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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]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects (31 Mar 2021)

Cian O'Callaghan: 615. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the steps she is taking to increase the number of secondary school places in the school catchment area of Donaghmede, Howth and Dublin 13 to deal with waiting lists for secondary and primary school places across the area; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17246/21]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Citizenship Applications (31 Mar 2021)

Cian O'Callaghan: 827. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality further to Parliamentary Question No. 305 of 21 January 2021, if a person (details supplied) is one of the up to 4,000 qualifying applicants; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17295/21]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Stardust Fire (31 Mar 2021)

Cian O'Callaghan: 838. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality when legal aid regulations will be introduced to facilitate the commencement of the Stardust inquiry; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17543/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Vaccination Programme (31 Mar 2021)

Cian O'Callaghan: 983. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) is due to receive an appointment for the Covid-19 vaccine; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16732/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Autism Support Services (31 Mar 2021)

Cian O'Callaghan: 984. To ask the Minister for Health the steps he is taking to remedy the lack of service provision for adults with autism; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16733/21]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: ^ General Scheme of Electoral Reform Bill 2020: Discussion (Resumed) (30 Mar 2021)

Cian O'Callaghan: I thank Mr. Costello and Mr. Ó Broin for coming in, for participating and for their opening statements. Like other committee members, I read the book by Christopher Wylie, who was a whistleblower for Cambridge Analytica, Mindf*ck, a couple of years ago. He clearly detailed his experience working for Cambridge Analytica in respect of misinformation, voter turnout suppression, campaigns...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: ^ General Scheme of Electoral Reform Bill 2020: Discussion (Resumed) (30 Mar 2021)

Cian O'Callaghan: All of us will probably agree that the role of social media in all the information, debate and discussion during election and political campaigns is very important. Some of the very sinister practices that have occurred over previous years have been around micro-targeting. Mr. Ó Broin referred to the positives of micro-targeting in identifying specific audiences and giving them...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: ^ General Scheme of Electoral Reform Bill 2020: Discussion (Resumed) (30 Mar 2021)

Cian O'Callaghan: There is a difference between targeted advertising and micro-targeting. If I take out a targeted advertisement in my local newspaper, it can be seen by anyone, from a small child starting to read up to the oldest voter. It is targeted but it is not micro-targeted. I am not picking people out based specifically on age, demographics, class, different interests and so on. There is a...