Results 4,681-4,700 of 9,252 for speaker:Jim O'Callaghan

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

Jim O'Callaghan: 18. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the number of licences for gas exploration in or in the vicinity of the Corrib gas field that still subsist and when those licences were granted. [15286/22]

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

Jim O'Callaghan: 19. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if he will grant extensions to those licences for gas exploration in or in the vicinity of the Corrib gas field that still subsist in order to improve Ireland’s chances of securing a domestic gas supply as a transition fuel in view of gas being a transition fuel until Ireland is fully reliant on renewables....

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: EU Membership (24 Mar 2022)

Jim O'Callaghan: 91. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if Serbia, Montenegro, North Macedonia and Albania are likely to join the European Union; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15157/22]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: EU Membership (24 Mar 2022)

Jim O'Callaghan: 112. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade his views on the application by Moldova to join the European Union; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15156/22]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Future Funding of Higher Education: Discussion (Resumed) (22 Mar 2022)

Jim O'Callaghan: I thank the witnesses for appearing before the committee. The issue of providing secure funding for third level is vital for all of us on the committee. We all recognise decisive action needs to be taken in respect of it in order that we can have a secure funding system into the future. I wish to raise two issues. The first is the role the private sector might play in contributing more...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Future Funding of Higher Education: Discussion (Resumed) (22 Mar 2022)

Jim O'Callaghan: Mr. Horgan is saying that is not feasible until such time as secure and long-term viable funding is provided by the State so that the private enterprise will be aware of that.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Future Funding of Higher Education: Discussion (Resumed) (22 Mar 2022)

Jim O'Callaghan: I thank Mr. Horgan. I will ask Ms Horan a question in respect of the third option in the Cassells report, that consideration should be given to requiring students who have gone through third level and done extremely well out of it, and who after the age of 40 have high levels of disposable income, to then repay the fees. Is there any appetite for that in the third level sector? Does Ms...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Future Funding of Higher Education: Discussion (Resumed) (22 Mar 2022)

Jim O'Callaghan: I thank Ms Horan very much.

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Diplomatic Representation (29 Mar 2022)

Jim O'Callaghan: 130. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if she has concerns regarding the activities carried out by accredited personnel of the Russian Embassy in Ireland. [16014/22]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: An Garda Síochána (29 Mar 2022)

Jim O'Callaghan: 126. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the estimated cost to date since 25 February 2022 of providing an additional Garda presence in the environs of the Russian Embassy. [16013/22]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (29 Mar 2022)

Jim O'Callaghan: 722. To ask the Minister for Health the number of Irish patients suffering from sleep apnoea, by HSE CHO area in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16395/22]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Waiting Lists (29 Mar 2022)

Jim O'Callaghan: 723. To ask the Minister for Health the number of Irish patients who are waiting for a sleep disorder screening appointment; the way this has been affected by Covid-19; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16396/22]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Waiting Lists (29 Mar 2022)

Jim O'Callaghan: 724. To ask the Minister for Health if he has a strategy to reduce the sleep disorder screening waiting list; if, and the way the sleep patient waiting lists are addressed in the 2022 Waiting List Action Plan; if, and the way sleep patients are included in the HSE National Service Plan 2022 outpatient targets; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16397/22]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Staff (29 Mar 2022)

Jim O'Callaghan: 725. To ask the Minister for Health the number of sleep medicine consultants who are currently employed by the HSE. [16398/22]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Strategies (29 Mar 2022)

Jim O'Callaghan: 726. To ask the Minister for Health his strategy to create a national clinical sleep disorders strategy. [16399/22]

Government Response to Situation in Ukraine: Statements (30 Mar 2022)

Jim O'Callaghan: When we are debating the response of the Government to the war in Ukraine, we have to look at both its political response and its humanitarian response. The response under both headings has been very good. It has been compassionate and accurate. On the political response, the Government is to be commended for having identified unambiguously where fault for this war lies. It unambiguously...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (31 Mar 2022)

Jim O'Callaghan: 43. To ask the Minister for Health when he expects palliative care services to return to pre-pandemic levels. [16851/22]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Staff (31 Mar 2022)

Jim O'Callaghan: 111. To ask the Minister for Health if action will be taken to increase the number of neurology nurses in Dublin hospitals. [16850/22]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Future Funding of Higher Education: Discussion (Resumed) (29 Mar 2022)

Jim O'Callaghan: I thank the witnesses for coming before the committee and commend them on the opening statements they have prepared, which are very helpful. I will not be able to ask all of them questions. Dr. Kennedy's contribution has caused me most concern in terms of the precarity of lecturers in third level institutions. We all agree that the quality of teaching very much dictates the success of...