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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]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Assisted Human Reproduction (13 Jul 2021)

Jim O'Callaghan: 74. To ask the Minister for Health if he will review the proposed provisions of the Assisted Human Reproduction Bill 2019 to incorporate the recommendations of the Special Rapporteur on Child Protection; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37682/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Waiting Lists (13 Jul 2021)

Jim O'Callaghan: 148. To ask the Minister for Health the supports he is providing to reduce waiting times for inpatient and day case procedures and outpatient appointments in St. Vincent’s Hospital, Dublin; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37681/21]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: An Garda Síochána (13 Jul 2021)

Jim O'Callaghan: 591. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if senior Garda officers have indicated that they will not carry out investigations on behalf of the Garda Síochána Ombudsman Commission as part of a protest which will also impact on the implementation of planned policing reforms; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [37995/21]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: An Garda Síochána (13 Jul 2021)

Jim O'Callaghan: 592. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if it is planned to implement a 25% increase in the availability allowance for Garda superintendents which was recommended as part of a review in 2020; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [37996/21]

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.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medicinal Products (14 Jul 2021)

Jim O'Callaghan: 379. To ask the Minister for Health the status of HSE talks with regard to whether zolgensma can be made available to a child (details supplied) who has spinal muscular atrophy type 1; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31216/21]

Firearms and Offensive Weapons (Amendment) Bill 2021: Second Stage [Private Members] (15 Jul 2021)

Jim O'Callaghan: I move: "That the Bill be now read a Second Time." I will share my time with Deputy Devlin, who I believe is to speak for five minutes. I welcome the opportunity to commence the Second Stage debate on the Firearms and Offensive Weapons (Amendment) Bill 2021. Fianna Fáil and I introduced this legislation last March because of the increasing concern of the parliamentary party...

Firearms and Offensive Weapons (Amendment) Bill 2021: Second Stage [Private Members] (15 Jul 2021)

Jim O'Callaghan: I thank the Minister of State and my colleagues, Deputies Devlin and Kenny, for their contributions. It has been most beneficial that we have had this debate. As all speakers have recognised, changing this law is not really going to resolve the problem. Legislation itself is a very blunt instrument. Therefore, when we introduce legislation into this House, sometimes it can generate a...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Covid-19 Tests (15 Jul 2021)

Jim O'Callaghan: 330. To ask the Minister for Health if Ireland is planning to forgo its portion of the 550 million antigen tests that have been procured by the European Commission in order to facilitate the Digital Covid Certificate and make travel within the EU affordable for all; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31931/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Nursing Homes (15 Jul 2021)

Jim O'Callaghan: 333. To ask the Minister for Health the current rules in respect of permitting residents of nursing homes to go out into the community for recreational and hospitality visits; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31956/21]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Traveller Education: Discussion (29 Jun 2021)

Jim O'Callaghan: I thank Mr. Joyce, Ms Reilly and Ms Joyce for coming in to the committee today. I extend my congratulations to Ms Reilly on her very important achievement on securing a first class honours degree. Mr. Joyce spoke on the national Traveller education strategy. We all know we need one. What would he like to see in that strategy in order that Irish Travellers can benefit fully from the Irish...