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Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Middle East (28 Jul 2020)

Cian O'Callaghan: 24. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the efforts he has made at a European Union and at broader international level to prevent the Israeli annexation of the West Bank; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19031/20]

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Middle East (28 Jul 2020)

Cian O'Callaghan: The Minister correctly said that the proposed annexation would be contrary to international law. It is also correct to say that the illegal settlements are contrary to international law, including the Fourth Geneva Convention. Will the Minister and the Government be pushing for sanctions against Israel so that we can uphold international law? It is welcome that the Irish Government was one...

Residential Tenancies and Valuation Bill 2020: Second Stage (28 Jul 2020)

Cian O'Callaghan: I acknowledge that a significant amount of work has gone into this Bill and that there are some aspects of Part 3 that will be useful. There has been a great deal of mixed messaging in the lead up to the Bill, though. There was more today in the Minister's speech relating to the public health aspect. We have been told on the one hand that there is a significant public health risk of...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Estates (28 Jul 2020)

Cian O'Callaghan: 333. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the guidelines in place on maintaining uniformity of appearance in housing estates and to prevent areas deteriorating in terms of visual amenity over time; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18357/20]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Human Rights (28 Jul 2020)

Cian O'Callaghan: 381. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if the treatment of the Uighurs in China, including the forced internment of over a million Uighurs will be raised with his Chinese counterpart; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18355/20]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Human Rights (28 Jul 2020)

Cian O'Callaghan: 382. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if Bahrain will be requested to improve its position on human rights; if the execution of two pro-democracy activists (details supplied) will be raised with his Bahraini counterpart; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18356/20]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Sustainable Development Goals (28 Jul 2020)

Cian O'Callaghan: 399. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if the commitment to the sustainable development goals will be reflected in his Department's Strategy and Work Plan 2020-2025; his plans to monitor and report annually on progress towards achieving the goals; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19119/20]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Covid-19 Pandemic (28 Jul 2020)

Cian O'Callaghan: 600. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the provisions available for parents in cases in which their leave has ended and childcare is not available to them due to the age of their baby and in view of the fact that many crèches are not taking infants under one year old due to Covid-19; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18354/20]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Oireachtas Joint Committee Reports (28 Jul 2020)

Cian O'Callaghan: 747. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the progress made by the CSO in implementing recommendation 15 of the Report on Reform of the Family Law System produced by the Oireachtas Joint Committee on Justice and Equality in October 2019. [18502/20]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Oireachtas Joint Committee Reports (28 Jul 2020)

Cian O'Callaghan: 748. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the progress made in implementing recommendations 28 and 29, which relate to the voice of the child, of the Report on Reform of the Family Law System produced by the Oireachtas Joint Committee on Justice and Equality in October 2019; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18505/20]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Oireachtas Joint Committee Reports (28 Jul 2020)

Cian O'Callaghan: 791. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the progress made by An Garda Síochána in implementing recommendation 15 of the Report on Reform of the Family Law System produced by the Oireachtas Joint Committee on Justice and Equality in October 2019; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18503/20]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Oireachtas Joint Committee Reports (28 Jul 2020)

Cian O'Callaghan: 792. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality her views on recommendation 16 of the Report on Reform of the Family Law System produced by the Oireachtas Joint Committee on Justice and Equality in October 2019; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18504/20]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Oireachtas Joint Committee Reports (28 Jul 2020)

Cian O'Callaghan: 793. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the progress made in implementing recommendation 32 of the Report on Reform of the Family Law System produced by the Oireachtas Joint Committee on Justice and Equality in October 2019; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18506/20]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Departmental Priorities (28 Jul 2020)

Cian O'Callaghan: 816. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if the commitment to the sustainable development goals will be reflected in the Strategy and Work Plan 2020-2025 of his Department; his plans to monitor and report annually on the progress towards achieving the goals; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19120/20]

Ceisteanna - Questions - Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Rental Sector (23 Jul 2020)

Cian O'Callaghan: I thank the Minister. I was a member of the Government commission on the private residential sector which drew up the plans that are currently in place. I was a representative of tenants' interests at the time. Even though it was more than 20 years ago, the means by which many of the grounds for eviction in the legislation came about are very clear. They are far too wide in scope and need...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Rental Sector (23 Jul 2020)

Cian O'Callaghan: 4. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if measures will be introduced to improve security of tenure for persons renting; if the grounds for evictions will be limited; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17911/20]

Ceisteanna - Questions - Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Rental Sector (23 Jul 2020)

Cian O'Callaghan: First, I welcome the comments that the Minister made about working collaboratively with Opposition spokespeople. If the Government proposals for the committee system go through, not only will some of us not be on the Joint Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government, we will not be on any committee. That needs to be looked at. What are the Minister's plans to improve security of...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Rental Sector (23 Jul 2020)

Cian O'Callaghan: I thank the Minister for his reply. He mentioned in that reply that he is looking at incentives, cost rental and different measures. Is he actually going to look at measures that will improve security of tenure for tenants across the board? We need more than just incentives for long-term tenancies. I do not think there is any rationale for a four-year cut-off point, after which one is...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Health and Safety (23 Jul 2020)

Cian O'Callaghan: 149. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if additional funding will be made available to schools to ensure they have enough teachers, cleaning staff and other resources necessary to reopen safely; if students with additional needs will not lose vital supports due to a lack of teaching resources and funding; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17755/20]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Covid-19 Pandemic Unemployment Payment (23 Jul 2020)

Cian O'Callaghan: 176. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the reason for disallowing employee and self-employed incomes to be combined for the purposes of calculating pandemic unemployment payments; the reason persons are receiving reduced payments based on transitioning from being an employee to being a sole trader during the tax year if they must be treated separately; if her...