Ceisteanna Parlaiminte

Social Welfare Schemes

Cian O'Callaghan

751. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Social Protection the financial supports available for people to assist in furnishing their unfurnished social home; the eligibility for these supports; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12467/24]

Social Welfare Eligibility

Cian O'Callaghan

770. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Social Protection her views on the level of means testing her Department is caring out on a family carer (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12889/24]

Departmental Data

Cian O'Callaghan

805. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Justice if she is aware of the increase in motorbike theft, specifically expensive types of motorbikes; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11673/24]

Disability Services

Cian O'Callaghan

1097. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he is aware that many parents feel as though the care and support provided to their disabled children has decreased under the community disability network teams, specifically in relation to children with Down syndrome being provided more generalised care as opposed to specialised services that existed under the CRC; his advice for parents with these concerns; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11716/24]

Disability Services

Cian O'Callaghan

1129. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if there are plans to review the motorised transport grant and tax relief for drivers and passengers with disabilities given that the criteria for both schemes are restrictive; if he will consider changing the eligibility criteria to be more inclusive of different disabilities where people still cannot drive without an adapted car; when this criteria was last reviewed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11962/24]

Hospital Services

Cian O'Callaghan

1252. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Health if there are plans to increase investment in audiology services in Beaumont Hospital, specifically in relation to operative aftercare for patients accessing surgical intervention abroad; if there are plans to further resource and fund audiology services to allow increased surgeries to happen in Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11715/24]

Cancer Services

Cian O'Callaghan

1253. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Health if there are plans to increase the level of financial support and practical transport provision for cancer care patients who have to travel significant distances to access specialised care; the measures his Department proposes to rectify this situation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11717/24]

Emergency Departments

Cian O'Callaghan

1338. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Health if he will provide an update on the new emergency department at Beaumont Hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12110/24]

Mental Health Services

Cian O'Callaghan

1339. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Health the number of autistic children refused CAMHS treatment because on absence of a moderate to severe mental disorder in 2023, broken down by CHO area, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12111/24]

Health Services Staff

Cian O'Callaghan

1448. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Health if the case of a person (details supplied) will be examined, given they have not received their Covid recognition payment despite being fully eligible for the scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12661/24]

Health Services Staff

Cian O'Callaghan

1482. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Health if he intends to introduce subsidised or free FETAC Level 5 healthcare courses to ensure there are no barriers to entering the healthcare assistant profession; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12888/24]

Tax Reliefs

Cian O'Callaghan

209. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Finance if he will consider a case (details supplied) whereby a person has been refused the mortgage interest tax relief; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11473/24]

Asylum Seekers

Cian O'Callaghan

332. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the action he is taking to provide appropriate accommodation for people who are seeking asylum who are currently living in rented accommodation outside the International Protection Office; what access to sanitation, food, clothing, etc. is being provided; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11472/24]

Child Protection

Cian O'Callaghan

333. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth in relation to the Protecting Against Predators report by the Sexual Exploitation Research Programme, what action he has taken to address the highly concerning findings in the report; if an investigation by the Health Information and Quality Authority has been carried out on foot of this report; if other recommendations from the report have been implemented, or are in the process of being implemented; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11474/24]

National Economic and Social Council

Cian O'Callaghan

15. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Taoiseach if he will report on the work of the National Economic and Social Council, a statutory agency operating under the aegis of his Department. [10349/24]

Human Rights

Cian O'Callaghan

94. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs if he is aware of a person (details supplied) who is being detained without legal explanation; if the Department is working to return this person to Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10520/24]

Airport Policy

Cian O'Callaghan

154. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Transport if he will provide an update for residents in areas in north Dublin (details supplied) who are experiencing ongoing issues with continuous and night-time aircraft noise; what the impact this noise is having on residents in these areas; what will be done to mitigate these problems; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10057/24]

Planning Issues

Cian O'Callaghan

310. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Education if she will provide an update on a school project (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [10519/24]

Water Services

Cian O'Callaghan

406. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage whether he has had any engagement with, or received any reports or briefings from Uisce Éireann, regarding the inclusion of projects (details supplied) in County Dublin in the Multi-annual Rural Water Programme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10242/24]

Water Quality

Cian O'Callaghan

407. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he is aware of the recent report commissioned by the Environmental Protection Agency in which evidence of antimicrobial-resistant organisms was found in Irish swimming waters; how his Department plans to address this; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10303/24]

Local Authorities

Cian O'Callaghan

410. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of new technical and administrative staff hired in the local authority planning system since February 2023; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10317/24]

Departmental Strategies

Cian O'Callaghan

424. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if a review was undertaken in 2020 at the end of phase one of the National Landscape Strategy 2015-2025; if a review was undertaken at the end of phase two of the same strategy; if he plans to prepare an updated strategy and implementation programme in consultation with the stakeholders who contributed to the 2015 document; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10667/24]

Departmental Reviews

Cian O'Callaghan

427. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will provide a list of all schemes and funding streams related to housing delivery that are currently under review or due to be reviewed in 2024; the expected completion date of these reviews; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10702/24]

Child Abuse

Cian O'Callaghan

572. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the total number of child sexual abuse allegations received by each of the 17 Tusla local area offices for each of the past five years; the number of these allegations deemed founded and unfounded and the number of allegations that were referred to An Garda Síochána, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10343/24]

