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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: School Bullying and the Impact on Mental Health: Discussion (Resumed) (11 May 2021)

Jim O'Callaghan: I thank all of our guests for attending. I am very interested in what Ms Connolly said in her statement. I am especially curious about the roots of empathy programme and the friendship group. Empathy is even difficult for some adults to have, so it must be very challenging for it to be taught to children. Even in advance of children going to school, what can parents do to try to ensure...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: School Bullying and the Impact on Mental Health: Discussion (Resumed) (11 May 2021)

Jim O'Callaghan: Does Mr. Holmes want to comment on this point?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: School Bullying and the Impact on Mental Health: Discussion (Resumed) (11 May 2021)

Jim O'Callaghan: I have one further question, which Mr. O'Connor, Mr. Arneill or Ms Brady might deal with it. It concerns the issue Deputy Ó Cathasaigh raised about social media companies. The world has been transformed with the development of online technology in the past 20 years but that has also transformed the pressures on children. We talk about placing responsibilities and obligations on the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: School Bullying and the Impact on Mental Health: Discussion (Resumed) (11 May 2021)

Jim O'Callaghan: I thank Ms Brady for that.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: School Bullying and the Impact on Mental Health: Discussion (Resumed) (11 May 2021)

Jim O'Callaghan: I thank Mr. Arneill for that.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: School Bullying and the Impact on Mental Health: Discussion (Resumed) (11 May 2021)

Jim O'Callaghan: There is a line between exclusion and bullying. Sometimes a child’s intention may not be to bully another child but the effect of what the child is doing is that the other child feels excluded. How do we counteract that or try to ensure that a child is more inclusive when it comes to engagement with other children in his or her class?

Climate Action and Low Carbon Development (Amendment) Bill 2021: Second Stage (Resumed) (6 May 2021)

Jim O'Callaghan: I wanted to speak on this Bill because it is a very significant piece of legislation that this Dáil and the Houses of the Oireachtas are going to enact. Not only is it very important legislation for this Dáil but when we look back on the legislation enacted in the early part of this century, it will be recognised as transformative and very effective. That is because climate change...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Brexit Issues (5 May 2021)

Jim O'Callaghan: 235. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the impact of Brexit on companies from Northern Ireland applying for public works and Government contracts here. [23073/21]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Passport Services (5 May 2021)

Jim O'Callaghan: 339. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade when the processing of non-urgent passport applications will recommence; the action his Department is taking to ensure that the backlog of applications resulting from the suspension of same will be addressed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22707/21]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Irish Sign Language (5 May 2021)

Jim O'Callaghan: 365. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the reason Irish Sign Language has not yet been included in the post-primary curriculum; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22671/21]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Funding (5 May 2021)

Jim O'Callaghan: 381. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if funds will be provided to a school (details supplied) for the construction of an ASD classroom; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22920/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Covid-19 Pandemic (5 May 2021)

Jim O'Callaghan: 519. To ask the Minister for Health the protections in place for children who are required to quarantine under section 38B of the Health Act 1947 (as amended); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22666/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Vaccination Programme (5 May 2021)

Jim O'Callaghan: 521. To ask the Minister for Health when persons who do not wish to take a vaccine (details supplied) may be able to receive a different vaccine; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22670/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Covid-19 Pandemic (5 May 2021)

Jim O'Callaghan: 522. To ask the Minister for Health if it is necessary to seek a waiver of the trade and intellectual property rules for Covid-19 vaccines in order to protect developing countries from the threat of Covid-19; if so, the steps taken to obtain this waiver; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22677/21]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: School Bullying and its Impact on Mental Health: Discussion (4 May 2021)

Jim O'Callaghan: I thank all of the witnesses for coming in to the committee. As policymakers, we are in a much better place than we were 20 or 30 years ago since we now are much more aware of the incidence of school bullying and the impact that can have on the mental health of children. There are four contributors in terms of people who have responsibility for this and, in the first instance, I will ask...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: School Bullying and its Impact on Mental Health: Discussion (4 May 2021)

Jim O'Callaghan: I have a question for Ms O'Malley. What further roles can schools play in order to deter bullying? Is increased discipline part of this or is that a factor that should be within the repertoire of the school?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: School Bullying and its Impact on Mental Health: Discussion (4 May 2021)

Jim O'Callaghan: My final question is for Dr. Hayes. One factor that can have an impact on the mental health of children is that they may feel excluded. Of course, they can be excluded without bullying necessarily being perpetrated by another child; they might just not be invited over to the house of a friend who is having a party. What can we do to try to allow children to recognise that they have a role...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Rail Network (29 Apr 2021)

Jim O'Callaghan: 19. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if no application for a rail order in respect of MetroLink will be made until such time as the feasibility study into the extension of the Metro to south-west areas of County Dublin has been completed. [22404/21]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Rail Network (29 Apr 2021)

Jim O'Callaghan: 20. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the reason the National Transport Authority and Transport Infrastructure Ireland business case proposal should be considered in the implementation of the transport strategy when that strategy never contemplated a city centre terminus nor the possibility that such a terminus could be in place for decades. [22405/21]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Rail Network (29 Apr 2021)

Jim O'Callaghan: 21. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the reason the National Transport Authority and Transport Infrastructure Ireland business case proposal should be considered in the implementation of the transport strategy when the clear outcome of the public consultation process was that there is currently no agreed southside solution to reach Sandyford, County Dublin. [22406/21]