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Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Child Abuse (22 Jun 2023)

Niall Collins: The Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth, Deputy O'Gorman, as the responsible Minister, welcomes the important research to which I referred. His Department and the Department of Justice will work together to review the matters raised and the recommendations set out. As I mentioned, Tusla and An Garda Síochána will also review the findings outlined in...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: An Garda Síochána (22 Jun 2023)

Niall Collins: I thank the Deputy again for raising this matter. I want to underline again the Government's steadfast commitment to supporting An Garda Síochána in its critical work at community level via a multi-stranded approach encompassing record funding, targeted policy initiatives and robust legislation. The Department of Justice continues to prioritise the delivery of our new community...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Child Abuse (22 Jun 2023)

Niall Collins: I thank the Deputy for his submission. The Minster, Deputy O’Gorman, given his responsibility for children, is committed to upholding their best interests in all situations. Ireland, like many other countries, has recognised the child’s right to protection from sexual exploitation by ratifying a number of legal instruments, including the Convention on the Rights of the Child...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: An Garda Síochána (22 Jun 2023)

Niall Collins: On behalf of the Minister, Deputy McEntee, I thank the Deputy for raising this matter in the House. As the Deputy will be aware, the Garda Commissioner is responsible by law for the management and administration of Garda business, which includes the allocation of Garda resources. The Minister for Justice has no direct role in this operational, policing matter. The Government is committed to...

Apprenticeship and Further Education and Training: Statements (Resumed) (22 Jun 2023)

Niall Collins: We have highlighted the extensive work done to promote, improve and transform the further education and training, FET, and apprenticeship sectors. This is a considerable priority for our Department. I assure the House that these actions are only beginning. The Department will continue to drive these reforms through engagement with our partners. At the heart of our Department's work in...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Pension Provisions (22 Jun 2023)

Niall Collins: I thank Senator Byrne for raising this important and very salient question with regard to researchers. One of the objectives of Impact 2030: Ireland’s Research and Innovation Strategy is to foster a consistent research student experience across research funders, higher education institutions and research disciplines. These highly talented people, our PhD researchers, and are a vital...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Pension Provisions (22 Jun 2023)

Niall Collins: I wholeheartedly agree with the Senator. These people find themselves in a situation where they are neither here nor there and it is very timely that we bring some certainty to their position. The first report which I referred to provides a picture at a point in time of the range of important issues which need to considered by everyone. Any budgetary implications of the recommendations...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Pharmacy Services (22 Jun 2023)

Niall Collins: On behalf of the Minister for Health, I thank Senator Seery Kearney for raising this important matter. The Minister recognises the role community pharmacists play in the delivery of patient care. Community pharmacy is often the most accessible avenue to receiving such care and provides a vital link in our healthcare service by ensuring the safe supply of medicines to people. Medicines are...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Pharmacy Services (22 Jun 2023)

Niall Collins: In the interests of clarity, I will point out that the regulations governing the pharmacy fee structure made under section 9 of the Financial Emergency Measures in the Public Interest Act 2009 expired at the end of 2019. Under the aforementioned Public Service Pay and Pensions Act 2017, those regulations were replaced on 1 January 2020 to maintain the statutory basis for the contractor...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (22 Jun 2023)

Niall Collins: 242. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will assist a case (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [30286/23]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Public Sector Pay (22 Jun 2023)

Niall Collins: 308. To ask the Minister for Health for an update on a matter (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30320/23]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Legislative Reviews (22 Jun 2023)

Niall Collins: 296. To ask the Minister for Health the money spent, broken down by category, in each of the years 2021, 2022 and to date in 2023, in tabular form, on the review into the Health (Regulation of Termination of Pregnancy) Act 2018; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30243/23]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Funding (20 Jun 2023)

Niall Collins: 338. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if her Department can provide any form of funding, one-off or reoccurring, to an organisation (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29779/23]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Departmental Schemes (20 Jun 2023)

Niall Collins: 387. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government to outline the procedure to be followed by a person (details supplied); the status of the remediation scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29499/23]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Departmental Data (20 Jun 2023)

Niall Collins: 425. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if her Department can provide any form of funding, one-off or reoccurring, to an organisation (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29780/23]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Citizenship Applications (20 Jun 2023)

Niall Collins: 462. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if her Department can consider a request (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29709/23]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Departmental Funding (20 Jun 2023)

Niall Collins: 486. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if his Department can provide any form of funding, one-off or recurring, to an organisation (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29778/23]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Departmental Funding (20 Jun 2023)

Niall Collins: 724. To ask the Minister for Health if his Department can provide any form of funding, one-off or recurring, to an organisation (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29777/23]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Pharmacy Services (15 Jun 2023)

Niall Collins: 288. To ask the Minister for Health for an update on a matter (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28986/23]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Code (13 Jun 2023)

Niall Collins: 383. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will provide an update in relation to the residential development stamp duty refund scheme (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28006/23]