Ceisteanna Parlaiminte

Rental Sector

Cian O'Callaghan

125. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the action that he has taken to eliminate the exploitive practice of sex for rent; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11858/22]

Homeless Persons Supports

Cian O'Callaghan

151. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if responsibility for inspections of homeless services will be transferred to the Health Information and Quality Authority; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11860/22]

Rental Sector

Cian O'Callaghan

197. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the justification for the continuation of virtual rental inspections; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11859/22]

Passport Services

Cian O'Callaghan

295. 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. [12195/22]

Departmental Functions

Cian O'Callaghan

16. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Taoiseach if he will report on the work of the economic division of his Department. [11572/22]

Vacant Properties

Cian O'Callaghan

98. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the consideration that has been given to the proposals from the collaborative town centre health check and other new methods of locating vacant properties; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11854/22]

Special Educational Needs

Cian O'Callaghan

130. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Education further to Parliamentary Question No. 451 of 22 February 2022, if she will ensure that a school (details supplied) which had an allocation of two SNAs for four children during the 2021-2022 academic year will have its allocation increased for the next academic year to reflect the fact that there will be seven children in need of support from an SNA in the school; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11849/22]

Apprenticeship Programmes

Cian O'Callaghan

145. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the number of apprenticeship applications that are outstanding; the number of apprenticeship applications in the construction sector; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11855/22]

National Economic and Social Council

Cian O'Callaghan

5. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Taoiseach if he will report on the work of the National Economic and Social Council. [9764/22]

National Economic and Social Council

Cian O'Callaghan

11. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Taoiseach if he will report on the work of the National Economic and Social Council. [11571/22]

Departmental Schemes

Cian O'Callaghan

181. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the reason that windows and doors have been excluded from the individual energy retrofit scheme but are included in the deep retrofit option with a one stop shop; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11631/22]

Rental Sector

Cian O'Callaghan

384. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of rental inspections undertaken in the past 12 months; the number of these that were virtual inspections; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11760/22]

Rental Sector

Cian O'Callaghan

385. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the analysis that has been carried out on the effectiveness of virtual rental inspections; the way that virtual inspections are verified; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11761/22]

Rental Sector

Cian O'Callaghan

386. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of virtual rental inspections that took place in 2020 and 2021; the target for 2022; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11762/22]

Rental Sector

Cian O'Callaghan

387. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the actions that he has taken to stop sex for rent; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11763/22]

Rental Sector

Cian O'Callaghan

388. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the actions that have been taken to reform short-term let regulations; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11764/22]

Passport Services

Cian O'Callaghan

397. 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. [10877/22]

Passport Services

Cian O'Callaghan

401. 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. [10963/22]

Foreign Conflicts

Cian O'Callaghan

410. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs the steps he is taking through Ireland’s seat on the United Nations Security Council to bring about an end to the war in Yemen; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11226/22]

Passport Services

Cian O'Callaghan

425. 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. [11531/22]

Passport Services

Cian O'Callaghan

433. 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. [11680/22]

Schools Building Projects

Cian O'Callaghan

470. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Education if a new school (details supplied) has gone to tender; if she will provide the details on the development; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11123/22]

School Staff

Cian O'Callaghan

476. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Education if full-time staff refers to both SNAs and teachers in relation to the criteria for pay grades for school secretaries paid by her Department; if not, the reason; the steps she is taking to address same; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11339/22]

School Staff

Cian O'Callaghan

477. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Education the reason school secretaries who are paid by her Department do not get time off in the same way as most other school staff during mid-term break unless they use annual leave days; the steps she is taking to address the issue; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11340/22]

Immigration Support Services

Cian O'Callaghan

603. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Justice , further to Parliamentary Question No. 246 of 17 February 2022, if his attention has been drawn to the fact that Irish citizens who are contacting the visa office to get their family members out of Ukraine and settled safely in Ireland are being told the process will take eight to ten weeks, and as part of this process applicants have to submit their passports to the consulate in Kyiv; the steps that she is taking to urgently address this issue; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11693/22]

Children in Care

Cian O'Callaghan

179. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number of children in Ireland that require care placements; the number of placements that are currently available; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10236/22]

Children in Care

Cian O'Callaghan

180. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number of residential care placements for children that have been provided by State agencies in each year since 2002; the number of residential care placements that have been provided by private providers in each year since 2002, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10237/22]

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]