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Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Homeless Persons Supports (27 May 2021)

Cian O'Callaghan: 165. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the action that has been taken to urgently address the number of persons who have become homeless and who have died since the beginning of 2021; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29001/21]

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Land Development Agency Bill 2021: Committee Stage (Resumed) (27 May 2021)

Cian O'Callaghan: I wish to raise one matter first, if that is okay.

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Land Development Agency Bill 2021: Committee Stage (Resumed) (27 May 2021)

Cian O'Callaghan: If a division is called, can sufficient time be given for all of us to get back to our offices to be able to participate in the discussion? I need about five minutes to get to Agriculture House. I have booked a room in the Leinster House 2000 building to avoid the problem but I do not have a working Internet connection from there. I hope it will be working from next week. I am requesting...

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Land Development Agency Bill 2021: Committee Stage (Resumed) (27 May 2021)

Cian O'Callaghan: This is the bit I do not understand. The case has not been made, and no rationale has been offered, as to the reason we would want to build homes at full market price on public land, or what the advantage is of doing that. We have a huge demand and crisis in terms of housing affordability. We need to be using public land to deliver affordable and social housing. That is abundantly clear,...

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Land Development Agency Bill 2021: Committee Stage (Resumed) (27 May 2021)

Cian O'Callaghan: I have tabled amendments No. 240 and 258. I hope the Minister will accept amendment No. 240. Rather than putting the focus on housing alone, the amendment suggests that housing has to be developed in the context of sustainable development and creating sustainable communities. That is very important. I cannot see any reason the Minister would not accept this amendment. We should be...

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Land Development Agency Bill 2021: Committee Stage (Resumed) (27 May 2021)

Cian O'Callaghan: If parties were agreeable to this, we could have 1,200 affordable and social homes being delivered quickly in Donabate. If we are to get the kind of delivery we need, selling off that land to a private developer and not getting those badly needed 1,200 affordable and social homes is hugely regressive in terms of what needs to be done. The Minister stated the amendments in this group,...

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Land Development Agency Bill 2021: Committee Stage (Resumed) (27 May 2021)

Cian O'Callaghan: I support that proposal from Deputy Ó Broin. We have a general housing crisis at the moment, but the housing crisis which is affecting Travellers is especially severe, not just in terms of conditions. We also see that Travellers are greatly over-represented in the number of people who have become homeless. Given that the LDA is, and will be, dealing with such a large amount of public...

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Land Development Agency Bill 2021: Committee Stage (Resumed) (27 May 2021)

Cian O'Callaghan: I will support the amendment. It is very important and it has to be included in the legislation. If it is not, we run a high risk that it will just be something the LDA does not do because it will say it is not specifically in its remit and it is not listed in the legislation. We will then be reliant on individuals in the management of the LDA, on its board or whatever to ensure this is...

Ceisteanna - Questions: Cabinet Committees (26 May 2021)

Cian O'Callaghan: 10. To ask the Taoiseach when the Cabinet committee that addresses matters relating to equality last met. [28337/21]

Ceisteanna - Questions: Cabinet Committees (26 May 2021)

Cian O'Callaghan: In respect of the work on equality, I want to ask the Taoiseach about the report just published by the Ombudsman for Children entitled No End in Site – An investigation into the living conditions of children living on a local authority halting site. In that report, Traveller children describe their living conditions as hell and say that because of these living conditions, they feel...

International Travel and Aviation: Statements (25 May 2021)

Cian O'Callaghan: At the outset, I wish to state that in respect of the contributions of the Minister and the Minister for State, it would be reasonable for the Government to outline its position on the use of rapid antigen testing. It was namechecked by one of the Ministers. At this point, given its importance in respect of the reopening of our aviation industry, it would be reasonable for the Government to...

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (25 May 2021)

Cian O'Callaghan: There is a huge gap between what the Minister and the Government are saying about housing and what they are doing. The Minister earlier referenced the proposed sell-off of public land in north Dublin, enough to build 1,200 affordable and social homes, to a private developer. If that sale goes ahead, more than 240 apartments will be built on those lands and sold off to investment funds....

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Code (25 May 2021)

Cian O'Callaghan: 210. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will provide a copy of the advice given that the new 10% rate will provide a really significant disincentive to bulk purchases in relation to the new 10% stamp duty on houses and duplexes. [28365/21]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Foreign Policy (25 May 2021)

Cian O'Callaghan: 306. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the steps he is taking to urgently support the population of Gaza; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27523/21]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Covid-19 Pandemic (25 May 2021)

Cian O'Callaghan: 308. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the steps he is taking to make the Covid-19 vaccine more available to persons in less developed countries; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27899/21]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Further and Higher Education (25 May 2021)

Cian O'Callaghan: 452. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the steps he is taking to increase funding supports for psychology doctoral students; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27521/21]

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Land Development Agency Bill 2021: Committee Stage (25 May 2021)

Cian O'Callaghan: Active land management is key and this is missing from the Irish context in housing delivery. It is the pipeline of land for the delivery of homes of different tenures and including affordable, cost rental and social units. I am sure the Minister and others are engaging with approved housing bodies and many of them are having difficulty accessing land and the issue is not necessarily on the...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: An Garda Síochána (20 May 2021)

Cian O'Callaghan: 336. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if she will establish a dedicated transport division of An Garda Síochána; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27230/21]