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Select Committee on Education and Skills: Estimates for Public Services 2020
Vote 45 - Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science (Revised) (12 Nov 2020)

Jim O'Callaghan: I thank the Minister and Minister of State for coming before the committee and I commend them on the announcement from the Department earlier in the week on trying to encourage on-campus activity. It has been an horrific year for secondary and third level students. What type of proposals is the Minister engaging in with the third level institutions and how can he try to encourage greater...

Select Committee on Education and Skills: Estimates for Public Services 2020
Vote 45 - Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science (Revised) (12 Nov 2020)

Jim O'Callaghan: I thank the Minister.

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Legislative Measures (11 Nov 2020)

Jim O'Callaghan: 195. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the consideration being given to the introduction of laws on parental alienation; if the recommendations of the Oireachtas Joint Committee on Justice and Equality report on family law will be fully implemented. [35739/20]

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Covid-19 Pandemic (10 Nov 2020)

Jim O'Callaghan: 37. To ask the Minister for Trade, Enterprise and Employment if he has had discussions with business representative groups since the move to level 5 in the living with Covid-19 framework; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35037/20]

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Covid-19 Pandemic (10 Nov 2020)

Jim O'Callaghan: The Tánaiste and the Ministers of State will be aware that the move to level 5 restrictions has had a significant impact on the economy, particularly on the domestic economy. Businesses have closed and unemployment has gone up. I am aware the Tánaiste cannot answer today as to the extent to which those restrictions will be lifted but what has been the extent of his engagement with...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Covid-19 Pandemic (10 Nov 2020)

Jim O'Callaghan: I thank the Tánaiste for his detailed reply. It is very beneficial that he, as Tánaiste, has met the representative organisations. The move to level 5 has had a very significant impact on the domestic economy. There are now 100,000 more people on the pandemic unemployment payment, PUP, as a result of the move to level 5 than was the case beforehand. Youth unemployment is a...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Covid-19 Pandemic (10 Nov 2020)

Jim O'Callaghan: Obviously, we do not know where we will be at the end of this month but hopefully the trend in the numbers will continue as they are and the incidence of the disease in the country will continue to drop. One aspect the Tánaiste will have to be very careful about is that we are not overly or unnecessarily cautious when it comes to trying to lift the restrictions. People will tell him...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Value Added Tax (10 Nov 2020)

Jim O'Callaghan: 303. To ask the Minister for Finance if the proposed changes to the retail export scheme can be postponed in view of the difficulties caused by the ongoing restrictions to small businesses that avail of the scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34594/20]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Legislative Process (10 Nov 2020)

Jim O'Callaghan: 589. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if and when a new family law Bill will be introduced; if it will take into account and include all recommendations of the Oireachtas Joint Committee on Justice and Equality report on reform of the family law system; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34593/20]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Equipment (10 Nov 2020)

Jim O'Callaghan: 622. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of marked jeeps that came into the Garda fleet in 2018, 2019 and to date in 2020; and the number of marked jeeps that were withdrawn from the fleet during same period in tabular form. [34978/20]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Equipment (10 Nov 2020)

Jim O'Callaghan: 623. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of new Garda motorcycles that came into the fleet in 2019 and to date in 2020; and the number of motorcycles withdrawn from the fleet during same period in tabular form. [34979/20]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Data (10 Nov 2020)

Jim O'Callaghan: 624. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of gardaí by rank and Garda staff by job title working in the National Forensic Co-Ordination Office as of 1 November 2020. [34980/20]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Equipment (10 Nov 2020)

Jim O'Callaghan: 625. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the Garda divisions within the Dublin region that have a Garda community support van; and if funding has been made available in 2021 for the purchase of additional community support vans. [34981/20]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Covid-19 Tests (10 Nov 2020)

Jim O'Callaghan: 692. To ask the Minister for Health the HSE’s current understanding of the reliability of PCR testing for Covid-19; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34774/20]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Leaving Certificate Calculated Grades 2020 and Preparations for Leaving Certificate 2021: Department of Education (10 Nov 2020)

Jim O'Callaghan: I thank the witnesses for attending the meeting today. Does Mr. Tattan believe that any students were treated unfairly by the calculated grades process and, if so, what cohort of students?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Leaving Certificate Calculated Grades 2020 and Preparations for Leaving Certificate 2021: Department of Education (10 Nov 2020)

Jim O'Callaghan: Does Mr. Tattan not think students who received certain marks from their teachers and who were subsequently significantly downgraded were treated unfairly?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Leaving Certificate Calculated Grades 2020 and Preparations for Leaving Certificate 2021: Department of Education (10 Nov 2020)

Jim O'Callaghan: Does Mr. Tattan think that, perhaps, the schools were treated fairly, but individuals within each school may have been treated unfairly?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Leaving Certificate Calculated Grades 2020 and Preparations for Leaving Certificate 2021: Department of Education (10 Nov 2020)

Jim O'Callaghan: Mr. Tattan may have answered this question already, but is an independent review being conducted on it and, if so, when will it be complete?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Leaving Certificate Calculated Grades 2020 and Preparations for Leaving Certificate 2021: Department of Education (10 Nov 2020)

Jim O'Callaghan: Who is conducting the independent review?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Leaving Certificate Calculated Grades 2020 and Preparations for Leaving Certificate 2021: Department of Education (10 Nov 2020)

Jim O'Callaghan: When does the Department envisage the process of review will be completed, or can Mr. Tattan say?