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Written Answers — Department of Health: Covid-19 Pandemic (17 Feb 2021)

Jim O'Callaghan: 637. To ask the Minister for Health the way in which persons over 70 years of age who do not hold a doctor visit card will be included in the plans for roll-out the Covid-19 vaccine; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7872/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Facilities (17 Feb 2021)

Jim O'Callaghan: 710. To ask the Minister for Health if a company (details supplied) can be requested to approve high-tech surgical theatres as approved facilities for the purpose of carrying out skin treatments in view of the growing incidence of skin cancer and the need for immediate surgical treatment. [8123/21]

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Animal Welfare (17 Feb 2021)

Jim O'Callaghan: 1058. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development the procedures available for persons who wish to complain about standards operating in puppy farms. [7926/21]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Future Expansion of Technological Universities: Discussion (16 Feb 2021)

Jim O'Callaghan: I confirm that I am in the precincts of Leinster House. The first thing I want to do is to thank Dr. Ryan and all the other guests for attending. All of us on this committee can agree that when one looks at the 2011 national strategy, the 2018 Act and the 2019 TURN report, we are involved in a significant transformation of higher education in this country. I commend the people before us...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Future Expansion of Technological Universities: Discussion (16 Feb 2021)

Jim O'Callaghan: Is my time up?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Consumer Credit (Amendment) Bill 2018: Discussion (16 Feb 2021)

Jim O'Callaghan: I thank the witnesses from the Social Finance Foundation and UCC for appearing before us. I found their submissions very helpful. I also commend Deputy Doherty on introducing this important legislation, and I hope we can enact it promptly. That is of course the responsibility of the Oireachtas and of the Government. The area of financial services is one that requires vigorous regulation,...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Consumer Credit (Amendment) Bill 2018: Discussion (16 Feb 2021)

Jim O'Callaghan: It sounds from what the witnesses are saying that moneylenders appear to be very attuned to the needs of certain people in communities and to know when they may need money. Is there anything that credit unions or other community figures can do to replicate what Ms Corcoran's organisation has done with the It Makes Sense loans in order to make people more aware of sources of income other than...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Consumer Credit (Amendment) Bill 2018: Discussion (16 Feb 2021)

Jim O'Callaghan: Do we have figures on the levels of default among people who borrow from moneylenders? What is the extent to which they repay those borrowings?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Consumer Credit (Amendment) Bill 2018: Discussion (16 Feb 2021)

Jim O'Callaghan: The money is being repaid.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Consumer Credit (Amendment) Bill 2018: Discussion (16 Feb 2021)

Jim O'Callaghan: It might not be possible to get an answer today to the final question I wish to raise. The purpose of Deputy Doherty's Bill is to amend section 9 of the 1995 Act by inserting a new subsection (4). Section 9 of the Act provides for a method of calculation of the annual percentage rate, APR, which is set out in the fourth Schedule to the Act. It is a very complicated mathematical method of...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Legislative Reviews (11 Feb 2021)

Jim O'Callaghan: 77. To ask the Minister for Finance if the Consumer Protection (Regulation of Credit Servicing Firms) Act 2018 is achieving the objective intended by the legislation to provide greater protection to consumers whose loans were transferred on to credit-servicing firms. [7845/21]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Legislative Reviews (11 Feb 2021)

Jim O'Callaghan: 78. To ask the Minister for Finance if the definition of "owner of credit" in the Consumer Protection (Regulation of Credit Servicing Firms) Act 2018 needs to be amended in order to ensure that it covers entities that retain the beneficial ownership of the credit but who have transferred legal ownership to another entity. [7846/21]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Legislative Reviews (11 Feb 2021)

Jim O'Callaghan: 79. To ask the Minister for Finance his views on whether the Consumer Protection (Regulation of Credit Servicing Firms) Act 2018 requires further amendment to ensure that the beneficial owners of credit are regulated. [7847/21]

Covid-19 (Transport and Travel): Statements (10 Feb 2021)

Jim O'Callaghan: It is very important that we all remember that pandemics end. The Spanish flu ended, the black plague ended and the Covid-19 pandemic will end as well. The important thing for policymakers and politicians such as us is to ensure that we keep in place the fundamental structures in society while this very difficult period proceeds. The Minister's responsibility is to ensure that public...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Northern Ireland (10 Feb 2021)

Jim O'Callaghan: 371. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the steps taken by his Department to progress the purchase of the rights to a book (details supplied). [7185/21]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Education Review (10 Feb 2021)

Jim O'Callaghan: 403. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if a review of ASD classrooms in the Dublin 2 and 4 areas will be conducted urgently. [6434/21]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Education Review (10 Feb 2021)

Jim O'Callaghan: 404. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills her plans to conduct a section 37A review of schools in the Dublin 2 and 4 areas. [6435/21]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Road Traffic Offences (10 Feb 2021)

Jim O'Callaghan: 603. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of breaches detected via the HGV permit tracker application that were referred to An Garda Síochána for fine and penalty point issuing; the number of fine payments that were paid or are outstanding for 2020, respectively; the individual quantum of fine and the total value for 2020; and if she will make a...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Covid-19 Pandemic (10 Feb 2021)

Jim O'Callaghan: 608. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the steps being taken to ensure that Covid-19 certificates produced on entry to the country are authentic and not fraudulent. [6439/21]

Covid-19 (Childcare): Statements (4 Feb 2021)

Jim O'Callaghan: I commend the Minister, Deputy O'Gorman, and the Minister of State, Deputy Rabbitte, on the excellent work they are doing in respect of childcare. The pandemic has underlined the fact that childcare is fundamentally important to the operation of our economy. Prior to this, people have looked at childcare as though it is the responsibility of an individual or an individual couple and a...