Results 41-60 of 1,817 for speaker:John Cummins
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Defective Concrete Blocks: Discussion (Resumed) (14 May 2024)
John Cummins: Is that target of ten a week being met at the moment?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Defective Concrete Blocks: Discussion (Resumed) (14 May 2024)
John Cummins: Is there capacity to increase the ten a week to 15 a week?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Defective Concrete Blocks: Discussion (Resumed) (14 May 2024)
John Cummins: Sure. However, there are 225 on hand.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Defective Concrete Blocks: Discussion (Resumed) (14 May 2024)
John Cummins: To follow on, I wish to ask the Department about the social housing schemes that are affected. What is the barrier being faced in that regard? Why has progress not been made on some of these? Obviously, investigation works are required in many instances but, where there are definitive defective block impacts, what is the barrier to progression?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Defective Concrete Blocks: Discussion (Resumed) (14 May 2024)
John Cummins: What is the timeline in that regard?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Defective Concrete Blocks: Discussion (Resumed) (14 May 2024)
John Cummins: Is that a matter of weeks to finalise the scheme or a matter of weeks before applications are taken? What exactly is Ms Stapleton saying there?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Defective Concrete Blocks: Discussion (Resumed) (14 May 2024)
John Cummins: Would it be safe to say that the scheme will be finalised by the end of May?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Defective Concrete Blocks: Discussion (Resumed) (14 May 2024)
John Cummins: It is within your gift. Okay. We will hold the Department to that. I call Senator Boyhan.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Defective Concrete Blocks: Discussion (Resumed) (14 May 2024)
John Cummins: Senator Boyhan has asked a number of questions. Does he wish to direct them to particular witnesses?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Defective Concrete Blocks: Discussion (Resumed) (14 May 2024)
John Cummins: It has just been said that it is 1 June.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Defective Concrete Blocks: Discussion (Resumed) (14 May 2024)
John Cummins: It is still not the clearest but go ahead. We will interrupt if we have to.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Defective Concrete Blocks: Discussion (Resumed) (14 May 2024)
John Cummins: I have a question about indemnification for Ms Stapleton. Is there a view within the Department on that issue? We are looking at a long horizon for this scheme and for when people will ultimately start and complete a project, and the outcome of a project. Typically in a scheme house that is developed at the moment, there is a home bond certificate in place for ten or more years. What is...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Defective Concrete Blocks: Discussion (Resumed) (14 May 2024)
John Cummins: Is that review ongoing?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Defective Concrete Blocks: Discussion (Resumed) (14 May 2024)
John Cummins: Has the Department been engaging with the Attorney General?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Defective Concrete Blocks: Discussion (Resumed) (14 May 2024)
John Cummins: We have identified a problem but do not yet have a fix.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Defective Concrete Blocks: Discussion (Resumed) (14 May 2024)
John Cummins: When did we identify the problem?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Defective Concrete Blocks: Discussion (Resumed) (14 May 2024)
John Cummins: Perhaps our guests will come back on that point. I do not want to labour the point but a significant period has elapsed since the advice was given that there is an issue and no amendment has been brought before the Houses. It is unsatisfactory. I ask for that to be expedited without delay. If this is an issue, it needs to be addressed urgently.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Defective Concrete Blocks: Discussion (Resumed) (14 May 2024)
John Cummins: A significant period of time has elapsed in that case. How is it that advice was received more than 12 months ago and no legislative fix has been brought to either of the Houses of the Oireachtas?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Defective Concrete Blocks: Discussion (Resumed) (14 May 2024)
John Cummins: That response does not answer the question. How is it that we have left an issue open for 12 months?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Defective Concrete Blocks: Discussion (Resumed) (14 May 2024)
John Cummins: I ask our guests to reflect on it. When can we expect a legislative fix from the Department?