Ceisteanna Parlaiminte

Tax Code

Cian O'Callaghan

223. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Finance if the Government plans to introduce any tax relief, or a reduction in local property tax, for residents who are also paying management fees; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16383/24]

Medical Aids and Appliances

Cian O'Callaghan

645. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Health what financial supports are available for amputees who do not qualify for a medical card, who are required to pay extremely high costs upwards of €6,000 every few years for necessary prosthetics; the measures he will take to address this gap in supports; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16077/24]

Student Unions

Cian O'Callaghan

762. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if he will extend the roll-out of free period products to all higher education institutions including universities; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16537/24]

Housing Provision

Cian O'Callaghan

4. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if the introduction of a specific zoning for affordable housing will be considered by this Government; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15883/24]

Housing Policy

Cian O'Callaghan

67. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage what immediate and urgent actions will be taken to address the high levels of homelessness; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15624/24]

Housing Provision

Cian O'Callaghan

80. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the action he will take to increase the delivery of affordable purchase and cost rental housing; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15627/24]

Special Educational Needs

Cian O'Callaghan

115. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Education if she will provide an updated list of new autism classes opening in Dublin in September 2024; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [15775/24]

Covid-19 Pandemic Supports

Cian O'Callaghan

188. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Health if he will reconsider classifying Covid-19 as an occupational illness, as has been recommended in many EU countries; what supports are in place for people who were in receipt of special leave with pay due to long-Covid; what will replace this payment for front-line workers who are still unable to return to work; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15774/24]

School Funding

Cian O'Callaghan

64. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Education if she will make contact with a school (details supplied) in relation to a funding matter; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [15577/24]

Energy Conservation

Cian O'Callaghan

92. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if he will expand or alter the 'one stop shop' list of suppliers, to allow homeowners access to more competitive prices when upgrading windows and doors; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14036/24]

National Broadband Plan

Cian O'Callaghan

124. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if the case of a location (details supplied) will be examined, whereby a house is not included in the National Broadband scheme due to its location, but it has extremely slow broadband speeds; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14889/24]

Telecommunications Services

Cian O'Callaghan

128. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the steps he is taking to combat the price increases across mobile and broadband providers; if these increases are consistent with price gouging practices; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15054/24]

Vacant Properties

Cian O'Callaghan

285. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Finance the estimated number of properties that are eligible to pay the vacant homes tax; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13955/24]

Tax Code

Cian O'Callaghan

290. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Finance what financial supports are currently available for disabled drivers and passengers for vehicle modifications; what recommendations were made in relation to this from the Transport Working Group’s final report published in February 2023; when these recommendations will be implemented; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14056/24]

Schools Building Projects

Cian O'Callaghan

409. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Education for an update on the capital funding being provided to a school (details supplied); when will the school be able to drawdown the funding; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [13747/24]

Schools Building Projects

Cian O'Callaghan

411. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Education the status of the capital funding for a school (details supplied); when the school will be able to drawdown the funding; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [13754/24]

Special Educational Needs

Cian O'Callaghan

508. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Education why her Department has cut the funding for the Summer Programme for children with complex special educational needs from €60 per pupil in 2022 to €45 in 2023 and €30 in 2024; if she will restore this essential funding to the 2022 level; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14757/24]

Fire Safety

Cian O'Callaghan

644. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will provide details on how the interim fire safety defect scheme will work for individuals who have already paid for defects to be repaired; how refunds will be provided (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14352/24]

Planning Issues

Cian O'Callaghan

667. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Housing; Local Government and Heritage if he will provide details of any meetings, correspondence, or communications between a developer (details supplied) in relation to the refused planning application;; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14764/24]

Planning Issues

Cian O'Callaghan

668. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Housing; Local Government and Heritage his reasoning for choosing the wording "housing growth target” in Amendment No. 640 to the Planning and Development Bill 2023; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14765/24]

Pension Provisions

Cian O'Callaghan

798. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Social Protection if she will clarify the position for employees who have recently set up pensions before the auto-enrolment scheme is introduced; if these people will be allowed to benefit from the scheme of employers matching contributions, and €1 Government contribution; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14888/24]

