Jim O'Callaghan has been the Fianna Fáil TD for Dublin Bay South since 2016. He is the party's frontbench Spokesperson on Justice. He served as a Legal Adviser to Fianna Fáil between 2011 and 2016. In 2020, he said he was interested in succeeding Mícheal Martin as party Leader.

I was elected in 2016, re-elected in 2020 and believe I have made a positive contribution to the Dail as a legislator. I am running again because I believe that I can still improve and influence policy.

Responding to the challenges caused by a growing population and economy. The challenges in housing and healthcare derive to a large extent from our rapidly growing population and our expanding economy. The function of policymakers is to try to meet the needs presented by these challenges.

Nominating Micheal Martin to be Taoiseach.