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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: That is why there is 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: I do not want to speak about the circumstances of cases that have commenced before the High Court but if some of those students succeed what will be the impact of that decision on students who have not instituted proceedings?

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 beg your pardon.

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: Obviously Mr. Tattan will agree that the circumstances of the leaving certificate 2020 class have been unfair in that they missed out on three months of scheduled schooling because the schools were closed due to Covid-19. Some of those students are now going to proceed to do the leaving certificate in November. Has anything been done to make the pathway to that leaving certificate easier...

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: On that topic, the students who will sit the examinations in November will get their results in February. Is that correct?

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: Do they then have the opportunity or sufficient time to repeat the leaving certificate if they wish to do so in 2021?

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 applying for the CAO kick in for them or will they need to apply again?

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.

Finance Bill 2020: Second Stage (Resumed) (5 Nov 2020)

Jim O'Callaghan: I am sharing time with Deputies Carey, Christopher O'Sullivan and Richmond. I want to address four issues related to the Finance Bill and the budget. The first concerns youth unemployment. The biggest threat to this country's economy in the short and long terms is long-term youth unemployment. We are aware from other economies, our history and the history of other countries that it can...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Bullying in Schools: Discussion (5 Nov 2020)

Jim O'Callaghan: I thank all the witnesses for coming in today. I apologise that I have my back to the screen, I hope they do not mind. Will Dr. Mazzone or Dr. Keating give an overview of the research they have conducted into the impact of the lockdown on children? It appears to be the case they were able to assess that children's cyberbullying increased during lockdown. Is that correct?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Bullying in Schools: Discussion (5 Nov 2020)

Jim O'Callaghan: Was that increase in Ireland correspondingly so in the rest of Europe?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Bullying in Schools: Discussion (5 Nov 2020)

Jim O'Callaghan: The conclusion of the study was that 66% of all children between the ages of 14 and 16 experienced significantly more cyberbullying during the lockdown. Is that correct?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Bullying in Schools: Discussion (5 Nov 2020)

Jim O'Callaghan: I will move on to a separate issue about social media companies. Such companies have repeatedly told legislators that they are committed to resolving the problem of online bullying and harassment. Do our guests believe that social media companies are doing enough to meet this challenge?

Written Answers — Department of Health: Nursing Home Accommodation (4 Nov 2020)

Jim O'Callaghan: 117. To ask the Minister for Health the measures in place to provide for the staffing of nursing homes in which existing staff are required to self-isolate; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33953/20]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Covid-19 Pandemic (4 Nov 2020)

Jim O'Callaghan: 119. To ask the Minister for Health if churches can be reopened to enable parishioners that wish to attend mass to do so whilst observing social distance guidelines under level 5 restrictions as mass to many is an essential service and conducive to their mental health and wellbeing; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33962/20]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Funding (3 Nov 2020)

Jim O'Callaghan: 94. To ask the Minister for Health the details of the access to care fund announced in Budget 2021; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33465/20]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Covid-19 Pandemic (3 Nov 2020)

Jim O'Callaghan: 283. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the person or body that made the decision preventing flights out of Ireland to EU states; whether it was a Government decision or whether such a decision is at the discretion of the airlines; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32617/20]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Cycling Facilities (3 Nov 2020)

Jim O'Callaghan: 342. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the reason it is proposed that two cycle bridges be constructed over the Dodder river within 400 m of each other (details supplied); the estimated cost of the additional bridge; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33262/20]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Covid-19 Pandemic Supports (3 Nov 2020)

Jim O'Callaghan: 407. To ask the Minister for Finance if he plans to bring back mortgage moratoriums for commercial and residential loans; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32554/20]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Garda Remuneration (3 Nov 2020)

Jim O'Callaghan: 455. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the status of ending the two tier pay scale for members of An Garda Síochána recruited post-2013; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33261/20]