Childcare Services

Cian O'Callaghan

1056. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth what immediate action he is taking to increase the numbers of childcare places available; if he is aware that parents are being refused for waiting lists due to the high levels of oversubscription in some childcare facilities; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13592/24]

International Protection

Cian O'Callaghan

1088. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth when appropriate accommodation will be provided for those seeking international protection who are sleeping in tents; what immediate action he is taking to provide proper accommodation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13974/24]

Asylum Seekers

Cian O'Callaghan

1181. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he will consider providing travel passes for asylum seekers who are sleeping rough or in camps in order that they can commute back and forth from the city centre; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15394/24]

Animal Welfare

Cian O'Callaghan

1726. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development if, in relation to the high-level stakeholder group on the control of dogs, she will provide information (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14351/24]

Schools Building Projects

Cian O'Callaghan

212. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Education if she will examine a case (details supplied); when her Department will issue a decision to the school in question; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [13513/24]

Childcare Services

Cian O'Callaghan

274. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth further to Parliamentary Question No. 276 of 29 February 2024, the reason there have been such lengthy delays in issuing guidance to pre-schools and in opening the ICT portal for the upload of core funding applications; if he is aware that these delays may cause closures among pre-schools; if he is further aware that many accountants will not supply a quote until they know what is involved with the ICT portal; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13514/24]

Health Services Staff

Cian O'Callaghan

315. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Health if he will provide a progress update on the HSE recruitment freeze; when this recruitment freeze is likely to be lifted; if he will provide data, in tabular form, on waiting lists across adult mental health services compared to before the freeze was implemented; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13512/24]

Programme for Government

Cian O'Callaghan

6. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Taoiseach if he will provide an update on the programme for Government. [10350/24]

Departmental Offices

Cian O'Callaghan

12. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Taoiseach to report on the work of the parliamentary liaison unit in his Department. [10351/24]

Antisocial Behaviour

Cian O'Callaghan

151. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Transport what measures are proposed to address anti-social behaviour along the DART line which acts as a disincentive for people using public transport; if he will liaise with the relevant bodies including An Garda Síochána to address these issues; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11718/24]

Revenue Commissioners

Cian O'Callaghan

255. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Finance if the Revenue Commissioners' review of the taxes paid by Irish real estate funds has been completed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12700/24]

Special Educational Needs

Cian O'Callaghan

366. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Education if she will examine a case (details supplied) whereby a child does not have a special education place for September 2024; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11713/24]

School Staff

Cian O'Callaghan

367. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Education if she is aware of the ongoing recruitment issues in St. Michael's House; if there is a strategy in place to address these issues; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11714/24]

Special Educational Needs

Cian O'Callaghan

368. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Education if she is aware of a situation in a school (details supplied) whereby there should be seven SET teachers, but they currently only have one due to problems with long-term and short-term cover recruitment; what actions are being taken to address these recruitment issues which are widespread; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11719/24]

Teaching Qualifications

Cian O'Callaghan

420. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Education if the case of a person (details supplied) will be examined; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11960/24]

Education Policy

Cian O'Callaghan

470. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Education if she will provide an update on the Government's Divestment Programme; how many schools have been successfully reconfigured; how many schools are in the process of reconfiguration; how many schools are expected to enter this process in 2024; how her Department assesses the demand for Educate Together/multi-denominational schools in any given area; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12468/24]

School Admissions

Cian O'Callaghan

471. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Education if boards of management are required to use catchment area as a selective criteria in their admission policy; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12469/24]

Departmental Strategies

Cian O'Callaghan

594. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the total funding that has been spent to date in implementing the Youth Homelessness Strategy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11675/24]

Departmental Strategies

Cian O'Callaghan

595. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the estimated cost to implement the remainder of the Youth Homelessness Strategy by the end of 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11676/24]

Departmental Strategies

Cian O'Callaghan

596. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if there will be a mid-term report published on the Youth Homelessness strategy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11677/24]

