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Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Court Accommodation (19 Oct 2021)

Jim O'Callaghan: 389. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the budgeted cost and final cost for the works recently completed on the dome of the Four Courts; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50916/21]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Departmental Functions (19 Oct 2021)

Jim O'Callaghan: 543. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the steps that have been taken to ensure that the payroll division of her Department is operating fully in order that it can deal with the many queries from teachers; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [50426/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Assisted Human Reproduction (19 Oct 2021)

Jim O'Callaghan: 795. To ask the Minister for Health when he plans to legislate in the area of assisted human reproduction; and if he will be doing so in line with the recently published report of the Special Rapporteur on Child Protection which recommends that the Government introduce a legislative framework including recognition of international surrogacy and parenting arrangements. [43173/21]

Financial Resolutions 2021 - Financial Resolution No. 2: General (Resumed) (14 Oct 2021)

Jim O'Callaghan: There is a tendency during political debates about budgets for politicians and political commentators to concentrate on individual measures that have been introduced. That is understandable and I will do that presently. However, it is important we also take into account the general economic condition of the country at the time of the budget. That is what experts in economic departments...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: General Scheme of the Regulation of Lobbying (Amendment) Bill 2020: Discussion (13 Oct 2021)

Jim O'Callaghan: I thank the guests for coming before the committee this afternoon. I agree with Professor Murphy that more openness is better. Obviously, we have to be careful not to transform the nature and localism of Irish politics. I will ask Professor Murphy one question in that regard. The commission has indicated that one of the things it would like to see captured in legislation is lobbying by...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: General Scheme of the Regulation of Lobbying (Amendment) Bill 2020: Discussion (13 Oct 2021)

Jim O'Callaghan: I thank Professor Murphy for that. In fairness to Deputies Doherty and Mairéad Farrell, their Bill does not propose that unpaid advocacy work should fall within the definition of lobbying. I will ask Mr. Devitt a question in respect of section 4 of the Bill. He has spoken about this briefly already. This section relates to the duties of designated public officials. One of the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: General Scheme of the Regulation of Lobbying (Amendment) Bill 2020: Discussion (13 Oct 2021)

Jim O'Callaghan: Where do Professor Murphy and Mr. Devitt think we sit with regard to lobbying in this country? Does lobbying occupy a smaller position than it does in larger countries such as the UK or the United States? Is there anything unique about lobbying in the Irish system? Is it in any way anomalous when compared to what happens in other European countries?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: General Scheme of the Regulation of Lobbying (Amendment) Bill 2020: Discussion (13 Oct 2021)

Jim O'Callaghan: That would obviously require amendments to the Electoral Acts, would it not?

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Cycling Policy (12 Oct 2021)

Jim O'Callaghan: 66. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the policy for bike sharing outside of Dublin; if the NTA will continue investing in station-based bike sharing schemes for the foreseeable future in areas such as in Waterford city; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49178/21]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Cycling Policy (12 Oct 2021)

Jim O'Callaghan: 67. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the cost of the Waterford bikes and the annual operating cost of the scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49179/21]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Cycling Policy (12 Oct 2021)

Jim O'Callaghan: 68. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if the station-based bike sharing schemes in Cork, Limerick and Galway are considered a success; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49180/21]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Cycling Policy (12 Oct 2021)

Jim O'Callaghan: 69. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the long-term strategy of the NTA for bike sharing in Dublin; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49181/21]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Cycling Policy (12 Oct 2021)

Jim O'Callaghan: 70. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the person or body in charge of making investment decisions relation to bike sharing in Dublin; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49182/21]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Cycling Policy (12 Oct 2021)

Jim O'Callaghan: 71. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the person or body that agreed to the grant of €5.25 million to electrify 50% of the Dublin Bikes fleet; the cost of the complete recall of the new batteries; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49183/21]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Regulatory Bodies (12 Oct 2021)

Jim O'Callaghan: 102. To ask the Minister for Finance further to Parliamentary Question No. 176 of 9 September 2021, the criteria under which psychologists who are awaiting regulation by CORU under the Health and Social Care Professionals Act 2005 are given VAT exemption rated at 13.5% on earnings over €37,500; the reason that counsellors and psychotherapists who are awaiting regulation under the same...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Courts Service (7 Oct 2021)

Jim O'Callaghan: 356. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if she plans to ensure that the Courts Service is permitted to release photographs of persons convicted of murder and other serious offences; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [49047/21]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Courts Service (7 Oct 2021)

Jim O'Callaghan: 357. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the public policy reason for the Courts Service not publishing the names of persons convicted of murder and other serious offences after the conclusion of criminal trials; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [49048/21]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Wind Energy Generation (6 Oct 2021)

Jim O'Callaghan: 3. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the steps being taken to avail of the extraordinary renewable wind energy off the west coast of Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48436/21]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Electricity Grid (6 Oct 2021)

Jim O'Callaghan: 4. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the steps being taken to ensure that there will not be any electricity blackouts during the winter months; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48437/21]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Wildlife Protection (5 Oct 2021)

Jim O'Callaghan: 301. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the steps that can be taken to ensure that Irish Water is no longer engaged in contaminating the habitat of endangered species; if new penalties need to be introduced to deter such activity; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47778/21]