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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...

Residential Tenancies Bill 2021: Committee and Remaining Stages (25 Mar 2021)

Cian O'Callaghan: I move amendment No. 4: In page 4, line 7, to delete “12 July 2021” and substitute “12 October 2021”.

Residential Tenancies Bill 2021: Committee and Remaining Stages (25 Mar 2021)

Cian O'Callaghan: I move amendment No. 7: In page 4, line 9, to delete "12 July 2021" and substitute "12 October 2021".

Residential Tenancies Bill 2021: Committee and Remaining Stages (25 Mar 2021)

Cian O'Callaghan: I move amendment No. 10: In page 4, line 20, to delete "13 July 2021" and substitute "13 October 2021".

Residential Tenancies Bill 2021: Committee and Remaining Stages (25 Mar 2021)

Cian O'Callaghan: I move amendment No.13 : In page 4, line 27, to delete "13 July 2021" and substitute "13 October 2021".

Residential Tenancies Bill 2021: Committee and Remaining Stages (25 Mar 2021)

Cian O'Callaghan: I move amendment No. 1: In page 4, line 5, to delete "12 July 2021" and substitute "12 October 2021". I will be speaking to all my amendments now in the interests of time as they are similar and attempt the same achievement. I asked the Minister yesterday to correct the Dáil record on the National Quality Standards Framework not being applied to private emergency accommodation. It...

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Covid-19 Pandemic (25 Mar 2021)

Cian O'Callaghan: 100. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if her Department will conduct a review of ventilation in schools; if more carbon dioxide sensors will be installed in schools to better tackle the possible spread of Covid-19; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16097/21]

Residential Tenancies Bill 2021: Second Stage (24 Mar 2021)

Cian O'Callaghan: I agree with the comments of previous Deputies on the process around this. There should be time for all legislation we know is to come up for pre-legislative scrutiny. Too often with housing legislation the Minister seeks to waive that process. I put it to him the members of the Joint Committee on Housing, Local Government and Heritage are all happy and willing to engage in thorough...

Pre-European Council Meeting: Statements (24 Mar 2021)

Cian O'Callaghan: First, I challenge the narrative being put forward here by some contributors that what we have here is simply an issue of a lack of technical competence at an EU level when it comes to procurement. I wish that was all that was at stake here. I think, however, we are paying the price for the lack of investment and co-ordination at an EU level in public health over many years. The European...

Ceisteanna - Questions: Cabinet Committees (24 Mar 2021)

Cian O'Callaghan: 4. To ask the Taoiseach when the Cabinet committee dealing with housing will next meet. [13103/21]

Ceisteanna - Questions: Cabinet Committees (24 Mar 2021)

Cian O'Callaghan: Recently, I accompanied the Dublin homeless outreach team when it visited homeless people who were sleeping on the streets of Dublin. I met homeless people who told me that they felt safer sleeping on our streets than in private emergency accommodation. I raised with the Taoiseach previously that the National Quality Standards Framework, NQSF, is not applied to private providers of...

Ceisteanna - Questions: Cabinet Committees (24 Mar 2021)

Cian O'Callaghan: I agree it is concerning that the committee has not met since November given the considerable pressures, in particular mental health pressures, young people are under. The Taoiseach previously gave a commitment on young people and children who are trapped in camps on Greek islands. As the Taoiseach knows, in September last year a fire at one of these camps left 12,000 people, including...

Ceisteanna - Questions: Taoiseach's Meetings and Engagements (24 Mar 2021)

Cian O'Callaghan: The Taoiseach has been outspoken on the issue of vaccines to the effect that there should be no barriers put in place and, should that happen, it would affect people in the North as well as us and the wider European Union. On that point of making sure there are no barriers in place in terms of vaccine production, distribution and roll-out, will the Taoiseach raise the temporary waiving of...