Departmental Strategies

Cian O'Callaghan

597. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to provide in tabular form a progress report on the implementation of each of the 27 targets within the youth homelessness strategy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11678/24]

Housing Provision

Cian O'Callaghan

598. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of 18–24-year-olds that are registered for social housing on local authority waiting lists, provided by local authority, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11679/24]

Housing Provision

Cian O'Callaghan

599. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of 18–30-year-olds that are registered for social housing on local authority waiting lists, provided by local authority, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11680/24]

Housing Provision

Cian O'Callaghan

600. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of units provided under the CAS for care leavers scheme per year from 2018 to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11681/24]

Housing Provision

Cian O'Callaghan

601. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the funding provided per year for the CAS for care leavers scheme per year from 2018 to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11682/24]

Housing Policy

Cian O'Callaghan

606. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will provide an update on his Department's examination of the creation of a system of holding rental deposits as set out in housing policy objective 2.12 of Housing for All; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11720/24]

Housing Provision

Cian O'Callaghan

607. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the average cost to the Exchequer in 2023 per unit of accommodation for each of the housing funding streams; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11721/24]

Housing Provision

Cian O'Callaghan

608. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of affordable purchase and cost-rental homes, respectively, that will be delivered through LDA investment in 2024; the estimated amount of expenditure it has allocated to deliver same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11722/24]

Housing Schemes

Cian O'Callaghan

609. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the current status of the revolving Housing Agency Acquisitions Fund; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11723/24]

Housing Provision

Cian O'Callaghan

610. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the total spend via the social housing current expenditure programme in 2023, broken down by lease types (details supplied); the total number of leases funded in each category; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11724/24]

Departmental Data

Cian O'Callaghan

612. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the date on which the 2023 Q4 social and affordable housing statistics will be available; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11752/24]

Local Elections

Cian O'Callaghan

633. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will consider scheduling polling day for the local elections, to avoid widespread school closures and disruption to parents and children; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11961/24]

Housing Provision

Cian O'Callaghan

669. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of social housing units provided through long-term leasing in 2023; if he will provide a list of these developments and the number of units provided in each, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12665/24]

Housing Provision

Cian O'Callaghan

673. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will provide a list of the locations where social housing has been provided for through long term leasing since 2017, broken down by year, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12697/24]

Housing Provision

Cian O'Callaghan

674. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will provide a list of the locations where affordable housing has been provided for through long term arrangements, broken down by year, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12698/24]

Rental Sector

Cian O'Callaghan

675. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if his Department has plans for when long term leasing arrangements are concluded; if social housing tenants will need to be rehoused elsewhere; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12699/24]

Housing Provision

Cian O'Callaghan

704. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the time spent to carry out the four-stage approval process for publicly funded capital projects for each social housing, cost rental, affordable purchase, and mixed tenure development completed in 2022, broken down by tenure type and county, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13125/24]

Social Welfare Schemes

Cian O'Callaghan

751. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Social Protection the financial supports available for people to assist in furnishing their unfurnished social home; the eligibility for these supports; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12467/24]

Social Welfare Eligibility

Cian O'Callaghan

770. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Social Protection her views on the level of means testing her Department is caring out on a family carer (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12889/24]

Departmental Data

Cian O'Callaghan

805. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Justice if she is aware of the increase in motorbike theft, specifically expensive types of motorbikes; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11673/24]

Disability Services

Cian O'Callaghan

1097. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he is aware that many parents feel as though the care and support provided to their disabled children has decreased under the community disability network teams, specifically in relation to children with Down syndrome being provided more generalised care as opposed to specialised services that existed under the CRC; his advice for parents with these concerns; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11716/24]

Disability Services

Cian O'Callaghan

1129. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if there are plans to review the motorised transport grant and tax relief for drivers and passengers with disabilities given that the criteria for both schemes are restrictive; if he will consider changing the eligibility criteria to be more inclusive of different disabilities where people still cannot drive without an adapted car; when this criteria was last reviewed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11962/24]

