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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Professional Accreditation of Higher Education Courses: Discussion (30 May 2023)

Jim O'Callaghan: There was also mention of care providers, and the fact that they now have to register within the next two years. I do not know if Ms O'Byrne was aware of that, or if she was here for that contribution.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Professional Accreditation of Higher Education Courses: Discussion (30 May 2023)

Jim O'Callaghan: In Ms O'Byrne's and the Department's assessment, how is CORU developing as the independent health regulator since it was established?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Professional Accreditation of Higher Education Courses: Discussion (30 May 2023)

Jim O'Callaghan: One of the other issues which was raised was the issue of approving and accrediting a course before it is up and running. Does one wait for the course to be up and running, and then give it approval after one sees how it is performing? Obviously, CORU and QQI are limited with regard to what they can do by the legislation which has been set down. From the point of view of the student, one...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Professional Accreditation of Higher Education Courses: Discussion (30 May 2023)

Jim O'Callaghan: Does that enhanced engagement happen in practical terms?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Authorised Push Payments Fraud: Discussion (Resumed) (31 May 2023)

Jim O'Callaghan: I thank our guests for coming before the committee. I acknowledge and commend the Garda National Economic Crime Bureau on the excellent work it does. We are here to discuss authorised push payment fraud but the ambit of the GNECB extends to the whole area of white-collar crime. I am aware of all the successful convictions that have taken place as a result of the excellent work it does. It...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Authorised Push Payments Fraud: Discussion (Resumed) (31 May 2023)

Jim O'Callaghan: No comment. What can be done to improve prevention? What should financial institutions do to reduce the level of crime? Assistant Commissioner Kelly referred to the fact that we do not see cash-in-transit robberies anymore. Obviously, that is a result of the declining level of cash but, in addition, the financial institutions changed their practices in terms of transferring cash by road....

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Authorised Push Payments Fraud: Discussion (Resumed) (31 May 2023)

Jim O'Callaghan: On that point, the Governor of the Central Bank appeared before the committee some weeks ago. Last year, I asked him whether he was concerned about crypto and he did not seem too concerned. When I asked him the same question this year, he expressed concern. He indicated that, in particular, he was concerned about the number of men in their 20s or 30s who were losing significant amounts of...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Authorised Push Payments Fraud: Discussion (Resumed) (31 May 2023)

Jim O'Callaghan: The Garda does not necessarily get involved if a person invests in crypto.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Authorised Push Payments Fraud: Discussion (Resumed) (31 May 2023)

Jim O'Callaghan: Information and warning are important in order to deter this type of activity. The more that people are told about this, the more likely it is that they will have their guard up when it comes to responding to a fraudulent message on their phone. Should the financial institutions spend more money on advertising and warning people about this? They spend lots of money on advertising or...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Authorised Push Payments Fraud: Discussion (Resumed) (31 May 2023)

Jim O'Callaghan: In terms of what happens, Mr. Kelly discussed section 19 notifications with Deputy Doherty. Under section 19 of the Criminal Justice Act 2011, it is a criminal offence for a person to withhold information from the Garda if he or she has evidence of an offence being committed. If I am a victim of a crime and make a complaint to the Garda, I am then an individual complainant. Is there a...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Authorised Push Payments Fraud: Discussion (Resumed) (31 May 2023)

Jim O'Callaghan: If I do something on my phone and €5,000 is taken out of an account or something like that, what will the Garda do in terms of investigating that or its questioning of me?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Authorised Push Payments Fraud: Discussion (Resumed) (31 May 2023)

Jim O'Callaghan: What is the average amount of fraud perpetrated through authorised push payment fraud?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Authorised Push Payments Fraud: Discussion (Resumed) (31 May 2023)

Jim O'Callaghan: Yes, on an individual basis. Individuals who come-----

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Authorised Push Payments Fraud: Discussion (Resumed) (31 May 2023)

Jim O'Callaghan: What is the incidence of people getting their money back from the fraudster? I suspect it is low.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Authorised Push Payments Fraud: Discussion (Resumed) (31 May 2023)

Jim O'Callaghan: For those victims who do not recover their money from the fraudster, is Mr. Cryan aware of the level of recovery they get from financial institutions?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Authorised Push Payments Fraud: Discussion (Resumed) (31 May 2023)

Jim O'Callaghan: I will conclude by asking about the Garda national economic crime bureau staff. What percentage of the staff working within the bureau are fully attested gardaí and what percentage come from outside with expertise such as accountancy? Or are all of the staff gardaí?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Authorised Push Payments Fraud: Discussion (Resumed) (31 May 2023)

Jim O'Callaghan: I thank the witnesses.

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Business Supports (23 May 2023)

Jim O'Callaghan: 234. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will provide an update in tabular form on a county basis the number of businesses in each county that have successfully applied for inclusion under the temporary business energy support scheme as of 16 May 2023; the estimated value or worth of the support in each county to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24411/23]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Schemes (23 May 2023)

Jim O'Callaghan: 443. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the number of homebuyers in each county who have now been approved under the first-home shared equity scheme, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24915/23]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: State Pensions (23 May 2023)

Jim O'Callaghan: 450. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the reason a person (details supplied) has been refused an old age pension; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24089/23]