Ceisteanna Parlaiminte

Children in Care

Cian O'Callaghan

181. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth his policy priorities for children in State care; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10238/22]

Covid-19 Pandemic

Cian O'Callaghan

229. 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. [10235/22]

Waste Management

Cian O'Callaghan

146. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the total value of uncollected plastic bag levy since 2002; when these levies will be collected; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9717/22]

Local Authorities

Cian O'Callaghan

367. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of new staff provided to each local authority to deliver affordable housing; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9716/22]

Vacant Properties

Cian O'Callaghan

368. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of actions from the National Vacant Housing Reuse Strategy that have been fully completed; the number that have been partially completed; the number of actions that are outstanding; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9718/22]

Local Authorities

Cian O'Callaghan

369. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the local authorities that have a full-time vacant homes officer; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9719/22]

Housing Policy

Cian O'Callaghan

370. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage his definition of an affordable home in financial terms; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9720/22]

Housing Provision

Cian O'Callaghan

371. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of social homes that were retrofitted in 2021; the target that was set; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9721/22]

Special Educational Needs

Cian O'Callaghan

451. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Education if her attention has been drawn to the fact that her Department’s new model of SNA allocation to schools has still not been rolled out fully and that principals have been advised to wait and see what allocation they receive in May 2022 and then apply for an exceptional review; when the new mode; of allocation will be rolled out; the actions she is taking to address these issues; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9413/22]

Community Employment Schemes

Cian O'Callaghan

552. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Social Protection the reason a person (details supplied) who spent five months on a community employment scheme has been told they will not be entitled to do another scheme for 12 months; if this will be reconsidered; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9902/22]

Departmental Offices

Cian O'Callaghan

558. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Social Protection if her attention has been drawn to the fact that persons, including many older people, have been forced to queue outside in the cold at a social welfare office (details supplied); the steps she is taking to address this; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9980/22]

Visa Applications

Cian O'Callaghan

246. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Justice the action that is being taken to facilitate speedy visa applications for Ukrainian citizens including those with family members resident in Ireland; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8979/22]

Cabinet Committees

Cian O'Callaghan

23. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet committee on social affairs and equality will next meet. [8109/22]

Educational Disadvantage

Cian O'Callaghan

132. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Education further to Parliamentary Question No. 410 of 10 February 2021, if her Department has completed the final stages of refinement of the new DEIS identification model; if so, if her Department will carry out a review of a school (details supplied) to ascertain if DEIS status can be given to the school; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8472/22]

General Practitioner Services

Cian O'Callaghan

211. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Health if he will extend the free general practitioner card to six- and seven-year-olds; if so, when this will come into effect; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8471/22]

Mental Health Services

Cian O'Callaghan

226. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the fact that the community mental health team servicing north Dublin cannot take referrals for adult ADHD assessments due to not having the capacity and expertise and is advising persons to wait for the commencement of the National Clinical Programme or to seek private healthcare; the steps he is taking to resolve the matter; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8651/22]

Social Partnership Meetings

Cian O'Callaghan

10. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Taoiseach if he will report on his most recent engagements with the social partners. [8108/22]

Departmental Schemes

Cian O'Callaghan

246. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Transport if taxi drivers that have already qualified for the current National Transport Authority scheme to purchase more environmentally friendly vehicles but have not been able to receive the grant due to vehicle supply shortages will automatically qualify for the new version of this scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7659/22]

School Admissions

Cian O'Callaghan

430. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Education her plans to expand the number of places in reading schools for children with dyslexia; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7656/22]

Teacher Training

Cian O'Callaghan

468. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Education the alternative arrangements that have been made for trainee teachers who due to Covid-19 are not comfortable with being in shared accommodation to complete their Gaeltacht placement in summer 2022; if consideration has been given to providing an online alternative as was the case in 2021; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8339/22]

Apprenticeship Programmes

Cian O'Callaghan

551. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the number of apprenticeship registrations in the construction sector by type in 2021; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8181/22]

Mental Health Services

Cian O'Callaghan

842. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the fact a child (details supplied) has been on the early intervention waiting list for 33 months; when the child be seen by the team; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8183/22]

Harbours and Piers

Cian O'Callaghan

981. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if funding is available to make improvements to pedestrian safety in public areas in harbours under the ownership of his Department such as a harbour (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8280/22]

