian O'Callaghan: I will press the amendment.

Affordable Housing Bill 2021 [Seanad]: Committee and Remaining Stages (8 Jul 2021)

Cian O'Callaghan: I welcome that the Minister has given some clarification on that. As we all understand, there is a significant difference in rural and urban areas, and this changes the kinds of interventions that need to be made in some circumstances. We must look at the legislation in front of us. The Minister spoke of some exceptional circumstances and some limited circumstances, and said this would...

Affordable Housing Bill 2021 [Seanad]: Committee and Remaining Stages (8 Jul 2021)

Cian O'Callaghan: I move amendment No. 6: In page 8, to delete line 4. This amendment is grouped with amendments Nos. 35 and 41 and they would all have the same effect, which is to remove open market dwellings as an option for providing affordable housing. My issue is with the Government potentially buying houses on the open market for the provision of social and affordable homes, thus reducing the...

Affordable Housing Bill 2021 [Seanad]: Committee and Remaining Stages (8 Jul 2021)

Cian O'Callaghan: Those are the reasons I tabled the amendments.