Results 241-260 of 2,618 for speaker:Cian O'Callaghan in 'Written Answers'

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Local Infrastructure Housing Activation Fund (21 Jul 2020)

Cian O'Callaghan: 327. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government his views on the local infrastructure housing activation fund; if the fund has met its targets since it was launched; if the fund has failed to meet its targets or objectives, the reason therefor; the changes he will make to same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17150/20]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Policy (21 Jul 2020)

Cian O'Callaghan: 328. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the reason Ireland has not committed in full to article 31 of the European Social Charter; the steps he is taking to ensure that full commitment is given to the article; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17151/20]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Social and Affordable Housing (21 Jul 2020)

Cian O'Callaghan: 329. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the percentage of new social houses built during this term that will meet the universal design standards; if he will instruct local authorities to build more family size social houses that meet the needs of families in which multiple members have disabilities; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17154/20]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Human Rights (21 Jul 2020)

Cian O'Callaghan: 347. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade his views on the human rights situation in Iran; if he has raised his concerns with the Iranian authorities; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17155/20]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Management (21 Jul 2020)

Cian O'Callaghan: 373. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if her attention has been drawn to reports of reduced school times of 2 hours 25 minutes daily in a school (details supplied); if so, if it is in line with the standards of her Department; if the provision of instruction by persons not registered with the Teaching Council meet the requirements for the educational rights of a student; the...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Jobseeker's Benefit (21 Jul 2020)

Cian O'Callaghan: 455. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if jobseeker’s benefit will be extended for those unable to find employment due to Covid-19; the provisions available to those whose time on the benefit is drawing to an end who may not have been able to gain employment due to the pandemic and accompanying lockdown; and if she will make a statement on the matter....

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Covid-19 Pandemic Supports (21 Jul 2020)

Cian O'Callaghan: 478. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if there is a difference in the rate of pandemic payments for self-employment persons under 66 years of age and for those over 66 years of age; if so, the reason; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17160/20]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Energy Efficiency (21 Jul 2020)

Cian O'Callaghan: 479. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if her attention has been drawn to delays for recipients receiving free credits for their electricity from a supplier (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17161/20]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Covid-19 Pandemic (21 Jul 2020)

Cian O'Callaghan: 622. To ask the Minister for Health the reason for allowing travel from countries with a high level of Covid-19; if consideration is being given to restricting travel from countries with high levels of Covid-19; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16599/20]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Aids and Appliances (21 Jul 2020)

Cian O'Callaghan: 730. To ask the Minister for Health the steps being taken for persons who have suffered as a result of pelvic mesh implants; the measures being put in place to ensure such harm is avoided in the future; if his attention has been drawn to the recent publication by the Independent Medicines and Medical Devices Safety Review in the UK in relation to the matter; and if he will make a statement on...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Access (21 Jul 2020)

Cian O'Callaghan: 731. To ask the Minister for Health the circumstances under which a patient leaving hospital is offered convalescence; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17162/20]

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...

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]