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Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Historical Conflicts (11 May 2021)

Jim O'Callaghan: When President Biden was making his statement on 24 April, he said the reason American policy had changed was not for the purpose of trying to cast blame but in order to ensure this would not happen again. We need to recognise that regrettably, there will be efforts at genocide again in this century as there were in the last century. The purpose here is not to try to hold any country to...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Brexit Issues (11 May 2021)

Jim O'Callaghan: 60. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will report on the discussions between the European Union and the United Kingdom with regard to the Northern Ireland protocol; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23941/21]

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces (11 May 2021)

Jim O'Callaghan: 424. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the strength of the Permanent Defence Forces as of 1 May 2021 or the latest date for which figures are available; the breakdown of all ranks across the three services; the gender breakdown of same in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24685/21]

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces (11 May 2021)

Jim O'Callaghan: 425. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the strength of the Reserve Defence Forces as of 1 May 2021 with regard to all three services and all ranks; the gender breakdown of same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24686/21]

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces (11 May 2021)

Jim O'Callaghan: 426. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence if he will report on the involvement of the Permanent Defence Forces in the Covid-19 vaccination programme; the number of personnel involved; the locations in which they provided support; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24687/21]

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces (11 May 2021)

Jim O'Callaghan: 427. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence if measures are being taken to bridge the gap of ten years between forced early retirement on age grounds in the Defence Forces and access to the State pension. [24688/21]

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces (11 May 2021)

Jim O'Callaghan: 428. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence his plans to extend the supplementary pension provision to post-2013 new entrants to give them the option of a lengthy career in the Defence Forces. [24689/21]

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces (11 May 2021)

Jim O'Callaghan: 429. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the status of the implementation of the Strengthening our Defence Forces high-level implementation plan. [24690/21]

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces (11 May 2021)

Jim O'Callaghan: 430. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the status of the implementation of the EU working time directive in relation to the Defence Forces. [24691/21]

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Departmental Expenditure (11 May 2021)

Jim O'Callaghan: 431. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence his plans for additional defence investment in strategic airlift, air intercept and airspace monitoring primary radar capability and cyber defence and intelligence. [24692/21]

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces (11 May 2021)

Jim O'Callaghan: 432. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the number of additional recruits to the Permanent Defence Force to date in 2021 with regard to all three services; the gender breakdown of same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24693/21]

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Overseas Missions (11 May 2021)

Jim O'Callaghan: 433. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the overseas missions in which the Defence Forces are currently involved; the number of personnel involved in each mission; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24694/21]

Written Answers — Department of Defence: European Defence Agency (11 May 2021)

Jim O'Callaghan: 434. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the European Defence Agency projects which Ireland is currently involved in tabular form; and if he will provide an overview of the nature of the projects. [24695/21]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Departmental Funding (11 May 2021)

Jim O'Callaghan: 561. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if consideration is being given to the request by an organisation (details supplied) for financial support in order to enable the work of the organisation with young persons to continue in the aftermath of the pandemic; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23644/21]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Departmental Staff (11 May 2021)

Jim O'Callaghan: 646. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of Garda band members that have been redeployed for the purposes of policing and enforcing Covid-19 guidelines. [24145/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Covid-19 Pandemic (11 May 2021)

Jim O'Callaghan: 939. To ask the Minister for Health if he plans to seek an extension in relation to those provisions of Part 3 of the Health Act 2020 that are due to expire in June 2021; the factors that will be reviewed prior to any decision to seek an extension; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24699/21]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: School Bullying and the Impact on Mental Health: Discussion (Resumed) (11 May 2021)

Jim O'Callaghan: I thank all of our guests for attending. I am very interested in what Ms Connolly said in her statement. I am especially curious about the roots of empathy programme and the friendship group. Empathy is even difficult for some adults to have, so it must be very challenging for it to be taught to children. Even in advance of children going to school, what can parents do to try to ensure...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: School Bullying and the Impact on Mental Health: Discussion (Resumed) (11 May 2021)

Jim O'Callaghan: Does Mr. Holmes want to comment on this point?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: School Bullying and the Impact on Mental Health: Discussion (Resumed) (11 May 2021)

Jim O'Callaghan: I have one further question, which Mr. O'Connor, Mr. Arneill or Ms Brady might deal with it. It concerns the issue Deputy Ó Cathasaigh raised about social media companies. The world has been transformed with the development of online technology in the past 20 years but that has also transformed the pressures on children. We talk about placing responsibilities and obligations on the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: School Bullying and the Impact on Mental Health: Discussion (Resumed) (11 May 2021)

Jim O'Callaghan: I thank Ms Brady for that.