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An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (25 Feb 2025)

Cian O'Callaghan: It absolutely is. We have one of the strongest executives. In other parliaments, the executives do not always get everything passed by virtue of the majority they have. We have one of the strongest Whip systems in western democracy, which makes it one of the strongest executives. We need to have more accountability, not less.

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (25 Feb 2025)

Cian O'Callaghan: We need more Government accountability rather than creating new slots where only Government TDs can ask questions of the Government.

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (25 Feb 2025)

Cian O'Callaghan: I appreciate that the Taoiseach did not see the programme. If he had, he would have seen the family in question applied for medical priority and had been refused. That decision is under appeal. They are in the same situation that thousands of other families with real medical needs who are not able to have their housing needs met and who are not prioritised. The Taoiseach dismissed a...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (25 Feb 2025)

Cian O'Callaghan: There are now 14,864 people living in emergency homeless accommodation. This includes 4,510 children who are growing up without a home. Almost every month the numbers climb higher, but record levels of homelessness are now so commonplace that these numbers no longer seem to shock. They rarely appear on the front pages of newspapers. This is because the numbers do not tell the stories of...

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Legislative Programme (25 Feb 2025)

Cian O'Callaghan: 106. To ask the Taoiseach for an update on the legislative programme. [2959/25]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Revenue Commissioners (25 Feb 2025)

Cian O'Callaghan: 316. To ask the Minister for Finance further to Parliamentary Question No. 255 of 20 March 2024, if recommendations were made to his Department in the review referred to; if so, if his Department plans to enact these recommendations; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7665/25]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Revenue Commissioners (25 Feb 2025)

Cian O'Callaghan: 317. To ask the Minister for Finance further to Parliamentary Question No. 255 of 20 March 2024, if he plans to publish the now finished review referred to in the response; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7666/25]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Management (25 Feb 2025)

Cian O'Callaghan: 385. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if her Department will consider the proposal put forward by the board of management a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7131/25]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Provision (25 Feb 2025)

Cian O'Callaghan: 565. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government for an update on when the affordable housing units in the Oscar Traynor Woods development will be ready to be moved into; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8082/25]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Alcohol Sales (25 Feb 2025)

Cian O'Callaghan: 692. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality to clarify the position of League of Ireland stadiums under new alcohol licence laws; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8089/25]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Parental Leave (25 Feb 2025)

Cian O'Callaghan: 808. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if she will consider extending the parameters of parental leave to include children between the ages of 12 and 18 years; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8033/25]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Childcare Services (25 Feb 2025)

Cian O'Callaghan: 807. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the action she is taking to reduce the costs of childcare and of after-school care for parents who are being faced with huge increases in monthly costs; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8032/25]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Grant Payments (25 Feb 2025)

Cian O'Callaghan: 992. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills Education if he will engage with SUSI on its ‘applicant classes’ whereby students are required to be out of education for three years before they can be classified as independent (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8034/25]

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (19 Feb 2025)

Cian O'Callaghan: Growing numbers of children and their families across Ireland are being left waiting for assessments of need well in excess of the legal timeframes permitted. According to the Disability Act 2005, an assessment of need must be completed within six months of the date the application is received. I have received new figures from the HSE which show that, at the end of 2024, there were 14,221...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (19 Feb 2025)

Cian O'Callaghan: A total of 90% of assessment of needs are being done outside of the legal timeframe. This is the law. It is not an optional extra for the Taoiseach or the Government. I am not clear from the Taoiseach's answer if the Government is going to meet the legal requirements of the Disability Act. Is it going to take action so that 90% turns to 0% so the Taoiseach and his Government are compliant...

Housing Crisis: Motion [Private Members] (19 Feb 2025)

Cian O'Callaghan: It is a new low that the explanation for the absence of the Minister for Housing is that he is aware the debate is going on.

Housing Crisis: Motion [Private Members] (19 Feb 2025)

Cian O'Callaghan: Is this what democracy in the Dáil is reduced to? The senior Minister responsible does not turn up but we are meant to be okay with him being aware the debate is taking place. Is that the situation with this Government? It has happened two weeks in a row for debates on housing motions that the senior Minister-----

Housing Crisis: Motion [Private Members] (19 Feb 2025)

Cian O'Callaghan: We do participate in every debate in the Dáil. The Minister should be here.

Housing Crisis: Motion [Private Members] (19 Feb 2025)

Cian O'Callaghan: The senior Minister should be here.

Housing Crisis: Motion [Private Members] (19 Feb 2025)

Cian O'Callaghan: The Minister of State interrupted me. If the Cathaoirleach is going to intervene, it should not be biased against the Opposition.