Results 141-160 of 7,416 for speaker:Cian O'Callaghan
- Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (29 Jul 2025)
Cian O'Callaghan: 1050. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills for a breakdown of the distribution of the 1,600 new special needs assistant posts for new special classes, new special schools, and existing schools with increasing care needs or pending reviews by the NCSE, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41400/25]
- Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Legislative Process (29 Jul 2025)
Cian O'Callaghan: 1778. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection when the Social Welfare (Bereaved Partner's Pension and Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2025 will be enacted; when it will be commenced; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41479/25]
- Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: An Garda Síochána (29 Jul 2025)
Cian O'Callaghan: 2002. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of Gardaí allocated to each station in the DMR over the past five years; the number in the community Garda service in each station over the past five years, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41912/25]
- Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Crime Prevention (29 Jul 2025)
Cian O'Callaghan: 2040. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the action he will take to improve safety in Ireland based on increasing numbers of violent attacks (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42304/25]
- Written Answers — Department of Children, Disability and Equality: Childcare Services (29 Jul 2025)
Cian O'Callaghan: 2275. To ask the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if a case will be examined (details supplied) where a childcare provider who withdrew from core funding last year and increased its fees by 22% has notified parents of another 3% fee increase; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41073/25]
- Written Answers — Department of Children, Disability and Equality: Disability Services (29 Jul 2025)
Cian O'Callaghan: 2351. To ask the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number of day-only and nighttime respite places available for children in the integrated health areas of Dublin north, and Dublin north city and west compared to other integrated health areas, in tabular form; the steps she is taking to increase those places; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41911/25]
- Written Answers — Department of Children, Disability and Equality: Health Services Waiting Lists (29 Jul 2025)
Cian O'Callaghan: 2352. To ask the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the breakdown of the number of children on waiting lists in the children’s disability network teams of Coolock, Kilbarrack and Clontarf for physiotherapy, speech and language therapy, psychology and assessment of need; the breakdown in years and months for children who are waiting over 52-weeks in each CDNT; the longest...
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Disability Services (29 Jul 2025)
Cian O'Callaghan: 2768. To ask the Minister for Health the proportion of day respite and night respite places available in the integrated health areas of Dublin north and Dublin north city and west, compared to other integrated health areas, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41910/25]
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Primary Care Centres (29 Jul 2025)
Cian O'Callaghan: 2769. To ask the Minister for Health if information will be provided on the delivery of a primary care centre in an area (details supplied); the reason this project has been delayed; when it is expected to proceed; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41913/25]
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation, and Taoiseach: Engagement with the NTMA on Matters Relating to its Operation (22 Jul 2025)
Cian O'Callaghan: I thank the witnesses for coming in and for their help in answering these questions. On the fraudulent payments, is it correct that Mr O'Connor is declining to answer whether or not a phone call was part of the check process?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation, and Taoiseach: Engagement with the NTMA on Matters Relating to its Operation (22 Jul 2025)
Cian O'Callaghan: In this instance was it part of the controls process?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation, and Taoiseach: Engagement with the NTMA on Matters Relating to its Operation (22 Jul 2025)
Cian O'Callaghan: It was part of several controls in this instance.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation, and Taoiseach: Engagement with the NTMA on Matters Relating to its Operation (22 Jul 2025)
Cian O'Callaghan: Have the control processes been strengthened since this incident?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation, and Taoiseach: Engagement with the NTMA on Matters Relating to its Operation (22 Jul 2025)
Cian O'Callaghan: I will turn to the Ireland Strategic Investment Fund. What date were the Israeli bonds disposed of?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation, and Taoiseach: Engagement with the NTMA on Matters Relating to its Operation (22 Jul 2025)
Cian O'Callaghan: Were additional Israeli bonds purchased in 2024?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation, and Taoiseach: Engagement with the NTMA on Matters Relating to its Operation (22 Jul 2025)
Cian O'Callaghan: Is it correct that more Israeli bonds were purchased in 2024?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation, and Taoiseach: Engagement with the NTMA on Matters Relating to its Operation (22 Jul 2025)
Cian O'Callaghan: What Mr. O'Connor is saying in terms of the decision-making process is that it was done across the board on the whole set of bonds and it was not specific to the Israeli bonds
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation, and Taoiseach: Engagement with the NTMA on Matters Relating to its Operation (22 Jul 2025)
Cian O'Callaghan: .Given that Israel was explicit that its bonds were used to part finance what it refers to as its war campaign but what across the political spectrum, including the Taoiseach and Tánaiste recognises as genocide, why was public Irish money used to buy additional Israeli bonds in 2024?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation, and Taoiseach: Engagement with the NTMA on Matters Relating to its Operation (22 Jul 2025)
Cian O'Callaghan: Is there no consideration given to war and genocide? I appreciate it is not an endorsement but the Israeli Government was quite clear that these funds are being used in part to massacre people in Gaza. Is there no consideration given to that? Is no one saying this is a bad idea because these funds are being used in an appalling way and humans are being massacred? Does that and should that...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation, and Taoiseach: Engagement with the NTMA on Matters Relating to its Operation (22 Jul 2025)
Cian O'Callaghan: In Mr. O'Connor's view if the Oireachtas does not want to see this happen it has to be explicit in its legislation. Does he believe the Oireachtas or the Government needs to be explicit in its instruction this should not happen?