Parliamentary questions

Civil Registration Service

Cian O'Callaghan

640. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Health if he will increase the resources available to the HSE Civil Registration Service in order that the backlog of marriage registrations can be addressed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17423/22]

Animal Welfare

Cian O'Callaghan

944. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if it will be ensured that the European Union rules on the protection of animals during transport are adhered to on all live exports from Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18245/22]

Ukraine War

Cian O'Callaghan

255. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Transport the steps that are being taken to provide Ukrainian refugees with access to driving licences; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16660/22]

Local Authorities

Cian O'Callaghan

345. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of additional staff that have been provided to local authorities in the past 12 months to support the delivery of housing; the roles and number per authority; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16659/22]

Passport Services

Cian O'Callaghan

371. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs the status of a passport application by a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16136/22]

Ukraine War

Cian O'Callaghan

419. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Education the additional resources that will be provided to primary schools to assist the staff to deal with the arrival of Ukrainian refugees; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16135/22]

Departmental Schemes

Cian O'Callaghan

515. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the reason the scheme to compensate those affected by illegal birth registrations is limited to one institution; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16661/22]

Disease Management

Cian O'Callaghan

651. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Health if he will establish a working group to investigate the needs of persons living with Huntington’s disease; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15965/22]

Covid-19 Pandemic Supports

Cian O'Callaghan

671. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Health when he will act on the commitment to give a recognition payment of €1,000 to eligible front-line health and ambulance workers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16045/22]

Fuel Prices

Cian O'Callaghan

149. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if he will take action to ensure that apartment renters in district energy complexes can pay residential gas rates instead of more expensive commercial gas rates; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14724/22]

Public Transport

Cian O'Callaghan

164. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Transport the support or assistance that will be provided to taxi drivers who are facing substantial increases in fuel costs at this time; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13879/22]

Defective Building Materials

Cian O'Callaghan

318. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the status of the Working Group to Examine Defects in Housing; and when the group is due to report; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14138/22]

Homeless Accommodation

Cian O'Callaghan

321. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage when the National Homeless Action Committee will meet to consider and make recommendations on whether or not HIQA should be appointed to inspect services for persons that have become homeless including privately run emergency accommodation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14210/22]

Passport Services

Cian O'Callaghan

372. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs the status of a passport application by a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13850/22]

Ukraine War

Cian O'Callaghan

389. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs the supports that Ireland will provide to the Moldovan Government to help it with supporting refugees; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14255/22]

Passport Services

Cian O'Callaghan

426. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs the status of a passport application by a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14916/22]

Passport Services

Cian O'Callaghan

432. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs the status of a passport application by a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14968/22]

Passport Services

Cian O'Callaghan

433. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs the status of a passport application by a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14969/22]

Social Welfare Benefits

Cian O'Callaghan

604. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of applications for maternity benefit in 2017, 2018 and 2019, by county; the overall cost per year by county in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14254/22]

Childcare Services

Cian O'Callaghan

655. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number of qualified childcare workers who are available to be recruited; the number who are being trained; the attrition rate since the pandemic; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13860/22]

Childcare Services

Cian O'Callaghan

656. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the support and assistance that has been provided to prevent the closure of a crèche (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13861/22]

Hospital Admissions

Cian O'Callaghan

807. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 1593 of 19 January 2022, the definition of, evidence of ASD in this context; the clinical purpose of knowing the patient's sexuality and their full sexual history; the way that the National Gender Service ensures the right to privacy and personal dignity of patients when such questions are asked as part of their clinical procedures; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13865/22]

Covid-19 Pandemic

Cian O'Callaghan

866. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Health the estimated number of persons in Ireland with long-Covid; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14139/22]

Covid-19 Pandemic

Cian O'Callaghan

867. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Health the research that is being conducted on long-Covid; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14140/22]

Hospital Staff

Cian O'Callaghan

985. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Health if funding for an additional 100 neurology nurse specialists will be provided; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14609/22]

Office of Public Works

Cian O'Callaghan

201. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if the OPW will reconsider the request from a group (detail supplied) for the installation of a memorial as requested; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13753/22]

Visa Applications

Cian O'Callaghan

357. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Justice the status of a visa application by a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [13741/22]

Departmental Policies

Cian O'Callaghan

10. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Taoiseach if he will report on the well-being framework for Ireland overseen by his Department. [12959/22]

Economic Policy

Cian O'Callaghan

15. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Taoiseach if he is planning to update the national reform programme for 2022. [12960/22]

National Oil Reserves Agency

Cian O'Callaghan

33. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if plans are in place to use the National Oil Reserve Agency reserve if prices continue to increase; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13301/22]

Ukraine War

Cian O'Callaghan

96. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs if consideration has been given to an aid match programme for Ukraine aid such as the one announced by the Canadian government and the Red Cross; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13302/22]

Education Policy

Cian O'Callaghan

135. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Education if a non-denominational, co-educational secondary school will be provided in an area (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [13412/22]

Passport Services

Cian O'Callaghan

276. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs the status of a passport application by a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12371/22]

Passport Services

Cian O'Callaghan

303. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs the status of a passport application by a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13025/22]

Housing Policy

Cian O'Callaghan

112. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will increase protections for tenants by preventing those landlords in receipt of Government retrofitting grants from ending tenancies for related works; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12314/22]

Rental Sector

Cian O'Callaghan

125. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the action that he has taken to eliminate the exploitive practice of sex for rent; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11858/22]

Homeless Persons Supports

Cian O'Callaghan

151. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if responsibility for inspections of homeless services will be transferred to the Health Information and Quality Authority; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11860/22]

Rental Sector

Cian O'Callaghan

197. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the justification for the continuation of virtual rental inspections; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11859/22]

Passport Services

Cian O'Callaghan

295. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs the status of a passport application by a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12195/22]

Departmental Functions

Cian O'Callaghan

16. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Taoiseach if he will report on the work of the economic division of his Department. [11572/22]

Vacant Properties

Cian O'Callaghan

98. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the consideration that has been given to the proposals from the collaborative town centre health check and other new methods of locating vacant properties; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11854/22]

Special Educational Needs

Cian O'Callaghan

130. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Education further to Parliamentary Question No. 451 of 22 February 2022, if she will ensure that a school (details supplied) which had an allocation of two SNAs for four children during the 2021-2022 academic year will have its allocation increased for the next academic year to reflect the fact that there will be seven children in need of support from an SNA in the school; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11849/22]

Apprenticeship Programmes

Cian O'Callaghan

145. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the number of apprenticeship applications that are outstanding; the number of apprenticeship applications in the construction sector; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11855/22]

National Economic and Social Council

Cian O'Callaghan

5. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Taoiseach if he will report on the work of the National Economic and Social Council. [9764/22]

National Economic and Social Council

Cian O'Callaghan

11. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Taoiseach if he will report on the work of the National Economic and Social Council. [11571/22]

Departmental Schemes

Cian O'Callaghan

181. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the reason that windows and doors have been excluded from the individual energy retrofit scheme but are included in the deep retrofit option with a one stop shop; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11631/22]

Rental Sector

Cian O'Callaghan

384. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of rental inspections undertaken in the past 12 months; the number of these that were virtual inspections; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11760/22]

Rental Sector

Cian O'Callaghan

385. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the analysis that has been carried out on the effectiveness of virtual rental inspections; the way that virtual inspections are verified; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11761/22]

Rental Sector

Cian O'Callaghan

386. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of virtual rental inspections that took place in 2020 and 2021; the target for 2022; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11762/22]

Rental Sector

Cian O'Callaghan

387. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the actions that he has taken to stop sex for rent; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11763/22]