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Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Water Quality (7 Feb 2024)

Jim O'Callaghan: 251. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government his views on and his proposed response to the recent decision of the European Court of Justice ruling that the level of specific compounds in Irish drinking water exceeds EU safety levels; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5030/24]

Select Committee on Education and Skills: Estimates for Public Services 2024
Vote 26 - Education (Revised) (31 Jan 2024)

Jim O'Callaghan: I welcome the Minister and her officials and thank them for coming before the committee. Obviously, we are supportive of the Revised Estimates. In particular, I welcome the fact that €5 million will be allocated as part of the Covid-related allocation and spent on counselling services for students in primary schools. Does the Department have a view on the long-term impact of the...

Select Committee on Education and Skills: Estimates for Public Services 2024
Vote 26 - Education (Revised) (31 Jan 2024)

Jim O'Callaghan: I suppose that we will have an inquiry regarding the response to Covid at some stage. I hope it will not turn into a witch-hunt or trying to blame people for making decisions, because it was an extremely difficult time. Everyone recognises that no matter what decisions were made, there were going to be downsides to them. Yet, one of the issues that I would hope that any future inquiry...

Select Committee on Education and Skills: Estimates for Public Services 2024
Vote 26 - Education (Revised) (31 Jan 2024)

Jim O'Callaghan: Yes.

Select Committee on Education and Skills: Estimates for Public Services 2024
Vote 26 - Education (Revised) (31 Jan 2024)

Jim O'Callaghan: On science, technology, engineering and mathematics, STEM, grants, I recently visited a great school in my constituency, namely, Scoil Chaitríona on Baggot Street, which is a DEIS school. I spoke with the excellent principal there about many issues. One of the things she said was that the school missed out on a STEM grant while many schools in the more affluent areas of the...

Select Committee on Education and Skills: Estimates for Public Services 2024
Vote 26 - Education (Revised) (31 Jan 2024)

Jim O'Callaghan: I thank the Minister.

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Sustainable Development Goals (31 Jan 2024)

Jim O'Callaghan: 207. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development to outline her response to the report on the progress on the sustainable Development Goals 2023, produced by the Oireachtas Committee on Social Protection, Community and Rural Development and the Islands. [4447/24]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Departmental Schemes (30 Jan 2024)

Jim O'Callaghan: 137. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment whether the legislation providing for the Government electricity credit can be amended so that persons who have been refused the benefit of the scheme because a property into which they recently moved was unoccupied between July 2022 and June 2023 can be covered; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3646/24]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport (30 Jan 2024)

Jim O'Callaghan: 273. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills rt will be provided to pupils (details supplied) in view of the fact that they are entitled to school transport; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3932/24]

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Sports Facilities (30 Jan 2024)

Jim O'Callaghan: 303. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht what steps her Department is taking to ensure similar access to sporting facilities for men and women. [4198/24]

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Sports Funding (30 Jan 2024)

Jim O'Callaghan: 304. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht to provide an update in relation to the large-scale sports infrastructure fund. [4199/24]

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Sports Events (30 Jan 2024)

Jim O'Callaghan: 305. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht to provide an update in relation to the joint Ireland and UK bid to host UEFA EURO 2028. [4200/24]

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Sports Events (30 Jan 2024)

Jim O'Callaghan: 306. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht what steps her Department is taking to develop a strategy to identify the type of major sporting events Ireland can and should bid for. [4201/24]

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Departmental Policies (30 Jan 2024)

Jim O'Callaghan: 307. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht to provide an outline of measures taken by her Department and its relevant agencies to tackle violence, racism, discrimination and other forms of abuse in sport. [4202/24]

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Sports Organisations (30 Jan 2024)

Jim O'Callaghan: 308. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht to provide an update in relation to the Sports Action Plan and its requirement to have 40% gender representation on the boards of the National Governing Bodies of Sport. [4203/24]

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Departmental Programmes (30 Jan 2024)

Jim O'Callaghan: 309. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht what steps her Department is taking to support Women in Sport programmes. [4204/24]

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Departmental Policies (30 Jan 2024)

Jim O'Callaghan: 310. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht to provide an outline of measures taken by her Department and its relevant agencies to encourage volunteering in sport. [4205/24]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Care of the Elderly (30 Jan 2024)

Jim O'Callaghan: 547. To ask the Minister for Health the financial supports available to older people who wish to avail of assisted living; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4108/24]

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Human Rights (25 Jan 2024)

Jim O'Callaghan: I am conscious we are limited in what we can do but the Russian people are suffering as a result of this regime. Historically, I do not think any people have suffered as much as the Russian people. They had 300 years of the tsars and the Romanovs, then they had 70 years of deranged Marxist-Leninists who controlled their thoughts and their operation, and that has been followed by 25 years of...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Human Rights (25 Jan 2024)

Jim O'Callaghan: 17. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade his views on the latest developments in the case of (details supplied) and other political prisoners in Russia; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3420/24]