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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Salary Increase for Position of Secretary General at the Department of Health: Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform (2 Feb 2021)

Jim O'Callaghan: Would it be a good idea if such a collective decision was made by Secretaries General and senior civil servants?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Salary Increase for Position of Secretary General at the Department of Health: Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform (2 Feb 2021)

Jim O'Callaghan: When a person is appointed to the position of Secretary General of the Department, he or she will earn €292,000 but, as a result of the reductions taken by members of the Cabinet, the Minister will earn €158,000. Does Mr. Moloney have any concerns about there being such a disparity between the Secretary General of the Department and the Minister who has ultimate responsibility...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Salary Increase for Position of Secretary General at the Department of Health: Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform (2 Feb 2021)

Jim O'Callaghan: I thank Mr. Moloney. The Minister has answered many of the questions I was going to ask. I will make a comment and if he wishes to respond he can do so. There is some legitimate public concern among reasonable people that there is going to be such a significant rise in the pay of one Secretary General. The concern is that it will lead to an increase in the payment of higher civil...

Children (Amendment) Bill 2021: First Stage (3 Feb 2021)

Jim O'Callaghan: I move: That leave be granted to introduce a Bill entitled an Act to amend the Children Act 2001 to permit the publication or broadcast of details pertaining to a person who has been charged with an offence against a child where that child is deceased, and to permit adults who were victims of an offence committed against them when they were a child to waive the anonymity provided for under...

Children (Amendment) Bill 2021: First Stage (3 Feb 2021)

Jim O'Callaghan: I move: "That the Bill be taken in Private Members' time."

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Investor-State Dispute Settlement (3 Feb 2021)

Jim O'Callaghan: 36. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment his views on claims that there is no need in modern trade deals for the investor court system proposed under CETA; if it is the case that recently concluded international trade agreements such as EU-UK Trade and Cooperation Agreement, the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement; the EU-Singapore Free Trade and Investment Agreement and...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: EU Directives (3 Feb 2021)

Jim O'Callaghan: 577. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the EU directives not yet transposed into law; the deadline imposed by the EU for the transposition of same; the estimated date for transposition into law; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5504/21]

Covid-19 (Childcare): Statements (4 Feb 2021)

Jim O'Callaghan: I commend the Minister, Deputy O'Gorman, and the Minister of State, Deputy Rabbitte, on the excellent work they are doing in respect of childcare. The pandemic has underlined the fact that childcare is fundamentally important to the operation of our economy. Prior to this, people have looked at childcare as though it is the responsibility of an individual or an individual couple and a...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Residency Permits (4 Feb 2021)

Jim O'Callaghan: 182. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if front-line workers employed by the HSE that are not citizens of Ireland can have their residency and work permits extended automatically to 1 September 2021; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6106/21]

Covid-19 (Transport and Travel): Statements (10 Feb 2021)

Jim O'Callaghan: It is very important that we all remember that pandemics end. The Spanish flu ended, the black plague ended and the Covid-19 pandemic will end as well. The important thing for policymakers and politicians such as us is to ensure that we keep in place the fundamental structures in society while this very difficult period proceeds. The Minister's responsibility is to ensure that public...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Northern Ireland (10 Feb 2021)

Jim O'Callaghan: 371. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the steps taken by his Department to progress the purchase of the rights to a book (details supplied). [7185/21]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Education Review (10 Feb 2021)

Jim O'Callaghan: 403. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if a review of ASD classrooms in the Dublin 2 and 4 areas will be conducted urgently. [6434/21]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Education Review (10 Feb 2021)

Jim O'Callaghan: 404. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills her plans to conduct a section 37A review of schools in the Dublin 2 and 4 areas. [6435/21]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Road Traffic Offences (10 Feb 2021)

Jim O'Callaghan: 603. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of breaches detected via the HGV permit tracker application that were referred to An Garda Síochána for fine and penalty point issuing; the number of fine payments that were paid or are outstanding for 2020, respectively; the individual quantum of fine and the total value for 2020; and if she will make a...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Covid-19 Pandemic (10 Feb 2021)

Jim O'Callaghan: 608. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the steps being taken to ensure that Covid-19 certificates produced on entry to the country are authentic and not fraudulent. [6439/21]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Legislative Reviews (11 Feb 2021)

Jim O'Callaghan: 77. To ask the Minister for Finance if the Consumer Protection (Regulation of Credit Servicing Firms) Act 2018 is achieving the objective intended by the legislation to provide greater protection to consumers whose loans were transferred on to credit-servicing firms. [7845/21]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Legislative Reviews (11 Feb 2021)

Jim O'Callaghan: 78. To ask the Minister for Finance if the definition of "owner of credit" in the Consumer Protection (Regulation of Credit Servicing Firms) Act 2018 needs to be amended in order to ensure that it covers entities that retain the beneficial ownership of the credit but who have transferred legal ownership to another entity. [7846/21]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Legislative Reviews (11 Feb 2021)

Jim O'Callaghan: 79. To ask the Minister for Finance his views on whether the Consumer Protection (Regulation of Credit Servicing Firms) Act 2018 requires further amendment to ensure that the beneficial owners of credit are regulated. [7847/21]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Future Expansion of Technological Universities: Discussion (16 Feb 2021)

Jim O'Callaghan: I confirm that I am in the precincts of Leinster House. The first thing I want to do is to thank Dr. Ryan and all the other guests for attending. All of us on this committee can agree that when one looks at the 2011 national strategy, the 2018 Act and the 2019 TURN report, we are involved in a significant transformation of higher education in this country. I commend the people before us...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Future Expansion of Technological Universities: Discussion (16 Feb 2021)

Jim O'Callaghan: Is my time up?