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Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Youth Services (5 Oct 2021)

Jim O'Callaghan: 483. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the steps that can be taken to strengthen the role of an organisation (details supplied) and other organisations that are involved in enhancing the lives of young persons; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47783/21]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Alcohol Sales (5 Oct 2021)

Jim O'Callaghan: 519. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if steps can be taken to waive or delay the reintroduction of the €410 per night special exemption order in order that some financial pressure can be lifted from the Irish pub and nightclub industry that has experienced a difficult time over 19 months; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [47768/21]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Leaving Certificate Reform: Discussion (5 Oct 2021)

Jim O'Callaghan: I thank the guests for coming before the committee today. The meeting has gone on for a long time and I do not want to delay it much longer. I will first ask Mr. Dennehy and Mr. Gillespie a question. One of the suggestions put forward by Ms Neville in her presentation on behalf of secondary school students was that the terminal exam of the leaving certificate be spaced out over a longer...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Leaving Certificate Reform: Discussion (5 Oct 2021)

Jim O'Callaghan: I thank Mr. Dennehy. What is the view of the TUI on the proposal we space out exams over a period of two months?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Leaving Certificate Reform: Discussion (5 Oct 2021)

Jim O'Callaghan: In Ms Neville's paper, she refers to the fact terminal exams can favour those students who have access to private tutoring. Does she agree with me in that continuous assessment or project-based work could also favour students who have access to greater resources outside of the school?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Leaving Certificate Reform: Discussion (5 Oct 2021)

Jim O'Callaghan: When it comes to trying to get into third level, there is a higher demand for places then there are places available. How does Ms Austick think we select individuals to get into high-demand courses, if not through a terminal exam system or the end-of-school process?

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Antisocial Behaviour (30 Sep 2021)

Jim O'Callaghan: I thank the Minister of State for that thorough response and, like him, I am fully aware this is a problem that cannot simply be resolved through increased Garda visibility or strengthening our laws. We need to focus on the group of men and boys in our society who seem to think it is acceptable to use violence against people they do not know, be that for the purpose of trying to rob from...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Antisocial Behaviour (30 Sep 2021)

Jim O'Callaghan: It has been great over the past month see Dublin city reopening. We see people back in their offices. We see shops and businesses reopening. At night-time, we see many people back out socialising again. Unfortunately, however, that reopening has also been accompanied by a significant increase in violent criminal activity in the inner city of Dublin. The title given to this matter is...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Human Rights (30 Sep 2021)

Jim O'Callaghan: I thank the Minister for his reply. I share his concern. Some politicians have the benefit of being viewed as political saints. It is not a designation that applies to me or most Members of this House, but it is a designation that was applied to Mr. Daniel Ortega, the President of Nicaragua. As the Minister is aware, Mr. Ortega came to power in 1979, was elected as President in 1984 and...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Human Rights (30 Sep 2021)

Jim O'Callaghan: It might also be worth considering whether the Department can encourage international human rights bodies to seek authorisation to return to Nicaragua. I am thinking in particular of the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights and the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights. It is a worrying development if there is this level of oppression in Nicaragua. I hope...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Human Rights (30 Sep 2021)

Jim O'Callaghan: 10. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade his assessment of the current situation in Nicaragua ahead of the election in that country; if he has concerns about the crackdown on opposition politicians; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47169/21]

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Human Rights (30 Sep 2021)

Jim O'Callaghan: A presidential election is due to take place in Nicaragua on 7 November next. It is obviously a matter for the people of Nicaragua to decide who they want to elect as their president, but if it is the case that that election is taking place without transparency or fairness, it becomes a matter for the international community. I ask the Minister whether the Government has any concerns about...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Brexit Issues (30 Sep 2021)

Jim O'Callaghan: 54. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will report on discussions in relation to the Northern Ireland protocol; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47168/21]

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces (30 Sep 2021)

Jim O'Callaghan: 107. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence when the vacant position of third-party adjudicator for the Permanent Defence Forces Conciliation and Arbitration Scheme will be filled; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47117/21]

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces (30 Sep 2021)

Jim O'Callaghan: 117. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the status of the 4th Independent Monitoring Group for the Defence Forces which should have been initiated in 2019; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47118/21]

Housing for All: Statements (Resumed) (29 Sep 2021)

Jim O'Callaghan: I am to take Deputy Smith's place.

Housing for All: Statements (Resumed) (29 Sep 2021)

Jim O'Callaghan: I welcome the Housing for All plan. It is a plan and a document that recognises the scale of the housing crisis that exists in this country at present. One of the reasons I welcome the document is that it recognises that this is not just a housing issue but also a societal issue. We need to recognise that in this House, and I believe that the Government is coming to recognise it with the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: General Scheme of the Protected Disclosures (Amendment) Bill 2021: Discussion (29 Sep 2021)

Jim O'Callaghan: I thank the witnesses for coming before the committee and for their presentations. Obviously, our purpose is to carry out pre-legislative scrutiny on this important legislation. We want to improve it as best we can before it is enacted by the Houses of the Oireachtas. I would point out that we must engage in a balancing act in terms of ensuring that the procedure is fair for the person...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: General Scheme of the Protected Disclosures (Amendment) Bill 2021: Discussion (29 Sep 2021)

Jim O'Callaghan: I thank Mr. Kennedy for that answer. My next question is for Mr. Clarke and the Bar Council. I was very interested in the point he made about section 13 of the Protected Disclosures Act and how it limits the options available to a person who has been discriminated against as a result of making a protected disclosure. He also referred to the capacity that exists for a person who has made a...