Ceisteanna Parlaiminte

EU Meetings

Christopher O'Sullivan

118. Deputy Christopher O'Sullivan asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if he will provide an update on the agenda highlights of the Environment Council to be held in Brussels on 20 December 2022. [62502/22]

Broadband Infrastructure

Christopher O'Sullivan

416. Deputy Christopher O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development if she will provide an update on the roll-out of free Wi-Fi in public spaces. [62503/22]

Agriculture Schemes

Christopher O'Sullivan

315. Deputy Christopher O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the measures that have been taken since 27 June 2020 to help and support farmers and the agriculture sector in meeting the challenge of climate change. [62820/22]

Departmental Schemes

Christopher O'Sullivan

121. Deputy Christopher O'Sullivan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if the Ukraine credit guarantee scheme is now open for applications; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [62123/22]

Small and Medium Enterprises

Christopher O'Sullivan

127. Deputy Christopher O'Sullivan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he will be bringing forward any new measures to support the SME sector; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [62122/22]

Business Supports

Christopher O'Sullivan

145. Deputy Christopher O'Sullivan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he will outline the full range of financial supports that are available to SMEs excluding grants or vouchers for IT and websites; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [61780/22]

Climate Action Plan

Christopher O'Sullivan

180. Deputy Christopher O'Sullivan asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the progress that has been made on climate action since 27 June 2020.
[61783/22]

Fishing Industry

Christopher O'Sullivan

670. Deputy Christopher O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the way that the fisheries sector has been strengthened and developed since 27 June 2020. [61811/22]

Home Care Packages

Christopher O'Sullivan

21. Deputy Christopher O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health the number of home support hours that will be provided for older people in 2023; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [61353/22]

Home Care Packages

Christopher O'Sullivan

54. Deputy Christopher O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health the timeframe for putting home care on a statutory basis; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [61354/22]

Fishing Industry

Christopher O'Sullivan

141. Deputy Christopher O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will report on the fisheries discussion at the recent meeting of the Agriculture and Fisheries Council, held in Brussels on 21 November 2022. [61217/22]

Health Services

Christopher O'Sullivan

120. Deputy Christopher O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health the status of pay parity for section 39 workers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [61085/22]

Departmental Funding

Christopher O'Sullivan

177. Deputy Christopher O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the status of a request for funding for an organisation (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [61071/22]

An Garda Síochána

Christopher O'Sullivan

36. Deputy Christopher O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Justice the number of gardaí assigned to the Bandon, Bantry and Clonakilty districts. [60513/22]

An Garda Síochána

Christopher O'Sullivan

52. Deputy Christopher O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Justice the number of community gardaí assigned to the Bandon, Bantry and Clonakilty districts. [60514/22]

Rental Sector

Christopher O'Sullivan

59. Deputy Christopher O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage The measures that are being taken to increase the number of rental properties on the market in the Cork south west area; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [59621/22]

Further and Higher Education

Christopher O'Sullivan

144. Deputy Christopher O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if special consideration will be given to SUSI grant applications in cases in which one of the parents or guardians of the applicant is being treated for or is recovering from a serious illness (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [59695/22]

Taoiseach's Meetings and Engagements

Christopher O'Sullivan

1. Deputy Christopher O'Sullivan asked the Taoiseach if he will report on his attendance at the COP27 summit. [57372/22]

Children in Care

Christopher O'Sullivan

524. Deputy Christopher O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he will consider increasing the rates of pay for foster carers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [59217/22]

Departmental Offices

Christopher O'Sullivan

9. Deputy Christopher O'Sullivan asked the Taoiseach if he will report on the work of the climate action unit in his Department. [54583/22]

Official Engagements

Christopher O'Sullivan

128. Deputy Christopher O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs if he will report on the EU General Affairs Council meeting on 18 November 2022; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [57847/22]

Official Engagements

Christopher O'Sullivan

141. Deputy Christopher O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs if he will report on his attendance at the UN Security Council meeting on Bosnia and Herzegovina on 2 November 2022; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [57848/22]

Sports Facilities

Christopher O'Sullivan

30. Deputy Christopher O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media if she will provide an update on the development of a velodrome on the National Sport Campus. [56833/22]

Sports Events

Christopher O'Sullivan

64. Deputy Christopher O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media if she will provide an update on Ireland's participation in a joint bid to host the Tour de France. [56832/22]

Sustainable Development Goals

Christopher O'Sullivan

7. Deputy Christopher O'Sullivan asked the Taoiseach if he will provide an update on the work of the senior officials group chaired by his Department to provide a strategic overview of the implementation of the sustainable development goals. [54582/22]

Cost of Living Issues

Christopher O'Sullivan

86. Deputy Christopher O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he anticipates further expenditure measures to address the rise in the cost of living; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56444/22]

National Development Plan

Christopher O'Sullivan

87. Deputy Christopher O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he will provide an update of the implementation of the national development plan for the period 2021 to 2030, specifically in relation to national strategic objective, NSO, 8 of the plan; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56445/22]

