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Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Appeals (14 Jun 2022)

Cian O'Callaghan: 1081. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the status of the injury benefit appeal case of a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29040/22]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Benefits (14 Jun 2022)

Cian O'Callaghan: 1101. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if she will consider removing the rule that pensioners lose their living alone allowance and fuel allowance when their child moves back into their home due to the housing crisis; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29426/22]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Legislative Reviews (14 Jun 2022)

Cian O'Callaghan: 1376. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if she has plans to review or reform the first schedule of the Powers of Attorney Act 1996 (details supplied) in light of changes in family relationships and structures; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [30860/22]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Review and Consolidation of Planning Legislation: Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage (Resumed) (14 Jun 2022)

Cian O'Callaghan: It is my turn but I will not take my full time if that is helpful.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Review and Consolidation of Planning Legislation: Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage (Resumed) (14 Jun 2022)

Cian O'Callaghan: I only have two questions and I will not take the full seven minutes. The opening statement's section on enforcement notes that it is a specialist area. I agree with that and with looking at the merit of having specialist teams on a regional basis to try to build that expertise in the area. Is consideration being given to having some sort of national office that could resource that? That...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Review and Consolidation of Planning Legislation: Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage (Resumed) (14 Jun 2022)

Cian O'Callaghan: I understand that approach. People who work in local authorities will often tell you that because the court cases can be so complex and costly, there can be a reluctance to even take them or go down that route. This applies to everything around planning enforcement. If there was some national resource to be able to help them with that, like there is with the Food Safety Authority, which...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Ukraine War (2 Jun 2022)

Cian O'Callaghan: 324. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he will ensure that Ukrainian refugees who are currently being accommodated in hotels around Dublin are able to stay in situ until the end of the academic year to allow their children some sense of stability; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28776/22]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Passport Services (2 Jun 2022)

Cian O'Callaghan: 250. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the status of a passport application for a child (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28666/22]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Ukraine War (2 Jun 2022)

Cian O'Callaghan: 324. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he will ensure that Ukrainian refugees who are currently being accommodated in hotels around Dublin are able to stay in situ until the end of the academic year to allow their children some sense of stability; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28776/22]

Ceisteanna - Questions: Programme for Government (1 Jun 2022)

Cian O'Callaghan: I want to ask about the commitment in the programme for Government regarding the divestment of schools. The programme for Government commits to ensuring plurality in regard to choice in education and progress on this has been extremely slow. Survey after survey shows the majority of parents want to send their children to secular, co-educational schools but the places are not there to meet...

Ceisteanna - Questions: Programme for Government (1 Jun 2022)

Cian O'Callaghan: 16. To ask the Taoiseach the mechanism by which his Department will review progress made in implementing the programme for Government. [24809/22]

Ceisteanna - Questions: Programme for Government (1 Jun 2022)

Cian O'Callaghan: 21. To ask the Taoiseach if he will report on the progress of the programme for Government. [26646/22]

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Departmental Programmes (1 Jun 2022)

Cian O'Callaghan: 58. To ask the Taoiseach if he will report on the well-being framework for Ireland overseen by his Department. [26649/22]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Accommodation (1 Jun 2022)

Cian O'Callaghan: 146. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the progress that has been made in relation to the move by a school (details supplied) to its permanent location; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [28232/22]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: House Sales (1 Jun 2022)

Cian O'Callaghan: 180. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if he will consider outlawing price on application property advertisements to ensure that perspective purchasers pay the actual price rather than the maximum of their mortgage approval; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [28234/22]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: International Protection (1 Jun 2022)

Cian O'Callaghan: 184. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if he will extend the deadline of the immigration and international protection permissions beyond the 31 May 2022, in order to facilitate the many applicants who are waiting on a decision to continue working and living in Ireland; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [28233/22]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Covid-19 Pandemic (1 Jun 2022)

Cian O'Callaghan: 220. To ask the Minister for Health the measures that are in place within the health system to treat persons with long-Covid; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28319/22]

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Electoral Reform Bill 2022: Committee Stage (Resumed) (1 Jun 2022)

Cian O'Callaghan: I move amendment No. 65: In page 90, between lines 39 and 40, to insert the following: “Amendment of section 22 of Electoral Act 1997 105.Section 22 of the Electoral Act 1997 is amended, in subsection (2)(aa), by the substitution of the following for the definition of “political purposes”: “ ‘political purposes’ means any of the following...

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Electoral Reform Bill 2022: Committee Stage (Resumed) (1 Jun 2022)

Cian O'Callaghan: I welcome that there is an independent process for resolving this. The points made by Deputy McAuliffe are very fair. This is an area that requires careful consideration. Any activity that impacts on the political system must be subject to boundaries and limits. We need to bear in mind that a lot of corporate money and resources, which are not necessarily subject to restrictions, go into...

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Electoral Reform Bill 2022: Committee Stage (Resumed) (1 Jun 2022)

Cian O'Callaghan: This is an area that needs a lot more attention and I welcome that the amendment has been brought forward in that spirit. With online political activity, an audience is built up over time. A lot of that is done by the parties with resources and that includes anyone who is elected, such as a Deputy or another office holder. They have the resources to be able to build up followers and...