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An tOrd Gnó (Atógáil) - Order of Business (Resumed) (22 Mar 2022)

Cian O'Callaghan: As the rental crisis deepens there are reports that some landlords have attempted to exploit vulnerable renters by demanding sex in lieu of rent. One young woman who has been propositioned three times in the last couple of months while she was trying to find somewhere safe to live told the Irish Examinerthat trying to find somewhere to rent in Dublin is like falling into a dangerous hell....

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Fuel Prices (22 Mar 2022)

Cian O'Callaghan: 149. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if he will take action to ensure that apartment renters in district energy complexes can pay residential gas rates instead of more expensive commercial gas rates; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14724/22]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Public Transport (22 Mar 2022)

Cian O'Callaghan: 164. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the support or assistance that will be provided to taxi drivers who are facing substantial increases in fuel costs at this time; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13879/22]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Defective Building Materials (22 Mar 2022)

Cian O'Callaghan: 318. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the status of the Working Group to Examine Defects in Housing; and when the group is due to report; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14138/22]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Homeless Accommodation (22 Mar 2022)

Cian O'Callaghan: 321. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government when the National Homeless Action Committee will meet to consider and make recommendations on whether or not HIQA should be appointed to inspect services for persons that have become homeless including privately run emergency accommodation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14210/22]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Passport Services (22 Mar 2022)

Cian O'Callaghan: 372. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the status of a passport application by a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13850/22]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Passport Services (22 Mar 2022)

Cian O'Callaghan: 426. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the status of a passport application by a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14916/22]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Passport Services (22 Mar 2022)

Cian O'Callaghan: 432. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the status of a passport application by a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14968/22]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Passport Services (22 Mar 2022)

Cian O'Callaghan: 433. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the status of a passport application by a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14969/22]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Ukraine War (22 Mar 2022)

Cian O'Callaghan: 389. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the supports that Ireland will provide to the Moldovan Government to help it with supporting refugees; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14255/22]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Benefits (22 Mar 2022)

Cian O'Callaghan: 604. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the number of applications for maternity benefit in 2017, 2018 and 2019, by county; the overall cost per year by county in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14254/22]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Childcare Services (22 Mar 2022)

Cian O'Callaghan: 655. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number of qualified childcare workers who are available to be recruited; the number who are being trained; the attrition rate since the pandemic; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13860/22]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Childcare Services (22 Mar 2022)

Cian O'Callaghan: 656. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the support and assistance that has been provided to prevent the closure of a crèche (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13861/22]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Admissions (22 Mar 2022)

Cian O'Callaghan: 807. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 1593 of 19 January 2022, the definition of, evidence of ASD in this context; the clinical purpose of knowing the patient's sexuality and their full sexual history; the way that the National Gender Service ensures the right to privacy and personal dignity of patients when such questions are asked as part of their...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Covid-19 Pandemic (22 Mar 2022)

Cian O'Callaghan: 866. To ask the Minister for Health the estimated number of persons in Ireland with long-Covid; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14139/22]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Covid-19 Pandemic (22 Mar 2022)

Cian O'Callaghan: 867. To ask the Minister for Health the research that is being conducted on long-Covid; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14140/22]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Staff (22 Mar 2022)

Cian O'Callaghan: 985. To ask the Minister for Health if funding for an additional 100 neurology nurse specialists will be provided; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14609/22]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Social and Affordable Housing: Discussion (22 Mar 2022)

Cian O'Callaghan: I thank our guests for coming in. My first question is for the Housing Agency officials and relates to cost rental. They said that the next rounds of funding will allow them to move away from turnkey only, which will allow for more control of costs. Can I get more detail about control and costs? What is under consideration? Why might that system look like? What is being talked about?...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Social and Affordable Housing: Discussion (22 Mar 2022)

Cian O'Callaghan: I understand the difference between turnkey and direct delivery, and how direct delivery can give the provider more costs. From the Housing Agency or Government point of view, will measures be put in place to control those costs or will that be left to the AHB or provider to do? That is what I am asking.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Social and Affordable Housing: Discussion (22 Mar 2022)

Cian O'Callaghan: It would be fair to say that at the moment that it is about encouraging people towards models that control cost and achieve more affordable rents rather than hard and fast controls on providers. Is that the current approach?