Ceisteanna Parlaiminte

Climate Action Plan

Christopher O'Sullivan

267. Deputy Christopher O'Sullivan asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the status of an action (details supplied) under the 2023 Climate Action Plan; and the timeline for implementation. [53170/23]

Fiscal Policy

Christopher O'Sullivan

136. Deputy Christopher O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Finance for an update on the planned new Infrastructure, Climate and Nature Fund. [51537/23]

Fiscal Policy

Christopher O'Sullivan

150. Deputy Christopher O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Finance for an update on the planned new Future Ireland Fund. [51536/23]

Cabinet Committees

Christopher O'Sullivan

4. Deputy Christopher O'Sullivan asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet committee on environment and climate change will next meet. [49832/23]

Defence Forces

Christopher O'Sullivan

48. Deputy Christopher O'Sullivan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence his views on the role of the Defence Forces in mitigating the effects of climate change; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50717/23]

Defence Forces

Christopher O'Sullivan

77. Deputy Christopher O'Sullivan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence the number of Defence Forces personnel serving between the three UN missions in the Middle East region; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50718/23]

Foreign Policy

Christopher O'Sullivan

52. Deputy Christopher O'Sullivan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs his response to the termination of the Black Sea Grain Initiative by Russia; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50118/23]

Rural Schemes

Christopher O'Sullivan

34. Deputy Christopher O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development if she can provide an update on when the successful applicants for CLÁR funding under Measure 1 will be announced; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [49680/23]

Agriculture Schemes

Christopher O'Sullivan

381. Deputy Christopher O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the terms and conditions surrounding the new knowledge transfer programme (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49559/23]

Health Services Waiting Lists

Christopher O'Sullivan

38. Deputy Christopher O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health if he is aware of the current waiting times for orthodontic appointments in the Cork public system (details supplied); what measures are in place to reduce these; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48993/23]

Housing Schemes

Christopher O'Sullivan

88. Deputy Christopher O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if consideration can be given to extending the completion deadline for Croí Cónaithe grant applications from the current 13 months, to allow successful applicants the time to finish the refurbishment of the property; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49086/23]

Coastal Zone Management

Christopher O'Sullivan

142. Deputy Christopher O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will report on the new National Coastal Change Management Strategy. [49077/23]

Water Services

Christopher O'Sullivan

231. Deputy Christopher O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage how budget 2024 will provide for significant improvements in public water and wastewater services; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49076/23]

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]

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]

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]

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]

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]

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]

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]

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]

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]

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]

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]

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]

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]

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]

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]

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]

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]

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]

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]

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]

Island Communities

Christopher O'Sullivan

64. Deputy Christopher O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development if consideration has been given to the request for subvention for travel on the Dursey cable car for people within the community with links to the island; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41352/23]

Energy Prices

Christopher O'Sullivan

163. Deputy Christopher O'Sullivan asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications what actions his Department will be taking to assist families to cope with the increased energy prices; if he is worried in relation to same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38735/23]

Energy Prices

Christopher O'Sullivan

164. Deputy Christopher O'Sullivan asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if he or his officials have compared and contrasted the economic reliefs that each EU country is applying to increased energy costs and how they compare to Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38736/23]

Electric Vehicles

Christopher O'Sullivan

390. Deputy Christopher O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Transport if he and his Department officials have assessed and compared the incentives for electric vehicle purchase in the USA to EU incentives; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38734/23]

National Broadband Plan

Christopher O'Sullivan

65. Deputy Christopher O'Sullivan asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the total number of broadband connection points installed in each county and the total number of schools installed by National Broadband Ireland in each county, in tabular form. [36999/23]

Water Services

Christopher O'Sullivan

659. Deputy Christopher O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to provide, in tabular form, in each year since 2020, the total amount of funding in each local authority for capital investment in water services infrastructure; the capital projects that have been completed in each local authority area since 2020; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37042/23]

Fishing Industry

Christopher O'Sullivan

948. Deputy Christopher O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will list each fishery harbour centre that was allocated capital funding since the formation of the current Government by county, in tabular form; the total amount allocated to each fishery harbour centre; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36995/23]

Fishing Industry

Christopher O'Sullivan

949. Deputy Christopher O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the total amount of funds allocated to each local authority under the local authority marine infrastructure scheme since the formation of this Government, by county, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36996/23]

Rural Schemes

Christopher O'Sullivan

1500. Deputy Christopher O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the total number of hubs onboarded in each county since the national hub network (connectedhubs.ie) was launched; and the total amount of funding in each county towards same, in tabular form. [36997/23]

Rural Schemes

Christopher O'Sullivan

1501. Deputy Christopher O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the total amount of funding allocated to local authorities for the Rural Regeneration and Development Fund since the formation of this Government; to list the towns in each county that have been allocated funding and the project title, in tabular from; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [36998/23]

Fishing Industry

Christopher O'Sullivan

8. Deputy Christopher O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine to provide clarification regarding the recent increase in the UK albacore tuna quota (details supplied) which includes access to EU fishing grounds while the Irish quota for the same species remains unchanged; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34710/23]

Taxi Licences

Christopher O'Sullivan

252. Deputy Christopher O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Transport if consideration will be given to the introduction of a taxi service (details supplied) to ease difficulties with provision of taxis in rural parts of Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35004/23]

Employment Schemes

Christopher O'Sullivan

352. Deputy Christopher O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he will consider the introduction of an employment wage support scheme for small to medium sized enterprises; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35002/23]

Employment Support Services

Christopher O'Sullivan

353. Deputy Christopher O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if consideration will be given to the introduction of Government-backed low-interest rate loans for small to medium sized enterprises in Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35003/23]

General Practitioner Services

Christopher O'Sullivan

684. Deputy Christopher O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health if the current GP contracts are deterring young GPs from practicing in rural parts of Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34998/23]

General Practitioner Services

Christopher O'Sullivan

685. Deputy Christopher O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health if he is aware of the fact that it is taking up to seven months for applicants to the ICGP non-EU GP programme to have an initial assessment of documents; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34999/23]

General Practitioner Services

Christopher O'Sullivan

686. Deputy Christopher O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health if he is aware of the difficulties that retired GPs have to renew their medical insurance when they are offering to provide cover for GPs in rural areas; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35000/23]