Parliamentary questions

Vaccination Programme

Cian O'Callaghan

2825. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) who began working as a health worker after the healthcare worker vaccine portal closed will receive their vaccine appointment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39296/21]

Traveller Accommodation

Cian O'Callaghan

2995. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Health when the report by a person (details supplied) on Traveller homelessness will be published; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39820/21]

Hospital Staff

Cian O'Callaghan

3015. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Health if hospital porters working overtime face reductions and arrears in relation to their lump sums and pension entitlements; the steps he is taking to address this; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39995/21]

Covid-19 Pandemic

Cian O'Callaghan

3232. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Health when Covid-19 guidelines in relation to weddings will be reviewed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40927/21]

Housing Provision

Cian O'Callaghan

189. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of housing complaints that were received in the first six months of 2021; the categories that the complaints fall under; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38754/21]

Rental Sector

Cian O'Callaghan

190. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage when the tenancy deposit protection scheme will be commenced; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38755/21]

Departmental Reports

Cian O'Callaghan

191. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of Departmental reports that are pending publication; the titles of these reports; the dates he anticipates the publication of each; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38756/21]

Legislative Process

Cian O'Callaghan

192. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of Bills being worked on by his Department that are pending publication; the title of these Bills; the date he anticipates the publication of each; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38757/21]

Legislative Process

Cian O'Callaghan

193. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of legislative provisions that have been passed by the Houses of the Oireachtas but yet to be commenced by him; the list and details of these provisions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38758/21]

Housing Provision

Cian O'Callaghan

194. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of social, affordable, and cost rental homes built by the State in quarter 1 and 2 2021, respectively; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38759/21]

Housing Provision

Cian O'Callaghan

195. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of complaints received regarding non-compliance with the rent freeze and ban on evictions while these provisions were in place; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38760/21]

Vacant Properties

Cian O'Callaghan

196. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of vacant and derelict housing units across the country; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38761/21]

Housing Schemes

Cian O'Callaghan

197. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the percentage of persons eligible for Housing First who have received a Housing First home; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38762/21]

Housing Policy

Cian O'Callaghan

198. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the policy and practical steps that have been taken to support the scale-up of affordable co-operative housing; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38763/21]

Legislative Measures

Cian O'Callaghan

199. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will introduce legislation to prevent persons from being evicted into homelessness; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38764/21]

Housing Policy

Cian O'Callaghan

200. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the way the housing for all plan officially relates to the Rebuilding Ireland plan; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38765/21]

Rental Sector

Cian O'Callaghan

201. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the estimated amount spent in each of the years 2015 to 2020 and to date in 2021 on the inspection and enforcement of private rental standards; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38766/21]

Land Issues

Cian O'Callaghan

202. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the way the publicly available information on land prices and land transaction in Ireland compares to that in other EU countries; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38767/21]

Housing Provision

Cian O'Callaghan

203. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the protections that will be put in place to ensure that the purchase of open market homes by housing authorities does not increase house prices in a local market; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38768/21]

Housing Provision

Cian O'Callaghan

204. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the percentage of new affordable homes that will be built directly by housing authorities; the percentage that will be bought from the open market; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38769/21]

Housing Provision

Cian O'Callaghan

208. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of complaints that have been investigated by the Residential Tenancies Board over the past 12 months; the number of these complaints that were upheld; the nature of these complaints; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38793/21]

Housing Provision

Cian O'Callaghan

209. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of complaints regarding misuse of the evictions to facilitate renovations provisions of the residential tenancies Acts that have been investigated by the Residential Tenancies Board over the past year; the number of these complaints that were upheld; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38794/21]

Covid-19 Pandemic

Cian O'Callaghan

286. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science when English languages schools are permitted to reopen; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38824/21]

State Bodies

Cian O'Callaghan

453. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Health the recruitment process for leading positions in Safefood; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33137/21]

Tax Yield

Cian O'Callaghan

78. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Finance the amount being raised from stamp duty on rents greater than €30,000 per annum; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38605/21]

Commercial Rates

Cian O'Callaghan

145. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the estimated cost of the current waiver of commercial rates; the estimated cost of extending the commercial rates waiver until the end of 2022; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38606/21]

Covid-19 Pandemic

Cian O'Callaghan

281. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if his attention has been drawn to the fact that exchange students who will be studying in the coming academic year in the USA cannot sit visa interviews due to Covid-19 restrictions; the steps he is taking to address this; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31114/21]

Medicinal Products

Cian O'Callaghan

402. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Health when the drug zolgensma will become available through the HSE; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31390/21]

