Results 1-20 of 106 for speaker:Rory Hearne

Uisce Éireann: Statements (10 Apr 2025)

Rory Hearne: There are a couple of things I want to raise in this very important debate. We know we have a housing crisis and a housing emergency. The first one is the issue of responsibility and accountability. We have a fundamental problem here in that the area of water is clearly on the Department of housing's website as one of its core five competencies, along with planning, housing, heritage and...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Water Conservation (10 Apr 2025)

Rory Hearne: 259. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the status of the ‘Evaluation of applicability of the water reuse regulations in Ireland’ consultation which was awarded a tender in 2023, and due to be completed in early 2024; to provide details of the results and recommendations of the review; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18093/25]

Tariffs: Statements (9 Apr 2025)

Rory Hearne: What is very clear is that Trump does not care about working people in the US. He does not care about working people in Europe or anywhere. What he is doing to the world economy and the US economy is sending it into freefall. As my colleague said, Trump's new world order will require a shift in our economy and our economic model. This will result in a shift globally. The question is how...

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (9 Apr 2025)

Rory Hearne: Young people are despairing. They are giving up hope that this country will ever provide them with the fundamental need and human right of a home. The people we need - nurses, teachers, doctors, tradespeople and therapists - have emigrated because of the lack of affordable housing. At a housing summit yesterday, Sherry FitzGerald said it is likely that just 25,000 homes will be built this...

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (9 Apr 2025)

Rory Hearne: It keeps people in their homes.

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (9 Apr 2025)

Rory Hearne: We are only highlighting the baseless election claims on it.

Water Services (Repeal of Water Charges) Bill 2025: Second Stage [Private Members] (8 Apr 2025)

Rory Hearne: The Minister's responses to Sinn Féin on bringing forward this motion were a bit glib and petty. I thank Sinn Féin for bringing forward the motion. It is important that we are very clear on the issue. I am disappointed to hear the Government is not supporting the motion. It is understandable that people are extremely concerned about the potential return of water charges. I...

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (8 Apr 2025)

Rory Hearne: You would want to have a heart of stone not to be moved by the parents of children with additional needs who spoke to us last week. They broke down telling their stories of the failure of the State to provide them with appropriate school places and services. I am supporting parents in my constituency whose children are locked out of education. In area CHO 9 more than 3,000 children are...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Staff (8 Apr 2025)

Rory Hearne: 475. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if her attention has been drawn to the case of a school teacher (details supplied); if her department will engage with the Teaching Council in relation to this case; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16651/25]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Planning Issues (8 Apr 2025)

Rory Hearne: 591. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the number of landowners whose land appears on the annual map for 2025 residential zoned land tax published on 31 January 2025 requested to change the zoning to reflect the economic use of the land; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17626/25]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Policing of Events (8 Apr 2025)

Rory Hearne: 708. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the current Garda guidelines for engaging with peaceful protests;; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16905/25]

Housing Emergency Measures: Motion [Private Members] (2 Apr 2025)

Rory Hearne: The housing crisis situation is an emergency and I ask the Minister to take this motion on board. I thank its proposers for tabling it. There are many ideas in it that we in the Social Democrats have put forward. It was ten years ago, when I was involved with trade union groups and housing campaigns, that we called on Fine Gael, which was in government at the time, to declare the...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Provision (2 Apr 2025)

Rory Hearne: 175. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government further to Parliamentary Question No. 476 of 25 March 2025, the current status of the acquisition delivery team to ensure each local authority meets its tenant-in-situ purchase targets; the work the team undertook to meet these targets in 2023 and 2024; the guidelines issued to local authorities and the Housing Agency in...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Tourist Accommodation (1 Apr 2025)

Rory Hearne: 439. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the timeframe for implementation of the register for short-term lets, such as a company (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15054/25]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Provision (1 Apr 2025)

Rory Hearne: 452. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the build cost and delivery cost per unit at development (details supplied). [15011/25]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Tourist Accommodation (1 Apr 2025)

Rory Hearne: 456. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he can provide data on the number of short term lets which have been granted planning permission in the years 2022, 2023 and 2024; and the number that applied and were refused planning, per local authority area, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15055/25]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Tourist Accommodation (1 Apr 2025)

Rory Hearne: 457. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the measures planned to regulate short term lets in areas outside of rent pressure zones, given that short term lets are not required to get planning permission in such areas; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15056/25]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Provision (1 Apr 2025)

Rory Hearne: 494. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government further to Parliamentary Question No. 474 of 25 March 2025, the funding allocated to local authorities by his Department in order to meet the tenant-in-situ scheme acquisition targets in each of the years 2023, 2024 and 2025; the number of housing units purchased via the local authority scheme specifically in 2023 and 2024,...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Water Services (1 Apr 2025)

Rory Hearne: 490. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government whether Uisce Éireann has the capacity to deliver water and wastewater infrastructure for 50,000 new homes to be delivered each year; what additional resources would be required to achieve that capacity if not currently available; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15688/25]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Health Services Waiting Lists (1 Apr 2025)

Rory Hearne: 628. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the average length of time of assessments of needs nationally, in 2022, 2023 and 2024; and the number of assessments that took 80 hours or longer. [15012/25]