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Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (15 May 2025)

Cian O'Callaghan: For parents and their families not to have information that they are seeking is hugely distressing for them. It is the least they deserve and expect. We know at this stage, from some of the information that has been drip-fed, that some of the recommendations in the draft audit are being implemented. Why can the Government not share with us all of the recommendations in that draft audit?...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Mountain Rescue Service (14 May 2025)

Cian O'Callaghan: 35. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his Department’s position regarding the provision of funding for an operations base in Wicklow for Dublin Wicklow Mountain Rescue; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24789/25]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Anti-Racism Measures (14 May 2025)

Cian O'Callaghan: 144. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality with respect to the May infringement package announced by the European Commission (details supplied) his plans to address INFR(2024)2205 with respect to combatting racism and xenophobia, his intention to bring forward legislation in this area and the timeframe he is working to; and if he will make a statement on the matter....

Written Answers — Department of Health: Mental Health Policy (14 May 2025)

Cian O'Callaghan: 196. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 2410 of 29 April 2025, if the case of a person (details supplied) will be examined; if a response will issue to the concerns raised by their family; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24677/25]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Airport Policy (15 May 2025)

Cian O'Callaghan: 197. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will engage with reports (details supplied) of flights operating outside of their allowed flight paths with excessive noise to residents who fall within these flight paths; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24980/25]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Aviation Industry (15 May 2025)

Cian O'Callaghan: 206. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will outline his responsibilities over the Irish Aviation Authority in relation to the Irish Aviation Authority Act 1993; if he will examine a complaint (details supplied) in relation to legal protections for whistleblowers in the IAA on that basis; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25071/25]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (15 May 2025)

Cian O'Callaghan: 230. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if the provision of the summer programme can be announced in September each year instead of April-May to enable families to prepare for the summer months in advance; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24979/25]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Patronage (15 May 2025)

Cian O'Callaghan: 231. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will prioritise building an Educate Together school in the Beaumont-Coolock SPA as there is currently no provision in the area; if schools are allowed to extend their catchment areas over the boundary of the SPAs; for an update on the Government’s divestment programme in the Beaumont-Coolock SPA; and if she will make a statement...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects (15 May 2025)

Cian O'Callaghan: 234. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will reconsider building the now deferred school (details supplied) in the Donaghmede, Howth-D13, Baldoyle, Stapolin school planning area, given the LDA development in Clongriffin and the current oversubscription of Belmayne ETSS; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25072/25]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Driver Licences (13 May 2025)

Cian O'Callaghan: 392. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport to consider improving the driving licence conversion for people holding US driving licences, to enable those people to continue driving in Ireland after one year lapses; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23700/25]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (13 May 2025)

Cian O'Callaghan: 571. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills to examine the case of a child with autism and ADHD (details supplied) who is attending a mainstream school but has been refused SNA support; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23552/25]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health and Safety (13 May 2025)

Cian O'Callaghan: 1055. To ask the Minister for Health if she will ban the use of sunbeds, as endorsed by the Taoiseach; if, in the interim, she will take action to ensure that sun bed providers are not accepting false ID from young people under the age of 18; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23554/25]

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Business of Select Committee (20 May 2025)

Cian O'Callaghan: I congratulate the Cathaoirleach on his appointment. I wish him well in it. I very much look forward to working with everyone as collaboratively as possible. Committees work best when we can collaborate, pick some areas that we want to delve into, get some real value and use from that, and do our piece of public service by working together. I join with everyone in wishing Richard Boyd...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (20 May 2025)

Cian O'Callaghan: Successive Governments have let children with autism and intellectual disabilities down in the worst possible way. Permanent damage is being caused to thousands and thousands of children. The fact this is happening is a national disgrace. Those are not my words but those of Cara Darmody, who joins us in the Gallery, who has begun a 50-hour protest over disability services outside the...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (20 May 2025)

Cian O'Callaghan: The Taoiseach talks about progress and step-change but the HSE is saying that the shocking figure of more than 15,000 children overdue an assessment of need this year will be 25,000 by the end of this year. That is what is happening. He knows that early intervention is crucial for children. It makes a world of difference. It can mean the difference between children with the proper...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (21 May 2025)

Cian O'Callaghan: Cara Darmody is continuing her protest outside the Dáil today because nothing she has heard from the Government has convinced her to end it. Asked repeatedly yesterday if the Government would stop breaking the law, the Taoiseach could not even give that assurance. The Government does not seem to see the problem with this. It has access to State resources, can direct policy and can...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (21 May 2025)

Cian O'Callaghan: You are breaking the law.

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (21 May 2025)

Cian O'Callaghan: That is an astonishing answer. The High Court judgment was more than three years ago and the Taoiseach has just now told us that the reason it has not been acted on or that the Government has not got its act together on this is that the previous Government could not agree on what to do. Is that the case? We have more than 15,000 children waiting for an assessment of need that they...

Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation, and Taoiseach: Dissolution of National Asset Management Agency: Discussion (21 May 2025)

Cian O'Callaghan: I thank Mr. McDonagh for coming in. I echo the comments made by others that it is disappointing that the NTMA is not here. We are thankful that Mr. McDonagh has come in and we appreciate that. I turn to some of the answers given on the role of the housing tsar. Mr. McDonagh said that his name was in the media but nobody had contacted him and he was annoyed by that. He said he was...

Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation, and Taoiseach: Dissolution of National Asset Management Agency: Discussion (21 May 2025)

Cian O'Callaghan: Filling roles in the public service with the right skills, experience and expertise is important, including senior roles. What is Mr. McDonagh's view on how this has been handled, as someone who was a participant in it? There clearly have to be lessons drawn from this.