Results 5,141-5,160 of 9,148 for speaker:Jim O'Callaghan

Written Answers — Department of Health: Vaccination Programme (25 Mar 2021)

Jim O'Callaghan: 188. To ask the Minister for Health the data recording systems operated by the State in order to record all relevant personal data arising from the Covid-19 vaccination programme. [16104/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Vaccination Programme (25 Mar 2021)

Jim O'Callaghan: 189. To ask the Minister for Health the way in which records are being kept and will be accessed in order to enable persons who have been vaccinated against Covid-19 to show they have been vaccinated. [16105/21]

Firearms and Offensive Weapons (Amendment) Bill 2021: First Stage (24 Mar 2021)

Jim O'Callaghan: I move: "That the Bill be taken in Private Members' time."

Firearms and Offensive Weapons (Amendment) Bill 2021: First Stage (24 Mar 2021)

Jim O'Callaghan: I move: That leave be granted to introduce a Bill entitled an Act to amend the Firearms and Offensive Weapons Act 1990 by increasing the maximum sentence that can be imposed for the possession of a knife to cause injury to, incapacitate or intimidate any person. The purpose of the Bill is to introduce a change to the Firearms and Offensive Weapons Act 1990. The Ceann Comhairle will be...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Covid-19 Pandemic (24 Mar 2021)

Jim O'Callaghan: 186. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if an association (details supplied) will be recognised as the representative body for wedding planners in Ireland; and if discussions will take place between him and the association in respect of the recommencement of weddings. [15493/21]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: State Examinations (24 Mar 2021)

Jim O'Callaghan: 924. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if measures can be taken to provide State recognition for end of year exams that will be completed by those schoolchildren who were due to do sit the junior certificate in 2021; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [15384/21]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Third Level Education (24 Mar 2021)

Jim O'Callaghan: 1109. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if further places will be made available for third-level medicine courses for the academic year commencing in September 2021; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14237/21]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Peace Commissioners (24 Mar 2021)

Jim O'Callaghan: 1227. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if an updated certificate of a peace commissionership will be provided to a person (details supplied). [14432/21]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Youth Diversion Projects (24 Mar 2021)

Jim O'Callaghan: 1271. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the funding being provided for Garda youth diversion projects by division to date in 2021; and the comparative figures for 2020, in tabular form. [15458/21]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Capital Expenditure Programme (24 Mar 2021)

Jim O'Callaghan: 1274. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if she plans to provide capital expenditure for a new premises to an organisation (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [15503/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Ministerial Meetings (24 Mar 2021)

Jim O'Callaghan: 1338. To ask the Minister for Health if he will meet with an association (details supplied) to discuss its ongoing issues of concern; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13982/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Covid-19 Pandemic (24 Mar 2021)

Jim O'Callaghan: 1435. To ask the Minister for Health the cost of the operation of the State’s agreement with private hospitals which ran from the beginning of April to the end of June 2020; and the amount paid to each participating private hospital under the agreement for each of the three months in tabular form. [14206/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Covid-19 Pandemic (24 Mar 2021)

Jim O'Callaghan: 1522. To ask the Minister for Health if a person residing in the UK can travel to Ireland to visit their partner and children; if such visits are deemed essential under level 5 restrictions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14543/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Vaccination Programme (24 Mar 2021)

Jim O'Callaghan: 1769. To ask the Minister for Health the reason no orders have been placed for the booster doses of the vaccines under development to deal with Covid-19 virus variants; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15383/21]

Select Committee on Education and Skills: Estimates for Public Services 2021
Vote 26 — Education (Revised)
Vote 45 — Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science (Revised) (23 Mar 2021)

Jim O'Callaghan: I thank the Minister for appearing before the committee. I welcome the Estimates she has put before us. First, I commend her and the other Ministers on getting schools almost fully open again. It has made a huge difference to children that all national schools are now back. Only one third of secondary schools have returned but that has still made a big difference. Hopefully, we will...

Select Committee on Education and Skills: Estimates for Public Services 2021
Vote 26 — Education (Revised)
Vote 45 — Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science (Revised) (23 Mar 2021)

Jim O'Callaghan: That is great. I will also refer to my constituency, about which I have spoken to the Minister previously and of which she is aware. It is an unusual incidence that in Dublin 2, Dublin 4, Dublin 6 and Dublin 6W, there is an extraordinarily low level of ASD classrooms within national schools in that area, particularly in Dublin 4, Dublin 6 and Dublin 6W. I previously raised this with the...

Select Committee on Education and Skills: Estimates for Public Services 2021
Vote 26 — Education (Revised)
Vote 45 — Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science (Revised) (23 Mar 2021)

Jim O'Callaghan: I thank the Minister of State for her response. I along with other TDs in the constituency visited the Star of the Sea school in Sandymount recently. We also visited Ringsend boys' and girls' national schools. They are both committed to doing this but need the support of the Department to ensure funding is available for the appropriate construction of rooms. I know, in particular,...

Select Committee on Education and Skills: Estimates for Public Services 2021
Vote 26 — Education (Revised)
Vote 45 — Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science (Revised) (23 Mar 2021)

Jim O'Callaghan: I thank the Minister and Minister of State for attending. I agree with the Minister that students should be commended. I will go further and commiserate with them as well. It has been a fairly awful year for them, particularly for students who started their third level experience in September of last year. The Minister for Education, Deputy Foley, and the Minister of State in her...

Select Committee on Education and Skills: Estimates for Public Services 2021
Vote 26 — Education (Revised)
Vote 45 — Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science (Revised) (23 Mar 2021)

Jim O'Callaghan: We have obviously lost out on many students coming from abroad to study at Irish third level institutions. That opens opportunities for at-home Irish students. Is there much of a gap in funding to third level institutions as a result of the lower number of students coming from abroad to study at third level institutions here?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Banking Sector: Engagement with Bank of Ireland (23 Mar 2021)

Jim O'Callaghan: I thank both witnesses for appearing before the committee. Ms. McDonagh said on a number of occasions the reason for the 88 branches being closed is that the bank was responding to changes in customer preferences, in that they want to do more of their business online. Am I not correct in stating it is also the bank’s preference to see more customers move to doing their banking...