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Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Youth Services (7 Oct 2020)

Cian O'Callaghan: 177. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if additional funding will be provided to youth work services in 2021 in order to provide more supports and activities for young persons; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28989/20]

Ceisteanna (Atógáil) - Questions (Resumed) - Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Human Rights (6 Oct 2020)

Cian O'Callaghan: I thank the Minister for his response. Uighurs have had to shave their beards and uncover their hair as part of the restrictions that have been put on them. They have been made to pledge allegiance to the Chinese Communist Party. Children have been taken from their parents and put in orphanages and there has been family separation. As such, will the Government support the introduction of...

Ceisteanna (Atógáil) - Questions (Resumed) - Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Human Rights (6 Oct 2020)

Cian O'Callaghan: There are Irish citizens of Uighur ethnicity who are directly impacted by the Chinese Government's policies in Xinjiang. I am aware of one case where an Irish Uighur citizen lost contact with their Xinjiang-based mother since early 2017. The Irish citizen is worried about their mother's well-being and whether she is being arbitrarily detained in one of the camps in Xinjiang. Will the...

Ceisteanna (Atógáil) - Questions (Resumed) - Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Human Rights (6 Oct 2020)

Cian O'Callaghan: I thank the Minister.

Ceisteanna (Atógáil) - Questions (Resumed) - Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Human Rights (6 Oct 2020)

Cian O'Callaghan: 94. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will report on the violation of human rights in Xinjiang; the steps he and his EU colleagues will take in this regard; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28489/20]

Ceisteanna (Atógáil) - Questions (Resumed) - Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Human Rights (6 Oct 2020)

Cian O'Callaghan: On 17 September the Chinese Government released a white paper confirming that more than 1 million Uighurs have been detained in so-called re-education camps in the region of Xinjiang. These camps are designed to stop Uighurs and strip them of their culture, language and religion. What action is the Minister taking to raise these human rights abuses with the Chinese Government?

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Referendum Campaigns (6 Oct 2020)

Cian O'Callaghan: 40. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the preparations that have been made for the right to housing referendum; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28424/20]

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Referendum Campaigns (6 Oct 2020)

Cian O'Callaghan: What work is under way to prepare for the referendum on the right to housing, has the Minister been looking at a wording for that referendum and what timeline are we looking at in respect of it?

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Referendum Campaigns (6 Oct 2020)

Cian O'Callaghan: Yes.

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Covid-19 Pandemic (6 Oct 2020)

Cian O'Callaghan: 37. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the relationship between the new Covid-19 levels and the protections for tenants; if the protections will be enhanced if the levels change; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28425/20]

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Covid-19 Pandemic (6 Oct 2020)

Cian O'Callaghan: The Minister said this evening that he will closely monitor Covid-19 case numbers and that he will take action to protect renters, if necessary, if numbers increase. Given that we have five levels containing a range of measures, would it not be appropriate to specify in those five levels the sort of measures the Government would take and the levels at which they would do that?

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Covid-19 Pandemic (6 Oct 2020)

Cian O'Callaghan: I welcome that the Minister is indicating that this work is being done. I take it from the answer that if we do go up to level 5 measures will be introduced. It is important that that work is finalised as quickly as possible in case we find ourselves in that situation and that it will be communicated to people, preferably in advance. That would be the way to do it. Work has been done...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Covid-19 Pandemic (6 Oct 2020)

Cian O'Callaghan: I agree with the Minister that that primary legislation should be on a sound footing. One of the most effective things the Minister could do, which is a long-term reform but would also be welcome in terms of Covid-19, is to reduce the grounds for eviction through primary legislation, which would bring us into line with other European countries. Will the Minister do that as a matter of...

Priority Questions: Housing Provision (6 Oct 2020)

Cian O'Callaghan: On the need for supports, there has been a 13% cut in the HSE funding for the ACCES community health team which works with people who are homeless in terms of mental health. Will that cut be reversed? As the Minister knows, Housing First can be delivered as it is within the capacity of the State. Will the Minister secure the funding to ensure we can get Housing First tenancies in place...

Priority Questions: Housing Provision (6 Oct 2020)

Cian O'Callaghan: 29. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the way in which the number of planned Housing First places compares with the identified need; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28488/20]

Priority Questions: Housing Provision (6 Oct 2020)

Cian O'Callaghan: As the Minister is aware, internationally the Housing First model has proven to be very successful in tackling homelessness, providing housing for people and housing tenancies. What is the difference between the number of Housing First tenancies identified as being needed under the national Housing First plan and the number of Housing First tenancies that are planned to be provided as...

Priority Questions: Housing Provision (6 Oct 2020)

Cian O'Callaghan: When is the assessment of need due to be carried out or completed? As the Minister said, the national Housing First implementation plan identified 1,349 people with high support needs. They are people who have been sleeping rough or who have been homeless over the long term. It identifies a particular group of people who could really benefit from Housing First. The strategy also planned...

Ceisteanna (Atógáil) - Questions (Resumed) - Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Human Rights (6 Oct 2020)

Cian O'Callaghan: 102. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will write to his Polish counterpart to call for an end to the discrimination against Polish LGBT+ people; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28426/20]

Ceisteanna (Atógáil) - Questions (Resumed) - Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Human Rights (6 Oct 2020)

Cian O'Callaghan: As the Minister will be aware, one third of Poland has declared so-called LGBT-free zones. The existence of these so-called LGBT-free zones in the European Union is an affront to European Union values and is in no way acceptable. We cannot tolerate this. Will the Minister write to his counterpart in Poland about this? At a European Union level, what action is he taking to address this?

Ceisteanna (Atógáil) - Questions (Resumed) - Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Human Rights (6 Oct 2020)

Cian O'Callaghan: I thank the Minister for his response. Will he write to his counterpart in Poland? He might address that question. There is agreement in the EU in respect of a €750 billion recovery fund. Once that is dispersed to countries like Poland, if the rule of law, democracy and minority and LGBTI rights are not addressed and dealt with it will be very difficult to deal with them...