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Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Code (25 May 2021)

Jim O'Callaghan: 206. To ask the Minister for Finance his views on the communication by the European Commission on business taxations published on 18 May 2021; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28238/21]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Benefits (25 May 2021)

Jim O'Callaghan: 376. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the number of visually impaired persons in receipt of the blind pension; and if consideration will be given to removing or amending the means test associated with the pension. [27569/21]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Benefits (25 May 2021)

Jim O'Callaghan: 377. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the way a visually impaired person can exist and contribute in the State as an artist; and the way a visually impaired person can develop, grow and live as a professional artist here. [27570/21]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Benefits (25 May 2021)

Jim O'Callaghan: 378. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the number of audits of visually impaired persons in receipt of the blind persons pension that were carried out in 2018 and 2019; and the reason these audits were necessary in circumstances in which all recipients of the pension have very limited financial means. [27571/21]

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

Jim O'Callaghan: 493. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of persons arrested and charged under Part 6 of the Criminal Justice Act 2006 in each of the years of 2018 to 2020 and to date in 2021, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27802/21]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Departmental Data (25 May 2021)

Jim O'Callaghan: 494. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of successful convictions obtained for the offence of criminal damage in Garda J district in 2020 and to date in 2021, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27803/21]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Departmental Data (25 May 2021)

Jim O'Callaghan: 495. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of successful convictions obtained for the offence of violent disorder in Garda R district in 2020 and to date in 2021, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27804/21]

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

Jim O'Callaghan: 496. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of gardaí by rank attached to the domestic abuse intervention unit in the Dublin metropolitan region, DMR, north as of 17 May 2021; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27805/21]

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

Jim O'Callaghan: 506. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of persons currently on a panel waiting for recruitment into An Garda Síochána; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [28185/21]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Departmental Data (25 May 2021)

Jim O'Callaghan: 505. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of vacancies by job title in the Office of the State Pathologist; the estimated full year cost of filling each of the vacant posts in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [28184/21]

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

Jim O'Callaghan: 507. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of vacancies by rank in the Garda band in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [28186/21]

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

Jim O'Callaghan: 508. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of Garda cars attached to the Garda national immigration bureau that are aged over 12 years; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [28187/21]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: School Bullying and the Impact on Mental Health: Discussion (Resumed) (25 May 2021)

Jim O'Callaghan: I thank our guests for appearing before us. Ms O'Dwyer referred to "the significance of school culture as an important influence on tackling bullying at local level." What ingredients create a good and positive school culture? Do they come from principals, teachers, students or somewhere else?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: School Bullying and the Impact on Mental Health: Discussion (Resumed) (25 May 2021)

Jim O'Callaghan: I thank Ms O'Dwyer. Before I ask a question of Mr. Mulconry, I wish to agree with his statement that a large majority of national school children are happy with school. That is distinct from what was the case 20 or 30 years ago. Mr. Mulconry mentioned the importance of interpersonal relationships. Obviously, bullying derives from the breakdown of those relationships. We place many...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: School Bullying and the Impact on Mental Health: Discussion (Resumed) (25 May 2021)

Jim O'Callaghan: Interpersonal relationships have probably been made more complicated by technology. What negative influence has technology had on bullying and secondary school students' interpersonal relationships?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: School Bullying and the Impact on Mental Health: Discussion (Resumed) (25 May 2021)

Jim O'Callaghan: I thank Mr. Curtis.

Situation in Occupied Palestinian Territory and Israel: Statements (20 May 2021)

Jim O'Callaghan: I welcome this opportunity to speak on the ongoing violence that is taking place in the Middle East. In the past 11 days, we have seen untold suffering being inflicted, predominantly on the people of the Gaza Strip. We need to recognise the violence that breaks out in the Middle East seems to follow a standard pattern. Sometimes rockets are fired by Hamas into Israel and inevitably we get...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Closed-Circuit Television Systems (20 May 2021)

Jim O'Callaghan: 346. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the reason for the delay with the Ballybofey-Stranorlar CCTV application which was supported by the Donegal joint policing committee in 2020. [27420/21]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Inquiry into the Death of Mr. Shane O'Farrell (19 May 2021)

Jim O'Callaghan: 177. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality when the scoping exercise into the investigation of the death of a person (details supplied) will be completed and published.; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26819/21]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Air Corps (18 May 2021)

Jim O'Callaghan: 256. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he has received the unredacted version of the Air Corps submission on the provision of military search and rescue service to the State of March 2021; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26019/21]