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Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Defence Forces (10 Mar 2022)

Dara Calleary: Yes.

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Naval Service (10 Mar 2022)

Dara Calleary: 28. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the number of personnel in the Naval Service on 31 December 2017, 31 December 2018, 31 December 2019, 31 December 2020 and 28 February 2022; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13198/22]

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Naval Service (10 Mar 2022)

Dara Calleary: 36. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the capital investment that is being made in the Naval Service in 2022; and the plans that are in place to strengthen the naval fleet. [13199/22]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Education Policy (10 Mar 2022)

Dara Calleary: 97. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the progress that has been made by her Department under its commitments within the 20 Year Strategy for the Irish Language 2010-2030; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [13495/22]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Staff (10 Mar 2022)

Dara Calleary: 141. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of the enhanced employment conditions for school secretaries and caretakers; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [13496/22]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Foreign Birth Registration (10 Mar 2022)

Dara Calleary: 228. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the status of a foreign birth registration application by a person (details supplied); the steps his Department has taken to alleviate the long delays being experienced by applicants; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13603/22]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: Post-Brexit Relations: Engagement with Scottish Cabinet Secretary for the Constitution, External Affairs and Culture (9 Mar 2022)

Dara Calleary: I welcome our guests. We have a big bank holiday weekend coming up here which coincides with the rugby match. I hope Scotland will not ruin the bank holiday atmosphere by winning the game. What is Mr. Robertson's view of the protocol? As he looks from Scotland over to Belfast, does he see the advantages of the protocol as it is currently constructed from a trade point of view of a...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: Post-Brexit Relations: Engagement with Scottish Cabinet Secretary for the Constitution, External Affairs and Culture (9 Mar 2022)

Dara Calleary: Ah, go on. Mr. Robertson is a former journalist.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: Post-Brexit Relations: Engagement with Scottish Cabinet Secretary for the Constitution, External Affairs and Culture (9 Mar 2022)

Dara Calleary: Can Mr. Robertson confirm whether the Scottish Government is discussing Scotland's unique position with the Commission? When it publishes that information, will a timescale be given or will that depend on the result?

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Further and Higher Education (8 Mar 2022)

Dara Calleary: I welcome that plan. Every ETB should be encouraged to prioritise the existing strengths of each region and the educational opportunities that are available. It is important that the Minister takes an interest, as I know he will, in the Ballyhaunis project and that there is encouragement for those involved to identify and pursue opportunities. I certainly will be happy to work with him on...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Further and Higher Education (8 Mar 2022)

Dara Calleary: 57. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the progress that has been made under the national development plan for an increase in investment in further education and training infrastructure; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12763/22]

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Further and Higher Education (8 Mar 2022)

Dara Calleary: The Minister's capital budget for 2020 was €20 million and it is due to go to €100 million by 2025. I would like to get a sense of the direction of travel of that investment and what kind of priorities the Minister has within the infrastructure budget for his Department and for further education generally.

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Further and Higher Education (8 Mar 2022)

Dara Calleary: I certainly welcome the level of investment. Recently I visited the Mayo College of Education Ballina campus where they are doing some really fantastic work. We also had the Minister of State, Deputy Niall Collins, launch the new national outdoor education and training strategy at the Achill college. I congratulate Michael and all the team there. They have seen investment. Can the...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Disadvantaged Status (8 Mar 2022)

Dara Calleary: 75. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the details of the measures that have been taken to support students of DEIS schools to access further and higher education; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12762/22]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Cycling Facilities (8 Mar 2022)

Dara Calleary: 182. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the specific funding that is being made available by his Department to local authorities along the EuroVelo Atlantic coast cycling route; the funding that has been drawn down by Mayo County Council under such schemes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12652/22]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Covid-19 Pandemic (8 Mar 2022)

Dara Calleary: 493. To ask the Minister for Health if there is a plan in place to allow unvaccinated HSE paramedics to return to work. [12413/22]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Dental Services (8 Mar 2022)

Dara Calleary: 664. To ask the Minister for Health the steps that he has taken in the context of the 2022 HSE service plan to support medical card holders to access dental care; if his attention has been drawn to the virtual collapse of the service nationwide; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12929/22]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Schemes (8 Mar 2022)

Dara Calleary: 768. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will give consideration to a scheme involving the Departments of Rural and Community Development and Housing, Heritage and Local Government that would give financial support to famers and landowners to maintain and cut hedges that are part of or border their land along public roads and amenities ensuring that hedges are...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: All-Island Strategic Rail Review: Discussion (Resumed) (8 Mar 2022)

Dara Calleary: I thank all the speakers and welcome the delegations. It has been an interesting forum. All the rail reviews to date seem to have been based on demand. However, the Irish ways of measuring demand have been proven to be flawed by the cases mentioned here today. Mr. Logue mentioned the Derry line. He described the forecasts for the Belfast-Derry line as conservative, which was quite...