Parliamentary questions

Planning Issues

Cian O'Callaghan

402. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of new planners sanctioned by his Department for An Bord Pleanála since 2020, broken down by year and local authority, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6329/24]

Referendum Campaigns

Cian O'Callaghan

403. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the status of the proposed referendum on the right to housing; if the referendum will take place in the lifetime of this Government; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6330/24]

Employment Support Services

Cian O'Callaghan

430. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Social Protection whether the new model of local area employment service has been effective (details supplied); whether the method of referral from the Department, meaning the service cannot work with walk-in clients, has been effective; the duration of employment for the service to obtain funding; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6149/24]

Health Services

Cian O'Callaghan

564. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Health if he will provide information on a case (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6131/24]

Health Services

Cian O'Callaghan

566. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Health if he will examine the situation at a health centre (details supplied) whereby children’s developmental screenings cannot proceed in the community due to a lack of nurses at the centre; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6148/24]

Schools Building Projects

Cian O'Callaghan

214. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Education if he can provide a detailed timeline for building works including estimated completion for the delivery of a new school building for a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5716/24]

School Enrolments

Cian O'Callaghan

215. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Education what options are available to students living in the Beaumont, Coolock D5 school planning area to access Educate Together or other multi/non-denominational primary school education, given that there is no educate together provision in their school planning area; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5717/24]

Early Childhood Care and Education

Cian O'Callaghan

463. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth when the information relating to programme income will be provided to preschools that are currently filling out their core funding applications; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5714/24]

Disabilities Assessments

Cian O'Callaghan

464. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he will look into a case of an assessment of need (details supplied) and corresponding complaint due to the statutory timeframe for an assessment not being met; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5715/24]

Tax Collection

Cian O'Callaghan

216. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Finance if he will provide a breakdown of the dwellings purchased where the 10% stamp duty was paid, broken down into housing schemes, apartments and individual homes, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4756/24]

Homeless Persons Supports

Cian O'Callaghan

279. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will provide an update on the drafting of an updated housing circular 46/2014, as committed to in the Youth Homelessness Strategy; if his Department will consult with the youth services sector on its provisions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4755/24]

Cabinet Committees

Cian O'Callaghan

13. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet committee on housing will next meet. [1397/24]

Cabinet Committees

Cian O'Callaghan

24. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Taoiseach if he will provide a list of the Cabinet committees on which he sits. [1398/24]

Child Poverty

Cian O'Callaghan

28. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Taoiseach for an update on the child poverty and well-being unit. [1399/24]

Tax Reliefs

Cian O'Callaghan

220. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Finance if he will clarify the application process for mortgage interest relief for people whose sole income is their State pension; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4141/24]

Animal Breeding

Cian O'Callaghan

445. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will provide an update on measures being taken to tackle puppy farming across the country; what is being done to enforce these measures; what measures are being taken to enforce dog microchipping regulations; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4144/24]

Animal Welfare

Cian O'Callaghan

446. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if the Department will provide additional funding for organisations that provide out-of-hours services for animal welfare; if there are any plans to train gardaí, customs officers, etc. on animal welfare practices; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4145/24]

Covid-19 Pandemic Supports

Cian O'Callaghan

553. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Health if he will clarify whether social workers who were working in direct services, e.g. residential care during the Covid-19 pandemic, were entitled to the Covid recognition payment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4142/24]

Departmental Policies

Cian O'Callaghan

554. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Health if there are any additional supports available for carers who are put under physical strain when caring for a person who may require lifting, for example financial aid for physiotherapy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4143/24]

School Enrolments

Cian O'Callaghan

219. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Education further to Parliamentary Question No. 667 of 17 January 2024, if she will provide a map in pdf form of the school planning areas that make up the constituency of Dublin bay north; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3438/24]

Public Sector Pay

Cian O'Callaghan

220. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Education if she is aware of an ongoing campaign by an organisation (details supplied) to review the teaching through Irish-medium allowance; if she will engage with the organisation on this issue with the view to introducing a fairer and more equal system for Irish-medium teachers; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3439/24]

School Enrolments

Cian O'Callaghan

244. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Education if she will advise parents in an area who are outside the school planning area for both of their closest schools (details supplied) and are left with no alternative; if these schools have discretion to allow students in this situation to apply, despite falling outside the catchment, where no equivalent school is available; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3595/24]

Economic Policy

Cian O'Callaghan

6. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Taoiseach to report on his Department’s new publication entitled Government Response to Ireland’s Competitiveness Challenge 2023. [55337/23]

Birth Certificates

Cian O'Callaghan

109. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs if he will look into a case (details supplied) whereby a person cannot apply for a certificate of freedom to marry abroad due to not having access to their long-form birth certificate; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2660/24]

Departmental Schemes

Cian O'Callaghan

137. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if he will provide an update on the report into the warmth and wellbeing scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2752/24]

