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Jim O'Callaghan TD
@OCallaghanJim
Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration. TD for Dublin Bay South. Avid @IrishRugby fan. [email protected] jimocallaghan.com
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    Jim O'Callaghan TD
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    Feb 28, 2025
    Last night a flight chartered by my Dept left Dublin forTbilisi Georgia with 32 people who had previously received deportation orders.The flight has now landed & the people are back safely inGeorgia.I want to thank the Gardai & officials in my Dept for coordinating this flight
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    Jim O'Callaghan TD
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    Jun 5, 2025
    Another deportation flight left Dublin last night and landed safely this morning in Lagos, Nigeria. There were 35 people on board who had received but had not complied with Deportation Orders.
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    Jim O'Callaghan TD
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    Jan 28, 2021
    If & when someone is charged with the killing of Josh Dunne we will no longer be able to publicise Josh’s name because of the current application of s.252 of the Children Act. That law needs to be amended urgently so that child victims such as Josh are not erased from our memory.
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    Jim O'Callaghan TD
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    Nov 3, 2020
    Every politician knows it’s wrong for a minister to send a government document with “Confidential Not For Circulation” printed in big letters on its front page to someone not authorised to receive it. Let’s not demean ourselves by pretending otherwise.
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    Jim O'Callaghan TD
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    Apr 5, 2021
    We now have scientific evidence that there is a very reduced risk of #COVID transmission outdoors. We need to follow this science by permitting outdoor sports and activities.
    Prof Mike Weed from the University of Canterbury, who studied 27,000 Covid-19 cases, says outdoor gatherings are safe if accompanied by proper risk management. File photograph: iStock
    Outdoor transmission accounts for 0.1% of State’s Covid-19 cases
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    Jim O'Callaghan TD
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    Nov 21, 2020
    Today is a great day for the Ryan family who have served this country with distinction and achievement for over 100 years. Dr James Ryan was the chief medical officer for the Irish volunteers in the GPO in 1916. His great grandson @JamesRyan126 captains Ireland today. #ENGvIRE
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    Jim O'Callaghan TD
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    Mar 15, 2025
    Today I visited the resting place of the Great Hugh O’Neill, Earl of Tyrone, in the church of San Pietro in Montorio, where he is buried beside his son Hugh and his allies Rory and Cathbarr O'Donnell.
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    Jim O'Callaghan TD
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    Sep 15, 2020
    The decision to stop Dail business for a week because of concern about 1 cabinet Min is not proportionate. Min.Donnelly&his close contacts should be tested. Jr Min should deal with Gov business. Governance of the country can’t come to a standstill because of 1 suspected outbreak.
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    Jim O'Callaghan TD
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    May 8, 2022
    100 years ago Northern Ireland was designed to ensure it would always be under unionist control. That design has now disappeared. The #GoodFridayAgreement means that no one political viewpoint can dominate it in the same way as unionism dominated it in its first 75 years. #AE22
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    Jim O'Callaghan TD
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    Oct 13, 2025
    23 male EU citizens who are serving or had served custodial sentences here were removed today on a chartered flight under the Free Movement Directive on grounds of public security. The flight landed safely this evening in Bucharest.
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    Jim O'Callaghan TD
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    May 1, 2025
    Another deportation flight left Dublin last night and landed safely this morning in Georgia. There were 39 people on board who had received but had not complied with Deportation Orders.
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    Jim O'Callaghan TD
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    Nov 4, 2025
    A further deportation flight left Dublin last night and landed safely this morning in Tbilisi, Georgia. There were 52 people on board who had received but not complied with Deportation Orders.
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    Jim O'Callaghan TD
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    Jan 24, 2021
    When there’s a border poll let’s ensure it’s not a sectarian headcount but instead a respectful debate on what’s in best interests of N Irl and the island. There’ll be a strong pro union case, so those of us who support unity must meet the challenge with creativity & inclusivity.
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    Jim O'Callaghan TD
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    Feb 18, 2025
    Thank you Google for transferring 46 apartments to Clúid on a 25year lease in exchange for a small nominal fee.These will now be available at discounted rents for key workers such as gardaí,nurses & teachers.This is a great example of a company honouring its civic responsibility
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