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Finance (Local Property Tax and Other Provisions) (Amendment) Bill 2025: Committee and Remaining Stages (25 Jun 2025)

Cian O'Callaghan: That would be telling. People move in and think it might be a year or two. There is a lot of frustration at local meetings in my constituency that I have attended. People moved in when they had no children and their children are now getting to the stage where they will be moving out soon and there has been no progress. This has to be tackled.

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Protected Disclosures (25 Jun 2025)

Cian O'Callaghan: 44. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if his attention has been drawn to the formal determination of the Office of the Protected Disclosures Commissioner (details supplied); if he agrees that his Department is a competent authority to follow up on this protected disclosure under EU Regulation 376/2014 and Directive 2019/1937; and if he will make a statement on the matter....

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Corporate Governance (25 Jun 2025)

Cian O'Callaghan: 71. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment his views on the proposed omnibus amendments to the Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSRD); the safeguards that are in place to mitigate the potential negative impact of removing thousands of companies from their CSRD responsibilities; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34994/25]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Staff (25 Jun 2025)

Cian O'Callaghan: 84. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if the teacher allocation in a primary school (details supplied) will be examined; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34757/25]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Credit Unions (24 Jun 2025)

Cian O'Callaghan: 289. To ask the Minister for Finance the timeline for the drafting of a five-year strategy for the credit union sector, as outlined in the Programme for Government; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33535/25]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Credit Unions (24 Jun 2025)

Cian O'Callaghan: 290. To ask the Minister for Finance the likely contents of the five-year strategy for the credit union sector, as outlined in the Programme for Government; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33536/25]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Credit Unions (24 Jun 2025)

Cian O'Callaghan: 291. To ask the Minister for Finance the timeline for the commencement of the regulations increasing credit union lending capacity; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33537/25]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Financial Services (24 Jun 2025)

Cian O'Callaghan: 292. To ask the Minister for Finance the timeline for the implementation of Recommendations 11.2 of the retail banking review from November 2022 to bring buy-now-pay-later agreements into the central credit register, namely, reducing the reporting threshold for credit agreements from €500 to €200 and the consultation obligation threshold from €2,000 to €1,000; and...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Financial Services (24 Jun 2025)

Cian O'Callaghan: 293. To ask the Minister for Finance his views on the operation of the Central Credit Register, particularly the pace of corrections by the Central Bank where errors are detected; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33539/25]

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Wage-setting Mechanisms (24 Jun 2025)

Cian O'Callaghan: 371. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment to provide information on when the Employment Regulation Order (Contract Cleaning Industry Joint Labour Committee) 27 February 2025 will be signed into effect; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34541/25]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Facilities (24 Jun 2025)

Cian O'Callaghan: 781. To ask the Minister for Health if she will provide an update on the new emergency department in Beaumont Hospital; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [33789/25]

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation, and Taoiseach: Estimates for Public Services 2025
Vote 11 - Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation (Revised)
Vote 12 - Superannuation and Retired Allowances (Revised)
Vote 14 - State Laboratory (Revised)
Vote 15 - Secret Service (Revised)
Vote 17 - Public Appointments Service (Revised)
Vote 18 - National Shared Services Office (Revised)
Vote 19 - Office of the Ombudsman (Revised)
Vote 39 - Office of Government Procurement (Revised)
Vote 43 - Office of the Government Chief Information Officer (Revised) (25 Jun 2025)

Cian O'Callaghan: There is just one issue that I want to ask about which is related to Vote 12 - Superannuation and Retired Allowances. Specifically, I refer to the An Post pensioners who were transferred to An Post in 1984. At that time, as I am sure the Minister is aware, under the Postal and Telecommunication Services Act, they were guaranteed that they would not have less favourable pension conditions...

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation, and Taoiseach: Estimates for Public Services 2025
Vote 11 - Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation (Revised)
Vote 12 - Superannuation and Retired Allowances (Revised)
Vote 14 - State Laboratory (Revised)
Vote 15 - Secret Service (Revised)
Vote 17 - Public Appointments Service (Revised)
Vote 18 - National Shared Services Office (Revised)
Vote 19 - Office of the Ombudsman (Revised)
Vote 39 - Office of Government Procurement (Revised)
Vote 43 - Office of the Government Chief Information Officer (Revised) (25 Jun 2025)

Cian O'Callaghan: I have one very quick follow-up question. Is there anything that can be done to speed up the process and to ensure their rights under the 1983 Act are upheld?

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Labour Market (26 Jun 2025)

Cian O'Callaghan: 220. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he will address the inconsistency in advertising (details supplied) under the labour market needs test; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35093/25]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Provision (26 Jun 2025)

Cian O'Callaghan: 258. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the substantial investment projects planned for north Dublin to improve the range of services and amenities; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35014/25]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Legislative Measures (26 Jun 2025)

Cian O'Callaghan: 285. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality for an update on the progress of legislation to prohibit sex-for-rent exploitation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35092/25]

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (1 Jul 2025)

Cian O'Callaghan: During the election campaign, Fianna Fáil and its coalition partners, Fine Gael, promised to phase out student fees. That is what they promised in their manifesto. The programme for Government promised to reduce student fees. The Government is now breaking the promises it made and is saying the reason it is doing this is because of economic uncertainty. I do take economic uncertainty...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (1 Jul 2025)

Cian O'Callaghan: Did the Minister only discover the economic risks and threats posed by the Trump Administration after the election in Ireland took place? That is a very serious question. To justify breaking promises on the basis of the threats posed by the Trump Administration, when it was already in place and we knew that Administration posed huge threats to our economy by the time of our election, and...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (2 Jul 2025)

Cian O'Callaghan: I extend our sympathies to all the family and colleagues of Brother Kevin Crowley. He is someone who gave his life to serve others. The Minister did not tell people during the general election campaign that a vote for Fianna Fáil and Fine Gael would be a vote to increase college fees. The Minister has been asked twice about this issue. I will ask him a third time. What fees will...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (2 Jul 2025)

Cian O'Callaghan: There is now complete disarray and open revolt in the Government over student fees. Last night, the Minister of State, Deputy Michael Healy-Rae, announced he was not happy about this mess. He said he signed up to a programme for Government that clearly promised to reduce fees. He described the threat to increase them by €1,000 as a scud missile nobody was expecting. Can the...