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Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Foreign Conflicts (3 May 2023)

Cian O'Callaghan: 29. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will arrange for the evacuation of Irish citizens from Sudan with immediate effect; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20228/23]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: School Meals Programme (3 May 2023)

Cian O'Callaghan: 240. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the guidelines in place for healthy eating in the new roll-out of the school meals programme; the supports in place for schools to stick to healthy eating guidelines; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20223/23]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Benefits (3 May 2023)

Cian O'Callaghan: 241. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the reason child benefit is not paid for those aged 18 years who are still in full-time education; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20224/23]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Public Services Card (3 May 2023)

Cian O'Callaghan: 242. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the reason an adoption certificate is necessary when applying for a public services card when a person has already provided other legal documents to verify their identity; if she can look at a specific case (details supplied) in relation to this; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20225/23]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Modern Construction Methods: Discussion (2 May 2023)

Cian O'Callaghan: I thank everyone who has come in for all the work they are doing in this important area. I have a few more things to ask about timber framing and taller buildings. Some people might have concerns about timber frames in taller buildings. What are they?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Modern Construction Methods: Discussion (2 May 2023)

Cian O'Callaghan: The interesting thing is that if we go back far enough, in this city, nearly everything was built out of wood. That was stopped because of the reasons relating to fire. Much more recently, there were, unfortunately, some high-profile cases, maybe built around 15 years ago or a little bit longer, which had issues with how they were built and the fire separations not being put in properly....

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Modern Construction Methods: Discussion (2 May 2023)

Cian O'Callaghan: Given that we do not have any high-profile cases in terms of timber frame construction going wrong in the last ten or 15 years, I wonder if it is being documented. Are we in a situation where we can say there were very serious mistakes in 2004 and 2005 but since then we have had successful, well-built timber frame housing? Given that, we could look at greater heights with more confidence....

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Modern Construction Methods: Discussion (2 May 2023)

Cian O'Callaghan: I would like to ask SOLAS a question. Can we hear a bit more about getting more people into construction technician or retrofit courses? How does it tie in with modern methods of construction, MMC? Does SOLAS have modelling or projections for the impact on traditional wet trade apprenticeships if there is as huge increase in the volume of modern methods of construction, off-site...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Modern Construction Methods: Discussion (2 May 2023)

Cian O'Callaghan: I have a short question on that. Some of those things have been apparent for a long time. The models have not been updated. What needs to happen for those things to be updated to the needs of 2023? Much of it is based on models that made sense several decades ago but have not made as much sense in recent times. It used to be an attractive option for people who might have left school...

Historic and Archaeological Heritage Bill 2023 [Seanad]: Second Stage (Resumed) (27 Apr 2023)

Cian O'Callaghan: Before the debate was adjourned, I was making the point that according to the 2001 survey published by the Heritage Council, 34% of the State's archaeological monuments had been destroyed since 1840. The survey found the destruction was continuing at an alarming rate. Once a monument is destroyed, it is gone forever; it can never be brought back. We have seen such destruction in Wood Quay...

Rent Reduction Bill 2023: Second Stage [Private Members] (26 Apr 2023)

Cian O'Callaghan: The Social Democrats will certainly support this Bill proceeding to Committee Stage. The idea of Committee Stage is for Bills like this to be teased out and scrutinised. It is disappointing that while the Government criticises the Opposition for not tabling proposals, when the Opposition brings forward proposals and Bills such as this, the Government does not even want them to be discussed...

Historic and Archaeological Heritage Bill 2023: Second Stage (25 Apr 2023)

Cian O'Callaghan: First, I welcome this Bill. There are good parts in it. The Minister of State has a tendency to come into the Chamber and reference the pre-legislative report and process, which I think is very good. I want to acknowledge the input into the pre-legislative process, especially by An Taisce, Archaeology Ireland, the Local Authority Archaeologist Network, LAAN, and others. We have a habit of...

Ceisteanna - Questions: Cabinet Committees (25 Apr 2023)

Cian O'Callaghan: 10. To ask the Taoiseach when the Cabinet committee on the economy and investment will next meet. [16726/23]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Housing for All: Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage (Resumed) (25 Apr 2023)

Cian O'Callaghan: I thank the Chair. I also thank the Ministers and officials for coming in. I have a number of questions so I will give the Minister plenty of time to respond but I will want to come in for more questions. If I am cutting the Minister off at some point, that is why am doing that. First, on the issue of the development levies, the Minister states that he wants the savings to be passed on...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Housing for All: Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage (Resumed) (25 Apr 2023)

Cian O'Callaghan: I thank the Minister for his reply. On the cost-rental scheme, and I appreciate the Minister’s previous answer where the detailed design is yet to happen so the Minister may not have the full details on this, but at this stage, does the Minister know when the subsidy is given, will all of these cost-rental apartments and homes be transferred to a not-for-profit housing association or...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Housing for All: Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage (Resumed) (25 Apr 2023)

Cian O'Callaghan: At least all of these properties, therefore, will be a minimum 50-year tenure cost-rental property.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Housing for All: Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage (Resumed) (25 Apr 2023)

Cian O'Callaghan: The LDA will own them or will transfer them to a not-for-profit organisation.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Housing for All: Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage (Resumed) (25 Apr 2023)

Cian O'Callaghan: In the Housing for All strategy, there is a commitment for the second quarter of this year that there be an examination of the creation of a holding system for rental deposits. As the Minister knows there has been legislation since 2015 for a deposit retention scheme for renters. This can cause huge issues for some people regarding putting them at risk of homelessness. If they do not get...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Housing for All: Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage (Resumed) (25 Apr 2023)

Cian O'Callaghan: Does the Minister appreciate that the legislation has been in place since 2015, though?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Housing for All: Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage (Resumed) (25 Apr 2023)

Cian O'Callaghan: Is the Minister going to introduce a deposit protection scheme during his tenure?