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Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Electronic Tagging (22 Nov 2022)

Niall Collins: 552. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if she will report on a matter (details supplied). [57593/22]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Covid-19 Pandemic Supports (22 Nov 2022)

Niall Collins: 683. To ask the Minister for Health if agency workers who worked in HSE vaccination centres will receive the Covid recognition payment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [57803/22]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Enrolments (17 Nov 2022)

Niall Collins: 197. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she can advise in relation to unit places and enrolment at a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [57052/22]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Departmental Correspondence (17 Nov 2022)

Niall Collins: 203. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will consider a submission by a school (details supplied); if a decision will be reversed; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [57086/22]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Social Welfare Payments (17 Nov 2022)

Niall Collins: Following consultation with colleagues in the Department of Social Protection, eligible learners, including those attending the National Learning Network, will receive the once-off payment of €500 announced in Budget 2023. My officials are engaging with SOLAS in relation to arrangements being put in place for the payments to be made. I will provide you with an update once these...

Extension of Civil Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2021: Motion (16 Nov 2022)

Niall Collins: On behalf of the Minister, I thank Deputies for their time and input on this matter. It is intended that the extension of the Act until 31 May 2023 will continue to provide clarity in respect of the provisions relating to outdoor dining for licence holders, patrons and the Garda. It is clear that there is ongoing demand for the provision of outdoor dining. In the meantime, as I outlined...

Extension of Civil Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2021: Motion (16 Nov 2022)

Niall Collins: I move: That Dáil Éireann resolves that the period of operation of sections 1 to 7 and 9 of the Civil Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2021 (No. 14 of 2021) be extended for a further period of six months, beginning on the 1st day of December, 2022 and ending on the 31st day of May, 2023. I am here to introduce a resolution on behalf of the Minister for Justice, Deputy...

Energy Regulations: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] (16 Nov 2022)

Niall Collins: Will the Deputy give a speech at the wedding?

Energy Regulations: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] (16 Nov 2022)

Niall Collins: All duck or no dinner.

Energy Regulations: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] (16 Nov 2022)

Niall Collins: I thank the Deputies for raising these important matters and allowing us time to discuss them today. As noted previously, the Government is keenly aware of the growing pressures this places on families and businesses. Just like other European member states, Ireland is acutely feeling the effects of the current energy crisis. It is a matter of serious concern to Government that rising...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Rural Schemes (16 Nov 2022)

Niall Collins: I acknowledge the excellent work on the rural social scheme and the contribution this scheme and its participants make to rural communities throughout the country. Currently, there are 2,873 participants and 133 supervisors employed on the scheme. The Department of Social Protection runs the scheme which has a total budget of €51.9 million in 2022. The scheme is delivered through a...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Rural Schemes (16 Nov 2022)

Niall Collins: I thank Senator Boyhan again for raising the matter. I reassure the Senator that the Ministers place huge emphasis on the importance of employment schemes, especially, for rural areas, the rural social scheme. As I stated earlier, they have visited rural social schemes in recent months and are fully aware of the important work they do in the community. They have seen first-hand the great...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: School Accommodation (16 Nov 2022)

Niall Collins: I thank the Senator for raising the matter as it provides me with an opportunity to outline the current position in respect of the accommodation needs of Golden National School, County Tipperary, and the Government's firm commitment to enabling students with special education needs to receive an education appropriate to those needs. Golden National School is a co-educational national school...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: School Accommodation (16 Nov 2022)

Niall Collins: I thank the Senator for raising this issue and giving me the opportunity to reassure the House that the Department of Education is committed to ensuring that children can access an education suitable to their needs. Planning is actively under way to ensure that children without a placement for next year are provided with a suitable placement. The NCSE is leading the work in this regard....

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Foreign Policy (16 Nov 2022)

Niall Collins: I thank Senator Byrne for raising this important matter. This agenda item is timely following discussions at the Foreign Affairs Council and European Council in October on the EU's strategic engagement with China. Those discussions, attended by the Minister for Foreign Affairs, Deputy Simon Coveney, and the Taoiseach, took place against the backdrop of the re-election of President Xi to a...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Foreign Policy (16 Nov 2022)

Niall Collins: Any relationship with a country as large as China has many strands and our relationship covers political, economic, cultural and people-to-people links. We have never held back from criticising human rights abuses where they have occurred. It is also the case that we seek to ensure Ireland's values and interests are promoted and protected within the bilateral and EU relationships with...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Road Network (16 Nov 2022)

Niall Collins: The Minister for Transport has overall responsibility for policy and Exchequer funding for the national roads programme. Once funding arrangements have been put in place with Transport Infrastructure Ireland, TII, under the Roads Acts, and in line with the national development plan, NDP, the planning, design, improvement and upgrading of individual national roads is a matter for TII, in...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Road Network (16 Nov 2022)

Niall Collins: With regard to the A5, the funding arrangements have been governed by the 2014 Stormont House Agreement and implementation plan, A Fresh Start. Under this agreement, the Government is committed to providing funding of £75 million towards the cost of the A5 upgrade scheme once the statutory planning process in Northern Ireland has been concluded. The Government is committed to...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Courts Service (16 Nov 2022)

Niall Collins: I again thank the Deputy for raising these issues in a genuine manner. It is obviously a concern to the Deputy and to any community if there is a fear of a loss of services. I am confident, given the initial reply supplied to me by the Department of Justice, that there is a clear intention to restore the existing level of service to Mallow once the refurbishment works have been carried out....

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Courts Service (16 Nov 2022)

Niall Collins: I convey the apologies of my colleague, the Minster for Justice, Deputy McEntee, who regrets she cannot attend for this matter due to a prior commitment. On behalf of the Minister, I thank Deputy Sherlock for raising this important matter and for giving me the opportunity to provide clarity on the issues he raised. As the Deputy will be aware, management of the courts, operational...