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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Leaving Certificate Reform: Discussion (30 Nov 2021)

Jim O'Callaghan: I thank Dr. Smyth. I have a question for Dr. Freeman. The teaching of science appears not to have changed very much where the leaving certificate is concerned. It is still very much focused on physics, biology and chemistry. Do we need to reform the way the curriculum operates for the leaving certificate? If so, how does she think science could be better assessed at leaving certificate level?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Leaving Certificate Reform: Discussion (30 Nov 2021)

Jim O'Callaghan: Should we try to identify at an earlier stage people who have a particular capacity and ability for STEM subjects? Is that trying to make a decision too early in their educational careers?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Leaving Certificate Reform: Discussion (30 Nov 2021)

Jim O'Callaghan: It does. I will ask Ms Costello a question in respect of what was in her statement on behalf of IBEC. She referred to the fact that an education system should really be making students curious about what they are and are not learning. One of the criticisms of the leaving certificate is that people get out of habit of thinking for themselves and instead just rote learn answers they believe...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Leaving Certificate Reform: Discussion (30 Nov 2021)

Jim O'Callaghan: Mr. McDonnell referred in his paper to some concern about an ad hoc approach to continuous assessment. Do I detect from this that although Mr. McDonnell recognises the faults in the leaving certificate, he believes it is better than what would replace it if we had internal assessment by teachers?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Leaving Certificate Reform: Discussion (30 Nov 2021)

Jim O'Callaghan: Mr. Donohoe, like all the contributors, says it is extremely important to try to develop critical thinking among second level students and other persons. Is that possible in an exam structure that has questions that in general, have a right or wrong answer and do not enable somebody who displays different types of thought processes and analysis to gain points?

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

Jim O'Callaghan: 152. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality when she last met the Garda Commissioner. [57685/21]

Covid-19: New Measures: Statements (24 Nov 2021)

Jim O'Callaghan: I am sharing time with Deputy Murnane O'Connor. I remember 20 months ago, in March 2020, we were here debating the amendment to the Health Act 1947 in response to the pandemic that had just arrived on our shores. I know many other Members in the Chamber this evening were here when we were all congregated discussing the amendment of the Act and the emergency measures to be introduced to...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Departmental Inquiries (23 Nov 2021)

Jim O'Callaghan: 467. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality when the scoping exercise into the death of a person (details supplied) will be completed; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [57088/21]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: An Garda Síochána (23 Nov 2021)

Jim O'Callaghan: 477. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if funding has been secured in 2022 for the purchase of additional dogs for the Garda dog unit and additional horses for the Garda mounted unit; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [57424/21]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: An Garda Síochána (23 Nov 2021)

Jim O'Callaghan: 478. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of Garda cars and motorcycles attached to Donegal roads policing unit as of 31 December 2020 and 12 November 2021, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [57425/21]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: An Garda Síochána (23 Nov 2021)

Jim O'Callaghan: 479. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of gardaí in DMR north Garda division that have taken basic or refresher public order training in the years of 2019, 2020 and to date in 2021, in tabular form; if new public order training course for this division will occur before the end of the year; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [57426/21]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: An Garda Síochána (23 Nov 2021)

Jim O'Callaghan: 480. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if funding has been secured for the purchase of additional Garda public order unit vans in 2022; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [57428/21]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: An Garda Síochána (23 Nov 2021)

Jim O'Callaghan: 481. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of Garda cars and vans attached to Kerry Garda division as of 1 January 2021 and 15 November 2021, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [57429/21]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: An Garda Síochána (23 Nov 2021)

Jim O'Callaghan: 482. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if funding has been secured for the issuing of tasers to front-line gardaí; if not, the reason; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [57430/21]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: An Garda Síochána (23 Nov 2021)

Jim O'Callaghan: 483. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of gardaí by rank attached to H district drugs unit as of 1 January 2021 and 15 November 2021, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [57431/21]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: An Garda Síochána (23 Nov 2021)

Jim O'Callaghan: 484. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of gardaí by rank attached to community policing unit at Coolock Garda station in each of the past five years in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [57432/21]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: An Garda Síochána (23 Nov 2021)

Jim O'Callaghan: 485. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if there are plans to purchase high powered unmarked motorcycles for Garda roads policing unit teams; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [57433/21]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: An Garda Síochána (23 Nov 2021)

Jim O'Callaghan: 486. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of gardaí by rank attached to Clare drugs unit in each of the past three years in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [57434/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (23 Nov 2021)

Jim O'Callaghan: 492. To ask the Minister for Health the number of whole-time equivalent mental health nurses attached to each prison here in 2019, 2020 and to date in 2021, in tabular form; if this number will be further increased; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [57427/21]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: An Ghaeilge agus Oideachas lán-Ghaeilge: Plé (23 Nov 2021)

Jim O'Callaghan: Ar dtús, ba mhaith liom fáilte mhór a chur roimh gach duine. Is cruinniú an-tábhachtach é don choiste, do chúrsaí oideachais agus go háirithe do na daltaí atá sna scoileanna lán-Ghaeilge. Tá ceist agam do Caoimhín Ó hEaghra. Dúirt sé go bhfuil an tsraith shinsearach ró-bhunúsach do dhaltaí...