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Ceisteanna - Questions: Departmental Bodies (16 Nov 2021)

Cian O'Callaghan: What is being done to reduce the number of homeless people sleeping rough on our streets? The latest figures show there are 95 people sleeping rough in Dublin. I have met people on our streets who say they feel safer sleeping on the streets than in emergency accommodation. There is no Garda vetting of staff in privately run emergency accommodation. The basic national quality standards are...

Ceisteanna - Questions: Departmental Bodies (16 Nov 2021)

Cian O'Callaghan: 11. To ask the Taoiseach if he will report on the work of the housing and infrastructure unit of his Department. [54496/21]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Electricity Generation (16 Nov 2021)

Cian O'Callaghan: 154. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment when the feed-in tariff for homes with PV panels will come into effect; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55703/21]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Accommodation (16 Nov 2021)

Cian O'Callaghan: 346. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if her attention has been drawn to the current temporary location of a school (details supplied) that is outside its own catchment area and that the school cannot be accommodated at the location from the academic year 2022; her plans for the new location of the school; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [55554/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Vaccination Programme (16 Nov 2021)

Cian O'Callaghan: 547. To ask the Minister for Health when persons with underlying conditions such as type 1 diabetes will be eligible to get a Covid-19 booster vaccine; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55702/21]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Homeless Accommodation (11 Nov 2021)

Cian O'Callaghan: 92. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the immediate and urgent actions that will be taken to reverse the month-on-month increases in homelessness; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54971/21]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Rental Sector (11 Nov 2021)

Cian O'Callaghan: 52. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the reason only 28 persons were sanctioned for breaking the rent pressure zone rules in the 12 months to July 2021 given the widespread breaches of the rent pressure zone rules; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54969/21]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Rental Sector (11 Nov 2021)

Cian O'Callaghan: 93. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the number of households that currently live in cost-rental homes; the average cost of rent; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54970/21]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Departmental Expenditure (11 Nov 2021)

Cian O'Callaghan: 240. To ask the Minister for Finance the amount spent to date on the planned international roadshow events to attract institutional investors to the property sector in Ireland; the total allocated budget for these events; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55406/21]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Departmental Expenditure (11 Nov 2021)

Cian O'Callaghan: 241. To ask the Minister for Finance the number of international roadshow events to attract institutional investors to the property sector in Ireland that are planned; the persons or bodies that are due to attend these events on behalf of the Government; the policy justification for these events; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55408/21]

Ceisteanna - Questions: Cabinet Committees (10 Nov 2021)

Cian O'Callaghan: I raise with the Taoiseach the issue of access to public transport for people with disabilities. Last Friday, lifts at nine railway stations were out of order, meaning people with disabilities could not access public transport and trains at those stations. It is completely unacceptable this would happen. It is vital public transport be accessible to everyone. This issue has been going on...

Ceisteanna - Questions: Cabinet Committees (10 Nov 2021)

Cian O'Callaghan: 8. To ask the Taoiseach when the Cabinet committee that deals with transport will next meet. [52454/21]

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (10 Nov 2021)

Cian O'Callaghan: I want to ask about vacant local authority homes. The report published by the National Oversight and Audit Commission shows that there are almost 5,000 empty local authority homes throughout the country. Some local authorities take more than a year to re-let a home. Cork City Council, for example, takes 85 weeks on average to re-let a home. With more than 60,000 households on housing...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Electoral Process (10 Nov 2021)

Cian O'Callaghan: 100. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he will publish a report on the public consultation on modernisation of the electoral register process which concluded on 15 March 2019; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54923/21]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Visa Applications (10 Nov 2021)

Cian O'Callaghan: 194. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if the visa of a person (details supplied) will be extended; if so, the steps they need to take to progress same; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [54855/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Assisted Human Reproduction (10 Nov 2021)

Cian O'Callaghan: 222. To ask the Minister for Health if he will legislate for international surrogacy as part of the proposed assisted human reproduction Bill; if so, when he will publish the legislation; if he will engage with key stakeholders (details supplied) on his proposals; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54854/21]

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Maritime Area Planning Bill 2021: Committee Stage (Resumed) (10 Nov 2021)

Cian O'Callaghan: If someone knows the communication or information to be false, misleading, frivolous or vexatious, that is clear and fair enough. Can the Minister of State clarify what would be the point of "reckless"? What does that mean in terms of "reckless"? Obviously false could be considered reckless but if one does not know it to be false, what makes it reckless?