Results 941-960 of 7,163 for speaker:Cian O'Callaghan

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Sentencing Policy (24 Feb 2021)

Cian O'Callaghan: 742. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the legislation in relation to sentencing for knife crimes and which policies around knife crimes are under review by her Department; the frequency of the issues reviewed; the details of this review; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [10304/21]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Youth Justice Strategy (24 Feb 2021)

Cian O'Callaghan: 743. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality when the new youth justice strategy will be implemented; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [10306/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Disabilities Assessments (24 Feb 2021)

Cian O'Callaghan: 867. To ask the Minister for Health the number of children under 18 years of age waiting for a first assessment for speech and language therapy up to 24 February or the latest date available by local health office, LHO; the number waiting less than four months, between four and 12 months, and more than 12 months, respectively, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter....

Written Answers — Department of Health: Covid-19 Pandemic (24 Feb 2021)

Cian O'Callaghan: 996. To ask the Minister for Health if students from other countries who are studying here will be able to travel home at the end of the academic year and not have to face Covid-19-related fines on international travel; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10309/21]

Residential Tenancies (Student Rents and Other Protections) (Covid-19) Bill 2021: First Stage (25 Feb 2021)

Cian O'Callaghan: The Social Democrats support this Bill and we are very happy to co-sign it. This legislation is very important in ensuring that students are not penalised for complying with public health measures, which is what happened last year. Students who could not avail of accommodation they had paid for several months in advance were charged in full for it. In effect, they were penalised for...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Covid-19 Pandemic Supports (25 Feb 2021)

Cian O'Callaghan: 24. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will provide the airline industry with a financial aid package to ensure the survival of the industry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10721/21]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Covid-19 Pandemic Supports (25 Feb 2021)

Cian O'Callaghan: 45. To ask the Minister for Finance if personal financial supports will be extended for airline workers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10722/21]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Covid-19 Pandemic Supports (25 Feb 2021)

Cian O'Callaghan: 46. To ask the Minister for Finance if the employment wage subsidy scheme will be extended past 31 March 2021; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10723/21]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Approved Housing Bodies (25 Feb 2021)

Cian O'Callaghan: 126. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the amount of capital funding his Department has provided to Co-operative Housing Ireland, CHI, since quarter 4 of 2014 to date by quarter in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10725/21]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Human Rights (25 Feb 2021)

Cian O'Callaghan: 139. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the Government response to the recent events and discrimination regarding the LGBTQ+ community in Turkey; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10724/21]

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces Expenditure (25 Feb 2021)

Cian O'Callaghan: 147. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the annual spend on national defence and on the Defence Forces excluding pensions as a percentage of GDP since 1999, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10726/21]

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces Properties (25 Feb 2021)

Cian O'Callaghan: 148. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the status of the married and single quarters within the Defence Forces; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10727/21]

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces Review (25 Feb 2021)

Cian O'Callaghan: 149. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the reason for reviewing the Defence Forces in isolation via a stand-alone commission; the reason a review of national defence and security as a whole is not being undertaken; the selection criteria for the membership of the commission; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10728/21]

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces Data (25 Feb 2021)

Cian O'Callaghan: 151. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the current establishment number for Defence Forces personnel, permanent, reserve and civilian support staff; the way these figures compare to the number of personnel in 1999, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10956/21]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Student Support Schemes (25 Feb 2021)

Cian O'Callaghan: 154. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if her attention has been drawn to the fact that primary teaching students of a college (details supplied) are not entitled to apply for the Gaeltacht grant, the 1916 bursary fund, SUSI grants, the student assistance fund, the €250 fees refund scheme and other postgraduate supports; the steps being taken to address same; and if she will...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: General Scheme of the Affordable Housing Bill 2020: Discussion (Resumed) (2 Mar 2021)

Cian O'Callaghan: I have two questions for the witnesses from the CCMA. The expansion of the serviced site fund was mentioned. Will the witnesses tell us more about that? What is envisaged? Is it that there will be flexibility in the amounts and it will be possible to go beyond €50,000 or will the amounts be fixed? If the approach is that of some flexibility, how would that be worked out? I ask...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: General Scheme of the Affordable Housing Bill 2020: Discussion (Resumed) (2 Mar 2021)

Cian O'Callaghan: I thank the witnesses for their replies. In regard to design-build frameworks, will they clarify that there will still be plenty of flexibility in terms of external design in order to ensure it is not overly uniform? Is it the case that the approach being taken is looking more at the internal side?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: General Scheme of the Affordable Housing Bill 2020: Discussion (Resumed) (2 Mar 2021)

Cian O'Callaghan: It is very important. I thank the witnesses.

Housing Shared Equity Loan Scheme: Motion [Private Members] (3 Mar 2021)

Cian O'Callaghan: People locked out of home ownership deserve a better quality of debate and better evidence concerning the types of proposals being discussed than we have had so far today. The Minister's contribution was largely an attack on the Opposition and was mostly rhetoric. He accused the Opposition of being hysterical and of being engaged in Trump-style politics. The main hysteria in the Chamber...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: EU Directives (3 Mar 2021)

Cian O'Callaghan: 207. To ask the Minister for Finance if he supports the legal implementation of public country-by-country reporting with regard to the proposed EU directive discussed at the Council of Ministers that aims to improve tax transparency and ensure the full disclosure of tax information by multinationals operating here; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11716/21]