Ceisteanna Parlaiminte

Housing Provision

Cian O'Callaghan

269. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will provide a list of all stalled capital advance loan facility-funded social housing projects, indicating the local authority in which they are located and the number of homes involved in each location; the measures he intends to take to get these projects up and running; if he will ensure that other projects are not delayed due to excessive red tape imposed by his Department on social housing projects; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20294/24]

Vacant Sites

Cian O'Callaghan

270. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the amount collected in the vacant sites levy each year from 2019 to 2023; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20295/24]

Defective Building Materials

Cian O'Callaghan

271. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will confirm whether a senior counsel was appointed to pursue accountability from suppliers of defective concrete blocks; if he will provide an update on the work of this appointed SC; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20296/24]

Rental Sector

Cian O'Callaghan

272. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of minimum standards for private-rented accommodation inspections carried out by environmental health officers between 2020 and 2024; the number of improvement letters issued as a result; the number of improvement notices and the number of enforcement proceedings initiated, broken down by local authority and year; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20297/24]

State Bodies

Cian O'Callaghan

287. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will ensure the report conducted by a person (details supplied) into allegations of malpractice and conflicts of interest at An Bord Pleanála is made public as soon as possible; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20676/24]

Social Welfare Benefits

Cian O'Callaghan

299. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Social Protection if a privately run service (details supplied) is obligated to recognise the State travel pass for older people; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20803/24]

Social Welfare Code

Cian O'Callaghan

330. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Social Protection if she will reassess the means test threshold for carer’s allowance, where people who are providing care are at risk of falling below the poverty line and require higher support from Government; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20799/24]

Educational Disadvantage

Cian O'Callaghan

331. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Social Protection the reason schools that have recently been designated as DEIS schools are not being included in the hot school meals scheme; if she will ensure that a school (details supplied) is granted eligibility for the scheme as soon as possible, as it requires the same support as other DEIS schools; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20801/24]

Programme for Government

Cian O'Callaghan

366. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Justice the reason she has declined to accede to a request from a group (details supplied) to discuss the implementation of the Programme for Government commitment to review the Multi-Unit Developments Act 2011; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20415/24]

Programme for Government

Cian O'Callaghan

367. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Justice to explain how the development of the interim remediation scheme and the drafting of legislation for the full remediation scheme for defective apartments and duplexes prevent her Department from issuing regulations as promised in Housing For All on service charges and sinking funds under Sections 18 and 19 of the Multi-Unit Developments Act 2011; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20416/24]

Programme for Government

Cian O'Callaghan

368. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Justice the reason her Department has failed to implement the solemn commitment in the Programme for Government to review the Multi-Unit Developments Act 2011; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20417/24]

Programme for Government

Cian O'Callaghan

369. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Justice to confirm that draft regulations under sections 18 and 19 of the Multi-Unit Developments Act 2011, as promised in Housing For All were forwarded to her Department in February 2022; to explain the reason those regulations have not yet been issued by her Department more than two years on; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20419/24]

Programme for Government

Cian O'Callaghan

370. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Justice to explain, given the crucial role multi-unit developments play in the delivery of the Government's housing targets (details supplied), the reason her Department is failing to implement measures as promised in Housing For All and the Programme for Government to ensure that such multi-unit developments are adequately regulated; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20420/24]

Programme for Government

Cian O'Callaghan

371. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Justice the reason the Government has not yet fulfilled a commitment to more effectively regulate owners' management companies, as set out in Housing for All and the Programme for Government; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20421/24]

Departmental Policies

Cian O'Callaghan

391. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Justice if she will review a case (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20795/24]

Eating Disorders

Cian O'Callaghan

522. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Health if he will commit to the delivery of the 20 promised beds for adults with eating disorders; if he will provide data on the numbers of adults seeking medical support for eating disorders over the past five years; the number of those people were provided a bed for eating disorders; the number that were admitted to psychiatric units; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20290/24]

Eating Disorders

Cian O'Callaghan

523. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Health if he is aware that the only clinic for eating disorders serving the entire CHO9 area is currently in a temporary building with a team that is understaffed; when this clinic will be provided with a permanent building; if capacity can be increased as they currently cannot meet the demand; if increased funding will be provided for a day service; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20291/24]

Bereavement Counselling

Cian O'Callaghan

626. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Health the State-funded bereavement services that exist for children and adults; if he will consider allocating additional funding to these services for the provision of supports for children; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20802/24]

Cabinet Committees

Cian O'Callaghan

8. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet committee on housing will meet next. [16710/24]

Child Poverty

Cian O'Callaghan

43. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Taoiseach for an update on the child poverty and well-being unit. [16711/24]