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Thu, 1 Feb 2024
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Rail Network
Pádraig O'Sullivan
38. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Transport if the necessary electric locomotives will be provided when the Cork line is fully electrified; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4558/24]
Thu, 1 Feb 2024
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Tax Yield
Pádraig O'Sullivan
108. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Finance if the proceeds of the vacant homes tax and residential zoned land tax will be returned to the relevant local authority where it was raised; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4590/24]
Thu, 1 Feb 2024
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Tax Code
Pádraig O'Sullivan
141. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Finance if he plans to address the difficulties that businesses are facing with regards to warehouse debt; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4589/24]
Tue, 30 Jan 2024
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Cabinet Committees
Pádraig O'Sullivan
5. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet committee on health will next meet. [3803/24]
Tue, 30 Jan 2024
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Cabinet Committees
Pádraig O'Sullivan
20. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet committee on housing will next meet. [3804/24]
Thu, 25 Jan 2024
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Official Engagements
Pádraig O'Sullivan
26. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs if he will provide an update on his engagement with the German Federal Foreign Minister; if the humanitarian situation in Gaza was discussed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3139/24]
Thu, 25 Jan 2024
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Middle East
Pádraig O'Sullivan
61. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs if he has spoken with his EU counterparts in relation to the urgent need for a humanitarian ceasefire in Gaza; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3140/24]
Thu, 25 Jan 2024
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Recycling Policy
Pádraig O'Sullivan
103. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if he has engaged with smaller independent retailers regarding their concerns about the deposit return scheme and how it will operate (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3418/24]
Thu, 25 Jan 2024
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Energy Policy
Pádraig O'Sullivan
130. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if he can provide an update with regards to developing a policy on private wires; if he can provide an update on the public consultation which took place last year; if he can provide a timeline on when the policy will be finalised; if the policy is on target to be published in 2024 as previously stated; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3419/24]
Wed, 24 Jan 2024
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Schools Building Projects
Pádraig O'Sullivan
116. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Education when a school (details supplied) will receive approval for their building programme to move to the next phase; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3168/24]
Wed, 24 Jan 2024
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Parental Leave
Pádraig O'Sullivan
180. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth when he will bring forward the regulation to extend the duration of parental leave as was announced as part of Budget 2024; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3100/24]
Tue, 23 Jan 2024
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Defence Forces
Pádraig O'Sullivan
65. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence what action he will be taking to stabilise the numbers within the Defence Forces; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2600/24]
Tue, 23 Jan 2024
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Defence Forces
Pádraig O'Sullivan
84. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence the actions he is taking to drive forward the cultural transformation of the Defence Forces; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2599/24]
Tue, 23 Jan 2024
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Business Supports
Pádraig O'Sullivan
242. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment when the increased cost of business grant will be rolled out; if details of the scheme have been sent to local authorities; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2700/24]
Tue, 23 Jan 2024
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Health Service Executive
Pádraig O'Sullivan
645. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health the number of whole-time equivalent staff currently working in the pricing and reimbursement system across the NCPE, HSE's corporate pharmaceutical unit and the national cancer control programme; whether or not there are any plans to increase this; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2917/24]
Tue, 23 Jan 2024
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Medicinal Products
Pádraig O'Sullivan
646. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health the level of funding spent on new medicines in 2023 and new uses of existing medicines in 2023; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2918/24]
Thu, 18 Jan 2024
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General Practitioner Services
Pádraig O'Sullivan
60. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health if he will provide an update on the Strategic Review of General Practice; if he will outline the key stakeholders; when he expects the review to conclude considering the many issues facing GP practice and GP capacity at present; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1979/24]
Thu, 18 Jan 2024
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Hospital Overcrowding
Pádraig O'Sullivan
72. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health if he will provide an update on his plans to end hospital overcrowding in Cork hospitals, considering 2023 was the worst year on record; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1978/24]
Thu, 18 Jan 2024
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Apprenticeship Programmes
Pádraig O'Sullivan
107. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the number of apprenticeship programmes experiencing delays in arranging off-the-job training in education centres; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2068/24]
Thu, 18 Jan 2024
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Apprenticeship Programmes
Pádraig O'Sullivan
129. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science for an update on apprenticeships; his plans to address the backlogs in the system; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2066/24]
Wed, 17 Jan 2024
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Departmental Schemes
Pádraig O'Sullivan
132. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications when an applicant (details supplied) can expect works to be completed in regard to the warmer homes scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1856/24]
Wed, 17 Jan 2024
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Driver Test
Pádraig O'Sullivan
288. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Transport when a person (details supplied) will receive a date for a driving test; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1655/24]
Wed, 17 Jan 2024
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Schools Building Projects
Pádraig O'Sullivan
488. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Education what actions have been taken to prioritise the capital construction project at a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [56543/23]
Wed, 17 Jan 2024
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Schools Building Projects
Pádraig O'Sullivan
509. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Education for an update on a project for a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [56792/23]
Wed, 17 Jan 2024
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School Funding
Pádraig O'Sullivan
588. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Education if she will address matters raised in correspondence (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [1022/24]
Wed, 17 Jan 2024
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Departmental Policies
Pádraig O'Sullivan
971. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Social Protection if she will clarify the criteria for the additional two weeks parental leave as announced in Budget 2024 (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [1609/24]
Wed, 17 Jan 2024
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Citizenship Applications
Pádraig O'Sullivan
1015. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Justice when a citizenship application for a person (details supplied) will be processed; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [56574/23]
