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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Central Bank of Ireland: Discussion (9 Mar 2021)

Jim O'Callaghan: I hope Ms Rowland does not think I am rude, but I am conscious I have a limited amount of time and my colleagues want to get in. I asked specifically whether this was an investigation conducted pursuant to the bank appointing an authorised officer?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Central Bank of Ireland: Discussion (9 Mar 2021)

Jim O'Callaghan: The Central Bank's report records findings that Davy contravened six regulations, Nos. 33, 35, two parts of No. 39, 74 and 75. Is that correct?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Central Bank of Ireland: Discussion (9 Mar 2021)

Jim O'Callaghan: I think it is.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Central Bank of Ireland: Discussion (9 Mar 2021)

Jim O'Callaghan: It is. Are they also criminal offences?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Central Bank of Ireland: Discussion (9 Mar 2021)

Jim O'Callaghan: Regulation 188 in MiFID says that a person is guilty of an offence and shall be liable on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding €5,000 or a term not exceeding 12 months if the person contravenes a provision of these regulations. Why then does Ms Rowland tell me that a breach of these regulations is not a criminal offence?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Central Bank of Ireland: Discussion (9 Mar 2021)

Jim O'Callaghan: Okay. Perhaps Ms Rowland would follow up with an answer in writing. Is the Central Bank satisfied that other Davy investors have not been victims of other similar types of transactions? If so, how has Ms Rowland satisfied herself as to that?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Central Bank of Ireland: Discussion (9 Mar 2021)

Jim O'Callaghan: Is Ms Rowland saying that the Central Bank does not have within its statutory toolkit a power to prosecute offences under MiFID?

Banking Sector: Statements (3 Mar 2021)

Jim O'Callaghan: I will go first. The departure of Ulster Bank from the banking sector is a major development of significant proportions. It is, unfortunately, a negative development not only for the banking system, but also for the economy. We know that Ulster Bank has been in this country for more than 160 years and during that time, it has provided a service to a large number of people. Its decision to...

Reopening Schools and Leaving Certificate Examinations: Statements (3 Mar 2021)

Jim O'Callaghan: I commend the Minister, the Minister of State and school staff on the reopening of schools. It has been great to hear young children back at school. My own view, as the Minister and Minister of State will be aware, is that all schoolchildren should be back at school. I share the view expressed in the editorial of The British Medical Journal, published last week, which says that school...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Passport Applications (3 Mar 2021)

Jim O'Callaghan: 371. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the reason online renewals of passports have been stopped during level 5 Covid-19 restrictions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12024/21]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Interest Rates (3 Mar 2021)

Jim O'Callaghan: 685. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality her plans to introduce legislative or regulatory measures in response to the proposed imposition of negative interest rates on solicitors’ client accounts; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11709/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Covid-19 Pandemic (3 Mar 2021)

Jim O'Callaghan: 812. To ask the Minister for Health if visits by family members to residents of nursing homes who have been vaccinated can now be permitted; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11355/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Covid-19 Pandemic (3 Mar 2021)

Jim O'Callaghan: 881. To ask the Minister for Health if bookmakers' shops will remain closed until at least 5 April following the most recent extension of level 5 restrictions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11638/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Covid-19 Pandemic (3 Mar 2021)

Jim O'Callaghan: 941. To ask the Minister for Health the measures being taken in order to prepare for new variants of Covid-19 and or other viruses that may manifest themselves from October 2021. [11875/21]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Impact of Covid-19 on Reopening of Schools and State Examinations: Update (2 Mar 2021)

Jim O'Callaghan: Dearbhaím go bhfuil mé i dTeach Laighean faoi láthair. Ar dtús, cuirim fáilte mhór roimh na hAirí. Déanaim comhghairdeas leo ar oscailt na scoileanna inné. B'ócáid an-tábhachtach é don phobal, do na páistí agus do na tuismitheoirí.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Impact of Covid-19 on Reopening of Schools and State Examinations: Update (2 Mar 2021)

Jim O'Callaghan: I thank the Minister and the Minister of State for coming before the committee this afternoon. I commend them on the fact that schools have started the process of reopening. As they know, I share the view of the Ombudsman for Children, Dr. Muldoon, that all schools should be open, that the policies we are implementing at present are damaging to children and that when we come to look back on...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Impact of Covid-19 on Reopening of Schools and State Examinations: Update (2 Mar 2021)

Jim O'Callaghan: I thank the Minister of State. My next question is for the Minister and it relates to the return of schools. Fifth-year students will return on Monday week, as will the remainder of national school classes. The Minister will appreciate that for children in first to fourth year at secondary level, a return date of 12 April, which is six weeks away, is a long time to wait. Can she offer an...

Health (Amendment) Bill 2021: Second Stage (Resumed) (25 Feb 2021)

Jim O'Callaghan: I acknowledge the extraordinary sacrifices that Irish people have made in responding to this pandemic over the past year. During that time, their constitutional and personal rights and their civil liberties have been significantly infringed and, in many cases, fully restricted. The people have gone along with that because they recognise, to a large extent, that those restrictions have been...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Driver Licences (24 Feb 2021)

Jim O'Callaghan: 101. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if his Department can waive the requirement to have a recently expired certificate of competency exchanged for a full driver licence for a person (details supplied) necessary to start a new job due to misinterpretation of new regulations introduced in April 2020; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9648/21]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Covid-19 Pandemic Supports (24 Feb 2021)

Jim O'Callaghan: 209. To ask the Minister for Finance if his Department will carry out a review of policy regarding the temporary wage subsidy scheme with regard to childminders; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10177/21]