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Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Policy (23 Apr 2024)

Cian O'Callaghan: 347. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government how rural and urban swelling will be defined in the new updated rural housing guidelines; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17330/24]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Unaccompanied Minors and Separated Children (23 Apr 2024)

Cian O'Callaghan: 503. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number of children in privately residential care for unaccompanied minors; the number that have not been visited by a social worker since their initial assessment; the number that have been visited by a social worker only once since their initial assessment, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Unaccompanied Minors and Separated Children (23 Apr 2024)

Cian O'Callaghan: 504. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the action his Department is taking to safeguard children in privately residential care for unaccompanied minors; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17328/24]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Unaccompanied Minors and Separated Children (23 Apr 2024)

Cian O'Callaghan: 505. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the action he will take on foot of reports of children being discharged at Tusla headquarters from privately residential care for unaccompanied minors; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17329/24]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: After-School Support Services (23 Apr 2024)

Cian O'Callaghan: 540. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he is aware of the lack of after-school services available for children where both parents are working full-time; if he is aware of the recent closure of an after-school service (details supplied) where parents are now left without an alternative; how he intends to address this lack of services; and if he...

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Control of Dogs (23 Apr 2024)

Cian O'Callaghan: 716. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development further to Parliamentary Question No. 1726 of 9 April 2024, if she will confirm a number of details about a group (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18048/24]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Provision (24 Apr 2024)

Cian O'Callaghan: 85. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the total number of new buy and renew homes delivered in 2023; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18313/24]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Provision (24 Apr 2024)

Cian O'Callaghan: 86. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he will provide a breakdown of the new-build social homes delivered in 2023, by delivery scheme, including SHIP construction, SHIP turnkey, CALF construction, CALF turnkey, CAS construction, CAS turnkey, Part V and PPP; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18314/24]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Provision (24 Apr 2024)

Cian O'Callaghan: 87. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the number of housing first tenancies delivered and sustained in 2023; the target number of housing first tenancies for 2024; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18315/24]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Schemes (24 Apr 2024)

Cian O'Callaghan: 88. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the total number of croí cónaithe town grants drawn down to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18316/24]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Schemes (24 Apr 2024)

Cian O'Callaghan: 89. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the budget allocation to croí cónaithe towns refurbishment grant scheme for 2024; the target for delivery under this scheme in 2024; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18317/24]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (25 Apr 2024)

Cian O'Callaghan: 302. To ask the Minister for Health if he is aware of a campaign by an organisation (details supplied) to improve newborn screening; if the Newborn Screening Advisory Committee plans to introduce a comprehensive and up-to-date newborn screening programme; the reason for delays in the drafting and the implementation of such a programme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18511/24]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development (Street Furniture Fees) Regulations 2024: Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage (30 Apr 2024)

Cian O'Callaghan: I agree with the comments of the Chair. I would like to have clarity on two issues. The Minister said this is for the remainder of the year but is it the case that the fees are waived for all of 2024? Second, if a local authority has been charging these fees up to now, was it correct to do so, in particular if it has been charging them for the first three or four months of the year? Will...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development (Street Furniture Fees) Regulations 2024: Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage (30 Apr 2024)

Cian O'Callaghan: I am asking for the current position.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development (Street Furniture Fees) Regulations 2024: Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage (30 Apr 2024)

Cian O'Callaghan: If businesses had their chairs and tables out for the first four months, they would have been paying the fees for the first third of the year. Is that the situation?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development (Street Furniture Fees) Regulations 2024: Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage (30 Apr 2024)

Cian O'Callaghan: Many businesses have chairs and tables outside all year round, so why was the waiver not in place from 1 January 2024? Was there an allocation for it in the Estimates for 2024?

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Heritage Sites (1 May 2024)

Cian O'Callaghan: I welcome the Minister of State's recent visit to Howth and Aideen's Grave in particular. He had the privilege of seeing at first hand the beauty of the area and its biodiversity and heritage importance. Aideen's Grave is a culturally significant neolithic dolmen located in Howth. It dates to around 2,500 BC. It comprises two portal stones of approximately 2.5 m in height, a collapsed...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Heritage Sites (1 May 2024)

Cian O'Callaghan: I thank the Minister of State for his response. He was able to be brought on the visit by a local tour guide. However, if one happened to be a member of the local community who wanted to do similar with that tour guide, one would not be able to. A schoolchild from one of the local schools who was previously brought there on an organised visit by that group cannot do so any more. The...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Heritage Sites (1 May 2024)

Cian O'Callaghan: When will it be commenced?

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Human Rights (30 Apr 2024)

Cian O'Callaghan: 155. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he is aware of Irish protesters in Berlin being reprimanded for speaking Irish by German police; if he will contact the German Ambassador regarding this failure uphold EU citizens language rights; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19449/24]