Foreign Policy

Cian O'Callaghan

380. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs if his attention has been drawn to the recent attack on the offices of the organisers of Tbilisi Pride; if the safety and security of LGBTQ+ persons in Georgia has been discussed by the EU Council of Ministers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37574/21]

Social Welfare Eligibility

Cian O'Callaghan

470. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Social Protection if her attention has been drawn to the fact that child benefit for children over the age of 16 will not be available to some persons from July until September 2021 and that there was no prior warning given about this to parents and guardians; the steps she is taking to address this; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [37976/21]

Research and Development

Cian O'Callaghan

522. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if the new €40 million North-South research programme will fund new PhD research projects; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37575/21]

Residential Property Prices Register

Cian O'Callaghan

588. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Justice if her attention has been drawn to the fact that on the residential property price register website there are a number of properties registered in the wrong areas and thus not reflecting the true property prices in each locality; the steps that the Property Services Regulatory Authority (PSRA) has taken to ensure greater accuracy in the data on the register and if she will make a statement on the matter. [37897/21]

Housing Provision

Cian O'Callaghan

199. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of affordable and social homes built by the State in each year from 1930 to 2020; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36944/21]

Housing Provision

Cian O'Callaghan

200. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of State-owned sites that are suitable for social and affordable housing; the estimated number of homes that could be built if all of these sites were used; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36945/21]

Defence Forces

Cian O'Callaghan

224. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Defence the costs associated with Defence Forces personnel who served in Afghanistan since 2001 and to date in 2021 either with the NATO forces or with the United Nations; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36980/21]

Citizenship Applications

Cian O'Callaghan

307. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Justice the status of an application for citizenship and a travel document of a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [36956/21]

Citizenship Applications

Cian O'Callaghan

308. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Justice if a person (details supplied) as part of a citizenship application had to submit a passport a month ago; if the passport will be returned to the person; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [36995/21]

Vaccination Programme

Cian O'Callaghan

143. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the delays faced by cohort 7 in getting the Covid-19 vaccines; the steps he is taking to address the matter; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30452/21]

Health Services Staff

Cian O'Callaghan

144. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the fact that persons on national panels for psychologist staff grade posts have not been made aware of the new recruitment campaign and change in the panel process; the steps he is taking to address the matter; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30453/21]

Hospital Charges

Cian O'Callaghan

152. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Health the policies in place to protect patients from adverse effects including stress in cases in which their debts for hospital charges are passed on to debt collectors; if he will consider removing these charges; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30461/21]

Parking Provision

Cian O'Callaghan

153. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Health if the recommendations of the 2018 Hospital Car Parking Review will be implemented; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30462/21]

State Pensions

Cian O'Callaghan

127. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if his attention has been drawn to the fact that spouses of retired ESB workers are not entitled to pensions under the Electricity Supply Board (Superannuation) Act 1942; the steps he is taking to address the matter; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36395/21]

Public Transport

Cian O'Callaghan

138. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Transport the steps he is taking to increase public transport options for those who work after midnight; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35891/21]

Covid-19 Pandemic Unemployment Payment

Cian O'Callaghan

364. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Social Protection if it is possible to receive the pandemic unemployment payment retrospectively in cases in which a person did not claim the payment at the time despite being entitled to it; if so, the process for making a claim; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [36402/21]

Vaccination Programme

Cian O'Callaghan

548. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Health the steps he is taking to reduce the 16-week delay for those aged between 60 and 69 in getting their second dose of a vaccine (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29934/21]

Covid-19 Pandemic Supports

Cian O'Callaghan

206. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Finance if he will extend the employment wage subsidy scheme for aviation workers until the return of widespread air travel and incomes of workers in the sector recover; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35589/21]

Public Services Card

Cian O'Callaghan

288. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Social Protection if a person (details supplied) will receive a PPS number for their newborn daughter; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35508/21]

Local Authorities

Cian O'Callaghan

106. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the details of the support that his Department has given to local authorities to replenish their landbanks to provide a pipeline of suitable land for the provision of social housing; the local authorities that have received funding; the amount of funding that has been allocated to each local authority; the amount of land that will be acquired as a result of this funding; the projected housing supply that will accrue from this initiative; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35227/21]

General Practitioner Services

Cian O'Callaghan

310. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Health the steps is he taking to ensure that persons who have not yet received general practitioner visit cards due to Covid-19 delays are reimbursed for the fees they are charged while their applications are being processed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28254/21]

Covid-19 Pandemic

Cian O'Callaghan

325. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Health the public health grounds on which drive-in cinemas are not being allowed to operate; if this will be reconsidered; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28271/21]