Results 5,321-5,340 of 9,148 for speaker:Jim O'Callaghan

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Family Reunification (9 Dec 2020)

Jim O'Callaghan: 187. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if the time-frame for applicants who have been granted refugee status to be notified of the decision of her Department to their request for family reunification visas can be reduced; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [42492/20]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Engagement with Commissioner Mairead McGuinness on priorities for her term of office and EU Commission matters (9 Dec 2020)

Jim O'Callaghan: I thank the Commissioner for making herself available to the committee. I have only a limited amount of time because Deputy Durkan has to come in after me. My question is in regard to mortgage interest rates. Currently, inter-bank interest rates are at an all time low yet mortgagors in Ireland are exposed to the third highest mortgage interest rate in the euro region. What can the...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Extradition Arrangements (8 Dec 2020)

Jim O'Callaghan: 517. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if steps have been taken to seek the extradition of a person (details supplied) from South Africa; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41474/20]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service (8 Dec 2020)

Jim O'Callaghan: 530. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the steps that need to be taken by an American citizen resident in Ireland who wishes to change their surname to the name of their Irish grandparent; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [42077/20]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Suicide Incidence (8 Dec 2020)

Jim O'Callaghan: 661. To ask the Minister for Health if statistics for suicide rates in Ireland to date in 2020 can be provided and in which statistics for previous years can be accessed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41711/20]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Covid-19 Pandemic (8 Dec 2020)

Jim O'Callaghan: 774. To ask the Minister for Health his plans for the roll out of Covid-19 vaccines (details supplied); the information technology supports that will be used to assist in deploying the vaccines and developing patient registries; if the individual health identifier along with suitable barcoding technology will be used to underpin patient safety and efficiency in the planned roll out; and if he...

Select Committee on Education and Skills: Estimates for Public Services 2020
Vote 45 - Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science (Supplementary) (8 Dec 2020)

Jim O'Callaghan: I thank the Minister of State very much for coming in. I welcome the Supplementary Estimate. We all recognise that extra money is needed in light of this exceptional year. There has been talk about money being spent on mental health services. I believe all of us in this room agree that getting third level students back on campus must be a top priority for this committee and for...

Select Committee on Education and Skills: Estimates for Public Services 2020
Vote 45 - Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science (Supplementary) (8 Dec 2020)

Jim O'Callaghan: I thank the Minister of State. He, like me, represents a constituency in which there is a university and many third level students. A point raised by the president of NUI Galway last week was that he had a concern about large lecture halls with more than 100 students. I fully appreciate the risk associated with this and how we could not do it but there are feasible methods whereby we can...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Covid-19 Pandemic (3 Dec 2020)

Jim O'Callaghan: 48. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the impact of the move to level 5 on the budget of her Department for 2020. [40166/20]

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Domestic Violence Refuges Provision (3 Dec 2020)

Jim O'Callaghan: 99. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs when he plans to publish a review of domestic violence accommodation provision. [40750/20]

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Equality Issues (3 Dec 2020)

Jim O'Callaghan: 119. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs his views on the need to legislate to introduce a new ground of discrimination on socioeconomic grounds; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40751/20]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Staff (1 Dec 2020)

Jim O'Callaghan: 65. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of engagements with representatives of school secretaries. [40089/20]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Covid-19 Pandemic (1 Dec 2020)

Jim O'Callaghan: 79. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the actions being taken to ensure that continued operation of schools at which inadequate ventilation has been identified; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40088/20]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: National Asset Management Agency (1 Dec 2020)

Jim O'Callaghan: 221. To ask the Minister for Finance when NAMA will start construction on the Irish Glass Bottle site, Ringsend, Dublin 4, in order to provide much needed social and affordable housing. [39949/20]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Consular Services (1 Dec 2020)

Jim O'Callaghan: 316. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if steps have been taken by his Department to secure the return of a person (details supplied). [39597/20]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Reserve (1 Dec 2020)

Jim O'Callaghan: 605. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if consideration will be given to utilising the 430 members of the Garda Reserve to assist gardaí during the implementation of changing Covid-19 restriction levels and beyond; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40224/20]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Covid-19 Pandemic (1 Dec 2020)

Jim O'Callaghan: 662. To ask the Minister for Health the funding that has been allocated to the roll-out of the Covid-19 vaccine to ensure significant vaccination is achieved early in 2021. [39761/20]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Covid-19 Pandemic (1 Dec 2020)

Jim O'Callaghan: 663. To ask the Minister for Health the logistics experts that have been placed on the group responsible for rolling out the Covid-19 vaccine. [39762/20]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Covid-19 Pandemic (1 Dec 2020)

Jim O'Callaghan: 664. To ask the Minister for Health the distribution experts that have been placed on the group responsible for rolling out the Covid-19 vaccine. [39763/20]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Covid-19 Pandemic (1 Dec 2020)

Jim O'Callaghan: 665. To ask the Minister for Health if the group responsible for rolling out the Covid-19 vaccine will hold a daily press conference to report on progress. [39764/20]