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Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Homeless Accommodation (13 Feb 2024)

Dara Calleary: ...the fact that it is delivering, a record €5.1 billion in capital investment in housing was announced in budget 2024. This is made up of €2.6 billion in Exchequer funding, €978 million in the Land Development Agency and €1.5 billion in the Housing Finance Agency. As already stated, the number of new homes delivered last year, at 32,695, was the highest in 15...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Industrial Development (8 Feb 2024)

Dara Calleary: ...the country by providing property solutions to its own as well as Enterprise Ireland and LEO clients. In this regard, the provision of property solutions is a key element of IDA’s marketing of the Midlands Region, including Longford and the IDA has committed to build an Advanced Building Solution, or ABS, in Longford to support the winning of new investment and job creation. ...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Nitrates Usage (21 Nov 2023)

Dara Calleary: I thank the Deputy for raising this very important issue, which is timely in advance of the Commissioner's visit this week. The Government recognises the importance of maintaining Ireland's nitrates derogation and is committed to seeking to maintain it into the longer term. However, to do this, we must all act together to improve water quality. Our current derogation includes a requirement...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Housing Provision (21 Nov 2023)

Dara Calleary: ...and private ownership housing purposes over the nine-year period of the plan. Some 54,000 affordable homes will be delivered between now and 2030, to be facilitated by local authorities, approved housing bodies, the Land Development Agency and through a strategic partnership between the State and retail banks. Funding is being made available by Government to assist local authorities and...

Nature Restoration Law: Motion [Private Members] (5 Jul 2023)

Dara Calleary: ...the nature restoration law, aims to fulfil this commitment. It is significant EU legislation and will have an impact on all areas of society, not just farming. It will produce restoration targets across a wide range of land uses throughout rural and urban environments, including lands in agricultural use and under forestry as well as the marine. Ireland supports the ambition and...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Industrial Development (8 Mar 2023)

Dara Calleary: I am more than happy to work with the Deputy to facilitate that. The first place to start is with Cork County Council to see what available serviced land it has. Once we have an audit of available serviced land, we will engage with IDA Ireland and other enterprise agencies such as Enterprise Ireland and the Cork local enterprise office regarding available opportunities in Charleville. IDA...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Industrial Development (8 Mar 2023)

Dara Calleary: ...work passionately for the interests of the community in Charleville. I share his interest, not just in that region but in the regions generally. Balanced regional enterprise development is a key priority of this Government. IDA Ireland shares this priority. IDA Ireland is targeting half of all investments to regional locations. At the midpoint of its current strategy, 260 out of...

Select Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Screening of Third Country Transactions Bill 2022: Committee Stage (25 Jan 2023)

Dara Calleary: ...the Deputy. At present, the sectors, technologies and activities covered by the proposed legislation are very precisely aligned with the EU regulation in order to have consistency across the EU. Land and real estate relating to critical infrastructure are already included in the Bill. Any addition to the list of notifiable transactions will increase the complexity of the screening...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Industrial Development (6 Dec 2022)

Dara Calleary: I apologise for the delay. I thank the Senator for raising this issue. Senators will recall that 2021 was a record-breaking year for foreign direct investment in Ireland, with total employment in IDA Ireland client companies now standing at 275,384, which is up over 29,000 on the 2020 figures. Growth in the regions is particularly buoyant, with 53%, or 133, of the 249 investments won by IDA...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Foreign Direct Investment (8 Nov 2022)

Dara Calleary: ...’s business and technology park is located on the outskirts of Monaghan town, which is an 80-minute drive from Belfast City Airport and from Dublin Airport. The park comprises 17 ha and is fully landscaped. The development of the advance building solution in Monaghan was part of IDA Ireland’s wider regional property programme. The programme is funded by the Government with...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Industrial Development (27 Oct 2022)

Dara Calleary: I thank Deputy Flaherty for his question. As the House knows, regional development is at the centre of IDA Ireland's current strategy, Driving Recovery and Sustainable Growth 2021-2024. Under this strategy the IDA is targeting half of all investments to regional locations which aligns with the objectives of the programme for Government. Specifically, the IDA is targeting 25 investments for...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Foreign Direct Investment (27 Oct 2022)

Dara Calleary: I propose to take Questions Nos. 11 and 56 together. My Department works closely with IDA Ireland to pursue foreign direct investment across the country, including the Midlands, through IDA’s regional property programme and the delivery of the agency’s strategy. Regional development is at the centre of IDA’s current strategy: Driving Recovery & Sustainable Growth...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Commemorative Events (14 Jul 2022)

Dara Calleary: 335. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if her Department has plans to mark the 225th anniversary of the 1798 French landings in Mayo and Wexford; if she agrees that it is important that the occasion would be acknowledged given that it offers an opportunity to commemorate but also to signify the current importance of Franco-Irish relations; and if she will make a...

Joint Committee on the Irish Language, the Gaeltacht and the Irish Speaking Community: Logainmneacha na Gaeltachta: Plé (Atógáil) (13 Jul 2022)

Dara Calleary: I do not want to mention Dingle - Daingean - or Inishcrone, which took eight or nine years. It is not as if it is landed on people. Changes to road names are similar. They have to be processed.

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Insurance Industry (16 Jun 2022)

Dara Calleary: ...Government's work are being passed on to the customer. With regard to competition, I welcome the arrival of a new company in this space but the difficulty is that history shows us that a company lands, takes all the business and then, when it pulls out, we are left scrambling again. How are we going to avoid that?

National Parks and Wildlife Service Strategic Plan: Statements (Resumed) (19 May 2022)

Dara Calleary: ...National Park. That is a local demand. The NPWS has chosen to ignore it. That is not the way to build up alliances. It may seem small but this is a national park where, as in most cases, the land was given by local landowners in view of the challenge that is faced and in view of the principles of nature. There should be a much better system. National parks are referred to in the...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Schemes (8 Mar 2022)

Dara Calleary: ...if he will give consideration to a scheme involving the Departments of Rural and Community Development and Housing, Heritage and Local Government that would give financial support to famers and landowners to maintain and cut hedges that are part of or border their land along public roads and amenities ensuring that hedges are sustainably managed and that road safety and visibility issues...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: European Year of Youth: Discussion (23 Feb 2022)

Dara Calleary: ...morning that this is the European Year of Youth. How are we going to rescue that? I ask the representatives from Léargas to answer that question. I do not blame Léargas but this seems to have been landed on a lot of people. If someone as engaged as our NYCI representative is surprised by it, I can imagine the general populace is as well. We are in the last week of February....

Land and Conveyancing Law Reform Bill 2021 [Seanad]: Second Stage (17 Nov 2021)

Dara Calleary: ..., because for a while, there was a back and forth between both Ministers in respect of who was responsible for PRAI. It was like a game of pass the parcel. Meanwhile, my constituent has a family land issue that is not being resolved. Eventually, I got speaking to a human being in the PRAI. When I mentioned the word "ombudsman", suddenly there was a flurry of correspondence, but no...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Schemes (30 Sep 2021)

Dara Calleary: 387. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will consider the inclusion of drone purchase in the TAMS programme to assist eligible farmers in herd and flock management, in land management and in farm security; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47352/21]