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Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: An Garda Síochána (25 Nov 2021)

Dara Calleary: 138. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the measures that are being put in place to strengthen community input into policing matters; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [57661/21]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Joint Policing Committees (25 Nov 2021)

Dara Calleary: 143. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if she plans to review the current plans for joint policing committees; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [57660/21]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport (25 Nov 2021)

Dara Calleary: 254. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when a decision will be made on a school transport request (details supplied) in County Donegal; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [58092/21]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Community Employment Schemes (25 Nov 2021)

Dara Calleary: 272. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the status of discussions she has had on the issue of pensions for community employment scheme supervisors; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [55838/21]

Joint Committee on the Irish Language, the Gaeltacht and the Irish Speaking Community: Tithíocht agus Cúrsaí Pleanála Fisiciúla sa Ghaeltacht: Plé (24 Nov 2021)

Dara Calleary: Cuirim fáilte roimh gach cainteoir, go háirithe roimh fhoireann Mhaigh Eo: Kevin Kelly, Catherine McConnell agus Tomás Ó Giollagáin. Feicim go bhfuil Danny O'Toole ar an nguthán freisin. Part of our role involves ensuring services are delivered in Irish to both Gaeltacht communities and Irish-speaking communities. In each of the local authorities, is there...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Covid-19 Pandemic Supports (23 Nov 2021)

Dara Calleary: I acknowledge the Minister of State’s response. Many of the commitments are welcome. The sector acknowledges the support that has been received and the importance of that support. Many commitments the Minister of State mentioned are macro. They are for the overall industry. It is essential that we have commitments very soon that the EWSS and the CRSS will be continued after 1...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Covid-19 Pandemic Supports (23 Nov 2021)

Dara Calleary: Gabhaim buíochas leis an Cheann Comhairle as ucht an deis seo a thabhairt dom an t-ábhar seo a phlé anocht. I acknowledge the message I had from the Minister, Deputy Catherine Martin, that she could not attend the debate. In the context of the current wave of Covid infections, our hospitality and night-time entertainment sector is once again at the forefront of the...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Departmental Programmes (23 Nov 2021)

Dara Calleary: 140. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the details of the planned allocation of the additional €18 million provision in Budget 2022 which will enable an expansion of the delivering equality of opportunity in schools' programme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [57298/21]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Gaeltacht Policy (23 Nov 2021)

Dara Calleary: 164. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will report on the key findings of the research and evaluation study on the Gaeltacht school recognition scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [57299/21]

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Defence Forces (18 Nov 2021)

Dara Calleary: 110. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence when he expects the number in the Defence Forces to reach 9,500; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56478/21]

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Brexit Issues (18 Nov 2021)

Dara Calleary: 35. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he expects the United Kingdom to invoke Article 16 in relation to the Northern Ireland protocol. [56511/21]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Foreign Policy (18 Nov 2021)

Dara Calleary: 44. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade his views on Israel’s plans for the construction of around 3,000 settlement units in the West Bank. [56510/21]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Defence Forces (18 Nov 2021)

Dara Calleary: 105. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence if he has had recent engagement with the representative organisations from the Defence Forces; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56479/21]

Air Accident Investigation Unit Final Report into R116 air accident: Statements (17 Nov 2021)

Dara Calleary: The lives of Dara Fitzpatrick, Mark Duffy, Ciarán Smith and Paul Ormsby are forever in the hearts of the people of Erris and Mayo. Their families are also in our hearts and thoughts constantly, particularly since the publication of this report. They have suffered the biggest loss and are entitled to ask questions and to seek answers and accountability. They have shown enormous...

Land and Conveyancing Law Reform Bill 2021 [Seanad]: Second Stage (17 Nov 2021)

Dara Calleary: I welcome the opportunity to speak on this legislation. I welcome the Minister; it is her first Bill since her return. She is taking on a big beast here. For those of us who were here in 2009, there is a sense of going back to the future with this Bill. Very good reasons were laid out for the changes that were envisaged that are now being stopped. They are being stopped because they were...

Ceisteanna - Questions: Departmental Bodies (16 Nov 2021)

Dara Calleary: The importance of delivery under Housing for All is known to everybody. What work is the Department doing to monitor delivery and the appointment of staff to various authorities at engineer and quantity surveyor levels? Without such staff, none of the promises under Housing for All or the defective blocks scheme will be delivered upon. Is there regular monitoring of the appointment of...

Ceisteanna - Questions: Policing Reform (16 Nov 2021)

Dara Calleary: I too have some concerns about the policing, security and community safety Bill. It contains a diminishment of the joint policing committees, to be replaced by a new structure. The joint policing committees have been effective, though less so since the abolition of the town councils by the Government that was in office between 2011 and 2016. This new structure will result in a further...

Ceisteanna - Questions: Departmental Bodies (16 Nov 2021)

Dara Calleary: 19. To ask the Taoiseach if he will report on the work of the economic division of his Department. [55904/21]