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Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Rental Sector (20 Mar 2024)

Cian O'Callaghan: 675. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if his Department has plans for when long term leasing arrangements are concluded; if social housing tenants will need to be rehoused elsewhere; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12699/24]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Provision (20 Mar 2024)

Cian O'Callaghan: 704. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the time spent to carry out the four-stage approval process for publicly funded capital projects for each social housing, cost rental, affordable purchase, and mixed tenure development completed in 2022, broken down by tenure type and county, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13125/24]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Schemes (20 Mar 2024)

Cian O'Callaghan: 751. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the financial supports available for people to assist in furnishing their unfurnished social home; the eligibility for these supports; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12467/24]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Eligibility (20 Mar 2024)

Cian O'Callaghan: 770. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection her views on the level of means testing her Department is caring out on a family carer (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12889/24]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Departmental Data (20 Mar 2024)

Cian O'Callaghan: 805. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if she is aware of the increase in motorbike theft, specifically expensive types of motorbikes; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11673/24]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Disability Services (20 Mar 2024)

Cian O'Callaghan: 1097. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he is aware that many parents feel as though the care and support provided to their disabled children has decreased under the community disability network teams, specifically in relation to children with Down syndrome being provided more generalised care as opposed to specialised services that existed under...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Disability Services (20 Mar 2024)

Cian O'Callaghan: 1129. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if there are plans to review the motorised transport grant and tax relief for drivers and passengers with disabilities given that the criteria for both schemes are restrictive; if he will consider changing the eligibility criteria to be more inclusive of different disabilities where people still cannot drive...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Services (20 Mar 2024)

Cian O'Callaghan: 1252. To ask the Minister for Health if there are plans to increase investment in audiology services in Beaumont Hospital, specifically in relation to operative aftercare for patients accessing surgical intervention abroad; if there are plans to further resource and fund audiology services to allow increased surgeries to happen in Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11715/24]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Cancer Services (20 Mar 2024)

Cian O'Callaghan: 1253. To ask the Minister for Health if there are plans to increase the level of financial support and practical transport provision for cancer care patients who have to travel significant distances to access specialised care; the measures his Department proposes to rectify this situation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11717/24]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Emergency Departments (20 Mar 2024)

Cian O'Callaghan: 1338. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide an update on the new emergency department at Beaumont Hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12110/24]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Mental Health Services (20 Mar 2024)

Cian O'Callaghan: 1339. To ask the Minister for Health the number of autistic children refused CAMHS treatment because on absence of a moderate to severe mental disorder in 2023, broken down by CHO area, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12111/24]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Staff (20 Mar 2024)

Cian O'Callaghan: 1448. To ask the Minister for Health if the case of a person (details supplied) will be examined, given they have not received their Covid recognition payment despite being fully eligible for the scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12661/24]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Staff (20 Mar 2024)

Cian O'Callaghan: 1482. To ask the Minister for Health if he intends to introduce subsidised or free FETAC Level 5 healthcare courses to ensure there are no barriers to entering the healthcare assistant profession; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12888/24]

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (20 Mar 2024)

Cian O'Callaghan: I do not have an issue with the use of summaries but with the legal obligation on the Minister. The legal obligation on the Minister, under the amendments proposed, is not to consider the submissions. Of course, submissions can be dipped into for more detail but the legal obligation is to consider the summary of the submissions. Since the OPR compiles the summary of submissions on its own...

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (20 Mar 2024)

Cian O'Callaghan: I mean that genuinely. However, we must protect against situations in the legislation. Not every Minister goes through things thoroughly and not every Minister will read into submissions. Some will just rubber stamp things.

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (20 Mar 2024)

Cian O'Callaghan: I will conclude my point.

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (20 Mar 2024)

Cian O'Callaghan: There is a very limited role for councillors at, for example, the regional assembly level. This whole process allows the Minister to issue national planning-----

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (20 Mar 2024)

Cian O'Callaghan: I understand that.

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (20 Mar 2024)

Cian O'Callaghan: If they disagree, all the cards lie with the Minister and the OPR.