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Planning and Development Bill 2023: Report Stage (11 Jun 2024)

Cian O'Callaghan: ...Minister elaborate on why he feels that "necessary" is insufficient there? He is saying the use of the word "expedient" is standard in legislation. Does the dictionary definition of "expedient" apply here in the legislation? A dictionary definition of "expedient" is an action that is convenient and practical although possibly improper or immoral. Does this definition apply to the use...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Schemes (28 May 2024)

Cian O'Callaghan: ...supplied) is no longer going ahead despite the new homes being advertised; if the local authority is obligated to advertise that the scheme is no longer going ahead for people who were waiting to apply; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23926/24]

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (8 May 2024)

Cian O'Callaghan: ...financial adviser has announced that he tells some of his landlord clients to leave rental accommodation vacant for two years because if homes are left empty for two years, rent regulations do not apply. Landlords who do this can jack up their rents far in excess of the 2% cap that is supposed to exist. It really is perverse that the Government is facilitating a loophole that encourages...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (2 May 2024)

Cian O'Callaghan: ...Is that why the Tánaiste is not answering the question? Is the Government not doing anything about it? What will it do about it? Why is there impunity for landlords on this? Why is the law not being applied effectively on this and enforced?

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Reliefs (30 Apr 2024)

Cian O'Callaghan: 226. To ask the Minister for Finance if there is a citizenship or length of residency criteria on applying for tax relief on tuition fees; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18817/24]

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (18 Apr 2024)

Cian O'Callaghan: ...such, there is a strongly different view from members of the planning advisory forum. The Minister of State might address my question on the proposed section 250(6), which relates to the eight-week window for applying for leave for judicial review. The Aarhus Convention compliance committee’s communication ACCC/C/2015/131, which issued on 26 July 2021, clarified that the running...

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (18 Apr 2024)

Cian O'Callaghan: ...put in a submission, it does not require the name and address of all residents. I do not think it is relevant to use that as an example here. This is trying to impose a requirement that does not apply to anyone else who could be engaged in the process. If a developer or development company is taking a judicial review, they are not required to put in the names and home addresses of all...

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (18 Apr 2024)

Cian O'Callaghan: Absolutely. We will just finish this discussion here and then go straight to Deputy Bacik. The Minister of State was saying the same applies to a developer as is required of residents' associations here. However, I asked him whether it is a requirement under the Bill where the board of a development company is taking a judicial review that the board take a vote and a requirement that when...

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (18 Apr 2024)

Cian O'Callaghan: ...of judicial activism that was taken by people decades ago. Finally, can the Minister of State tell me whether there has been an analysis of the effect of this provision and the impact on the short window of time people have to apply for a JR? Has there been any analysis done on what effect this will have on, and how it might restrict, access to justice?

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (17 Apr 2024)

Cian O'Callaghan: -----then this would apply to two constituencies, Dublin Fingal West and Dublin Bay North.

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (17 Apr 2024)

Cian O'Callaghan: ...in an area where they are part of a good community. When communities are involved in designing their own housing, it works well. One of the things that is done well in some other countries, which applies particular in social and affordable housing but other types as well, is not everything is built out before people move in. For example, at the weekend I visited someone in my...

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (17 Apr 2024)

Cian O'Callaghan: Why does that advice then not apply to duplexes?

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (17 Apr 2024)

Cian O'Callaghan: As are duplexes, so why does that advice not apply to duplexes?

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (17 Apr 2024)

Cian O'Callaghan: I appreciate this may not apply in a huge number of cases, but an extra one, two or three Part V social homes that could be achieved in different locations is valuable if they get someone off the social housing waiting lists or out of homelessness. Would the wording “consisting of the provision of four or fewer houses” not be sufficient in terms of restricting Part V?

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (17 Apr 2024)

Cian O'Callaghan: Do local authorities refuse the certificates for these sort of sites? I see these kinds of exemption certificates being applied for and granted all of the time.

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (17 Apr 2024)

Cian O'Callaghan: ...operate to restrict any person (including a local authority) at its election from providing up to 100 per cent of housing in any development of the types which paragraphs (i) to (iii) of subsection (10) apply. (14) Subsection (12) does not apply to a development consisting of student purpose accommodation.”.

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (17 Apr 2024)

Cian O'Callaghan: ...to it. That is, if you were to remove the 15% cost, you would actually make an affordability gain beyond 15% because it is not just the 15% handed over. There are the margin, risk and financing costs that apply to that 15%. To give some examples in terms of land assembly costs, if we look at Marino, which was built as affordable-purchase housing 100 years ago, the land costs there were...

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (16 Apr 2024)

Cian O'Callaghan: ..., amenities and facilities that were in the planning permissions that are not provided or are not up to scratch. It would be particularly helpful in that regard, but it goes as a general principle. If I applied to the local authority to build a house and I do not do it as per the planning permission, why should I then be able to apply for additional planning permissions to build other...

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (16 Apr 2024)

Cian O'Callaghan: Perfect, thank you. I will be concise. People in communities where this is an issue, far from judge, jury and executioner being applied, would love to see even just one of those when it comes to these issues. My amendment does not seek to ensure that the planning authority or commission would be judge, jury and execution because I specifically leave in section 160(6), which is the...

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (16 Apr 2024)

Cian O'Callaghan: It is not specific to phasing plans but it applies to phasing plans, so that is where they could do this or how they could do it.