Results 4,661-4,680 of 9,252 for speaker:Jim O'Callaghan

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Economic Sanctions (8 Mar 2022)

Jim O'Callaghan: 204. To ask the Minister for Finance if the Irish director of the European Bank of Reconstruction and Development will be seeking the imposition by the bank of sanctions against Russia; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12585/22]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Foreign Conflicts (8 Mar 2022)

Jim O'Callaghan: 278. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the steps that can be taken to facilitate Ukrainians fleeing Ukraine and who are not in possession of an international passport; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12385/22]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Mental Health Services (8 Mar 2022)

Jim O'Callaghan: 710. To ask the Minister for Health if there will be an inquiry into the provision of child and adolescent mental health services in south County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13066/22]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Mental Health Services (8 Mar 2022)

Jim O'Callaghan: 711. To ask the Minister for Health the timeline for the implementation of the recommendations contained within the report on the look-back review into child and adolescent mental health services in County Kerry published on 12 January 2022; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13067/22]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Mental Health Services (8 Mar 2022)

Jim O'Callaghan: 712. To ask the Minister for Health when there will be integration of services for children who require mental health assessment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13068/22]

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Defence Forces (10 Mar 2022)

Jim O'Callaghan: 11. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence when he will announce the appointment of the independent chair of the Commission on the Defence Forces implementation body. [13475/22]

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Defence Forces (10 Mar 2022)

Jim O'Callaghan: I commend the members of the Commission on the Defence Forces for producing such a thorough report. It is a credible and realistic report. It is credible because it highlights the significant lack of funding that has been put into our Defence Forces and how this needs to be rectified. The report is also realistic because it recognises Ireland never wants to be, and never will be, a heavily...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Defence Forces (10 Mar 2022)

Jim O'Callaghan: I ask the Minister to take on board what is contained in page 146 of the report that refers to the fact that, "During the course of its work, the Commission encountered significant scepticism from military personnel, representative associations and concerned members of the public about the likelihood of the recommendations of this report being fully implemented." The Minister is the only...

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Air Corps (10 Mar 2022)

Jim O'Callaghan: 29. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence if he will extend the Air Corps service commitment scheme for pilots. [13474/22]

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Consumer Credit (Amendment) Bill 2018: Committee Stage (9 Mar 2022)

Jim O'Callaghan: I commend Deputy Doherty on bringing forward this legislation. It is important that the select committee appraises and considers legislation that comes from the Opposition. I remember when I was in the Opposition not long ago I managed to get many legislative measures to the justice committee but, unfortunately, I could not always get them through that committee because we did not get a...

Health (Assisted Human Reproduction) Bill 2022: Second Stage (23 Mar 2022)

Jim O'Callaghan: I welcome the opportunity to speak on this important Bill and I commend the Minister of State and the Department on bringing it forward. This Bill is long overdue; it has been called for and required for more than two decades. We need to appreciate it is complex and complicated legislation. Notwithstanding the delay, I can understand why the Minister of State and the Department have had to...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Solar Energy Guidelines (22 Mar 2022)

Jim O'Callaghan: 354. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government when planning regulations will be updated to permit solar panels being placed in schools; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14942/22]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Foreign Policy (22 Mar 2022)

Jim O'Callaghan: 399. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the number of diplomats from the Russian Federation that have been afforded diplomatic status in Ireland. [14458/22]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Foreign Policy (22 Mar 2022)

Jim O'Callaghan: 400. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the number of Russian officials that are based at the Russian embassy in Dublin; and if all of these persons have been afforded diplomatic status. [14459/22]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Ukraine War (22 Mar 2022)

Jim O'Callaghan: 620. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if persons availing of the living alone allowance can retain that allowance if they provide accommodation to refugees fleeing Ukraine; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14535/22]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: National Security (22 Mar 2022)

Jim O'Callaghan: 758. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if she has any information suggesting that Russian officials based in the Russian embassy in Ireland are involved in illegal activity or espionage and if so, if she will disclose same. [14460/22]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: National Security (22 Mar 2022)

Jim O'Callaghan: 759. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if she has any information suggesting that the Russian Federation is using Irish citizens in order to obtain confidential information concerning Ireland’s national security and if so, if she will disclose same. [14461/22]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Energy Policy (23 Mar 2022)

Jim O'Callaghan: 15. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the measures he plans to take to secure Ireland's energy supply in view of the Russian invasion of Ukraine and the necessity of Europe no longer relying on Russian gas and oil. [15283/22]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Energy Policy (23 Mar 2022)

Jim O'Callaghan: 16. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the measures he plans to take to reduce EU demand for Russian gas by two thirds before the end of the year in accordance with the European Commission’s plan to make Europe independent from Russian fossil fuels well before 2030 announced on 8 March 2022. [15284/22]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Renewable Energy Generation (23 Mar 2022)

Jim O'Callaghan: 17. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the measures he plans to take in the short-term to increase Ireland’s renewable energy supply. [15285/22]