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Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Refugee Resettlement Programme (24 Mar 2021)

Cian O'Callaghan: 1054. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he will expand the number of asylum seekers and refugees from Greece that Ireland has committed to relocate from 50 to 400; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15757/21]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Direct Provision System (24 Mar 2021)

Cian O'Callaghan: 1096. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the steps he is taking to ensure that persons in direct provision are receiving high-quality and nutritious food; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15461/21]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Legal Aid (24 Mar 2021)

Cian O'Callaghan: 1254. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality further to Parliamentary Question No. 296 of 21 January 2021, the stage at which the comprehensive review of the current civil legal aid scheme by her Department is; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14964/21]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Court Judgments (24 Mar 2021)

Cian O'Callaghan: 1228. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the steps she is taking to bring awards to minor injuries in line with international norms; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14439/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Covid-19 Pandemic (24 Mar 2021)

Cian O'Callaghan: 1542. To ask the Minister for Health if the European health insurance card can be used in relation to the Covid-19 vaccine roll-out if a person resident here does not have a PPS number; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14604/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Disability Services Provision (24 Mar 2021)

Cian O'Callaghan: 1653. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding access to services for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14979/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: HSE Staff (24 Mar 2021)

Cian O'Callaghan: 1767. To ask the Minister for Health if he will request the HSE to retain the over 300 positions for newly-qualified intern doctors which are proposed to be cut in 2021; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15365/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Covid-19 Pandemic (24 Mar 2021)

Cian O'Callaghan: 1768. To ask the Minister for Health if persons with hereditary spherocytosis and who have received both doses of their Covid-19 vaccine can return to work; when the policy on same will be published by the HSE occupational health team; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15366/21]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: General Scheme of Electoral Reform Bill 2020: Discussion (Resumed) (23 Mar 2021)

Cian O'Callaghan: I thank the witnesses for participating in this meeting. I confirm that I am in the Leinster House complex. I have a question for Ms Carolan, but I will first summarise my reading of some of her points. If I have got anything wrong, she might correct me. Is she saying that the Bill, as drafted, will not protect our elections and referendums from serious and malign international...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Waiver of Pre-Legislative Scrutiny of Residential Tenancies Bill 2021 (16 Mar 2021)

Cian O'Callaghan: I confirm I am in the Leinster House complex. I agree with many of the points made by Deputy O'Donoghue. There is a draft Bill on this. We were given glimpses of it yesterday at our meeting but we were not given a copy of it. We could be carrying out pre-legislative scrutiny this week. All of us are available and fully committed to the committee's work. We could be concluding that...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Military Aircraft (11 Mar 2021)

Cian O'Callaghan: 96. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the registration number of each of the US military aircraft that spent an overnight at Shannon Airport between 1 February 2020 and 28 February 2021; the number of US military personnel who were accommodated in hotels in counties Clare and Limerick as a result of these overnight refuelling stops; and if he will make a statement on the...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Disability Allowance (11 Mar 2021)

Cian O'Callaghan: 138. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the position regarding a social welfare payment for a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [13734/21]

Ceisteanna - Questions: Government-Church Dialogue (10 Mar 2021)

Cian O'Callaghan: With regard to the Taoiseach's dialogue with religious and faith leaders, has he raised issues regarding illegal adoptions and the potential transfer of the National Maternity Hospital to a trust set up by one of the religious orders that reflects their ethos and values? Will the Taoiseach be looking at that again?

Ceisteanna - Questions: European Council Meetings (10 Mar 2021)

Cian O'Callaghan: I want to ask the Taoiseach whether Ireland, at a European Union level, is supporting the waiving of intellectual property rights in terms of vaccines, given that it is in our interests that this is tackled at a global level. Why is Ireland ruling out sourcing additional vaccines outside the European Union framework of supply? What is the reason for that? Are all other avenues to get...

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (10 Mar 2021)

Cian O'Callaghan: It is not agreed to. Yesterday, "RTÉ Investigates" published a report based on inspection reports it has received from the Dublin Region Homeless Executive, DRHE. The report shows that 34% of privately run homeless accommodation has had fire safety issues. It also showed conclusively that the national quality standards are not being applied to private providers of emergency...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Value Added Tax (10 Mar 2021)

Cian O'Callaghan: 267. To ask the Minister for Finance the estimated cost of the standard VAT rate being reduced from 23% to 21% for a six month period from 1 September 2020 to 28 February 2021; if an analysis of this policy decision is being carried out; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12512/21]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Policy (10 Mar 2021)

Cian O'Callaghan: 367. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government when the new national implementation plan for housing first will be published given that the current plan runs from 2018-2021; if increased targets will be put in place; if the associated funding for local authorities will be put in place; his plans to ensure the roll-out of housing first to each local authority; and if he...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Social and Affordable Housing (10 Mar 2021)

Cian O'Callaghan: 368. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the current position regarding the household means policy review; if open consultation will be allowed as part of the review in order to receive submissions from the public, civil society and housing campaign groups; the estimated timeframe for when the review will be completed; and if he will make a statement on the matter....

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Homeless Persons Supports (10 Mar 2021)

Cian O'Callaghan: 412. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if Meath County Council is correct when it states that the National Quality Standards Framework pertains only to services delivered by NGOs and are funded by section 10 homeless funding in view of his recent statement that the framework is being applied to all providers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13442/21]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Shannon Airport Facilities (10 Mar 2021)

Cian O'Callaghan: 462. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade further to Parliamentary Question No. 367 of 24 February 2021, if the figure of 84 crew rest stopovers refers to the number of crew members or the number of US military aircraft flights that made stopovers during the period between 1 February 2020 and 31 January 2021; the number of passengers and crew who stayed overnight during this...