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Health (Amendment) Bill 2021: Second Stage (Resumed) (24 Feb 2021)

Christopher O'Sullivan: I thank the Minister. I welcome the Bill and will of course support it. I have said that I would have liked it to go a bit further but I appreciate that it is being introduced and it cannot be passed too soon. Part of how we tackle and suppress the virus involves international travel. Our testing regime will be an important part of how we suppress the virus. I want to extol the...

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (24 Feb 2021)

Christopher O'Sullivan: On the same issue, I want to speak on behalf of the CE schemes and their incredible success, particularly in my constituency of Cork South-West. The Mizen Peninsula, Baltimore, Skibbereen and Clonakilty have had incredibly successful CE schemes that do brilliant work on the ground but they are worried about their future. They are worried about a slashing of participants in the CE schemes....

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Financial Services and Pensions Ombudsman (24 Feb 2021)

Christopher O'Sullivan: 153. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will review the current policy which requires signatures of all parties in circumstances in which a request has been made to the Financial Services and Pensions Ombudsman to investigate a particular case; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10556/21]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Departmental Correspondence (24 Feb 2021)

Christopher O'Sullivan: 230. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will consider exempting solicitor client accounts from negative interest rate charges being applied to transaction bank accounts which acts as a second charge on borrowed money often used to complete the purchase of a home or pay off an existing mortgage; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10550/21]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Insurance Industry Regulation (24 Feb 2021)

Christopher O'Sullivan: 234. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will consider measures to stop insurance companies increasing premiums on long-term, incident-free customers given that it is crippling businesses and community service providers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10591/21]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Covid-19 Pandemic Supports (24 Feb 2021)

Christopher O'Sullivan: 252. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if financial supports will be considered for community groups that have seen their community-based funding sources diminish during the pandemic; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10569/21]

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Covid-19 Pandemic Supports (24 Feb 2021)

Christopher O'Sullivan: 278. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if she will offer local newspapers including free publications the same level of financial supports being offered to radio stations; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [10558/21]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Flood Prevention Measures (24 Feb 2021)

Christopher O'Sullivan: 346. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he will consider funding for Irish Water to resolve the current issue of flooding in New Road, Bandon, County Cork, in which residents are currently experiencing flooding that includes untreated sewerage; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10566/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Vaccination Programme (24 Feb 2021)

Christopher O'Sullivan: 1041. To ask the Minister for Health if he will move kidney dialysis patients and transplant patients to priority vaccine status given this cohort of patients is particularly vulnerable to Covid-19; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10552/21]

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

Christopher O'Sullivan: I have questions for a couple of the witnesses. I will try to get through them as quickly as possible. The first is to Dr. O'Mahony. In his opening statement I think one of the very first sentences concerned the decommissioning of our rail system throughout the 20th century. Part of that happened where I am from. I am from west Cork and I represent Cork South-West. There was the west...

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

Christopher O'Sullivan: All right. I feel like I have not been given as much liberty as everyone else, but that is fine. A big part of how that happened was that we have a southern relief road built. Some towns are crying out for relief roads to take that big volume of traffic from the town centre which chokes up the town, allowing town centres to take back their public space for pedestrians and footfall. That...

Covid-19 (Agriculture, Food and the Marine): Statements (17 Feb 2021)

Christopher O'Sullivan: I should be able to leave a couple of minutes for the Minister to reply. The first issue I wish to raise is that of the harness racing sector. I am referring to safe and professionally run harness racing that takes place on tracks throughout Ireland, particularly in my constituency of Cork South-West. In west Cork, harness racing is a very popular activity which is the highlight of the...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Value Added Tax (17 Feb 2021)

Christopher O'Sullivan: 186. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will consider keeping the VAT rate below 23% after February 2021 to assist businesses trying to get back on their feet; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8976/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Assisted Human Reproduction (17 Feb 2021)

Christopher O'Sullivan: 981. To ask the Minister for Health the timeline for the IVF scheme announced in February 2021; the details of the funding model for the scheme; the way in which couples will be assisted financially; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8964/21]

Covid-19 (Transport and Travel): Statements (10 Feb 2021)

Christopher O'Sullivan: After the Minister's good news for Limerick, we will all be seeking roads, which is exactly why I am here. I raise the need for the completion of the Bandon southern relief road. It has been 30 years in the making and it makes complete sense in the context of the town's sustainability and viability. The Minister may have seen the "Eco Eye" programme last week on which Clonakilty was...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Covid-19 Pandemic Supports (10 Feb 2021)

Christopher O'Sullivan: 229. To ask the Minister for Finance if consideration will be given to targeting financial supports for the wedding industry (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7169/21]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Mortgage Lending (10 Feb 2021)

Christopher O'Sullivan: 230. To ask the Minister for Finance if his attention has been drawn to the fact that customers are being told by their mortgage providers that their credit rating will be affected should they need to take a second moratorium on their mortgages due to job losses as a result of Covid-19; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7176/21]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Heritage Sites (10 Feb 2021)

Christopher O'Sullivan: 339. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if consideration will be given to allocating funding for protected structures, giving due regard to the number of protected structures within County Cork; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7167/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Vaccination Programme (10 Feb 2021)

Christopher O'Sullivan: 896. To ask the Minister for Health the estimated date for staff in the Irish Blood Transfusion Service to receive the Covid-19 vaccine; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7163/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Staff (10 Feb 2021)

Christopher O'Sullivan: 897. To ask the Minister for Health the psychology staffing levels across each community adult mental health team in CHO 4 by grade, that is, basic, senior and principal; if staffing resources in each instance are permanent or fixed-term; the population size served by each team; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7164/21]