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Ceisteanna - Questions: Cabinet Committees (24 Mar 2021)

Cian O'Callaghan: Recently, I accompanied the Dublin homeless outreach team when it visited homeless people who were sleeping on the streets of Dublin. I met homeless people who told me that they felt safer sleeping on our streets than in private emergency accommodation. I raised with the Taoiseach previously that the National Quality Standards Framework, NQSF, is not applied to private providers of...

Pre-European Council Meeting: Statements (24 Mar 2021)

Cian O'Callaghan: First, I challenge the narrative being put forward here by some contributors that what we have here is simply an issue of a lack of technical competence at an EU level when it comes to procurement. I wish that was all that was at stake here. I think, however, we are paying the price for the lack of investment and co-ordination at an EU level in public health over many years. The European...

Residential Tenancies Bill 2021: Second Stage (24 Mar 2021)

Cian O'Callaghan: I agree with the comments of previous Deputies on the process around this. There should be time for all legislation we know is to come up for pre-legislative scrutiny. Too often with housing legislation the Minister seeks to waive that process. I put it to him the members of the Joint Committee on Housing, Local Government and Heritage are all happy and willing to engage in thorough...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Covid-19 Pandemic Supports (24 Mar 2021)

Cian O'Callaghan: 188. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if fixed costs supports will be provided for small and medium-sized enterprises in the events sector; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15509/21]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Driver Test (24 Mar 2021)

Cian O'Callaghan: 277. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will allow students on courses related to essential and front-line work sit driver theory tests in order to be able to attend their future college placements; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14224/21]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Banking Sector (24 Mar 2021)

Cian O'Callaghan: 439. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will intervene to stop the closure of bank branches (details supplied) given that the State is a major shareholder in the bank; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14223/21]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Wage Subsidy Scheme (24 Mar 2021)

Cian O'Callaghan: 498. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will consider extending the employment wage subsidy scheme for the events industry until six months after mass gatherings are permitted again; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15508/21]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Land Development Agency (24 Mar 2021)

Cian O'Callaghan: 654. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if the Land Development Agency is exempted from complying with the lobbying register; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14498/21]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Employment Support Services (24 Mar 2021)

Cian O'Callaghan: 966. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if a person (details supplied) will be included in the JobsPlus programme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14222/21]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Covid-19 Pandemic Supports (24 Mar 2021)

Cian O'Callaghan: 1027. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if she will consider extending the pandemic unemployment payment for the events industry until six months after mass gatherings are permitted again; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [15508/21]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Insurance (24 Mar 2021)

Cian O'Callaghan: 1028. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if she will address a matter raised in correspondence (details supplied) regarding the Irish-Australian social security agreement; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [15533/21]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Refugee Resettlement Programme (24 Mar 2021)

Cian O'Callaghan: 1054. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he will expand the number of asylum seekers and refugees from Greece that Ireland has committed to relocate from 50 to 400; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15757/21]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Direct Provision System (24 Mar 2021)

Cian O'Callaghan: 1096. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the steps he is taking to ensure that persons in direct provision are receiving high-quality and nutritious food; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15461/21]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Legal Aid (24 Mar 2021)

Cian O'Callaghan: 1254. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality further to Parliamentary Question No. 296 of 21 January 2021, the stage at which the comprehensive review of the current civil legal aid scheme by her Department is; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14964/21]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Court Judgments (24 Mar 2021)

Cian O'Callaghan: 1228. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the steps she is taking to bring awards to minor injuries in line with international norms; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14439/21]

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

Cian O'Callaghan: 1542. To ask the Minister for Health if the European health insurance card can be used in relation to the Covid-19 vaccine roll-out if a person resident here does not have a PPS number; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14604/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Disability Services Provision (24 Mar 2021)

Cian O'Callaghan: 1653. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding access to services for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14979/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: HSE Staff (24 Mar 2021)

Cian O'Callaghan: 1767. To ask the Minister for Health if he will request the HSE to retain the over 300 positions for newly-qualified intern doctors which are proposed to be cut in 2021; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15365/21]

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

Cian O'Callaghan: 1768. To ask the Minister for Health if persons with hereditary spherocytosis and who have received both doses of their Covid-19 vaccine can return to work; when the policy on same will be published by the HSE occupational health team; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15366/21]

Residential Tenancies Bill 2021: Committee and Remaining Stages (25 Mar 2021)

Cian O'Callaghan: I move amendment No. 1: In page 4, line 5, to delete "12 July 2021" and substitute "12 October 2021". I will be speaking to all my amendments now in the interests of time as they are similar and attempt the same achievement. I asked the Minister yesterday to correct the Dáil record on the National Quality Standards Framework not being applied to private emergency accommodation. It...