Asylum Seekers

Cian O'Callaghan

520. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth how many asylum seekers have been asked to leave IPAS accommodation since the beginning of 2022, broken down by county and month, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2667/24]

Animal Welfare

Cian O'Callaghan

613. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Health what progress is being made to introduce animal testing replacements in favour of non-animal methods; what transparency exists in animal testing under the Health Products Regulatory Authority; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2659/24]

Consumer Protection

Cian O'Callaghan

177. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment what protections are in place for consumers against dynamic pricing from large ticketers (details supplied); if consumers are entitled to transparency around dynamic pricing, specifically in relation to VIP packages, and increased ticket prices at peak times; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2266/24]

Fuel Oil Specifications

Cian O'Callaghan

271. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Transport if he plans to run an information campaign for motorists who may be able to use hydrotreated vegetable oil (HVO) in their vehicles, given that it is now available at some petrol stations; if the Government will encourage and incentivise the roll-out of HVO across the country in view of its ability to reduce fossil fuels; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1342/24]

Road Tolls

Cian O'Callaghan

296. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Transport if he will review the toll increases that are due to be implemented in July 2024; if he will postpone these increases given the recent toll increases that have already taken place; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1775/24]

Tax Code

Cian O'Callaghan

322. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Finance if he will clarify the tax position for mortgage holders of a bank (details supplied) who will be receiving a payment from the bank in 2024 on the basis that these offset mortgages are ending; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56689/23]

Public Sector Pensions

Cian O'Callaghan

385. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform if he will engage with representatives from an organisation (details supplied) during talks on the Building Momentum Agreement for pension parity between existing and retired members of An Garda Síochána; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56962/23]

Business Supports

Cian O'Callaghan

408. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the supports available for small businesses that are struggling with increased costs since the return to 13.5% VAT rate and the upcoming repayment of debt warehouse tax; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1986/24]

School Funding

Cian O'Callaghan

492. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Education if she will examine a case (details supplied) whereby a school is looking to upgrade the furniture in an autism class, but cannot access an available grant as they are not a newly opened class; what grants are available for long-standing autism classes looking to upgrade their furniture; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [56577/23]

School Enrolments

Cian O'Callaghan

667. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Education if she will provide an up-to-date map, in pdf form, of the school catchment areas for Dublin Bay north; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [1644/24]

Fire Safety

Cian O'Callaghan

769. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage what action will be taken with respect to the sale of homes with fire safety defects by vulture funds to buyers unaware of these defects (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56973/23]

Housing Schemes

Cian O'Callaghan

771. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage how many properties have been purchased under the tenant-in-situ scheme for the purposes of social housing since January 2022, broken down by county, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [57077/23]

Housing Schemes

Cian O'Callaghan

772. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the total cost of all the properties that have been purchased under the tenant-in-situ scheme for the purposes of social housing since January 2022, broken down by county, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [57078/23]

Planning Issues

Cian O'Callaghan

798. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of change-of-use planning applications for short-term lets received by each local authority since the beginning of 2019; the number of these that were granted permission, broken down by local authority, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1066/24]

Housing Provision

Cian O'Callaghan

799. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the total amount spent on HAP, RAS and leasing programmes in 2023; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1068/24]

Electoral Process

Cian O'Callaghan

834. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will issue guidance to returning officers stating that election candidates do not need to list their full home address on the ballot paper; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1719/24]

Housing Provision

Cian O'Callaghan

846. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will provide a list of developments funded through the capital advanced leasing facility (CALF) between 2020 and 2022 inclusive, broken down by year and county, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1980/24]

Social Welfare Code

Cian O'Callaghan

885. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Social Protection if, in light of the new pension deferral scheme, workers who defer their pension will be eligible for certain benefits, for example, illness benefit, if they are over the age of 66 years but are not claiming their pension and still working full time; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [56782/23]

Departmental Data

Cian O'Callaghan

942. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Social Protection the total amount spent on rent supplement in 2023; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [1067/24]

Legislative Reviews

Cian O'Callaghan

993. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Justice the status of the review of legislation regarding owner management companies; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [56297/23]

Legislative Reviews

Cian O'Callaghan

994. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Justice if she will put in place an interim non-statutory owner management company regulator until the Multi-Unit Developments Act 2011 is amended; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [56298/23]

Courts Service

Cian O'Callaghan

1151. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Justice if she will provide an update from the Courts Service on the progress of the e-probate project under the Courts Modernisation Programme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [1981/24]

Legislative Reviews

Cian O'Callaghan

1152. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Justice if she will provide an update on the appointment of a new lead researcher for the review of Part 4 of the Sexual Offences Act 2017; if she will provide an estimated timeline for completion and publication of same; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [1987/24]

Apprenticeship Programmes

Cian O'Callaghan

1851. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the number of apprentices currently in the construction trades, broken down by trade; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1069/24]

Apprenticeship Programmes

Cian O'Callaghan

1852. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the number of apprenticeship registrations in the construction trades in 2023, broken down by trade; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1070/24]