Housing Schemes

Cian O'Callaghan

275. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of homes in relation to the rapid build housing programme that were built; the location and the person or bodies that were the main contractors on these schemes, and in view of the very serious problems that emerged in rapid build schools in a risk assessment that was carried out with regard to this programme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7208/22]

Passport Services

Cian O'Callaghan

302. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs when a passport will issue to a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7181/22]

Passport Services

Cian O'Callaghan

303. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs when a passport will be provided for a child (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7194/22]

Departmental Functions

Cian O'Callaghan

8. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Taoiseach if he will report on the work of the housing and infrastructure unit of his Department. [6525/22]

Passport Services

Cian O'Callaghan

77. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs when a passport will be provided for a child (details supplied) in Dublin 17; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6904/22]

Citizens' Assembly

Cian O'Callaghan

28. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Taoiseach the expected timeline and order of citizens’ assemblies committed to in the programme for Government. [6524/22]

Tax Credits

Cian O'Callaghan

245. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Finance if he will provide tax credits in budget 2023 for owner-occupiers and social landlords of apartments and duplexes with building defects who have been subject to levies for the remediation of the defects in their homes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6145/22]

Covid-19 Pandemic

Cian O'Callaghan

270. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the reason front-line workers that kept supermarkets open during the height of the pandemic have not been considered for the bonus payment for front-line workers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6290/22]

Defective Building Materials

Cian O'Callaghan

307. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if the report of the independent working group on defective homes will be published by the end of March 2022; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6144/22]

Passport Services

Cian O'Callaghan

351. 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. [5884/22]

Mental Health Services

Cian O'Callaghan

762. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Health his plans to increase funding and supports for mental health services in Dublin city and county; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6569/22]

Passport Services

Cian O'Callaghan

269. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs if documents required as part of a passport application by a person (details supplied) will be urgently returned to a person; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5619/22]

Naturalisation Applications

Cian O'Callaghan

363. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Justice the steps she is taking to ensure that naturalisation applications are not delayed and that applicants receive confirmation of receipt and status updates throughout the process; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5618/22]

Departmental Meetings

Cian O'Callaghan

18. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Taoiseach the groups chaired by the Secretary General of his Department. [4706/22]

Cabinet Committees

Cian O'Callaghan

14. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet committee on housing will next meet. [3537/22]

Illegal Dumping

Cian O'Callaghan

246. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Transport if he will legislate to make illegal littering and dumping an offence under the Road Traffic Acts in order to allow gardaí impose penalty points on individuals who use their vehicles for such offences; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4900/22]

Education Policy

Cian O'Callaghan

467. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Education her plans to provide quality learning opportunities to non-religious students in schools with a religious ethos when they opt not to participate in religious education; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4431/22]

Covid-19 Pandemic Supports

Cian O'Callaghan

625. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Health the steps he will take to ensure that workers on the front line providing essential services to persons with disabilities and their carers in section 39 organisations under the Health Act 2009 will receive the proposed once-off, tax free €1,000 bonus payment for front-line workers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5089/22]

Rail Network

Cian O'Callaghan

168. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Transport the status of funding to complete necessary repairs at Clongriffin DART station; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4086/22]

Construction Industry

Cian O'Callaghan

209. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of complaints that have been made to the Construction Industry Register in each year since it was established; the actions or sanctions that have resulted on foot of these complaints; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4213/22]

School Enrolments

Cian O'Callaghan

283. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Education her plans to increase the number of primary and secondary secular non-denominational school places in the Balgriffin area of Dublin; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4167/22]

Medicinal Products

Cian O'Callaghan

354. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Health his plans to make the medication for hyperemesis more accessible and free to pregnant women; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4088/22]

Urban Development

Cian O'Callaghan

79. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage when the next call for applications under the Urban Regeneration and Development Fund will be made; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3944/22]

National Risk Assessment

Cian O'Callaghan

4. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Taoiseach if he will report on the national risk assessment published by his Department. [63548/21]

Taoiseach's Communications

Cian O'Callaghan

24. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Taoiseach if he has spoken to the new German Chancellor. [63549/21]

Housing Provision

Cian O'Callaghan

65. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of affordable purchase homes that were delivered in 2021; the target for 2022; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3555/22]

Electric Vehicles

Cian O'Callaghan

201. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Transport his plans for increasing the number of electric charging points for electric vehicles in an area of Dublin (details supplied); the location and installation date of each scheduled charging point in the area over the next 12 months in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3133/22]