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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Leaving Certificate Reform: Discussion (Resumed) (16 Nov 2021)

Jim O'Callaghan: I thank Professor Hyland for the practical suggestions contained within her report. I note, however, that while she says we should have 50% assessment prior to the terminal exam through modularisation, she thinks that should be done independently of the child's teacher. Am I not correct in thinking that the student's teacher is in a better position than anyone to assess the child? If it...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Provision (11 Nov 2021)

Jim O'Callaghan: 31. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the plans for affordable housing in the Dublin Bay south area. [55143/21]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Schemes (11 Nov 2021)

Jim O'Callaghan: 98. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the status of the Glass Bottle Site, Ringsend, Dublin 4; and his plans for affordable housing on the site. [55142/21]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Corporation Tax Issues and General Scheme of the Central Bank (Individual Accountability Framework) Bill 2021: Minister for Finance (10 Nov 2021)

Jim O'Callaghan: I thank the Chair for allowing me to interrupt Deputy Doherty and the Minister. I want to ask the Minister a couple of questions about the provisions contained within the heads of Bill. The Minister will be aware that the additional conduct standards dealing with people occupying senior positions have been provided for in the legislation and that is appropriate. Does the Minister believe...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Corporation Tax Issues and General Scheme of the Central Bank (Individual Accountability Framework) Bill 2021: Minister for Finance (10 Nov 2021)

Jim O'Callaghan: I want to ask the Minister about the participation link. It is important and beneficial that this link will be broken underneath these heads of Bill. Am I correct in thinking the participation link remains under head 5 of the general scheme, which deals with the duty of responsibility of persons performing senior executive functions?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Corporation Tax Issues and General Scheme of the Central Bank (Individual Accountability Framework) Bill 2021: Minister for Finance (10 Nov 2021)

Jim O'Callaghan: The Minister spoke about the importance of ensuring that individual responsibility was effected through these additional conduct standards. If a sanction was to be imposed on an individual under this new legislation, it appears to me that there is nothing to prevent the employing company from paying that sanction. Is that consistent with the Minister's desire to ensure that it is an...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Corporation Tax Issues and General Scheme of the Central Bank (Individual Accountability Framework) Bill 2021: Minister for Finance (10 Nov 2021)

Jim O'Callaghan: That is something that could be made in part of a licence or any of the forms of regulation that apply to the financial services firms. When will this legislation be introduced into the Dáil and ultimately enacted?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Corporation Tax Issues and General Scheme of the Central Bank (Individual Accountability Framework) Bill 2021: Minister for Finance (10 Nov 2021)

Jim O'Callaghan: Am I correct in stating that this is a political priority for the Government?

Written Answers — Department of Health: Covid-19 Pandemic (9 Nov 2021)

Jim O'Callaghan: 684. To ask the Minister for Health the steps he is taking to permit antigen testing as a means of facilitating access to hospitality for persons who cannot get vaccinated on medical grounds; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54750/21]

Criminal Justice (Smuggling of Persons) Bill 2021 [Seanad]: Second Stage (4 Nov 2021)

Jim O'Callaghan: I commend the Minister of State, Deputy James Browne, on bringing forward this important legislation. As my colleague, Deputy Murnane O'Connor stated, it is the case that laws existed to criminalise human smuggling and they were contained within the Illegal Immigrants (Trafficking) Act 2000. However, that legislation covered a lot of issues, including human trafficking as well as human...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: EU Agreements (4 Nov 2021)

Jim O'Callaghan: 183. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment when Ireland will ratify the Agreement on a Unified Patent Court, 2013/C 175/01. [53766/21]

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: EU Agreements (4 Nov 2021)

Jim O'Callaghan: 184. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the reason a referendum is required to ratify the Agreement on a Unified Patent Court given this agreement purports to establish a court of limited jurisdiction as permitted by Article 34.3.4 of the Constitution. [53767/21]

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: EU Agreements (4 Nov 2021)

Jim O'Callaghan: 185. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the steps that have been taken by Ireland to host the central division of the Unified Patent Court which has become available as a result of the departure of the United Kingdom from the European Union. [53768/21]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: General Scheme of the Central Bank (Individual Accountability Framework) Bill 2021: Central Bank (3 Nov 2021)

Jim O'Callaghan: I thank the witnesses for coming before the committee and I welcome the publication of the general scheme of the Bill. I note the Bill does not seek to transpose a European directive. Is the Bill modelled on legislation in other jurisdictions such as the United States or any European countries? If so, how effective has the legislation been in those countries?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: General Scheme of the Central Bank (Individual Accountability Framework) Bill 2021: Central Bank (3 Nov 2021)

Jim O'Callaghan: Regarding the additional conduct standards, those are set to deal with people occupying senior positions. How will it be possible to get around a situation where a person within a firm may not have a specific position ascribed to him or her but may in fact be exerting significant influence over the firm?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: General Scheme of the Central Bank (Individual Accountability Framework) Bill 2021: Central Bank (3 Nov 2021)

Jim O'Callaghan: A breach of conduct standards and a breach of additional conduct standards are not criminal offences, but they do give rise to the administrative sanctions procedure. What is envisaged will happen if there is behaviour which also could constitute criminal behaviour?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: General Scheme of the Central Bank (Individual Accountability Framework) Bill 2021: Central Bank (3 Nov 2021)

Jim O'Callaghan: Returning to the point raised by Deputy Doherty about the participation link, I would like to clarify my understanding of that point. Is it the case the participation link remains under head 5 of this proposed legislation, which deals with the duty of responsibility of persons performing senior executive functions, but that as a result of head 19 and other duties under the proposed Bill, the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: General Scheme of the Central Bank (Individual Accountability Framework) Bill 2021: Central Bank (3 Nov 2021)

Jim O'Callaghan: Taking a situation where a person faces an allegation of breach of conduct standards or a breach of additional conduct standards, would an oral hearing be held? Is that option available to the individual?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: General Scheme of the Central Bank (Individual Accountability Framework) Bill 2021: Central Bank (3 Nov 2021)

Jim O'Callaghan: If a sanction is imposed on an individual, is there any way to ensure the fine is not just paid by the firm and, as a result, there is no real personal sanction?