Results 3,001-3,020 of 9,106 for speaker:Jim O'Callaghan

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Third Level Education (27 Jun 2023)

Jim O'Callaghan: 793. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if PhDs classified as non-EU will be provided with updated residency visas with a four-year duration, similar to the hosting agreement scheme used for attracting non-EU research talent; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30646/23]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Third Level Education (27 Jun 2023)

Jim O'Callaghan: 794. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if a recommendation will be made that PhD researchers have access to PRSI; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30647/23]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Third Level Education (27 Jun 2023)

Jim O'Callaghan: 795. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if a recommendation will be made on mandating that PhD researchers have access to sick leave and/or parental leave; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30648/23]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Third Level Education (27 Jun 2023)

Jim O'Callaghan: 796. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if a recommendation will be made for PhDs to have access to the Workplace Relations Commission in order to resolve disputes with their university; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30649/23]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Third Level Education (27 Jun 2023)

Jim O'Callaghan: 797. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if a recommendation will be made on establishing minimum standards for the provision of funding for PhD researchers in Ireland, including minimum standards of pay (such as the national minimum wage); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30650/23]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Third Level Education (27 Jun 2023)

Jim O'Callaghan: 798. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if a recommendation will be made on the matter of employee status for PhDs; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30651/23]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Public Transport (22 Jun 2023)

Jim O'Callaghan: 31. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if his Department has had discussions with the Department of Justice and An Garda Síochána relating to ensuring sufficient policing of public transport during the busy summer period; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30133/23]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Public Transport (22 Jun 2023)

Jim O'Callaghan: 42. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he has had discussions with public transport providers on ensuring public order and safety of passengers onboard their services during the busy summer period; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30134/23]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Citizenship Applications (22 Jun 2023)

Jim O'Callaghan: 278. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if it is intended for the new section 16 Irish associations comprehensive guidelines to retrospectively apply to applications that predate them; if decisions on such applications are currently on hold until the development and publication process has been concluded; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [30301/23]

Youth Justice Strategy: Statements (21 Jun 2023)

Jim O'Callaghan: First, I commend the Minister of State, Deputy James Browne, on developing the youth justice strategy. I also commend him on chairing the steering group that is extremely important in putting forward proposals as to how we deal with this hugely important issue of responding to youth justice issues. We spend a lot of time in this House talking about issues in respect of which the outcome may...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Key Issues in Higher and Further Education: Discussion (21 Jun 2023)

Jim O'Callaghan: I thank the Minister and his officials for coming before the committee. I will start with the accommodation issue Deputy Farrell was just dealing with. I also met the president of the UCD students' union, who came in. I also had the pleasure of going up to Grangegorman with the Chairman a number of months ago. It is a fantastic facility and campus. Is it the intention of the Department...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Key Issues in Higher and Further Education: Discussion (21 Jun 2023)

Jim O'Callaghan: One of the issues raised with me by the students' union president was the cost of the accommodation in UCD is considerably higher than in other third-level institutions. Her concern was the accommodation had been designed to an especially high specification and was going to be more expensive as a consequence. The reason for that was the third-level institution perhaps wanted to be able to...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Key Issues in Higher and Further Education: Discussion (21 Jun 2023)

Jim O'Callaghan: Okay. The committee discussed the research and innovation Bill. We finished our scrutiny of it but have yet to report. It will come back to the Minister and he will introduce it to the Oireachtas. A concern raised by witnesses before the committee was the arts and humanities may be downgraded on the basis of the proposed merger between Science Foundation Ireland and the Irish Research...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Key Issues in Higher and Further Education: Discussion (21 Jun 2023)

Jim O'Callaghan: Hugely crucial to the success of research and innovation Ireland will be the selection of the board. Professor Nolan has been selected and is a very commendable choice. How will the selection of others on the board be approached? Will it be designated to the Public Appointments Service or will the Minister have a direct hand in it?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Key Issues in Higher and Further Education: Discussion (21 Jun 2023)

Jim O'Callaghan: I welcome the fact we will have more university spaces for medicine students. That is a requirement for our society as our population grows and demands for medicine increase. We are seeing a phenomenon whereby many students who qualify as doctors leave the country quite quickly afterwards, many for a short period but some permanently. Can anything be done by the State to make it more...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Cybersecurity Policy (20 Jun 2023)

Jim O'Callaghan: 151. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment his Department’s role in policy making on the provision of cybersecurity and data protection; the measures he is taking in relation to same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29781/23]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Disability Services (20 Jun 2023)

Jim O'Callaghan: 543. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth what his Department is doing to progress the Transport Working Group's final report published in February this year to enhance transport and mobility supports for people with disabilities; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29700/23]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Departmental Policies (13 Jun 2023)

Jim O'Callaghan: 145. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will provide a report on the implementation of his Department's Climate Action Roadmap. [27772/23]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Foreign Conflicts (13 Jun 2023)

Jim O'Callaghan: 158. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade his Department’s view on Jammu and Kashmir; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28071/23]