Results 7,241-7,260 of 7,267 for speaker:Cian O'Callaghan

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Interest Rates (15 Jul 2025)

Cian O'Callaghan: 137. To ask the Minister for Finance the action his Department is taking to reduce extremely high interest rates being charged to some mortgage holders whose mortgages were sold to non-bank lenders after the economic crash; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39363/25]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Military Aircraft (15 Jul 2025)

Cian O'Callaghan: 354. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will take action to ensure that Ireland meets its EU VAT and customs obligations by inspecting all military aircraft landing in Shannon airport; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39002/25]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects (15 Jul 2025)

Cian O'Callaghan: 502. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the reason a school (details supplied) has been placed in a four-stage building process for their autism class; if she will take action to ensure the builders can start work immediately; if she is aware that a class has already been enrolled for September 2025, but the classroom is now unlikely to be ready; and if she will make a statement on...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Schemes (15 Jul 2025)

Cian O'Callaghan: 660. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the proposals or timelines in relation to the removal of the means test for the disability allowance; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39498/25]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Visa Applications (15 Jul 2025)

Cian O'Callaghan: 755. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if he will urgently issue the visas for the children of an organisation (details supplied) who are due to travel to Ireland shortly; the reason there has been delays with their visas given the weeks of preparation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39569/25]

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Quarterly Economic Commentary: Economic and Social Research Institute (15 Jul 2025)

Cian O'Callaghan: There are key issues around those auctions.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation, and Taoiseach: The Impact of Tariffs on the Irish Economy: Nevin Economic Research Institute (16 Jul 2025)

Cian O'Callaghan: I thank the witnesses for attending and for their opening statement. Regarding the view that any retaliation, if that is the approach that is taken, should be general rather than through a targeted approach, can Dr. McDonnell expand on that?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation, and Taoiseach: The Impact of Tariffs on the Irish Economy: Nevin Economic Research Institute (16 Jul 2025)

Cian O'Callaghan: Regarding NERI's assessment of the level of risk to windfall corporation taxes, what is Dr. McDonnell's view of the level of risk? Related to that, how urgent is it that we take measures to broaden the tax base?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation, and Taoiseach: The Impact of Tariffs on the Irish Economy: Nevin Economic Research Institute (16 Jul 2025)

Cian O'Callaghan: I am trying to get an idea of Dr. McDonnell's assessment of how much at risk that windfall corporation tax is. He said we either need to save or invest in infrastructure. I and some other members of this committee are also on the Committee on Budgetary Oversight, where we have met with the Central Bank, IFAC and the ESRI, which all referred to the importance of saving and putting the money...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation, and Taoiseach: The Impact of Tariffs on the Irish Economy: Nevin Economic Research Institute (16 Jul 2025)

Cian O'Callaghan: I have two further questions. On the issue of saving for countercyclical infrastructure investment, is there an issue with that in the context of timelines for infrastructure? If we are to save for a downturn, trying to align that spend with the downturn in terms of getting through all of the processes would be very tricky. It is a good theory but the actual practice is problematic. Is...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation, and Taoiseach: The Impact of Tariffs on the Irish Economy: Nevin Economic Research Institute (16 Jul 2025)

Cian O'Callaghan: I thank Dr. McDonnell and will finish there as I think I have used my time. Can I just make one point?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation, and Taoiseach: The Impact of Tariffs on the Irish Economy: Nevin Economic Research Institute (16 Jul 2025)

Cian O'Callaghan: In terms of countercyclical spend, in housing we can do more in a downturn with picking up from the private sector and we can get more affordable and social housing. Obviously, we need to keep doing it when times are good as well. If Dr. McDonnell has time later, he might touch on his views on the cost-of-living measures, whether they should be targeted or universal and his rationale for that.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation, and Taoiseach: Engagement with the NTMA on Matters Relating to its Operation (22 Jul 2025)

Cian O'Callaghan: I thank the witnesses for coming in and for their help in answering these questions. On the fraudulent payments, is it correct that Mr O'Connor is declining to answer whether or not a phone call was part of the check process?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation, and Taoiseach: Engagement with the NTMA on Matters Relating to its Operation (22 Jul 2025)

Cian O'Callaghan: In this instance was it part of the controls process?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation, and Taoiseach: Engagement with the NTMA on Matters Relating to its Operation (22 Jul 2025)

Cian O'Callaghan: It was part of several controls in this instance.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation, and Taoiseach: Engagement with the NTMA on Matters Relating to its Operation (22 Jul 2025)

Cian O'Callaghan: Have the control processes been strengthened since this incident?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation, and Taoiseach: Engagement with the NTMA on Matters Relating to its Operation (22 Jul 2025)

Cian O'Callaghan: I will turn to the Ireland Strategic Investment Fund. What date were the Israeli bonds disposed of?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation, and Taoiseach: Engagement with the NTMA on Matters Relating to its Operation (22 Jul 2025)

Cian O'Callaghan: Were additional Israeli bonds purchased in 2024?