Results 6,241-6,260 of 6,937 for speaker:Cian O'Callaghan

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Local Authority Housing (10 Dec 2020)

Cian O'Callaghan: 274. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if a copy of the issued unit cost ceilings for the direct procurement of social housing units by local authorities by unit type, construction and all in costs for each local authority will be provided; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42770/20]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Social and Affordable Housing (10 Dec 2020)

Cian O'Callaghan: 275. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the Part V arrangements that have been made for a development (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42771/20]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Policy (10 Dec 2020)

Cian O'Callaghan: 276. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the repayment method for any equity stake in a property purchased under the proposed shared equity scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42772/20]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Heritage Sites (10 Dec 2020)

Cian O'Callaghan: 277. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he will engage with the HSE to create a conservation plan and historic landscape assessment for the Cork Street, Fever Hospital, Dublin 8 known as Brú Chaoimhín; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42773/20]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Social and Affordable Housing (10 Dec 2020)

Cian O'Callaghan: 278. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the average length of time that new social housing units are vacant prior to being occupied for the first time by local authority area and approved housing body over the past three years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42774/20]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Departmental Expenditure (10 Dec 2020)

Cian O'Callaghan: 279. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the amount spent by his Department on the housing element of Housing First initiatives in 2018, 2019 and 2020; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42777/20]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Assistance Payment (10 Dec 2020)

Cian O'Callaghan: 280. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the status of the review of HAP rates promised under the programme for Government; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42779/20]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Assistance Payment (10 Dec 2020)

Cian O'Callaghan: 281. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the system in place to ensure that HAP tenants, including those already in receipt of the full discretionary allowance, who receive notice of a rent increase will have that increase covered as part of their HAP payment and will not be forced to carry this additional cost on top of their differential rent payments; and if he...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Emergency Accommodation (10 Dec 2020)

Cian O'Callaghan: 282. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he has issued instructions to local authorities directing that local connection rules are not applied to homeless persons seeking emergency accommodation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42782/20]

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: National LGBTI+ Strategy (10 Dec 2020)

Cian O'Callaghan: 316. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs further to Parliamentary Question No. 524 of 1 December 2020, if he will provide a list of the 35 actions under the National LGBTI+ Strategy 2020-2021 which have yet to be commenced; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42775/20]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medicinal Products (10 Dec 2020)

Cian O'Callaghan: 441. To ask the Minister for Health the counties in which PrEP is currently available; the steps he will take to ensure universal access for those for whom it is recommended; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42776/20]

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (8 Dec 2020)

Cian O'Callaghan: Not agreed. On Monday on national radio, the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage stated that no one has been turned away from emergency accommodation. This is not the case. I have asked for time to be set aside to debate the issue of homelessness in the Chamber. The Chief Whip has indicated that this can be done. I seek time to discuss this as a matter of urgency because...

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (8 Dec 2020)

Cian O'Callaghan: I am looking for time for a debate on this. If the Government issued written instructions to local authorities telling them not to use local connection rules to deny people access to emergency accommodation, which is well within the powers of the Government, this issue would be resolved.

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (8 Dec 2020)

Cian O'Callaghan: He is doing that.

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (8 Dec 2020)

Cian O'Callaghan: It is not agreed. It is important we have proper scrutiny with regard to Brexit preparedness and readiness. There are several issues which need Dáil attention. In particular, in the event of a no-deal Brexit, we need to look at contingency issues with regard to price inflation and how that would affect low and middle-income households. Several issues relating to the UK land bridge...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Covid-19 Pandemic (8 Dec 2020)

Cian O'Callaghan: 220. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the reason for the decision to keep dance classes closed while similar indoor activities are allowed to open; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41533/20]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Water Supply (8 Dec 2020)

Cian O'Callaghan: 271. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he has raised with Irish Water the frequency with which some businesses experience water outages as in the case of a business (details supplied); his views on such outages; if the rates businesses pay go towards maintaining infrastructure for the water supply; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41217/20]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Homeless Persons Data (8 Dec 2020)

Cian O'Callaghan: 286. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the number of persons using homeless services that have died to date in 2020 and in the same period over the past three years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41940/20]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: State Examinations (8 Dec 2020)

Cian O'Callaghan: 325. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if a commitment will be given that persons marking the leaving certificate papers will not have sight or knowledge of the estimated grades for the pupils in question; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41214/20]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: State Examinations (8 Dec 2020)

Cian O'Callaghan: 326. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the reason the leaving certificate results will not be available until February 2021; the reason ordinary correction staff are not being used such as the same teachers or persons who correct the exams each year; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41215/20]