Results 5,341-5,360 of 6,937 for speaker:Cian O'Callaghan

Ceisteanna - Questions: Social Dialogue (29 Sep 2021)

Cian O'Callaghan: It is not getting to the legal teams.

Ceisteanna - Questions: Social Dialogue (29 Sep 2021)

Cian O'Callaghan: 16. To ask the Taoiseach if he will report on the work of the social dialogue co-ordination unit of his Department. [43654/21]

Ceisteanna - Questions: Social Dialogue (29 Sep 2021)

Cian O'Callaghan: In following up the earlier response on the Stardust issue, it is welcome that the Government is committed to the inquest, that €8 million has been assigned and that legal aid is to be given to the families but the issue is that, while all the other legal teams involved in the inquest have been funded to prepare for the inquest, the legal representatives of the families have not been...

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (29 Sep 2021)

Cian O'Callaghan: A number of young people experiencing homelessness have come forward and reported that after seeking help from a homelessness organisation, they were subjected to serious sexual assault. This highlights how crucial it is that everyone working with vulnerable people on our streets and in emergency accommodation be Garda vetted. It is also critical that the national quality standards...

Data Centre Moratorium: Motion [Private Members] (29 Sep 2021)

Cian O'Callaghan: I thank my colleague, Deputy Whitmore, for the work she has done on this issue and for bringing forward this motion. Both my colleagues, Deputies Whitmore and Gannon, have already put forward a very strong case for this moratorium. It is with a sense of disbelief that we are bringing this forward and having to make these arguments to a Green Party Minister who should know well why the...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Policy (29 Sep 2021)

Cian O'Callaghan: 114. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if the Guidance for Housing Authorities for Assisting Victims of Domestic Violence with Emergency and Long-Term Accommodation Needs 2017 circular is still his Department’s leading policy on the matter; his plans to update it or put it on a statutory footing; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47047/21]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Provision (29 Sep 2021)

Cian O'Callaghan: 115. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the number of social housing units that are leased by local authority area and type, that is, Part V, enhanced leasing scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47048/21]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Provision (29 Sep 2021)

Cian O'Callaghan: 116. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the real estate investment funds, institutional investors or corporate entities that local authorities and approved housing bodies are leasing social housing from; the number in each case; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47049/21]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Passport Services (29 Sep 2021)

Cian O'Callaghan: 121. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the status of a passport application by a person (details supplied); if the documents submitted as part of this application will be returned to the applicant’s father; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46909/21]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects (29 Sep 2021)

Cian O'Callaghan: 132. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills further to Parliamentary Question No. 355 of 21 September 2021, when these essential works will take place; if her Department will take immediate action to deal with the numerous health and safety risks associated with the conditions in the school; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [46910/21]

Housing for All: Statements (28 Sep 2021)

Cian O'Callaghan: I acknowledge the Minister and his officials in the Department put a lot of work into this plan and would have spent a lot of time on it. Let us be clear about what is happening in terms of the comments made earlier by the Minister and in the media. There is an attempt to normalise our housing crisis by saying it is a problem internationally and by pointing to what is going on in other...

Housing for All: Statements (28 Sep 2021)

Cian O'Callaghan: It is not but the Minister was heckling me, as he likes to, and I was referring to those comments and bringing them to his attention, which I am correct to do.

Housing for All: Statements (28 Sep 2021)

Cian O'Callaghan: The Minister has said this is an honest plan. There has been a lot of spin on this plan. The first bit of spin was during the launch, where there was a lot of talk about increasing home ownership levels. If this plan is implemented and meets its targets, home ownership levels will continue to decrease in Ireland. That is a fact. Incidentally, that is not for the worst of reasons; it is...

Ceisteanna - Questions: Cabinet Committees (28 Sep 2021)

Cian O'Callaghan: 11. To ask the Taoiseach when the Cabinet committee on housing last met. [43652/21]

Ceisteanna - Questions: Cabinet Committees (28 Sep 2021)

Cian O'Callaghan: 12. To ask the Taoiseach the role his Department will play in monitoring and implementing the Housing for All plan. [43653/21]

Ceisteanna - Questions: Cabinet Committees (28 Sep 2021)

Cian O'Callaghan: In the previous election Fianna Fáil promised to build 10,000 affordable homes each year it is in office. These homes are nowhere to be seen. Since the Government has taken office, house prices have increased by more than 10%. In Housing for All the Government commits to giving about €1 billion in subsidies to developers. The Central Bank and the Economic and Social Research...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Policy (28 Sep 2021)

Cian O'Callaghan: 148. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the percentage of the existing housing need that will be met by the revised Housing First targets; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46016/21]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Rental Sector (28 Sep 2021)

Cian O'Callaghan: 126. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the reason the introduction of the deposit protection scheme for renters which was legislated for in 2015 has been postponed to 2023; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46096/21]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: House Prices (28 Sep 2021)

Cian O'Callaghan: 145. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the steps he has taken to ensure that his housing policies are not inflating prices even further in view of the latest CSO report which shows that house prices have increased by 8.6% in the past 12 months; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46015/21]

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Work Permits (28 Sep 2021)

Cian O'Callaghan: 196. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the reason home care sector workers cannot be recruited from outside the European Economic Area; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46000/21]