Ceisteanna Parlaiminte

Medical Aids and Appliances

Jim O'Callaghan

212. Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Health if he will ringfence some of the anticipated 2021 cost savings from the recent HSE Medicines Management Programme preferred blood glucose strips for adults with type 1 and type 2 diabetes evaluation to fund the provision of the FreeStyle Libre flash glucose monitoring system to persons with diabetes over 21 years of age based on clinical need; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10183/22]

Medical Aids and Appliances

Jim O'Callaghan

213. Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Health the number of applications for the FreeStyle Libre device that were submitted by individual hospitals for persons with diabetes over 21 years of age; the number that were approved; the number that were refused in each of the years 2017 to 2021, in tabular form; if there are plans to remove the age restriction on the device; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10184/22]

Mental Health Services

Jim O'Callaghan

224. Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Health the initiatives he is taking to strengthen mental health services in 2022, especially CAMHS; the funding being provided for same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10224/22]

Financial Services

Jim O'Callaghan

19. Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Finance the situation with regard to the regulation of virtual or cryptocurrencies in Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9447/22]

Banking Sector

Jim O'Callaghan

54. Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Finance the action he can take to increase competition in the banking sector; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9448/22]

Education Welfare Service

Jim O'Callaghan

455. Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Education if the necessity for schools to make reports under the Education Welfare Act 2000 due to the absence of a student from school is still required in cases in which those absences were caused as a result of Covid-19 and the need to isolate; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9490/22]

Covid-19 Tests

Jim O'Callaghan

599. Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the amount of funding that has been allocated to the Technological University of Dublin for the purpose of enabling it to protect students and staff from Covid-19; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9236/22]

Covid-19 Tests

Jim O'Callaghan

600. Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the value of antigen tests made available to the Technological University of Dublin; if such tests are available to staff at the university; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9237/22]

Domestic Violence

Jim O'Callaghan

140. Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Justice if she will amend the bail laws so as to prevent persons accused of serious assault and of sexual assault and with previous convictions for such offences from securing bail. [8552/22]

Disability Services

Jim O'Callaghan

117. Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Health the new funding that is being provided for HSE disability services in 2022. [7907/22]

Covid-19 Pandemic Supports

Jim O'Callaghan

173. Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Health if homecare workers will receive the pandemic bonus payment. [7906/22]

Tax Code

Jim O'Callaghan

277. Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Finance if the taxation of exchange traded funds is being reviewed; if such funds will continue to be taxed differently than individual stocks; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7471/22]

Tax Reliefs

Jim O'Callaghan

301. Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Finance if consideration will be given to making childcare costs tax deductible; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8330/22]

An Garda Síochána

Jim O'Callaghan

602. Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Justice the number of Garda cars and vans attached to Louth Garda division as of 1 February 2020 and 8 February 2022, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8234/22]

An Garda Síochána

Jim O'Callaghan

603. Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Justice the number of Garda car driving and motorcycle instructor courses that were held in either the Garda training college or Garda headquarters in 2021 and to-date in 2022, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8235/22]

An Garda Síochána

Jim O'Callaghan

604. Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Justice if all Garda district neighbourhood watch meetings in the Dublin metropolitan region have resumed in person or virtually; if not, when the remaining neighbourhood watch meetings will resume; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8237/22]

An Garda Síochána

Jim O'Callaghan

605. Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Justice the number of Garda cars and vans attached to Carlow-Kilkenny Garda division as of 1 February 2020 and 8 February 2022, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8238/22]

An Garda Síochána

Jim O'Callaghan

606. Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Justice if she has received the necessary information from the Garda Commissioner in order to answer Parliamentary Question No. 478 of 23 November 2021; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8240/22]

An Garda Síochána

Jim O'Callaghan

607. Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Justice if she has received the necessary information from the Garda Commissioner in order to answer Parliamentary Question No. 484 of 23 November 2021; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8241/22]

An Garda Síochána

Jim O'Callaghan

608. Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Justice the number of persons who were successfully prosecuted for public order offences in the Garda R district within Dublin metropolitan region in 2021 and to date in 2022, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8242/22]

An Garda Síochána

Jim O'Callaghan

609. Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Justice if a new contract will be put out shortly for the provision of additional large sized Garda public order unit vans; the last time that new Garda public order unit vans came into the fleet; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8243/22]

An Garda Síochána

Jim O'Callaghan

610. Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Justice the number of new Garda roads policing unit vehicles that came into the fleet in 2021 and to date in 2022; the number of Garda roads policing unit vehicles that were withdrawn from the fleet during 2021 and to date in 2022, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8244/22]

An Garda Síochána

Jim O'Callaghan

611. Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Justice the number of competitions that were held for Garda members to apply to join the Garda armed support units during 2021 and to date in 2022; if a fresh competition for members to apply to join will be held before end of quarter 1 2022; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8245/22]

Disability Services

Jim O'Callaghan

669. Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Health the reason for the three-year backlog list in order for a child with autism to be seen in CHO6; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7544/22]

