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Written Answers — Department of Health: Mental Health Services (21 Apr 2021)

Cian O'Callaghan: 2301. To ask the Minister for Health the measures being taken to improve waiting times for psychological treatment and support in north Dublin CHO9; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20515/21]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Update on the Programme for Government: Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage (20 Apr 2021)

Cian O'Callaghan: My questions are for the Minister. As he is aware, people in homelessness experience a range of issues, particularly in emergency accommodation. A good report done by Inner City Helping Homelessness, ICHH, was published this week. I encourage the Minister to read it, if he has not done so already. It is the latest research detailing how people are experiencing homelessness. They do not...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Update on the Programme for Government: Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage (20 Apr 2021)

Cian O'Callaghan: I will make one brief point. The Minister needs to know that the same standards are not being applied. I refer to an inspection report of a private emergency accommodation provider, a document which is a page and a half long. An inspection report of a not-for-profit provider, however, has ten different pages in it, because a whole range of different standards are inspected in that case....

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Update on the Programme for Government: Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage (20 Apr 2021)

Cian O'Callaghan: There are massive gaps.

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Estimates for Public Services 2021
Vote 16 - Valuation Office (Revised)
Vote 23 - Property Registration Authority (Revised)
Vote 34 - Housing, Local Government and Heritage (Revised) (20 Apr 2021)

Cian O'Callaghan: On the theme of value for money, the Minister referred to long-term leasing under Part V. Does he have any value-for-money concerns about the increased use of leasing instead of Part V acquisitions? Documents released to me under freedom of information show that Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council, with State approval, signed multimillion euro contracts for 25-year long-term leases...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: National Marine Planning Framework: Discussion (6 Apr 2021)

Cian O'Callaghan: I confirm that I am in the Leinster House complex. I thank the Department officials for coming in and for all their work on this issue. I agree with the Chair and other speakers that this is highly significant work. In that context, I agree with what Deputy Ó Broin said. We have a duty to ensure that, as a statutory plan, this framework receives a proper level of scrutiny from our...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: National Marine Planning Framework: Discussion (6 Apr 2021)

Cian O'Callaghan: This detailed discussion shows we need to play a role in scrutiny. Legally, this is an Oireachtas-made plan so we have a responsibility as Members of the Oireachtas. I appreciate the significant work done by the Department on it. I appreciate there are two sides to this, the temporal and the spatial elements. On the spatial side, does the plan include mapping out of the areas that need...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: National Marine Planning Framework: Discussion (6 Apr 2021)

Cian O'Callaghan: I wish to second the proposal from Deputy Ó Broin to undertake additional and wider scrutiny on this. It has been really useful to hear from the Department but we also need to hear from a wider group of people.

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Land Development Agency (1 Apr 2021)

Cian O'Callaghan: 145. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if all paid positions of employment at the Land Development Agency are hired through a public process; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17820/21]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: JobsPlus Scheme (1 Apr 2021)

Cian O'Callaghan: 242. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if flexibility will be introduced in the eligibility criteria for the JobsPlus scheme to assist persons who have been out of work in getting back into employment; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17821/21]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: JobsPlus Scheme (1 Apr 2021)

Cian O'Callaghan: 243. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if an appeals process will be introduced for unsuccessful applicants for the JobsPlus scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17822/21]

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Cabinet Committees (31 Mar 2021)

Cian O'Callaghan: 21. To ask the Taoiseach when the Cabinet committee on economic recovery and Investment will next meet. [13104/21]

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Cabinet Committees (31 Mar 2021)

Cian O'Callaghan: 35. To ask the Taoiseach when the Cabinet committee on Europe will next meet. [13105/21]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Illegal Dumping (31 Mar 2021)

Cian O'Callaghan: 215. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the action he is taking to address the growing problem of littering and dumping; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16574/21]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Coast Guard Service (31 Mar 2021)

Cian O'Callaghan: 272. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will address the issues raised in correspondence (details supplied) in relation to the Irish Coast Guard; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16575/21]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Military Aircraft (31 Mar 2021)

Cian O'Callaghan: 277. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if an aircraft (details supplied) that landed at Shannon Airport was approved to transport weapons or other US military cargo through the airport; if its passengers and crew who stayed overnight fully complied with the Covid-19 regulations; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16731/21]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: National Car Test (31 Mar 2021)

Cian O'Callaghan: 301. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if his attention has been drawn to the fact that persons who go for the national car test early receive a certificate from the date the test was carried out and in effect are paying twice for the period in which the new and outgoing NCT was covered for; his plans to address the matter; and if he will make a statement on the matter....

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Water Services (31 Mar 2021)

Cian O'Callaghan: 469. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he will introduce legislation to facilitate a referendum to prohibit privatisation of public water services; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16576/21]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Foreign Birth Registration (31 Mar 2021)

Cian O'Callaghan: 524. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the number of pending foreign birth registrations for minor children; the average processing times by applications based on having an Irish citizen parent, applications based on having a parent who is an Irish citizen through naturalisation and applications based on having a grandparent born here, in tabular form; and if he will make a...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Foreign Birth Registration (31 Mar 2021)

Cian O'Callaghan: 525. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the number of pending foreign birth registrations for minor children being processed by the Irish Embassy in Abuja, Nigeria; the average processing time; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17254/21]