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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?

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

Cian O'Callaghan: To be fair, the HFA has been saying that for a number of years. There was a reference to student housing in Mr. O'Leary's opening statement. He spoke about improving the affordability for students and student-specific accommodation. Many student representatives would dispute that and would say that the finance that came from the HFA has not led to more affordable student accommodation but...

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

Cian O'Callaghan: A lot of the student representatives have a real difficulty with the HFA funding being used to produce accommodation that they see as commanding a high rent that is unaffordable for many students. That is something for our guests to be aware of though as lenders they may not be the people to address it. Student representatives would dispute the assertion that there is affordability...

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

Cian O'Callaghan: I have a final question for the Housing Agency. There is obviously a huge challenge facing the country to provide accommodation for refugees fleeing the war in Ukraine. There has been much discussion about the role of the agency in that regard.

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

Cian O'Callaghan: One of the key messages from the HFA, as has been the case for a number of years, is that there is not shortage of finance available, nor is there a shortage of capacity to deliver that finance.

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Office of Public Works (10 Mar 2022)

Cian O'Callaghan: 201. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if the OPW will reconsider the request from a group (detail supplied) for the installation of a memorial as requested; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13753/22]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Visa Applications (10 Mar 2022)

Cian O'Callaghan: 357. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the status of a visa application by a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [13741/22]

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Regulation of Providers of Building Works Bill 2022: Committee Stage (Resumed) (10 Mar 2022)

Cian O'Callaghan: That is a very important part. This section is about individuals having the right to make a complaint against someone who is registered and for that complaint to be investigated. Just because breach of building regulations is one of the grounds for complaint, if it is minor, it does not necessarily mean that the person would be struck off the register. If there were serious breaches of...

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Regulation of Providers of Building Works Bill 2022: Committee Stage (Resumed) (10 Mar 2022)

Cian O'Callaghan: There is a weakness in that as well in terms of the building control authorities. Many people have issues with developers and builders, building defects and alleged breaches of regulations, and depending on what area they are in, they do not necessarily get a proper follow through in terms of the building control authorities. That is an issue with it. I am aware of one instance with...

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Regulation of Providers of Building Works Bill 2022: Committee Stage (Resumed) (10 Mar 2022)

Cian O'Callaghan: Even though there is the documentation to prove it, they would not be able to make a complaint.