Results 41-60 of 324 for speaker:Joe Cooney

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Local Government and Heritage: Issues Facing the Residential Rental Sector: Discussion (15 Jul 2025)

Joe Cooney: If we do not change the law sooner rather than later, we will have a lot more people homeless.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Local Government and Heritage: Issues Facing the Residential Rental Sector: Discussion (15 Jul 2025)

Joe Cooney: The question I have again is how the three groups can work together to make more properties available for leasing. It seems to be going in the opposite way at the moment. Is there a way we can bridge gaps? Is there a way we can get landlords back in to rent properties to tenants? That seems to be the big issue. In fairness to Mr. Davitt, he said landlords were nearly pulling out rather...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Local Government and Heritage: Issues Facing the Residential Rental Sector: Discussion (15 Jul 2025)

Joe Cooney: Trust is very important.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Local Government and Heritage: Issues Facing the Residential Rental Sector: Discussion (15 Jul 2025)

Joe Cooney: I know we have a serious issue on our hands. What will happen after 1 March is going to be very interesting but we need trust and we need to get landlords back into the system. If we do not, it is downhill we will be going.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Local Government and Heritage: Issues Facing the Residential Rental Sector: Discussion (15 Jul 2025)

Joe Cooney: Regarding payments and how they are worked out, a landlord made that payment to the RTB in mid-May, which they were meant to do, and in early June, the landlord received a reminder that the person was not registered, so they made a phone call and could not get the details. On 14 June, they got a final reminder to say the payments still had not been made. At that stage, they decided to write...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Local Government and Heritage: Issues Facing the Residential Rental Sector: Discussion (15 Jul 2025)

Joe Cooney: I thank Ms Loughlin for the reply but, again, it is the inconvenience put on both the RTB and the landlord, which is not good enough, in fairness.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Local Government and Heritage: Issues Facing the Residential Rental Sector: Discussion (15 Jul 2025)

Joe Cooney: No, however much good is meant.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Local Government and Heritage: Issues Facing the Residential Rental Sector: Discussion (15 Jul 2025)

Joe Cooney: If a landlord gives notice to tenants to quit - proper notice, all done within the law - and, unfortunately, the tenants may have nowhere to go or do not want to quit, what is the situation?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Local Government and Heritage: Issues Facing the Residential Rental Sector: Discussion (15 Jul 2025)

Joe Cooney: Can the RTB not get involved with the tenants? I know homelessness is a tough situation but it is a pity to see a dispute going on between genuine landlords and genuine tenants and the tenants have nowhere to go. Could there not be some sort of a solution between the RTB, the local authority and the tenant? I have seen disputes with locks being changed or whatever. One does not want to...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Local Government and Heritage: Issues Facing the Residential Rental Sector: Discussion (15 Jul 2025)

Joe Cooney: There may be no rent arrears or issues and the landlord just wants his or her house back. That is where the bigger problem is.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Local Government and Heritage: Issues Facing the Residential Rental Sector: Discussion (15 Jul 2025)

Joe Cooney: The Threshold report states that almost 3,000 renters came to Threshold in the first six months of 2025. Homelessness is an awful issue for a family or an individual. Why has this become so prominent at the moment and what is causing it?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Local Government and Heritage: Planning and Development (Street Furniture Fees) Regulations 2025: Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage (15 Jul 2025)

Joe Cooney: I welcome this. Will the fee for 2025 be waived as well?

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Network (15 Jul 2025)

Joe Cooney: 305. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the length in kilometres, and as a percentage of the road network, for local tertiary roads in each county, in tabular form; the levels of funding allocated in 2023, 2024 and 2025 to each county for their repair and restoration; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39189/25]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Funding (15 Jul 2025)

Joe Cooney: 473. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the estimated full-year costs if the ancillary services grant increased to €190 per pupil in primary schools and increased to €245 per pupil in post primary schools. [39191/25]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: An Garda Síochána (15 Jul 2025)

Joe Cooney: 719. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of Garda juvenile liaison officers within Clare- Tipperary division. [39192/25]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Staff (15 Jul 2025)

Joe Cooney: 943. To ask the Minister for Health the number of WTE staff by job title working at the STI Clinic at Ennis General Hospital; and the vacancies currently by job title at this clinic. [39193/25]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Staff (15 Jul 2025)

Joe Cooney: 944. To ask the Minister for Health the number of WTE community orthoptist posts filled within CHO3, in 2023, 2024 and to date in 2025, in tabular form. [39194/25]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Departmental Funding (15 Jul 2025)

Joe Cooney: 1026. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the measures he is taking to address the funding shortfall of Solas that has resulted in adult education teachers being told they have no jobs to return to in September; to outline his plans to protect those teaching positions and the course availability for students; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39190/25]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Driver Test (10 Jul 2025)

Joe Cooney: 173. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport to outline the reason there appears to be no appreciable difference in driving test pass rates before and after the introduction of essential driver training; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38393/25]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture and Food: Farm Safety: Discussion (9 Jul 2025)

Joe Cooney: I thank all the witnesses for coming in. I thank them for the briefing and compliment them on the fantastic work being done. In fairness to them, they are trying to save lives. Again, we are all working in this direction. Unfortunately, we have all seen farm accidents. It is something we never want to see, or any accident for that matter, but again, unfortunately, we all know there will...