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Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Human Rights (3 Feb 2021)

Cian O'Callaghan: 330. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if his attention has been drawn to a recent letter signed by organisations (details supplied) calling on the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees and the international community to protect Syrian refugees from refoulement; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5673/21]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Human Rights (3 Feb 2021)

Cian O'Callaghan: 331. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the actions he is taking to insist that international organisations and the international community prevent Syrian refugees from being forcibly returned to Syria; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5674/21]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Human Rights (3 Feb 2021)

Cian O'Callaghan: 333. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the actions he is taking to ensure Syrian refugees in Lebanon are not being forced to return to Syria; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5678/21]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Middle East (3 Feb 2021)

Cian O'Callaghan: 332. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the actions he is taking to insist the European Union and the United States of America increase resettlement and family reunification of Syrian refugees; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5677/21]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Human Rights (3 Feb 2021)

Cian O'Callaghan: 334. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the actions he is taking to ensure the international community provides direct humanitarian assistance to organisations assisting Syrian refugees; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5679/21]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Residential Tenancies Board (3 Feb 2021)

Cian O'Callaghan: 400. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the number of referrals from the Residential Tenancies Board to the Money Advice & Budgeting Service, MABS, dedicated line under part 3 of the residential tenancies of the Planning and Development, and Residential Tenancies Act 2020; the value of the rent arrears notified to MABS on foot of these referrals; the length...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Refugee Resettlement Programme (3 Feb 2021)

Cian O'Callaghan: 495. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if his Department is honouring commitments made on the number of Syrian refugees to be resettled here; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5675/21]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Work Placement Programmes (3 Feb 2021)

Cian O'Callaghan: 547. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will request that CORU give leeway or offer alternatives to the requirement for social care students to complete a 400-hour mandatory work placement, given that students are struggling to find appropriate places due to the Covid-19 pandemic; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5873/21]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Crime Prevention (3 Feb 2021)

Cian O'Callaghan: 587. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if her attention has been drawn to the increase of knife crime in the Dublin 17 area; the number of community gardaí deployed in the area; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5672/21]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Family Reunification (3 Feb 2021)

Cian O'Callaghan: 588. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if her Department will provide more family reunification places under a new humanitarian admission programme for Syrian refugees and their families; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5676/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Covid-19 Pandemic (3 Feb 2021)

Cian O'Callaghan: 727. To ask the Minister for Health if his Department will provide specific guidelines in relation to Covid-19 for private dental practices in terms of personal protective equipment, cross-infection and which aerosol-generating procedures are deemed essential; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5401/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Covid-19 Tests (3 Feb 2021)

Cian O'Callaghan: 861. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide airline staff travelling back and forth to the UK with an official Government headed letter outlining that they are exempt from PCR testing requirements in cases in which they are travelling in the course of performing their duties (details supplied); if not, if arrangements will be put in place to provide PCR testing for airline workers;...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: General Scheme of Electoral Reform Bill 2020: Discussion (Resumed) (2 Feb 2021)

Cian O'Callaghan: I thank Dr. Suiter and Dr. Reidy for coming before the committee. I have a number of questions related specifically to the Bill and what changes should or should not be made and what recommendations the witnesses have. Potential disinformation from online campaigning is a challenging area because one person's disinformation is another person's strongly held opinion. It is more about trying...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: General Scheme of Electoral Reform Bill 2020: Discussion (Resumed) (2 Feb 2021)

Cian O'Callaghan: I thank the witnesses. What must we do to ensure this aligns with the EU Digital Services Act?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: General Scheme of Electoral Reform Bill 2020: Discussion (Resumed) (2 Feb 2021)

Cian O'Callaghan: That is very clear. I thank Dr. Reidy as well. The comments on postal voting and the Bill are also clear enough and there could be a change or strengthening to facilitate extensions.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Homelessness: Discussion (29 Jan 2021)

Cian O'Callaghan: I have about three sets of questions so I will get straight into them. My first question is for Mr. Kenny. I take it from his previous answer on the national quality standards framework, NQFS, that they do not currently apply to private providers. Why are private providers exempt? Who made the decision that the standards would not apply to them? The DRHE website states they will apply to...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Homelessness: Discussion (29 Jan 2021)

Cian O'Callaghan: I do not understand why there would be a separate set of standards for private providers than for the NGOs and not-for-profit groups. It sounds to me as if there is a two-tier system being set up on this. There are a number of issues about the private hostels. There have, for example, been reports of a no chatting rule being implemented in a number of them whereby the residents are told...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Homelessness: Discussion (29 Jan 2021)

Cian O'Callaghan: I thank Mr. Kenny. How many single people in private accommodation funded by the DHRE have support plans? Does Mr. Kenny know the figure for that?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Homelessness: Discussion (29 Jan 2021)

Cian O'Callaghan: It is very concerning that very few of them would have a support plan. The final question I have is on the DHRE's report and the local connection. The report says that the DHRE makes dedicated beds available to the rough sleeper outreach team for people it encounters rough sleeping regardless of whether they are from the Dublin region. Am I to understand that if the outreach team meets...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Homelessness: Discussion (29 Jan 2021)

Cian O'Callaghan: Okay, that is great. What type of accommodation can the team place them in?