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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Ombudsman and Information Commissioner: Commissioner Designate (9 Dec 2021)

Jim O'Callaghan: Under that system, does Mr. Deering envisage this operating in terms of Departments such that meetings between Ministers or officials and other parties would by course go up on the website as minutes of the meetings and would be available without individuals having to request them subsequently?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Ombudsman and Information Commissioner: Commissioner Designate (9 Dec 2021)

Jim O'Callaghan: Mr. Deering talked about own initiative investigations. What principles would guide him if he is trying to decide whether to establish an information of his own initiative? Is he going to be swayed by what is in the media? How can people interpret how he comes to his own initiative?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Ombudsman and Information Commissioner: Commissioner Designate (9 Dec 2021)

Jim O'Callaghan: That is probably not something that legislation is required to introduce because it is available to any entity at this stage to provide that information if it decides to do so without the necessity of being compelled by legislation.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Ombudsman and Information Commissioner: Commissioner Designate (9 Dec 2021)

Jim O'Callaghan: Mr. Deering mentioned there is an ongoing review of the freedom of information legislation and said he thought a review of the Ombudsman legislation would be beneficial. The primary legislation dates from 1980 and we had an amending Act in 2012. In what way does he think the Oireachtas could improve the legislation for the benefit of his office?

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Rail Network (7 Dec 2021)

Jim O'Callaghan: 189. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the total expenditure of the development and associated cost for the MetroLink project from its initiation to the current date including a breakdown of the different expenditure incurred for example, marketing and engineering; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [60419/21]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Public Transport (7 Dec 2021)

Jim O'Callaghan: 190. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the amount spent on the Luas Green line to date to include the original engineering works and the subsequent upgrading of platforms to increase capacity; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [60420/21]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Foreign Policy (7 Dec 2021)

Jim O'Callaghan: 267. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the steps Ireland is taking to deal with the ongoing crisis in Ethiopia and in particular to the people suffering in Tigray; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [59994/21]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Education Policy (7 Dec 2021)

Jim O'Callaghan: 315. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when the review conducted by her Department in 2018 into alternative education or out-of-school provision life centres will be published. [60048/21]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Education Policy (7 Dec 2021)

Jim O'Callaghan: 316. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the reason the review conducted by her Department in 2018 into alternative education or out-of-school provision life centres has not been published to date. [60049/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Covid-19 Tests (7 Dec 2021)

Jim O'Callaghan: 477. To ask the Minister for Health if antigen testing will be made available for preschool settings in the same way that it is being made available for primary and secondary schools; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [59837/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Covid-19 Pandemic (7 Dec 2021)

Jim O'Callaghan: 478. To ask the Minister for Health the statistical breakdown of all Covid-19 cases admitted to ICU between 1 April and 26 November 2021; the percentage of persons admitted who were unvaccinated as opposed to vaccinated; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [59838/21]

Health and Criminal Justice (Covid-19) (Amendment) (No. 2) Bill 2021: Second Stage (3 Dec 2021)

Jim O'Callaghan: It is now 22 months since this House enacted legislation that imposed very significant restrictions on people's lives and freedoms. At the time Deputy Donnelly and I, as well as Deputy Lahart, were in opposition on the other side of the Chamber. In fairness to this Dáil, every party in this Chamber agreed with that legislation, which was enacted back in March 2020. All Independent...

Select Committee on Education and Skills: Estimates for Public Services 2021
Vote 26 - Education and Skills (Supplementary)
Vote 45 - Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science (Supplementary) (2 Dec 2021)

Jim O'Callaghan: I thank the Minister and the Minister of State for coming before the committee today to discuss the Supplementary Estimates of €267 million. I support this and believe it is very worthwhile. I am conscious a significant portion of these Supplementary Estimates is for the purposes of meeting the challenges faced by the Department of Education with the ongoing incidence of Covid-19 in...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Covid-19 Pandemic (30 Nov 2021)

Jim O'Callaghan: 297. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the steps that have been taken and may be taken to protect pregnant teachers and pregnant special needs assistants who may be exposed to Covid-19 during the course of their work; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [58350/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Services (30 Nov 2021)

Jim O'Callaghan: 522. To ask the Minister for Health if additional funding will be allocated to help alleviate the pressure on Temple Street and Crumlin Children’s Hospitals in particular for the waiting lists of those children who are waiting to have surgery to combat scoliosis; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [58362/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Covid-19 Pandemic (30 Nov 2021)

Jim O'Callaghan: 662. To ask the Minister for Health if monoclonal antibody medicine, onapreve is available in Ireland for Covid-19 patients (details supplied). [58898/21]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Leaving Certificate Reform: Discussion (30 Nov 2021)

Jim O'Callaghan: I thank our guests for coming before us. I will begin with a question for Dr. Smyth. She referred earlier to the leaving certificate being a very high-stakes exam. I think we all recognise that because it determines what a person does at third level and determines, to a certain extent, what his or her opportunities are going to be. Would there be any benefit in breaking the link between...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Leaving Certificate Reform: Discussion (30 Nov 2021)

Jim O'Callaghan: Are we unusual internationally in having access to third level be exclusively determined by the end of a secondary school exam?