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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 commitment to write to his counterpart in Poland about this issue. That is welcome. I want to strongly acknowledge the work being done by our embassy in Warsaw and its continued support for the LGBTI+ community in Poland. That is very valuable. I also want to mention a letter raising these issues written to the Minister by members of the LGBTI+ community...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Covid-19 Pandemic (6 Oct 2020)

Cian O'Callaghan: 121. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if additional supports have been provided to the Palestinian people to help suppress the current Covid-19 surge; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28427/20]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Urban Regeneration and Development Fund (6 Oct 2020)

Cian O'Callaghan: 325. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the status of Dublin City Council's application under Call 2 of the Urban Regeneration and Development Fund for works in the Clongriffin, Belmayne area, including a feasibility study for a greenway along the River Mayne corridor; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28110/20]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Water Quality (6 Oct 2020)

Cian O'Callaghan: 347. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the progress being made on the reduction of lead, pesticides, aluminium, trihalomethanes and cryptosporidium in drinking water; if he has had any engagement with Irish Water regarding its commitment to removing all lead piping in the public water network by 2026; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28511/20]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Management (6 Oct 2020)

Cian O'Callaghan: 461. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills further to Parliamentary Question No. 373 of 21 July 2020, the status of the further submission under consideration in her Department; if the school is now operating in compliance with all Department circulars; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [28515/20]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Third Level Costs (6 Oct 2020)

Cian O'Callaghan: 577. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will provide details of the way in which the additional funds for universities are used; if he has been involved in any talks about a discount or reduction of tuition fees for students in view of the changes to the level of access they have to campus and educational offerings compared with pre-Covid times; and if he will make a statement...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Nursing Education (6 Oct 2020)

Cian O'Callaghan: 578. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he has considered financial assistance or concessions for student nurses and midwives on nursing programmes when they are prevented from working part-time jobs due to infection control measures across clinical sites; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28513/20]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Harbours and Piers (6 Oct 2020)

Cian O'Callaghan: 796. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his plans for the dredging of Howth harbour; if it remains his intention to lodge a planning application for the Howth dredging project in 2020; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28514/20]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Committee Work Programme: Discussion (6 Oct 2020)

Cian O'Callaghan: In the submission I have made, I think I am the only person to have mentioned looking into something related to Covid-19, which is very specific and urgent. There are issues around building standards, ventilation, workspaces, access to open spaces and balconies, and all that sort of thing. We are meant to include that in our work programme and I think it should be included and prioritised....

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Estimates for Public Services 2020
Vote 16 - Valuation Office (Revised)
Vote 23 - Property Registration Authority (Revised)
Vote 34 - Housing, Planning and Local Government (Revised) (6 Oct 2020)

Cian O'Callaghan: The Minister referred to €196 million being spent on emergency accommodation and expanding Housing First. That is almost €4 million a week primarily spent on emergency accommodation. How much of that figure will be spent on prevention? How much is on expanding Housing First? The national strategy on Housing First identified 1,346 people with high support needs and it is...

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (30 Sep 2020)

Cian O'Callaghan: The programme for Government commits to expanding Housing First. The national strategy, Housing First, identifies people who have been rough sleeping, or in and out of emergency accommodation for a number of years, who would benefit from a place under Housing First. The national strategy goes on to say it would provide enough Housing First places for half the people identified as having...

Child Poverty: Motion [Private Members] (30 Sep 2020)

Cian O'Callaghan: I am proud to support this motion put forward by the Social Democrats, the case for which has been made strongly by my colleague, Deputy Whitmore. I want to echo her comments regarding Lesbos, the migrant camp there and the four children. I will say to the Minister, Deputy O'Gorman, that we can do much better as a country than bring four children into Ireland. There is a much greater need...

EU-UK Negotiations on Brexit: Statements (24 Sep 2020)

Cian O'Callaghan: There is now no doubt as to how serious the circumstances are in which we find ourselves with respect to Brexit and the prospect of Brexit without a trade deal. The so-called bulletproof backstop - the guarantee that no matter what, there would be no hard border on the island of Ireland as a result of the UK's departure from the EU - was traded in by the previous Government for a withdrawal...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Election Monitoring Missions (23 Sep 2020)

Cian O'Callaghan: 109. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade further to Parliamentary Question No. 369 of 15 September 2020, if persons applying to join the election observation roster in 2018 had to supply details of their address to his Department; if his Departmental officials stored the addresses on computer packages such as spreadsheets; if they remain available; if a breakdown of successful...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Teaching Council of Ireland (23 Sep 2020)

Cian O'Callaghan: 131. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the reason for requesting teachers that re-register with the Teaching Council to furnish original transcripts of their qualifications in view of the fact their credentials are available by accessing the Department's teacher number and PPS number; the consideration that will be given to streamlining and simplifying the process for those...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Covid-19 Pandemic (23 Sep 2020)

Cian O'Callaghan: 214. To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to reports of the requirement of Covid-19 screening of patients for scheduled procedures amounting to hundreds of Euro that is not being covered by health insurance; his views on such reports; if he has raised Covid-19 screening costs with insurance companies; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25877/20]

Written Answers — Department of Trade, Enterprise and Employment: Company Liquidations (22 Sep 2020)

Cian O'Callaghan: 129. To ask the Minister for Trade, Enterprise and Employment the steps he will take to ensure that workers with enhanced redundancy payments are provided for by way of collective agreement will be treated as a preferential creditor in cases of insolvency; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25335/20]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Travel Trade Sector (22 Sep 2020)

Cian O'Callaghan: 213. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his plans to help save jobs in the travel agents industry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25330/20]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Bank Charges (22 Sep 2020)

Cian O'Callaghan: 236. To ask the Minister for Finance if his attention has been drawn to the upcoming changes in banking charges by a majority State-owned bank; if he has had discussions on these charge changes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24763/20]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Yield (22 Sep 2020)

Cian O'Callaghan: 248. To ask the Minister for Finance the capital gain tax yield is broken down by type of asset (details supplied) over the past five years, in tabular form; the estimated yield for 2021; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25340/20]