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Ceisteanna - Questions: Good Friday Agreement (23 Feb 2022)

Neale Richmond: At the outset, I extend my condolences and sympathies to the family of the former DUP MLA from Belfast, Christopher Stalford, on his untimely death over the weekend. All of us in the House can agree that there is a gap regarding not just North-South relations but relations within Northern Ireland. It is a gap that the shared island dialogue has a great opportunity to fill. I ask the...

Ceisteanna - Questions: Cabinet Committees (23 Feb 2022)

Neale Richmond: I welcome that the committee is due to meet on 7 March. At that meeting, does the Taoiseach expect a full discussion on contingency planning and an impact assessment on Ireland due to the potential for the escalation of conflict on the border of Ukraine? The European Council is not due to meet again until after the 24 or 25 March. Is there an appetite for, or does the Taoiseach believe...

Ceisteanna - Questions: Cabinet Committees (23 Feb 2022)

Neale Richmond: 10. To ask the Taoiseach when the Cabinet Committee on Europe will meet next. [9451/22]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Reliefs (22 Feb 2022)

Neale Richmond: 27. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will consider raising the €3.20 per day work from home allowance given the rise in the cost of electricity and utility bills; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9457/22]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Exemptions (22 Feb 2022)

Neale Richmond: 72. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will consider making tips received in the hospitality sector tax free; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9456/22]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Driver Test (22 Feb 2022)

Neale Richmond: 204. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the number of persons who are awaiting a driving test appointment; the breakdown by county; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9974/22]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Driver Test (22 Feb 2022)

Neale Richmond: 205. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the number of persons who are awaiting a motorcycle test appointment; the breakdown by county; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9975/22]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Driver Test (22 Feb 2022)

Neale Richmond: 206. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the number of persons who are awaiting a car theory test appointment; the breakdown by county; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9976/22]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Driver Test (22 Feb 2022)

Neale Richmond: 207. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the steps that are being taken to clear the backlog of driving test appointments; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9977/22]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Driver Test (22 Feb 2022)

Neale Richmond: 208. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the steps that are being taken to clear the backlog of motorcycle test appointments; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9978/22]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Credits (22 Feb 2022)

Neale Richmond: 258. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will increase the single parent carer’s credit; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5309/22]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Attendance (22 Feb 2022)

Neale Richmond: 498. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if her attention has been drawn to the fact that parents are being told that their child risks being reported for poor attendance due to days taken off with symptoms of Covid-19 as per school and public health guidelines; the steps she is taking to ensure no child is penalised for days taken off with Covid-19 symptoms; and if she will make a...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Departmental Funding (22 Feb 2022)

Neale Richmond: 578. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth when the next round of core funding for childcare providers and contracts will be announced; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9315/22]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (22 Feb 2022)

Neale Richmond: 860. To ask the Minister for Health if he will consider allowing those who live alone to benefit from the recent decrease to the drugs payment scheme on a pro-rata basis; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9971/22]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medicinal Products (22 Feb 2022)

Neale Richmond: 864. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 77 of 15 February 2022, when cariban was classified as a food supplement rather than a medicine; if it was always classified as a food supplement in Ireland; the metrics under which this classification was awarded; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9987/22]

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (17 Feb 2022)

Neale Richmond: Yesterday we welcomed the announcement by the European Court of Justice that it had dismissed the appeal by the Hungarian and Polish Governments in respect of the European Commission's new-found ability to withhold funding from those countries due to flagrant breaches of the rule of law. Will the Government now urge European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen to use that new law to...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: An Garda Síochána (17 Feb 2022)

Neale Richmond: 96. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality when body-worn cameras will be introduced for An Garda Síochána; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7770/22]

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: An Garda Síochána (17 Feb 2022)

Neale Richmond: Four years on from the recommendations of the Commission on the Future of Policing, what is the status of the introduction of body-worn cameras for members of An Garda Síochána?

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: An Garda Síochána (17 Feb 2022)

Neale Richmond: I welcome the response of the Minister. I am grateful for it. It is worth noting that in the four years since the Commission on the Future of Policing recommended the introduction of body-worn cameras, 3,381 members of An Garda Síochána have been assaulted in the line of duty. Between 2018 and 2020, there was a 45% increase in assaults. I appreciate the Bill is particularly...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: An Garda Síochána (17 Feb 2022)

Neale Richmond: I welcome the response of the Minister. I commit to supporting her on this. It is worth noting that body-worn cameras have been in use on Luas trams since 2009. They are a normal and practical part of everyday policing across Europe. What exchanges, if any, have been had between officials of her Department or members of An Garda Síochána and other police forces and...