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Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Departmental Schemes (5 Jul 2022)

Neale Richmond: I appreciate the opportunity to come in on this. I thank the Minister for her kind words. More importantly, I thank her for driving this through with the Government. This is fundamentally a very important scheme, not just for the work it will do but also as a demonstration that crime does not pay. Does the Minister agree that perhaps this could be viewed as a pilot scheme? While the...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: An Garda Síochána (5 Jul 2022)

Neale Richmond: I am grateful to the Minister for that update and the specific numbers in her response. I was very lucky to attend the centenary celebrations of An Garda Síochána in my local Garda station in Stepaside in the past few days. Having spoken with current and former members of An Garda Síochána who had been stationed at that station, as well as others, there are two issues...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: An Garda Síochána (5 Jul 2022)

Neale Richmond: I appreciate that. While Covid got in the way of many of the operational aspects of reform, in many ways it also showed potential positives for an Garda Síochána, not just with on-the-beat policing but also with smart policing. We will hopefully have 15,000 gardaí in due course. Leading up to the budget discussion, will the Minister ensure those gardaí will have the...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: An Garda Síochána (5 Jul 2022)

Neale Richmond: 7. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of gardaí in Ireland broken down per county; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35719/22]

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: An Garda Síochána (5 Jul 2022)

Neale Richmond: Will the Minister lay out the number of members of An Garda Síochána currently serving in the State?

Defence Forces: Motions (5 Jul 2022)

Neale Richmond: I appreciate the opportunity to contribute to this debate. While I agree with and support the three motions before us, I am slightly disappointed that we are only now moving from participating in one PESCO project out of a total of 60 to five projects. That is grossly unambitious. If we are serious about the security of our State and the European Union and if we believe in the true essence...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Departmental Funding (5 Jul 2022)

Neale Richmond: 44. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of applications to the community safety innovation fund; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35718/22]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Naturalisation Applications (5 Jul 2022)

Neale Richmond: 516. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the current number of citizenship applications being processed for minors broken down by the length of processing time for the following bands, those aged up to one year, between one and two years, between two and three years and those aged three years or more in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter....

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Departmental Funding (5 Jul 2022)

Neale Richmond: 518. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the status of the funding of the community safety innovation fund; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [31018/22]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Healthcare Policy (5 Jul 2022)

Neale Richmond: 565. To ask the Minister for Health if the European health insurance card is still available to Irish citizens in Northern Ireland post-Brexit; if so, the way that a person can apply for a card; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35634/22]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Covid-19 Pandemic Supports (5 Jul 2022)

Neale Richmond: 695. To ask the Minister for Health if a person (details supplied) qualifies for the pandemic bonus payment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35563/22]

Civil Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2022: Second Stage (1 Jul 2022)

Neale Richmond: I appreciate the opportunity to contribute to this very important debate. We have all accepted it is wide ranging. The expeditious nature and requirement of passing this legislation is not lost on anyone in this House, but there are a few points and questions I wish to put to the Minister and the Minister of State, and perhaps they could respond in due course. We should never let a...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Site Acquisitions (30 Jun 2022)

Neale Richmond: 63. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of the provision of a permanent site for a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [33650/22]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (30 Jun 2022)

Neale Richmond: 68. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of the provision of SNA supports for a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [33651/22]

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Ukraine War (28 Jun 2022)

Neale Richmond: 80. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence if he will report on the supports his Department has sent to Ukraine; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33648/22]

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Ukraine War (28 Jun 2022)

Neale Richmond: Briefly, my question is to ask the Minister what supports his Department has given to the people of Ukraine.

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Ukraine War (28 Jun 2022)

Neale Richmond: Briefly, I thank the Minister very much for that fulsome reply. When he mentions ambulances, a question I would put to the Minister for Justice, Deputy McEntee, is to ask that An Garda Síochána might follow the example of the PSNI, which has been asked by the Ukrainian police to send surplus equipment. In the Minister's own opinion, does he believe that we could be doing more? He...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Defence Forces (28 Jun 2022)

Neale Richmond: I ask this question on behalf of Deputy Carroll MacNeill. What measures are being considered by the Department to make the Defence Forces a more family-friendly environment?

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Defence Forces (28 Jun 2022)

Neale Richmond: I thank the Minister for his detailed reply. I have no doubt he could provide much more detail and perhaps he will in due course by way of a supplementary response. Deputy Carroll MacNeill has asked me to focus on one or two areas, to which the Minister has alluded. First, remote working is not realistically going to be practical considering the nature of the work members of the Defence...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Defence Forces (28 Jun 2022)

Neale Richmond: I agree with the Minister that there are extremely exciting times ahead for our Defence Forces. The report of the Commission on the Defence Forces provides so many avenues, not just in terms of operational capacity but in terms of structural reform. The Minister mentioned the position of head of transformation, and we need to learn from the lessons that have sadly worried us in terms of the...