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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Analysis of Private Rental Sector Discrepancies: Discussion (Resumed) (15 Oct 2024)

Cian O'Callaghan: Therefore, a possible explanation for those in the informal or unknown category is that they are informal letting arrangements, but the information that Mr. Culhane has given us suggests ruling out licensees, for the most part, because licensees are generally in rent-a-room situations. That is generally ruled out by the description that Mr. Culhane has given me. This is just my summation....

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Analysis of Private Rental Sector Discrepancies: Discussion (Resumed) (15 Oct 2024)

Cian O'Callaghan: Rather than these being informal letting arrangements, it could be just as likely that there is a pattern or description that matches the lack of registration. This could simply be the characteristics of rental properties that are not registered as often. That could be the case. I am just trying to tease it out. It could be either but we do not know.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Analysis of Private Rental Sector Discrepancies: Discussion (Resumed) (15 Oct 2024)

Cian O'Callaghan: But they could be required by law to register.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Analysis of Private Rental Sector Discrepancies: Discussion (Resumed) (15 Oct 2024)

Cian O'Callaghan: That is what I am trying to understand. Just because they are categorised by informant does not mean they are not required by law to register with the RTB. Mr. Culhane is saying we just do not know. It could be that they-----

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Analysis of Private Rental Sector Discrepancies: Discussion (Resumed) (15 Oct 2024)

Cian O'Callaghan: A good chunk of them might be required to, a good chunk might not be; we do not know. Is that a fair statement?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Analysis of Private Rental Sector Discrepancies: Discussion (Resumed) (15 Oct 2024)

Cian O'Callaghan: That is helpful. When this information came out initially, some people were making assumptions that these 47,000 property owners were perhaps required to register. The case is we do not know. It could be that a good number of them are required to register and a good number are not. I thank Mr. Culhane. It is useful to have that clarification. Will the RTB witnesses provide more...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Analysis of Private Rental Sector Discrepancies: Discussion (Resumed) (15 Oct 2024)

Cian O'Callaghan: I thank Ms Loughlin for her answer. However, we have established that, out of the 47,000 we are discussing, it is not likely that many of those will be licensees, who are generally in the rent-a-room category. The properties in question are predominantly detached dwellings in rural areas. We have also established that there is a good likelihood that a significant portion of the 47,000 -...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Analysis of Private Rental Sector Discrepancies: Discussion (Resumed) (15 Oct 2024)

Cian O'Callaghan: I thank the witnesses.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects (15 Oct 2024)

Cian O'Callaghan: 279. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will visit a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41008/24]

Planning and Development Bill 2023: From the Seanad (9 Oct 2024)

Cian O'Callaghan: To be very clear, Deputy Boyd Barrett said very specifically that the points being raised on transport and active travel were important, and he acknowledged that.

Planning and Development Bill 2023: From the Seanad (9 Oct 2024)

Cian O'Callaghan: The Minister should listen to the points made. There are four points I want to make on the amendments. The first concerns compliance with the Aarhus Convention. I do not accept the response the Minister gave earlier on this. It is exceptionally clear that extensions to the duration of permission are subject to Article 6 of the convention and will always require participation and,...

Planning and Development Bill 2023: From the Seanad (9 Oct 2024)

Cian O'Callaghan: I move amendment No. 8 to Seanad amendment No. 2: To delete subsections (3) and (4) and substitute the following: “(3) No part of this Part of this Act shall be commenced until a resolution by both Houses of the Oireachtas is passed in respect of any section, Chapter or Part that the Minister proposes to commence, following a debate in both Houses of at least four hours. (4) A...

Planning and Development Bill 2023: From the Seanad (9 Oct 2024)

Cian O'Callaghan: There were seven Ministers going in and out.

Planning and Development Bill 2023: From the Seanad (9 Oct 2024)

Cian O'Callaghan: The process worked best when the Minister was present because some of the other Ministers were, unfortunately, from outside the Department and were sometimes not able to engage and answer on a lot of the issues. When I asked about Aarhus compliance on Committee Stage, the Minister said that some matters in the report did not relate to the Bill. I asked about the matters in the Aarhus...

Planning and Development Bill 2023: From the Seanad (9 Oct 2024)

Cian O'Callaghan: I asked the Minister earlier on to answer the question.

Planning and Development Bill 2023: From the Seanad (9 Oct 2024)

Cian O'Callaghan: That is great because we have been asking for an answer to that question for months, and not just on the generalities. Regarding the planning delays to which the Minister referred, let us be very clear about this. We are all opposed to planning delays in the system. Unfortunately, the biggest delays that have occurred in our planning system in recent years, with the backlogs in An Bord...

Planning and Development Bill 2023: From the Seanad (9 Oct 2024)

Cian O'Callaghan: Gabhaim buíochas leis an gCeann Comhairle. I will be relatively brief, but I need to respond to what the Minister has said. I congratulate him on answering a question we did not ask. We did not say the legislation was rushed. A number of us specifically said that putting 175 pages of amendments into three hours was rushed. That is what we said. I want to back up what has been...

Planning and Development Bill 2023: From the Seanad (9 Oct 2024)

Cian O'Callaghan: It is the amendments.

Planning and Development Bill 2023: From the Seanad (9 Oct 2024)

Cian O'Callaghan: I have amendments to move here as well. I will be very clear about this. To have three hours for 175 pages of amendments is absolutely no way to do legislation. These are new amendments that have not been discussed in this Chamber before, have not been scrutinised here, so this is our only attempt to scrutinise them. Most of them will not be reached at all today. That is very worrying,...

Planning and Development (An Taisce) Bill 2024: Second Stage [Private Members] (9 Oct 2024)

Cian O'Callaghan: It was impressive what Deputy Ó Murchú was able to fit in to the debate on this Bill. I thank the Deputies for bringing forward the Bill, which the Social Democrats will not support. We agree there is absolutely a problem with regard to planning infrastructure and the affordability of housing in Ireland, in both rural and urban areas, but we do not agree the Bill will fix it. An...