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Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Payments (2 Jul 2024)

Cian O'Callaghan: 283. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the total amount spent on rent supplement in 2023; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27977/24]

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Departmental Funding (2 Jul 2024)

Cian O'Callaghan: 517. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development if funding streams are available for the construction of a new public horse stables, similar to those already in place in a location (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27919/24]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Enrolments (3 Jul 2024)

Cian O'Callaghan: 95. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the enrolment options for those within the Darndale D17 school planning area, given that there are no secondary schools within the area; how a defined area can be without any secondary education; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [28509/24]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Enrolments (3 Jul 2024)

Cian O'Callaghan: 96. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if there are plans to make catchment area maps publicly available and more easily accessible to parents, notwithstanding that catchment areas are defined at a local school level with Departmental oversight and school planning areas defined at a Departmental level; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [28510/24]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Enrolments (3 Jul 2024)

Cian O'Callaghan: 97. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if a school can extend the boundaries of a catchment area to accommodate a child who is without any allocated post-primary school; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [28511/24]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Public Transport (4 Jul 2024)

Cian O'Callaghan: 25. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will take action ensure direct DART services to Howth, Sutton and Bayside are retained as part of the DART + Coastal North Project; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28345/24]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Schemes (4 Jul 2024)

Cian O'Callaghan: 324. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the reason different levels of discounts were applied to two different affordable purchase housing developments (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28766/24]

Ceisteanna - Questions: Constitutional Amendments (9 Jul 2024)

Cian O'Callaghan: 7. To ask the Taoiseach if he will report on his plan for constitutional amendments. [29564/24]

Residential Tenancies (Amendment) (No. 2) Bill 2024: Second Stage (9 Jul 2024)

Cian O'Callaghan: I also welcome the Bill, which the Social Democrats will support. The issue of the Bill is very much tied into what has been happening around students' accommodation needs. This example has been highlighted very well by Deputy Mairéad Farrell but it is one of many examples of exploitation of students when it comes to housing. Perhaps it is not intentional, explicit or anything like...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Waterways Ireland: Discussion. (9 Jul 2024)

Cian O'Callaghan: I also extend my sympathies to the families and friends of those who died at the Grand Canal. I will ask about a couple of things. How much money has been spent on erecting fencing at the canals? How much longer will the fencing be left in place? Would the money not be better spent on fixing services and improving infrastructure? Is anything being done to keep homeless people who are...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Waterways Ireland: Discussion. (9 Jul 2024)

Cian O'Callaghan: Might the fencing remain in place indefinitely?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Waterways Ireland: Discussion. (9 Jul 2024)

Cian O'Callaghan: I will read a few excerpts from an email I got recently from someone who lives at the Castleknock lock. It states: I have complained for many years in writing to Waterways Ireland about the severe lack of maintenance. The twelfth lock, Castleknock, is the second largest live-aboard community after Sallins, with over 35 people living here of which seven are children under the age of five....

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Waterways Ireland: Discussion. (9 Jul 2024)

Cian O'Callaghan: It is just an incredible situation for 35 families, including seven children, not to have access to water simply because Waterways Ireland is refusing to give written permission, while Uisce Éireann is willing to fix that at no cost to Waterways Ireland.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Waterways Ireland: Discussion. (9 Jul 2024)

Cian O'Callaghan: It is a potential infringement of people's human rights to access safe water. As it is very serious, I would be grateful were Mr. Rowe to come back to the committee on it and on what steps his organisation will take to address that. There is no excuse for that at all. We got a huge amount of correspondence on this issue but one thing that was raised is we were told that at present,...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Waterways Ireland: Discussion. (9 Jul 2024)

Cian O'Callaghan: There is no moratorium on getting boats in then.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Waterways Ireland: Discussion. (9 Jul 2024)

Cian O'Callaghan: People to make contact.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Waterways Ireland: Discussion. (9 Jul 2024)

Cian O'Callaghan: I have no issue with it being done correctly but it is good there is clarification there. Under the current by-laws, all boats are treated the same whether they are lived on or not. Are there examples in other European countries where there is a distinction made?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Waterways Ireland: Discussion. (9 Jul 2024)

Cian O'Callaghan: Going back to the situation in Castleknock, given there is such a big live-aboard community there, does Mr. Rowe not think his organisation should know what the situation is with respect to access to water for the community there? I do not expect him to know all the detail of everything around the country but this is the second-biggest community and it is about their access to water. It is...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Waterways Ireland: Discussion. (9 Jul 2024)

Cian O'Callaghan: During my previous contribution, Mr. Rowe said he was not aware of the situation at 12th lock, Castleknock, where Waterways Ireland has refused to give permission for the water tap to be fixed. Will he clarify his comments on that?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Waterways Ireland: Discussion. (9 Jul 2024)

Cian O'Callaghan: Mr. Rowe is aware of the issues at the lock in terms of access to water.