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Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Waiting Lists (14 Jul 2020)

Cian O'Callaghan: 1265. To ask the Minister for Health if Beaumont Hospital has an internal waiting list to access a HSE diabetes pump application form; if patients have to wait for extended periods before the hospital submits the applications to the HSE; the reason for the internal application form waiting lists and submission delays; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15839/20]

Estimates for Public Services 2020 (Resumed) (9 Jul 2020)

Cian O'Callaghan: That was not the question.

Estimates for Public Services 2020 (Resumed) (9 Jul 2020)

Cian O'Callaghan: That was not the question I put.

Estimates for Public Services 2020 (Resumed) (9 Jul 2020)

Cian O'Callaghan: I echo the comments of other Deputies in congratulating the Minister on his reappointment. I also welcome the new junior Ministers to their roles. I would like first to focus on the comments on the occupied territories Bill and significant legal doubt. In my view, that is not sufficient grounds for the Bill not to be passed by this House. We could pass it and refer it to the Supreme...

Rent and Mortgage Arrears: Motion [Private Members] (8 Jul 2020)

Cian O'Callaghan: I welcome the Labour Party motion; the Social Democrats will be supporting it. I also welcome the comments from the Minister that he will listen constructively to any proposals from the Opposition and others throughout the House. There is little awareness of the emergency rent supplement. There has been some uptake, but I and others have been dealing with many people who are not aware...

Affordable Housing: Motion [Private Members] (7 Jul 2020)

Cian O'Callaghan: We have a fundamental choice as to the direction we want to go on housing affordability. We can continue with the current model of private provision, turning homes into financial assets and pushing up prices. The Government is proposing to introduce more and more subsidies and discounts to the model but it is essentially continuing with the same model that has failed in recent decades. ...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Departmental Functions (7 Jul 2020)

Cian O'Callaghan: 306. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the new functions, units or work areas his Department has gained; the functions, units and work areas which have been moved to other Departments; the destination for same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14368/20]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Homelessness Strategy (7 Jul 2020)

Cian O'Callaghan: 307. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the target date for ending homelessness; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14371/20]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Fire Safety (7 Jul 2020)

Cian O'Callaghan: 308. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if appropriate measures are in place in publicly-owned houses, flats and apartments to prevent residential fires; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14372/20]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Fire Safety (7 Jul 2020)

Cian O'Callaghan: 309. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the prevalence of combustible construction materials and non-fire retardant paint in publicly-owned houses, flats and apartments; the extent to which these materials pose a residential fire risk; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14373/20]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Social and Affordable Housing (7 Jul 2020)

Cian O'Callaghan: 310. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the price paid per Part V unit in Dublin and each other county, respectively; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14374/20]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Social and Affordable Housing (7 Jul 2020)

Cian O'Callaghan: 311. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the price paid for non-Part V social housing acquisitions in Dublin and each other county, respectively; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14375/20]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Planning Issues (7 Jul 2020)

Cian O'Callaghan: 312. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the percentage of approved planning permissions which have construction under way; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14376/20]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Planning Issues (7 Jul 2020)

Cian O'Callaghan: 313. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the average length of time between the granting of planning permission and completion of development; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14377/20]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Foreign Conflicts (7 Jul 2020)

Cian O'Callaghan: 351. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if the aid given to Yemen will be increased in view of the ongoing humanitarian crisis; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14384/20]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Foreign Conflicts (7 Jul 2020)

Cian O'Callaghan: 352. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade his views on the blockade of Yemen; if he has raised the issue at international forums; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14385/20]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Departmental Functions (7 Jul 2020)

Cian O'Callaghan: 346. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the new functions, units or work areas his Department has gained; the functions, units and work areas which have been moved to other Departments; the destination for same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14369/20]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Foreign Conflicts (7 Jul 2020)

Cian O'Callaghan: 347. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade his assessment of recent reports of the illegal collation of secret files on civil society organisations, including human rights defenders, the press and others in Colombia; if the embassy in Colombia will monitor investigations into the alleged gathering of secret files on civil society organisations; if the creation of an international...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Foreign Conflicts (7 Jul 2020)

Cian O'Callaghan: 348. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if his attention has been drawn to the conflict between armed groups in Rio Quito in Chocó, Colombia and the impact this is having on the local population and the environment; if he will direct the embassy to make representations to the Colombian Government on the safety and security of the affected communities; and if he will make a...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Foreign Conflicts (7 Jul 2020)

Cian O'Callaghan: 349. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the steps the embassy in Colombia is taking to monitor the progress of the peace process and the disarmament of neo-paramilitary groups in the Chocó and Urabá regions in Colombia; if the embassy is giving support to the National Commission for Security Guarantees; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14382/20]