Fuel Sales

Christopher O'Sullivan

160. Deputy Christopher O'Sullivan asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if, under the proposed new regulations on the sale of turf, a vendor of turf who sources their product from a supplier who has turbary rights will continue to be permitted to sell turf to customers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56579/22]

Fishing Industry

Christopher O'Sullivan

618. Deputy Christopher O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if his attention has been drawn to the discrepancy in funding between the larger whitefish boats and the smaller inshore operators (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56582/22]

Local Authorities

Christopher O'Sullivan

20. Deputy Christopher O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Transport if he will provide an update on expenditure on active travel by Cork County Council in 2021 and to date in 2022; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55369/22]

Bus Services

Christopher O'Sullivan

65. Deputy Christopher O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Transport if consideration will be given to increase the scheduled service on the Kinsale to Cork bus route (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53764/22]

Medical Cards

Christopher O'Sullivan

187. Deputy Christopher O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health if consideration will be given to increase the threshold for the over 70s medical card to ensure that the increases in social welfare payments are not negated; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53766/22]

Fishing Industry

Christopher O'Sullivan

77. Deputy Christopher O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if the atypical working scheme for non-EEA crew will now enable vessels under 15 metres in length to hire non-EEA crew given that previously fishing vessels under 15 metres were excluded from same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53165/22]

Agriculture Schemes

Christopher O'Sullivan

110. Deputy Christopher O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will consider expanding the number of equine groups partaking in the discussions on the exact entry criteria and equine-specified facilities that will apply to the TAM 2 grant; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53164/22]

Mental Health Services

Christopher O'Sullivan

103. Deputy Christopher O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health if he will re-evaluate the eligibility criteria currently being used by the HSE mental health services for counsellor / therapist positions which seem to be restrictive (details supplied); if the same criteria are to be used for counsellor / therapist positions in schools; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52409/22]

Apprenticeship Programmes

Christopher O'Sullivan

102. Deputy Christopher O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if his attention has been drawn to the fact that Solas painting and decorating apprentices have to travel to Dublin to complete their classroom-based training due to nowhere else in the country being able to facilitate this (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51719/22]

Cabinet Committees

Christopher O'Sullivan

11. Deputy Christopher O'Sullivan asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet committee on the environment and climate change will next meet. [49711/22]

School Transport

Christopher O'Sullivan

99. Deputy Christopher O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Education if any extra buses or bus capacity have been procured for school transport in Cork south west; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [49781/22]

Covid-19 Pandemic

Christopher O'Sullivan

671. Deputy Christopher O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health when the special pandemic recognition award will be paid to the eligible private sector and section 39 workers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49807/22]

Departmental Functions

Christopher O'Sullivan

761. Deputy Christopher O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health the reason that educational and child psychology doctoral students, were not included in the €700,000 investment in psychology training announced as part of Budget 2023, considering that the majority of graduates go on to work in HSE settings including CAMHS, CDNTs and primary care; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50268/22]

Community Employment Schemes

Christopher O'Sullivan

809. Deputy Christopher O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development if her Department will provide financial support to community groups that are having to bridge the serious shortfall between the amount that Pobal pays participants on the community services programme and the amount that staff should be paid in line with the minimum wage (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [50325/22]

Tourism Promotion

Christopher O'Sullivan

5. Deputy Christopher O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media her plans for promoting regional tourism in 2023; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [47580/22]

Traffic Management

Christopher O'Sullivan

8. Deputy Christopher O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Transport the status of traffic calming measures in an area (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46255/22]

Tax Code

Christopher O'Sullivan

131. Deputy Christopher O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Finance his plans to extend the 9% VAT rate for the hospitality sector; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46257/22]

Energy Policy

Christopher O'Sullivan

108. Deputy Christopher O'Sullivan asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if he will consider giving schools the option to apply for an energy audit with the SEAI as currently only registered businesses can apply; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45720/22]

Departmental Staff

Christopher O'Sullivan

187. Deputy Christopher O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Transport the current staffing levels of the Department of Transport’s regional offices in Cork; if they have increased or decreased in the past 12 months; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45429/22]

School Transport

Christopher O'Sullivan

310. Deputy Christopher O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Education if extra routes, extra buses or buses with bigger capacity have been procured for the Cork South West constituency in 2022; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [45427/22]

Mental Health Services

Christopher O'Sullivan

569. Deputy Christopher O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health if he will retain the 18-bed capacity at the centre for mental health care in Bantry and reject the recommendation of the Mental Health Commission to reduce the capacity to 11 beds; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45907/22]

Work Permits

Christopher O'Sullivan

31. Deputy Christopher O'Sullivan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if the role of healthcare assistants in nursing home settings will be included on the critical skills employment permits list; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45082/22]

Rural Schemes

Christopher O'Sullivan

121. Deputy Christopher O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development if transitional funding will be made available to bridge the gap in the Leader programme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44986/22]