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Financial Resolutions 2021 - Financial Resolution No. 2: General (Resumed) (14 Oct 2021)

Jim O'Callaghan: There is a tendency during political debates about budgets for politicians and political commentators to concentrate on individual measures that have been introduced. That is understandable and I will do that presently. However, it is important we also take into account the general economic condition of the country at the time of the budget. That is what experts in economic departments...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: General Scheme of the Regulation of Lobbying (Amendment) Bill 2020: Discussion (13 Oct 2021)

Jim O'Callaghan: I thank the guests for coming before the committee this afternoon. I agree with Professor Murphy that more openness is better. Obviously, we have to be careful not to transform the nature and localism of Irish politics. I will ask Professor Murphy one question in that regard. The commission has indicated that one of the things it would like to see captured in legislation is lobbying by...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: General Scheme of the Regulation of Lobbying (Amendment) Bill 2020: Discussion (13 Oct 2021)

Jim O'Callaghan: I thank Professor Murphy for that. In fairness to Deputies Doherty and Mairéad Farrell, their Bill does not propose that unpaid advocacy work should fall within the definition of lobbying. I will ask Mr. Devitt a question in respect of section 4 of the Bill. He has spoken about this briefly already. This section relates to the duties of designated public officials. One of the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: General Scheme of the Regulation of Lobbying (Amendment) Bill 2020: Discussion (13 Oct 2021)

Jim O'Callaghan: Where do Professor Murphy and Mr. Devitt think we sit with regard to lobbying in this country? Does lobbying occupy a smaller position than it does in larger countries such as the UK or the United States? Is there anything unique about lobbying in the Irish system? Is it in any way anomalous when compared to what happens in other European countries?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: General Scheme of the Regulation of Lobbying (Amendment) Bill 2020: Discussion (13 Oct 2021)

Jim O'Callaghan: That would obviously require amendments to the Electoral Acts, would it not?

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Staff (20 Oct 2021)

Jim O'Callaghan: 257. To ask the Minister for Health if it is intended to recruit more neurology nurse specialists across the country; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51522/21]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Crime Prevention (21 Oct 2021)

Jim O'Callaghan: 97. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the steps she plans to take to combat antisocial behaviour and violent assaults in inner city areas of Dublin; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [51419/21]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Crime Prevention (21 Oct 2021)

Jim O'Callaghan: 108. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the measures that can be introduced to deter boys and young men from engaging in gratuitous violent behaviour against others; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [51420/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Home Care Packages (19 Oct 2021)

Jim O'Callaghan: 118. To ask the Minister for Health the number of older persons on the waiting list for homecare support in each local health office area in CHO 6; the corresponding figures in each area for the end of June 2020; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50543/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Disabilities Assessments (19 Oct 2021)

Jim O'Callaghan: 166. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons currently awaiting an assessment of need under the Disability Act 2005 in each local health office area in CHO 6; the corresponding figures in each area at the end of June 2020; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50542/21]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Court Accommodation (19 Oct 2021)

Jim O'Callaghan: 389. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the budgeted cost and final cost for the works recently completed on the dome of the Four Courts; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50916/21]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Departmental Functions (19 Oct 2021)

Jim O'Callaghan: 543. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the steps that have been taken to ensure that the payroll division of her Department is operating fully in order that it can deal with the many queries from teachers; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [50426/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Assisted Human Reproduction (19 Oct 2021)

Jim O'Callaghan: 795. To ask the Minister for Health when he plans to legislate in the area of assisted human reproduction; and if he will be doing so in line with the recently published report of the Special Rapporteur on Child Protection which recommends that the Government introduce a legislative framework including recognition of international surrogacy and parenting arrangements. [43173/21]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Public Transport (2 Nov 2021)

Jim O'Callaghan: 230. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the reason student Leap cards are not being capped in such a way that students do not spent over €30 a week in Dublin on public transport; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53080/21]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Departmental Policies (2 Nov 2021)

Jim O'Callaghan: 291. To ask the Minister for Finance if consideration is being given by his Department to restricting or prohibiting the use of cryptocurrencies in Ireland as a means of payment or trading commodity; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53189/21]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (2 Nov 2021)

Jim O'Callaghan: 482. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the progress that has been made with schools in the Dublin 6 area arising from consultation seeking the establishment of ASD classes within those schools; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [52157/21]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Citizenship Applications (2 Nov 2021)

Jim O'Callaghan: 726. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if additional staff will be assigned to the citizenship department for quick processing of citizenship applications in order that the timeframe for the making of such decisions can be improved; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [52255/21]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: State Bodies (2 Nov 2021)

Jim O'Callaghan: 753. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if the consent of the Minister which has been given to the Legal Aid Board in relation to the leasing of premises at Railway Square, Waterford can be reviewed on foot of concerns raised by law centre staff for their safety regarding antisocial behaviour in the vicinity of the premises; and if she will make a statement on the...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Assisted Human Reproduction (2 Nov 2021)

Jim O'Callaghan: 810. To ask the Minister for Health when the assisted human reproduction Bill will be introduced into the Houses of the Oireachtas; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52108/21]

Criminal Justice (Smuggling of Persons) Bill 2021 [Seanad]: Second Stage (4 Nov 2021)

Jim O'Callaghan: I commend the Minister of State, Deputy James Browne, on bringing forward this important legislation. As my colleague, Deputy Murnane O'Connor stated, it is the case that laws existed to criminalise human smuggling and they were contained within the Illegal Immigrants (Trafficking) Act 2000. However, that legislation covered a lot of issues, including human trafficking as well as human...