Child Abuse

Cian O'Callaghan

573. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth how the 17 different databases used by Tusla feed into the National Childcare Information System (NICCS); if he will provide a comparison of completion rates for data input into NICCS across the 17 different Tusla areas; if any lack of or delay in central data gathering may be hampering strategic and policy efforts to address the scale of child abuse in Ireland, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10344/24]

Special Educational Needs

Cian O'Callaghan

208. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Education if, in relation to the reduction of SET hours for schools, her Department is fully compliant with the Education for Persons with Special Educational Needs Act 2004; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9886/24]

Defective Building Materials

Cian O'Callaghan

221. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage when he expects to publish legislation underpinning the scheme for repairs to defective Celtic Tiger era apartments; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9848/24]

Early Childhood Care and Education

Cian O'Callaghan

276. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth further to Parliamentary Question No. 463 of 7 February 2024, when the ICT portal will be opened for core funding applications; if guidance will be issued with on the use of the portal; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9887/24]

Emergency Accommodation

Cian O'Callaghan

277. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth in relation to the significant number of asylum seekers who are forced into homelessness with no other option but rough sleeping after arriving in Ireland, if he has considered using alternative existing buildings (details supplied) that could be used as temporary accommodation instead; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9888/24]

Departmental Funding

Cian O'Callaghan

206. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development if emergency grant funding is available to an organisation (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9453/24]

Revenue Commissioners

Cian O'Callaghan

157. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Finance the method the Revenue Commissioners use for calculating yearly interest rates on local property tax; the reason behind fluctuating rates; if the Revenue Commissioners are required to inform homeowners of increasing or decreasing interest rates each year; the way for homeowners to challenge increased interest rates; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9326/24]

Departmental Schemes

Cian O'Callaghan

631. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Health if he will provide an update for people in receipt of the special leave with pay scheme who are not able to return to work; if the scheme will be replaced with an alternative scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9327/24]

Control of Dogs

Cian O'Callaghan

669. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development for an update on the work of the stakeholder group working on the control of dogs; when the group will next meet; whether additional recommendations have been put forward; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9325/24]

Apprenticeship Programmes

Cian O'Callaghan

301. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if his Department has plans to introduce an apprenticeship for tiling; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8459/24]

Special Educational Needs

Cian O'Callaghan

89. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Education if she will examine a case (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8328/24]

Legislative Programme

Cian O'Callaghan

45. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Taoiseach if he will provide an update on the legislative programme. [5297/24]

Special Educational Needs

Cian O'Callaghan

275. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Education what action is being taken to increase the provision of school places in special education classes in north Dublin; what has been the demand for special education classes in north Dublin; how many pupils have been placed on a waiting list and not received an appropriate place over the past five years, in tabular form; if she will examine the case of a child (details supplied) where increased funding is needed to provide the necessary place; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7579/24]

Citizenship Applications

Cian O'Callaghan

440. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Justice how many applications for citizenship were submitted between January 2022-March 2022 inclusive; how many of these applications are still pending decisions for this period; has the Department engaged with applicants who are waiting on a decision from this time period; whether the Department provides reasons for the extended delay when issuing their decision; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8082/24]

Community Development Projects

Cian O'Callaghan

658. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development if the application process for the 2024 Community Centres Investment Fund is open; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7997/24]

Defective Building Materials

Cian O'Callaghan

89. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will provide an update on the Government progress in implementing a fire safety defects scheme that will allow full remedial works to be carried out on defective buildings; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6702/24]

Rental Sector

Cian O'Callaghan

140. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the action he will take to address the consistent increases in rents for existing tenancies; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6704/24]

Homeless Accommodation

Cian O'Callaghan

142. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the immediate and urgent actions that will be taken to address the high levels of child homelessness; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6703/24]

Vaccination Programme

Cian O'Callaghan

333. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Health which vaccination centres are being used in CHO9 for the MMR vaccine programme; if alternative centres will be provided for those who are unable to travel to the offered centre; the uptake of the MMR vaccine in CHO9 over the past five years, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7206/24]

General Practitioner Services

Cian O'Callaghan

298. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Health the number of GPs practising in the State, broken down by CHO area; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6696/24]

Dental Services

Cian O'Callaghan

299. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Health the number of dentists practising in the State, broken down by CHO area; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6697/24]

Departmental Programmes

Cian O'Callaghan

7. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Taoiseach for an update on the child poverty and well-being unit. [5295/24]

Citizens' Assembly

Cian O'Callaghan

15. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Taoiseach the expected timeline for the citizens' assemblies committed to in the programme for Government. [5296/24]

Housing Schemes

Cian O'Callaghan

222. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Finance if he will push for an extension of the flexible EU fiscal rules introduced during the Covid-19 pandemic to allow for greater investment in the construction of new social and affordable housing; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6110/24]

Departmental Data

Cian O'Callaghan

226. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Finance if he will provide a breakdown of the dwellings purchased where the 10% stamp duty was paid, broken down by month of payment since the increased stamp duty was introduced, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6134/24]

Departmental Strategies

Cian O'Callaghan

386. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the progress made to date in implementing the National Landscape Strategy 2015-2025, broken down by the six stated objectives and 18 stated actions, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6130/24]