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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Banking Issues: Central Bank (20 Sep 2023)

Jim O'Callaghan: That is a fair point.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Banking Issues: Central Bank (20 Sep 2023)

Jim O'Callaghan: I will take on board the Governor's advice to stop comparing us to the UK.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Banking Issues: Central Bank (20 Sep 2023)

Jim O'Callaghan: Are our growth rates not higher than those in the rest of the eurozone?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Banking Issues: Central Bank (20 Sep 2023)

Jim O'Callaghan: Obviously there is something else to explain it-----

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Banking Issues: Central Bank (20 Sep 2023)

Jim O'Callaghan: Finally, in respect of the failure of the banks to pass on the interest rate increases to deposit holders in accordance with the increases made by the ECB, in practical terms what legal powers does the Central Bank have to do anything about that?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Banking Issues: Central Bank (20 Sep 2023)

Jim O'Callaghan: Presumably politicians-----

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Traffic Accidents (20 Sep 2023)

Jim O'Callaghan: 129. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport whether the Road Safety Authority keeps a record or database of accidents, collisions and incident reports involving powered personal transporters; if so, whether details of such accidents, collisions and incident reports for 2021, 2022 and to date in 2023 can be provided; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40324/23]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Public Sector Pensions (20 Sep 2023)

Jim O'Callaghan: 192. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform when the pension increases for An Post pensioners, approved by the Labour Court in January 2023, will be approved by his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39650/23]

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Covid-19 Pandemic Supports (20 Sep 2023)

Jim O'Callaghan: 223. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the number of businesses in each county or local authority that made successful applications under the Covid-19 credit guarantee scheme launched in September 2020 to provide loans to SMEs and small mid-caps until 30 June 2022; and the estimated total value of the low-cost loans in each county local authority area, in tabular form....

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Arts Policy (20 Sep 2023)

Jim O'Callaghan: 388. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if consideration has been given to using the Shared Island Initiative to fund cross-Border arts initiatives. [39791/23]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: State Pensions (20 Sep 2023)

Jim O'Callaghan: 646. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection whether she intends to rectify the anomaly in relation to carers whose periods of care-giving are inferior to 20 years, but which have nonetheless negatively impacted on their eligibility for the State pension (contributory); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40345/23]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Assisted Human Reproduction (20 Sep 2023)

Jim O'Callaghan: 888. To ask the Minister for Health when he intends to introduce legislation regulating surrogacy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39540/23]

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Middle East (12 Jul 2023)

Jim O'Callaghan: 41. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade his response to the latest Israeli incursion in Jenin; the action Ireland is taking in relation to this; what engagement he has had with other EU foreign ministers on the matter; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34568/23]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Housing Schemes (12 Jul 2023)

Jim O'Callaghan: 86. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will detail in tabular form on a county basis how many homebuyers in each county have availed of the enhanced help-to-buy scheme since 23 July 2020; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34457/23]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Rental Sector (12 Jul 2023)

Jim O'Callaghan: 87. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will detail in tabular by county how many taxpayers are currently claiming the rent tax credit [34458/23]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Legislative Measures (12 Jul 2023)

Jim O'Callaghan: 222. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number of times the postponement part of the Maternity Protection (Amendment) Act 2004 has been accessed. [34580/23]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Staff (12 Jul 2023)

Jim O'Callaghan: 232. To ask the Minister for Health the number of speech and language therapists in Wexford; the number of unfilled positions for speech and language therapists in Wexford; the steps his Department is taking to improve this situation and to increase the number of speech and language therapists in Wexford; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34409/23]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Departmental Funding (12 Jul 2023)

Jim O'Callaghan: 287. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the allocation of State funding to each technological university in each year since 2019, in tabular form. [34578/23]

Ceisteanna - Questions: Departmental Legal Cases (11 Jul 2023)

Jim O'Callaghan: 14. To ask the Taoiseach if he will report on the new State litigation principles announced by the Attorney General on 21 June 2023. [31190/23]

Ceisteanna - Questions: Departmental Legal Cases (11 Jul 2023)

Jim O'Callaghan: I welcome the Taoiseach's reply and the publication by the Attorney General of the principles. I also welcome that the Government has adopted them. This issue entered the public domain relatively recently because of the nursing home charges issue. There is a lack of awareness, and more information needs to be provided to the public, as to how the State conducts itself in litigation....