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Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (25 Apr 2024)

Christopher O'Sullivan: The Neurological Alliance of Ireland gave a presentation in the audiovisual room in Leinster House yesterday describing the fact that Ireland is near the bottom of the European table in terms of the availability of neurologists. In fairness, the Minister created extra neurology nursing posts, but most of those have not been filled. We need to examine this matter. The issue is particularly...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Supports (25 Apr 2024)

Christopher O'Sullivan: 68. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he would consider opening up the fodder transport support scheme to include farmers who purchased fodder from longer distances from 31 January to 31 March; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18422/24]

Joint Committee on the Irish Language, the Gaeltacht and the Irish Speaking Community: Éileamh don Ghaelscolaíocht: Plé (24 Apr 2024)

Christopher O'Sullivan: Gabhaim buíochas leis na witnesses who attended today. I wish I were able mo cheisteanna a chur as Gaeilge but I do not have the same bravery as Deputy O'Rourke. That said, if Carmel Nic Airt was on the scene back in 1987 - I missed her by a few years - when I went to national school in Clonakilty, it may have all been so different. I can attest to the fact that many of my nieces and...

Joint Committee on the Irish Language, the Gaeltacht and the Irish Speaking Community: Éileamh don Ghaelscolaíocht: Plé (24 Apr 2024)

Christopher O'Sullivan: I am sure the students would too. It might even be a higher percentage among students.

Joint Committee on the Irish Language, the Gaeltacht and the Irish Speaking Community: Éileamh don Ghaelscolaíocht: Plé (24 Apr 2024)

Christopher O'Sullivan: That is important. I apologise that I am directing my questions to Traolach Ó Donnabháin and Carmel Nic Airt but Clonakilty and west Cork form the area with which I am most familiar. They have backed this up with statistics of the increase in those enrolling. Regarding the Gaelscoil in Clonakilty, this is only anecdotal but it appears to me that the increase in enrolment numbers...

Joint Committee on the Irish Language, the Gaeltacht and the Irish Speaking Community: Éileamh don Ghaelscolaíocht: Plé (24 Apr 2024)

Christopher O'Sullivan: We have certainly established the attraction of Gaelscoileanna and the multidenominational piece. The evidence is there regarding the enrolments. Coming back to the Irish-medium secondary school piece, Carmel Nic Airt mentioned joined-up thinking in one of her answers to Deputy O'Rourke. That is the big piece here for me. For example, let us bring it local again. Practical examples are...

Joint Committee on the Irish Language, the Gaeltacht and the Irish Speaking Community: Éileamh don Ghaelscolaíocht: Plé (24 Apr 2024)

Christopher O'Sullivan: Yes.

Joint Committee on the Irish Language, the Gaeltacht and the Irish Speaking Community: Éileamh don Ghaelscolaíocht: Plé (24 Apr 2024)

Christopher O'Sullivan: With the demographics and the increase in enrolments in the Gaelscoil, that problem is only going to get worse, but the possible introduction of an Irish-medium secondary school removes that headache. Unfortunately, after listening to Cormac McCashin, and obviously this is not a committee I attend regularly, it seems the starting point is at a very low base and Department policy so far means...

Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Culture and Governance Issues at RTÉ: Discussion (24 Apr 2024)

Christopher O'Sullivan: I thank the staff and their representatives and trade unions for attending. It is almost a year since the payments to Mr. Tubridy came into the limelight and we had our first sessions on those payments and the situation that followed. It is not good enough that it has taken us almost a full year to get staff and their representatives into committee to hear from them. I am sorry it has...

Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Culture and Governance Issues at RTÉ: Discussion (24 Apr 2024)

Christopher O'Sullivan: Ms O'Kelly has made that point loud and clear and we have to take that on board.

Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Culture and Governance Issues at RTÉ: Discussion (24 Apr 2024)

Christopher O'Sullivan: I appreciate that, and the message is heard loud and clear. Were any of the RTÉ staff here ever on these bogus self-employment contracts?

Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Culture and Governance Issues at RTÉ: Discussion (24 Apr 2024)

Christopher O'Sullivan: That leads to my next question, which we will probably not have an opportunity to address. I would love to hear from Ms O'Kelly, to the best of her ability, about how it felt to be on those bogus self-employment contracts and not to be entitled to sick leave, maternity leave, paternity leave and annual leave. What was the general sense working alongside people doing the same job who are...

Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Culture and Governance Issues at RTÉ: Discussion (24 Apr 2024)

Christopher O'Sullivan: I will move on. I appreciate that and it sounds horrible. It is conducive to a horrible working environment with a lot of conflict and tension within that working environment. Are there still bogus self-employment contracts within RTÉ?

Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Culture and Governance Issues at RTÉ: Discussion (24 Apr 2024)

Christopher O'Sullivan: I am under time pressure. Does Mr. Dooley have confidence that the current board - the transitional or executive board or however it is described now - will eliminate this practice? Does he have confidence that a HR team pretty much made up of the same personnel will eliminate this practice? It is not just this practice, but the practice of exit packages that caused all of this hurt and...

Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Culture and Governance Issues at RTÉ: Discussion (24 Apr 2024)

Christopher O'Sullivan: I know they have to be careful, but would anyone else like to comment on that final question about the current team? We must remember that there are members of this new executive board that presided over payments to Mr. Tubridy and exit packages.

Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Culture and Governance Issues at RTÉ: Discussion (24 Apr 2024)

Christopher O'Sullivan: That is understood and I again thank the witnesses for coming. It is tough. They are describing an atmosphere within an organisation I am sure they are mad about and passionate about. It is not easy for them to come here and make those really strong statements about what it was like.

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Tourism Industry (18 Apr 2024)

Christopher O'Sullivan: 40. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the steps being taken by her Department to ensure the viability of the Irish self-catering sector is protected; agus an ndéanfaidh sí ráiteas ina thaobh. [17049/24]

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Work Permits (18 Apr 2024)

Christopher O'Sullivan: 75. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment what communication took place with the food processing sector around the introduction of the changes to the work permit legislation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17069/24]

Road Safety: Statements (17 Apr 2024)

Christopher O'Sullivan: I am sharing time with Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan. I thank the Minister of State for attending the debate on this very serious issue. I will focus on one aspect of road safety in my constituency of Cork South-West, namely, road conditions. As I have pointed out time and again in the Chamber, Cork county has not been getting an allocation for road funding in recent years that reflects...