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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: General Scheme of the Higher Education Authority Bill 2021: Discussion (Resumed) (13 Jul 2021)

Jim O'Callaghan: I thank the Acting Chairman.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Reopening of Further and Higher Education Institutions: Discussion (8 Jul 2021)

Jim O'Callaghan: I thank our guests for attending the meeting. Everyone at the meeting agrees that it should be a top priority to get students back on campus from next September. We have heard terribly disappointing stories about the college experience that students have had since the pandemic arrived in February 2020. Many parents are concerned about the fact that their children's experience of student...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Reopening of Further and Higher Education Institutions: Discussion (8 Jul 2021)

Jim O'Callaghan: I thank our guests for those answers. I am very encouraged by them. All of us are aware of the desire of students to get back on campus. This may be unfair, but sometimes there is a perception that some of the academic staff might not share that desire to get back. Our guests will correct me if I am wrong about that. If there is a situation in September whereby vaccination appears to be...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Reopening of Further and Higher Education Institutions: Discussion (8 Jul 2021)

Jim O'Callaghan: I thank our guests for their answers.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects (7 Jul 2021)

Jim O'Callaghan: 77. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if the new school building for a school (details supplied) will include ASD classrooms; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [36646/21]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects (7 Jul 2021)

Jim O'Callaghan: 78. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if the new school development at a school (details supplied) will include ASD classrooms; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [36647/21]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (7 Jul 2021)

Jim O'Callaghan: 79. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the measures she plans to take to respond to the lack of ASD classrooms in Dublin 6; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [36648/21]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (7 Jul 2021)

Jim O'Callaghan: 80. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if schools (details supplied) will be encouraged and or facilitated to set up ASD classrooms; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [36649/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Covid-19 Pandemic (7 Jul 2021)

Jim O'Callaghan: 125. To ask the Minister for Health if he will address an issue (details supplied) in relation to Covid-19 regulations. [30260/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (7 Jul 2021)

Jim O'Callaghan: 136. To ask the Minister for Health if he plans to establish an inquiry into the prescribing of sodium valproate also known as epilim particularly its effects for women of child-bearing age and children in utero; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30445/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Staff (7 Jul 2021)

Jim O'Callaghan: 137. To ask the Minister for Health when four additional epilepsy nurse specialists will be recruited; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30446/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Covid-19 Pandemic (7 Jul 2021)

Jim O'Callaghan: 175. To ask the Minister for Health if the European Medicines Agency is assessing a Covid-19 vaccine (details supplied) for validation; and if so, the status of any such process; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30513/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Vaccination Programme (7 Jul 2021)

Jim O'Callaghan: 176. To ask the Minister for Health if consideration is being given to reducing the time period between the two doses of a vaccine (details supplied) in order to facilitate persons in their 60s who are anxious to be fully vaccinated sooner than those of a younger cohort; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30514/21]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: General Scheme of the Finance (Local Property Tax) (Amendment) Bill 2021: Discussion (7 Jul 2021)

Jim O'Callaghan: I am acting as Chairman today because of the unavailability of the Chairman and Vice Chairman. I accept their apologies. I will take speakers in the order in which they raise their hand. The minutes of this committee to date have been agreed in private session. Can we agree to note this and that the minutes of the joint committee's meeting of 23 June are agreed? Agreed. We are here...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: General Scheme of the Finance (Local Property Tax) (Amendment) Bill 2021: Discussion (7 Jul 2021)

Jim O'Callaghan: I thank the Minister. I will first call Deputy Doherty followed by Senator Higgins who I understand is under some time pressure.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: General Scheme of the Finance (Local Property Tax) (Amendment) Bill 2021: Discussion (7 Jul 2021)

Jim O'Callaghan: I ask the Deputy to be quick because I am conscious other members want to come in and he has had 15 minutes.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: General Scheme of the Finance (Local Property Tax) (Amendment) Bill 2021: Discussion (7 Jul 2021)

Jim O'Callaghan: Senator Higgins is next but she does not appear to be here. I will proceed to Deputy Matthews.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: General Scheme of the Finance (Local Property Tax) (Amendment) Bill 2021: Discussion (7 Jul 2021)

Jim O'Callaghan: Is Senator Higgins still under time pressure?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: General Scheme of the Finance (Local Property Tax) (Amendment) Bill 2021: Discussion (7 Jul 2021)

Jim O'Callaghan: The next questioner is Deputy Tóibín. Are you okay, Minister?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: General Scheme of the Finance (Local Property Tax) (Amendment) Bill 2021: Discussion (7 Jul 2021)

Jim O'Callaghan: Absolutely. You go off, Minister-----