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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Secondment Policy in the Civil and Public Service: Engagement with Department of Public Expenditure and Reform (15 Jun 2022)

Jim O'Callaghan: Prior to the secondment of individuals to third level institutions and as ambassadors, had that happened prior to recent times? Had retiring Secretaries General gone to academia or the diplomatic corps? The Deputy will understand I do not have full visibility but, as I understand it, it is a common enough practice within the Department of Foreign Affairs that the Secretary General of that...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Departmental Policies (5 Jul 2022)

Jim O'Callaghan: A conviction for a serious criminal offence is a very public event. If a person is convicted of murder, manslaughter or rape, they will be tried in public and the conviction will be announced in public. However, the public is dependent of a member of the press being in court in order to become aware of it. Taking into account Article 10 of the general data protection regulation, GDPR, has...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Departmental Policies (5 Jul 2022)

Jim O'Callaghan: I do not suggest a register of persons convicted of minor or summary offences, or for other than violent criminal offences. What I suggest arises from the fact that I, like the Minister, recently met Jason Poole, whose sister Jennifer was brutally murdered a year ago by a man who had a conviction for stabbing another partner of his. The point Jason Poole made to me and many others was that,...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Departmental Policies (5 Jul 2022)

Jim O'Callaghan: It is interesting that whether a conviction is publicised depends, completely arbitrarily, on whether a member of the media is in court. A person could be convicted of rape in Dublin one day with huge media attention around it, while on another day there might not be that much media attention. It is unreliable to have a system whereby we are dependent upon members of the press being in...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Antisocial Behaviour (5 Jul 2022)

Jim O'Callaghan: 50. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the action being taken to address antisocial and public order offences in Dublin city centre; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35650/22]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Domestic Violence (5 Jul 2022)

Jim O'Callaghan: 77. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality her views on whether persons convicted of domestic violence or violence against a partner or former partner should be placed on a register of domestic violence offenders; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35641/22]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: State Pardons (5 Jul 2022)

Jim O'Callaghan: 517. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if legislation introduced to enable posthumous disregards of those convicted of criminal offences due to their homosexuality will permit applications to be made by persons other than a relative of a deceased person who was convicted; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35729/22]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Young Social Innovators: Discussion (28 Jun 2022)

Jim O'Callaghan: I thank all the witnesses for coming in this morning, in particular as it is during their school holidays. I am conscious that there is a huge amount of pressure on young people these days in terms of social media, the climate crisis and peer pressure, but it is important that they are informed as well that it is a great time to be alive compared to even 50 or 100 years ago. It is a great...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Young Social Innovators: Discussion (28 Jun 2022)

Jim O'Callaghan: I agree with Ms Murphy on that.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Young Social Innovators: Discussion (28 Jun 2022)

Jim O'Callaghan: It is great that Ms Sheppard spots that. Does she think that many young people do not realise that these influencers are exclusively about making money?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Young Social Innovators: Discussion (28 Jun 2022)

Jim O'Callaghan: They do not know that.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Young Social Innovators: Discussion (28 Jun 2022)

Jim O'Callaghan: Okay. What are the pressures on boys? Is there a pressure to be good looking or to be a brilliant sportsman?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Young Social Innovators: Discussion (28 Jun 2022)

Jim O'Callaghan: What can be done about these comparisons that young people are exposed to? It strikes me as primarily an issue of information. There is a false world out there that they are observing through social media. They think it is the real world. How do we cope with that and try to inform them that it is not the case?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Young Social Innovators: Discussion (28 Jun 2022)

Jim O'Callaghan: Interesting.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Young Social Innovators: Discussion (28 Jun 2022)

Jim O'Callaghan: One of the consequences of social media, unfortunately, and this is not just something to do with young people in politics, is that many people do not think for themselves anymore. When they are faced with an issue, sometimes a political issue, they look online to see the opinion of the people they follow online on it. How do we tackle that, to get people to think for themselves from a...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Young Social Innovators: Discussion (28 Jun 2022)

Jim O'Callaghan: I thank the witnesses. My time is up. I am sorry I did not get to Ms Collier.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Disability Services (12 Jul 2022)

Jim O'Callaghan: 99. To ask the Minister for Health the number of people with disabilities that have benefitted from the changes to the medical card assessment process that took effect in December 2018; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37556/22]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Disability Services (12 Jul 2022)

Jim O'Callaghan: 168. To ask the Minister for Health the main improvements in the provision of health services and entitlements for people with a disability over the past two years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37555/22]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Vaccination Programme (12 Jul 2022)

Jim O'Callaghan: 932. To ask the Minister for Health when Covid-19 vaccines will be again offered to persons in the 60 to 65 years age group; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37605/22]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Code (12 Jul 2022)

Jim O'Callaghan: 579. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if she has proposals to enable artists with disabilities to practice their creativity without losing their disability supports; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [37609/22]