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Wed, 28 Apr 2021
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Covid-19 Pandemic Supports
Jim O'Callaghan
154. Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the status of the operation of the business continuity voucher scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22198/21]
Wed, 28 Apr 2021
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Departmental Schemes
Jim O'Callaghan
298. Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Finance the status of the operation of the debt warehousing scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22196/21]
Wed, 28 Apr 2021
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Covid-19 Pandemic Supports
Jim O'Callaghan
334. Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media the steps being taken to support the return of live performances and events in the aftermath of the Covid-19 pandemic; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21183/21]
Wed, 28 Apr 2021
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Covid-19 Pandemic
Jim O'Callaghan
339. Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media if a formal response has been delivered to an organisation (details supplied) in respect of a document that was furnished to her Department in October 2020. [21238/21]
Wed, 28 Apr 2021
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Covid-19 Pandemic
Jim O'Callaghan
340. Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media when she plans to permit the graduated return of antigen tested spectators to sport. [21239/21]
Wed, 28 Apr 2021
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Covid-19 Pandemic
Jim O'Callaghan
341. Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media if the UEFA European Football Championship games planned in June 2021 in Ireland will proceed with spectators' present. [21240/21]
Wed, 28 Apr 2021
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Covid-19 Pandemic
Jim O'Callaghan
342. Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media the steps being taken to ensure that the UEFA European Football Championship games planned for June 2021 in Ireland will proceed; and if it is planned to implement a report (details supplied) rapid Covid-19 testing to facilitate the attendance of spectators. [21241/21]
Wed, 28 Apr 2021
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Northern Ireland
Jim O'Callaghan
505. Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs the steps that have been taken to investigate the procurement of the rights of a book (details supplied) as was suggested in Dáil Éireann in December 2020; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21316/21]
Wed, 28 Apr 2021
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Departmental Reviews
Jim O'Callaghan
536. Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Education when the independent review into the 2020 leaving certificate calculated grades system will be completed and published; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21142/21]
Wed, 28 Apr 2021
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State Pensions
Jim O'Callaghan
639. Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Social Protection the reason former gardaí who worked in the public sector prior to April 1995 do not have entitlement to a State pension (contributory); her plans to change this rule; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21259/21]
Wed, 28 Apr 2021
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Enterprise Support Services
Jim O'Callaghan
680. Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Social Protection the status of the enterprise support grant; the number of grants that have been approved to date; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22234/21]
Wed, 28 Apr 2021
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Legislative Measures
Jim O'Callaghan
829. Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Justice the steps being taken to change the law to ensure that persons responsible for killing spouses or civil partners do not benefit from the estates of the deceased person. [22114/21]
Wed, 28 Apr 2021
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Firearms Licences
Jim O'Callaghan
830. Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Justice the number of silencers for firearms that are licensed in Ireland. [22115/21]
Wed, 28 Apr 2021
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Covid-19 Tests
Jim O'Callaghan
872. Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Health the steps that have been taken to implement the recommendations of a report (details supplied) on Covid-19 rapid testing in respect of the graduated return of spectators to sport. [21234/21]
Wed, 28 Apr 2021
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Covid-19 Tests
Jim O'Callaghan
873. Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Health if regulations will be amended to permit the return of 2,000 antigen tested spectators to the RDS on 15 May 2021 for a rugby match in accordance with the findings of a report (details supplied). [21235/21]
Wed, 28 Apr 2021
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Covid-19 Tests
Jim O'Callaghan
874. Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Health if it is planned to permit a branch of an organization (details supplied) to allow 2,000 antigen tested spectators living within a 20km range of a stadium into the stadium on 15 May 2021 for a match as part of the graduated return of spectators to sport. [21236/21]
Wed, 28 Apr 2021
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Covid-19 Tests
Jim O'Callaghan
875. Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Health if it will be acknowledged that the antigen testing proposed by an organisation (details supplied) that will take place in advance of the rugby match that will take place on 15 May 2021 is compatible with the recommendations within the on a report on Covid-19 rapid testing. [21237/21]
Wed, 28 Apr 2021
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Vaccination Programme
Jim O'Callaghan
876. Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Health if there is a difference in payment for persons administering Covid-19 vaccinations depending on if they are nurses or doctors. [21242/21]
Wed, 28 Apr 2021
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Covid-19 Pandemic
Jim O'Callaghan
898. Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Health if it is planned to vary the requirement for persons travelling to Ireland from the United Kingdom to quarantine in view of the low incidence of Covid-19 that exists in the United Kingdom; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21338/21]
Thu, 22 Apr 2021
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Special Educational Needs
Jim O'Callaghan
76. Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Education if all new school builds will include the construction of ASD classrooms; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20908/21]
Thu, 22 Apr 2021
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Special Educational Needs
Jim O'Callaghan
77. Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Education if she plans to produce a five-year forecast of the current and future need for special needs education places in the catchment area of each school and to communicate this demand to schools within each area within six months; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20909/21]
Thu, 22 Apr 2021
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Special Educational Needs
Jim O'Callaghan
78. Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Education if she plans to publish a list by school each June of all available school places in ASD units for the coming school year; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20910/21]
Wed, 21 Apr 2021
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Public Expenditure Data
Jim O'Callaghan
95. Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the estimated level of public expenditure for 2021; the extent to which the level 5 restrictions in place since the end of 2020 have impacted on the forecasts he made in Budget 2021; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20389/21]
Wed, 21 Apr 2021
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Public Expenditure Data
Jim O'Callaghan
125. Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the cumulative additional public expenditure undertaken to meet the challenges posed by the Covid-19 pandemic since the beginning of March 2020; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20390/21]
Wed, 21 Apr 2021
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Covid-19 Pandemic Supports
Jim O'Callaghan
534. Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Finance the number of persons currently being supported by the employment wage subsidy scheme; the total expenditure on the scheme and its predecessor since March 2021; his plans to extend the scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20682/21]
Wed, 21 Apr 2021
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Covid-19 Pandemic Supports
Jim O'Callaghan
535. Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Finance the number of companies currently being supported by the Covid restrictions support scheme; the total expenditure on this scheme since its introduction; his plans to extend the scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20683/21]
Wed, 21 Apr 2021
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Housing Regeneration
Jim O'Callaghan
778. Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if steps have been taken to initiate the regeneration of Pearse House, Dublin 2; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19883/21]
Wed, 21 Apr 2021
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Solar Energy Guidelines
Jim O'Callaghan
817. Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if information will be provided on his Department's review of siting and size conditions for rooftop solar panels on homes and review of exemptions for educational and community buildings, as part of the current development of interim planning regulations; if information will be provided on the stated need to consider environmental assessment reporting before finalisation; when the interim planning regulations will be submitted to the Houses of the Oireachtas; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20660/21]
Wed, 21 Apr 2021
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Covid-19 Pandemic
Jim O'Callaghan
1073. Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Education if it is planned to restore the three school days (details supplied) that were missed prior to the commencement of remote learning in order to ensure that children are not disadvantaged any further as a result of the closure of schools; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20438/21]
Wed, 21 Apr 2021
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Gambling Sector
Jim O'Callaghan
1358. Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Justice her plans to change the regulatory framework for gambling; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20996/21]
Wed, 21 Apr 2021
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Prisoner Transfers
Jim O'Callaghan
1374. Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Justice when the Transfer of Sentenced Persons Acts will be updated to permit the repatriation of Irish prisoners serving sentences in the UK under sentences not recognised in Irish law; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18209/21]
Wed, 21 Apr 2021
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Court Procedures
Jim O'Callaghan
1456. Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Justice if case progression hearings in relation to case progression cases in which summons for case progression issued after 22 March 2020 have taken place in the Dublin Circuit Court [20028/21]
Wed, 21 Apr 2021
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Family Law Cases
Jim O'Callaghan
1457. Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Justice the current backlog of family law cases awaiting their first case progression hearing in the Dublin Circuit Court; and the way this compares with the other circuits in Ireland. [20029/21]
