Results 6,441-6,460 of 6,937 for speaker:Cian O'Callaghan

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: General Scheme of the Water Environment (Abstractions) Bill 2020: Discussion (20 Oct 2020)

Cian O'Callaghan: Based on our knowledge at the moment, it seems there is no one else looking at similar levels.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: General Scheme of the Water Environment (Abstractions) Bill 2020: Discussion (20 Oct 2020)

Cian O'Callaghan: My point is that the only comparable systems of which we are aware have lower thresholds. That is the current situation.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: General Scheme of the Water Environment (Abstractions) Bill 2020: Discussion (20 Oct 2020)

Cian O'Callaghan: My question concerned the larger numbers of people who would have a licence and the sorts of conditions that are envisioned to be attached to those licences.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: General Scheme of the Water Environment (Abstractions) Bill 2020: Discussion (20 Oct 2020)

Cian O'Callaghan: The witnesses have said that the 250 cu. m and 2,000 cu. m thresholds are based on advice from the Environmental Protection Agency. What is the rationale for that EPA advice in drafting this legislation?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: General Scheme of the Water Environment (Abstractions) Bill 2020: Discussion (20 Oct 2020)

Cian O'Callaghan: That would be great. I ask for that to include other European Union examples.

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Irish Language (15 Oct 2020)

Cian O'Callaghan: 145. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if additional supports and resources will be provided for Foras na Gaeilge, Údarás na Gaeltachta, TG4 and Raidió Rí-Rá in 2021; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [30870/20]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Broadband Programme (15 Oct 2020)

Cian O'Callaghan: 189. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if her attention has been drawn to the increased broadband needs at schools arising from Covid-19; if she will put forward plans for upgrading the broadband and HEAnet capacity at (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [30743/20]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects (14 Oct 2020)

Cian O'Callaghan: 177. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when the construction of a new school building (details supplied) in Dublin 13 will commence; the projected timeline for completion; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [30498/20]

Financial Resolutions 2020 - Budget Statement 2021 (13 Oct 2020)

Cian O'Callaghan: One of the biggest challenges we face as a country is to ensure that people can access housing that is affordable and secure. The peace of mind that comes from having somewhere people can call home, where they are not living in constant fear of the next rent rise or an eviction notice, is invaluable. Having a place that is home allows families to plan ahead and provides the stability and...

Written Answers — Department of Trade, Enterprise and Employment: Building Regulations (13 Oct 2020)

Cian O'Callaghan: 14. To ask the Minister for Trade, Enterprise and Employment if he will investigate the safety of window restrictors, which are difficult to open, to ensure they comply with standards under the scope of his Department (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29878/20]

Written Answers — Department of Trade, Enterprise and Employment: Company Liquidations (13 Oct 2020)

Cian O'Callaghan: 23. To ask the Minister for Trade, Enterprise and Employment the protections that are in place to stop companies from moving assets to other holding companies thereby reducing the potential for employee redundancy payments if the trading company becomes insolvent in future; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29890/20]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Motor Tax (13 Oct 2020)

Cian O'Callaghan: 68. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will provide provisions for coach and bus services that have been asked to pay back tax for several months as a consequence of being taken off the road and have not paid motor tax during the period in which they were off the road; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30079/20]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Departmental Bodies (13 Oct 2020)

Cian O'Callaghan: 143. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government further to Parliamentary Question No. 333 of 15 September 2020, in respect of the national coastal change management strategy steering group, if the steering group will welcome direct testimony (details supplied) from residents of coastal areas; if persons who have lost their homes and properties to coastal erosion and...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Youth Homelessness Strategy (13 Oct 2020)

Cian O'Callaghan: 163. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if his attention has been drawn to the recently published report into LGBTQ+ youth homelessness (details supplied); if he will implement the recommendations as set out in the report; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29879/20]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Planning Issues (13 Oct 2020)

Cian O'Callaghan: 164. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he will issue guidance to local authorities to take prior breaches of building regulation into account under section 35 of the Planning and Development Act 2000; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29882/20]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Planning Issues (13 Oct 2020)

Cian O'Callaghan: 165. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if his attention has been drawn to planning applications that have been refused based on past failure to comply as provided for in Section 35 of the Planning and Development Act; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29883/20]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Rent Pressure Zones (13 Oct 2020)

Cian O'Callaghan: 166. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the number of investigations that have been carried out for breaches of rent pressure zones; the number of same that were initiated by the RTB without a complaint made by a tenant; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29891/20]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Electric Vehicles (13 Oct 2020)

Cian O'Callaghan: 167. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if guidelines will be issued on the need for electric car charging points in new estates; if his attention has been drawn to the fact that in some high density estates in which persons do not have driveways charging points and cannot be installed as they create a trip hazard; the retrospective steps that can be taken in such...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Traveller Accommodation (13 Oct 2020)

Cian O'Callaghan: 168. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the Minister of State within his Department that is responsible for Traveller accommodation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29894/20]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Overseas Development Aid (13 Oct 2020)

Cian O'Callaghan: 185. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will preserve and enhance the Overseas Development Aid budget; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29880/20]