Parliamentary questions

An Garda Síochána

Jim O'Callaghan

827. Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Justice if she will provide an update on the deployment of body cameras for Gardaí in the DMR north central. [12098/24]

An Garda Síochána

Jim O'Callaghan

886. Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Justice when the new statutory instrument extending Garda retirement age from 60 to 62 years will be signed; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12291/24]

An Garda Síochána

Jim O'Callaghan

941. Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Justice the resources that were allocated in 2023 by An Garda Síochána to providing daily security outside the Russian Embassy; the cost of this security; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12692/24]

Early Childhood Care and Education

Jim O'Callaghan

1191. Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth to provide the rationale for capping the amount of funding for the Early Learning and Care Building Blocks Capital Grant Stage 2 at €100,000 to include professional fees and VAT, while not allowing early learning and care services the use of their own reserves; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13083/24]

Hospital Services

Jim O'Callaghan

1356. Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Health to provide details of the patient discharge policy operating in St. Vincent's Hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12219/24]

Foreign Policy

Jim O'Callaghan

58. Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs for a report on his Department's meeting with the Russian Ambassador following the death of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10817/24]

Foreign Policy

Jim O'Callaghan

66. Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs if he will report on the discussions with Yulia Navalnaya at the recent EU Foreign Affairs Council; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10818/24]

Special Educational Needs

Jim O'Callaghan

85. Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Education when construction work on the four new classrooms for an ASD unit at schools (details supplied) which was sanctioned in June 2020, will commence; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [10896/24]

Energy Conservation

Jim O'Callaghan

137. Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications to provide the number of applications received in 2023 to the SEAI one-stop shop for home retrofits; and the number of these projects which have commenced. [10709/24]

Energy Conservation

Jim O'Callaghan

138. Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications how many contractors are registered with the SEAI to undertake work as part of the one-stop shop retrofitting scheme. [10710/24]

Energy Conservation

Jim O'Callaghan

139. Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications what the current wait time is for retrofitting under the one-stop shop. [10711/24]

State Bodies

Jim O'Callaghan

242. Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform if he will set out any policy or guidance that applies in the civil or public service in relation to the duration of the terms of office for the chief executives of agencies established under Government departments; whether chief executives are confined to a single five-year term or if multiple successive such contracts be awarded; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10348/24]

Special Educational Needs

Jim O'Callaghan

293. Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Education if she can confirm a date when a school (details supplied) will be open; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [10146/24]

Culture Policy

Jim O'Callaghan

340. Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media the measures in place in respect of user rights of images, objects, historical records and sites that are owned by public collections, archives and museums. [9941/24]

Environmental Impact Assessments

Jim O'Callaghan

379. Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage his views on extending environmental impact assessments to projects currently falling outside them because of type or scale; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9937/24]

Environmental Impact Assessments

Jim O'Callaghan

380. Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage his views on amending the strategic environmental assessment to link it to relevant Council of Europe Conventions. [9938/24]

Heritage Schemes

Jim O'Callaghan

381. Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he is taking action to discourage private ownership of archaeological objects; for example, through the development of up-to-date standards on heritage protection; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9939/24]

International Agreements

Jim O'Callaghan

382. Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage how Ireland is delivering on commitments on metal detecting made under the Valletta Treaty; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9940/24]

Immigration Status

Jim O'Callaghan

475. Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Justice the status of an appeal (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [10099/24]

Health Services

Jim O'Callaghan

539. Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth when a community neuro-rehabilitation team will be put in place for CHO5; if funding has been allocated in 2024 to provide this service; when recruitment for this team will begin; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9969/24]

Departmental Data

Jim O'Callaghan

553. Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth to provide, in tabular form, the number of children waiting on an assessment of needs in CHO9; the estimated wait time before they receive an assessment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10147/24]

Healthcare Policy

Jim O'Callaghan

671. Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Health if his Department has carried out or discussed any studies about the health impact of excessive use of mobile phones at a young age; if he is concerned about this issue; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10154/24]

Hospital Staff

Jim O'Callaghan

682. Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Health if he will detail for each individual public/voluntary hospital the number employed in wholetime equivalent terms in each category (details supplied) in each hospital in February 2023, in tabular form. [10204/24]

Industrial Relations

Jim O'Callaghan

718. Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Health if he will provide the details of any side agreements or commitments to enter into processes with trade unions or representative bodies in relation to various issues in the health service that were agreed during or on the margins of the recent public service pay agreement; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10347/24]