Disability Services

Jim O'Callaghan

670. Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Health the reason for the three-year backlog list for hidden disabilities in the CHO6 area given there is no backlog for unhidden disabilities; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7545/22]

Disability Services

Jim O'Callaghan

671. Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Health the reason for the large backlog in CHO6 in comparison with other HSE areas; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7546/22]

Health Service Executive

Jim O'Callaghan

843. Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Health the plans the HSE has for the Royal Hospital, Baggot Street, Dublin 4; and the efforts that will be made to protect this important building; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8189/22]

European Union

Jim O'Callaghan

152. Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if the Government remains committed to Ireland’s participation in the Unified Patent Court initiative which is now to commence in 2022 with or without Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6011/22]

European Union

Jim O'Callaghan

153. Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if the Government has been asked at European-level to clarify or has provided an update on its position on Ireland’s participation in the Unified Patent Court initiative at European Council level, to the Preparatory Committee on the Unified Patent Court or to other contracting states on a bilateral basis; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6012/22]

European Union

Jim O'Callaghan

154. Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment when Ireland will ratify the agreement on a Unified Patent Court (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6013/22]

European Union

Jim O'Callaghan

155. Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he will publish a timetable for ratification of the Agreement on a Unified Patent Court (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6014/22]

European Union

Jim O'Callaghan

156. Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment further to the fact that a previous reply to a Parliamentary Question on this matter stated Ireland’s ratification of the Agreement on a Unified Patent Court, 2013/C 175/01 was being kept under review in the context of the timing of the coming into force of the Unified Patent Court, if this will now change given that the provisional application period has commenced, which confirmed the entry into force of the Unified Patent Court; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6015/22]

Cycling Facilities

Jim O'Callaghan

214. Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Transport the reason the National Transport Authority moved the bike lane from the Luas Finglas against the wishes of Transport for Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6009/22]

Covid-19 Pandemic

Jim O'Callaghan

441. Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Education if a direction can be given to national schools that they can now admit children into the school yard in order to let them play before school commences now that Covid-19 restrictions have been lifted; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6582/22]

Proposed Legislation

Jim O'Callaghan

553. Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Justice if she plans to bring forward legislation to combat the threat of violence posed by the unlawful possession of knives; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5911/22]

Proposed Legislation

Jim O'Callaghan

554. Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Justice if she plans to bring forward legislation to respond to the increasing threat posed by knife crime; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5912/22]

Proposed Legislation

Jim O'Callaghan

555. Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Justice if in the context of the need to display zero tolerance towards violence against women, she is prepared to introduce new legislation to combat knife crime; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5913/22]

Proposed Legislation

Jim O'Callaghan

556. Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Justice if she will consider amending the bail laws in order that there will be a presumption against the grant of bail for a person accused of violent assault who already has convictions for violent assault in order to strengthen the protection of women from violent assaults; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5914/22]

Proposed Legislation

Jim O'Callaghan

572. Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Justice when the gambling regulation Bill will be introduced in the Houses of the Oireachtas; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6184/22]

Proposed Legislation

Jim O'Callaghan

573. Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Justice when the gambling regulation Bill will impose a requirement on gambling platforms and providers to assess whether gamblers can afford the bets they are placing; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6185/22]

Proposed Legislation

Jim O'Callaghan

574. Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Justice if it is proposed to include within the gambling regulation Bill a requirement that the regulator will have a single customer view that will be linked to all gambling operators; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6186/22]

Proposed Legislation

Jim O'Callaghan

575. Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Justice if the gambling regulation Bill will require the regulator to ensure that problem gambling can be tackled through a single customer view and an assessment of affordability on the part of gamblers; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6187/22]

Covid-19 Pandemic

Jim O'Callaghan

90. Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Education if the requirement for children to wear masks in school can be lifted in the immediate future in view of the improved public health situation; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5293/22]

Covid-19 Pandemic

Jim O'Callaghan

145. Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Health if the requirement for children to wear masks in school can be lifted in the immediate future in view of the improved public health situation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5294/22]

Legislative Reviews

Jim O'Callaghan

457. Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Education when the review of the Education for Persons with Special Educational Needs Act 2004 will commence; the person or body to which interested parties can make submissions; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4286/22]

Special Educational Needs

Jim O'Callaghan

458. Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Education the basis upon which the four autistic spectrum disorder classrooms designated for a new school (details supplied) are all to be based in the junior school rather than split evenly between the junior and senior school; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4287/22]

Covid-19 Pandemic

Jim O'Callaghan

647. Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Health if nurses working with a general practitioner practice in the community can be considered for receipt of payment of the bonus for frontline healthcare workers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4346/22]

Brexit Issues

Jim O'Callaghan

57. Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs the status of the discussions between the European Union and the UK on the Northern Ireland protocol; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3700/22]

Defence Forces

Jim O'Callaghan

99. Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Defence the proportion of commissioned officers in the Defence Forces that have less than five years’ experience; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3770/22]

Defence Forces

Jim O'Callaghan

120. Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Defence the current level of turnover or churn amongst Defence Forces personnel; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3771/22]