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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?

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?

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Housing Policy (17 Jul 2025)

Cian O'Callaghan: I thank the Minister of State for the response. I acknowledge that Deputy Denise Mitchell has been very supportive, along with the other TDs for this area and all the public representatives from all parties, in supporting the local communities on this. I know the Minister of State has not written his response but there are a few things in it that are factually wrong. Neither Clongriffin...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Housing Policy (17 Jul 2025)

Cian O'Callaghan: I am raising this issue in relation to the situation in Clongriffin and Belmayne. It is a very large community. The start of development there happened about 20 years ago. Many people moved in there then and started out in their lives. They did not have families at that stage. Since then, they have formed families. Children have been born, grown up and become young adults. Over this...

Central Bank (Amendment) Bill 2025: Second Stage [Private Members] (17 Jul 2025)

Cian O'Callaghan: On behalf of the Social Democrats, I welcome and support this Bill. I commend Deputy Ardagh for all her work on this over the years. I commend the Minister of State and the Department for running with it. I particularly acknowledge all of the work done by the Irish Cancer Society and its patient advocates over the years in campaigning for this. Indeed, they have not just campaigned for...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Office of Public Works (17 Jul 2025)

Cian O'Callaghan: 40. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he will provide an update on the proposed new Garda station for Northern Cross in Dublin; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40130/25]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Public Sector Pay (17 Jul 2025)

Cian O'Callaghan: 56. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he will provide an update on his Department’s work to recover pension overpayments from existing and former ministers and senior-grade civil servants; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40129/25]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Ethics in Public Office (17 Jul 2025)

Cian O'Callaghan: 70. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he will provide an update on reform of the ethics in public office legislation, given that the review of the statutory framework was completed in December 2022; the reason for the delay in publishing the heads of a Bill; if he expects this Bill to be introduced this year; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40131/25]

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (16 Jul 2025)

Cian O'Callaghan: For the record, the Social Democrats has published detailed proposals about how to increase financing for housing, make it more affordable and build more homes. The Taoiseach owes the people an explanation. Why was their money used to fund Israel's genocide in Gaza? There is no denying or hiding it. Not only was public money used but the Taoiseach actually increased that funding in...