Hospital Services

Cian O'Callaghan

1252. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Health if there are plans to increase investment in audiology services in Beaumont Hospital, specifically in relation to operative aftercare for patients accessing surgical intervention abroad; if there are plans to further resource and fund audiology services to allow increased surgeries to happen in Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11715/24]

Cancer Services

Cian O'Callaghan

1253. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Health if there are plans to increase the level of financial support and practical transport provision for cancer care patients who have to travel significant distances to access specialised care; the measures his Department proposes to rectify this situation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11717/24]

Emergency Departments

Cian O'Callaghan

1338. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Health if he will provide an update on the new emergency department at Beaumont Hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12110/24]

Mental Health Services

Cian O'Callaghan

1339. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Health the number of autistic children refused CAMHS treatment because on absence of a moderate to severe mental disorder in 2023, broken down by CHO area, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12111/24]

Health Services Staff

Cian O'Callaghan

1448. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Health if the case of a person (details supplied) will be examined, given they have not received their Covid recognition payment despite being fully eligible for the scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12661/24]

Health Services Staff

Cian O'Callaghan

1482. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Health if he intends to introduce subsidised or free FETAC Level 5 healthcare courses to ensure there are no barriers to entering the healthcare assistant profession; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12888/24]

Tax Reliefs

Cian O'Callaghan

209. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Finance if he will consider a case (details supplied) whereby a person has been refused the mortgage interest tax relief; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11473/24]

Asylum Seekers

Cian O'Callaghan

332. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the action he is taking to provide appropriate accommodation for people who are seeking asylum who are currently living in rented accommodation outside the International Protection Office; what access to sanitation, food, clothing, etc. is being provided; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11472/24]

Child Protection

Cian O'Callaghan

333. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth in relation to the Protecting Against Predators report by the Sexual Exploitation Research Programme, what action he has taken to address the highly concerning findings in the report; if an investigation by the Health Information and Quality Authority has been carried out on foot of this report; if other recommendations from the report have been implemented, or are in the process of being implemented; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11474/24]

National Economic and Social Council

Cian O'Callaghan

15. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Taoiseach if he will report on the work of the National Economic and Social Council, a statutory agency operating under the aegis of his Department. [10349/24]

Human Rights

Cian O'Callaghan

94. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs if he is aware of a person (details supplied) who is being detained without legal explanation; if the Department is working to return this person to Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10520/24]

Airport Policy

Cian O'Callaghan

154. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Transport if he will provide an update for residents in areas in north Dublin (details supplied) who are experiencing ongoing issues with continuous and night-time aircraft noise; what the impact this noise is having on residents in these areas; what will be done to mitigate these problems; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10057/24]

Planning Issues

Cian O'Callaghan

310. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Education if she will provide an update on a school project (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [10519/24]

Water Services

Cian O'Callaghan

406. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage whether he has had any engagement with, or received any reports or briefings from Uisce Éireann, regarding the inclusion of projects (details supplied) in County Dublin in the Multi-annual Rural Water Programme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10242/24]

Water Quality

Cian O'Callaghan

407. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he is aware of the recent report commissioned by the Environmental Protection Agency in which evidence of antimicrobial-resistant organisms was found in Irish swimming waters; how his Department plans to address this; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10303/24]

Local Authorities

Cian O'Callaghan

410. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of new technical and administrative staff hired in the local authority planning system since February 2023; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10317/24]

Departmental Strategies

Cian O'Callaghan

424. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if a review was undertaken in 2020 at the end of phase one of the National Landscape Strategy 2015-2025; if a review was undertaken at the end of phase two of the same strategy; if he plans to prepare an updated strategy and implementation programme in consultation with the stakeholders who contributed to the 2015 document; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10667/24]

Departmental Reviews

Cian O'Callaghan

427. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will provide a list of all schemes and funding streams related to housing delivery that are currently under review or due to be reviewed in 2024; the expected completion date of these reviews; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10702/24]

