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Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Employment Support Services (1 Jul 2021)

Dara Calleary: I have raised concerns about the request for tender with the Minister for quite some time and she is responding. However, the difficulty is that the document out as part of the current process reflects many of the fears we expressed that the request for tender will not capture the very unique and holistic nature of the local employment service. Are there plans to change the next request for...

Future of Banking in Ireland: Statements (1 Jul 2021)

Dara Calleary: I thank the Ministers for this useful debate. Deputy McGuinness is in the Chamber. He has campaigned for this for a long time, which should be acknowledged. We need to see firm actions arising from this. It cannot just be a talking shop of a Thursday to fill out the Dáil schedule. The banking sector has seen enormous changes in the last ten years, and in the last five in particular....

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Schemes (30 Jun 2021)

Dara Calleary: 364. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the selection process for the signpost farms initiative; the reason one region (details supplied) does not have any such designated farms; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35098/21]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Irish Language (1 Jul 2021)

Dara Calleary: 33. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the supports provided to Irish language schools to promote the use of Irish, including strengthening of partnerships between schools and Gaeltacht communities; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35400/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medicinal Products (1 Jul 2021)

Dara Calleary: 404. To ask the Minister for Health if the HSE is actively considering the purchase of the drug partisan for use by sufferers of familial amyloidosis; if there is a projected timeframe for the sanctioning of use; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28789/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Staff (1 Jul 2021)

Dara Calleary: 436. To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the fact that night nursing staff at a community nursing home (details supplied) in County Mayo are not adequate; the steps being taken to rectify the matter; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29050/21]

Ceisteanna - Questions: Cabinet Committees (6 Jul 2021)

Dara Calleary: 7. To ask the Taoiseach when the Cabinet Committee on Government Co-ordination is next due to meet. [34711/21]

Ceisteanna - Questions: Cabinet Committees (6 Jul 2021)

Dara Calleary: Nearly two months after the cyberattack on the health service, would the co-ordination committee be an appropriate forum for the Department of Health to present its response plan to address the full consequences of that attack in order that the Taoiseach can provide the public with an update on the delays in treatment and administrative responses caused by this attack?

Ceisteanna - Questions: Departmental Bodies (6 Jul 2021)

Dara Calleary: 13. To ask the Taoiseach the details and remit of the recently established social dialogue unit in his Department. [34712/21]

Ceisteanna - Questions: Departmental Bodies (6 Jul 2021)

Dara Calleary: I welcome the motion from Dublin City Council but it is behind the Government on this issue in that the Government funded a €150,000 study by the Four-Day Week Ireland campaign last year. That study will be interesting, particularly in light of the Iceland report. What role will young people's organisations play in the social dialogue unit? What focus will be on the issues of...

Ceisteanna - Questions: Northern Ireland (6 Jul 2021)

Dara Calleary: 19. To ask the Taoiseach if he will report on the shared island unit in his Department. [34713/21]

Ceisteanna - Questions: Northern Ireland (6 Jul 2021)

Dara Calleary: I thank the Taoiseach for his very comprehensive response. There is obviously a very significant amount of work under way. I commend the Taoiseach on driving it forward. I also commend the team of the shared island unit. The Taoiseach announced the dialogue on health this week. Would it be worthwhile for the unit and the dialogue to consider the shared experience of Covid on the island...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: European Court of Auditors Annual Report: Discussion (30 Jun 2021)

Dara Calleary: I thank the Chairman and thank Mr. Murphy for allowing us to take part in the Murphy family reunion. This is about mica in County Donegal and pyrite in County Mayo. The Chairman has described it pretty well. It is affecting houses and they are literally crumbling. Over the past week I have been struck by the horrific situation unfolding in Miami which was getting all this attention, but...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Environmental Policy (6 Jul 2021)

Dara Calleary: 115. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the details and dates of the introduction of the single use plastics directive; if existing stocks of plastic utensils purchased before 3 July 2021 can be used by outlets until that existing stock has depleted; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35960/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Cards (6 Jul 2021)

Dara Calleary: 468. To ask the Minister for Health if medical card holders are liable to pay for blood tests carried out at their general practitioners; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29362/21]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Schemes (6 Jul 2021)

Dara Calleary: 571. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if an outline will be provided of the post-2021 situation in relation to those GLAS participants who currently avail of the wild bird cover actions; the steps that must be taken in relation to same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35830/21]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Third Level Education (8 Jul 2021)

Dara Calleary: 71. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the planned supports to integrate students back on campus; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36843/21]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Closed-Circuit Television Systems (8 Jul 2021)

Dara Calleary: 101. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality her plans for the expansion of CCTV to deter criminal activity; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [36576/21]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Closed-Circuit Television Systems (8 Jul 2021)

Dara Calleary: 105. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the additional supports being provided for existing CCTV schemes; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [36577/21]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Driver Test (8 Jul 2021)

Dara Calleary: 169. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the number of persons waiting to take the driver theory test on 30 June 2021, by county; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37024/21]