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Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: An Garda Síochána (25 Oct 2022)

Jim O'Callaghan: 558. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of Garda cars and vans attached to the Kerry division and Sligo-Leitrim division as of 1 January 2021 and 17 October 2022, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [53004/22]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: An Garda Síochána (25 Oct 2022)

Jim O'Callaghan: 559. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality further to Parliamentary Question No. 1442 of 8 September 2022, if she has received the necessary information from the Garda authorities; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [53005/22]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Staff (25 Oct 2022)

Jim O'Callaghan: 719. To ask the Minister for Health the number of qualified educational psychologists who currently work within CAMHS; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53590/22]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (25 Oct 2022)

Jim O'Callaghan: 718. To ask the Minister for Health the number of qualified educational psychologists who currently work within primary care services; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53589/22]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Mental Health Supports in Schools and Tertiary Education: Discussion (Resumed) (25 Oct 2022)

Jim O'Callaghan: I thank the witnesses for their attendance and for their submissions. It is important to recognise that society has been imposing extra responsibilities on teachers and educators over the past 20 to 30 years. I acknowledge that although the witnesses recognise they have an important role in identifying mental health challenges children and young people face, they emphasise they are not...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Mental Health Supports in Schools and Tertiary Education: Discussion (Resumed) (25 Oct 2022)

Jim O'Callaghan: What is the programme?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Mental Health Supports in Schools and Tertiary Education: Discussion (Resumed) (25 Oct 2022)

Jim O'Callaghan: When Mr. Honer said the "objective", I note in his submission that the objective is to improve the coping skills of young people.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Mental Health Supports in Schools and Tertiary Education: Discussion (Resumed) (25 Oct 2022)

Jim O'Callaghan: Does Ms Hughes think that is important in a student context?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Mental Health Supports in Schools and Tertiary Education: Discussion (Resumed) (25 Oct 2022)

Jim O'Callaghan: What is the appropriate age that Ms Hughes recommends we try to inculcate stronger coping mechanisms within younger people?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Mental Health Supports in Schools and Tertiary Education: Discussion (Resumed) (25 Oct 2022)

Jim O'Callaghan: As Ms Foley is more acquainted with secondary students than the rest of us here, does she believe something can be said for trying to make secondary students more resilient or to teach them how to cope better with the stressful situations we will unfortunately always encounter in life?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Mental Health Supports in Schools and Tertiary Education: Discussion (Resumed) (25 Oct 2022)

Jim O'Callaghan: Would Ms Ní Chéileachair like to come in on that?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Junior Cycle Examination Results 2022: State Examinations Commission (25 Oct 2022)

Jim O'Callaghan: No. I suspect that the questions about the difficulty in recruiting examiners have already been addressed. I will look back through the transcript. I thank the Chairman.

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Garda Reserve (20 Oct 2022)

Jim O'Callaghan: If the difficulty in recruitment is overcome, the next issue is to determine what strategic role the Garda Reserve should have. The statutory power to decide what role it should play is provided to the Commissioner, who can decide that in consultation with the Policing Authority. We need to see the Garda Reserve taking on broader functions and roles. There is sometimes tension between An...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Garda Reserve (20 Oct 2022)

Jim O'Callaghan: This time last year, the Garda Commissioner published his strategy on the Garda reserve. It was a long-awaited strategy and it arose as a result of a recommendation in the report of the commission on the future of policing into the Garda Reserve. Can the Minister of State give an update to the House as to what is happening in respect of the Garda Reserve? Many members in this House believe...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Garda Reserve (20 Oct 2022)

Jim O'Callaghan: I think we all agree that the Garda Reserve is a very valuable resource and we should be using it more. One of the concerns that I have, as do many other Members of the House, is that the numbers of the reserve are supposed to be in the region of 450. Yet, this time last year, we only had 200 members working within the reserve. The Minister of State identified correctly the first priority...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: An Garda Síochána (20 Oct 2022)

Jim O'Callaghan: 32. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the role she believes that the Garda reserve should play in policing; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [52116/22]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medicinal Products (20 Oct 2022)

Jim O'Callaghan: 108. To ask the Minister for Health when the cystic fibrosis drug kaftrio will be available for all children; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52162/22]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Disability Services (20 Oct 2022)

Jim O'Callaghan: 155. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide an update on the community rehabilitation teams in CHO6 and CHO7; the locations in which each team is based; the numbers of staff, in WTE terms, approved for each team; the numbers currently assigned to each team; the number of vacant positions on each team; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52163/22]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Nursing Education (20 Oct 2022)

Jim O'Callaghan: 373. To ask the Minister for Health his response to correspondence (details supplied) in relation to nursing students; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52677/22]