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Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Victim Support Services (23 Jul 2024)

Cian O'Callaghan: 1602.To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the measures in place to support victims of a crime after conviction, in particular allowing victims to prepare accordingly by informing victims of changes to the perpetrator’s sentence, including temporary releases and prison transfers; if the Minister will examine a case (details supplied); and if she will make a...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Direct Provision System (23 Jul 2024)

Cian O'Callaghan: 1733.To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the total number of adults and children who have received their leave to remain but continue to reside in direct provision, and the number of the persons in this situation for one year or less, between one and two years, and more than two years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30884/24]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Emergency Accommodation (23 Jul 2024)

Cian O'Callaghan: 1756.To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if the case of a person (details supplied) will be examined; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31198/24]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Ukraine War (23 Jul 2024)

Cian O'Callaghan: 1806.To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he can provide clarity on the operational arrangements giving effect to the changes for Ukrainian refugees, following the Government decision that all beneficiaries of temporary protection in State-provided accommodation should receive the same level of payment, in particular certain aspects (details...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: International Protection (23 Jul 2024)

Cian O'Callaghan: 1830.To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if a relocation order for a family (details supplied) will be re-examined; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32286/24]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Staff (23 Jul 2024)

Cian O'Callaghan: 2017.To ask the Minister for Health the reason clinical nurse, midwife specialists are no longer aligned with CNM2, after 24 years of alignment, following the Expert Review Body on Nursing and Midwifery recommendation that the CNM2 salary scale should be extended by the addition of a further scale point and the introduction of a long-service increment; and if he will make a statement on the...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Staff (23 Jul 2024)

Cian O'Callaghan: 2018.To ask the Minister for Health if the salary scale for clinical nurse/midwife specialists will be extended by another scale point and a long-service increment introduced, similar to CNM2; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31069/24]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Apprenticeship Programmes (23 Jul 2024)

Cian O'Callaghan: 2589.To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will he provide a breakdown, by county, of the number of craft apprentices currently waiting for off-the-job training, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30887/24]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Apprenticeship Programmes (23 Jul 2024)

Cian O'Callaghan: 2655.To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of apprentices waiting for off-the-job training, broken down by apprenticeship type, and the number of months waiting, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33345/24]

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Community Development Projects (23 Jul 2024)

Cian O'Callaghan: 2661.To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development if funding streams are available for the construction of a new public horse stables in the Coolock and Darndale area, similar to those already in place in a location (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [31287/24]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Consultation on the Draft National Planning Framework: Discussion (11 Jul 2024)

Cian O'Callaghan: I thank the Department officials for coming in. I have questions on a few different areas. What was the deadline for the revision of the NPF? Was it 28 May?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Consultation on the Draft National Planning Framework: Discussion (11 Jul 2024)

Cian O'Callaghan: Has that deadline been missed given that we are into July?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Consultation on the Draft National Planning Framework: Discussion (11 Jul 2024)

Cian O'Callaghan: Is it to make that decision within six years?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Consultation on the Draft National Planning Framework: Discussion (11 Jul 2024)

Cian O'Callaghan: How are embodied carbon and reducing carbon emissions from development addressed in the revised NPF?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Consultation on the Draft National Planning Framework: Discussion (11 Jul 2024)

Cian O'Callaghan: Sure.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Consultation on the Draft National Planning Framework: Discussion (11 Jul 2024)

Cian O'Callaghan: On the issue of compact growth and city-focused growth, which runs through the document, one of the key challenges in terms of developing more housing and compact growth in cities involves issues around affordability. How is this addressed in the revised NPF? What measures are there to promote more affordability in terms of compact growth and city-focused growth?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Consultation on the Draft National Planning Framework: Discussion (11 Jul 2024)

Cian O'Callaghan: To clarify, when I talk about affordability, I am not just talking about tenure type. You can have affordable housing, affordable rent or rent as a tenure type. I am talking about affordability in general. One of the blockages for people in accessing housing in cities in terms of compact growth is affordability. It can be more affordable to access housing such as private tenure housing in...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Consultation on the Draft National Planning Framework: Discussion (11 Jul 2024)

Cian O'Callaghan: Work was done to address concerns that developers were bringing forward regarding viability and density. Are there any plans to do things to address affordability in particular? Housing is becoming less and less affordable for people to access. It is more of an issue in city areas and it is more of an issue in terms of compact growth. Is there anything in the NPF that seeks to address...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Consultation on the Draft National Planning Framework: Discussion (11 Jul 2024)

Cian O'Callaghan: That is what I expect it to be.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Consultation on the Draft National Planning Framework: Discussion (11 Jul 2024)

Cian O'Callaghan: I am conscious that the programme for Government references the Vienna model of housing. In Vienna, there is specific zoning for not-for-profit housing, which is effectively affordable housing. Are those kind of measures going to be considered as a result because NPO 48 does mention using zoning policies? Will the kind of measures referenced in the programme for Government in terms of the...