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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Implementing Housing for All: Discussion (Resumed) (18 Oct 2022)

Richard O'Donoghue: Ms Doherty could not facilitate it even if someone could put apartments up.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Implementing Housing for All: Discussion (Resumed) (18 Oct 2022)

Richard O'Donoghue: If there was a chance that they might look to change the law of the land under exceptional circumstances because we are in a housing crisis, would Ms Doherty support it then? Would she support it if the law was changed to help the council's process of delivering houses?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Implementing Housing for All: Discussion (Resumed) (18 Oct 2022)

Richard O'Donoghue: What I am asking is if it was a proposal-----

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Implementing Housing for All: Discussion (Resumed) (18 Oct 2022)

Richard O'Donoghue: It is something we will bring up, but would it not help us if we had the support of Cork City Council and Galway City Council and from people in their areas? Given that we are discussing the laws of planning at the moment if business people were in a position to build apartments for their staff, would it be something you would support?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Implementing Housing for All: Discussion (Resumed) (18 Oct 2022)

Richard O'Donoghue: No, Ms Doherty can stay where she is and I am coming from the right county as well. The witnesses here today cover the delivery of properties Cork city and Galway city. One of the witnesses from Cork City Council said that Cork has 29 derelict sites. Is that correct?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Implementing Housing for All: Discussion (Resumed) (18 Oct 2022)

Richard O'Donoghue: How many of them are listed?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Implementing Housing for All: Discussion (Resumed) (18 Oct 2022)

Richard O'Donoghue: How many of the properties Cork City Council has acquired are flood zones A and B?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Implementing Housing for All: Discussion (Resumed) (18 Oct 2022)

Richard O'Donoghue: I understand they are all under flood zones because Cork city is down in a hole. How many of the derelict sites the council has are under flood zone A or B?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Implementing Housing for All: Discussion (Resumed) (18 Oct 2022)

Richard O'Donoghue: Throughout the country we have a problem with flooding and many of the properties Cork City Council has acquired under CPO are within a flood plain. There is an issue with the accuracy of the flood plain maps at the moment. I had one myself this morning in Limerick where they actually had put in properties on a flood plain. We went away and we got it researched and found out that the maps...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Implementing Housing for All: Discussion (Resumed) (18 Oct 2022)

Richard O'Donoghue: I was thinking that. I thank Ms Doherty for her time. Well done.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Implementing Housing for All: Discussion (Resumed) (18 Oct 2022)

Richard O'Donoghue: I will finish on time. I will not even go on.

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Work Permits (13 Oct 2022)

Richard O'Donoghue: 175. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment when the new applications for permits will be issued for dairy farm workers outside of the EU (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50932/22]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Public Transport (13 Oct 2022)

Richard O'Donoghue: 185. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if his attention has been drawn to the fact that many students complete the Leaving Certificate aged 16-19 years and start college, and subsequently cannot obtain a Leap card (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50930/22]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Reliefs (13 Oct 2022)

Richard O'Donoghue: 216. To ask the Minister for Finance if his attention has been drawn to the increase benefit-in-kind recipients will have in January 2023 due to the new calculations by the Revenue Commissioners (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50933/22]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Defective Building Materials (13 Oct 2022)

Richard O'Donoghue: 234. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government when engineers for the Pyrite issue in County Limerick will be appointed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50934/22]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Third Level Fees (13 Oct 2022)

Richard O'Donoghue: 340. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will reconsider and give mature students the approved one-off reduction of €1,000 for the student contribution (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50929/22]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Covid-19 Pandemic (13 Oct 2022)

Richard O'Donoghue: 441. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding the pandemic payments for Section 38/39 workers; if all payments have been paid to workers; the amount paid; the amount that has yet to be paid in tabular form; the cause for the delay in the payment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50931/22]

Written Answers — Department of Health: General Practitioner Services (13 Oct 2022)

Richard O'Donoghue: 442. To ask the Minister for Health if approval will be given to extend the age for GP care for children to 16 years (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50935/22]

Employment Permits Bill 2022: Second Stage (Resumed) (12 Oct 2022)

Richard O'Donoghue: The labour supply is a huge issue in the agricultural and equine sectors. The pig and dairy industry are heavily reliant on labour. That is especially so in spring for dairy and throughout the year in the pig industry. Work permits are critical to the survival of the industry and also for the mental health of farmers who are trying desperately to keep in line with climate change and ensure...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Third Level Fees (11 Oct 2022)

Richard O'Donoghue: 566. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the reason that students attending the University of Limerick are being charged €3,700 a year due to their being part-time students (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49838/22]