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Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Land Development Agency Bill 2021: Committee Stage (Resumed) (17 Jun 2021)

Cian O'Callaghan: I move amendment No. 202: In page 46, line 7, to delete “50 per cent” and substitute “100 per cent”.

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Land Development Agency Bill 2021: Committee Stage (Resumed) (17 Jun 2021)

Cian O'Callaghan: I move amendment No. 207: In page 46, line 11, to delete “50 per cent” and substitute “100 per cent”.

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Land Development Agency Bill 2021: Committee Stage (Resumed) (17 Jun 2021)

Cian O'Callaghan: I move amendment No. 212: In page 46, line 16, after “sale” to insert “or social housing”.

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Land Development Agency Bill 2021: Committee Stage (Resumed) (17 Jun 2021)

Cian O'Callaghan: I move amendment No. 216: In page 47, line 26, after “dwellings” to insert “, social housing”.

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Land Development Agency Bill 2021: Committee Stage (Resumed) (17 Jun 2021)

Cian O'Callaghan: I move amendment No. 217: In page 47, line 38, after “price” where it secondly occurs to insert “and social housing”.

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Land Development Agency Bill 2021: Committee Stage (Resumed) (17 Jun 2021)

Cian O'Callaghan: I move amendment No. 220: In page 48, line 6, after “rent” where it secondly occurs to insert “and will be based on an affordable price or rent related to income of purchasers or tenants”.

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Land Development Agency Bill 2021: Committee Stage (Resumed) (17 Jun 2021)

Cian O'Callaghan: I move amendment No. 224: In page 48, between lines 25 and 26, to insert the following: “(g) the tenants and purchasers income and ability to pay; (h) the gap between incomes and the costs of housing, based on the principle that affordable housing costs shall not exceed one-third of net income.”.

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Land Development Agency Bill 2021: Committee Stage (Resumed) (17 Jun 2021)

Cian O'Callaghan: I move amendment No. 240: In page 7, line 6, after “market” to insert “and to foster sustainable development and create sustainable communities”. The Minister said he would introduce an amendment on Report Stage along the lines of this and therefore I will withdraw it.

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Land Development Agency Bill 2021: Committee Stage (Resumed) (17 Jun 2021)

Cian O'Callaghan: It is about sustainable development.

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Land Development Agency Bill 2021: Committee Stage (Resumed) (17 Jun 2021)

Cian O'Callaghan: I move amendment No. 258: In page 7, line 17, to delete “a proportion of”.

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Land Development Agency Bill 2021: Committee Stage (Resumed) (17 Jun 2021)

Cian O'Callaghan: I reiterate that the role of State lands is critical. It is critical we get affordable, cost-rental and social homes on to State lands. There is no question about that. When any of us talk about housing supply to the people involved, be it small builders, the not-for-profit sector and, indeed, local authorities, all of them say one of their big constraints is around getting access to land....

Ceisteanna - Questions: Covid-19 Pandemic (16 Jun 2021)

Cian O'Callaghan: 3. To ask the Taoiseach when the Cabinet committee on Covid-19 will next meet. [30926/21]

Acquisition of Development Land (Assessment of Compensation) Bill 2021: Second Stage [Private Members] (16 Jun 2021)

Cian O'Callaghan: The Social Democrats strongly welcome and support this Bill. In life and in politics, we must look at what people do rather than what they say. That is true in respect of housing policy, in particular. It is not just the veteran trade unionist and housing activist, Mick O'Reilly, who has noticed that the Labour Party has consistently raised the implementation of the Kenny report while in...

Pyrite and Mica Redress Issues: Motion [Private Members] (15 Jun 2021)

Cian O'Callaghan: I appreciate the Government is looking at this matter and the Minister is working on it. The fact it has taken this long to get to the point where we might have a 100% redress scheme is not in any way acceptable. The Government supported the 90% scheme as an acceptable measure until this point and it demonstrates complete disregard for people and the stress and anxiety they are under. We...

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Census of Population (15 Jun 2021)

Cian O'Callaghan: 140. To ask the Taoiseach if he will report on engagements he has had with the CSO with regard to the rescheduling of Census 2021. [29708/21]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Covid-19 Pandemic Supports (15 Jun 2021)

Cian O'Callaghan: 353. To ask the Minister for Finance if his attention has been drawn to the fact that persons on the employment wage subsidy scheme are still not being allowed to draw down their mortgages; the steps he is taking to address this; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31123/21]

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Arts Policy (15 Jun 2021)

Cian O'Callaghan: 526. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if she will implement the pilot universal basic income programme for the arts contained in the Programme for Government; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [31349/21]

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Raidió Teilifís Éireann (15 Jun 2021)

Cian O'Callaghan: 534. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht when a decision will be made on the proposed increase in the pensions-in-payment RTÉ superannuation scheme; the steps she is taking to expedite this; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [31587/21]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Public Sector Staff (15 Jun 2021)

Cian O'Callaghan: 1139. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the office in her Department that can be contacted by a person who is experiencing delays in the security clearance element of their application to join the Irish Prison Service; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [31257/21]