Results 5,241-5,260 of 9,148 for speaker:Jim O'Callaghan

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Residency Permits (4 Feb 2021)

Jim O'Callaghan: 182. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if front-line workers employed by the HSE that are not citizens of Ireland can have their residency and work permits extended automatically to 1 September 2021; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6106/21]

Children (Amendment) Bill 2021: First Stage (3 Feb 2021)

Jim O'Callaghan: I move: That leave be granted to introduce a Bill entitled an Act to amend the Children Act 2001 to permit the publication or broadcast of details pertaining to a person who has been charged with an offence against a child where that child is deceased, and to permit adults who were victims of an offence committed against them when they were a child to waive the anonymity provided for under...

Children (Amendment) Bill 2021: First Stage (3 Feb 2021)

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

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Investor-State Dispute Settlement (3 Feb 2021)

Jim O'Callaghan: 36. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment his views on claims that there is no need in modern trade deals for the investor court system proposed under CETA; if it is the case that recently concluded international trade agreements such as EU-UK Trade and Cooperation Agreement, the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement; the EU-Singapore Free Trade and Investment Agreement and...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: EU Directives (3 Feb 2021)

Jim O'Callaghan: 577. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the EU directives not yet transposed into law; the deadline imposed by the EU for the transposition of same; the estimated date for transposition into law; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5504/21]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Salary Increase for Position of Secretary General at the Department of Health: Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform (2 Feb 2021)

Jim O'Callaghan: I thank the Minister and Mr. Moloney for coming before the committee. It is very helpful to have a Secretary General before the committee. Mr. Moloney will be aware that on 27 July last, a decision was made by Cabinet to the effect that Ministers would take a 10% reduction in their salaries. In fairness, that was on foot of a memorandum brought before Cabinet by the Minister for Public...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Salary Increase for Position of Secretary General at the Department of Health: Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform (2 Feb 2021)

Jim O'Callaghan: Would it be a good idea if such a collective decision was made by Secretaries General and senior civil servants?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Salary Increase for Position of Secretary General at the Department of Health: Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform (2 Feb 2021)

Jim O'Callaghan: When a person is appointed to the position of Secretary General of the Department, he or she will earn €292,000 but, as a result of the reductions taken by members of the Cabinet, the Minister will earn €158,000. Does Mr. Moloney have any concerns about there being such a disparity between the Secretary General of the Department and the Minister who has ultimate responsibility...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Salary Increase for Position of Secretary General at the Department of Health: Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform (2 Feb 2021)

Jim O'Callaghan: I thank Mr. Moloney. The Minister has answered many of the questions I was going to ask. I will make a comment and if he wishes to respond he can do so. There is some legitimate public concern among reasonable people that there is going to be such a significant rise in the pay of one Secretary General. The concern is that it will lead to an increase in the payment of higher civil...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Equipment (27 Jan 2021)

Jim O'Callaghan: 623. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality her plans to introduce body-worn video systems to be worn by the Garda armed support unit in the first instance along with a comprehensive set of rules on body camera usage; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3620/21]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Heritage Sites (21 Jan 2021)

Jim O'Callaghan: 135. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government his plans to protect the heritage associated with the Anglo-American cable house on Valentia island, County Kerry which is the site of the first transatlantic cable link; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3267/21]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Childcare Services (21 Jan 2021)

Jim O'Callaghan: 267. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the approach he is taking to ensure the continued operation of early learning childcare facilities for essential and front-line workers after 31 January 2021; the publication date for the plan; the plan to reopen for all workers; the level of engagement with representative bodies in the childcare sector to date...

Report of the Commission of Investigation into Mother and Baby Homes: Statements (Resumed) (20 Jan 2021)

Jim O'Callaghan: To understand why so many Irish women were forced by society into mother and baby homes in the 20th century, we have to try to understand the role afforded by the new Irish State to women when we got our independence 100 years ago. I regret to say that although everyone in this House praises Irish independence, it is unfortunately the case that the role afforded to Irish women by the new...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Prison Accommodation (20 Jan 2021)

Jim O'Callaghan: 428. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the amount spent to date in relation to major refurbishment works being carried out at Limerick Prison; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [2731/21]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Transport Provision (20 Jan 2021)

Jim O'Callaghan: 429. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of new marked and unmarked Garda vehicles that were allocated to Garda National Technical Bureau in 2019 and 2020; the number of vehicles withdrawn during the same period; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [2732/21]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Transport Provision (20 Jan 2021)

Jim O'Callaghan: 430. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if funding will be made available in 2021 to purchase additional Garda command and control vehicles; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [2733/21]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Deployment (20 Jan 2021)

Jim O'Callaghan: 431. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of gardaí by rank attached to each divisional protective services unit as of 11 January 2021, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [2734/21]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Recruitment (20 Jan 2021)

Jim O'Callaghan: 432. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the estimated full-year cost if 1,000 additional gardaí were recruited; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [2735/21]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Irish Prison Service (20 Jan 2021)

Jim O'Callaghan: 433. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the transport budget for the Irish Prison Service in 2019, 2020 and 2021, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [2736/21]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Civilian Staff (20 Jan 2021)

Jim O'Callaghan: 434. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the estimated cost to recruit six additional full-time analysts at higher executive officer level for the Garda cybercrime unit; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [2737/21]