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Residential Tenancies (No. 2) Bill 2021: From the Seanad (8 Jul 2021)

Cian O'Callaghan: Likewise, I will not be opposing this legislation, although I do have a different view as to what the best approach is. As the Minister is aware and as Deputy Ó Broin has noted, there is a lot of commentary at the moment suggesting we might be heading into a period of significant increases in inflation. We all hope that will not happen but KBC is reported today as saying we are heading...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: General Scheme of the Electoral Reform Bill: Discussion (Resumed) (22 Jun 2021)

Cian O'Callaghan: I add my voice to the good contributions that have been made, particularly with regard to what Senator Boyhan was saying about representation on the commission for groups that are under-represented in our democratic institutions. It is important that the commission be diverse to reflect society and groups that do not have the level of representation they should. A number of civil society...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: General Scheme of the Electoral Reform Bill: Discussion (Resumed) (22 Jun 2021)

Cian O'Callaghan: I appreciate those answers.

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Provision (8 Jul 2021)

Cian O'Callaghan: 199. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the number of affordable and social homes built by the State in each year from 1930 to 2020; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36944/21]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Provision (8 Jul 2021)

Cian O'Callaghan: 200. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the number of State-owned sites that are suitable for social and affordable housing; the estimated number of homes that could be built if all of these sites were used; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36945/21]

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces (8 Jul 2021)

Cian O'Callaghan: 224. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the costs associated with Defence Forces personnel who served in Afghanistan since 2001 and to date in 2021 either with the NATO forces or with the United Nations; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36980/21]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Citizenship Applications (8 Jul 2021)

Cian O'Callaghan: 307. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the status of an application for citizenship and a travel document of a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [36956/21]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Citizenship Applications (8 Jul 2021)

Cian O'Callaghan: 308. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if a person (details supplied) as part of a citizenship application had to submit a passport a month ago; if the passport will be returned to the person; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [36995/21]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Foreign Policy (13 Jul 2021)

Cian O'Callaghan: 380. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if his attention has been drawn to the recent attack on the offices of the organisers of Tbilisi Pride; if the safety and security of LGBTQ+ persons in Georgia has been discussed by the EU Council of Ministers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37574/21]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Eligibility (13 Jul 2021)

Cian O'Callaghan: 470. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if her attention has been drawn to the fact that child benefit for children over the age of 16 will not be available to some persons from July until September 2021 and that there was no prior warning given about this to parents and guardians; the steps she is taking to address this; and if she will make a statement on the...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Research and Development (13 Jul 2021)

Cian O'Callaghan: 522. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if the new €40 million North-South research programme will fund new PhD research projects; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37575/21]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Residential Property Prices Register (13 Jul 2021)

Cian O'Callaghan: 588. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if her attention has been drawn to the fact that on the residential property price register website there are a number of properties registered in the wrong areas and thus not reflecting the true property prices in each locality; the steps that the Property Services Regulatory Authority (PSRA) has taken to ensure greater...

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (14 Jul 2021)

Cian O'Callaghan: The Government has committed to spending at least €1 billion to lease 2,400 homes from investment funds. It would be much more cost-effective to build new homes. This would also create new supply that would mean the State would not be competing with first-time buyers and pushing up prices by doing these deals with investment funds. The Institute of Professional Auctioneers and...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Yield (14 Jul 2021)

Cian O'Callaghan: 78. To ask the Minister for Finance the amount being raised from stamp duty on rents greater than €30,000 per annum; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38605/21]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Commercial Rates (14 Jul 2021)

Cian O'Callaghan: 145. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the estimated cost of the current waiver of commercial rates; the estimated cost of extending the commercial rates waiver until the end of 2022; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38606/21]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Covid-19 Pandemic (14 Jul 2021)

Cian O'Callaghan: 281. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if his attention has been drawn to the fact that exchange students who will be studying in the coming academic year in the USA cannot sit visa interviews due to Covid-19 restrictions; the steps he is taking to address this; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31114/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medicinal Products (14 Jul 2021)

Cian O'Callaghan: 402. To ask the Minister for Health when the drug zolgensma will become available through the HSE; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31390/21]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Provision (15 Jul 2021)

Cian O'Callaghan: 189. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the number of housing complaints that were received in the first six months of 2021; the categories that the complaints fall under; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38754/21]