Parliamentary questions

Housing Provision

Cian O'Callaghan

250. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the monitoring arrangements in place to establish the scale of building sites and construction projects, which were intended and planned for delivery of social and cost-rental housing by approved housing bodies and have now, subsequently, been purchased by private investment funds and are no longer part of his pipeline of projects for social and cost-rental programmes. [25308/21]

Housing Provision

Cian O'Callaghan

251. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the level of financial return for private operators planned as part of his cost rental proposals in the Affordable Housing Bill 2020; and the regulatory, governance and due diligence arrangements he has planned for private operators to ensure viability and transparency of cost-rental housing in cases in which they are not regulated by the housing Acts or the Approved Housing Body Regulatory Authority. [25309/21]

Dental Services

Cian O'Callaghan

388. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Health the steps his Department is taking to ensure that routine dental services are kept going and not stopped or delayed due to the Covid-19 vaccine roll-out; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25185/21]

Northern Ireland

Cian O'Callaghan

6. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet committee on Brexit and Northern Ireland last met. [23211/21]

Departmental Reviews

Cian O'Callaghan

640. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Justice if her Department will initiate a comprehensive independent review of our approach to support for victims of sexual assault to include considering reforming the methods of conducting legal cases, increasing education on consensual sexual conduct and providing victims a more supportive environment when they do report; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24062/21]

Covid-19 Pandemic

Cian O'Callaghan

707. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to an issue in the Covid-19 vaccine roll-out whereby health workers in higher age categories are not being offered their vaccine as part of their age cohort due to an issue with the system; the steps his Department is taking to resolve the matter; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23744/21]

Covid-19 Pandemic

Cian O'Callaghan

709. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Health when level 5 restrictions came to an end given that some persons cannot access services on the rationale that level 5 restrictions are in place; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23746/21]

Human Rights

Cian O'Callaghan

86. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs if his attention has been drawn to the treatment faced by followers of Falun Dafa in China; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23503/21]

Cabinet Committees

Cian O'Callaghan

5. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet committee on environment and climate change will meet next. [21822/21]

Rental Sector

Cian O'Callaghan

29. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the action he has taken to ensure that an independent valuation of rents has been carried out in cases in which rents are set for long-term leasing contracts; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22884/21]

Rent Controls

Cian O'Callaghan

52. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will close the loopholes relating to rent fixing in the rent pressure zone rules; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22882/21]

Real Estate Investment Trusts

Cian O'Callaghan

57. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will legislate to ban REITs from buying up housing; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22881/21]

Homeless Persons Supports

Cian O'Callaghan

99. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if the National Quality Standard Framework is being applied to all homeless services; if not, the reason; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22883/21]

Covid-19 Pandemic

Cian O'Callaghan

122. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment his views on the waiving of intellectual property rights of Covid-19 vaccines in view of the current situation in many countries in the global south that are struggling with combating the pandemic; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23202/21]

Banking Sector

Cian O'Callaghan

214. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Finance the action he is taking to ensure competition for consumers and to ensure the competitiveness of Irish banks given the proposed sale of a bank (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22952/21]

Radon Gas Levels

Cian O'Callaghan

277. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if radon levels in social housing are monitored; the steps that have been taken to ensure that there is no build-up of radon in social housing; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22661/21]

Housing for People with Disabilities

Cian O'Callaghan

319. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if his Department will conduct a review of all housing schemes for persons with long-term illness or disabilities in order to ensure they are made accessible to everyone regardless of means and to bring them in line with current building costs; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23199/21]

Housing Adaptation Grant

Cian O'Callaghan

320. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if his Department will take steps to remove financial barriers that prevent persons from availing of housing adaptation and repair schemes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23212/21]

Foreign Conflicts

Cian O'Callaghan

347. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs his plans to officially recognise the Armenian genocide during the First World War; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23203/21]

Irish Sign Language

Cian O'Callaghan

363. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Education if she will take steps to have Irish Sign Language taught in schools as a full stand-alone subject; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22662/21]

Covid-19 Pandemic

Cian O'Callaghan

652. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Health the amount of medical aid being supplied to India in tabular form; his plans to increase same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23201/21]

Citizens' Assembly

Cian O'Callaghan

10. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Taoiseach the expected timeline and order of citizens’ assemblies committed to in the programme for Government. [18551/21]

Taoiseach's Meetings and Engagements

Cian O'Callaghan

23. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Taoiseach if he will report on his latest discussion with the President of the United States of America. [21821/21]

Youth Homelessness Strategy

Cian O'Callaghan

444. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will report on the youth homelessness strategy; the person or body that will be tasked with drafting this strategy; when and the way consultation with relevant stakeholders will take place; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21346/21]

Housing Provision

Cian O'Callaghan

445. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of housing units built in 2019 and 2020 that were one-bedroom units; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21348/21]

