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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]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Defective Building Materials (26 Jan 2023)

Jim O'Callaghan: 127. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the action he is taking to ensure buildings built now and in the future are not defective; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3560/23]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Defective Building Materials (25 Jan 2023)

Jim O'Callaghan: 96. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government when the details of the scheme to rectify defective apartments will be announced; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3442/23]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Economic Issues: Engagement with Governor of the Central Bank of Ireland (25 Jan 2023)

Jim O'Callaghan: I thank the Governor and his colleagues for coming before the committee. I will continue with that issue of monetary policy that Deputy Doherty was raising. Obviously, the purpose of the monetary policy in terms of increasing interest rates is to bring down inflation. Historically, that has been effective and successful. Is it working at present?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Economic Issues: Engagement with Governor of the Central Bank of Ireland (25 Jan 2023)

Jim O'Callaghan: How do we correlate the rise in interest rates with the decline in inflation? How does the Central Bank know that they are linked?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Economic Issues: Engagement with Governor of the Central Bank of Ireland (25 Jan 2023)

Jim O'Callaghan: How high does Mr. Makhlouf think the ECB will raise interest rates in order to combat inflation?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Economic Issues: Engagement with Governor of the Central Bank of Ireland (25 Jan 2023)

Jim O'Callaghan: Okay.