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Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: European Union (8 Feb 2022)

Jim O'Callaghan: 156. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment further to the fact that a previous reply to a Parliamentary Question on this matter stated Ireland’s ratification of the Agreement on a Unified Patent Court, 2013/C 175/01 was being kept under review in the context of the timing of the coming into force of the Unified Patent Court, if this will now change given that the...

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

Jim O'Callaghan: 214. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the reason the National Transport Authority moved the bike lane from the Luas Finglas against the wishes of Transport for Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6009/22]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Covid-19 Pandemic (8 Feb 2022)

Jim O'Callaghan: 441. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if a direction can be given to national schools that they can now admit children into the school yard in order to let them play before school commences now that Covid-19 restrictions have been lifted; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6582/22]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Proposed Legislation (8 Feb 2022)

Jim O'Callaghan: 553. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if she plans to bring forward legislation to combat the threat of violence posed by the unlawful possession of knives; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5911/22]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Proposed Legislation (8 Feb 2022)

Jim O'Callaghan: 554. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if she plans to bring forward legislation to respond to the increasing threat posed by knife crime; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5912/22]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Proposed Legislation (8 Feb 2022)

Jim O'Callaghan: 555. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if in the context of the need to display zero tolerance towards violence against women, she is prepared to introduce new legislation to combat knife crime; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5913/22]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Proposed Legislation (8 Feb 2022)

Jim O'Callaghan: 556. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if she will consider amending the bail laws in order that there will be a presumption against the grant of bail for a person accused of violent assault who already has convictions for violent assault in order to strengthen the protection of women from violent assaults; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5914/22]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Proposed Legislation (8 Feb 2022)

Jim O'Callaghan: 572. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality when the gambling regulation Bill will be introduced in the Houses of the Oireachtas; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6184/22]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Proposed Legislation (8 Feb 2022)

Jim O'Callaghan: 573. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality when the gambling regulation Bill will impose a requirement on gambling platforms and providers to assess whether gamblers can afford the bets they are placing; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6185/22]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Proposed Legislation (8 Feb 2022)

Jim O'Callaghan: 574. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if it is proposed to include within the gambling regulation Bill a requirement that the regulator will have a single customer view that will be linked to all gambling operators; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6186/22]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Proposed Legislation (8 Feb 2022)

Jim O'Callaghan: 575. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if the gambling regulation Bill will require the regulator to ensure that problem gambling can be tackled through a single customer view and an assessment of affordability on the part of gamblers; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6187/22]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Education (Admission to Schools) Bill 2020: Discussion (Resumed) (8 Feb 2022)

Jim O'Callaghan: I thank the witnesses for coming before the committee today. This is an interesting topic and it benefits from having this lengthy deliberative assessment of it as opposed to just a quick debate in the Dáil where a debate can sometimes be a bit superficial. I have questions for Dr. Muldoon based on what he said. Obviously, there are many parents who want their children to go to the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Education (Admission to Schools) Bill 2020: Discussion (Resumed) (8 Feb 2022)

Jim O'Callaghan: It is the child who is being excluded who is being subjected to discrimination and disadvantage as opposed to some huge advantage being conferred on the child who gets in. Would Dr. Muldoon agree with that?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Education (Admission to Schools) Bill 2020: Discussion (Resumed) (8 Feb 2022)

Jim O'Callaghan: Ms Lynch said that fairness and equity are principles that must be upheld. Is it her view that this specific statutory provision violates those principles?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Education (Admission to Schools) Bill 2020: Discussion (Resumed) (8 Feb 2022)

Jim O'Callaghan: In Ms Fanning's last answer to the Chairman, she highlighted a point that is repeatedly made to me in the months of February, March and April by the parents of a first child generally who has not got into a school. It puts huge stress on those parents. Invariably, once September comes, it seems to be sorted out. It seems to put parents through an unnecessary amount of stress. Does Ms...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Education (Admission to Schools) Bill 2020: Discussion (Resumed) (8 Feb 2022)

Jim O'Callaghan: It is something that needs addressing.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Education (Admission to Schools) Bill 2020: Discussion (Resumed) (8 Feb 2022)

Jim O'Callaghan: In regard to the John Stokes case, if this rule is removed tomorrow, admissions to schools will not become this remarkable system of fairness overnight. It is still going to involve choice. On what basis does Dr. Doyle think schools should be required to choose their students? Should it be principally on the basis of locality? As Deputy Conway-Walsh said, I am conscious that in England...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Education (Admission to Schools) Bill 2020: Discussion (Resumed) (8 Feb 2022)

Jim O'Callaghan: I know Dr. Doyle's views on this specific provision but to what extent should the State be involved by way of legislation in specifying how schools should approach admissions? We have legislation but is Dr. Doyle suggesting that we need to go further?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Education (Admission to Schools) Bill 2020: Discussion (Resumed) (8 Feb 2022)

Jim O'Callaghan: That is the point that was replicated last week. If the provision is removed, there will still be children whose parents went there going to a school. There is nothing wrong with that per se. What is wrong is if there is a statutory provision which excludes certain children because of the connection that another child has.