Results 141-160 of 6,608 for speaker:Cian O'Callaghan

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Housing Schemes (19 Sep 2024)

Cian O'Callaghan: If it is on average a year with local authorities, it is all their stock.

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Housing Schemes (19 Sep 2024)

Cian O'Callaghan: With regard to homelessness, there is a significant problem with vacant social homes being left empty for more that a year by some local authorities. The NOAC report that was just published shows that in the Galway City Council area it takes an average of 50 weeks to re-let an empty social home. In Limerick social homes are being left empty for more than a year. It is 62 weeks before they...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Provision (19 Sep 2024)

Cian O'Callaghan: 77. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he will ensure that approved housing bodies can access early-stage finance to get affordable purchase housing projects off the ground; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36997/24]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Policy (19 Sep 2024)

Cian O'Callaghan: 112. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the immediate and urgent actions that will be taken to address the high levels of homelessness; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36998/24]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Rental Sector (19 Sep 2024)

Cian O'Callaghan: 87. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he will direct the Residential Tenancies Board to take a proactive approach to tackling the widespread illegal rent increase identified in the Q1 2024 rent index report; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36996/24]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Youth Work Supports (19 Sep 2024)

Cian O'Callaghan: 256. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he will provide the additional €15 million in funding needed for the youth work sector to meet increased demand in 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37100/24]

Ceisteanna - Questions: Cabinet Committees (18 Sep 2024)

Cian O'Callaghan: I want to ask the Taoiseach about stamp duty and the bulk purchasing of homes. There have been multiple instances of funds buying up housing estates. Earlier this year, 85% of homes in Belcamp Manor were snapped up by one fund. At the time, the Government agreed to review the ineffective 10% stamp duty rate on the bulk purchase of homes. That review has been concluded. The Taoiseach's...

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (18 Sep 2024)

Cian O'Callaghan: It just will not do it.

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (18 Sep 2024)

Cian O'Callaghan: We keep on raising it.

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (18 Sep 2024)

Cian O'Callaghan: The Taoiseach has claimed that 40,000 new-build homes would be completed this year. A report from the Central Bank published this morning rubbishes this claim and states it will be 8,000 homes short. Does the Taoiseach accept the findings of the Central Bank report? Given that another report published today shows that house prices have increased by 10% in the past 12 months, will the...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Office of the Ombudsman (18 Sep 2024)

Cian O'Callaghan: 173. To ask the Minister for Finance the number of staff members at the Financial Services and Pension Ombudsman’s Office allocated to deal with tracker mortgage complaints; if he has plans to increase the staffing levels in this department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36329/24]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Funding (18 Sep 2024)

Cian O'Callaghan: 311. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if additional funding will be made available to post-primary schools to enable them to implement the mobile-phone ban, through the purchase of locked phone pouch solutions (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [36470/24]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Rental Sector (18 Sep 2024)

Cian O'Callaghan: 379. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he will publish the work which was undertaken by the Housing Agency to examine the creation of a system of holding rental deposits, informed by best international experience; If not, his reasons; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36356/24]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Rental Sector (18 Sep 2024)

Cian O'Callaghan: 380. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he will instruct his Department to undertake the work necessary to deliver a custodial deposit protection scheme for the holding of rental deposits for the benefit of renters and landlords; If not, his reason for not doing so; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36357/24]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Fire Safety (18 Sep 2024)

Cian O'Callaghan: 426. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the action being taken to ensure that owner management companies are fulfilling their duty with regard to their responsibility to have fire safety defects addressed (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36991/24]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Victim Support Services (18 Sep 2024)

Cian O'Callaghan: 537. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if her Department has taken any further action in relation to a situation (details supplied) where a victim of a crime has not been given the release date of the convicted person; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [36845/24]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Education and Training Provision (18 Sep 2024)

Cian O'Callaghan: 852. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he has been made aware that the City of Dublin Education and Training Board has ended its participation in the vocational training opportunities scheme; if he will take steps to reverse this measure; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36704/24]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Passport Services (9 Sep 2024)

Cian O'Callaghan: 59.To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if his Department will investigate a passport matter (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter.[35234/24]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Building Regulations (9 Sep 2024)

Cian O'Callaghan: 118.To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the guidance that is given to the SEAI in relation to building guidelines; if the SEAI has a complaints process to address case in which building guidelines have been breached; and if he will make a statement on the matter.[35154/24]

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces (9 Sep 2024)

Cian O'Callaghan: 161.To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence if a case (details supplied) will be examined; and if he will make a statement on the matter.[35024/24]