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Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Cybersecurity Policy (14 Dec 2021)

Jim O'Callaghan: 428. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the measures that are in place to ensure that the social welfare infrastructure is not subject to cyberattack; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [61203/21]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Cybersecurity Policy (14 Dec 2021)

Jim O'Callaghan: 495. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the measures in place to ensure that justice systems including those of An Garda Síochána and the Courts are protected from cyberattacks; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [61202/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Cybersecurity Policy (14 Dec 2021)

Jim O'Callaghan: 562. To ask the Minister for Health the steps in place to ensure that the health system is protected from cyberattacks; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [61201/21]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: An Ghaeilge agus Oideachas lán-Ghaeilge: Plé (23 Nov 2021)

Jim O'Callaghan: Ar dtús, ba mhaith liom fáilte mhór a chur roimh gach duine. Is cruinniú an-tábhachtach é don choiste, do chúrsaí oideachais agus go háirithe do na daltaí atá sna scoileanna lán-Ghaeilge. Tá ceist agam do Caoimhín Ó hEaghra. Dúirt sé go bhfuil an tsraith shinsearach ró-bhunúsach do dhaltaí...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: An Ghaeilge agus Oideachas lán-Ghaeilge: Plé (23 Nov 2021)

Jim O'Callaghan: An aontaíonn Julian de Spáinn le Caoimhín Ó hEaghra ar an bpointe sin?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: An Ghaeilge agus Oideachas lán-Ghaeilge: Plé (23 Nov 2021)

Jim O'Callaghan: Tá aithne ag Julian ar mo Dháilcheantar féin. Tá a lán bunscoileanna lán-Ghaeilge ann ach níl aon mheánscoil lán-Ghaeilge ann. Bhí mé ag caint leis na finnéithe faoi seo cúpla seachtain ó shin. Cad í an fhadhb, ina dtuairim féin? An í an Rialtas an fhadhb? Cén fáth nach bhfuil aon scoil...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: An Ghaeilge agus Oideachas lán-Ghaeilge: Plé (23 Nov 2021)

Jim O'Callaghan: Tá a fhios agam.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: An Ghaeilge agus Oideachas lán-Ghaeilge: Plé (23 Nov 2021)

Jim O'Callaghan: Bhí mé ag caint leis an Aire agus dúirt sí liom go mbeadh sí saor don chruinniú an Mháirt seo chugainn. Beidh mé ag caint léi faoi seo.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: An Ghaeilge agus Oideachas lán-Ghaeilge: Plé (23 Nov 2021)

Jim O'Callaghan: An aontaíonn Caoimhín leis an méid a dúirt Julian?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: An Ghaeilge agus Oideachas lán-Ghaeilge: Plé (23 Nov 2021)

Jim O'Callaghan: Aontaím leat. Beidh muid ag caint faoi seo arís Dé Máirt seo chugainn.

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?

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

Jim O'Callaghan: I thank Dr. Smyth. I have a question for Dr. Freeman. The teaching of science appears not to have changed very much where the leaving certificate is concerned. It is still very much focused on physics, biology and chemistry. Do we need to reform the way the curriculum operates for the leaving certificate? If so, how does she think science could be better assessed at leaving certificate level?

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

Jim O'Callaghan: Should we try to identify at an earlier stage people who have a particular capacity and ability for STEM subjects? Is that trying to make a decision too early in their educational careers?

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

Jim O'Callaghan: It does. I will ask Ms Costello a question in respect of what was in her statement on behalf of IBEC. She referred to the fact that an education system should really be making students curious about what they are and are not learning. One of the criticisms of the leaving certificate is that people get out of habit of thinking for themselves and instead just rote learn answers they believe...

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

Jim O'Callaghan: Mr. McDonnell referred in his paper to some concern about an ad hoc approach to continuous assessment. Do I detect from this that although Mr. McDonnell recognises the faults in the leaving certificate, he believes it is better than what would replace it if we had internal assessment by teachers?

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

Jim O'Callaghan: Mr. Donohoe, like all the contributors, says it is extremely important to try to develop critical thinking among second level students and other persons. Is that possible in an exam structure that has questions that in general, have a right or wrong answer and do not enable somebody who displays different types of thought processes and analysis to gain points?

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...

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

Jim O'Callaghan: Like the Chairman, the first thing I want to do is to congratulate Mr. Deering on his nomination to these important roles. I wish him every success in the years ahead. I also commend the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform, Deputy Michael McGrath, on ensuring Mr. Deering was nominated on foot of an open recruitment process. Mr. Deering's position is greatly strengthened in the...