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An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (5 Jul 2022)

Cian O'Callaghan: There has been no explanation from the Government as it seeks to rush through this legislation, and no explanation as to why quarries are still operating in Ireland producing substandard materials that are going into homes leaving families, communities and the entire State vulnerable. There has been no explanation from the Government regarding why the quarries that have produced substandard...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Energy Prices (5 Jul 2022)

Cian O'Callaghan: 109. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the reason that customers who remain with their current energy suppliers are penalised; the reason constant switching is required in order to avail of the cheapest energy costs; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35685/22]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Policy (5 Jul 2022)

Cian O'Callaghan: 222. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the rationale for not allowing displaced Ukrainians resident in Ireland under the temporary protection directive to access the housing assistance payment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35558/22]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Election Management System (5 Jul 2022)

Cian O'Callaghan: 228. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government when voter.ie will be expanded to cover areas outside of Dublin; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35663/22]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Policy (5 Jul 2022)

Cian O'Callaghan: 234. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the upcoming changes that will allow the provision whereby single housing assistance payment tenants can access the couples rate will also apply for single persons in receipt of homeless HAP; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35812/22]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Employment Support Services (5 Jul 2022)

Cian O'Callaghan: 419. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if grant funding to cover the costs of staff redundancies in jobs clubs will be provided to prevent costly wind-up processing involving insolvency; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [36013/22]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Waiting Lists (5 Jul 2022)

Cian O'Callaghan: 742. To ask the Minister for Health the number of Irish patients awaiting initial assessment for a sleep disorder screening appointment in either a respiratory clinic or specific sleep disorder clinic; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35675/22]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Waiting Lists (5 Jul 2022)

Cian O'Callaghan: 743. To ask the Minister for Health the number of patients awaiting an inpatient or domiciliary sleep disorder test; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35676/22]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Waiting Lists (5 Jul 2022)

Cian O'Callaghan: 744. To ask the Minister for Health the number of patients awaiting initiation of continuous positive airway pressure therapy. [35677/22]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Services (5 Jul 2022)

Cian O'Callaghan: 745. To ask the Minister for Health the number of Irish patients who have been commenced on continuous positive airway pressure therapy in each of the years 2017 to 2021; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35678/22]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Waiting Lists (5 Jul 2022)

Cian O'Callaghan: 746. To ask the Minister for Health if the HSE and the National Treatment Purchase Fund have given specific recognition to safety implications in the staffing of sleep services and in particular in relation to prior, current and future HSE and NTPF initiatives to reduce waiting times and waiting lists for sleep disorders given its public health and road safety implications; and if he will...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Aids and Appliances (5 Jul 2022)

Cian O'Callaghan: 747. To ask the Minister for Health the number of Irish patients who currently have their continuous positive airway pressure device rental covered under the medical card scheme; the current expenditure on respiratory sleep therapy services through this scheme in each of the years 2017 to 2021; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35680/22]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Aids and Appliances (5 Jul 2022)

Cian O'Callaghan: 748. To ask the Minister for Health the number of Irish patients who currently have their continuous positive airway pressure device rental covered under the drugs payment scheme; the current expenditure on respiratory sleep therapy services through this scheme in each of the years 2017 to 2021; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35681/22]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (5 Jul 2022)

Cian O'Callaghan: 749. To ask the Minister for Health the governance structure of the two separate schemes being used by the HSE to fund the same respiratory sleep therapy services including continuous positive airway pressure therapy including procurement controls, comparative value-for-money and policy reviews, comparative cost-benefit analyses or comparative cost-effectiveness analyses which have been...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Aids and Appliances (5 Jul 2022)

Cian O'Callaghan: 750. To ask the Minister for Health if he will specifically confirm that the maximum cost to the public purse of the same device funded by each scheme is largely comparable; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35683/22]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (5 Jul 2022)

Cian O'Callaghan: 751. To ask the Minister for Health if a value-for-money and policy review has been performed of the continuous positive airway pressure therapy funding schemes with particular focus on the impact of treatment non-compliance in Ireland given the potential for substantial cost savings through the rolling costs of device rental schemes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35684/22]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Covid-19 Pandemic (5 Jul 2022)

Cian O'Callaghan: 777. To ask the Minister for Health if he will consider classifying Covid-19 as an occupational injury for healthcare workers in line with the decision of the European Union Advisory Committee on Safety and Health at Work; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35811/22]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Right to Housing: Discussion (5 Jul 2022)

Cian O'Callaghan: I will follow up on the point about whether, if it were to be passed, a referendum would create an expectation of change and give rise to a rights-based approach. In previous referendums, especially very controversial ones, much work was done on the implementation. It was not just about the wording but about how the detail of a change would be implemented. Some of that was provided to the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Right to Housing: Discussion (5 Jul 2022)

Cian O'Callaghan: In previous referendums, it has been felt that this is very important work, rather than debating the wording, with people having no indication of how it might pan out. Does Home For Good have a view on that work? Does it need to be done?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Right to Housing: Discussion (5 Jul 2022)

Cian O'Callaghan: That is a very important piece of work because it would give the referendum meaning. Cynical people who are cynical might say this will not mean anything but we could then say A, B or C will happen if this referendum is passed and say how things will progress. From the limited engagement Home for Good has had with it, is there any indication that the Housing Commission is doing that piece...