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Responding to Minister Darragh O’Brien’s announcement that the Homelessness Taskforce is meeting to discuss the formation of a new Youth Homelessness Strategy, Social Democrats Housing spokesperson Cian O’Callaghan said: “A target must be set for the elimination of youth homelessness and for every effort to be made to ensure that the strategy meets the needs […]

Social Democrats TD Cian O’Callaghan has called on the Minister for Housing to explain the absence of independent market rent valuations for multi-million euro leases the State has entered into with developers for the provision of social housing. Deputy O’Callaghan, who is the party’s Housing spokesperson, said: “Records released to me under the Freedom of […]

Commenting on figures from Daft.ie showing that house prices jumped an average of €20,000 in the last year, Social Democrats Housing spokesperson Cian O’Callaghan TD said: “The jump in house prices over the last year is a further setback to families and individuals struggling to buy a home. It is crucially important that the Government […]

Commenting on figures released today by the Department of Housing, Social Democrats TD Cian O’Callaghan has called for immediate action to reduce the numbers of people becoming homeless. Deputy O’Callaghan, who is the party’s Housing spokesperson, said: “The figures released today by the Department of Housing show that at the end of February there were […]

The Social Democrats have made a submission to the Commission on the Defence Forces, describing it as an opportunity to evolve Ireland’s current defence and security framework so it can meet future challenges. Cian O’Callaghan TD, the party’s spokesperson for Defence, said: “Our primary recommendation is for the Commission to develop and adopt a comprehensive […]

Social Democrats Housing spokesperson, Cian O’Callaghan TD, said today that it is vitally important that the Minister for Housing listens to the warnings from the Central Bank about his proposed shared equity loan scheme. Deputy O’Callaghan commented: “The last time a government ignored warnings about over-heating house prices, it resulted in thousands of families being […]

The Government’s social housing statistics demonstrate an increased reliance on long-term leasing arrangements across the country, according to Social Democrats TD Cian O’Callaghan. Deputy O’Callaghan, who is the party’s spokesperson for Housing, has criticised this practice for being expensive and turning social housing into a profit-making exercise for private investors. He said: “Long-term leasing sees […]

The Government’s social housing statistics demonstrate that private market-driven approaches continued to attract millions of Government funding in 2020, according to Social Democrats TD Cian O’Callaghan. Deputy O’Callaghan, who is the party’s Housing spokesperson, commented: “The Department of Housing’s Construction Status Report saw housing delivery reach only 70% of its annual target. While restrictions were […]

Social Democrats Housing spokesperson Cian O’Callaghan TD is calling for renting to be made more affordable through a range of measures, including banning international investors and REITs from buying up new apartments. Deputy O’Callaghan said: “Private investor funds remain a major force in the housing market, as highlighted by the Quarter 4 Report from the Banking and […]

Social Democrats Housing spokesperson, Cian O’Callaghan TD, has called on the Minister for Housing to act on standards in emergency accommodation for people who have become homeless. Deputy O’Callaghan said: “It is very concerning that 34% of privately operated emergency homeless shelters had fire safety issues when they were inspected by the Dublin Region Homeless Executive […]