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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Implementing Housing for All: Discussion (Resumed) (18 Oct 2022)

Pádraig O'Sullivan: What is the single greatest barrier? Is it construction costs? Is it just the climate we are in?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Implementing Housing for All: Discussion (Resumed) (18 Oct 2022)

Pádraig O'Sullivan: I have two more questions but I am not sure how much time I have left.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Implementing Housing for All: Discussion (Resumed) (18 Oct 2022)

Pádraig O'Sullivan: I just have two questions. I am going to keep it to Cork again, unfortunately.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Implementing Housing for All: Discussion (Resumed) (18 Oct 2022)

Pádraig O'Sullivan: I do, yes. The single stage process is a bugbear of mine. There are different avenues of funding. I know there is an element of risk with a single stage process in the city. I ask Mr. Geaney to elaborate on what the issue is with that process within the local authority.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Implementing Housing for All: Discussion (Resumed) (18 Oct 2022)

Pádraig O'Sullivan: I promise this is my last question. When the Croí Cónaithe scheme was initially launched it was for towns and villages and within the curtilage of those towns and villages. The Minister has spoken about extending it into rural and urban areas. Where is the council at with that? Have the witnesses been given any clarification on it?

Visit of United Kingdom Delegation (13 Oct 2022)

Pádraig O'Sullivan: Before Deputy Higgins continues, I would like to welcome to the distinguished Visitors Gallery Sir. Robert Neill MP, the chair of the House of Commons Justice Committee, and his colleagues, Mr. James Daly MP, Ms Maria Eagle MP and Mr. Paul Maynard MP. They are meeting their counterparts in the Committee on Justice today. I extend our welcome to them.

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Benefits (13 Oct 2022)

Pádraig O'Sullivan: 35. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if her attention has been drawn to the significant backlog in her Department for the exceptional needs payment that many applicants have been waiting upwards of eight weeks; if she is concerned with this given that it is supposed to be an urgent payment for those in exceptional need; her plans to tackle the backlog; and if...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Citizens Information Services (13 Oct 2022)

Pádraig O'Sullivan: 51. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if she will ensure that the Citizens Information Board remains a fully functional service despite the recent changes to the organisation; if she has engaged with the CIB in relation to same; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [50216/22]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Early Childhood Care and Education (13 Oct 2022)

Pádraig O'Sullivan: 129. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number of service providers that dropped out of the early childhood care and education scheme for the 2022/2023 year; the number that did not register; the number that have indicated that they will not re-register for the 2023/2024 year; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50212/22]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Childcare Services (13 Oct 2022)

Pádraig O'Sullivan: 169. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth when childminders will be added to the national childcare scheme; if an interim measure will be introduced in order that parents who utilise a childminder could avail of the reduction in childcare fees; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50213/22]

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (12 Oct 2022)

Pádraig O'Sullivan: I raised this issue last week with the Tánaiste but I believe it merits being raised here again. It relates to changes in benefit-in-kind in the new year. In January, the benefit-in-kind rate will increase from 6% to 9%, which means certain car owners will have to pay thousands of euro more to do their jobs. I am not just talking about private employers and employees here. I am...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Departmental Data (12 Oct 2022)

Pádraig O'Sullivan: 64. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the number of houses in which HAP and RAS tenants are under threat of eviction that have been purchased by local authorities by county in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50478/22]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Further and Higher Education (12 Oct 2022)

Pádraig O'Sullivan: 144. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if a student (details supplied) in a third-level institution can transfer courses while still availing of the free fees' initiative; if there is a certain timeframe in such instances; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50558/22]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Home Help Service (12 Oct 2022)

Pádraig O'Sullivan: 177. To ask the Minister for Health if he will urgently provide home help hours to a person (details supplied) in County Cork who has recently been discharged from hospital. [50541/22]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Education Issues: Engagement with the Minister for Education (12 Oct 2022)

Pádraig O'Sullivan: I welcome the Minister. It will probably not surprise her that I am going to start with the Cork Life Centre. I raised it with her in a Topical Issue debate last week and, along with Deputy Colm Burke, I asked her an oral parliamentary question on it yesterday. I did not catch all of Deputy Ó Laoghaire's contribution. When I started off my teaching journey in 2013 and 2014, I was a...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Education Issues: Engagement with the Minister for Education (12 Oct 2022)

Pádraig O'Sullivan: It is encouraging that the Minister is looking at it at the very least but, as I said, that is one school, the first I rang today. There are seven schools in which I used to teach and I guarantee the picture would be very similar in each. There are 10% of teachers absent due to Covid in one particular school. There were also many other absences. When the answer is within the four walls of...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Home Schooling (11 Oct 2022)

Pádraig O'Sullivan: 71. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if consideration will be given to sanctioning the post of home school community liaison officers to special schools; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [49773/22]

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Home Schooling (11 Oct 2022)

Pádraig O'Sullivan: I did not expect that we would get down this far so that is great. I want to ask the Minister of State about sanctioning the post of home school community liaison officers to special schools and if she will make a statement on the matter.

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Home Schooling (11 Oct 2022)

Pádraig O'Sullivan: When I put down the question I knew that only DEIS schools were able to avail of home school community liaison officers. I am quite aware of that but I am asking that this would be looked at and reviewed over a period of time. I lifted the following information off the Tusla website earlier. The website states that part of the role of the home school community liaison officer is to enhance...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Home Schooling (11 Oct 2022)

Pádraig O'Sullivan: The simple truth is that there will never be enough resources for the kids in these special school settings with some of the needs I have described earlier. Let us be honest about that. Whether it is kids who need to be helped to feed; need PEG feeding, need help to go to the toilet, or whatever the case may be, the harsh reality is there will never be enough resources. The staff in those...