Wed, 21 Apr 2021
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Court Procedures
Jim O'Callaghan
1458. Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Justice if dates are being given out by the Dublin Circuit Court currently for notices of motion in default of defence or appearance or for other motions; and the way this compares to other circuits in Ireland. [20030/21]
Wed, 21 Apr 2021
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Courts Service
Jim O'Callaghan
1459. Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Justice the contingencies being put in place by the Courts Service to deal with the backlog of cases in the Family Circuit Courts which have not been dealt with (details supplied). [20031/21]
Wed, 21 Apr 2021
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Court Sittings
Jim O'Callaghan
1460. Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Justice the number of case progression hearings none of which should require any witnesses and are usually attended only by solicitors and or counsel that have taken place remotely in the Dublin Circuit Family Court since 1 January 2020; the number that have taken place in other circuits; and the number of case progression hearings that have taken place in Dublin and outside Dublin, respectively since 22 March 2020. [20032/21]
Wed, 21 Apr 2021
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Domestic Violence
Jim O'Callaghan
1461. Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Justice the up-to-date statistics on domestic violence cases issued in the Dublin District Court from 1 April 2020 to 1 April 2021 compared to the same period 2019 and 2020. [20033/21]
Wed, 21 Apr 2021
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Covid-19 Pandemic
Jim O'Callaghan
1663. Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Health his plans to extend up to 25 the number of persons who can attend weddings; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18592/21]
Wed, 21 Apr 2021
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Covid-19 Pandemic
Jim O'Callaghan
1780. Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Health the grounds upon which Israel was included in the list of countries from which mandatory quarantine is required on arrival here; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18957/21]
Wed, 21 Apr 2021
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Covid-19 Pandemic
Jim O'Callaghan
2068. Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Health the basis upon which Italy was added to the mandatory quarantine list of countries; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19732/21]
Wed, 31 Mar 2021
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Banking Sector
Jim O'Callaghan
67. Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Finance the status of the programme for Government commitment on a senior executive accountability regime to deliver heightened accountability with the banking system; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17143/21]
Wed, 31 Mar 2021
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Insurance Industry
Jim O'Callaghan
117. Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Finance the measures he is taking to address high insurance costs; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17144/21]
Wed, 31 Mar 2021
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Fiscal Data
Jim O'Callaghan
355. Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Finance the status of the public finances; if the forecasts made at the time of the October 2020 budget have been revised; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1856/21]
Wed, 31 Mar 2021
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Garda Strength
Jim O'Callaghan
807. Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Justice the number of gardaí by rank attached to the Wicklow divisional drugs unit as of 1 January 2020 and 23 March 2021, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16839/21]
Wed, 31 Mar 2021
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Garda Equipment
Jim O'Callaghan
808. Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Justice the number of new Garda cars and vans allocated to each Garda division in 2020; the number of Garda cars and vans withdrawn from each Garda division in 2020 in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16841/21]
Wed, 31 Mar 2021
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Garda Strength
Jim O'Callaghan
809. Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Justice the number of community Gardaí by rank attached to the R District as of 19 March 2019, 19 March 2020 and 19 March 2021 in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16842/21]
Wed, 31 Mar 2021
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Garda Equipment
Jim O'Callaghan
810. Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Justice the number of Garda roads policing unit motorcycles that came into the fleet in 2020 and to date in 2021; the number of motorcycles withdrawn from the fleet during same period; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16843/21]
Wed, 31 Mar 2021
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Garda Equipment
Jim O'Callaghan
811. Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Justice the percentage of the Garda vehicles in the Mayo Garda division that are zero to one, one to two, two to four, four to six and over six years old; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16845/21]
Wed, 31 Mar 2021
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Crime Data
Jim O'Callaghan
812. Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Justice the number of persons arrested and charged with money laundering offences in 2020 and to date in 2021, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16846/21]
Wed, 31 Mar 2021
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Crime Data
Jim O'Callaghan
813. Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Justice the number of persons arrested and charged with human trafficking offences in 2020 and to date in 2021, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16847/21]