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Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Middle East (21 Nov 2023)

Peadar Tóibín: 101. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will examine the plight of two children trapped in Gaza. (details supplied). [51103/23]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Middle East (21 Nov 2023)

Peadar Tóibín: 102. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade when he or his Department learnt first of the potential release date of Irish citizens from Gaza; and who informed he and his Department. [51165/23]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Driver Test (21 Nov 2023)

Peadar Tóibín: 151. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will open a second driving test centre in County Meath given the number of applicants and lengthy waiting times for a test. [50909/23]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: An Garda Síochána (21 Nov 2023)

Peadar Tóibín: 359. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the amount of money seized by the Criminal Assets Bureau in each of the past 15 years and to date in 2023. [50575/23]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: An Garda Síochána (21 Nov 2023)

Peadar Tóibín: 360. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the monetary value of assets seized by the Criminal Assets Bureau in each of the past 15 years, and to date in 2023. [50576/23]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: An Garda Síochána (21 Nov 2023)

Peadar Tóibín: 361. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the amount in monetary value returned to the Exchequer by the Criminal Assets Bureau in each of the past 15 years and to date in 2023. [50577/23]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Departmental Functions (21 Nov 2023)

Peadar Tóibín: 364. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if a person (details supplied) has ever been considered by her Department for repatriation due to their previous criminal convictions in another EU Member State. [50702/23]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Service Executive (21 Nov 2023)

Peadar Tóibín: 551. To ask the Minister for Health the methods of communications the HSE has with the NHS in the north of Ireland to ensure that doctors who are found guilty of poor professional performance in one jurisdiction do not get work in the opposite jurisdiction (details supplied). [50976/23]

Protection of Children (Online Pornographic Material) Bill 2020: Second Stage [Private Members] (16 Nov 2023)

Peadar Tóibín: The Minister may be feeling a little bit uncomfortable with what I am saying and I can understand that.

Protection of Children (Online Pornographic Material) Bill 2020: Second Stage [Private Members] (16 Nov 2023)

Peadar Tóibín: I fully understand the discomfort the Minister feels in the circumstances. If I were sitting in her position, as a member of a Government that has done so little in relation to this, I would be equally uncomfortable.

Protection of Children (Online Pornographic Material) Bill 2020: Second Stage [Private Members] (16 Nov 2023)

Peadar Tóibín: Again, the Minister is interrupting me.

Protection of Children (Online Pornographic Material) Bill 2020: Second Stage [Private Members] (16 Nov 2023)

Peadar Tóibín: At no point, as of yet, have we seen any definitive material action points on how this material is going to be blocked so that children cannot consume it.

Protection of Children (Online Pornographic Material) Bill 2020: Second Stage [Private Members] (16 Nov 2023)

Peadar Tóibín: I have read the Bill. I have read large chunks of the Bill.

Protection of Children (Online Pornographic Material) Bill 2020: Second Stage [Private Members] (16 Nov 2023)

Peadar Tóibín: I know of codes and I know of guidelines that are going to be produced. The Minister made the point that this Bill will not tackle the whole problem of pornography being pushed to children. If we cannot fix all of it, we will fix none of it. That seems to be the instinct here but that is rubbish. To be honest, Deputies and governments can only make marginal changes to society but those...

Protection of Children (Online Pornographic Material) Bill 2020: Second Stage [Private Members] (16 Nov 2023)

Peadar Tóibín: When Homer Simpson ran for mayor, he ran on a motto of "Why can't somebody else do it?" That motto is all over the speech the Minister has just made. Instead of taking this serious issue and delivering on it, she stated it had been outsourced to Coimisiún na Meán, which is to create codes and guides in the future. When we try to work out what those codes or guides are, it is...

Protection of Children (Online Pornographic Material) Bill 2020: Second Stage [Private Members] (16 Nov 2023)

Peadar Tóibín: We have one Deputy in the Dáil but when we have more, we will be able to do more.

Protection of Children (Online Pornographic Material) Bill 2020: Second Stage [Private Members] (16 Nov 2023)

Peadar Tóibín: The other point I would like to make-----

Protection of Children (Online Pornographic Material) Bill 2020: Second Stage [Private Members] (16 Nov 2023)

Peadar Tóibín: I move: “That the Bill be now read a Second Time.” As the Minister will be aware, Ireland has become a very violent place in recent times. Sexual violence is increasing at a shocking rate and lives are being destroyed day in, day out, in Irish society. In 2011, 1,958 sexual offences were recorded whereas that figure had increased by 75% to 3,433 in 2021. In 2011, 447 rapes...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Recycling Policy (16 Nov 2023)

Peadar Tóibín: 36. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if his Department has undertaken any study to determine the merit of a refundable tax on plastic bottles; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49281/23]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Public Inquiries (16 Nov 2023)

Peadar Tóibín: 50. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the number of tribunals, public investigations and commissions of investigations in process; the length of time each has been underway; when each will conclude; the cost to date of each; and the estimated cost of each at completion. [44814/23]