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Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Service Executive (15 Feb 2022)

Jim O'Callaghan: 843. To ask 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]

Competition (Amendment) Bill 2022: Second Stage (9 Feb 2022)

Jim O'Callaghan: I commend the Minister of State, Deputy Troy, on introducing this important legislation. Not only does it transpose into Irish law the European Competition Network, ECN, directive from 2019, but it does something novel, in that it extends the remit and powers available under the Criminal Justice (Surveillance) Act 2009 and applies them to the CCPC, which has not been the case to date. Up...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: European Union (8 Feb 2022)

Jim O'Callaghan: 152. To ask the 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]

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: European Union (8 Feb 2022)

Jim O'Callaghan: 153. To ask the 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...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: European Union (8 Feb 2022)

Jim O'Callaghan: 154. To ask the 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]

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: European Union (8 Feb 2022)

Jim O'Callaghan: 155. To ask the 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]

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: European Union (8 Feb 2022)

Jim O'Callaghan: 156. To ask the 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...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Cycling Facilities (8 Feb 2022)

Jim O'Callaghan: 214. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport 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]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Covid-19 Pandemic (8 Feb 2022)

Jim O'Callaghan: 441. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills 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]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Proposed Legislation (8 Feb 2022)

Jim O'Callaghan: 553. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality 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]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Proposed Legislation (8 Feb 2022)

Jim O'Callaghan: 554. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality 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]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Proposed Legislation (8 Feb 2022)

Jim O'Callaghan: 555. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality 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]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Proposed Legislation (8 Feb 2022)

Jim O'Callaghan: 556. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality 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]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Proposed Legislation (8 Feb 2022)

Jim O'Callaghan: 572. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality 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]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Proposed Legislation (8 Feb 2022)

Jim O'Callaghan: 573. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality 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]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Proposed Legislation (8 Feb 2022)

Jim O'Callaghan: 574. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality 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]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Proposed Legislation (8 Feb 2022)

Jim O'Callaghan: 575. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality 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]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Education (Admission to Schools) Bill 2020: Discussion (Resumed) (8 Feb 2022)

Jim O'Callaghan: I thank the witnesses for coming before the committee today. This is an interesting topic and it benefits from having this lengthy deliberative assessment of it as opposed to just a quick debate in the Dáil where a debate can sometimes be a bit superficial. I have questions for Dr. Muldoon based on what he said. Obviously, there are many parents who want their children to go to the...