Questions asked 14 total

• Housing 7 questions

  • 2021-05-05 Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the action he has taken to ensure that an independent valuation of rents has been carried out in cases in which rents are set for long-term leasing contracts; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22884/21]
  • 2021-05-05 Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will close the loopholes relating to rent fixing in the rent pressure zone rules; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22882/21]
  • 2021-05-05 Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will legislate to ban REITs from buying up housing; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22881/21]
  • 2021-05-05 Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if the National Quality Standard Framework is being applied to all homeless services; if not, the reason; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22883/21]
  • 2021-05-05 Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if radon levels in social housing are monitored; the steps that have been taken to ensure that there is no build-up of radon in social housing; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22661/21]
  • 2021-05-05 Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if his Department will conduct a review of all housing schemes for persons with long-term illness or disabilities in order to ensure they are made accessible to everyone regardless of means and to bring them in line with current building costs; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23199/21]
  • 2021-05-05 Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if his Department will take steps to remove financial barriers that prevent persons from availing of housing adaptation and repair schemes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23212/21]
• Foreign 2 questions

  • 2021-05-05 Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs his plans to officially recognise the Armenian genocide during the First World War; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23203/21]
  • 2021-05-06 Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs if his attention has been drawn to the treatment faced by followers of Falun Dafa in China; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23503/21]
• Taoiseach 1 question

  • 2021-05-05 Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet committee on environment and climate change will meet next. [21822/21]
• Enterprise 1 question

  • 2021-05-05 Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment his views on the waiving of intellectual property rights of Covid-19 vaccines in view of the current situation in many countries in the global south that are struggling with combating the pandemic; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23202/21]
• Finance 1 question

  • 2021-05-05 Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Finance the action he is taking to ensure competition for consumers and to ensure the competitiveness of Irish banks given the proposed sale of a bank (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22952/21]
• Education 1 question

  • 2021-05-05 Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Education if she will take steps to have Irish Sign Language taught in schools as a full stand-alone subject; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22662/21]
• Health 1 question

  • 2021-05-05 Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Health the amount of medical aid being supplied to India in tabular form; his plans to increase same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23201/21]