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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Proposed Changes to River Shannon, Grand and Royal Canals and River Barrow Navigation By-laws: Discussion (21 Sep 2023)

Cian O'Callaghan: Did Waterways Ireland commission independent research?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Proposed Changes to River Shannon, Grand and Royal Canals and River Barrow Navigation By-laws: Discussion (21 Sep 2023)

Cian O'Callaghan: I totally accept the sector needs to be regulated but I would like to see that done in a way where key stakeholders are on board with changes. Clearly, we have a situation where that is not the case at the moment. On the Shannon, and the very significant resource it is where it has multiple uses ranging from leisure, biodiversity, and water resources, does Mr. Rowe believe there needs to...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Proposed Changes to River Shannon, Grand and Royal Canals and River Barrow Navigation By-laws: Discussion (21 Sep 2023)

Cian O'Callaghan: I wish to allow the other guests to make contributions also. That is the tourism plan but I am asking if there needs to be a wider strategic plan encompassing all aspects of uses? I invite any of the other two groups to make a response, if they so wish, to any of these points?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Proposed Changes to River Shannon, Grand and Royal Canals and River Barrow Navigation By-laws: Discussion (21 Sep 2023)

Cian O'Callaghan: I thank Mr. Whelan for that response. Can the Irish Residential Boat Owners Association make a contribution now, please?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Cost Rental Tenant In Situ Scheme: Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage (21 Sep 2023)

Cian O'Callaghan: I have two questions for the Minister. This has been highly successful at preventing homelessness. There are almost 10,000 homeless people in Dublin. In the first half of this year 4,309 notices to quit were issued in Dublin. The target for the four Dublin local authorities is 725. For Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council it is only 50, which is the lowest of the four Dublin local...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Cost Rental Tenant In Situ Scheme: Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage (21 Sep 2023)

Cian O'Callaghan: When will the Minister come to a decision? Focus Ireland made that proposal months ago.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Cost Rental Tenant In Situ Scheme: Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage (21 Sep 2023)

Cian O'Callaghan: What about Dún Laoghaire?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Cost Rental Tenant In Situ Scheme: Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage (21 Sep 2023)

Cian O'Callaghan: The figure for Dún Laoghaire is too low.

Local Government (Mayor of Limerick) Bill 2023: Second Stage (20 Sep 2023)

Cian O'Callaghan: I thank the Minister of State for the clarification. It is important that people are not just going through the motions or that they are in just a few times a year. That is useful. I have talked about recommendation 8, which concerns the mayor having the power to select and appoint members of staff to their office. Recommendation 9 refers to sanctions or removal of the director general...

Local Government (Mayor of Limerick) Bill 2023: Second Stage (20 Sep 2023)

Cian O'Callaghan: I welcome this Bill and that we finally have it at this Stage. I know a lot of work has gone into it and there are improvements from the general scheme. I want to acknowledge that and say that it is moving in the right direction. With that said, it needs to go a lot further. Fundamentally, one of the reasons the Social Democrats and I are most interested in directly elected mayors is...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Staff (20 Sep 2023)

Cian O'Callaghan: 378. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if her attention has been drawn to several schools that are unable to hire a substitute teacher in order to fill a fixed-term role temporarily, where that fixed-term role has been advertised but no hire has been found; if she will engage with schools on this issue given the staffing shortages that many are experiencing; if she will consider...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Teaching Qualifications (20 Sep 2023)

Cian O'Callaghan: 379. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will consider re-evaluating the length of the two-year Professional Masters in Education to account for teachers who have a Teaching Council number and who already have teaching experience; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40629/23]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (20 Sep 2023)

Cian O'Callaghan: 380. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will look at a case (details supplied) whereby a child with autism has been out of school since March this year and is unable to find a school place for the coming year; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40632/23]

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Public Sector Pensions (20 Sep 2023)

Cian O'Callaghan: 398. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht when the pension increases for retired RTÉ employees will be implemented; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40631/23]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: An Garda Síochána (20 Sep 2023)

Cian O'Callaghan: 714. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of community gardaí in the DMR each year from 2020 to 2023, broken down by division; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40582/23]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Disabilities Assessments (20 Sep 2023)

Cian O'Callaghan: 871. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he will verify the total number of children on waiting lists for assessment of need; the number of children waiting on historical waiting lists; the number of new applications; the number of children or families still awaiting assessment following a preliminary team assessment review, broken down by CHO...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Home Care Packages (20 Sep 2023)

Cian O'Callaghan: 1019. To ask the Minister for Health the number of people waiting for home support services, broken down by CHO area; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40578/23]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Home Care Packages (20 Sep 2023)

Cian O'Callaghan: 1020. To ask the Minister for Health the number of home support services hours currently provided by each CHO area; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40579/23]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Mental Health Services (20 Sep 2023)

Cian O'Callaghan: 1021. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons waiting for a CAMHS appointment, by CHO, LHO and time waiting; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40581/23]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Departmental Reviews (20 Sep 2023)

Cian O'Callaghan: 1031. To ask the Minister for Health when the review of the long-term illness scheme will take place; if the age limit of 16 years old in the mental health category of the scheme will be reviewed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40630/23]