Ceisteanna Parlaiminte

Fishing Industry

Christopher O'Sullivan

182. Deputy Christopher O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the current status of Ireland’s efforts to return 12,000 tonnes of mackerel from Denmark; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26716/22]

Work Permits

Christopher O'Sullivan

10. Deputy Christopher O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Justice the status of the proposed new work permit scheme for non-European Union workers that wish to work in the fishing sector; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26017/22]

Work Permits

Christopher O'Sullivan

19. Deputy Christopher O'Sullivan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the steps that are being taken to clear the current backlog for work permits; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25213/22]

Energy Prices

Christopher O'Sullivan

86. Deputy Christopher O'Sullivan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if consideration will be given for supports for businesses to assist with their rising energy costs; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25214/22]

Apprenticeship Programmes

Christopher O'Sullivan

109. Deputy Christopher O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the way that apprenticeship training will help meet the targets of the new national retrofitting scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25272/22]

Apprenticeship Programmes

Christopher O'Sullivan

111. Deputy Christopher O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if he will review the rates of pay for turner fitter engineer apprentices, which are currently the lowest paid apprenticeships; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25210/22]

Social Welfare Payments

Christopher O'Sullivan

77. Deputy Christopher O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of persons who are applying for assistance with energy costs, including boiler repairs and replacements, under the exceptional needs payments scheme by applications, grants and refusals by county in tabular form. [24681/22]

State Pensions

Christopher O'Sullivan

151. Deputy Christopher O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Social Protection her Department’s strategy to ensure that foster parents can include time spent caring as part of their social insurance record for the State pension (contributory); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24682/22]

School Funding

Christopher O'Sullivan

95. Deputy Christopher O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Education the funding that is available to schools to support the purchase of schoolbooks and reading books; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23665/22]

Schools Building Projects

Christopher O'Sullivan

148. Deputy Christopher O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Education the status of progress under the School Building Programme, including sustainability measures; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23666/22]

Cabinet Committees

Christopher O'Sullivan

9. Deputy Christopher O'Sullivan asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet committee on economic recovery and investment will next meet. [23217/22]

Cabinet Committees

Christopher O'Sullivan

18. Deputy Christopher O'Sullivan asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet committee on environment and climate change will next meet. [23219/22]

Ukraine War

Christopher O'Sullivan

109. Deputy Christopher O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs the plans to offer support for Ukraine; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22107/22]

Agriculture Industry

Christopher O'Sullivan

869. Deputy Christopher O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will consider financial supports for the poultry sector in wake of the escalating costs of feed and other inputs; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23160/22]

Tourism Industry

Christopher O'Sullivan

11. Deputy Christopher O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media if she will outline her strategy to provide support to the tourism sector to address the immediate labour and skills supply challenges which will be critical to the short-term recovery of the sector including staff retention; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22108/22]

Housing Schemes

Christopher O'Sullivan

55. Deputy Christopher O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will provide an update on the Croí Cónaithe funding; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22312/22]

Homeless Persons Supports

Christopher O'Sullivan

57. Deputy Christopher O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if there will be a review of the current policy whereby persons or families on the brink of homelessness can avail of assistance from the local authority homeless prevention office only after that person or family has become homeless; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22311/22]

Energy Conservation

Christopher O'Sullivan

100. Deputy Christopher O'Sullivan asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if his attention has been drawn to the fact that micro businesses have major issues in accessing the national retrofitting scheme given that most micro businesses do not meet the minimum €10,000 spending condition on lights and heating for their premises; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22315/22]

Covid-19 Pandemic

Christopher O'Sullivan

550. Deputy Christopher O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health his plans to set up long Covid clinics outside of Dublin specifically for the west Cork region; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22316/22]

Disease Management

Christopher O'Sullivan

551. Deputy Christopher O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health the status of the HSE working group on ME and CFS; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22317/22]

Electric Vehicles

Christopher O'Sullivan

70. Deputy Christopher O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Transport the number of electric vehicle charging points that have been installed by Cork County Council over the past five years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21404/22]

Electricity Generation

Christopher O'Sullivan

230. Deputy Christopher O'Sullivan asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the reason that guidelines on the planning, design, construction and operation of small-scale hydroelectric schemes and fisheries are being used outside their intended scope; if there is a plan to update them in line with international best practice; if new guidelines for the remediation and mitigation of barriers to fish migration are likely to be developed in the near future (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19273/22]

Housing Schemes

Christopher O'Sullivan

335. Deputy Christopher O'Sullivan asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications his views on whether grants can be made available for financing self-builds that are classed as eco-friendly homes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21291/22]

Driver Licences

Christopher O'Sullivan

468. Deputy Christopher O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Transport if he will include heavy goods vehicle owners who primarily transport their own goods and therefore do not possess a road haulage operator’s licence in the €100 emergency support measure for the road haulage sector; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21290/22]

Tax Code

Christopher O'Sullivan

491. Deputy Christopher O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Finance if consideration will be given to extending the VAT rate of 9% beyond August 2022; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19802/22]

