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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Economic Issues: Engagement with Governor of the Central Bank of Ireland (25 Jan 2023)

Jim O'Callaghan: Okay. I move to the closure of KBC Bank and Ulster Bank. Is the CBI satisfied with the steps that have been takpuben by those licensed banks to date? Has it any persisting concerns about the closure of them and the impact on the remaining customers?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Economic Issues: Engagement with Governor of the Central Bank of Ireland (25 Jan 2023)

Jim O'Callaghan: The last time the Governor was before the committee, I asked him whether he thought crypto should be banned or whether it should be regulated. I think he agreed with the latter proposition and disagreed with the former. In light of what has happened over the past ten months or so, particularly with FTX, what is his view on crypto? Are Irish people who invest in it protected in any way?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Economic Issues: Engagement with Governor of the Central Bank of Ireland (25 Jan 2023)

Jim O'Callaghan: Feel free to do so.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Economic Issues: Engagement with Governor of the Central Bank of Ireland (25 Jan 2023)

Jim O'Callaghan: Losing a lot of money.

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Defective Building Materials (26 Jan 2023)

Jim O'Callaghan: 127. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the action he is taking to ensure buildings built now and in the future are not defective; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3560/23]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Economic Issues: Engagement with Governor of the Central Bank of Ireland (25 Jan 2023)

Jim O'Callaghan: If there is this lag, why is it necessary, as appears to be the case and as the Governor indicated in his statement, that at the next meeting of the ECB, interest rates will rise again? Why do we not wait for that lag, and to see the impact of the increase that has already been introduced?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Economic Issues: Engagement with Governor of the Central Bank of Ireland (25 Jan 2023)

Jim O'Callaghan: Okay. Turning to Mr. Kincaid, he was answering questions from Deputy Doherty earlier about vulture funds and how they engage with mortgage holders whose loans have been transferred over to them. Do we have any data on or mechanism for being aware of the options Mr. Kincaid seems to be indicating are being offered to people by vulture funds?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Economic Issues: Engagement with Governor of the Central Bank of Ireland (25 Jan 2023)

Jim O'Callaghan: The Central Bank has regulatory role.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medicinal Products (31 Jan 2023)

Jim O'Callaghan: 705. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide an update on the reimbursement application for a treatment by a person (details supplied); the reason for the delay; when he expects this treatment to be made available; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4503/23]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (31 Jan 2023)

Jim O'Callaghan: 745. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide a breakdown of the 1,000 extra beds recently reported by the HSE in terms of hospitals involved and types of bed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4772/23]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: An Garda Síochána (1 Feb 2023)

Jim O'Callaghan: 184. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of new Garda vehicles allocated to the Garda Technical Bureau in 2022; the number of vehicles withdrawn from the Technical Bureau during the same period; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4982/23]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: An Garda Síochána (1 Feb 2023)

Jim O'Callaghan: 185. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of each category of public order training courses that were held in either the Garda training college or Garda headquarters in 2022; the number of gardaí per course; the duration of each course, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4983/23]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: An Garda Síochána (1 Feb 2023)

Jim O'Callaghan: 186. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of vehicles seized by Garda authorities in the J district for having no insurance in 2022 and to date in 2023, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4984/23]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Road Traffic Accidents (1 Feb 2023)

Jim O'Callaghan: 187. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of road traffic collisions in each of the years 2019 to 2022 in each Garda district in County Waterford; the number that resulted in a fatality or serious injury; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4985/23]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: An Garda Síochána (1 Feb 2023)

Jim O'Callaghan: 188. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of Garda cars and vans attached to Dundalk and Drogheda Garda districts as of 25 January 2023; if he will provide the corresponding figures for 31 January 2021, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4986/23]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: An Garda Síochána (1 Feb 2023)

Jim O'Callaghan: 189. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of persons arrested and charged with burglary offences in the R district on 24, 25 and 26 December 2022, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4987/23]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: An Garda Síochána (1 Feb 2023)

Jim O'Callaghan: 190. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality further to Parliamentary Question No. 509 of 13 December 2022, if he has received the necessary information from the Garda authorities; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4988/23]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: An Garda Síochána (1 Feb 2023)

Jim O'Callaghan: 191. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality further to Parliamentary Question No. 556 of 25 October 2022, if he has received the necessary information from the Garda authorities; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4989/23]