Housing Provision

Cian O'Callaghan

446. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of the social housing units built during 2020 that were one-bedroom units; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21349/21]

Housing Provision

Cian O'Callaghan

447. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of the over 800 one-bedroom units, which according to the Housing First Implementation Plan were scheduled to be delivered by local authorities and approved housing bodies over the period to 2021 that have been delivered to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21350/21]

Wind Energy Guidelines

Cian O'Callaghan

448. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if his attention has been drawn to the fact that the granting of investigative foreshore licences has caused very significant disruption and costs for persons working in fishing; the action he will take to address these concerns; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21351/21]

Housing for People with Disabilities

Cian O'Callaghan

453. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the action being taken to address access to social housing for persons with disabilities; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21451/21]

Water Quality

Cian O'Callaghan

454. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if the water supply is tested at the domestic level to ascertain if the supply is in breach of the maximum level of lead allowable by EU standards; the measures being taken to replace lead water pipes; the action being taken to educate households in relation to measures that they can take to mitigate against the build-up of lead in their water supply overnight; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21475/21]

Public Procurement Contracts

Cian O'Callaghan

506. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs the position of Ireland on the UN Database of Companies Operating in Israel’s Illegal Settlements published in 2020; if this database is taken into consideration during public procurement tendering processes; if Ireland supports calls for the database to be updated on an annual basis as new information becomes available; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21463/21]

Legislative Measures

Cian O'Callaghan

713. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he will form a consultative panel of representatives from the LGBTQ+ community and initiate proposals to ban so-called conversion therapy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21852/21]

Disabilities Assessments

Cian O'Callaghan

937. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Health the action being taken to address the lack of access to an assessment of social care support needs for persons with disabilities; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21450/21]

Harbours and Piers

Cian O'Callaghan

1133. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when work on dredging Howth harbour will resume; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21347/21]

Fishery Harbour Centres

Cian O'Callaghan

1165. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if his attention has been drawn to the fact that some fishing vessels are unable to gain access to Howth Fishery Harbour Centre to land their fish due to heavy siltation at the entrance to the harbour; if his attention has been further drawn to the fact that dredge plant is sitting idle in Howth Fishery Harbour Centre; if his Department plans to dredge out the harbour entrance to improve access for fishing vessels to land fish while the dredge plant is on site; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22213/21]

Driver Test

Cian O'Callaghan

297. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Transport when the driver theory test will be available online; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18182/21]

Search and Rescue Service Provision

Cian O'Callaghan

378. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Transport the reason the Coast Guard has suspended the use of blue lights, boat operations and rescue climbing; if there are plans to remove these suspensions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19510/21]

Pension Provisions

Cian O'Callaghan

430. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Transport if his attention has been drawn to recent developments in relation to the CIÉ 1951 pension scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20326/21]

Tourism Industry

Cian O'Callaghan

618. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media if she will address an issue raised in correspondence (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18614/21]

Irish Language

Cian O'Callaghan

619. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media if she will consider implementing a policy on bilingual packaging in English and Irish by the end of 2024 on all products; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18624/21]

Planning Issues

Cian O'Callaghan

669. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the action he will take to deal with the problem of bonds lodged by developers with local authorities expiring before the works in public areas in developments are completed in accordance with the planning permission; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18190/21]

Housing Data

Cian O'Callaghan

729. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of Part V social homes delivered by each local authority in 2020; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19224/21]

Local Government Reform

Cian O'Callaghan

781. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the status of the Programme for Government commitment to incentivise local authorities to bring forward pilot participatory budgeting projects; when details of same will be announced; the funding mechanism to be put in place; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19941/21]

Local Authority Functions

Cian O'Callaghan

787. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage when legislation for the new role of a directly elected mayor for Limerick city and county will be brought before Dáil Éireann; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20127/21]

Housing Data

Cian O'Callaghan

788. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage when his Department will publish the annual planning and development statistics for the years 2013 to 2019 for each local authority; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20128/21]

Housing Data

Cian O'Callaghan

791. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of units classified as turnkey units in each of the years 2017 to 2020 that were delivered as Part V units by year and local authority area; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20186/21]

Housing Data

Cian O'Callaghan

792. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of turnkey acquisitions by approved housing bodies and local authorities in each of the years 2017 to 2020 that were refurbishments, repairs or conversions of existing buildings and structures by year and local authority area; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20187/21]

Housing Policy

Cian O'Callaghan

799. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage further to a question to the European Commission (details supplied), if he consulted with the Commission in relation to making public land available to not for profit housing associations to build social and affordable housing; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20338/21]

Vacant Sites

Cian O'Callaghan

800. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of sites being assessed for the vacant sites levy in each local authority area; the number of sites for which planning permission has been granted in each local authority area in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20349/21]

Diplomatic Representation

Cian O'Callaghan

841. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs the Government response to treatment of the LGBT+ community by Uzbekistan and the level of press freedom in the country; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18366/21]