Results 221-240 of 7,065 for speaker:Jim O'Callaghan

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: State Bodies (5 Mar 2024)

Jim O'Callaghan: 242. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he will set out any policy or guidance that applies in the civil or public service in relation to the duration of the terms of office for the chief executives of agencies established under Government departments; whether chief executives are confined to a single five-year term or if multiple successive such contracts be awarded;...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (5 Mar 2024)

Jim O'Callaghan: 293. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she can confirm a date when a school (details supplied) will be open; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [10146/24]

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Culture Policy (5 Mar 2024)

Jim O'Callaghan: 340. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the measures in place in respect of user rights of images, objects, historical records and sites that are owned by public collections, archives and museums. [9941/24]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Environmental Impact Assessments (5 Mar 2024)

Jim O'Callaghan: 379. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government his views on extending environmental impact assessments to projects currently falling outside them because of type or scale; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9937/24]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Environmental Impact Assessments (5 Mar 2024)

Jim O'Callaghan: 380. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government his views on amending the strategic environmental assessment to link it to relevant Council of Europe Conventions. [9938/24]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Heritage Schemes (5 Mar 2024)

Jim O'Callaghan: 381. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he is taking action to discourage private ownership of archaeological objects; for example, through the development of up-to-date standards on heritage protection; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9939/24]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: International Agreements (5 Mar 2024)

Jim O'Callaghan: 382. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government how Ireland is delivering on commitments on metal detecting made under the Valletta Treaty; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9940/24]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Immigration Status (5 Mar 2024)

Jim O'Callaghan: 475. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the status of an appeal (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [10099/24]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Health Services (5 Mar 2024)

Jim O'Callaghan: 539. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth when a community neuro-rehabilitation team will be put in place for CHO5; if funding has been allocated in 2024 to provide this service; when recruitment for this team will begin; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9969/24]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Departmental Data (5 Mar 2024)

Jim O'Callaghan: 553. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth to provide, in tabular form, the number of children waiting on an assessment of needs in CHO9; the estimated wait time before they receive an assessment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10147/24]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Healthcare Policy (5 Mar 2024)

Jim O'Callaghan: 671. To ask the Minister for Health if his Department has carried out or discussed any studies about the health impact of excessive use of mobile phones at a young age; if he is concerned about this issue; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10154/24]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Staff (5 Mar 2024)

Jim O'Callaghan: 682. To ask the Minister for Health if he will detail for each individual public/voluntary hospital the number employed in wholetime equivalent terms in each category (details supplied) in each hospital in February 2023, in tabular form. [10204/24]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Industrial Relations (5 Mar 2024)

Jim O'Callaghan: 718. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide the details of any side agreements or commitments to enter into processes with trade unions or representative bodies in relation to various issues in the health service that were agreed during or on the margins of the recent public service pay agreement; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10347/24]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Allocations of Special Education Teachers: Discussion (5 Mar 2024)

Jim O'Callaghan: I welcome the witnesses to the committee meeting and thank them for their opening statements. I am disappointed and sorry to hear that trust has broken down between them and the Department. As Dr. Brady said, they are not just from representative organisations but are speaking on behalf of children in schools. People sometimes regard representative organisations as entities unto themselves...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Allocations of Special Education Teachers: Discussion (5 Mar 2024)

Jim O'Callaghan: Is it working effectively and successfully at present?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Allocations of Special Education Teachers: Discussion (5 Mar 2024)

Jim O'Callaghan: Do Mr. Harris and Mr. O'Flanagan share the concerns that Dr. Brady has expressed?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Allocations of Special Education Teachers: Discussion (5 Mar 2024)

Jim O'Callaghan: Finally turning to Ms McDonagh and Mr. Jacquinot, I will refer to an interesting point raised in their opening statement. Ms McDonagh referred to the fact that politicians at national level positively present their performance by referring to greater expenditure. She said it is important to note that "the impact of this investment is not carefully reviewed, evaluated or monitored...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Allocations of Special Education Teachers: Discussion (5 Mar 2024)

Jim O'Callaghan: Mr. Harris said in response to a question from Deputy Farrell that one of his concerns about the exceptional review process is that he does not think it would be independent. I know he also has other concerns because no budget has been allocated or identified. What did he mean when he said it was not independent?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Allocations of Special Education Teachers: Discussion (5 Mar 2024)

Jim O'Callaghan: We need to see the data as to the outcome of people's education.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Allocations of Special Education Teachers: Discussion (5 Mar 2024)

Jim O'Callaghan: I thank Ms McDonagh. That is very interesting.