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Ceisteanna - Questions: Programme for Government (12 Feb 2025)

Cian O'Callaghan: In relation to the programme for Government and what it says about pensions, I want to ask the Taoiseach about the pension entitlements of retired postal workers. As the Taoiseach knows, when An Post was founded in 1984, postal workers were promised at that stage that they would not lose their pension entitlements. That promise was copperfastened by the Postal and Telecommunications...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (12 Feb 2025)

Cian O'Callaghan: Can the public trust this Government? More importantly, why should it trust his Government? I ask because people were misled by Fianna Fáil and Fine Gael during the election campaign. They were misled on the issue of the number of homes that were delivered last year. The Taoiseach, the Tánaiste and the former Minister for housing were all adamant that the figure in that regard...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (12 Feb 2025)

Cian O'Callaghan: Influence.

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (12 Feb 2025)

Cian O'Callaghan: Does the Taoiseach accept the evidence that shows the countries in Europe with the largest and most successful rental sectors also have very strong rent regulation? Does he accept the evidence that shows that rents in Ireland are among the highest in Europe? The Taoiseach asked for solutions; I will give him just two in the time available. One would be to introduce specific zoning for...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (12 Feb 2025)

Cian O'Callaghan: Did the Taoiseach even read that Housing Europe report?

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (12 Feb 2025)

Cian O'Callaghan: Did the Taoiseach read the report?

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (12 Feb 2025)

Cian O'Callaghan: Did the Taoiseach read the report?

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (11 Feb 2025)

Cian O'Callaghan: Does the Minister know that the countries in Europe with the largest rental sectors, the most landlords and the most investors, are also the countries in Europe with the strongest forms of rent regulation? Does he know, as regards constructive proposals, about those in the Housing Europe report commissioned by one of Fianna Fáil's MEPs about how to get billions of euro of funding into...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (11 Feb 2025)

Cian O'Callaghan: The Minister is at it again. The Government has just been caught out using dodgy housing data and talking about 40,000 homes completed last year and just now, he Minister told us work commenced on 60,000 homes in 2024, using the same dodgy data based on commencement notices filed and housing sites then lying idle, which has been happening all around the country. Do not take my word for...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Interest Rates (11 Feb 2025)

Cian O'Callaghan: 206. To ask the Minister for Finance the action he is taking to reduce extremely high interest rates being charged to mortgagees whose mortgages were sold to investment funds; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4581/25]

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Industrial Development (11 Feb 2025)

Cian O'Callaghan: 247. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he will take action to resolve a situation involving the IDA (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4555/25]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects (11 Feb 2025)

Cian O'Callaghan: 286. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will ensure that her Department’s website is updated to accurately reflect the current stage of the building process for a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4310/25]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Admissions (11 Feb 2025)

Cian O'Callaghan: 309. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills to examine the case of a child (details supplied) awaiting a school place offer; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4582/25]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Disability Services (11 Feb 2025)

Cian O'Callaghan: 562. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth to examine the case of a child (details supplied) awaiting support services; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4583/25]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Disability Services (11 Feb 2025)

Cian O'Callaghan: 563. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the length of the CDNT waiting lists for the Kilbarrack, Clontarf and Coolock teams; the number of children that were seen in each of the Kilbarrack, Clontarf and Coolock teams, each year from 2019-2024, in tabular form; the number of additional children added to each of the Kilbarrack, Clontarf and Coolock...

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (6 Feb 2025)

Cian O'Callaghan: In 2023, Women's Aid received its highest ever number of domestic abuse disclosures in its 50-year history. There were 40,048 disclosures of domestic abuse against women and children, which was an increase of nearly 20% in a year. Among the horrors being experienced by women behind closed doors were assaults with weapons, constant surveillance, rape and threats to life. Much of this...

Government’s Response to Storm Éowyn: Statements (Resumed) (5 Feb 2025)

Cian O'Callaghan: On behalf of the Social Democrats, I express our deepest sympathies to the family, friends and all the loved ones of the young man who died in the storm. The heartbreak and pain from having the life of a loved one, a young person, cut off are unthinkable. I wanted to express that sympathy. I also pay tribute to the incredible work done by the ESB and international crews in restoring...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (5 Feb 2025)

Cian O'Callaghan: Ten out of ten to the Taoiseach for deflection and evasion. Where are the 40,000 homes the Taoiseach promised? Why, as Taoiseach, when it comes to housing completions data, does he accept reports from private entities and reject the data from the CSO?

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (5 Feb 2025)

Cian O'Callaghan: Why? The Taoiseach has not answered that. He failed to answer that. Is it only when it comes to housing completions in an election year that he does not listen to CSO data-----