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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Illegal Israeli Settlements Divestment Bill 2023: Discussion (20 Mar 2024)

Jim O'Callaghan: I thank Mr. Ashmore for his opening statement. Does ISIF have detail on how much is invested by ISIF in companies that are on the UN database of companies?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Illegal Israeli Settlements Divestment Bill 2023: Discussion (20 Mar 2024)

Jim O'Callaghan: How much is it? He may have said.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Illegal Israeli Settlements Divestment Bill 2023: Discussion (20 Mar 2024)

Jim O'Callaghan: Does Mr. Ashmore know the total financial amount that is invested?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Illegal Israeli Settlements Divestment Bill 2023: Discussion (20 Mar 2024)

Jim O'Callaghan: It is €13.6 million, so we are talking about a relatively small amount

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Illegal Israeli Settlements Divestment Bill 2023: Discussion (20 Mar 2024)

Jim O'Callaghan: Those investments are effected by external investment managers. Is that correct?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Illegal Israeli Settlements Divestment Bill 2023: Discussion (20 Mar 2024)

Jim O'Callaghan: Mr. Ashmore mentioned a few companies, including Booking.com, Expedia and Airbnb. They are on the UN database. Is that correct?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Illegal Israeli Settlements Divestment Bill 2023: Discussion (20 Mar 2024)

Jim O'Callaghan: Could ISIF's concerns be met by amending this legislation in the way I suggested to Mr. Gilvarry?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Illegal Israeli Settlements Divestment Bill 2023: Discussion (20 Mar 2024)

Jim O'Callaghan: If there were no legislation, would ISIF invest in companies that invest in illegal Israeli settlements in the future?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Illegal Israeli Settlements Divestment Bill 2023: Discussion (20 Mar 2024)

Jim O'Callaghan: Mr. Ashmore mentioned the United States anti-boycott legislation. What would be the worst-case scenario for Ireland if this legislation, if enacted, were to be categorised as coming within it?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Illegal Israeli Settlements Divestment Bill 2023: Discussion (20 Mar 2024)

Jim O'Callaghan: What activities are they engaged in that got them onto the database?

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Insurance Coverage (20 Mar 2024)

Jim O'Callaghan: 222. To ask the Minister for Finance the steps his Department is taking to ensure that community centres and halls have access to insurance for public liability. [11697/24]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Code (20 Mar 2024)

Jim O'Callaghan: 256. To ask the Minister for Finance whether services such as yoga, pilates, boxercise and spinning are being afforded a financial advantage over activities such as martial arts and gymnastics, which are required to charge VAT. [12701/24]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Public Sector Staff (20 Mar 2024)

Jim O'Callaghan: 283. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the number of occasions since January 2018 that his Department has sanctioned a financial package for an individual leaving the public service on foot of the provisions of circular 9 of 2018 issued by the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform; and to identify the individual departments/agencies and the costs involved in each...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects (20 Mar 2024)

Jim O'Callaghan: 357. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the reason for the delay in the tender process and construction of a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11630/24]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Textbooks (20 Mar 2024)

Jim O'Callaghan: 381. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the breakdown, by county of the 212,000 students enrolled in approximately 670 post-primary schools who will benefit from the new scheme to provide free schoolbooks, in tabular form. [11794/24]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Provision (20 Mar 2024)

Jim O'Callaghan: 614. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the breakdown, by county of the 39,900 homes, in the context of planning measures introduced in 2021, with some 39,900 homes granted planning permission with conditions prohibiting the bulk purchase by, or multiple sale to a single purchaser between May 2021 and December 2023. [11767/24]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Rental Sector (20 Mar 2024)

Jim O'Callaghan: 636. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the regulations restricting short-term lets in rent pressure zones. [12097/24]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Road Safety (20 Mar 2024)

Jim O'Callaghan: 804. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality how many prosecutions for dangerous cycling were taken in 2023; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11637/24]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: An Garda Síochána (20 Mar 2024)

Jim O'Callaghan: 827. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if she will provide an update on the deployment of body cameras for Gardaí in the DMR north central. [12098/24]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: An Garda Síochána (20 Mar 2024)

Jim O'Callaghan: 886. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality when the new statutory instrument extending Garda retirement age from 60 to 62 years will be signed; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12291/24]