Results 2,241-2,260 of 2,638 for speaker:Christopher O'Sullivan

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Bus Éireann (31 Mar 2021)

Christopher O'Sullivan: 248. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if the £73 million used by CIÉ from the Bus Éireann pension in 1994 was paid back; if appropriate interest was paid back into the fund; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17534/21]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Brexit Issues (31 Mar 2021)

Christopher O'Sullivan: 356. To ask the Minister for Finance his assessment of the impact on the Irish economy of the EU – UK Trade agreement announced on 24 December 2020. [1871/21]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Value Added Tax (31 Mar 2021)

Christopher O'Sullivan: 392. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will consider reducing the VAT rate from 23% to 21% for businesses given that for 13 out of 24 weeks after the reduced rate was introduced in September 2020 more than half of retail businesses were closed and unable to avail of the reduced VAT rate; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17552/21]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Public Sector Staff (31 Mar 2021)

Christopher O'Sullivan: 404. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if pre-retirement courses containing financial advice will be offered to public service provider employees who retire before 65 years of age. [17533/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Vaccination Programme (31 Mar 2021)

Christopher O'Sullivan: 1204. To ask the Minister for Health if he will consider including the parents of children with underlying health conditions who are at a high risk of disease or death due to Covid-19 in cohort 4 of the vaccine roll-out; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17545/21]

Joint Committee on Media, Tourism, Arts, Culture, Sport and the Gaeltacht: Impact of Covid-19 on the Entertainment Sector: Discussion (30 Mar 2021)

Christopher O'Sullivan: I thank the Chair. It has been very interesting to listen to our guests’ contributions and I congratulate all of them as a group for the “noise”, for want of a better term, they have made. It has been very cohesive and constructive, they have achieved a great deal and have had many wins particularly in respect of the support schemes. I was delighted to see the...

Joint Committee on Media, Tourism, Arts, Culture, Sport and the Gaeltacht: Impact of Covid-19 on the Entertainment Sector: Discussion (30 Mar 2021)

Christopher O'Sullivan: I thank the witnesses for their replies.

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Projects (24 Mar 2021)

Christopher O'Sullivan: 75. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the status of funding and the timeline for the proposed southern relief road in Bandon, County Cork; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15658/21]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Departmental Reports (24 Mar 2021)

Christopher O'Sullivan: 112. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport when the new national investment framework for transport will be published; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15652/21]

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Trade Strategy (24 Mar 2021)

Christopher O'Sullivan: 198. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment further to Parliamentary Question No. 22 of 3 February 2021, if his attention has been drawn to price fluctuations of as much as 30% for steel products (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15864/21]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Banking Sector (24 Mar 2021)

Christopher O'Sullivan: 465. To ask the Minister for Finance if his attention has been drawn to specific closure timelines and redundancy, security and pension options for staff at a bank (details supplied) scheduled for closure; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14832/21]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Apprenticeship Programmes (24 Mar 2021)

Christopher O'Sullivan: 1105. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his plans to ensure that key trades such as plumbers and electricians remain committed to apprenticeship programmes to ensure there is no shortfall in these sectors in future years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15874/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Covid-19 Pandemic (24 Mar 2021)

Christopher O'Sullivan: 1610. To ask the Minister for Health if he will consider prioritising members of An Garda Síochána for vaccinations after those who are deemed medically vulnerable have been vaccinated (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14835/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (24 Mar 2021)

Christopher O'Sullivan: 1911. To ask the Minister for Health the steps being taken to ensure immunocompromised persons and persons with chronic lung diseases are not refused regular treatments until they receive the Covid-19 vaccine; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15868/21]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Decarbonising Transport: Discussion (Resumed) (23 Mar 2021)

Christopher O'Sullivan: My question on rural areas is for Dr. Sloman. She covered much of what I wanted to ask when she responded to Deputy O'Rourke. The idea of moving to electric vehicles and creating cycling superhighways has quite often been met with a great deal of scepticism in rural areas. People think that these initiatives would never happen in their areas but I guess it is up to us to lead and to change...

Joint Committee on Media, Tourism, Arts, Culture, Sport and the Gaeltacht: Impact of Covid-19 on the Hospitality Sector: Discussion (23 Mar 2021)

Christopher O'Sullivan: I will try to keep my contribution to four minutes and leave two minutes for answers from the various witnesses. I thank the witnesses for coming in. I fully support them and all their members. Since I am from Cork South-West, a constituency that relies very heavily on tourism, I am well aware of the devastating impact the pandemic has had on their sectors. This year's St. Patrick's Day...

Joint Committee on Media, Tourism, Arts, Culture, Sport and the Gaeltacht: Impact of Covid-19 on the Hospitality Sector: Discussion (23 Mar 2021)

Christopher O'Sullivan: My last question is on insurance. There are proposals for a 50% cut on payouts for personal injury claims. The hotel industry, for example, has been a soft target, for want a better term. What more do we need to do on insurance to help businesses survive? It is clearly a huge issue. We have a minute and a half and I would appreciate it if the witnesses could come back to me.

Joint Committee on Media, Tourism, Arts, Culture, Sport and the Gaeltacht: Impact of Covid-19 on the Hospitality Sector: Discussion (23 Mar 2021)

Christopher O'Sullivan: On banking, it is the Irish Hotels Federation and the RAI on the voucher scheme.

Joint Committee on Media, Tourism, Arts, Culture, Sport and the Gaeltacht: Impact of Covid-19 on the Hospitality Sector: Discussion (23 Mar 2021)

Christopher O'Sullivan: I thank Mr. Fenn.

Covid-19 Vaccination Programme: Statements (11 Mar 2021)

Christopher O'Sullivan: I want to begin by focusing on the positives. There has been a huge reduction in the number of cases in nursing homes and among front-line workers. That is fantastic and is proof that the vaccines are working. The fact that 99% of those aged over 85 years have been vaccinated is something we have to welcome. It is good news. The fact that we have conducted a review of the NIAC priority...