Ceisteanna Parlaiminte

Asylum Applications

Cian O'Callaghan

384. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the average time it takes for an asylum seeker to receive a definitive final response on the application; the governance in place for this process; if the information is published; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11310/20]

Departmental Expenditure

Cian O'Callaghan

401. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the amount his Department spent on social media monitoring in 2018 and 2019; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11845/20]

Departmental Expenditure

Cian O'Callaghan

464. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation the amount her Department spent on social media monitoring in 2018 and 2019; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11835/20]

Covid-19 Pandemic

Cian O'Callaghan

662. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Health if medical-grade masks will be made available free of charge to medical cardholders that are over 60 years of age and those that are medically vulnerable in view of the fact the WHO guidelines and the prohibitive cost of these masks for those on low incomes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11297/20]

Covid-19 Pandemic

Cian O'Callaghan

663. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Health the person or bodies some others are referred to in the public health advice for passengers coming here from overseas to self-isolate for 14 days on arrival into the State, with exemptions for set categories of persons including supply chain workers and some others; if airline staff are included in the exemption; if they are required to self-isolate for 14 days; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11306/20]

Health Screening Programmes

Cian O'Callaghan

664. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Health when the cervical cancer screening programme will be reopened and the services made available to the public; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11307/20]

Departmental Expenditure

Cian O'Callaghan

728. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Health the amount his Department spent on social media monitoring in 2018 and 2019; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11843/20]

Departmental Expenditure

Cian O'Callaghan

768. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the amount his Department spent on social media monitoring in 2018 and 2019; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11834/20]

Departmental Expenditure

Cian O'Callaghan

805. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the amount his Department spent on social media monitoring in 2018 and 2019; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11837/20]

Covid-19 Pandemic Supports

Cian O'Callaghan

808. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the social distancing guidance provided to tour bus operators in view of the fact that many tours have been deferred to 2021; the supports available to support the operators that have lost significant business; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11303/20]

Taxi Licences

Cian O'Callaghan

875. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the measures in place for taxi vehicles to complete licence renewals requiring national car tests that are unavailable or to make a booking to have the annual small public service vehicle suitability test completed when this requires a NCT test; if penalties will be waived for the duration that testing facilities are unavailable and for an adequate time after they reopen to allow taxi owners to complete the renewal process; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11304/20]

Driver Test

Cian O'Callaghan

876. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the accommodation available to those who were scheduled to take their driver test and now are without the means to drive themselves due to these tests being cancelled; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11305/20]

Departmental Expenditure

Cian O'Callaghan

899. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the amount his Department spent on social media monitoring in 2018 and 2019; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11849/20]

Departmental Expenditure

Cian O'Callaghan

936. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the amount her Department spent on social media monitoring in 2018 and 2019; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11836/20]

Departmental Expenditure

Cian O'Callaghan

947. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the amount his Department spent on social media monitoring in 2018 and 2019; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11847/20]

Departmental Expenditure

Cian O'Callaghan

1042. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the amount her Department spent on social media monitoring in 2018 and 2019; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11841/20]

Planning Issues

Cian O'Callaghan

1077. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government if as a matter of policy, Part V units should be pepper potted throughout developments instead of being isolated and segregated; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11294/20]

Departmental Reports

Cian O'Callaghan

1078. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government the number of departmental reports that are pending publication; the titles of these reports; the dates he anticipates the publication of each; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11295/20]

Mayoral Election

Cian O'Callaghan

1079. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government when the election for the directly elected mayor of Limerick will take place; the steps taken to establish the office of the directly elected mayor; if new legislation is required; if so, the timeline for same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11298/20]

Departmental Expenditure

Cian O'Callaghan

1090. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government the amount his Department spent on social media monitoring in 2018 and 2019; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11844/20]

Departmental Expenditure

Cian O'Callaghan

1113. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the amount her Department spent on social media monitoring in 2018 and 2019; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11838/20]

Prison Staff

Cian O'Callaghan

251. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if he has considered introducing flexibility in the retirement age for prison officers with the capacity and the willingness to continue working; the way in which prison officer retirement rules compare with those in Northern Ireland and elsewhere; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10377/20]

Citizenship Applications

Cian O'Callaghan

252. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the average waiting time for the processing of citizenship applications in each of the years 2016 to 2019 and to date in 2020; the number of persons that were waiting more than six months for an application to be processed at the end of each of the years 2016 to 2019; the number of persons that were waiting to have their applications processed at the end of each of the years 2016 to 2019 and the end of May 2020, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10380/20]

Personal Insolvency Arrangements

Cian O'Callaghan

253. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Justice and Equality further to Parliamentary Question No. 364 of 27 May 2020, the provisions which will be contained in the short urgent Bill referenced; the changes to the Personal Insolvency Acts necessitated by Covid-19; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10385/20]

Civil Marriages

Cian O'Callaghan

634. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if she will allow civil ceremonies to reassume in circumstances in which physical distancing allows; if her attention has been drawn to the fact that teleconferencing is used for civil ceremonies in other countries; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [10376/20]

Rent Supplement Scheme

Cian O'Callaghan

680. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the number of persons that have applied for rent supplement since the criteria was changed due to Covid-19; the number of these applications refused; the main reasons for refusal; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [10386/20]