Architects Register

Jim O'Callaghan

225. Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he supports a general legal definition of the role of archaeologist; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9891/24]

International Agreements

Jim O'Callaghan

226. Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage how Ireland is implementing Standard EN17652:2022 for the assessment and monitoring of archaeological deposits for preservation in-situ; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9892/24]

International Agreements

Jim O'Callaghan

227. Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage how Ireland is implementing the provisions of the Valletta Convention; what resources are provided for implementation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9893/24]

International Agreements

Jim O'Callaghan

228. Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage how Ireland is implementing the Water Framework Directive; what resources are provided for implementation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9894/24]

International Agreements

Jim O'Callaghan

229. Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if Ireland is implementing the Council of Europe's Landscape Convention; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9895/24]

Greenhouse Gas Emissions

Jim O'Callaghan

11. Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if his Department has undertaken an assessment of the impact of emissions trading system 2 on construction manufacturing; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9560/24]

Public Procurement Contracts

Jim O'Callaghan

35. Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform the measures that are employed in the public procurement process to incentivise low or zero carbon construction and to discourage demolition; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9562/24]

Special Educational Needs

Jim O'Callaghan

51. Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Education which part of the three limbs of the school profile takes specific account of children who can only access the curriculum with SET assistance, due to their complex, additional needs (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9624/24]

Special Educational Needs

Jim O'Callaghan

52. Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Education how a school profile which is directly correlated to, and focused on, pupils with the greatest level of need in the areas of literacy and numeracy will ensure that those will complex additional needs are identified and assisted from the outset of their education; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9625/24]

Special Educational Needs

Jim O'Callaghan

53. Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Education what is the "high quality, verifiable education data" that is being used as the basis for the new SET model; if she can publish that data; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9626/24]

Special Educational Needs

Jim O'Callaghan

54. Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Education the reason data which was used by NCSE/Department of Education since 2017 from the HSE CDNT can no longer be routinely available; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9627/24]

Building Regulations

Jim O'Callaghan

72. Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage when the technical guidance on building regulations will be updated to allow for timber frame high rise construction; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9559/24]

Building Regulations

Jim O'Callaghan

73. Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage when his Department will issue a quantifiable standard rate to measure both the embodied and operational carbon of buildings; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9561/24]

Childcare Services

Jim O'Callaghan

417. Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he will detail the number of children in each county who benefited from supports under the national childcare scheme in 2022 and 2023, by county, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8709/24]

Hospital Facilities

Jim O'Callaghan

286. Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Health the number of hospital beds currently provided in each public or voluntary hospital as of 16 February 2024, or the latest date available, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8482/24]

European Council

Jim O'Callaghan

8. Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Taoiseach if he will report on his attendance at the recent special meeting of the European Council on Ukraine. [7798/24]

Ukraine War

Jim O'Callaghan

33. Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs his assessment of the current situation in relation to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine; if any further measures against Russia are anticipated; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8257/24]

An Garda Síochána

Jim O'Callaghan

117. Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Justice the number of front-line gardaí trained to drive in emergency situations; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8174/24]

Middle East

Jim O'Callaghan

129. Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs to outline what was discussed at his meeting with UNRWA recently; whether extra money will be allocated; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8069/24]

Naval Service

Jim O'Callaghan

158. Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence if the recent recruitment campaign undertaken for the Naval Service covered the Philippines; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8063/24]

Defence Forces

Jim O'Callaghan

159. Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence if he has discussed the number of members of the Reserve Defence Forces; the actions that have been taken to increase them; if could outline the plan for 2024 to increase the number; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8064/24]

Defence Forces

Jim O'Callaghan

160. Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence for an update on the process to change the triple lock mechanism; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8065/24]

Road Tolls

Jim O'Callaghan

167. Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Transport if he will reduce the toll charges on the Dublin port tunnel during rush hours in order to ensure that less traffic travels through the city centre; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7631/24]

An Garda Síochána

Jim O'Callaghan

234. Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform if the OPW will fund the removal of the existing front door and replace it with automatic doors at the public office at (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7600/24]

Rental Sector

Jim O'Callaghan

357. Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage when he last met the RTB about rent costs; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8070/24]

Road Traffic Offences

Jim O'Callaghan

404. Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Justice the policy decision of An Garda Síochána in respect of prosecuting minor road traffic offences when they are brought to the attention of An Garda Síochána by members of the public who have witnessed and have video evidence of such offences; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7447/24]