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Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Equality Issues (12 Jul 2023)

Cian O'Callaghan: 99. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the current status of Actions 2.3 and 3.1 of the National LGBTI Inclusion Strategy (for which his Department is responsible), specifically regarding the inclusion of diversity and inclusion perspectives in Civil Service training courses since the start of this year; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34696/23]

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Equality Issues (12 Jul 2023)

Cian O'Callaghan: 106. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the current status of Action 2.1 of the National LGBTI Inclusion Strategy (for which his Department is responsible) to build LGBTI awareness and inclusive practices amongst SMEs and micro enterprises, especially since October of 2021; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34698/23]

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Equality Issues (12 Jul 2023)

Cian O'Callaghan: 132. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the current status of Action 7.1 of the National LGBTI Inclusion Strategy, for which her Department is responsible, regarding the engagement of cultural institutions with LGBTI culture and history; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34699/23]

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Equality Issues (12 Jul 2023)

Cian O'Callaghan: 133. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the current status of Action 7.2 of the National LGBTI Inclusion Strategy (for which her Department is responsible), regarding the creation of an LGBTI+ history and culture research think tank; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34700/23]

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Equality Issues (12 Jul 2023)

Cian O'Callaghan: 134. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the current status of Action 7.3 of the National LGBTI Inclusion Strategy (for which her Department is responsible), regarding the Business to Arts programme funding LGBTI+ artists; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34701/23]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Equality Issues (12 Jul 2023)

Cian O'Callaghan: 227. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the current status of Action 2.4 of the National LGBTI Inclusion Strategy, concerning the development of an LGBT+ Employee and Ally network, specifically regarding progress since March of 2023; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34697/23]

Housing and Homelessness: Motion [Private Members] (11 Jul 2023)

Cian O'Callaghan: When the Government took office, there were 8,699 people living in emergency accommodation for the homeless. That was far too many. The figure did not include people sleeping rough, including in cars, tents and parks and on floors and couches. Since then, there has been a 43% increase in the number of people who are homeless. They now number 12,441, including 3,699 children....

Ceisteanna - Questions: Departmental Bodies (11 Jul 2023)

Cian O'Callaghan: 6. To ask the Taoiseach if he will report on the work of the social dialogue co-ordination unit of his Department. [32559/23]

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (11 Jul 2023)

Cian O'Callaghan: I also want to ask the Taoiseach about the safety net he promised renters when the eviction ban was lifted. At the end of March, he told the Dáil that the first refusal scheme would be in place within a few months. The Minister for Housing, Local Government, and Heritage, Deputy O’Brien, promised that the first refusal scheme would be in place by now. However, not only is there...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development (Exempted Development) (No. 4) Regulations 2023: Discussion
Planning and Development (Fees for Certain Applications) Regulations 2023: Discussion
Planning and Development (Amendment) (No. XX) Regulations 2023: Discussion (11 Jul 2023)

Cian O'Callaghan: I support the very well-made points of my colleagues on the committee. I have no issue with emergency measures. In general, I am very supportive of what is being done to provide emergency accommodation for people fleeing war and seeking international protection. I share the concerns about the potential impact of these measures. We are now looking at fairly poor accommodation being...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development (Exempted Development) (No. 4) Regulations 2023: Discussion
Planning and Development (Fees for Certain Applications) Regulations 2023: Discussion
Planning and Development (Amendment) (No. XX) Regulations 2023: Discussion (11 Jul 2023)

Cian O'Callaghan: When will the committee get a written report from the ongoing review?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development (Exempted Development) (No. 4) Regulations 2023: Discussion
Planning and Development (Fees for Certain Applications) Regulations 2023: Discussion
Planning and Development (Amendment) (No. XX) Regulations 2023: Discussion (11 Jul 2023)

Cian O'Callaghan: I appreciate the response. I will leave it at this. It sounds vague. We are being told about an ongoing review but that is all.

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Postal Voting (11 Jul 2023)

Cian O'Callaghan: 343. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the progress on expanding postal votes in Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33507/23]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Schemes (11 Jul 2023)

Cian O'Callaghan: 382. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he will provide a breakdown, in tabular form, of tenant-in-situ purchases that have been completed in each local authority since the scheme was introduced; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33806/23]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Fishery Harbour Centres (11 Jul 2023)

Cian O'Callaghan: 563. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will take action in a case (details supplied) where a registered fishing company has been refused storage at Howth Harbour; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33508/23]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Disability Services (11 Jul 2023)

Cian O'Callaghan: 589. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he will take action to ensure that a service provider (details supplied) has the required funding to accommodate people with disabilities in the area; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33457/23]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Disability Services (11 Jul 2023)

Cian O'Callaghan: 600. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he will look at a specific case (details supplied) where a young person finishing school cannot get a placement for adult day services; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33530/23]

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Historic and Archaeological Heritage Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (6 Jul 2023)

Cian O'Callaghan: I move amendment No. 117: In page 45, to delete lines 38 and 39 and substitute the following: “(a) consult with the National Monuments Advisory Council and the Heritage Council to seek their views (if any) on the action, and (b) be guided by those views (if any) on taking the action or not.”. This Bill is not scheduled for Report Stage in the Dáil next week. Will the...

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Historic and Archaeological Heritage Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (6 Jul 2023)

Cian O'Callaghan: That is the intention. The amendment is on the national monuments advisory council. We discussed this last week and earlier this week. The Minister of State has given us assurances that the Heritage Council will be given additional staffing. I have asked how many archaeologists and historians are employed by the Heritage Council. This is our third meeting so maybe at this point the...

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Historic and Archaeological Heritage Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (6 Jul 2023)

Cian O'Callaghan: Great. With respect, there is a contradiction in what the Minister of State has been saying to us on this. He has been saying the Heritage Council will be given additional staffing and then he told us that its entire budgetary requirement in terms of staffing has been met, so on the one hand he is saying it may not need additional staffing while on the other he is saying that if it needs...