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Firearms and Offensive Weapons (Amendment) Bill 2021: Second Stage [Private Members] (15 Jul 2021)

Jim O'Callaghan: I move: "That the Bill be now read a Second Time." I will share my time with Deputy Devlin, who I believe is to speak for five minutes. I welcome the opportunity to commence the Second Stage debate on the Firearms and Offensive Weapons (Amendment) Bill 2021. Fianna Fáil and I introduced this legislation last March because of the increasing concern of the parliamentary party...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Covid-19 Tests (15 Jul 2021)

Jim O'Callaghan: 330. To ask the Minister for Health if Ireland is planning to forgo its portion of the 550 million antigen tests that have been procured by the European Commission in order to facilitate the Digital Covid Certificate and make travel within the EU affordable for all; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31931/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Nursing Homes (15 Jul 2021)

Jim O'Callaghan: 333. To ask the Minister for Health the current rules in respect of permitting residents of nursing homes to go out into the community for recreational and hospitality visits; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31956/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medicinal Products (14 Jul 2021)

Jim O'Callaghan: 379. To ask the Minister for Health the status of HSE talks with regard to whether zolgensma can be made available to a child (details supplied) who has spinal muscular atrophy type 1; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31216/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Assisted Human Reproduction (13 Jul 2021)

Jim O'Callaghan: 74. To ask the Minister for Health if he will review the proposed provisions of the Assisted Human Reproduction Bill 2019 to incorporate the recommendations of the Special Rapporteur on Child Protection; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37682/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Waiting Lists (13 Jul 2021)

Jim O'Callaghan: 148. To ask the Minister for Health the supports he is providing to reduce waiting times for inpatient and day case procedures and outpatient appointments in St. Vincent’s Hospital, Dublin; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37681/21]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: An Garda Síochána (13 Jul 2021)

Jim O'Callaghan: 591. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if senior Garda officers have indicated that they will not carry out investigations on behalf of the Garda Síochána Ombudsman Commission as part of a protest which will also impact on the implementation of planned policing reforms; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [37995/21]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: An Garda Síochána (13 Jul 2021)

Jim O'Callaghan: 592. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if it is planned to implement a 25% increase in the availability allowance for Garda superintendents which was recommended as part of a review in 2020; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [37996/21]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Business of Joint Committee (13 Jul 2021)

Jim O'Callaghan: I second the nomination.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: General Scheme of the Higher Education Authority Bill 2021: Discussion (Resumed) (13 Jul 2021)

Jim O'Callaghan: I thank the witnesses for coming before the committee this afternoon. Would Ms Dolan mind if I started with a couple of questions to her specifically about the important issue of academic freedom? Regrettably, this year we have already seen two examples of interference with academic freedom. First, there was a complaint by the head of a Chinese company about an article published by an...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: General Scheme of the Higher Education Authority Bill 2021: Discussion (Resumed) (13 Jul 2021)

Jim O'Callaghan: The concerns which Ms Donegan has set out there are predominantly ones about academic freedom being interfered with as a result of commercial interests.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: General Scheme of the Higher Education Authority Bill 2021: Discussion (Resumed) (13 Jul 2021)

Jim O'Callaghan: The examples I refer to appear to be from some sort of pressure coming from other country interests. Is that something that she has seen recently or is it something that we as a committee should be concerned about in looking at the legislation and how it should be amended?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: General Scheme of the Higher Education Authority Bill 2021: Discussion (Resumed) (13 Jul 2021)

Jim O'Callaghan: Okay, I thank Ms Donegan very much. I wish to ask Ms Dolan another question. One of her concerns is the proposed changes to the Technological Universities Act 2018 that is contained within the Bill that we are considering now. What is her specific concern here? Is it the change it to the governing body or what interests of the TUI will be affected and undermined if the Bill is enacted...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: General Scheme of the Higher Education Authority Bill 2021: Discussion (Resumed) (13 Jul 2021)

Jim O'Callaghan: I thank the Acting Chairman.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Reopening of Further and Higher Education Institutions: Discussion (8 Jul 2021)

Jim O'Callaghan: I thank our guests for attending the meeting. Everyone at the meeting agrees that it should be a top priority to get students back on campus from next September. We have heard terribly disappointing stories about the college experience that students have had since the pandemic arrived in February 2020. Many parents are concerned about the fact that their children's experience of student...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Reopening of Further and Higher Education Institutions: Discussion (8 Jul 2021)

Jim O'Callaghan: I thank our guests for those answers. I am very encouraged by them. All of us are aware of the desire of students to get back on campus. This may be unfair, but sometimes there is a perception that some of the academic staff might not share that desire to get back. Our guests will correct me if I am wrong about that. If there is a situation in September whereby vaccination appears to be...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Reopening of Further and Higher Education Institutions: Discussion (8 Jul 2021)

Jim O'Callaghan: I thank our guests for their answers.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects (7 Jul 2021)

Jim O'Callaghan: 77. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if the new school building for a school (details supplied) will include ASD classrooms; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [36646/21]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects (7 Jul 2021)

Jim O'Callaghan: 78. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if the new school development at a school (details supplied) will include ASD classrooms; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [36647/21]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (7 Jul 2021)

Jim O'Callaghan: 79. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the measures she plans to take to respond to the lack of ASD classrooms in Dublin 6; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [36648/21]