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Finance Bill 2025: Second Stage (21 Oct 2025)

Cian O'Callaghan: Do you believe the Government is providing enough funding for domestic violence refuges? That is the question I am putting to you and I will give you the opportunity to answer. You are not answering.

Finance Bill 2025: Second Stage (21 Oct 2025)

Cian O'Callaghan: The Irish Fiscal Advisory Council, the ESRI, the Nevin Institute, and the Commission on Taxation and Welfare have all warned the Minister but instead of broadening the tax take this Finance Bill narrows it again. Sections 40, 67 and 68 take over a billion euro out of the State finances. This is money that could be used to build houses, hospitals and wind farms. The Government is playing...

Finance Bill 2025: Second Stage (21 Oct 2025)

Cian O'Callaghan: Budgets are about choices, and the cruel decisions this Government has made are all over this Finance Bill. The Government had the chance to stand with struggling families, renters, carers and disabled people, but it chose instead to stand with the golden circle - developers and fast-food chains. Once again, the people who already have the most are walking away with the biggest gains while...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Budget 2026 (21 Oct 2025)

Cian O'Callaghan: 217. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if Budget 2026 makes provision for Ireland’s required national co-financing contribution (estimated at approximately €220 million) to match the €663 million in EU funding available to Ireland under the Social Climate Fund from 2026; if he will confirm under which vote or Departmental subhead this...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Budget 2026 (21 Oct 2025)

Cian O'Callaghan: 218. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the way in which his Department plans to ensure that national co-financing for the EU Social Climate Fund is directed towards new or scaled-up measures targeting energy poverty, building renovation, and clean mobility for low-income households and vulnerable transport users, in line with the Social Climate Fund...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Pension Provisions (21 Oct 2025)

Cian O'Callaghan: 244. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the steps his Department is taking to ensure that the agreed pension increases for Córas Iompair Éireann pensioners will go ahead as planned; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56574/25]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects (21 Oct 2025)

Cian O'Callaghan: 383. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills for an update on the application submitted by a school (details supplied) to have their roof replaced under the Climate Action Summer Works Programme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [56575/25]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Departmental Data (21 Oct 2025)

Cian O'Callaghan: 393. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the steps her Department will take to end the Industrial and Reformatory School Survivors hunger strike; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [56815/25]

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Schools Building Projects (15 Oct 2025)

Cian O'Callaghan: Gaelcholáiste Reachrann was founded in 2001 and, 24 years later, na daltaí, na múinteoirí agus pobal na scoile are still left waiting for permanent school buildings. Invitations to tender should have issued on 1 September. That is what was promised. That deadline has come and gone. Correspondence I have seen states that the Department of Education and Youth has failed...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation, and Taoiseach: Scrutiny of EU Legislative Proposals (15 Oct 2025)

Cian O'Callaghan: To follow up on those contributions, just so I am clear, two of the key objectives are to help EU member states meet their NATO objectives and strengthen the military industry. Are those the two key objectives?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation, and Taoiseach: Scrutiny of EU Legislative Proposals (15 Oct 2025)

Cian O'Callaghan: I wish to ask about the issue of safeguards. As part of this, what safeguards are in place to ensure we do not have a situation where Ireland, along with other EU member states, ends up underwriting loans that could be defaulted on to countries where there are significant and serious rule of law issues? What safeguards are there to prevent those countries from using these weapons in ways...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation, and Taoiseach: Scrutiny of EU Legislative Proposals (15 Oct 2025)

Cian O'Callaghan: It sounds like the safeguards relate to fraud and financial management. If the Commission becomes aware that the money disbursed through the loans is not being used to buy the weapons, these safeguards will kick in. It does not seem that there is any protection to ensure that these weapons, once purchased, cannot be misused. I am asking this from the point of view of the Irish public...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation, and Taoiseach: Scrutiny of EU Legislative Proposals (15 Oct 2025)

Cian O'Callaghan: To be clear, there are no provisions or safeguards in this to cover issues around the rule of law and human rights for citizens in EU member states. Am I clear on that? It is outside of it. There are no safeguards.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation, and Taoiseach: Scrutiny of EU Legislative Proposals (15 Oct 2025)

Cian O'Callaghan: I thank Mr. Knauer.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation, and Taoiseach: Scrutiny of EU Legislative Proposals (15 Oct 2025)

Cian O'Callaghan: If funding is provided for these weapons, and they are purchased and in the hands of a government or state that already has serious issues with the rule of law, how will Article 14 and these controls and audits in the loan agreements prevent that government or state from, for example, misusing those weapons? The example I provided was those weapons being used against a civilian population....

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects (14 Oct 2025)

Cian O'Callaghan: 418. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if the tender process has concluded for the construction of a school (details supplied); if she will ensure that a public or written notice will be issued regarding the appointment of a successful contractor(s); if the project remains on schedule to commence construction in Q1/Q2 of 2026; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [54686/25]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Disability and Equality: Disabilities Assessments (14 Oct 2025)

Cian O'Callaghan: 797. To ask the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality to outline the efforts her Department is making to address waiting lists for those awaiting an assessment of need; if she will address the delays faced by a person (details supplied) in accessing support from the children’s disability network team; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [55958/25]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Mental Health Services (14 Oct 2025)

Cian O'Callaghan: 865. To ask the Minister for Health if she will address the delays faced by a person (details supplied) in accessing support from CAMHS; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [54952/25]

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (9 Oct 2025)

Cian O'Callaghan: That is not what I said.

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (9 Oct 2025)

Cian O'Callaghan: They also watch the TV debates.