Parliamentary questions

Medicinal Products

Cian O'Callaghan

143. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Health if he will take steps to bring the cost of xalacom eyedrops here in line with other countries, such as Spain in which the over-the-counter cost is between a quarter and a third of the cost in Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48527/21]

Public Transport

Cian O'Callaghan

143. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Transport further to Parliamentary Question No. 165 of 23 September 2021, the 22 stations that will have their lifts upgraded by the end of 2021; the start and end dates of these works in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48162/21]

Public Transport

Cian O'Callaghan

144. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Transport further to Parliamentary Question No. 165 of 23 September 2021, the 52 stations that are set for major investment up to 2024; the form this investment will take in each instance; the start and end dates of these works in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48163/21]

Public Transport

Cian O'Callaghan

145. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Transport further to Parliamentary Question No. 165 of 23 September 2021, the full list of DART and commuter stations currently using the lift call system in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48164/21]

Public Transport

Cian O'Callaghan

146. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Transport further to Parliamentary Question No. 165 of 23 September 2021, the 15 DART and commuter stations that will introduce the lift call system in 2021; when the system will be introduced in each station in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48165/21]

School Patronage

Cian O'Callaghan

375. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Education if her attention has been drawn to the lack of a co-educational, non-denominational secondary school in the Killester, Raheny and Clontarf school planning area; her plans to address same; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [47489/21]

Departmental Properties

Cian O'Callaghan

412. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Education if she will take steps to secure the wooded lands owned by her Department (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [48161/21]

Homeless Persons Supports

Cian O'Callaghan

190. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the statutory protections that are in place to protect homeless service users who may be vulnerable; if there are plans to expand these protections; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47343/21]

Economic and Social Research Institute

Cian O'Callaghan

191. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of reports that have been provided to him in the past 12 months from the ESRI; the titles of these reports; if he has received reports that he has not published; if so, if he plans to publish these reports; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47344/21]

Departmental Bodies

Cian O'Callaghan

192. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of reports that have been provided to him in the past 12 months from the Housing Agency; the titles of these reports; if he has received reports that he has not published; and if so, if he plans to publish these reports; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47345/21]

Passport Services

Cian O'Callaghan

211. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs the status of a passport application by a person (details supplied); if a parent of the applicant will have their documents submitted as part of this application returned; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47271/21]

An Garda Síochána

Cian O'Callaghan

306. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Justice if the remit of the National Vetting Bureau currently covers homeless services; if not, if there are plans to expand the remit of the Bureau; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [47342/21]

Live Exports

Cian O'Callaghan

383. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will ensure that live exports from Ireland only go to countries with the highest of animal welfare standards; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47264/21]

Social Dialogue

Cian O'Callaghan

16. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Taoiseach if he will report on the work of the social dialogue co-ordination unit of his Department. [43654/21]

Housing Policy

Cian O'Callaghan

114. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if the Guidance for Housing Authorities for Assisting Victims of Domestic Violence with Emergency and Long-Term Accommodation Needs 2017 circular is still his Department’s leading policy on the matter; his plans to update it or put it on a statutory footing; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47047/21]

Housing Provision

Cian O'Callaghan

115. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of social housing units that are leased by local authority area and type, that is, Part V, enhanced leasing scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47048/21]

Housing Provision

Cian O'Callaghan

116. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the real estate investment funds, institutional investors or corporate entities that local authorities and approved housing bodies are leasing social housing from; the number in each case; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47049/21]

Passport Services

Cian O'Callaghan

121. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs the status of a passport application by a person (details supplied); if the documents submitted as part of this application will be returned to the applicant’s father; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46909/21]

Schools Building Projects

Cian O'Callaghan

132. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Education further to Parliamentary Question No. 355 of 21 September 2021, when these essential works will take place; if her Department will take immediate action to deal with the numerous health and safety risks associated with the conditions in the school; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [46910/21]

Cabinet Committees

Cian O'Callaghan

11. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet committee on housing last met. [43652/21]

Cabinet Committees

Cian O'Callaghan

12. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Taoiseach the role his Department will play in monitoring and implementing the Housing for All plan. [43653/21]

Rental Sector

Cian O'Callaghan

126. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the reason the introduction of the deposit protection scheme for renters which was legislated for in 2015 has been postponed to 2023; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46096/21]

House Prices

Cian O'Callaghan

145. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the steps he has taken to ensure that his housing policies are not inflating prices even further in view of the latest CSO report which shows that house prices have increased by 8.6% in the past 12 months; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46015/21]

