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Ceisteanna (Atógáil) - Questions (Resumed) - Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Human Rights (6 Oct 2020)

Cian O'Callaghan: I thank the Minister for his response. Uighurs have had to shave their beards and uncover their hair as part of the restrictions that have been put on them. They have been made to pledge allegiance to the Chinese Communist Party. Children have been taken from their parents and put in orphanages and there has been family separation. As such, will the Government support the introduction of...

Ceisteanna (Atógáil) - Questions (Resumed) - Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Human Rights (6 Oct 2020)

Cian O'Callaghan: There are Irish citizens of Uighur ethnicity who are directly impacted by the Chinese Government's policies in Xinjiang. I am aware of one case where an Irish Uighur citizen lost contact with their Xinjiang-based mother since early 2017. The Irish citizen is worried about their mother's well-being and whether she is being arbitrarily detained in one of the camps in Xinjiang. Will the...

Ceisteanna (Atógáil) - Questions (Resumed) - Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Human Rights (6 Oct 2020)

Cian O'Callaghan: I thank the Minister.

Ceisteanna (Atógáil) - Questions (Resumed) - Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Human Rights (6 Oct 2020)

Cian O'Callaghan: 102. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will write to his Polish counterpart to call for an end to the discrimination against Polish LGBT+ people; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28426/20]

Ceisteanna (Atógáil) - Questions (Resumed) - Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Human Rights (6 Oct 2020)

Cian O'Callaghan: As the Minister will be aware, one third of Poland has declared so-called LGBT-free zones. The existence of these so-called LGBT-free zones in the European Union is an affront to European Union values and is in no way acceptable. We cannot tolerate this. Will the Minister write to his counterpart in Poland about this? At a European Union level, what action is he taking to address this?

Ceisteanna (Atógáil) - Questions (Resumed) - Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Human Rights (6 Oct 2020)

Cian O'Callaghan: I thank the Minister for his response. Will he write to his counterpart in Poland? He might address that question. There is agreement in the EU in respect of a €750 billion recovery fund. Once that is dispersed to countries like Poland, if the rule of law, democracy and minority and LGBTI rights are not addressed and dealt with it will be very difficult to deal with them...

Ceisteanna (Atógáil) - Questions (Resumed) - Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Human Rights (6 Oct 2020)

Cian O'Callaghan: I thank the Minister for his commitment to write to his counterpart in Poland about this issue. That is welcome. I want to strongly acknowledge the work being done by our embassy in Warsaw and its continued support for the LGBTI+ community in Poland. That is very valuable. I also want to mention a letter raising these issues written to the Minister by members of the LGBTI+ community...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Covid-19 Pandemic (6 Oct 2020)

Cian O'Callaghan: 121. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if additional supports have been provided to the Palestinian people to help suppress the current Covid-19 surge; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28427/20]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Urban Regeneration and Development Fund (6 Oct 2020)

Cian O'Callaghan: 325. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the status of Dublin City Council's application under Call 2 of the Urban Regeneration and Development Fund for works in the Clongriffin, Belmayne area, including a feasibility study for a greenway along the River Mayne corridor; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28110/20]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Water Quality (6 Oct 2020)

Cian O'Callaghan: 347. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the progress being made on the reduction of lead, pesticides, aluminium, trihalomethanes and cryptosporidium in drinking water; if he has had any engagement with Irish Water regarding its commitment to removing all lead piping in the public water network by 2026; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28511/20]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Management (6 Oct 2020)

Cian O'Callaghan: 461. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills further to Parliamentary Question No. 373 of 21 July 2020, the status of the further submission under consideration in her Department; if the school is now operating in compliance with all Department circulars; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [28515/20]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Third Level Costs (6 Oct 2020)

Cian O'Callaghan: 577. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will provide details of the way in which the additional funds for universities are used; if he has been involved in any talks about a discount or reduction of tuition fees for students in view of the changes to the level of access they have to campus and educational offerings compared with pre-Covid times; and if he will make a statement...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Nursing Education (6 Oct 2020)

Cian O'Callaghan: 578. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he has considered financial assistance or concessions for student nurses and midwives on nursing programmes when they are prevented from working part-time jobs due to infection control measures across clinical sites; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28513/20]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Harbours and Piers (6 Oct 2020)

Cian O'Callaghan: 796. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his plans for the dredging of Howth harbour; if it remains his intention to lodge a planning application for the Howth dredging project in 2020; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28514/20]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Committee Work Programme: Discussion (6 Oct 2020)

Cian O'Callaghan: In the submission I have made, I think I am the only person to have mentioned looking into something related to Covid-19, which is very specific and urgent. There are issues around building standards, ventilation, workspaces, access to open spaces and balconies, and all that sort of thing. We are meant to include that in our work programme and I think it should be included and prioritised....

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Estimates for Public Services 2020
Vote 16 - Valuation Office (Revised)
Vote 23 - Property Registration Authority (Revised)
Vote 34 - Housing, Planning and Local Government (Revised) (6 Oct 2020)

Cian O'Callaghan: The Minister referred to €196 million being spent on emergency accommodation and expanding Housing First. That is almost €4 million a week primarily spent on emergency accommodation. How much of that figure will be spent on prevention? How much is on expanding Housing First? The national strategy on Housing First identified 1,346 people with high support needs and it is...

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (7 Oct 2020)

Cian O'Callaghan: The programme for Government commits to an affordable housing scheme. The Minister, Deputy Darragh O'Brien, has flagged that this will involve a shared equity scheme, presumably to be announced in the budget on Tuesday. There is a real danger that a shared equity scheme could lead to house price inflation and developers pushing up prices of new build homes. Given that there is a big gap...

Pre-European Council Meeting on 15 and 16 October: Statements (7 Oct 2020)

Cian O'Callaghan: As I have said previously, the Achilles heel of the Northern Ireland protocol is that it relies on the UK to implement it. I said that before the UK effectively broke international law. There is a serious risk that we will have a Brexit without a trade deal. That will potentially mean the loss of some 700,000 jobs across the European Union. It is predicted that in the event of there being...

Pre-European Council Meeting on 15 and 16 October: Statements (7 Oct 2020)

Cian O'Callaghan: I am sorry; I cannot see from up here.

Pre-European Council Meeting on 15 and 16 October: Statements (7 Oct 2020)

Cian O'Callaghan: I cannot see him at all but I presume he is in the back row.