Rent Supplement Scheme

Cian O'Callaghan

681. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection her views on whether rent supplement is expected to be effective in reducing Covid-19 related rent arrears; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [10387/20]

Rent Supplement Scheme

Cian O'Callaghan

682. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection her plans to promote the availability of the rent supplement payment to those that previously did not require it; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [10388/20]

Housing Data

Cian O'Callaghan

713. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government the number of houses approved for construction under the strategic housing development scheme; the number of houses approved that have been constructed; the number under construction; the number yet to begin construction; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10378/20]

Local Authority Housing

Cian O'Callaghan

714. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government the additional resources provided to local authorities in Dublin city and county in the past 12 months to assist them with the processing of an increased number of planning applications; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10379/20]

Emergency Accommodation

Cian O'Callaghan

715. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government the number of persons that lived in shelters or emergency accommodation in each of the years 2008 to 2019 and to date in 2020; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10381/20]

Emergency Accommodation

Cian O'Callaghan

716. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government the number of persons that are homeless; the number of such persons being housed in temporary accommodation or shelters which have been provided by private sector providers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10382/20]

Approved Housing Bodies

Cian O'Callaghan

717. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government when the CEO of the Approved Housing Bodies Regulatory Authority will be appointed as per SI No. 188 of 2020; the process for the appointment; the expected impact of the appointment on the sector; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10383/20]

European Court of Justice Rulings

Cian O'Callaghan

718. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government the steps he has taken since November 2019 to ensure the State is compliant with the judgment of the European Court of Justice in a case (details supplied); if the daily fines relating to this judgement have stopped; if so, the date on which they ceased; if not, the estimated date they will cease; the cost of the fines relating to the case to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10384/20]

Rental Sector

Cian O'Callaghan

719. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government the measures in place to protect tenants in house share arrangements whose housemates have left due to Covid-19 leaving them liable for the remainder of the rent; his views on whether new measures are required to deal with this situation; if so, the measures he plans to bring forward; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10389/20]

Covid-19 Pandemic Supports

Cian O'Callaghan

720. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government the steps which will be taken to deal with Covid-19 related rent arrears; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10391/20]

Local Authority Housing

Cian O'Callaghan

721. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government the average construction and all-in cost of building 1, 2, 3 and 4-bedroom public houses by region including Dublin, Cork, Galway, Limerick and Waterford cities and surrounding commuter and non-urban areas; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10392/20]

Wage Subsidy Scheme

Cian O'Callaghan

43. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Finance if the temporary wage subsidy scheme will be extended to supply chain businesses for a period after the reopening of restaurants and catering establishments; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8983/20]

Banking Sector

Cian O'Callaghan

83. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Finance if human rights and equality training will be provided for the directors of the Central Bank and the State-appointed directors of other banks in line with the recommendation from the A Lost Decade - Study on Mortgage Possession Court Lists in Ireland report; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8965/20]

Central Bank of Ireland

Cian O'Callaghan

84. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Finance the way in which the Central Bank measure the impact its decisions are having on housing rights, equality and women; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8966/20]

Central Bank of Ireland

Cian O'Callaghan

85. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Finance if he will request a quarterly report from the Central Bank to accompany the quarterly statistics on mortgage arrears on the impact its decisions are having on housing rights issues and disproportionate effects its supervisory actions are having on women in line with the recommendation from the A Lost Decade - Study on Mortgage Possession Court Lists in Ireland report; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8967/20]

Flexible Work Practices

Cian O'Callaghan

86. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Finance if his Department has conducted research on the impact of moving to a four-day work week; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8973/20]

Small and Medium Enterprises

Cian O'Callaghan

87. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Finance if financial supports will be made available to SMEs in the range of financial supports provided to the banking sector during the financial crash of 2008; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8981/20]

Wage Subsidy Scheme

Cian O'Callaghan

88. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Finance if the temporary wage subsidy scheme will be extended to those returning to work from maternity or parental leave; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8982/20]

Credit Unions

Cian O'Callaghan

91. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Finance the remaining policy, legislative or regulatory obstacles that are preventing credit unions from being able to provide funding for social housing through investments in approved housing bodies; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9103/20]

English Language Training Organisations

Cian O'Callaghan

142. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Education and Skills the steps he is taking to include teacher-led representation and the full involvement of teachers, students and unions in the Covid-19 working group for the English language education sector; if English language education providers are required to provide refunds to students that no longer have access to the schools and education already paid for; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8980/20]

Pension Provisions

Cian O'Callaghan

239. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Education and Skills the status of an application by a person (details supplied) for a supplementary pension; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8977/20]

School Admissions

Cian O'Callaghan

240. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Education and Skills if an application process (details supplied) allowing only one school to be named on the application form will be extended to allow more school choices should space be unavailable for the school a student selects; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8985/20]

Departmental Reports

Cian O'Callaghan

456. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation if her Department has conducted research on the impact of moving to a four-day work week; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8974/20]

Covid-19 Pandemic Supports

Cian O'Callaghan

457. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation the steps she is taking to support supply chain businesses; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8983/20]