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Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Housing Provision (11 Apr 2024)

Cian O'Callaghan: First, I wish the Minister of State, Deputy Dillon, the best on his appointment. No doubt it is a proud moment for his family and community. The new Taoiseach, Deputy Harris, has conceded that the Government's housing targets are completely insufficient and that at least 50,000 new homes are needed each year. The only possible way we will get 50,000 homes every year is to make housing...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Housing Provision (11 Apr 2024)

Cian O'Callaghan: It is disappointing that the senior Minister, Deputy O'Brien, generally does not answer the smaller parties during these Oral Questions on housing. He only answers Sinn Féin and he has responsibility for these issues. It is not the responsibility of the Minister of State with responsibility for biodiversity, with respect.

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Housing Provision (11 Apr 2024)

Cian O'Callaghan: It is regularly the junior Ministers who answer. The Government has missed all its targets on affordable housing. In the last election campaign, Deputy Darragh O'Brien promised 10,000 affordable homes a year. Last year, only 499 affordable purchase homes were delivered. When Social Democrats councillors on Dublin City Council proposed affordable housing zoning, it was rejected on the...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Housing Provision (11 Apr 2024)

Cian O'Callaghan: He always answers Sinn Féin and rarely us.

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (11 Apr 2024)

Cian O'Callaghan: These are important amendments. When the Minister was in opposition, he talked a lot about use-it-or-lose-it measures. It was one of his big catchphrases or slogans. However, we do not see strong use-it-or-lose-it measures in this Bill. We might get a response to that. If the planning permissions that were granted were all built in a timely manner, our housing situation would be...

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (11 Apr 2024)

Cian O'Callaghan: We moved into these amendments to facilitate Deputies Bacik and Boyd Barrett but I have a fair bit to get into concerning the other amendments in this group.

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (11 Apr 2024)

Cian O'Callaghan: Okay. The Minister might just tell us the timescale and timeframe in that regard because it is related to this Bill. In terms of commencement, I do wish to talk about this a bit more, although I might leave the discussion until we are dealing with other amendments. In respect of Deputy Bacik's amendments here, the Minister asked about large-scale projects, such as MetroLink, for example....

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (11 Apr 2024)

Cian O'Callaghan: I am sure the Minister will be aware that something like MetroLink would be covered under section 164(3)(b) because a project of that kind would surely be a Chapter 4 application or development. In terms of Deputy Bacik's amendments, therefore, they do not interfere with those sorts of large-scale projects. Turning to section 164(3)(a), it does not specify. I refer to where it is...

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (11 Apr 2024)

Cian O'Callaghan: The Minister mentioned it first.

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (11 Apr 2024)

Cian O'Callaghan: To clarify, Deputy Bacik's amendments do not seek to amend section 164(3)(a) or (b).

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (11 Apr 2024)

Cian O'Callaghan: I mentioned subsection (3)(a) and (b). However, on the Minister's arguments about MetroLink and so forth, Deputy Bacik's amendments would not affect an application such as this because she does not seek to amend subsection (3)(a) or (b).

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (11 Apr 2024)

Cian O'Callaghan: Metrolink would surely be a subsection (3)(b) Chapter 4 development?

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (11 Apr 2024)

Cian O'Callaghan: In any event, in such a development, Deputy Bacik's amendments would be covered under subsection (3)(a) but she is not seeking to amend subsection (3)(a). That is the point that was made.

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (11 Apr 2024)

Cian O'Callaghan: Absolutely.