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Tue, 5 Dec 2023
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School Funding
Cian O'Callaghan
251. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Education if she will engage with schools on the return of unspent Covid grants to the FSSU; whether this return can be reconsidered in some cases (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [53674/23]
Tue, 5 Dec 2023
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Special Educational Needs
Cian O'Callaghan
268. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Education if she will look at a case (details supplied) whereby a child who is starting primary school in September may have to travel from the Raheny area to Balbriggan to get a place in an autism class; what is the provision of autism classes in the vicinity of this child’s home; whether there are plans to provide additional autism classes in nearby schools; what she believes to be an appropriate distance for primary school children to travel for appropriate education; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [53893/23]
Tue, 5 Dec 2023
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Departmental Data
Cian O'Callaghan
305. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will provide details of the fees paid by his Department for consultation services provided by a firm (details supplied), broken down by the amount paid and purpose of consultation, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53324/23]
Tue, 5 Dec 2023
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Departmental Data
Cian O'Callaghan
306. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will provide details of the fees paid by his Department for consultation services provided by the firm (details supplied), broken down amount paid and purpose of consultation, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53325/23]
Tue, 5 Dec 2023
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Departmental Data
Cian O'Callaghan
307. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Housing; Local Government and Heritage if he will provide details of the fees paid by his Department for consultation services provided by the firm (details supplied), broken down by the amount paid and purpose of consultation, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53326/23]
Tue, 5 Dec 2023
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Departmental Data
Cian O'Callaghan
308. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Housing; Local Government and Heritage if he will provide details of the fees paid by his Department for consultation services provided by the firm (details supplied), broken down by the amount paid and purpose of consultation, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53327/23]
Tue, 5 Dec 2023
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Departmental Contracts
Cian O'Callaghan
317. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will provide the terms of reference for the consultancy firm (details supplied) for their work on the National Planning Framework; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53521/23]
Tue, 5 Dec 2023
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National Planning Framework
Cian O'Callaghan
318. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will provide an updated timeline for the production of the draft National Planning Framework; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53522/23]
Tue, 5 Dec 2023
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Social Welfare Eligibility
Cian O'Callaghan
369. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Social Protection her Department’s position on issuing social welfare payments, for example, illness benefit, to public sector workers who are over the age of 66 years (pension age) but who are not due to retire until 70 years of age (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [53741/23]
Tue, 28 Nov 2023
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Child Poverty
Cian O'Callaghan
5. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Taoiseach if he will provide an overview of the report published by his Department on 14 November 2023 on how budget 2024 dealt with child poverty and child well-being. [52316/23]
Tue, 28 Nov 2023
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Fire Safety
Cian O'Callaghan
332. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage when he will announce the completion of the public consultation on the review of Part B (fire safety) of the Building Regulation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52226/23]
Tue, 28 Nov 2023
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Departmental Funding
Cian O'Callaghan
497. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he will reverse the funding cuts that an organisation (details supplied) have received; if he will ensure that they are adequately resourced to continue their vital work; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52042/23]
Tue, 28 Nov 2023
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Early Childhood Care and Education
Cian O'Callaghan
545. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he is aware of small, independent pre-schools that are struggling to meet the chart of accounts requirement in their core funding application due to high accountancy costs and limited time to complete their application by February 2024; the reason these accounts are needed; if late submissions will be accepted; if additional funding will be provided to assist small preschools with these additional costs; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52522/23]
Tue, 28 Nov 2023
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Mental Health Services
Cian O'Callaghan
624. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Health if he is aware of a problem that some psychotherapists and psychologists are facing whereby they cannot get appropriate rooms or space to run their services to meet the demand (details supplied); if he will address this issue to aid the reduction of waiting lists; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52290/23]
Wed, 22 Nov 2023
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Constitutional Amendments
Cian O'Callaghan
1. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Taoiseach if he will report on his plan for constitutional amendments. [49954/23]
Wed, 22 Nov 2023
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Departmental Policies
Cian O'Callaghan
5. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Taoiseach if he will report on the well-being framework for Ireland, overseen by his Department. [49955/23]
Tue, 21 Nov 2023
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Social Dialogue
Cian O'Callaghan
10. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Taoiseach if he will report on the work of the social dialogue co-ordination unit of his Department. [49953/23]
Tue, 21 Nov 2023
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Illegal Dumping
Cian O'Callaghan
105. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the status of his Department’s work regarding the new codes and guidelines for monitoring illegal dumping drafted by the Local Government Management Agency; when the new codes and guidelines will be in place; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50597/23]
Tue, 21 Nov 2023
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Housing Policy
Cian O'Callaghan
289. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will provide details of the public sector benchmarking exercise used in the first bundle of the social housing public private partnerships; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50626/23]
Tue, 21 Nov 2023
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Legislative Reviews
Cian O'Callaghan
363. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Justice if she will provide an update on the review of Part 4 of the Sexual Offences Act 2017; if a new lead researcher has been appointed; if she will provide a timeline for its completion; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [50677/23]