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Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Local Authorities (7 Nov 2023)

Cian O'Callaghan: 680. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the number of vacant housing officers in place in each local authority;if they are employed on a full or part-time basis, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48680/23]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Schemes (7 Nov 2023)

Cian O'Callaghan: 684. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the number of applications for the first home shared equity scheme; the number of approvals; the average house price for all drawdowns, broken down by county, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48727/23]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Rented Dwellings Register (7 Nov 2023)

Cian O'Callaghan: 685. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he will provide an update on his discussions with the European Commissioner relating to the implementation of a short-term letting register; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48728/23]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Departmental Expenditure (7 Nov 2023)

Cian O'Callaghan: 693. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the State expenditure on long-term leasing to date in 2023; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48841/23]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Weather Events (7 Nov 2023)

Cian O'Callaghan: 766. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if the humanitarian assistance scheme is available for residents of the recent flooding (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [48390/23]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Benefits (7 Nov 2023)

Cian O'Callaghan: 738. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if she will consider bringing in child benefit payments for those over 18 years in full-time secondary education in 2023, instead of from September 2024 onwards; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [48047/23]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Childcare Services (7 Nov 2023)

Cian O'Callaghan: 1010. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth his plans to improve the provision of childcare in an area (details supplied) whereby there are waiting lists for every childcare facility in and around the area, and parents are unable to find any childcare place; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47920/23]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Disabilities Assessments (7 Nov 2023)

Cian O'Callaghan: 1065. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he plans to reimburse parents whose children have been forced to get a private assessment of need due to the long waiting lists in the HSE; if this reimbursement would apply to necessary therapies also; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48371/23]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Disability Services (7 Nov 2023)

Cian O'Callaghan: 1083. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth further to Parliamentary Question No. 589 of 11 July 2023, if he is aware that there are still school leavers from St. Michael's House who have not been provided with day services (details supplied); if he is aware that two school leavers are currently sharing a day service; if he is aware that no transport...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Staff (7 Nov 2023)

Cian O'Callaghan: 1229. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide an update in relation to pay parity for medical scientists; if pay parity will be delivered in early January 2024 as indicated; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48124/23]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (7 Nov 2023)

Cian O'Callaghan: 1306. To ask the Minister for Health if he is aware of some opticians who have not received payment from the HSE for the last number of months to continue the HSE glasses vouchers for children; if he will rectify this situation in order that parents can continue to use the vouchers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48521/23]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Future of the Maritime Area Regulatory Authority: Discussion (7 Nov 2023)

Cian O'Callaghan: On the enforcement point, local authorities have had huge challenges in respect of planning enforcement over the years. My experience, when I was a local authority member, was that it was probably more challenging than any other area, and I continue to see that. What can be done to ensure there will not be repeated significant challenges with planning enforcement? Is that something the...

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (26 Oct 2023)

Cian O'Callaghan: Since the Government lifted the eviction ban, we have had record levels of homelessness month after month. Never in the history of the State has the number of children living and growing up without a home been so high. Homelessness for children can have devastating and long-term consequences in their education and development. One woman was in touch with me in the past week who has been...

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (26 Oct 2023)

Cian O'Callaghan: None of this is enough, is it?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Consideration of the Citizens' Assembly Report on a Directly Elected Mayor of Dublin: Discussion (Resumed). (26 Oct 2023)

Cian O'Callaghan: I concur with many of Deputy Duffy's comments about the experience of being a councillor, for example on how a councillor can challenge effectively, interrogate his or her functions properly and give strategic leadership when the executive has all of the resources. We all try our best when we are in those roles but it is a David versus Goliath situation. I want to make this first point...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Consideration of the Citizens' Assembly Report on a Directly Elected Mayor of Dublin: Discussion (Resumed). (26 Oct 2023)

Cian O'Callaghan: Specifically, if powers were to be devolved to a directly elected mayor, or not through that, to local government, which areas need to be prioritised?

Ceisteanna - Questions: Cabinet Committees (25 Oct 2023)

Cian O'Callaghan: 6. To ask the Taoiseach if he will provide a list of the Cabinet Committees on which he sits. [46601/23]

Ceisteanna - Questions: Cabinet Committees (25 Oct 2023)

Cian O'Callaghan: I want to ask about new build house prices and developer profits. The ESRI has said that if the help-to-buy scheme was scrapped house prices would fall. Recent analysis by the architect Orla Hegarty has shown that in Dublin 15, in the Taoiseach's constituency, since the shared equity scheme was introduced new build house prices have increased by €92,000. BNP Paribas has stated that...

Developer Profits Transparency Bill 2023: First Stage (25 Oct 2023)

Cian O'Callaghan: I move: "That the Bill be taken in Private Members' time".

Developer Profits Transparency Bill 2023: First Stage (25 Oct 2023)

Cian O'Callaghan: I move: That leave be granted to introduce a Bill entitled an Act to introduce a requirement for property developers who are in receipt of State subsidies to publish annual financial statements. Gabhaim buíochas leis an Leas-Cheann Comhairle. This is a very straightforward Bill. If it is passed, it will provide transparency on the profit levels of developers who benefit from...