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Ceisteanna - Questions: Departmental Bodies (21 Feb 2023)

Cian O'Callaghan: 33. To ask the Taoiseach if he will report on the work of the social dialogue co-ordination unit of his Department. [8631/23]

Ceisteanna - Questions: Departmental Strategies (21 Feb 2023)

Cian O'Callaghan: 22. To ask the Taoiseach if he will report on the strategic goals of his Department's strategy statement 2021-2023; and if he plans to update them. [8630/23]

Ceisteanna - Questions: Cabinet Committees (21 Feb 2023)

Cian O'Callaghan: 5. To ask the Taoiseach when the Cabinet committee on Government co-ordination will next meet. [7240/23]

Ceisteanna - Questions: Cabinet Committees (21 Feb 2023)

Cian O'Callaghan: 9. To ask the Taoiseach when the Cabinet committee on Government co-ordination will next meet. [8629/23]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: General Scheme of the Planning and Development Bill 2022: Discussion (Resumed) (21 Feb 2023)

Cian O'Callaghan: I thank everyone who came in for their opening statements. I wish to ask the CCMA representatives about the part in their statement about taking estates in charge. They talked about how this is included in the draft Bill and how this is welcome. Are there differences between what is in this draft Bill and what is in the existing legislation? If they could explain a bit about that, that...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: General Scheme of the Planning and Development Bill 2022: Discussion (Resumed) (21 Feb 2023)

Cian O'Callaghan: I do not think that section of the Bill has timelines in it. Does it? Is the lack of timelines an issue or potentially a weakness in it? For example, I was talking to people on Saturday in an area of my constituency that was built 18 years ago and is not taken in charge. They are waiting 18 years to be taken in charge. As they are waiting, public areas are deteriorating. This...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: General Scheme of the Planning and Development Bill 2022: Discussion (Resumed) (21 Feb 2023)

Cian O'Callaghan: Head 83 in section 2(g), which relates to conditions on planning permissions, is about requiring bonds and is connected to the issue of taking in charge. If it is not built to the standard it should, the local authority can have recourse to using the bond. An issue that frequently comes up when it gets to that situation is that local authorities will say there is insufficient money in the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: General Scheme of the Planning and Development Bill 2022: Discussion (Resumed) (21 Feb 2023)

Cian O'Callaghan: Will Mr. Kelly provide the committee with more information on the work he has done in that area? That would be useful in terms of looking at this Bill.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: General Scheme of the Planning and Development Bill 2022: Discussion (Resumed) (21 Feb 2023)

Cian O'Callaghan: I have several.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: General Scheme of the Planning and Development Bill 2022: Discussion (Resumed) (21 Feb 2023)

Cian O'Callaghan: Head 156 relates to some of the issues about refusals of planning permission for past failure to comply but I understand it has never been used by a local authority and that has to be addressed.

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Electric Vehicles (21 Feb 2023)

Cian O'Callaghan: 185. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the action he will take to improve the charging infrastructure available for electric cars; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8199/23]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Irish Prisoners Abroad (21 Feb 2023)

Cian O'Callaghan: 339. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the current situation regarding the detention of an Irish citizen (details supplied) in Iran; if further contact has been made with the Iranian Foreign Minister for the citizen’s release; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8296/23]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects (21 Feb 2023)

Cian O'Callaghan: 386. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will provide an updated timeframe for building works to commence at a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8200/23]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Birth Certificates (21 Feb 2023)

Cian O'Callaghan: 442. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if there are plans for a review of the legal requirements for mothers registering the birth of her child with a new partner, where the mother is still married to a previous partner due to delays in divorce proceedings; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8524/23]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Vaccination Programme (21 Feb 2023)

Cian O'Callaghan: 607. To ask the Minister for Health the vaccination centres that are currently available in the Dublin north central area for the MMR vaccine programme; if additional and alternative test centres will be provided in the coming months; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8201/23]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Covid-19 Pandemic (21 Feb 2023)

Cian O'Callaghan: 658. To ask the Minister for Health given that the paid leave for the Public Health Service employees unfit for work post Covid infection is due to finish in the coming months, if Covid-19 will be deemed as an occupational illness as recommended by the EU Advisory Committee; what is the proposed long-term solution for healthcare workers who are still unable to return to work due to long...

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (15 Feb 2023)

Cian O'Callaghan: The Central Statistics Office, CSO, estimates that approximately 30,000 homes were completed last year. However, independent analysis of the number of homes completed and certified by the National Building Control and Market Surveillance Office shows that less than 24,000 homes were built. Is the Taoiseach aware that, according to the methodology used by the CSO, its calculations on the...

Energy Costs and Windfall Taxes: Motion [Private Members] (15 Feb 2023)

Cian O'Callaghan: I thank my colleague Deputy Whitmore for bringing forward this motion. I want to respond to the Minister's comments. There were two things lacking in his comments and responses. As Deputy Gannon foretold, the Minister gave us a list of the different measures the Government is taking but what we did not get was a timeline for the implementation of a windfall tax. We have no timeline on...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Taxi Regulations (15 Feb 2023)

Cian O'Callaghan: 56. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if the two-year grace period afforded to taxi drivers during Covid-19 for car replacement can be extended to all taxi drivers due to the delays in ordering electric cars; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7441/23]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Ambulance Service (15 Feb 2023)

Cian O'Callaghan: 170. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to tackle the delays experienced by those in need of the National Ambulance Service; the average wait time for an ambulance; what additional staffing is required to shorten these delays; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7501/23]