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Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Victim Support Services (12 Jun 2024)

Cian O'Callaghan: 111. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if her Department has made any progress in relation to a situation (details supplied) where a victim of a crime has not been given the release date of the convicted person; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25762/24]

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Control of Dogs (12 Jun 2024)

Cian O'Callaghan: 149. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development if there is any progress update from the high-level stakeholder group on dog control given the recent increase in dog attacks; if this group is due to write a report on the issue of dog attacks; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25763/24]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Local Authorities (13 Jun 2024)

Cian O'Callaghan: 92. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the number of staff hired in local authority planning departments since the publication of the Business Case for Resources for the Planning Function of Local Authorities in 2022 by the Local Government Management Agency; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25791/24]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Straitéisí Ranna (13 Jun 2024)

Cian O'Callaghan: 94. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government for an update on the publication of the Treoirlínte Pleanála Gaeltachta; the reasons behind the delay in the publication of the same, given the original commitment to publish them by Autumn 2021; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25832/24]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Further and Higher Education (13 Jun 2024)

Cian O'Callaghan: 151. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if Trinity College Dublin applied for funding under the Government's short-term activation programme for their 358-bed Dartry redevelopment project; if so, if the application was successful; if he will ensure that the project goes ahead without delay and that 30% of the beds therein are reserved at a more affordable rate; and if he will make a...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Student Accommodation (13 Jun 2024)

Cian O'Callaghan: 152. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills for an update on the production of the National Student Accommodation Strategy which was due for publication in the summer months of the previous year (2023); if he will produce a national plan for tackling issues relating to the supply of affordable student accommodation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25831/24]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Facilities (11 Jun 2024)

Cian O'Callaghan: 323.To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if her Department will support the purchase of a piece of land from Dublin City Council beside a school (details supplied) that can be used to further develop the school’s facilities; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25300/24]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Eligibility (11 Jun 2024)

Cian O'Callaghan: 433.To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if she will review the eligibility criteria for illness benefit to include people who are self-employed who become ill or injured and cannot work for a period; what alternatives are currently available for self-employed people who cannot work due to illness or injury; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24655/24]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Benefits (11 Jun 2024)

Cian O'Callaghan: 469.To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if she will look into a case (details supplied) whereby a person on invalidity pension was refused a fuel allowance; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25196/24]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Appeals (11 Jun 2024)

Cian O'Callaghan: 478.To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection when the backlog of social welfare appeals, which are pending while the Social Welfare Appeals Office assesses the impact of the ruling of the CJEU (details supplied) will be addressed; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25348/24]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Code (11 Jun 2024)

Cian O'Callaghan: 479.To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if, on foot of the ruling of the CJEU in a case (details supplied) in December 2023, there has been any consideration or consultation with the Department of Justice with a view to amending S.I. 548 of 2015 (the European Communities (Free Movement of Persons) Regulations 2015) and in particular Article 11 of those...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Eligibility (11 Jun 2024)

Cian O'Callaghan: 480.To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if she will consider extending the domiciliary care allowance tax credit to 18 years of age to provide support for people with disabilities who are still in secondary education; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25351/24]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Aids and Appliances (11 Jun 2024)

Cian O'Callaghan: 802.To ask the Minister for Health if he will review the system in place for people on the drugs payment scheme where they are renting a CPAP machine, where a person has to fill out the required form every month for the same repeated cost of the machine; if an easier system can be considered for life-long use of a CPAP machine; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25197/24]

Ceisteanna - Questions: Programme for Government (18 Jun 2024)

Cian O'Callaghan: 9. To ask the Taoiseach if he will provide an update on the programme for Government. [24004/24]

Ceisteanna - Questions: Programme for Government (18 Jun 2024)

Cian O'Callaghan: On 21 May, the Cabinet approved plans that will result in the loss of direct DART services that serve Howth, Sutton and Bayside. Under the plans approved by Cabinet, these direct services will be lost and they will be replaced by a shuttle service between Howth and Howth Junction DART station. This is happening at a time we should be encouraging more people to use public transport rather...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Current Progress and Future Projections of Uisce Éireann Objectives: Uisce Éireann (18 Jun 2024)

Cian O'Callaghan: I thank the witnesses from Uisce Éireann for coming in. I have two sets of questions. A few weeks ago, other Oireachtas Members and I met a group of water workers. One of the issues they raised concerned the level of resources going to private contractors. They told us that a huge amount of Uisce Éireann's resources and budget is now being allocated to private contractors....

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Current Progress and Future Projections of Uisce Éireann Objectives: Uisce Éireann (18 Jun 2024)

Cian O'Callaghan: They sound plausible in that they could be on that sort of scale of a difference.