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Children (Amendment) Bill 2020 [Seanad]: Second Stage (11 Mar 2021)

Jim O'Callaghan: The first thing I want to do is to wish the Minister well on her pending maternity leave. It will be a very happy time for her and her husband. I commend the Government for bringing forward this legislation. As was mentioned earlier, I initiated a Bill earlier in this Dáil term which is still before the Dáil, but I welcome the recognition that this legislation needs to be...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Vaccination Programme (11 Mar 2021)

Jim O'Callaghan: 220. To ask the Minister for Health the plans that exist to enable the State to purchase Covid-19 vaccines in autumn 2021 in order to respond to any variants that may materialise; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13696/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Vaccination Programme (11 Mar 2021)

Jim O'Callaghan: 236. To ask the Minister for Health if consideration is being given to delaying the roll-out of the second Covid-19 vaccine dose in order to increase the number of persons in the community who will have the protection of one dose; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13750/21]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Building Control Management System (10 Mar 2021)

Jim O'Callaghan: 410. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the reason new housing developments cannot at present be uploaded onto the Building Control Management System; if this can be changed in order that development can recommence promptly once restrictions are lifted; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13400/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Vaccination Programme (10 Mar 2021)

Jim O'Callaghan: 814. To ask the Minister for Health if the recommendation that a vaccine (details supplied) should not be used on persons over 70 years of age will be reassessed given the recent Public Health England real-world study on the effectiveness of the vaccine. [12817/21]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Central Bank of Ireland: Discussion (9 Mar 2021)

Jim O'Callaghan: I thank both Central Bank of Ireland representatives for appearing before the committee this afternoon. I will ask Ms Rowland questions about the Davy transaction and her report. If possible, can her answers be concise as well as complete? I am operating under pressure of time, as are my colleagues. Ms Rowland stated in the report on the Davy transaction that from her first engagement...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Central Bank of Ireland: Discussion (9 Mar 2021)

Jim O'Callaghan: What information did they wilfully withhold from the Central Bank?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Central Bank of Ireland: Discussion (9 Mar 2021)

Jim O'Callaghan: Ms Rowland said the information Davy provided sought to present the involvement of certain individuals as appearing more central to the transaction. I am not looking for names, but what individuals were they trying to present as being more central to the transaction?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Central Bank of Ireland: Discussion (9 Mar 2021)

Jim O'Callaghan: Ms Rowland reports that Davy compliance was misled by a committee member. When did that happen?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Central Bank of Ireland: Discussion (9 Mar 2021)

Jim O'Callaghan: I am sorry to cut Ms Rowland off, but I am limited in my time. She has answered on a number of occasions that she is confined in the answers she gives. What is confining her? Is there an agreement between the Central Bank and Davy?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Central Bank of Ireland: Discussion (9 Mar 2021)

Jim O'Callaghan: Was Ms Rowland's investigation pursuant to the appointment of an authorised officer or bank-appointed inspector, or was it otherwise?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Central Bank of Ireland: Discussion (9 Mar 2021)

Jim O'Callaghan: I hope Ms Rowland does not think I am rude, but I am conscious I have a limited amount of time and my colleagues want to get in. I asked specifically whether this was an investigation conducted pursuant to the bank appointing an authorised officer?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Central Bank of Ireland: Discussion (9 Mar 2021)

Jim O'Callaghan: The Central Bank's report records findings that Davy contravened six regulations, Nos. 33, 35, two parts of No. 39, 74 and 75. Is that correct?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Central Bank of Ireland: Discussion (9 Mar 2021)

Jim O'Callaghan: I think it is.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Central Bank of Ireland: Discussion (9 Mar 2021)

Jim O'Callaghan: It is. Are they also criminal offences?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Central Bank of Ireland: Discussion (9 Mar 2021)

Jim O'Callaghan: Regulation 188 in MiFID says that a person is guilty of an offence and shall be liable on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding €5,000 or a term not exceeding 12 months if the person contravenes a provision of these regulations. Why then does Ms Rowland tell me that a breach of these regulations is not a criminal offence?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Central Bank of Ireland: Discussion (9 Mar 2021)

Jim O'Callaghan: Okay. Perhaps Ms Rowland would follow up with an answer in writing. Is the Central Bank satisfied that other Davy investors have not been victims of other similar types of transactions? If so, how has Ms Rowland satisfied herself as to that?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Central Bank of Ireland: Discussion (9 Mar 2021)

Jim O'Callaghan: Is Ms Rowland saying that the Central Bank does not have within its statutory toolkit a power to prosecute offences under MiFID?

Banking Sector: Statements (3 Mar 2021)

Jim O'Callaghan: I will go first. The departure of Ulster Bank from the banking sector is a major development of significant proportions. It is, unfortunately, a negative development not only for the banking system, but also for the economy. We know that Ulster Bank has been in this country for more than 160 years and during that time, it has provided a service to a large number of people. Its decision to...

Reopening Schools and Leaving Certificate Examinations: Statements (3 Mar 2021)

Jim O'Callaghan: I commend the Minister, the Minister of State and school staff on the reopening of schools. It has been great to hear young children back at school. My own view, as the Minister and Minister of State will be aware, is that all schoolchildren should be back at school. I share the view expressed in the editorial of The British Medical Journal, published last week, which says that school...