Results 661-680 of 2,156 for speaker:John Cummins
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Analysis of Private Rental Sector Discrepancies: Discussion (10 Oct 2023)
John Cummins: Sure. Regarding the adjudications, Mr. Byrne said it was between 20 and 30 weeks. Is it the same in respect of that?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Analysis of Private Rental Sector Discrepancies: Discussion (10 Oct 2023)
John Cummins: Mr. Byrne said he aimed that by mid-2024 to have 40% of cases dealt within ideal timeframes which he described as between four to six weeks for mediation and 12 weeks for adjudications. Is that still desirable? Is that still the target? Regarding the RTB annual report, Mr. Byrne said there were targets and it was going to set out those targets by quarter 3 but I do not see them set out...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Analysis of Private Rental Sector Discrepancies: Discussion (10 Oct 2023)
John Cummins: They are Mr. Byrne's numbers, though.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Analysis of Private Rental Sector Discrepancies: Discussion (10 Oct 2023)
John Cummins: We will not criticise Mr. Byrne for that but we will criticise him for not needing them.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Analysis of Private Rental Sector Discrepancies: Discussion (10 Oct 2023)
John Cummins: I am out of time and have asked all of my questions but the RTB has in its annual report that it will set those out by quarter 3 and it has not. When will those target times be published on the website?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Analysis of Private Rental Sector Discrepancies: Discussion (10 Oct 2023)
John Cummins: In quarter 1.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Analysis of Private Rental Sector Discrepancies: Discussion (10 Oct 2023)
John Cummins: Will it be in quarter 1?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Analysis of Private Rental Sector Discrepancies: Discussion (10 Oct 2023)
John Cummins: I thank Mr. Byrne.
- Seanad: Policing, Security and Community Safety Bill 2023: Second Stage (4 Oct 2023)
John Cummins: I welcome the Minister to the House. It is great to have her here. She has ten minutes.
- Seanad: Access to Third Level Places and Student Accommodation: Statements (4 Oct 2023)
John Cummins: I welcome the Minister of State. I commend the Minister and the Minister of State for the work they have done in modernising the entry system for access third level education. The changes that have been by the National Tertiary Office for people who do not have to have the requisite leaving certificate points is a really welcome move. I know this is only the start of the process and that...
- Seanad: Address to Seanad Éireann by An Taoiseach (28 Sep 2023)
John Cummins: I thank the Taoiseach for being in the Chamber. In the brief time I have I want to stress the importance of continued investment in regional Ireland, particularly in the context of the review of the national planning framework, NPF, that is under way. To have propulsive growth in the counties and cities outside of Dublin, namely Waterford, Galway, Limerick and Cork, we have to have...
- Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (26 Sep 2023)
John Cummins: I welcome the announcement made last week on the extension of the first home scheme to self-builds, which will be fantastic assistance to many young people looking to build their first home in rural Ireland. The issue of construction inflation has meant that many projects that were initially estimated to be of a certain budget, with mortgages approved for a certain figure, have gone much...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Review of National Planning Framework and Climate Targets: Discussion (26 Sep 2023)
John Cummins: I thank the representatives of the four organisations for being with us today. We are on the right track in terms of the National Planning Framework, NPF. Ms O'Connor is right about the cycle and getting to the point we are at. We have the NPF, the regional spatial and economic strategy, RSES, and the county development plans but it has taken quite a number of years to get to the point we...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Review of National Planning Framework and Climate Targets: Discussion (26 Sep 2023)
John Cummins: Yes, but is it accepted that just zoning a piece of land does not necessarily mean it will be built on?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Review of National Planning Framework and Climate Targets: Discussion (26 Sep 2023)
John Cummins: What is the average conversion rate for planning? I ask this notwithstanding that we have put in an instrument, the residential zoned land tax, to try to bring forward many of these lands. In my estimation, though, we are probably looking at a maximum of 25% to 30% conversion, although it will be different in every area. Zoning and delivery are two different things.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Review of National Planning Framework and Climate Targets: Discussion (26 Sep 2023)
John Cummins: However, that is what is happening.