Wed, 17 Jan 2024
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Citizenship Applications
Pádraig O'Sullivan
1150. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Justice when a citizenship application by a person (details supplied) will be processed; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [1962/24]
Wed, 17 Jan 2024
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Medicinal Products
Pádraig O'Sullivan
1453. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health to outline the instructions he gave to the HSE regarding the reimbursement of medicines in 2024 as per the letter of determination, whether patient access to medicines may be delayed pending the identification of efficiencies or if reimbursements budget impact reimbursements will flow continuously throughout 2024 commencing in January; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56337/23]
Wed, 17 Jan 2024
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Health Services Staff
Pádraig O'Sullivan
1512. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health if he has approved staff for the HSE and the NCPE to work on the reimbursement system; the number of staff approved; if he can provide any additional information; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56610/23]
Wed, 17 Jan 2024
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Medicinal Products
Pádraig O'Sullivan
1513. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health if the additional €92 million allocated to health as part of the revised estimates volume will include funding for new drugs in 2024; how much of that funding will be allocated to new drugs; if he will provide further information and clarity on the matter; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56612/23]
Wed, 17 Jan 2024
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Departmental Funding
Pádraig O'Sullivan
1866. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development if she will provide an overview of the Rural Regeneration and Development Fund and how it works; the next deadline for applications in 2024; if further applications will be invited after February 2024; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [56613/23]
Thu, 14 Dec 2023
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Animal Welfare
Pádraig O'Sullivan
26. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will be allocating additional funding through the Animal Welfare Grant Programme to animal welfare charities given the unprecedented number of surrenders they are dealing with at present, in addition to the increased cost of running animal welfare and animal rescue organisations; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55296/23]
Thu, 14 Dec 2023
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Animal Welfare
Pádraig O'Sullivan
56. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine for an update on his Department’s programme for Government commitments in relation to animal welfare; if he will provide an overview of the progress made to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55297/23]
Thu, 14 Dec 2023
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Direct Provision System
Pádraig O'Sullivan
104. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth to provide an update on the transfer of residents from a direct provision centre in Cork (details supplied); the engagement his Department has had with residents; if the decision to transfer people will be reviewed considering many include school-going children; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55286/23]
Thu, 14 Dec 2023
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Childcare Services
Pádraig O'Sullivan
126. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if his Department is aware that an after-school service in County Cork (details supplied) is facing closure due to issues with the Core funding model; if his Department has engaged with the service provider regarding its concerns; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55287/23]
Tue, 12 Dec 2023
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Cabinet Committees
Pádraig O'Sullivan
3. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet Committee on Social Affairs and Public Service will next meet. [53904/23]
Tue, 12 Dec 2023
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An Garda Síochána
Pádraig O'Sullivan
53. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Justice the initiatives that are being pursued to ensure public order and safety on the streets; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [55094/23]
Tue, 12 Dec 2023
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Social Media
Pádraig O'Sullivan
56. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Justice if she will provide an update on her meeting request with a social media company (details supplied) regarding its role in monitoring online content following the recent riots in Dublin; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [55093/23]
Tue, 12 Dec 2023
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Departmental Meetings
Pádraig O'Sullivan
317. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Education if officials in her Department will meet with a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [54924/23]
Tue, 12 Dec 2023
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Housing Schemes
Pádraig O'Sullivan
420. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage what criteria must be met for a person living in direct provision to be eligible for HAP; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54954/23]
Tue, 12 Dec 2023
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Industrial Disputes
Pádraig O'Sullivan
511. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Social Protection if she will provide an update on the progress regarding the pay parity claim by RSS and Tús supervisors; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [55403/23]
Tue, 12 Dec 2023
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An Garda Síochána
Pádraig O'Sullivan
562. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Justice the number of knives seized by An Garda Síochána, by county in 2020, 2021, 2022 and to date in 2023, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [54955/23]
Thu, 7 Dec 2023
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Flood Risk Management
Pádraig O'Sullivan
22. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage what additional supports his Department provided to Cork City Council and Cork County Council following the floods caused by Storm Babet; if he is satisfied that the local authorities have the necessary resources available to them during such adverse weather events; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53975/23]
Thu, 7 Dec 2023
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Planning Issues
Pádraig O'Sullivan
36. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the measures he is taking to increase certainty across the planning system through the introduction of statutory timelines for decision making; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53976/23]
Thu, 7 Dec 2023
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Pension Provisions
Pádraig O'Sullivan
96. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Social Protection for an update on the pension entitlements being worked on for carers by her Department; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [54071/23]
Thu, 7 Dec 2023
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Departmental Schemes
Pádraig O'Sullivan
136. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of applications received for the humanitarian assistance scheme after flooding in Cork City and Cork County in October 2023; the number of applications processed and approved; the number of applications outstanding; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [54070/23]
Thu, 7 Dec 2023
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Sports Funding
Pádraig O'Sullivan
212. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media to provide a comprehensive overview of funding stream available to sports clubs for capital, current and ad hoc expenditure; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [54391/23]
Tue, 5 Dec 2023
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Sports Organisations
Pádraig O'Sullivan
85. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media if she will provide an update on the progress being made by an association (details supplied) with regards to corporate governance reform; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [53458/23]
Tue, 5 Dec 2023
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Sports Funding
Pádraig O'Sullivan
100. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media if she can clarify if funding allocated to any Large Scale Sport Infrastructure Fund (LSSIF) can be amended or whether monies can be transferred from one project to another by the applicant; if she can elaborate if there is any flexibility around changing parameters for existing or agreed funding; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [53459/23]