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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: The Future of STEM in Irish Education: Discussion (Resumed) (21 Mar 2023)

Jim O'Callaghan: The teaching of STEM subjects is an expensive business. Is there competition between third-level institutions when it comes to attracting appropriately qualified teachers or is there more supply than is required?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: The Future of STEM in Irish Education: Discussion (Resumed) (21 Mar 2023)

Jim O'Callaghan: Okay.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: The Future of STEM in Irish Education: Discussion (Resumed) (21 Mar 2023)

Jim O'Callaghan: I thank the witnesses very much.

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces (22 Mar 2023)

Jim O'Callaghan: 153. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence if he will set out the full range of allowances for the pre-deployment training period, stand-by period and if required deployed periods payable to members of the Defence forces for the upcoming German-led EU Battle group 2025. [14273/23]

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces (22 Mar 2023)

Jim O'Callaghan: 154. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence if he will set out the full range of allowances payable to members of the Defence Forces deploying even for short periods to the Special Training Command in Strasbourg, Germany in support to the EUs Military Assistance Mission in Ukraine (EUMAM Ukraine). [14274/23]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: An Garda Síochána (22 Mar 2023)

Jim O'Callaghan: 220. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality further to Parliamentary Question No. 490 of 28 February 2023, if he has received the necessary information from the Garda authorities to answer the question; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14219/23]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: An Garda Síochána (22 Mar 2023)

Jim O'Callaghan: 221. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of cases of robbery of an institution or establishment that were reported to gardaí in the B district within DMR in 2022 and to-date in 2023, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14220/23]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: An Garda Síochána (22 Mar 2023)

Jim O'Callaghan: 222. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if any gardaí went overseas for specialist training course for which that training is not available within the State in 2022 and to-date in 2023; if so, the name of the specialist course; the duration of that course; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14221/23]

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: School Accommodation (23 Mar 2023)

Jim O'Callaghan: I thank the Ceann Comhairle for selecting this important Topical Issue matter for debate. It has recently been announced that four school building projects have been delayed in the constituency of Dublin Bay South. It is absolutely essential that those building projects commence rapidly and without any further delay. Two of the schools are secondary schools that were established in the...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: School Accommodation (23 Mar 2023)

Jim O'Callaghan: I thank the Minister of State for her response. I am sure she will agree it is regrettable that elected representatives have to raise such issues on the floor of the Dáil. It should be the case that these projects would proceed in accordance with the plans and expectations set out for parents and teachers. I was previously informed that part of the reason for the delay is the rising...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Referendum Campaigns (21 Mar 2023)

Jim O'Callaghan: 145. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment when it is intended to hold the referendum on the Unified Patent Court Agreement; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13184/23]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Energy Prices (21 Mar 2023)

Jim O'Callaghan: 163. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if he intends to take steps to introduce legislation to provide greater powers to the Commission for the Regulation of Utilities to give greater protections to customers of energy companies and to ensure that price gouging by energy companies is not permitted; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12334/23]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Irish Prisoners Abroad (21 Mar 2023)

Jim O'Callaghan: 536. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the steps Ireland is taking to seek the release of a person (details supplied) from prison in Iran; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13188/23]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects (21 Mar 2023)

Jim O'Callaghan: 707. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will identify the ten projects in Lot 6 of her Department's Design and Build Programme, whereby construction works which were due to commence in 2023 have been delayed; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [13187/23]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Staff (21 Mar 2023)

Jim O'Callaghan: 754. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the position regarding financial support offered to registered post-primary school teachers to upskill to teach mathematics, physics and Spanish; the reason no financial support is provided for those who are upgrading to teach home economics; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [13550/23]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Public Sector Pensions (21 Mar 2023)

Jim O'Callaghan: 786. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if a person (details supplied) can have his or her appeal pursuant to the secondary, community and comprehensive school teachers pension scheme 2009, as provided for in SI 435/2009, considered in accordance with article 70 of the regulations; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [13843/23]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: State Pensions (21 Mar 2023)

Jim O'Callaghan: 795. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if the averaging system used for the calculation of State pensions is to be retained; if not, the proposals the Government has for its replacement; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12337/23]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Benefits (21 Mar 2023)

Jim O'Callaghan: 807. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if she is aware that the recent one-off payment increases to the living alone allowance has made some people ineligible for receipt of the fuel allowance; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12508/23]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Legislative Programme (21 Mar 2023)

Jim O'Callaghan: 984. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth when the Equal Status and Employment Acts will be updated to include socio-economic discrimination as a protected ground; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13813/23]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Staff (21 Mar 2023)

Jim O'Callaghan: 1361. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the safe staffing framework and safe staffing levels in hospitals; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13145/23]