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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Water Quality and Infrastructure: Environmental Protection Agency (14 Oct 2021)

Cian O'Callaghan: My question is about the audit of Ballymore Eustace plant. When Irish Water representatives came before this committee, they made the point that there are 800 water treatment plants around the country and that they could not know exactly what was happening in each plant. Ballymore Eustace is the largest water treatment plant in Ireland and serves 750,000 people in the greater Dublin area,...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Water Quality and Infrastructure: Environmental Protection Agency (14 Oct 2021)

Cian O'Callaghan: Just for clarity, as far as the EPA is aware, was Irish Water unaware of the data or was Irish Water unaware that it should be monitoring the data?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Water Quality and Infrastructure: Environmental Protection Agency (14 Oct 2021)

Cian O'Callaghan: Irish Water was not aware it should have had a role in monitoring or assessing the data.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Water Quality and Infrastructure: Environmental Protection Agency (14 Oct 2021)

Cian O'Callaghan: I thank Dr. Minihan.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Student Accommodation (13 Oct 2021)

Cian O'Callaghan: 80. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the immediate actions that have been taken to alleviate the student housing shortage for this academic year; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46014/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Staff (13 Oct 2021)

Cian O'Callaghan: 194. To ask the Minister for Health if he will increase the number of neurology nurse specialists across Ireland including five extra nurses for Beaumont Hospital to bring Ireland in line with national and international guidelines; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49936/21]

Financial Resolutions 2021 - Budget Statement 2022 (12 Oct 2021)

Cian O'Callaghan: I refer to the sum of €246 million, which can be found in a footnote on page 116 of the expenditure report. That is the amount of capital funding which was supposed to be spent on housing in 2021 but is being carried over to next year. That tells one everything one needs to know about how this Government treats the housing crisis, despite the urgency it requires. Think of what could...

Financial Resolutions 2021 - Budget Statement 2022 (12 Oct 2021)

Cian O'Callaghan: The Minister of State knows well that the sites are up and running and he also knows there were exemptions for social housing construction this year.

Financial Resolutions 2021 - Budget Statement 2022 (12 Oct 2021)

Cian O'Callaghan: The fact is that if one looks at the number of affordable homes that were promised for this year in the last budget only eight homes were delivered. It was not the Minister of State's party but Fianna Fáil that promised 10,000 affordable homes per year in its election manifesto. It delivered eight. I appreciate there was a pandemic, but it is not excusable to have that amount of...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Patronage (12 Oct 2021)

Cian O'Callaghan: 302. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills further to Parliamentary Question No. 375 of 5 October 2021, the part the absence of non-denominational and coeducational schools play in planning the provision of school places in the Killester, Raheny and Clontarf area; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [49718/21]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Patronage (12 Oct 2021)

Cian O'Callaghan: 303. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills further to Parliamentary Question No. 375 of 5 October 2021, if the development of a new school is only dependant on the number of school-age children in an area; if not, the other factors that such a development is dependent on; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [49719/21]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Patronage (12 Oct 2021)

Cian O'Callaghan: 304. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills further to Parliamentary Question No. 375 of 5 October 2021, the process for taking account of the children from non-religious backgrounds, children of minority religions or children who wish to attend a co-educational school in assessing the need for a new school; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [49720/21]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Victim Support Services (12 Oct 2021)

Cian O'Callaghan: 415. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if there is a policy or guidelines in relation to when An Garda Síochána are investigating credible allegations of sexual assault relating to passing this information onto relevant organisations in which the alleged perpetrators are working or volunteering; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [49266/21]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Citizenship Applications (12 Oct 2021)

Cian O'Callaghan: 436. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the status of a citizenship application by a person (details supplied); if the passport of the person submitted as part of the application will be returned given that the person will be traveling soon; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [49407/21]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Departmental Reports (12 Oct 2021)

Cian O'Callaghan: 437. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the steps that have been taken to implement the report by her Department, Supporting a Victim’s Journey: A Plan to Help Victims and Vulnerable Witnesses in Sexual Violence Cases; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [49408/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Covid-19 Pandemic (12 Oct 2021)

Cian O'Callaghan: 523. To ask the Minister for Health the status of an EU digital Covid certificate for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49406/21]

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (7 Oct 2021)

Cian O'Callaghan: Almost 40,000 people have signed an Uplift.ie petition organised by Dr. Rory Hearne that was delivered to the Dáil this week. It calls on the Government to end favourable tax treatment for investment funds and to restrict the sale of new homes to individuals and not-for-profit organisations. Investment funds have driven up rents and house prices in Ireland to unsustainable and...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (6 Oct 2021)

Cian O'Callaghan: I asked the Minister three specific questions. He did not answer any of them so I will put them to him again. Specifically, will the Government introduce legislation to require An Garda Síochána, when it has knowledge of credible allegations of sexual assault, to pass this information on to relevant organisations where alleged perpetrators are working or volunteering? I did not...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (6 Oct 2021)

Cian O'Callaghan: I have three specific questions for the Minister relating to people who are experiencing homelessness, the first of which is about safeguarding procedures. Recently it was reported that An Garda Síochána had detailed knowledge of credible allegations of sexual assault against vulnerable people experiencing homelessness. Despite having detailed knowledge of credible allegations...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Code (6 Oct 2021)

Cian O'Callaghan: 15. To ask the Minister for Finance further to Parliamentary Question Nos. 295 and 296 of 28 September 2021, if he will provide a measure of redress through the tax system for owner-occupiers and social landlords that have paid or are paying defects levies as part of Budget 2022; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48526/21]