Results 261-280 of 2,630 for speaker:Christopher O'Sullivan

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Current Progress and Future Projections of Uisce Éireann Objectives: Uisce Éireann (18 Jun 2024)

Christopher O'Sullivan: My concern is that I became a councillor in 2007 and I have been hearing the phrase "preliminary business case" for 13 or 14 years but it does not seem to have progressed. I am asking Mr. Gleeson to please look at it again and to prioritise it.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Current Progress and Future Projections of Uisce Éireann Objectives: Uisce Éireann (18 Jun 2024)

Christopher O'Sullivan: I thank Mr. Gleeson and Ms Attridge for the update. It is very important that this is progressed. There are a couple of other issues I wish to raise. In Castletownbere, there is an issue with drinking water supply. It is right on the west of my constituency, on the Beara Peninsula. The council is not granting planning permission at the moment, not even for one-off houses, because of an...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Current Progress and Future Projections of Uisce Éireann Objectives: Uisce Éireann (18 Jun 2024)

Christopher O'Sullivan: I appreciate the need for environmental designations. They are important, as is saving a species on the brink. Having said that, we need to come up with solutions in order to allow places like the Beara Peninsula to develop, grow and flourish. To go back and say there will be no more planning permissions is not good enough. That brings me to another point. I appreciate that this is...

Ceisteanna - Questions: Departmental Programmes (12 Jun 2024)

Christopher O'Sullivan: 17. To ask the Taoiseach if he will report on the national reform programme 2024 published by his Department on 10 May last. [23896/24]

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (12 Jun 2024)

Christopher O'Sullivan: Dunmanway and Clonakilty are two of the most important towns in my constituency. They are separated by about 20 km. It takes just over 20 minutes to drive from Clonakilty to Dunmanway, for example, but if I want to take a bus there tomorrow, it would take me about two hours because I would have to go via Bandon. What the people of Dunmanway and Clonakilty need is a direct bus service...

Ceisteanna - Questions: Cabinet Committees (29 May 2024)

Christopher O'Sullivan: In a slight departure from the triple lock, I will bring the Taoiseach back to Bere Island off west Cork. The Department of Defence has an important training facility there for naval personnel. Unfortunately, there is an issue with Department of Defence-owned infrastructure there, namely, a slipway at Lawrence Cove. It is an important slipway used by naval personnel but also by a car ferry...

Ceisteanna - Questions: Cabinet Committees (29 May 2024)

Christopher O'Sullivan: 21. To ask the Taoiseach when the Cabinet committee that deals with defence will next meet. [23897/24]

Ceisteanna - Questions: Cabinet Committees (29 May 2024)

Christopher O'Sullivan: I do not say this lightly, but when it comes to our islanders and healthcare, they are treated as second-class citizens. This is especially the case in the west Cork islands and I will explain why. On Bere Island, which is near Castletownbere, at one point they had two full-time nurses. They had nursing cover on the island for 24 hours a day, seven days per week, but they now only have one...

Ceisteanna - Questions: Cabinet Committees (29 May 2024)

Christopher O'Sullivan: 9. To ask the Taoiseach when the Cabinet committee on health will next meet. [23895/24]

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Special Educational Needs (29 May 2024)

Christopher O'Sullivan: I thank the Cathaoirleach Gníomhach; he is looking good in the Chair. I also thank the Minister of State for taking this Topical Issue. Primary schools principals right throughout Ireland are screaming in an effort to retain their special education teacher, SET, allocations. The new criteria are flawed and are not working. I know this because schools throughout my constituency are...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Special Educational Needs (29 May 2024)

Christopher O'Sullivan: I thank the Minister of State. We are hearing that the number of special education teachers has increased and that the allocations are increasing but I am telling him that this is not the reality on the ground. The fundamental point is that schools are being punished for doing their job correctly and for improving numeracy and literacy. We need to go back to taking account of those complex...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Finalisation of Draft National Energy and Climate Plan and the National Long-Term Strategy: Discussion (28 May 2024)

Christopher O'Sullivan: The meeting will commence in public session. I welcome everybody. Could I get members' agreement that if officials want to participate or make contributions, that that is allowed? It is allowed. I thank members very much. The purpose of the meeting today is to have a discussion on the draft national energy and climate plan and the national long-term strategy. On behalf of the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Finalisation of Draft National Energy and Climate Plan and the National Long-Term Strategy: Discussion (28 May 2024)

Christopher O'Sullivan: I thank the Minister for his opening statement and for outlining the strategy and the plan. We will now move to the members. It is agreed that each member will have five minutes for questions and answers? Agreed. The first member to indicate was Deputy Whitmore.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Finalisation of Draft National Energy and Climate Plan and the National Long-Term Strategy: Discussion (28 May 2024)

Christopher O'Sullivan: Deputy Whitmore has one more minute.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Finalisation of Draft National Energy and Climate Plan and the National Long-Term Strategy: Discussion (28 May 2024)

Christopher O'Sullivan: I thank the Minister. We are going to move on now.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Finalisation of Draft National Energy and Climate Plan and the National Long-Term Strategy: Discussion (28 May 2024)

Christopher O'Sullivan: We are going to move on because the Deputy has had seven or eight minutes.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Finalisation of Draft National Energy and Climate Plan and the National Long-Term Strategy: Discussion (28 May 2024)

Christopher O'Sullivan: I am sure we will come back to that.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Finalisation of Draft National Energy and Climate Plan and the National Long-Term Strategy: Discussion (28 May 2024)

Christopher O'Sullivan: The Minister can elaborate on that further later. We will move on now to Deputy O'Rourke.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Finalisation of Draft National Energy and Climate Plan and the National Long-Term Strategy: Discussion (28 May 2024)

Christopher O'Sullivan: I thank the Minister.