Results 3,661-3,680 of 9,147 for speaker:Jim O'Callaghan
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Engagement with Ulster Bank and KBC Bank Ireland (1 Feb 2023)
Jim O'Callaghan: Are many of them non-resident account holders?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Engagement with Ulster Bank and KBC Bank Ireland (1 Feb 2023)
Jim O'Callaghan: When will the redundancy package KBC is offering will be concluded?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Engagement with Ulster Bank and KBC Bank Ireland (1 Feb 2023)
Jim O'Callaghan: I will ask Mr. Jansen a question, since he has experience of banking outside of Ireland as well. I am sure Ms Howard does, too. There is considerable disappointment on the part of this committee that KBC is leaving, primarily, because it reduces competition in the Irish banking sector. How many banks that offer personal banking services does a country the size of Ireland need in order to...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Engagement with Ulster Bank and KBC Bank Ireland (1 Feb 2023)
Jim O'Callaghan: Why do we only have two of what we would regard as banks that offer personal service in the traditional way? Is that sufficient for competition here?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Engagement with Ulster Bank and KBC Bank Ireland (1 Feb 2023)
Jim O'Callaghan: Will Ms Howard hazard an answer?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Engagement with Ulster Bank and KBC Bank Ireland (1 Feb 2023)
Jim O'Callaghan: Do I take from what Ms Howard is saying that she thinks the stability of the three banks we have is more important than having a lot of competition in the market?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Engagement with Ulster Bank and KBC Bank Ireland (1 Feb 2023)
Jim O'Callaghan: When will that be done?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Engagement with Ulster Bank and KBC Bank Ireland (1 Feb 2023)
Jim O'Callaghan: How many of Ulster Bank's staff are being offered redundancy? Is it correct that 600 will be offered it?
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Medicinal Products (31 Jan 2023)
Jim O'Callaghan: 705. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide an update on the reimbursement application for a treatment by a person (details supplied); the reason for the delay; when he expects this treatment to be made available; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4503/23]
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (31 Jan 2023)
Jim O'Callaghan: 745. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide a breakdown of the 1,000 extra beds recently reported by the HSE in terms of hospitals involved and types of bed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4772/23]
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Briefing on Current and Future Plans for the School Building Unit: Department of Education (31 Jan 2023)
Jim O'Callaghan: I thank the officials for coming before the committee. My first question is a general one about how we can get more Gaelcholáistí established. I raise this matter in reference to my constituency, Dublin Bay South, in which there are six Gaelscoileanna - all bunscoileanna - that are very popular and have good records and to which parents are very committed. However, there is no...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Briefing on Current and Future Plans for the School Building Unit: Department of Education (31 Jan 2023)
Jim O'Callaghan: Is it the case that certain areas of the country are at a disadvantage when it comes to Gaelcholáistí because of the price of property? Is that a contributing factor?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Briefing on Current and Future Plans for the School Building Unit: Department of Education (31 Jan 2023)
Jim O'Callaghan: Regarding the development of new schools, am I correct in stating that every time a new school is now developed it will include facilities for ASD classrooms?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Briefing on Current and Future Plans for the School Building Unit: Department of Education (31 Jan 2023)
Jim O'Callaghan: The majority of schools are not going to be knocked down and reconstructed. For those schools that are continuing, is there a policy to ensure that they are refurbished in order to enable them to build ASD classrooms?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Briefing on Current and Future Plans for the School Building Unit: Department of Education (31 Jan 2023)
Jim O'Callaghan: On the climate action agenda, what is being done when new schools are being designed and built to ensure that that school can avail of and use renewable energy?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Briefing on Current and Future Plans for the School Building Unit: Department of Education (31 Jan 2023)
Jim O'Callaghan: Okay. I thank Mr Dolan very much and I also thank the Chairman as I see my time is up.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Briefing on Current and Future Plans for the School Building Unit: Department of Education (31 Jan 2023)
Jim O'Callaghan: Ok, I ask that it be looked into. It is a difficult difficult issue in areas like the one I represent where there is significant interest but it is probably not a majority interest when it comes to a vote. However there is still sufficient interest to justify the establishment of a Gaelcoláiste.
- Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Vacant Properties (26 Jan 2023)
Jim O'Callaghan: 108. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he will provide a report on the operation of the Croí Cónaithe scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3559/23]