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Ceisteanna - Questions: Cabinet Committees (29 Sep 2021)

Dara Calleary: 2. To ask the Taoiseach when the Cabinet committee on social affairs and equality met last; and when it is next due to meet. [43745/21]

Ceisteanna - Questions: Cabinet Committees (29 Sep 2021)

Dara Calleary: Has there been any discussion at the Cabinet committee on social affairs about the future of our local employment services? Their representatives were in front of the Oireachtas committee on social protection this morning. The current model, which is very holistic and supportive of jobseekers, is under threat not just because of a new tendering process but a new financial model that is...

Housing for All: Statements (Resumed) (29 Sep 2021)

Dara Calleary: I welcome the Housing for All plan. However, as a Mayo man, and for many of us on the west coast, this plan is a misnomer in the context of some of the families in my county, including my friends, neighbours and members of my family, who have to look at the weather forecast to see if it is safe to sleep in their houses tonight, or any night, as a consequence of pyrite. That process is...

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces (28 Sep 2021)

Dara Calleary: 425. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence if he has received a submission from an organisation (details supplied) relating to a funding request for the Asgard programme; and his views on supporting this worthy project. [46515/21]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Funding (28 Sep 2021)

Dara Calleary: 445. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if her Department has considered restoring library grant funding for primary schools in the context of budget 2022; her views on whether such funding would be a very valuable investment in literacy; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [46120/21]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Accommodation (28 Sep 2021)

Dara Calleary: 468. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if her Department is in receipt of an application for prefab replacement for a primary school (details supplied) in County Mayo; if she will expedite the decision; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [46555/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Assisted Human Reproduction (28 Sep 2021)

Dara Calleary: 747. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to progress the Assisted Human Reproduction Bill 2017; his planned timeline in relation to the Bill; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46384/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Care Services (28 Sep 2021)

Dara Calleary: 830. To ask the Minister for Health if he has received a submission from an organisation (details supplied) in relation to Budget 2022; and if he will prioritise family carers and carers in his discussions with the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform. [46776/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Budget 2022 (28 Sep 2021)

Dara Calleary: 831. To ask the Minister for Health his priorities for cancer service funding during Budget 2022 discussions; if is in receipt of proposals (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46777/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Budget 2022 (28 Sep 2021)

Dara Calleary: 832. To ask the Minister for Health if he has engaged with an organisation (details supplied) in relation to its Budget 2022 proposals; if he will ensure a continued expansion of funding for Alzheimer’s services similar to Budget 2021; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46778/21]

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Passport Services (30 Sep 2021)

Dara Calleary: 9. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the number of applications for passports from County Mayo that are currently outstanding; his plans to address the backlog; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46841/21]

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Passport Services (30 Sep 2021)

Dara Calleary: I acknowledge the detail in the Minister's answer. I also acknowledge that the staff of the Passport Office are working hard and that they were moved to other Departments as part of the pandemic response, which I accept. The Minister mentioned in his response that there was regular contact with passport applicants but there was not. Applicants come to us because they cannot get the...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Passport Services (30 Sep 2021)

Dara Calleary: We need it to give prompts to remind people to renew their passports in the immediate weeks.

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Passport Services (30 Sep 2021)

Dara Calleary: Can we put in place a system that you cannot book a flight without getting a reminder asking if your passport is in order? If the Department has to pay for that commercially, it is all that is needed. It would be a prompt. The notion that customer service is engaging with people is not our experience. The passport team is working incredibly hard but if you want to get detail on a...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Naval Service (30 Sep 2021)

Dara Calleary: 89. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence if he plans to seek funding to resume the Asgard sail training programme;; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47093/21]

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Naval Service (30 Sep 2021)

Dara Calleary: The Minister will be more than familiar with the former Asgard sail training programme. It gave incredible opportunities to young people to participate on the vessel formerly known as Asgard II. I would like to see it refloated, not the vessel but the programme. I understand proposals have been made to the Minister on youth education and opportunity. I would like to discuss those with him.

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Naval Service (30 Sep 2021)

Dara Calleary: I thank the Minister. I would certainly like to meet with him. The national sail training programme was an important programme. It enabled skills building, team building, and the kinds of skills in boat building that we need as an island nation and not just sail training. The Asgard II was a regular visitor to Killala Bay, in particular to mark the French arrival in Killala in 1798. Even...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Naval Service (30 Sep 2021)

Dara Calleary: I agree with the Minister that this is not about privilege; it is about opportunity. There is nothing privileged about being stuck on a sail training boat in the middle of the Atlantic during a storm. The programme offers opportunities and life experiences, including the experience of travel. We are looking at building an appropriate boat, which involves skilled people. We are constantly...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Northern Ireland (30 Sep 2021)

Dara Calleary: 28. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the discussions he has had with the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland in relation to the proposals put forward by the British Government concerning a Troubles-related amnesty; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46840/21]

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Covid-19 Pandemic Supports (30 Sep 2021)

Dara Calleary: 178. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if a series of matters raised by an organisation (details supplied) will be examined; if she will ensure that there will be additional resources to assist the sector to recover from the effects of the Covid-19 pandemic; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [47233/21]