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Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Third Level Examinations (18 May 2021)

Cian O'Callaghan: 622. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if third level students will be provided with an option to sit all summer 2021 examinations online due to the current Covid-19 pandemic; the additional safety measures that have been put in place for third level students who will sit examinations in person; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26416/21]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Pre-legislative Scrutiny of the General Scheme of the Local Government (Directly Elected Mayor with Executive Functions in Limerick City and County) Bill 2021 (18 May 2021)

Cian O'Callaghan: I thank the Minister of State for the comments he has made. I am very supportive of a directly elected mayor. Democratic accountability is a key function. The Minister of State and the other members are correct to say that it is very important to get this right. What happens will be watched by people in other parts of the State. What is the thinking on the timing of holding a...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Pre-legislative Scrutiny of the General Scheme of the Local Government (Directly Elected Mayor with Executive Functions in Limerick City and County) Bill 2021 (18 May 2021)

Cian O'Callaghan: I thank the Minister of State for the reply.

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (13 May 2021)

Cian O'Callaghan: Home Building Finance Ireland was set up by the State to provide funding for small builders to build homes for first-time buyers. We learned from media reports this week that €300 million of State funds channelled to Home Building Finance Ireland has gone to large developers to build homes that are then sold on to investment funds to rent out. In these instances, we are talking about...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Ireland Strategic Investment Fund (13 May 2021)

Cian O'Callaghan: 220. To ask the Minister for Finance if a list will be provided of the activate capital investments for which Ireland Strategic Investment Fund capital was used; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25319/21]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Policy (13 May 2021)

Cian O'Callaghan: 248. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the regulatory measures in place through local authorities or the Housing Agency under leasing arrangements; the payment and availability agreements through enhanced leasing in cases in which State funding has been provided to private operators and investors in relation to the provision of housing; the specific due diligence...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Policy (13 May 2021)

Cian O'Callaghan: 249. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the reason for the introduction of enhanced leasing; the private organisations that were involved in seeking the introduction of the enhanced leasing scheme; the analysis that had been made on the impact on the introduction of the enhanced leasing scheme, the delivery gap or target group that enhanced leasing was intended to...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Provision (13 May 2021)

Cian O'Callaghan: 250. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the monitoring arrangements in place to establish the scale of building sites and construction projects, which were intended and planned for delivery of social and cost-rental housing by approved housing bodies and have now, subsequently, been purchased by private investment funds and are no longer part of his pipeline of...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Provision (13 May 2021)

Cian O'Callaghan: 251. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the level of financial return for private operators planned as part of his cost rental proposals in the Affordable Housing Bill 2020; and the regulatory, governance and due diligence arrangements he has planned for private operators to ensure viability and transparency of cost-rental housing in cases in which they are not...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Dental Services (13 May 2021)

Cian O'Callaghan: 388. To ask the Minister for Health the steps his Department is taking to ensure that routine dental services are kept going and not stopped or delayed due to the Covid-19 vaccine roll-out; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25185/21]

Residential Property Market: Motion [Private Members] (11 May 2021)

Cian O'Callaghan: I thank Deputies Ó Broin and Doherty for tabling the motion. I was looking forward to hearing what the Minister's proposals and solutions would be. I was disappointed that instead he used most of his time to engage the usual attack on Opposition parties. That is probably designed to deflect and avoid responsibility. I would like to hear more proposals. Last week, we were promised by...

Ceisteanna - Questions: Northern Ireland (11 May 2021)

Cian O'Callaghan: 6. To ask the Taoiseach when the Cabinet committee on Brexit and Northern Ireland last met. [23211/21]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Departmental Reviews (11 May 2021)

Cian O'Callaghan: 640. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if her Department will initiate a comprehensive independent review of our approach to support for victims of sexual assault to include considering reforming the methods of conducting legal cases, increasing education on consensual sexual conduct and providing victims a more supportive environment when they do report; and if...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Covid-19 Pandemic (11 May 2021)

Cian O'Callaghan: 707. To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to an issue in the Covid-19 vaccine roll-out whereby health workers in higher age categories are not being offered their vaccine as part of their age cohort due to an issue with the system; the steps his Department is taking to resolve the matter; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23744/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Covid-19 Pandemic (11 May 2021)

Cian O'Callaghan: 709. To ask the Minister for Health when level 5 restrictions came to an end given that some persons cannot access services on the rationale that level 5 restrictions are in place; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23746/21]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Land Development Agency Bill: Discussion (11 May 2021)

Cian O'Callaghan: It probably should be Senator Moynihan.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Land Development Agency Bill: Discussion (11 May 2021)

Cian O'Callaghan: Sorry Chair, I should not be questioning that. I want to be associated with the very positive comments that other members of the committee have made about the role of councillors. There is great appreciation from all of us who have worked as councillors in local authorities for the work all of the organisations' members are doing, in particular in recent times. I have two questions....

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Land Development Agency Bill: Discussion (11 May 2021)

Cian O'Callaghan: I thank the witnesses for those answers. There are issues around that cap as local authorities do not want to take it on. The Department says they have to take on the full risk and there is no contingency for any spending overruns so a lot of the local authorities are reluctant to utilise it. That aspect needs to be sorted out.

Planning and Development (Amendment) (Repeal of Part V Leasing) Bill 2021: Second Stage [Private Members] (6 May 2021)

Cian O'Callaghan: I thank all of the Deputies who contributed to this debate. It is very clear from the statement by the Minister of State, Deputy Burke, that the Government is not opposing the Bill at this time. We know it has no intention of working with us to help progress the Bill. Both Ministers of State effectively defended the Government's position on long-term leasing in their comments, as did the...

Planning and Development (Amendment) (Repeal of Part V Leasing) Bill 2021: Second Stage [Private Members] (6 May 2021)

Cian O'Callaghan: I move: "That the Bill be now read a Second Time."