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Tue, 24 Oct 2023
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Departmental Bodies
Christopher O'Sullivan
143. Deputy Christopher O'Sullivan asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if his Department intends to publish the minutes of the recent Government task force on offshore energy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46734/23]
Tue, 24 Oct 2023
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Special Educational Needs
Christopher O'Sullivan
446. Deputy Christopher O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth to outline the criteria involved for the allocation of therapist allocation for special schools; the reason a school (details supplied) has not received any allocation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46733/23]
Thu, 19 Oct 2023
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Education and Training Boards
Christopher O'Sullivan
98. Deputy Christopher O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if he will provide an update on the total allocation of capital grants (devolved capital grant and the further education capital grants) to the Cork Education and Training Board; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45550/23]
Thu, 19 Oct 2023
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Apprenticeship Programmes
Christopher O'Sullivan
148. Deputy Christopher O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science how many students have started on the new farming apprenticeship in a school (details supplied) respectively; how his Department plans to increase places on apprenticeship programmes such as this moving forward; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45551/23]
Tue, 17 Oct 2023
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School Transport
Christopher O'Sullivan
62. Deputy Christopher O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Education for an update on the review of school transport; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [45089/23]
Tue, 17 Oct 2023
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School Staff
Christopher O'Sullivan
73. Deputy Christopher O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Education the steps that will be taken to restore the posts of responsibility in national schools across Ireland; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [45092/23]
Wed, 11 Oct 2023
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Taxi Regulations
Christopher O'Sullivan
66. Deputy Christopher O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Transport if he will provide the names of the designated rural areas under the 2023 local hackney pilot scheme which have commenced service; the number of applications received per area; the number of trips which have been completed per areas, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44314/23]
Thu, 5 Oct 2023
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Banking Sector
Christopher O'Sullivan
85. Deputy Christopher O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Finance for an update on the implementation of the recommendations of the retail banking review. [43179/23]
Thu, 5 Oct 2023
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Financial Services
Christopher O'Sullivan
140. Deputy Christopher O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Finance what he is doing to ensure that public bodies maintain their existing payment methods in relation to cash acceptance. [43178/23]
Wed, 4 Oct 2023
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National Risk Assessment
Christopher O'Sullivan
8. Deputy Christopher O'Sullivan asked the Taoiseach for a report on the National Risk Assessment 2023, and the top strategic risks facing Ireland. [37574/23]
Wed, 4 Oct 2023
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Childcare Services
Christopher O'Sullivan
188. Deputy Christopher O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth to provide a full breakdown of the funding allocated to the early years sector for 2022 and 2023 in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42999/23]
Wed, 4 Oct 2023
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Childcare Services
Christopher O'Sullivan
189. Deputy Christopher O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth to provide a breakdown of the funding allocated to all service types within the early years sector, that is, community childcare, privately-owned operators and childcare providers in the home, for 2022 and 2023; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43000/23]
Wed, 4 Oct 2023
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Childcare Services
Christopher O'Sullivan
190. Deputy Christopher O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth to provide a breakdown of the allocations going to the different State bodies, that is, Tusla, Pobal, the Department of Education, Better Starts and the county childcare committees, for 2022 and 2023; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43001/23]
Tue, 3 Oct 2023
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Climate Action Plan
Christopher O'Sullivan
2. Deputy Christopher O'Sullivan asked the Taoiseach for an overview of the Quarter 2 Progress Report of the 2023 Climate Action Plan. [37575/23]
Thu, 28 Sep 2023
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International Agreements
Christopher O'Sullivan
47. Deputy Christopher O'Sullivan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs for an overview of the Treaty on Marine Biodiversity Beyond National Jurisdiction which he recently signed on behalf of Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41871/23]
Thu, 28 Sep 2023
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United Nations
Christopher O'Sullivan
62. Deputy Christopher O'Sullivan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs for a report on his attendance at the UN Sustainable Development Goals summit; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41870/23]
Thu, 28 Sep 2023
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Bord na Móna
Christopher O'Sullivan
85. Deputy Christopher O'Sullivan asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications for an update on the reason the decommissioned Bord na Móna, Derryadd peat bog, at Mid Shannon Wilderness Park, County Longford, continues to have large volumes of water drained; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41814/23]
Thu, 28 Sep 2023
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Wind Energy Generation
Christopher O'Sullivan
102. Deputy Christopher O'Sullivan asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if he can provide a timeline for the ORESS 2.1; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41806/23]
Wed, 27 Sep 2023
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Climate Action Plan
Christopher O'Sullivan
4. Deputy Christopher O'Sullivan asked the Taoiseach if he will report on his Department’s climate action roadmap 2023. [36289/23]
Tue, 26 Sep 2023
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Island Communities
Christopher O'Sullivan
60. Deputy Christopher O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development if the number of days subsided for heavy cargo to Cape Clear and Sherkin Islands can be increased to 85 days per year; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41351/23]