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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]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: General Scheme of the Electoral Reform Bil 2020: Discussion (Resumed) (20 May 2021)

Cian O'Callaghan: I have a specific question for Sinn Féin and then a question for the other parties. On a question for Deputy Ó Broin regarding the information stored on interactions at the doors, does that include voting intention or political profiles of individual voters? How long is that data stored for? Would an interaction at the door with an individual voter during the 2014 local elections...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: General Scheme of the Electoral Reform Bil 2020: Discussion (Resumed) (20 May 2021)

Cian O'Callaghan: When the Deputy says two electoral cycles, is that two general election cycles and two local election cycles, which is potentially ten years?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: General Scheme of the Electoral Reform Bil 2020: Discussion (Resumed) (20 May 2021)

Cian O'Callaghan: Yes, it could be held for ten years. With respect to the other party representatives, do any of their parties' candidates or public representatives at a constituency or local level hold information on the voting intention or political profile of individual voters? The representatives might address that in the order of Fine Gael, Fianna Fáil, the Labour Party, the Green Party and the...

Ceisteanna - Questions: Departmental Bodies (19 May 2021)

Cian O'Callaghan: It is abundantly clear that the Government supports 100% of new build apartments being sold off to investment funds. That has been made clear by the Government over the past couple of weeks, especially with the proposals announced last night. Why does the Government not support home ownership for smaller households, individuals and older couples who may want to move out of a family home...

Ceisteanna - Questions: Departmental Bodies (19 May 2021)

Cian O'Callaghan: 23. To ask the Taoiseach if he will report on the housing, infrastructure and digital unit of his Department. [26500/21]

Ceisteanna - Questions: Departmental Bodies (19 May 2021)

Cian O'Callaghan: 27. To ask the Taoiseach when the Cabinet committee on housing last met. [26689/21]