Ceisteanna Parlaiminte

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]

School Patronage

Cian O'Callaghan

304. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Education further to Parliamentary Question No. 375 of 5 October 2021, the process for taking account of the children from non-religious backgrounds, children of minority religions or children who wish to attend a co-educational school in assessing the need for a new school; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [49720/21]

Victim Support Services

Cian O'Callaghan

415. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Justice if there is a policy or guidelines in relation to when An Garda Síochána are investigating credible allegations of sexual assault relating to passing this information onto relevant organisations in which the alleged perpetrators are working or volunteering; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [49266/21]

Citizenship Applications

Cian O'Callaghan

436. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Justice the status of a citizenship application by a person (details supplied); if the passport of the person submitted as part of the application will be returned given that the person will be traveling soon; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [49407/21]

Departmental Reports

Cian O'Callaghan

437. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Justice the steps that have been taken to implement the report by her Department, Supporting a Victim’s Journey: A Plan to Help Victims and Vulnerable Witnesses in Sexual Violence Cases; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [49408/21]

Covid-19 Pandemic

Cian O'Callaghan

523. 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. [49406/21]

Tax Code

Cian O'Callaghan

15. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Finance further to Parliamentary Question Nos. 295 and 296 of 28 September 2021, if he will provide a measure of redress through the tax system for owner-occupiers and social landlords that have paid or are paying defects levies as part of Budget 2022; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48526/21]

Emergency Accommodation

Cian O'Callaghan

46. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the action he is taking to ensure that staff working in privately-run emergency accommodation and services for persons experiencing homelessness and that are in receipt of public funds are Garda vetted; when the National Quality Standards Framework will be applied to privately run accommodation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48605/21]

Rental Sector

Cian O'Callaghan

47. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of cases that have been taken against landlords for non-compliance with the rent pressure zone rules in the past 12 months; the number of landlords that were found to be non-compliant; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48719/21]

Rental Sector

Cian O'Callaghan

48. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of landlords that were fined by the RTB for non-compliance with the rent pressure zone rules in the past 12 months; the number that paid the fines; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48720/21]

Rental Sector

Cian O'Callaghan

49. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the additional powers and resources that the RTB requires in order to adequately enforce compliance with rental rules; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48721/21]

Rental Sector

Cian O'Callaghan

50. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the amount allocated to the RTB for inspections and enforcement in each year for the past ten years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48722/21]

Hospital Charges

Cian O'Callaghan

142. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Health if he will publish the November 2019 recommendations prepared by the HSE relating to hospital car parking charges; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48525/21]

Medicinal Products

Cian O'Callaghan

143. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Health if he will take steps to bring the cost of xalacom eyedrops here in line with other countries, such as Spain in which the over-the-counter cost is between a quarter and a third of the cost in Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48527/21]

Public Transport

Cian O'Callaghan

143. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Transport further to Parliamentary Question No. 165 of 23 September 2021, the 22 stations that will have their lifts upgraded by the end of 2021; the start and end dates of these works in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48162/21]

Public Transport

Cian O'Callaghan

144. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Transport further to Parliamentary Question No. 165 of 23 September 2021, the 52 stations that are set for major investment up to 2024; the form this investment will take in each instance; the start and end dates of these works in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48163/21]

Public Transport

Cian O'Callaghan

145. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Transport further to Parliamentary Question No. 165 of 23 September 2021, the full list of DART and commuter stations currently using the lift call system in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48164/21]

Public Transport

Cian O'Callaghan

146. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Transport further to Parliamentary Question No. 165 of 23 September 2021, the 15 DART and commuter stations that will introduce the lift call system in 2021; when the system will be introduced in each station in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48165/21]

School Patronage

Cian O'Callaghan

375. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Education if her attention has been drawn to the lack of a co-educational, non-denominational secondary school in the Killester, Raheny and Clontarf school planning area; her plans to address same; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [47489/21]

Departmental Properties

Cian O'Callaghan

412. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Education if she will take steps to secure the wooded lands owned by her Department (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [48161/21]

Homeless Persons Supports

Cian O'Callaghan

190. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the statutory protections that are in place to protect homeless service users who may be vulnerable; if there are plans to expand these protections; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47343/21]

Economic and Social Research Institute

Cian O'Callaghan

191. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of reports that have been provided to him in the past 12 months from the ESRI; the titles of these reports; if he has received reports that he has not published; if so, if he plans to publish these reports; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47344/21]

Departmental Bodies

Cian O'Callaghan

192. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of reports that have been provided to him in the past 12 months from the Housing Agency; the titles of these reports; if he has received reports that he has not published; and if so, if he plans to publish these reports; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47345/21]

Passport Services

Cian O'Callaghan

211. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs the status of a passport application by a person (details supplied); if a parent of the applicant will have their documents submitted as part of this application returned; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47271/21]

An Garda Síochána

Cian O'Callaghan

306. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Justice if the remit of the National Vetting Bureau currently covers homeless services; if not, if there are plans to expand the remit of the Bureau; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [47342/21]

Live Exports

Cian O'Callaghan

383. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will ensure that live exports from Ireland only go to countries with the highest of animal welfare standards; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47264/21]

Social Dialogue

Cian O'Callaghan

16. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Taoiseach if he will report on the work of the social dialogue co-ordination unit of his Department. [43654/21]

Housing Policy

Cian O'Callaghan

114. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if the Guidance for Housing Authorities for Assisting Victims of Domestic Violence with Emergency and Long-Term Accommodation Needs 2017 circular is still his Department’s leading policy on the matter; his plans to update it or put it on a statutory footing; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47047/21]

Housing Provision

Cian O'Callaghan

115. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of social housing units that are leased by local authority area and type, that is, Part V, enhanced leasing scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47048/21]

Housing Provision

Cian O'Callaghan

116. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the real estate investment funds, institutional investors or corporate entities that local authorities and approved housing bodies are leasing social housing from; the number in each case; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47049/21]

Passport Services

Cian O'Callaghan

121. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs the status of a passport application by a person (details supplied); if the documents submitted as part of this application will be returned to the applicant’s father; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46909/21]