Ceisteanna Parlaiminte

School Accommodation

Cian O'Callaghan

377. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Education further to Parliamentary Question No. 346 of 16 November 2021, the considerations her Department has made in relation to the school's accommodation needs for the 2022-2023 school year; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [57441/21]

Schools Building Projects

Cian O'Callaghan

379. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Education her plans for the construction of a new school on a site (details supplied) in Dublin 13 which already has planning permission for same; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [57459/21]

Covid-19 Pandemic

Cian O'Callaghan

582. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Health if he has considered sending each household a set of antigen tests and face masks that meet European standards due to the rising case numbers of Covid-19 at present; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56947/21]

Electric Vehicles

Cian O'Callaghan

148. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Transport if his attention has been drawn to the fact that the management companies of some apartment buildings are refusing to permit the installation of electric vehicle charging points despite the Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland awarding residents grants for same; the steps he is taking to address this; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56664/21]

Departmental Expenditure

Cian O'Callaghan

184. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the housing capital underspend to date in 2021; the amount he expects will be carried forward into 2022; if this will exceed the 10% cap; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56663/21]

Civil Defence

Cian O'Callaghan

224. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Defence the steps he will take to reintroduce the service that was recently stopped in which members of the Civil Defence provide transport to persons who need to attend hospital appointments; the reason the service was stopped; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56665/21]

Home Help Service

Cian O'Callaghan

316. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Health the steps he is taking to address the lack of available home support service carers in an area (details supplied); the number of persons in the area who have been approved for home support but whose service has not commenced due to lack of carers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56670/21]

Departmental Bodies

Cian O'Callaghan

11. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Taoiseach if he will report on the work of the housing and infrastructure unit of his Department. [54496/21]

Electricity Generation

Cian O'Callaghan

154. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications when the feed-in tariff for homes with PV panels will come into effect; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55703/21]

School Accommodation

Cian O'Callaghan

346. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Education if her attention has been drawn to the current temporary location of a school (details supplied) that is outside its own catchment area and that the school cannot be accommodated at the location from the academic year 2022; her plans for the new location of the school; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [55554/21]

Vaccination Programme

Cian O'Callaghan

547. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Health when persons with underlying conditions such as type 1 diabetes will be eligible to get a Covid-19 booster vaccine; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55702/21]

Rental Sector

Cian O'Callaghan

52. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the reason only 28 persons were sanctioned for breaking the rent pressure zone rules in the 12 months to July 2021 given the widespread breaches of the rent pressure zone rules; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54969/21]

Homeless Accommodation

Cian O'Callaghan

92. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the immediate and urgent actions that will be taken to reverse the month-on-month increases in homelessness; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54971/21]

Rental Sector

Cian O'Callaghan

93. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of households that currently live in cost-rental homes; the average cost of rent; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54970/21]

Departmental Expenditure

Cian O'Callaghan

240. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Finance the amount spent to date on the planned international roadshow events to attract institutional investors to the property sector in Ireland; the total allocated budget for these events; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55406/21]

Departmental Expenditure

Cian O'Callaghan

241. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Finance the number of international roadshow events to attract institutional investors to the property sector in Ireland that are planned; the persons or bodies that are due to attend these events on behalf of the Government; the policy justification for these events; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55408/21]

Cabinet Committees

Cian O'Callaghan

8. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet committee that deals with transport will next meet. [52454/21]

Electoral Process

Cian O'Callaghan

100. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will publish a report on the public consultation on modernisation of the electoral register process which concluded on 15 March 2019; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54923/21]

Visa Applications

Cian O'Callaghan

194. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Justice if the visa of a person (details supplied) will be extended; if so, the steps they need to take to progress same; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [54855/21]

Assisted Human Reproduction

Cian O'Callaghan

222. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Health if he will legislate for international surrogacy as part of the proposed assisted human reproduction Bill; if so, when he will publish the legislation; if he will engage with key stakeholders (details supplied) on his proposals; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54854/21]

Citizens' Assembly

Cian O'Callaghan

2. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Taoiseach the expected timeline for the citizens' assemblies committed to in the programme for Government. [52452/21]

Covid-19 Pandemic

Cian O'Callaghan

441. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Education when Covid-19 restrictions in schools will next be reviewed; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [54515/21]

School Admissions

Cian O'Callaghan

442. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Education if a school (details supplied) will be permitted to take on another first year class in the academic year 2022-2023 given the demand for ETSS places in the catchment area far exceeds the number of available spaces; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [54519/21]

Compulsory Purchase Orders

Cian O'Callaghan

275. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the options local authorities have to compulsorily purchase order derelict sites in instances in which they cannot establish the registered owners of the site; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53940/21]

Greenhouse Gas Emissions

Cian O'Callaghan

173. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if an estimation is being carried out of the greenhouse gas emissions savings if bottom trawling is banned or limited to certain areas in Ireland's exclusive economic zone; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53470/21]

