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Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces Reserve Strength (3 Oct 2019)

Jack Chambers: 46. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the number of additional recruits the Reserve Defence Forces have taken on to date in 2019 with regard to all services; the gender breakdown of same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40477/19]

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces Operations (3 Oct 2019)

Jack Chambers: 47. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the number of suspect devices that the Army disposal unit has dealt with to date in 2019, by county, in tabular form. [40478/19]

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Naval Service Data (3 Oct 2019)

Jack Chambers: 48. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the number of days spent at sea by members of the Naval Service Reserve to date in 2019. [40479/19]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Departmental Communications (3 Oct 2019)

Jack Chambers: 49. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if travel advice or a travel warning was issued to Irish citizens for a part of Spain which has been devastated by severe flooding (details supplied); if his attention has been drawn to the requirement for such advice or warning in order for persons that had to cancel travel plans to affected areas to recoup refunds or for cancelled travel...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Pyrite Issues (3 Oct 2019)

Jack Chambers: 92. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills further to Parliamentary Question No. 170 of 24 September 2019, the timeline for the removal of pyrite completely from a school (details supplied); his plans for suitable accommodation for the students while the work is in progress; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40333/19]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Screening Programmes (2 Oct 2019)

Jack Chambers: 193. To ask the Minister for Health if he will consider expanding newborn screening; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40142/19]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Drug Trials (2 Oct 2019)

Jack Chambers: 186. To ask the Minister for Health if clarity will be provided on a clinical drug trial relating to Duchenne muscular dystrophy for which Dublin would be a trial site (details supplied); the reason the drug trial was not carried out in Dublin; if this was due to a decision by the company; if so, the reason provided for the decision not to use Dublin as a trial site; the efforts under way to...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Online Harassment and Harmful Communications: Discussion (2 Oct 2019)

Jack Chambers: I thank the witnesses for their very comprehensive presentations and submissions. I wish to follow up on the point my colleague, Deputy Connolly, made. We have many suggestions for legislation. Deputy O'Callaghan mentioned codifying the right to privacy. Others have mentioned verification of identity, which is important. Has any country brought those moving parts together in any way? We...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Online Harassment and Harmful Communications: Discussion (2 Oct 2019)

Jack Chambers: The problem is that now all people need to do to establish they are of a certain age is to click on a button. There is no barrier to people wanting to set up a fake account. There need to be at least some soft measures. This would remove an element of what we see. I agree that it would not be absolute. Regarding the cross-jurisdictional approach, are the witnesses aware of anything in...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Online Harassment and Harmful Communications: Discussion (2 Oct 2019)

Jack Chambers: I know many companies reside here. Have the witnesses had any engagement with them about piloting the verification process? Have there been any informal discussions with any of the witnesses about a feedback loop from the witnesses regarding difficulties? Do they have engagement or collaboration with companies to flag up their concerns or have companies even been open to that?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Online Harassment and Harmful Communications: Discussion (2 Oct 2019)

Jack Chambers: What is their standard response? Is it that they are community service providers and do not-----

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Online Harassment and Harmful Communications: Discussion (2 Oct 2019)

Jack Chambers: Probably a lot of their share price is skewed based on fake accounts. An issue that goes beyond here is that of fake news, much of which is centred in countries that probably have less regulation than we would have. Many of these issues could be resolved with a verification process because we would see a levelling of people. As Professor Carthy said, the majority of people are there to...

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces Reserve (1 Oct 2019)

Jack Chambers: 117. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence further to Parliamentary Question No. 20 of 6 September 2019, the status of information being compiled; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39296/19]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Insurance Compensation Fund (1 Oct 2019)

Jack Chambers: 133. To ask the Minister for Finance further to Parliamentary Question No. 82 of 28 February 2018, the status of efforts to ensure third-party claimants of a company are compensated in full; the status of the case of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39336/19]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Death-in-Service Benefits (1 Oct 2019)

Jack Chambers: 199. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of a death-in-service payment case ongoing for nine months (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39393/19]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Services Staff (1 Oct 2019)

Jack Chambers: 217. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his plans to implement proper pay and working conditions as sought by school secretaries following the recent work stoppage; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39737/19]

Written Answers — Department of Health: HSE Staff Remuneration (1 Oct 2019)

Jack Chambers: 306. To ask the Minister for Health the status of pay restoration for grade 3 and clerical officer that was agreed in March of this year (details supplied) but has not been implemented to date in the HSE; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39742/19]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Electric Vehicles (1 Oct 2019)

Jack Chambers: 477. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if cost mitigation measures will be introduced on domestic electricity rates to incentivise the purchase of more electric cars; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39829/19]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Cross-Border Health Services Provision (26 Sep 2019)

Jack Chambers: 142. To ask the Minister for Health if the cross-Border health initiative will continue in the event of a deal or no-deal Brexit; if an agreement has been signed off in this regard; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39196/19]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs Service Provision (25 Sep 2019)

Jack Chambers: 90. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if a child (details supplied) will receive the necessary education supports and special school place required; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39005/19]