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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Key Issues for the Department of Education: Minister for Education (10 Apr 2024)

Jim O'Callaghan: I welcome the Minister and her officials. I will start with a question about the digital grant for schools. On the last occasion the Minister was before the committee, I raised the schools excellence fund. One of the issues I had with it was that priority was not given to DEIS schools. Will such priority be given in respect of the digital grant?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Key Issues for the Department of Education: Minister for Education (10 Apr 2024)

Jim O'Callaghan: I remember on the last occasion - I think it was in respect of the schools excellence funds - there may have been a lottery used, such were the numbers that applied. That is probably something the Department did not wish to do, but does the Minister envisage that happening in respect of the digital grant or will there be a more equitable way of doing it?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Key Issues for the Department of Education: Minister for Education (10 Apr 2024)

Jim O'Callaghan: On the strategy to promote STEM in the classroom, one of the historic issues this committee and people in education were concerned about was the number of girls getting involved in and continuing with STEM. Are measures being introduced by the Department? What is the Minister's current assessment of how we are doing as a State in terms of encouraging the study of STEM by girls, particularly...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Key Issues for the Department of Education: Minister for Education (10 Apr 2024)

Jim O'Callaghan: I thank the Minister. I will raise another issue in respect of the redevelopment of the leaving certificate. I was pleased to see that there is a proposal being implemented to include drama and film studies as optional subjects for students completing the leaving certificate. Obviously, we have had extraordinary success in Ireland in recent times in respect of the film industry. It has...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Key Issues for the Department of Education: Minister for Education (10 Apr 2024)

Jim O'Callaghan: I will finish not with a question but an exhortation. The Minister will recall that every time she comes before the committee I urge the building unit in her Department to focus on the need for a Gaelcholáiste in Dublin 2, 4 and 6. I want to emphasise that again. I am not looking for a response from the Minister now but I think there is a huge need for such a school in the area....

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Key Issues for the Department of Education: Minister for Education (10 Apr 2024)

Jim O'Callaghan: I thank the Chair.

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: An Garda Síochána (10 Apr 2024)

Jim O'Callaghan: 105. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of WTE civilian forensic photographers employed by An Garda Síochána in 2022, 2023 and to date in 2024, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [15568/24]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: An Garda Síochána (10 Apr 2024)

Jim O'Callaghan: 106. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if all divisions within DMR are covered by crime prevention officers; if not, the divisions currently without a crime prevention officer in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [15569/24]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: An Garda Síochána (10 Apr 2024)

Jim O'Callaghan: 107. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of competitions held for sworn gardaí to apply to join the Garda band in 2023 and to date in 2024, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [15570/24]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: An Garda Síochána (10 Apr 2024)

Jim O'Callaghan: 108. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of gardaí, by rank, attached to DMR north central divisional drugs unit as of 4 April 2024; if she will provide the same figures as of 31 March 2022, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [15571/24]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: An Garda Síochána (10 Apr 2024)

Jim O'Callaghan: 109. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of Garda mountain bikes allocated to DMR north division as of 4 April 2024; if she will provide the same figures as of 1 April 2021, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [15572/24]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: An Garda Síochána (10 Apr 2024)

Jim O'Callaghan: 110. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the projected cost of every twenty five additional community gardaí; the cost of an additional two dedicated community sergeants; the estimated cost of a 25% increase overall; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [15573/24]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Public Procurement Contracts (10 Apr 2024)

Jim O'Callaghan: 111. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the contracts that have been granted without having to go to public tender; the companies that were granted these contracts and nature of the work involved; the qualifying criteria that was applied to any company awarded such a contract in 2023; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [15574/24]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: An Garda Síochána (10 Apr 2024)

Jim O'Callaghan: 112. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if she will report on Garda operation Irene; the number of persons arrested and charged under this operation during 2023, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [15575/24]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Energy Conservation (9 Apr 2024)

Jim O'Callaghan: 59. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment to confirm the current wait time for applications to the warmer homes scheme; and how much funding is allocated to the scheme. [13638/24]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Energy Conservation (9 Apr 2024)

Jim O'Callaghan: 60. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment how many homes in Dublin city are currently on the waiting list for the warmer homes scheme; and what is the current wait time for the scheme in Dublin city. [13639/24]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: An Garda Síochána (9 Apr 2024)

Jim O'Callaghan: 343. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if the OPW will fund the provision of providing wheelchair accessible for members of the public to visit the public entrance of Mountjoy Garda station, Dublin; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14189/24]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Courts Service (9 Apr 2024)

Jim O'Callaghan: 344. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform to detail the works that are being carried out on the dome of the Four Courts at present; why these works are necessary considering that extensive works were carried out on the dome in the very recent past; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14215/24]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Detention Centres (9 Apr 2024)

Jim O'Callaghan: 351. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform whether the detention facilities in the Central Mental Hospital, Dundrum will be used for any other detention purpose; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14546/24]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Staff (9 Apr 2024)

Jim O'Callaghan: 431. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills what steps her Department is taking to address the teacher shortage at a school (details supplied).; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14050/24]