Energy Prices

Christopher O'Sullivan

588. Deputy Christopher O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media if the hospitality sector is now suffering due to the increased energy costs and is struggling; her views on whether the extension of the VAT rate would help the sector to recovery; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19802/22]

International Protection

Christopher O'Sullivan

1111. Deputy Christopher O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if his attention has been drawn to communication issues between IPAS and other State bodies and charities as in a case (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19612/22]

General Practitioner Services

Christopher O'Sullivan

1851. Deputy Christopher O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health when children under the age of 8 years can avail of free general practitioner care; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21269/22]

Hospital Staff

Christopher O'Sullivan

30. Deputy Christopher O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to current staff shortages at Cork University Hospital; the measures that are being taken to resolve this matter; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16988/22]

Pigmeat Sector

Christopher O'Sullivan

120. Deputy Christopher O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his views on the proposal by organisations (details supplied) to establish an enhanced pig stability fund to alleviate the financial pressure on pig farmers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16912/22]

Agriculture Industry

Christopher O'Sullivan

168. Deputy Christopher O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the way that Ireland can engage with its partners in Europe in order to protect European agricultural markets. [16959/22]

Coastal Erosion

Christopher O'Sullivan

289. Deputy Christopher O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he will provide funding under the coastal erosion risk management measures to repair and protect the public walkway known as the O’Sullivan Mile in Adrigole in the Beara Peninsula; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16558/22]

Ukraine War

Christopher O'Sullivan

309. Deputy Christopher O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if consideration can be given to providing emergency modular homes for Ukrainian families on donated private land; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16534/22]

Crime Prevention

Christopher O'Sullivan

582. Deputy Christopher O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Justice the initiatives that are being taken to tackle dog theft; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16556/22]

International Protection

Christopher O'Sullivan

32. Deputy Christopher O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the progress made to date on implementation of the White Paper to End Direct Provision; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15304/22]

Equality Issues

Christopher O'Sullivan

56. Deputy Christopher O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth when the report of the Anti-Racism Committee will be published, including the way he intends to implement its recommendations; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15305/22]

Ukraine War

Christopher O'Sullivan

102. Deputy Christopher O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs his views on Ukraine’s application to join the European Union; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15343/22]

Ukraine War

Christopher O'Sullivan

123. Deputy Christopher O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs if he expects any further sanctions to be imposed on Russia and Belarus; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15344/22]

Social Welfare Benefits

Christopher O'Sullivan

31. Deputy Christopher O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of persons applying for assistance with energy costs under the exceptional needs payments scheme by applications, grants and refusals, by county; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14832/22]

Naval Service

Christopher O'Sullivan

26. Deputy Christopher O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Defence if the Naval Service sea-going service commitment scheme is being extended in 2022; and if the criteria will be adjusted to broaden the pool of possible beneficiaries. [13517/22]

School Accommodation

Christopher O'Sullivan

101. Deputy Christopher O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Education the progress that has been made under the Schools Energy Retrofit Pathfinder Programme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [13503/22]

School Admissions

Christopher O'Sullivan

109. Deputy Christopher O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Education the steps that are being taken to increase the number of places in secondary schools for children and teenagers with autism such as in the case of a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [13514/22]

Education Policy

Christopher O'Sullivan

272. Deputy Christopher O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Education the status of the successor to the literacy, numeracy and digital literacy strategy 2011-2020; the consultation mechanisms and the planned timeframe for same; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [13504/22]

Third Level Costs

Christopher O'Sullivan

84. Deputy Christopher O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the progress that has been made under the SUSI grant review; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12766/22]

Medical Research and Training

Christopher O'Sullivan

121. Deputy Christopher O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the progress that has been made in determining the longer-term skills needs of the healthcare services; the role which the further and higher education sector can play in meeting those skills needs; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12767/22]

Taoiseach's Meetings and Engagements

Christopher O'Sullivan

25. Deputy Christopher O'Sullivan asked the Taoiseach if he will report on his recent attendance at the One Ocean Summit. [11730/22]

Renewable Energy Generation

Christopher O'Sullivan

146. Deputy Christopher O'Sullivan asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if he will advise as to the way households who have installed their own totally electricity supply, micro-hydro, wind or photovoltaic off-grid systems will benefit from the energy credit given that they run generators or pay standing charges to suppliers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11795/22]

Fire Stations

Christopher O'Sullivan

390. Deputy Christopher O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the status of the proposed new fire station for Clonakilty, County Cork; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11796/22]

Tourism Industry

Christopher O'Sullivan

74. Deputy Christopher O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media if she will implement a plan to facilitate tourism on Dursey Island in the absence of the cable car, which is scheduled to be closed during the summer months; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [10511/22]

Údarás na Gaeltachta

Christopher O'Sullivan

240. Deputy Christopher O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media the progress that has been made towards the development of An Ghaeltacht Ghlas, the Green Gaeltacht as a key component of the Údarás na Gaeltachta Strategic Plan 2021-2025; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [10429/22]