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Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Cycling Policy (12 Oct 2021)

Jim O'Callaghan: 67. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the cost of the Waterford bikes and the annual operating cost of the scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49179/21]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Cycling Policy (12 Oct 2021)

Jim O'Callaghan: 68. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if the station-based bike sharing schemes in Cork, Limerick and Galway are considered a success; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49180/21]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Cycling Policy (12 Oct 2021)

Jim O'Callaghan: 69. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the long-term strategy of the NTA for bike sharing in Dublin; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49181/21]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Cycling Policy (12 Oct 2021)

Jim O'Callaghan: 70. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the person or body in charge of making investment decisions relation to bike sharing in Dublin; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49182/21]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Cycling Policy (12 Oct 2021)

Jim O'Callaghan: 71. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the person or body that agreed to the grant of €5.25 million to electrify 50% of the Dublin Bikes fleet; the cost of the complete recall of the new batteries; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49183/21]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Regulatory Bodies (12 Oct 2021)

Jim O'Callaghan: 102. To ask the Minister for Finance further to Parliamentary Question No. 176 of 9 September 2021, the criteria under which psychologists who are awaiting regulation by CORU under the Health and Social Care Professionals Act 2005 are given VAT exemption rated at 13.5% on earnings over €37,500; the reason that counsellors and psychotherapists who are awaiting regulation under the same...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Courts Service (7 Oct 2021)

Jim O'Callaghan: 356. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if she plans to ensure that the Courts Service is permitted to release photographs of persons convicted of murder and other serious offences; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [49047/21]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Courts Service (7 Oct 2021)

Jim O'Callaghan: 357. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the public policy reason for the Courts Service not publishing the names of persons convicted of murder and other serious offences after the conclusion of criminal trials; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [49048/21]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Wind Energy Generation (6 Oct 2021)

Jim O'Callaghan: 3. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the steps being taken to avail of the extraordinary renewable wind energy off the west coast of Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48436/21]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Electricity Grid (6 Oct 2021)

Jim O'Callaghan: 4. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the steps being taken to ensure that there will not be any electricity blackouts during the winter months; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48437/21]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Wildlife Protection (5 Oct 2021)

Jim O'Callaghan: 301. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the steps that can be taken to ensure that Irish Water is no longer engaged in contaminating the habitat of endangered species; if new penalties need to be introduced to deter such activity; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47778/21]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Youth Services (5 Oct 2021)

Jim O'Callaghan: 483. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the steps that can be taken to strengthen the role of an organisation (details supplied) and other organisations that are involved in enhancing the lives of young persons; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47783/21]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Alcohol Sales (5 Oct 2021)

Jim O'Callaghan: 519. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if steps can be taken to waive or delay the reintroduction of the €410 per night special exemption order in order that some financial pressure can be lifted from the Irish pub and nightclub industry that has experienced a difficult time over 19 months; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [47768/21]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Leaving Certificate Reform: Discussion (5 Oct 2021)

Jim O'Callaghan: I thank the guests for coming before the committee today. The meeting has gone on for a long time and I do not want to delay it much longer. I will first ask Mr. Dennehy and Mr. Gillespie a question. One of the suggestions put forward by Ms Neville in her presentation on behalf of secondary school students was that the terminal exam of the leaving certificate be spaced out over a longer...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Leaving Certificate Reform: Discussion (5 Oct 2021)

Jim O'Callaghan: I thank Mr. Dennehy. What is the view of the TUI on the proposal we space out exams over a period of two months?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Leaving Certificate Reform: Discussion (5 Oct 2021)

Jim O'Callaghan: In Ms Neville's paper, she refers to the fact terminal exams can favour those students who have access to private tutoring. Does she agree with me in that continuous assessment or project-based work could also favour students who have access to greater resources outside of the school?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Leaving Certificate Reform: Discussion (5 Oct 2021)

Jim O'Callaghan: When it comes to trying to get into third level, there is a higher demand for places then there are places available. How does Ms Austick think we select individuals to get into high-demand courses, if not through a terminal exam system or the end-of-school process?

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Antisocial Behaviour (30 Sep 2021)

Jim O'Callaghan: I thank the Minister of State for that thorough response and, like him, I am fully aware this is a problem that cannot simply be resolved through increased Garda visibility or strengthening our laws. We need to focus on the group of men and boys in our society who seem to think it is acceptable to use violence against people they do not know, be that for the purpose of trying to rob from...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Antisocial Behaviour (30 Sep 2021)

Jim O'Callaghan: It has been great over the past month see Dublin city reopening. We see people back in their offices. We see shops and businesses reopening. At night-time, we see many people back out socialising again. Unfortunately, however, that reopening has also been accompanied by a significant increase in violent criminal activity in the inner city of Dublin. The title given to this matter is...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Human Rights (30 Sep 2021)

Jim O'Callaghan: I thank the Minister for his reply. I share his concern. Some politicians have the benefit of being viewed as political saints. It is not a designation that applies to me or most Members of this House, but it is a designation that was applied to Mr. Daniel Ortega, the President of Nicaragua. As the Minister is aware, Mr. Ortega came to power in 1979, was elected as President in 1984 and...