Child Abuse

Cian O'Callaghan

572. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the total number of child sexual abuse allegations received by each of the 17 Tusla local area offices for each of the past five years; the number of these allegations deemed founded and unfounded and the number of allegations that were referred to An Garda Síochána, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10343/24]

Child Abuse

Cian O'Callaghan

573. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth how the 17 different databases used by Tusla feed into the National Childcare Information System (NICCS); if he will provide a comparison of completion rates for data input into NICCS across the 17 different Tusla areas; if any lack of or delay in central data gathering may be hampering strategic and policy efforts to address the scale of child abuse in Ireland, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10344/24]

Special Educational Needs

Cian O'Callaghan

208. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Education if, in relation to the reduction of SET hours for schools, her Department is fully compliant with the Education for Persons with Special Educational Needs Act 2004; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9886/24]

Defective Building Materials

Cian O'Callaghan

221. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage when he expects to publish legislation underpinning the scheme for repairs to defective Celtic Tiger era apartments; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9848/24]

Early Childhood Care and Education

Cian O'Callaghan

276. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth further to Parliamentary Question No. 463 of 7 February 2024, when the ICT portal will be opened for core funding applications; if guidance will be issued with on the use of the portal; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9887/24]

Emergency Accommodation

Cian O'Callaghan

277. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth in relation to the significant number of asylum seekers who are forced into homelessness with no other option but rough sleeping after arriving in Ireland, if he has considered using alternative existing buildings (details supplied) that could be used as temporary accommodation instead; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9888/24]

Departmental Funding

Cian O'Callaghan

206. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development if emergency grant funding is available to an organisation (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9453/24]

Revenue Commissioners

Cian O'Callaghan

157. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Finance the method the Revenue Commissioners use for calculating yearly interest rates on local property tax; the reason behind fluctuating rates; if the Revenue Commissioners are required to inform homeowners of increasing or decreasing interest rates each year; the way for homeowners to challenge increased interest rates; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9326/24]

Departmental Schemes

Cian O'Callaghan

631. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Health if he will provide an update for people in receipt of the special leave with pay scheme who are not able to return to work; if the scheme will be replaced with an alternative scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9327/24]

Control of Dogs

Cian O'Callaghan

669. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development for an update on the work of the stakeholder group working on the control of dogs; when the group will next meet; whether additional recommendations have been put forward; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9325/24]

Apprenticeship Programmes

Cian O'Callaghan

301. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if his Department has plans to introduce an apprenticeship for tiling; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8459/24]

Special Educational Needs

Cian O'Callaghan

89. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Education if she will examine a case (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8328/24]

Legislative Programme

Cian O'Callaghan

45. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Taoiseach if he will provide an update on the legislative programme. [5297/24]

Special Educational Needs

Cian O'Callaghan

275. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Education what action is being taken to increase the provision of school places in special education classes in north Dublin; what has been the demand for special education classes in north Dublin; how many pupils have been placed on a waiting list and not received an appropriate place over the past five years, in tabular form; if she will examine the case of a child (details supplied) where increased funding is needed to provide the necessary place; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7579/24]

Citizenship Applications

Cian O'Callaghan

440. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Justice how many applications for citizenship were submitted between January 2022-March 2022 inclusive; how many of these applications are still pending decisions for this period; has the Department engaged with applicants who are waiting on a decision from this time period; whether the Department provides reasons for the extended delay when issuing their decision; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8082/24]

Community Development Projects

Cian O'Callaghan

658. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development if the application process for the 2024 Community Centres Investment Fund is open; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7997/24]

Defective Building Materials

Cian O'Callaghan

89. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will provide an update on the Government progress in implementing a fire safety defects scheme that will allow full remedial works to be carried out on defective buildings; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6702/24]

Rental Sector

Cian O'Callaghan

140. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the action he will take to address the consistent increases in rents for existing tenancies; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6704/24]

Homeless Accommodation

Cian O'Callaghan

142. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the immediate and urgent actions that will be taken to address the high levels of child homelessness; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6703/24]