Results 61-80 of 6,146 for speaker:Cian O'Callaghan

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Rental Sector (8 May 2024)

Cian O'Callaghan: 272. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the number of minimum standards for private-rented accommodation inspections carried out by environmental health officers between 2020 and 2024; the number of improvement letters issued as a result; the number of improvement notices and the number of enforcement proceedings initiated, broken down by local authority and year;...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: State Bodies (8 May 2024)

Cian O'Callaghan: 287. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he will ensure the report conducted by a person (details supplied) into allegations of malpractice and conflicts of interest at An Bord Pleanála is made public as soon as possible; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20676/24]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Benefits (8 May 2024)

Cian O'Callaghan: 299. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if a privately run service (details supplied) is obligated to recognise the State travel pass for older people; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20803/24]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Code (8 May 2024)

Cian O'Callaghan: 330. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if she will reassess the means test threshold for carer’s allowance, where people who are providing care are at risk of falling below the poverty line and require higher support from Government; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20799/24]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Educational Disadvantage (8 May 2024)

Cian O'Callaghan: 331. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the reason schools that have recently been designated as DEIS schools are not being included in the hot school meals scheme; if she will ensure that a school (details supplied) is granted eligibility for the scheme as soon as possible, as it requires the same support as other DEIS schools; and if she will make a statement...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Programme for Government (8 May 2024)

Cian O'Callaghan: 366. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the reason she has declined to accede to a request from a group (details supplied) to discuss the implementation of the Programme for Government commitment to review the Multi-Unit Developments Act 2011; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20415/24]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Programme for Government (8 May 2024)

Cian O'Callaghan: 367. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality to explain how the development of the interim remediation scheme and the drafting of legislation for the full remediation scheme for defective apartments and duplexes prevent her Department from issuing regulations as promised in Housing For All on service charges and sinking funds under Sections 18 and 19 of the Multi-Unit...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Programme for Government (8 May 2024)

Cian O'Callaghan: 368. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the reason her Department has failed to implement the solemn commitment in the Programme for Government to review the Multi-Unit Developments Act 2011; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20417/24]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Programme for Government (8 May 2024)

Cian O'Callaghan: 369. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality to confirm that draft regulations under sections 18 and 19 of the Multi-Unit Developments Act 2011, as promised in Housing For All were forwarded to her Department in February 2022; to explain the reason those regulations have not yet been issued by her Department more than two years on; and if she will make a statement on...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Programme for Government (8 May 2024)

Cian O'Callaghan: 370. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality to explain, given the crucial role multi-unit developments play in the delivery of the Government's housing targets (details supplied), the reason her Department is failing to implement measures as promised in Housing For All and the Programme for Government to ensure that such multi-unit developments are adequately...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Programme for Government (8 May 2024)

Cian O'Callaghan: 371. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the reason the Government has not yet fulfilled a commitment to more effectively regulate owners' management companies, as set out in Housing for All and the Programme for Government; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20421/24]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Departmental Policies (8 May 2024)

Cian O'Callaghan: 391. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if she will review a case (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20795/24]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Eating Disorders (8 May 2024)

Cian O'Callaghan: 522. To ask the Minister for Health if he will commit to the delivery of the 20 promised beds for adults with eating disorders; if he will provide data on the numbers of adults seeking medical support for eating disorders over the past five years; the number of those people were provided a bed for eating disorders; the number that were admitted to psychiatric units; and if he will make a...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Eating Disorders (8 May 2024)

Cian O'Callaghan: 523. To ask the Minister for Health if he is aware that the only clinic for eating disorders serving the entire CHO9 area is currently in a temporary building with a team that is understaffed; when this clinic will be provided with a permanent building; if capacity can be increased as they currently cannot meet the demand; if increased funding will be provided for a day service; and if he...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Bereavement Counselling (8 May 2024)

Cian O'Callaghan: 626. To ask the Minister for Health the State-funded bereavement services that exist for children and adults; if he will consider allocating additional funding to these services for the provision of supports for children; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20802/24]

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (2 May 2024)

Cian O'Callaghan: The Residential Tenancies Board, RTB, rent index makes grim reading for renters and is yet another confirmation of what we already know: rents are out of control and there are no upper limits. Someone looking to rent will have to pay €369 per month more than when the Government took office. Last year, rents in existing tenancies rose by 4.5% in Dublin city, 5% in Cork city, 5.4% in...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (2 May 2024)

Cian O'Callaghan: Is the Tánaiste going to answer the question?

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (2 May 2024)

Cian O'Callaghan: I asked the Tánaiste two simple questions about the rent regulation law being broken and he did not reply. I ask him to reply to those. The countries in Europe with the largest rental sectors also have strict rent regulation that is enforced and very good security of tenure for renters. In contrast, Ireland has some of the highest rents in Europe, very poor security of tenure for...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (2 May 2024)

Cian O'Callaghan: The figures show it.

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (2 May 2024)

Cian O'Callaghan: What about the rent regulation law being flouted?