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Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: An Garda Síochána (5 Feb 2025)

Jim O'Callaghan: As the Deputy will be aware, under the Garda Síochána Act 2005, the Garda Commissioner is responsible for the management and administration of An Garda Síochána. This includes the distribution of resources, including the Garda fleet, across the various Garda Divisions. As Minister, I have no direct role in this matter. The Government is committed to providing An Garda...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Policing Co-operation (5 Feb 2025)

Jim O'Callaghan: A key principle of the Commission on the Future of Policing in Ireland is that community safety requires multi-agency cooperation working in partnership with An Garda Síochána and crucially with communities themselves. The Report recommended the establishment of national and local structures to bring together Departments and State agencies involved in harm prevention to promote...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: An Garda Síochána (5 Feb 2025)

Jim O'Callaghan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 843 and 848 to 850, inclusive, together. This Government will be resolute in its support of Gardaí. We want to build safe and secure communities, and a well-resourced An Garda Síochána is critical to achieving that. The Programme for Government commits to examining a range of further measures to enable An Garda Síochána recruit...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Legal Services Regulation (5 Feb 2025)

Jim O'Callaghan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 844 and 845 together. The Deputy may be aware that in 2021, in accordance with the Legal Services Regulation Act 2015, the then Minister for Justice asked the Legal Services Regulatory Authority (LSRA) to prepare and submit a report on the possible creation of a new profession of conveyancer. This request was in line with the provisions of section 34(1)(c)...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: An Garda Síochána (5 Feb 2025)

Jim O'Callaghan: The Government is committed to ensuring that An Garda Síochána has the resources it needs to fight crime and a strengthened, well-resourced Garda organisation is central to this policy. The Garda Vote in Budget 2025 saw unprecedented funding of over €2.48 billion for this year, a 27% increase since 2020 which is supporting the continued recruitment of Garda members and...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Crime Prevention (5 Feb 2025)

Jim O'Callaghan: The Government is committed to building stronger, safer communities and is deeply aware of the impact that serious crime, including drug related crime, can have on communities. The Government’s approach to the misuse of drugs is set out in Ireland’s National Drug Strategy, ‘Reducing Harm, Supporting Recovery’. This is a health-led approach to drug and alcohol use...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Traffic Offences (22 Jan 2025)

Jim O'Callaghan: 236. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he has received a report in relation to progress on camera enforcement of road traffic laws; if not, if such a report has been commissioned by the National Transport Authority; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1280/25]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Public Sector Pensions (22 Jan 2025)

Jim O'Callaghan: 364. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform whether he proposes to make any changes to the public sector’s pensions scheme that prevents the payment of a spousal pension where the surviving person marries again or cohabits with a new partner; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46267/24]

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Industrial Development (22 Jan 2025)

Jim O'Callaghan: 451. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the number of IDA-supported jobs in each county at the end of 2024, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1732/25]

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Employment Schemes (22 Jan 2025)

Jim O'Callaghan: 452. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the number of Enterprise Ireland-supported jobs in each county at the end of 2024, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1733/25]

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Employment Schemes (22 Jan 2025)

Jim O'Callaghan: 453. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the number of Local Enterprise Office-supported jobs in each county at the end of 2024, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1734/25]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Urban Development (22 Jan 2025)

Jim O'Callaghan: 778. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government when the regeneration of Pearse House, Pearse Street, Dublin 2, will commence; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1310/25]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: An Garda Síochána (22 Jan 2025)

Jim O'Callaghan: 924. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality further to Parliamentary Question No. 790 of 5 November 2024, if she has received the necessary information from the Garda authorities in order to have this PQ answered; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [46347/24]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: An Garda Síochána (22 Jan 2025)

Jim O'Callaghan: 925. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of Gardaí, by rank attached to a unit (details supplied) as of 4 December 2024; if she will provide same figures as of 31 December 2023, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [46348/24]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: An Garda Síochána (22 Jan 2025)

Jim O'Callaghan: 926. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality further to Parliamentary Question No. 797 of 5 November 2024, if she has received the necessary information from the Garda authorities in order to have this PQ answered; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [46349/24]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: An Garda Síochána (22 Jan 2025)

Jim O'Callaghan: 927. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality further to Parliamentary Question No. 792 of 5 November 202, if she has received the necessary information from the Garda authorities in order to have this PQ answered; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [46352/24]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: An Garda Síochána (22 Jan 2025)

Jim O'Callaghan: 928. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of Garda public order unit vans currently in the fleet as of 6 December 2024; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [46353/24]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Clinical Trials (22 Jan 2025)

Jim O'Callaghan: 1373. To ask the Minister for Health what can be done to increase Ireland’s participation rate in cancer related clinical trials; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46559/24]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Home Care Packages (22 Jan 2025)

Jim O'Callaghan: 1603. To ask the Minister for Health the number of home care support hours for older people provided in each LHO area in 2024, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1735/25]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: State Examinations (7 Nov 2024)

Jim O'Callaghan: 136. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the outcome of the Stakeholder consultation on the review of the Leaving Certificate curriculum carried out by the National Council for Curriculum Assessment; when the findings of the consultation will be published; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [45662/24]