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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Local Government and Heritage: Report of Housing Commission: Housing Commission (10 Jun 2025)

Rory Hearne: The obvious thing is to ask the commission members whether they would be willing to continue if asked again to continue monitoring and implementing. While I disagree with some of the witnesses, I believe they have provided something excellent. The amount of time and work they put in is incredible and there is so much in it that the obvious thing is to bring the commission back again.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Local Government and Heritage: Report of Housing Commission: Housing Commission (10 Jun 2025)

Rory Hearne: Mr. O'Flynn and I have different points of view on what a public construction company could do and I do not think he needs to fear it as much as he thinks he needs to. Do the witnesses want to refer to the question about interest in the market, the question of the minority report?

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Air Safety (10 Jun 2025)

Rory Hearne: 383. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if his Department is considering introducing national drone regulations in addition to the EU regulations; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30713/25]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Air Safety (10 Jun 2025)

Rory Hearne: 384. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if his Department is considering introducing drone-free designations; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30714/25]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Air Safety (10 Jun 2025)

Rory Hearne: 385. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if his Department is considering introducing no-fly zones for drone usage; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30715/25]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Air Safety (10 Jun 2025)

Rory Hearne: 386. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if his Department is considering introducing night flight restrictions for drone usage; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30716/25]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Traveller Accommodation (10 Jun 2025)

Rory Hearne: 772. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the number of new traveller specific accommodation units delivered in each of the years 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023 and 2024, by local authority area; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29357/25]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Traveller Accommodation (10 Jun 2025)

Rory Hearne: 789. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the number of new Traveller-specific accommodation units delivered, by local authority area, in each of the years 2020 to 2024; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29428/25]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Traveller Accommodation (10 Jun 2025)

Rory Hearne: 790. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government to provide the Traveller-specific accommodation unit delivery targets, by local authority area, in each of the years 2020 to 2024; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29429/25]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Emergency Accommodation (10 Jun 2025)

Rory Hearne: 842. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he is aware that, when assessing people for homelessness and access to emergency accommodation, local authorities are applying a local connection protocol (details supplied) which has no basis in law; if he will direct the County and City Management Association to withdraw this protocol, given the serious legal and...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Departmental Expenditure (10 Jun 2025)

Rory Hearne: 855. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the estimated cost of providing Housing First with wraparound supports to a single adult experiencing long-term homelessness; the estimated cost of expanding the Housing First programme to the 2,245 families currently accessing emergency homeless accommodation, and to include in that cost the provision of wraparound...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Departmental Budgets (10 Jun 2025)

Rory Hearne: 856. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the amount in the capital budget as set out in table 9 of the Annual Progress Report 2025 that is designated for the construction of new-build social housing units; the number of new social homes this allocation is expected to deliver; if this figure includes the cost of service provision; and if he will make a statement on...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Derelict Sites (10 Jun 2025)

Rory Hearne: 857. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the expected revenue yield (full-year) from an increase in the derelict site levy to 20%; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30594/25]

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (29 May 2025)

Rory Hearne: Stop our Central Bank selling Israeli bonds then.

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (27 May 2025)

Rory Hearne: As the Taoiseach knows, a genocide is ongoing in Gaza now. The Central Bank of Ireland is facilitating the sale of Israeli bonds. I repeat that the Central Bank of Ireland is facilitating the sale of bonds funding genocide. Deputy Micheál Martin is the Taoiseach and leader of this country. Will he intervene with the Central Bank immediately, speak to the Governor and ask him to...

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (27 May 2025)

Rory Hearne: I am asking the Taoiseach to please intervene and stop the Central Bank facilitating the sale of Israeli bonds.

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (27 May 2025)

Rory Hearne: Will the Taoiseach intervene then in other ways?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Local Government and Heritage: Challenges Relating to the Delivery of Housing: Discussion (Resumed) (27 May 2025)

Rory Hearne: I thank the witnesses for attending today. Perhaps both bodies will address my question. Do the witnesses believe current house prices are sustainable economically? Are they a risk to the economy? At what point do the witnesses think house prices will be a risk to the economy? Will they provide the same analysis concerning rents?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Local Government and Heritage: Challenges Relating to the Delivery of Housing: Discussion (Resumed) (27 May 2025)

Rory Hearne: I have serious concerns that we could see a serious back-to-the-Celtic-tiger shock if there were any changes to the labour market whatsoever. Do the witnesses have concerns about that?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Local Government and Heritage: Challenges Relating to the Delivery of Housing: Discussion (Resumed) (27 May 2025)

Rory Hearne: Great. I am conscious of my time but I have two more questions, the first of which relates to the lifting of the rent caps. Maybe both witnesses wish to come in on this question. If we lifted the rent caps and took whatever measures, there is no guarantee it would lead to an increase in supply because there are other factors that influence why institutional investors do or do not invest....