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Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: An Garda Síochána (30 May 2023)

Jim O'Callaghan: 490. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality further to Parliamentary Question No. 1041 of 18 April 2023, if he has received the necessary information from the Garda authorities to have this PQ answered; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25647/23]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: An Garda Síochána (30 May 2023)

Jim O'Callaghan: 491. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality further to Parliamentary Question No. 457 of 9 May 2023, if he has received the necessary information from the Garda authorities to have this PQ answered; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25648/23]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Emergency Departments (30 May 2023)

Jim O'Callaghan: 655. To ask the Minister for Health the steps that are being taken to ease the continuing overcrowding issues at emergency departments; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25631/23]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: International Protection (25 May 2023)

Jim O'Callaghan: 197. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if consideration has been given to designating South Africa and Brazil as safe countries under section 72 of the International Protection Act 2015, on the basis that the legal situation in both countries, the application of the law within what are two democratic systems and the general political circumstances show that in...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Housing Policy (25 May 2023)

Jim O'Callaghan: 201. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if consideration will be given to the establishment of a regulator for owner management companies; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25473/23]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: International Protection (25 May 2023)

Jim O'Callaghan: 241. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if SI 121/2018 remains in force; if not, when and how it was revoked; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25464/23]

Ceisteanna - Questions: An Garda Síochána (24 May 2023)

Jim O'Callaghan: 24. To ask the Taoiseach if he will provide an update on the work of the policing reform implementation programme office in his Department. [23072/23]

Ceisteanna - Questions: Departmental Strategies (24 May 2023)

Jim O'Callaghan: 10. To ask the Taoiseach if he will report on the strategic goals of his Department’s Strategy Statement 2021-2023. [23071/23]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Authorised Push Payments Fraud: Banking and Payments Federation Ireland (24 May 2023)

Jim O'Callaghan: I thank the witnesses for attending and, like the Chairman, I thank Ms Davenport for the extensive and thorough opening statement. When it comes to fraud, there are some parts that we are aware of and others that we are not. I know from talking to constituents that many of the issues now are that they may get a text message from a service provider that is not, in fact, from the service...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Authorised Push Payments Fraud: Banking and Payments Federation Ireland (24 May 2023)

Jim O'Callaghan: eFlow.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Authorised Push Payments Fraud: Banking and Payments Federation Ireland (24 May 2023)

Jim O'Callaghan: I thought so. It is a difficult task for the Garda but are people ever apprehended for perpetrating these crimes?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Authorised Push Payments Fraud: Banking and Payments Federation Ireland (24 May 2023)

Jim O'Callaghan: If somebody makes the mistake of, for instance, clicking on to the eFlow text message or whichever fraudulent one it is, am I correct that the purpose presumably is to give details of his or her bank account to the fraudsters?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Authorised Push Payments Fraud: Banking and Payments Federation Ireland (24 May 2023)

Jim O'Callaghan: Let us say someone did not realise it was a fraud at the time. How long does it take the victim to become aware that they have been defrauded?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Authorised Push Payments Fraud: Banking and Payments Federation Ireland (24 May 2023)

Jim O'Callaghan: If the fraudster is successful and money is unlawfully taken out of the customer's account, who picks up the tab for that?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Authorised Push Payments Fraud: Banking and Payments Federation Ireland (24 May 2023)

Jim O'Callaghan: Is there no consistent approach across the board? Does it depend on the circumstances of each fraud?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Authorised Push Payments Fraud: Banking and Payments Federation Ireland (24 May 2023)

Jim O'Callaghan: What is a romance scam?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Authorised Push Payments Fraud: Banking and Payments Federation Ireland (24 May 2023)

Jim O'Callaghan: Are these people who have only met online and have not met face to face?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Authorised Push Payments Fraud: Banking and Payments Federation Ireland (24 May 2023)

Jim O'Callaghan: Is it correct that Banking and Payments Federation Ireland would like to see the establishment of a shared fraud database in Ireland?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Authorised Push Payments Fraud: Banking and Payments Federation Ireland (24 May 2023)

Jim O'Callaghan: How would it operate in practical terms?