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Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Staff (23 Jul 2024)

Jim O'Callaghan: 2356.To ask the Minister for Health the number employed in wholetime equivalent terms in each category (details supplied) in each individual public and voluntary hospital in June 2024 or latest date available, in tabular form. [32682/24]

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Corporate Governance (11 Jul 2024)

Jim O'Callaghan: 14. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he will report on the work of the Corporate Enforcement Authority; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30031/24]

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: EU Programmes (11 Jul 2024)

Jim O'Callaghan: 11. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the benefits for the nomenclature of territorial units for statistics, NUTS, 2 eastern and midland region arising from its recent regional innovation valley designation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30030/24]

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Business Supports (11 Jul 2024)

Jim O'Callaghan: 180. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the key measures and initiatives taken in relation to boosting enterprise innovation in indigenous businesses since July 2020; his assessment of the impact of these measures; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30815/24]

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Consumer Rights (11 Jul 2024)

Jim O'Callaghan: 181. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the key measures and initiatives taken in relation to the improving of consumer rights and protections since July 2020; his assessment of the impact of these measures; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30816/24]

Courts, Civil Law, Criminal Law and Superannuation (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2024: Committee and Remaining Stages (10 Jul 2024)

Jim O'Callaghan: Amendments Nos. 4 to 12, inclusive, seek to amend the International Protection Act 2015 on foot of a decision I referred to earlier, which was a decision by the High Court in March of this year, A and B applicants v. the International Protection Appeals Tribunal, IPAT, and the Minister for Justice. I have a suspicion that this legislation will end up before the courts again so it is...

Courts, Civil Law, Criminal Law and Superannuation (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2024: Committee and Remaining Stages (10 Jul 2024)

Jim O'Callaghan: I did not intend to speak on this amendment but I will do so because a very interesting debate has commenced since I came into the Chamber. I came in here intending to speak on amendments Nos. 7 to 12, inclusive, which seek to give effect to another High Court decision - in the case of A & B v. the International Protection Office and the Minister - which was delivered in March of...

Courts, Civil Law, Criminal Law and Superannuation (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2024: Committee and Remaining Stages (10 Jul 2024)

Jim O'Callaghan: We are three years on from the Damache case, in which the Supreme Court declared sections 19(2) and 19(3) of the Irish Nationality and Citizenship Act 1956 to be unconstitutional. We sat on it for quite some time. The Supreme Court provided some form of instruction to this House in terms of what to do. The Supreme Court decision said and recognised that the decision as to whether...

Courts, Civil Law, Criminal Law and Superannuation (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2024: Committee and Remaining Stages (10 Jul 2024)

Jim O'Callaghan: It is ultimately a matter for the Oireachtas to determine-----

Courts, Civil Law, Criminal Law and Superannuation (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2024: Committee and Remaining Stages (10 Jul 2024)

Jim O'Callaghan: There has been considerable delay in giving effect to the decision in the Damache case. The circumstances of Demache made quite a significant case. Another matter that needs to be emphasised is that it certainly must be the case that the Government - the Executive - must be entitled to decide whether revocation of naturalisation is permitted. I listened to the points that Deputy Howlin...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Exports Growth (10 Jul 2024)

Jim O'Callaghan: 80. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the key measures and initiatives taken in relation to boosting exports in indigenous Irish businesses since July 2020; his assessment of the impact of these measures; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30297/24]

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Employment Rights (10 Jul 2024)

Jim O'Callaghan: 81. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the key measures and initiatives taken in relation to the improving of employment rights since July 2020; his assessment of the impact of these measures; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30298/24]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Schemes (10 Jul 2024)

Jim O'Callaghan: 134. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the number of homes in each local authority supported under the first home scheme since its introduction in 2022, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30125/24]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Provision (10 Jul 2024)

Jim O'Callaghan: 145. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the measures he has taken to improve the provision of affordable housing since July 2020; his assessment of the impact of these measures; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30296/24]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: The Future of Artificial Intelligence in Post-Primary Education: Discussion (9 Jul 2024)

Jim O'Callaghan: Yes. The general trend of trying to move away from closed-book examinations to more continuous assessment, which this committee has considered, is risky if AI is very hard to detect. Does Mr. Meade agree?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: The Future of Artificial Intelligence in Post-Primary Education: Discussion (9 Jul 2024)

Jim O'Callaghan: With regard to individual writing style, we are dependent upon the examiner knowing a person's writing style in the first place, are we not?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: The Future of Artificial Intelligence in Post-Primary Education: Discussion (9 Jul 2024)

Jim O'Callaghan: Let us look at third level, which is probably a better example, where a lecturer is not really aware of the writing style of the student. It will be very hard in that situation for the lecturer to be able say, for example, “That does not sound like Malcolm Byrne’s essay”.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: The Future of Artificial Intelligence in Post-Primary Education: Discussion (9 Jul 2024)

Jim O'Callaghan: Finally, what does Mr. O’Sullivan think of the long-term consequences for creativity of humans if we develop this over-reliance on AI?