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Residential Tenancies (Amendment) (No. 2) Bill 2021 [Seanad]: Committee and Remaining Stages (8 Dec 2021)

Cian O'Callaghan: I move amendment No. 6: In page 5, lines 3 and 4, to delete “in respect of each year that has elapsed since the previous setting”.

Residential Tenancies (Amendment) (No. 2) Bill 2021 [Seanad]: Committee and Remaining Stages (8 Dec 2021)

Cian O'Callaghan: I move amendment No. 7: In page 5, line 7, to delete “2 per cent” and substitute “0 per cent”.

Residential Tenancies (Amendment) (No. 2) Bill 2021 [Seanad]: Committee and Remaining Stages (8 Dec 2021)

Cian O'Callaghan: I am speaking to my amendments Nos. 5 to 7, inclusive. We have very high rents as it is. They are unaffordable for many people and causing a huge amount of stress and anxiety. Dublin has the highest rents of any capital city in the European Union. Where does Dublin feature in the rankings for wages in European cities? It is 26th for wage levels, yet we have the highest rents in the EU....

Ceisteanna - Questions: Departmental Functions (8 Dec 2021)

Cian O'Callaghan: 17. To ask the Taoiseach if he will report on the work of the social dialogue co-ordination unit of his Department. [60356/21]

Ceisteanna - Questions: Departmental Functions (8 Dec 2021)

Cian O'Callaghan: I want to follow up on the previous question I asked. To be fair, the Taoiseach may not have fully understood me. The question was not one about Garda vetting. It is welcome if Garda vetting is being extended and, in particular, that must include staff in privately run emergency accommodation for homeless people, which is essential. With regard to what happened earlier this year to...

Ceisteanna - Questions: Departmental Functions (8 Dec 2021)

Cian O'Callaghan: I also echo the points made by Deputy Boyd Barrett. I want to ask the Taoiseach about safeguarding and vulnerable adults. I raised this with him previously. I specifically want to ask him about the need for guidelines or legislation to be introduced to require the Garda when they have credible allegations of sexual assault and rape to inform relevant organisations, including where alleged...

Ceisteanna - Questions: Departmental Functions (8 Dec 2021)

Cian O'Callaghan: 11. To ask the Taoiseach if he will report on the work of the public service, justice and police reform division of his Department. [60355/21]

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (8 Dec 2021)

Cian O'Callaghan: I want to ask the Taoiseach about tenants not getting their deposits back from landlords. Tenants who are renting from Period Door Properties are owed more than €200,000. Despite 36 determination orders in their favour, they have not received any of their deposits from the landlord, which has gone into liquidation. Tenants have lost out on about €1,800 each, which they simply...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Covid-19 Pandemic Supports (8 Dec 2021)

Cian O'Callaghan: 49. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will restore the employment wage subsidy scheme to its original rate given that the reintroduction of Covid-19 restrictions will have major consequences for an array of sectors; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [60658/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Vaccination Programme (8 Dec 2021)

Cian O'Callaghan: 143. To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the fact that persons with underlying health conditions had to wait for five hours outdoors in the cold weather with no toilet facilities to get their Covid-19 booster vaccine in the Citywest vaccination centre; the steps he is taking to ensure that each vaccination centre is equipped with bathroom facilities and has the...

Ceisteanna - Questions: Cabinet Committees (7 Dec 2021)

Cian O'Callaghan: I agree with Deputy Haughey about that report and how important it is. The average deposit a first-time buyer needs to buy a home stands at €52,500. This has doubled in less than a decade. The average age of a first-time buyer is rising steeply and rents have almost doubled in the last decade. According to the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform, "The construction of new...

Ceisteanna - Questions: Cabinet Committees (7 Dec 2021)

Cian O'Callaghan: 9. To ask the Taoiseach when the Cabinet committee on social affairs and equality will next meet. [60354/21]

Residential Tenancies (Amendment) (Extension of Notice Periods) Bill 2021: First Stage (7 Dec 2021)

Cian O'Callaghan: Homelessness causes trauma. It uproots families from their communities, friends and support networks. All of us in this House, whether in opposition or in government, have a responsibility to work together to try to tackle homelessness. This is a very practical Bill which puts the focus exactly where it should be: on preventing homelessness. Whatever we can do to tackle homelessness is...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Company Law (7 Dec 2021)

Cian O'Callaghan: 117. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he will ensure that companies honour warranties on their products; if so, if this will be unaffected by independent repairs; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [59785/21]

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Legislative Measures (7 Dec 2021)

Cian O'Callaghan: 123. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment when and the form that the promised consultation with retired workers’ representative bodies will take place in relation to the Industrial Relations (Provisions in Respect of Pension Entitlements of Retired Workers) Bill 2021; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [59851/21]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Financial Services (7 Dec 2021)

Cian O'Callaghan: 201. To ask the Minister for Finance if his attention has been drawn to consumers being excluded from the protections offered by the Financial Services Ombudsman due to a strict and narrow interpretation of a rule that cases must commence within three years; if this will be reviewed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [59972/21]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: State Properties (7 Dec 2021)

Cian O'Callaghan: 236. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if guidance has been given to the Land Development Agency to ensure that existing individual homes in public ownership are not displayed on the interactive WebMap State lands database; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [59790/21]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Heritage Sites (7 Dec 2021)

Cian O'Callaghan: 254. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government further to Parliamentary Question No. 268 of 23 November 2021, if the Expert Advisory Group considered Howth Castle during any of their deliberations; if so, the context of same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [60306/21]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Foreign Policy (7 Dec 2021)

Cian O'Callaghan: 273. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the actions he will take to try to get persons (details supplied) home for Christmas; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [60303/21]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Staff (7 Dec 2021)

Cian O'Callaghan: 291. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the steps she is taking to address the lack of substitute teachers at secondary level; the measures being taken to ensure students do not miss out on teaching due to a shortage of substitute teachers; the way in which this will be evaluated; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [59787/21]