Climate Change Policy

Cian O'Callaghan

128. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if he will provide a fasttrack one-stop-shop framework for planning and licensing as was recommended by the Just Transition Commissioner in his progress report dated April 2020; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52100/21]

Environmental Policy

Cian O'Callaghan

129. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if there has been an environmental assessment carried out on the importation of peat; if not, if he will conduct one; if so, if he will publish the details of the assessment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52101/21]

National Asset Management Agency

Cian O'Callaghan

253. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Finance if NAMA will make available a map and the details of land that NAMA holds by location, size, planning permission and commercial viability analysis; the details of its property portfolio locations and vacant units; the details of the person or body NAMA is selling its property to and the amount; if NAMA receivers are evicting any tenants; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52075/21]

Housing Policy

Cian O'Callaghan

406. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage when the fresh start principle as outlined in Housing for All will come into operation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53253/21]

Passport Services

Cian O'Callaghan

411. 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. [52098/21]

Passport Services

Cian O'Callaghan

412. 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. [52099/21]

Health Services

Cian O'Callaghan

809. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Health if he will introduce individual risk assessments for blood donations as per the policy in the UK; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52104/21]

Covid-19 Pandemic

Cian O'Callaghan

896. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Health when he will give special recognition to the work of frontline healthcare workers over the course of the pandemic; when measures in relation to same will be implemented; the form this recognition will take; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52345/21]

Covid-19 Pandemic

Cian O'Callaghan

917. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Health the provisions that are in place for persons who cannot take any of the Covid-19 vaccines for medical reasons and have not contracted Covid-19 to be able to dine indoors. [52460/21]

Vaccination Programme

Cian O'Callaghan

930. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Health the process available for persons who have received a first dose of a Covid-19 vaccine but have been advised on medical grounds not to get the second dose of the same vaccine; the persons or bodies such persons can contact to resolve this; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52512/21]

Harbours and Piers

Cian O'Callaghan

1245. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the way in which capital funding for Howth harbour in 2021 is being spent under the Fishery Harbour and Coastal Infrastructure Development Programme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53014/21]

Public Transport

Cian O'Callaghan

161. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Transport the reason information on the availability of DART lifts was not available online on the morning of 10 October 2021; the steps he is taking to ensure this information is always available; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51727/21]

Public Transport

Cian O'Callaghan

162. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Transport the reason the recently upgraded lift at Seapoint station was out of service on the morning of 10 October 2021; the details of all replaced or upgraded DART station lifts which have been out of service within six months of these works taking place; the steps he will take to assist Irish Rail to ensure recently upgraded or replaced lifts are fully functional at all times; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51728/21]

Cabinet Committees

Cian O'Callaghan

15. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet committee on Government co-ordination last met. [48202/21]

Schools Building Projects

Cian O'Callaghan

135. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Education if the new Educate Together primary school in Baldoyle has gone to tender; if she will provide the details on the development going forward; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [51517/21]

Healthcare Policy

Cian O'Callaghan

258. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Health if fibromyalgia will be recognised as a disability and a long-term illness; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51524/21]

Cannabis for Medicinal Use

Cian O'Callaghan

259. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Health if he will include chronic pain such as that suffered by persons with fibromyalgia as criteria to apply for the medical cannabis access programme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51525/21]

Rental Sector

Cian O'Callaghan

439. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of persons who currently live in cost-rental accommodation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50445/21]

Capital Expenditure Programme

Cian O'Callaghan

461. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the way the €246 million housing capital carryover is broken down; the programmes that had an underspend; the amount of each underspend; the number of housing units that were not built as a result of this underspend; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50923/21]

Departmental Properties

Cian O'Callaghan

569. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Education the details of the process of when buildings are gifted to her Department to provide schools; the reason such gifts are not always accepted; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [50859/21]

Drug and Alcohol Testing

Cian O'Callaghan

789. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Health if he will increase the availability of drug testing of legally prohibited drugs as part of an overall strategy of harm reduction; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50854/21]

Student Accommodation

Cian O'Callaghan

80. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the immediate actions that have been taken to alleviate the student housing shortage for this academic year; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46014/21]

Health Services Staff

Cian O'Callaghan

194. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Health if he will increase the number of neurology nurse specialists across Ireland including five extra nurses for Beaumont Hospital to bring Ireland in line with national and international guidelines; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49936/21]

School Patronage

Cian O'Callaghan

302. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Education further to Parliamentary Question No. 375 of 5 October 2021, the part the absence of non-denominational and coeducational schools play in planning the provision of school places in the Killester, Raheny and Clontarf area; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [49718/21]

School Patronage

Cian O'Callaghan

303. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Education further to Parliamentary Question No. 375 of 5 October 2021, if the development of a new school is only dependant on the number of school-age children in an area; if not, the other factors that such a development is dependent on; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [49719/21]