Results 7,261-7,267 of 7,267 for speaker:Cian O'Callaghan
- 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: Is it correct that more Israeli bonds were purchased in 2024?
- 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: What Mr. O'Connor is saying in terms of the decision-making process is that it was done across the board on the whole set of bonds and it was not specific to the Israeli bonds
- 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: .Given that Israel was explicit that its bonds were used to part finance what it refers to as its war campaign but what across the political spectrum, including the Taoiseach and Tánaiste recognises as genocide, why was public Irish money used to buy additional Israeli bonds in 2024?
- 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: Is there no consideration given to war and genocide? I appreciate it is not an endorsement but the Israeli Government was quite clear that these funds are being used in part to massacre people in Gaza. Is there no consideration given to that? Is no one saying this is a bad idea because these funds are being used in an appalling way and humans are being massacred? Does that and should 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: In Mr. O'Connor's view if the Oireachtas does not want to see this happen it has to be explicit in its legislation. Does he believe the Oireachtas or the Government needs to be explicit in its instruction this should not happen?
- 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: How much of ISIF funds are invested directly or indirectly in occupied Palestinian territories?
- 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: Given that the largest displacement of Palestinian people in the West Bank since 1967 is happening now according to the United Nations, does that not influence any decisions that we should divest on those holdings straightaway?