Results 261-280 of 2,631 for speaker:Cian O'Callaghan in 'Written Answers'

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Departmental Circulars (7 Nov 2023)

Cian O'Callaghan: 603. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the reason all housing circulars are not published on the gov.ie website as matter of routine; if he will give a commitment to ensuring that they are made publicly available in future; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47421/23]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Departmental Bodies (7 Nov 2023)

Cian O'Callaghan: 653. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he will provide details on the source of the additional funding he plans to provide the LDA, announced on 10 October 2023; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48055/23]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Policy (7 Nov 2023)

Cian O'Callaghan: 665. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he will be introducing 'use it or lose it' rules to strip developers of planning permission on land they have failed to develop; if so, when these rules will be introduced; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48313/23]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Local Authorities (7 Nov 2023)

Cian O'Callaghan: 679. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he will provide a list of local authorities that have applied for additional funding for vacant homes officers to date in 2023; the amount each local authority received; how many new vacant homes officers have been hired, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48679/23]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Local Authorities (7 Nov 2023)

Cian O'Callaghan: 680. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the number of vacant housing officers in place in each local authority;if they are employed on a full or part-time basis, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48680/23]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Schemes (7 Nov 2023)

Cian O'Callaghan: 684. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the number of applications for the first home shared equity scheme; the number of approvals; the average house price for all drawdowns, broken down by county, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48727/23]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Rented Dwellings Register (7 Nov 2023)

Cian O'Callaghan: 685. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he will provide an update on his discussions with the European Commissioner relating to the implementation of a short-term letting register; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48728/23]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Departmental Expenditure (7 Nov 2023)

Cian O'Callaghan: 693. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the State expenditure on long-term leasing to date in 2023; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48841/23]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Weather Events (7 Nov 2023)

Cian O'Callaghan: 766. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if the humanitarian assistance scheme is available for residents of the recent flooding (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [48390/23]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Benefits (7 Nov 2023)

Cian O'Callaghan: 738. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if she will consider bringing in child benefit payments for those over 18 years in full-time secondary education in 2023, instead of from September 2024 onwards; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [48047/23]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Childcare Services (7 Nov 2023)

Cian O'Callaghan: 1010. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth his plans to improve the provision of childcare in an area (details supplied) whereby there are waiting lists for every childcare facility in and around the area, and parents are unable to find any childcare place; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47920/23]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Disabilities Assessments (7 Nov 2023)

Cian O'Callaghan: 1065. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he plans to reimburse parents whose children have been forced to get a private assessment of need due to the long waiting lists in the HSE; if this reimbursement would apply to necessary therapies also; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48371/23]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Disability Services (7 Nov 2023)

Cian O'Callaghan: 1083. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth further to Parliamentary Question No. 589 of 11 July 2023, if he is aware that there are still school leavers from St. Michael's House who have not been provided with day services (details supplied); if he is aware that two school leavers are currently sharing a day service; if he is aware that no transport...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Staff (7 Nov 2023)

Cian O'Callaghan: 1229. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide an update in relation to pay parity for medical scientists; if pay parity will be delivered in early January 2024 as indicated; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48124/23]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (7 Nov 2023)

Cian O'Callaghan: 1306. To ask the Minister for Health if he is aware of some opticians who have not received payment from the HSE for the last number of months to continue the HSE glasses vouchers for children; if he will rectify this situation in order that parents can continue to use the vouchers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48521/23]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Special Educational Needs (25 Oct 2023)

Cian O'Callaghan: 164. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he will review a case (details supplied); if this process is discriminatory to children with disabilities who are recommended to attend playschool for their development; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46884/23]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Electric Vehicles (24 Oct 2023)

Cian O'Callaghan: 162. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport for updated measures to improve the provision of electric vehicle charging points; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46292/23]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects (24 Oct 2023)

Cian O'Callaghan: 277. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will provide an update on the progress being made on a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [46294/23]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Budget 2024 (24 Oct 2023)

Cian O'Callaghan: 331. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he will provide a scenario analysis post-budget 2024 for a person who is a first-time buyer, single and earning €35,000 per year and how budget 2024 affects them in housing terms; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46400/23]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Nursing Homes (24 Oct 2023)

Cian O'Callaghan: 496. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 621 of 28 February 2023, whether there are plans for compensation to be offered to those who had no other option but to avail of private nursing home care with no assistance from the State; whether any further information is available for medical card holders or their next of kin who are paying fully for nursing home...