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Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: An Garda Síochána (17 Feb 2022)

Neale Richmond: Four years on from the recommendations of the Commission on the Future of Policing, what is the status of the introduction of body-worn cameras for members of An Garda Síochána?

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: An Garda Síochána (17 Feb 2022)

Neale Richmond: I welcome the response of the Minister. I am grateful for it. It is worth noting that in the four years since the Commission on the Future of Policing recommended the introduction of body-worn cameras, 3,381 members of An Garda Síochána have been assaulted in the line of duty. Between 2018 and 2020, there was a 45% increase in assaults. I appreciate the Bill is particularly...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: An Garda Síochána (17 Feb 2022)

Neale Richmond: I welcome the response of the Minister. I commit to supporting her on this. It is worth noting that body-worn cameras have been in use on Luas trams since 2009. They are a normal and practical part of everyday policing across Europe. What exchanges, if any, have been had between officials of her Department or members of An Garda Síochána and other police forces and...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Crime Prevention (17 Feb 2022)

Neale Richmond: 104. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the steps she is taking to address the rise in assaults against front-line workers; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7769/22]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Exemptions (17 Feb 2022)

Neale Richmond: 187. To ask the Minister for Finance if he has considered implementing a VAT exemption for self-build houses as is the case in Northern Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8886/22]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Credits (17 Feb 2022)

Neale Richmond: 195. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will consider introducing tax credits for owner-occupiers of defective apartments and duplexes who have paid levies for the remediation of same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8920/22]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Defective Building Materials (17 Feb 2022)

Neale Richmond: 217. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if the Independent Working Group on Housing Defects will complete its work by the end of March 2022; the status of this work; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8919/22]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Covid-19 Pandemic (17 Feb 2022)

Neale Richmond: 225. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if her attention has been drawn to the difficulties encountered by schools getting in touch with public health to report outbreaks of Covid-19 in schools; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8900/22]

Written Answers — Department of Health: General Practitioner Services (17 Feb 2022)

Neale Richmond: 288. To ask the Minister for Health when the free general practitioner care scheme will be extended to six- and seven-year-olds as per budget 2022; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8847/22]

Report of the Commission on the Defence Forces: Statements (16 Feb 2022)

Neale Richmond: I wish to share time with Deputy McGuinness. I have a well-prepared few remarks here but, much like myself and Deputy Paul Murphy 20 years ago in the debating chambers of UCD, we might as well respond to one another because that is why we are here. I will not necessarily be giving the Minister "soft points", as Deputy Barry has being laying out, but I will be making some of the points...

Ceisteanna - Questions: Taoiseach's Meetings and Engagements (16 Feb 2022)

Neale Richmond: 1. To ask the Taoiseach if he will report on his most recent meeting with the British Prime Minister. [6422/22]

Ceisteanna - Questions: Taoiseach's Meetings and Engagements (16 Feb 2022)

Neale Richmond: 5. To ask the Taoiseach when he will next meet the British Prime Minister. [7768/22]

Ceisteanna - Questions: Taoiseach's Meetings and Engagements (16 Feb 2022)

Neale Richmond: A bit closer to home, the political events in Northern Ireland continue to mystify and trouble many of us on this island. It is about time that the Taoiseach and, more particularly, British Prime Minister, really engaged with this process. I am asking for the British-Irish Intergovernmental Conference to be convened and for a full engagement on the part of the Taoiseach and the Prime...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medicinal Products (15 Feb 2022)

Neale Richmond: 77. To ask the Minister for Health if he plans to add hyperemesis treatment to the drug repayment scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7762/22]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Covid-19 Pandemic (15 Feb 2022)

Neale Richmond: 154. To ask the Minister for Health when persons that received a booster Covid-19 vaccination in Northern Ireland will receive an updated EU Digital COVID Certificate; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7761/22]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Departmental Schemes (15 Feb 2022)

Neale Richmond: 219. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the steps he has taken to ensure that homes which are deemed to be protected structures will be able to avail of the national retrofit scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8068/22]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Code (15 Feb 2022)

Neale Richmond: 279. To ask the Minister for Finance if he has considered raising the capital gains tax allowance; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7493/22]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Yield (15 Feb 2022)

Neale Richmond: 293. To ask the Minister for Finance the amount received in the Exchequer in each of the years 2011 to 2021 from the taxes imposed in the hospitality sector on tips, gratuities and service charges in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7788/22]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Yield (15 Feb 2022)

Neale Richmond: 294. To ask the Minister for Finance if he has considered making tips received in the hospitality sector tax free in view of the legislative progress made to protect employee tips and gratuities; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7789/22]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Benefits (15 Feb 2022)

Neale Richmond: 500. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if she has considered increasing the household benefits package given the recent rise in the cost of electricity bills; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7872/22]