Housing Policy

Cian O'Callaghan

148. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the percentage of the existing housing need that will be met by the revised Housing First targets; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46016/21]

Work Permits

Cian O'Callaghan

196. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the reason home care sector workers cannot be recruited from outside the European Economic Area; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46000/21]

Budget 2022

Cian O'Callaghan

302. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he will increase official development assistance as part of Budget 2022; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45996/21]

Planning Issues

Cian O'Callaghan

347. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of times that An Bord Pleanála has rejected its own inspector's advice to refuse planning approval over the past five years; the locations of these planning applications in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46360/21]

Passport Services

Cian O'Callaghan

403. 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. [45968/21]

Passport Services

Cian O'Callaghan

241. 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. [45760/21]

Passport Services

Cian O'Callaghan

248. 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. [45805/21]

Housing Policy

Cian O'Callaghan

69. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he is taking action to ensure that persons suffering from chronic illnesses which put their health at serious risk can access prioritisation for social housing as part of the Housing for All plan; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45514/21]

Apprenticeship Programmes

Cian O'Callaghan

230. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if the requirement to hire construction apprentices been included in any of the State’s large construction procurement contracts; if this is under consideration for future public procurement contracts; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44498/21]

Natura 2000

Cian O'Callaghan

255. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the position regarding European Natura 2000 sites in Northern Ireland following Brexit; if he has had any engagement with his EU and UK counterparts on this matter; if he will engage with the Northern Ireland Executive on this matter on an all-island basis; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44460/21]

Housing Policy

Cian O'Callaghan

313. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he sought advice regarding the exemption to the new affordable housing Part V measures introduced; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45232/21]

Foreign Policy

Cian O'Callaghan

316. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs the humanitarian assistance that is being provided to Myanmar due to the ongoing events in the region; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44492/21]

International Protection

Cian O'Callaghan

317. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs if he will facilitate an increase in the number of Afghan refugees offered international protection here; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44493/21]

Schools Refurbishment

Cian O'Callaghan

355. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Education if her attention has been drawn to a number of repair and upkeep works that are needed in a school (details supplied); her plans to address these issues; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44499/21]

School Staff

Cian O'Callaghan

361. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Education when pay and conditions will be standardised for school secretaries; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44579/21]

Stardust Fire

Cian O'Callaghan

508. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Justice the reason the inquest for the 48 victims of the Stardust fire has been postponed from its original commencement date in October 2021; if her is Department still committed to ensuring the legal team of the families of the victims is funded in accordance with the legal aid rates; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [45248/21]

Covid-19 Pandemic

Cian O'Callaghan

540. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Health the length of time it takes for schools with a Covid-19 case to be sent the relevant excel spreadsheet forms by the central admissions team to collect contact details and other required data; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44495/21]

Health Services

Cian O'Callaghan

541. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Health when the Keltoi HSE drug rehab unit will return to operating as a drug rehab unit; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44497/21]

Child Protection

Cian O'Callaghan

556. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Health the steps he will take to ensure a child (details supplied) is assigned to a liaison officer and gets the services they urgently need; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44582/21]

Covid-19 Pandemic

Cian O'Callaghan

557. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Health the status of an EU digital Covid certificate for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44583/21]

Land Issues

Cian O'Callaghan

332. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the amount in acres of publicly owned development land, including land owned by State agencies and bodies, that has been sold to private developers since the LDA was setup in 2018, by public body, county and year in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43873/21]

Passport Services

Cian O'Callaghan

367. 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. [44037/21]

Pupil-Teacher Ratio

Cian O'Callaghan

406. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Education if she will reduce class sizes in primary schools in line with the European average as part of Budget 2022; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43324/21]

School Funding

Cian O'Callaghan

407. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Education if she will restore funding to primary schools to pre-recession levels as part of Budget 2022; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43325/21]

School Management

Cian O'Callaghan

408. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Education if there is a formal process by which parents of children in a school which is in receipt of public funds can request the school to introduce co-education; if not, her plans to develop such a process; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43334/21]

Electricity Generation

Cian O'Callaghan

50. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications his plans to bring in a feed-in tariff for homes that produce their own energy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42114/21]

Energy Conservation

Cian O'Callaghan

51. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if there is any consideration of making Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland grants available to improve energy efficiency and insulation for homes built after 2011; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42115/21]