Results 1-20 of 310 for speaker:Conor Sheehan

Ábhair Shaincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Matters (1 Jul 2025)

Conor Sheehan: I wish to advise the House of the following matters in respect of which notice has been given under Standing Order 39 and the name of the Member in each case: Deputy Louise O'Reilly - To discuss the limitations of the supplementary welfare allowance. Deputy Michael Cahill - To discuss the need for improved respite services at St. Mary of the Angels and St. Francis Special School, Whitefield...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Local Authorities (1 Jul 2025)

Conor Sheehan: From the substance of the Minister's reply, it sounds like this funding is being delayed until the new infrastructure fund is active. Is there a way he can frontload the delivery of the infrastructure fund to release the funding? As far as I understand, there was a proposal from the LDA that the €5 million shortfall would be added to the purchase price of the affordable homes, which...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Local Authorities (1 Jul 2025)

Conor Sheehan: I thank the Minister. From my point of view and that of the local authority, this entire project is essentially being held up because of €5 million, which is a very small sum of money in the grand scale of things. This project has been in planning since last year and was first announced in May 2024. We have had the highest percentage increase in house prices in Limerick in the past...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Local Authorities (1 Jul 2025)

Conor Sheehan: 14. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government when funding will be released for a project (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35898/25]

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Local Authorities (1 Jul 2025)

Conor Sheehan: When will €5 million of funding be released for infrastructure at the Mungret site in Limerick? This is a partnership between Limerick City and County Council and the Land Development Agency, LDA. Essentially, it is funding for a plaza and a link road to allow them to proceed to tender and construction for 250-plus homes.

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Housing Policy (1 Jul 2025)

Conor Sheehan: The plan was supposed to be published in July. I understand from the Minister said and what we have seen in the media that it will be delayed until September. We know the Government has a target to deliver 303,000 homes by 2030 and that the target will be missed again this year by around 10,000. Will the Minister give the House an outline of what measures to scale up delivery are being...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Housing Policy (1 Jul 2025)

Conor Sheehan: The Minister did not address the recommendation from the Housing Commission to increase social and affordable housing to 20% of all stock. This badly needs to be done. It is a key plank of the commission's recommendations. I hope the Minister might be able to give us an outline of when each section of the Planning and Development Act will be enacted, including timelines, and whether he...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Housing Policy (1 Jul 2025)

Conor Sheehan: 3. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government to provide an update on the development of the Government’s housing plan; if it will be published before the summer recess; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35894/25]

Disregard of Historic Offences for Consensual Sexual Activity Between Men Bill 2025: First Stage (1 Jul 2025)

Conor Sheehan: Many men live with the trauma inflicted upon them by a society that told them they should not exist. Despite an apology in 2018, no action has been taken by Government to put a process in place to disregard these convictions. Many men are living with the shame and stigma of these convictions. The shame and trauma drove many people to their graves. Gay men were driven underground by this...

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (1 Jul 2025)

Conor Sheehan: After a very successful Pride at the weekend, and given the fact that we are coming up to ten years of the Gender Recognition Act being passed, I am calling for statements on Pride, particularly regarding the issues in trans healthcare and the fact people have to go abroad when they should not have to.

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (26 Jun 2025)

Conor Sheehan: Tomorrow will mark another dark day when the latest homeless figures are published. The figure will be over 15,000. This is the population of a town the size of Tullamore. There were 4,775 children homeless in the most recent figures, each an individual tragedy. "The impact of homelessness and unstable living conditions on children is catastrophic" were the words of the Ombudsman for...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (26 Jun 2025)

Conor Sheehan: While the measures that the Government announced last week relating to security of tenure are welcome, they were undermined completely by allowing landlords to reset rents to market rate. The Housing Commission was clear that social and affordable housing should form 20% of our housing stock. It currently forms less than 10% of all housing stock. If the Tánaiste has huge respect for...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Visa Applications (26 Jun 2025)

Conor Sheehan: 282. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the average wait time for a join family visa to be processed for a family where a non-EU citizen is joining their non-EU citizen spouse; if additional staff have been allocated to the visa processing department to reduce waiting times; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35033/25]

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (25 Jun 2025)

Conor Sheehan: I wish to ask about cancer services with specific reference to the NDP review that will be published in July and to make the case for a dedicated funding stream within that for cancer services. I wish to also ask about UHL and especially the cancer care outcomes. UHL has the worst outcomes in the January 2025 NCRI report. This is extremely concerning. There is no PET scanner, which means...

Legislative and Structural Reforms to Accelerate Housing Delivery: Motion [Private Members] (25 Jun 2025)

Conor Sheehan: I thank the Independent Technical Group and Deputy Fitzmaurice for bringing forward this motion. We are six months into this new Government. There is no sight of the new housing plan until September. There are no new housing targets for local authorities. We expect that on Friday we will have record homelessness. There are no rural planning guidelines. They were apparently with the...

Committee on Infrastructure and National Development Plan Delivery: IBEC Report on Infrastructure Ambition for a Competitive, Productive and Resilient Economy: Discussion (25 Jun 2025)

Conor Sheehan: I thank the witnesses. I have several questions. Do they believe the new planning and development legislation will address the legalistic nature of the planning system, which causes so many problems? Is the shortage of judges, for example, putting in place obstacles to getting judicial matters dealt with? With regard to the concept of a single entity with statutory powers to co-ordinate...

Committee on Infrastructure and National Development Plan Delivery: IBEC Report on Infrastructure Ambition for a Competitive, Productive and Resilient Economy: Discussion (25 Jun 2025)

Conor Sheehan: Would it be fair to say that unless there is a corresponding increase in the number of judges we have, we will have the same issues with the new Planning and Development Act? It is often presented by the Government as an Act that will deal with everything.

Committee on Infrastructure and National Development Plan Delivery: IBEC Report on Infrastructure Ambition for a Competitive, Productive and Resilient Economy: Discussion (25 Jun 2025)

Conor Sheehan: Yes, I know that.

Committee on Infrastructure and National Development Plan Delivery: IBEC Report on Infrastructure Ambition for a Competitive, Productive and Resilient Economy: Discussion (25 Jun 2025)

Conor Sheehan: Is that in water infrastructure?

Committee on Infrastructure and National Development Plan Delivery: IBEC Report on Infrastructure Ambition for a Competitive, Productive and Resilient Economy: Discussion (25 Jun 2025)

Conor Sheehan: I agree.