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Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Legislative Programme (1 May 2025)

James O'Connor: 35. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the legislative priorities for his Department for 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21754/25]

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Enterprise Support Services (1 May 2025)

James O'Connor: 66. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if his Department will roll out additional resources to support entrepreneurial incubation and innovation in the near future; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21755/25]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Employment Schemes (1 May 2025)

James O'Connor: 161. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if he will report on the number of people engaged in work and skills week 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21698/25]

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: School Transport (30 Apr 2025)

James O'Connor: I welcome the Minister of State's statement. He understands rural Ireland and the issues I am raising because our constituencies are not that dissimilar. We share a county after all. I welcome the inclusion of Kilcredan in the pilot project by the Department of Education. I would appreciate if the Department would share that information with me so I can bring it back to the parents and...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: School Transport (30 Apr 2025)

James O'Connor: I appreciate the opportunity to raise this important matter regarding my constituency. It is about Kilcredan National School, which is located in the peripheral regions of Youghal and Midleton towns. It is a rural school but it is also a very large school. It came about because of the merger of three existing primary schools in that parish into one. Although it was a very good idea and...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (30 Apr 2025)

James O'Connor: 193. To ask the Minister for Health if she will review correspondence (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21408/25]

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Driver Licences (29 Apr 2025)

James O'Connor: 529. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport further to Parliamentary Question No. 205 of 22 January 2025, if he will provide an update on the matter; the development that has happened in the meantime; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20891/25]

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Departmental Programmes (29 Apr 2025)

James O'Connor: 715. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the reason for the removal of people from the Get Exporting programme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19576/25]

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Departmental Inquiries (29 Apr 2025)

James O'Connor: 716. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment his views on matters raised in correspondence (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19577/25]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Healthcare Infrastructure Provision (29 Apr 2025)

James O'Connor: 2055. To ask the Minister for Health her plans for an HSE property (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19000/25]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Laboratory Facilities (29 Apr 2025)

James O'Connor: 2056. To ask the Minister for Health if any reviews or audits of the expenditure on laboratory genetic testing services, both in Ireland and abroad, have been undertaken to ensure value for money and to assess the effectiveness of outsourcing; whether it is the intention to support local accredited capacity; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19018/25]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Laboratory Facilities (29 Apr 2025)

James O'Connor: 2057. To ask the Minister for Health to confirm whether all laboratories, both domestic and overseas, used by clinicians for genetic testing are fully accredited to the appropriate national or European standards; what measures are in place to ensure consistent quality control and reliable results from these laboratories; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19019/25]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Laboratory Facilities (29 Apr 2025)

James O'Connor: 2058. To ask the Minister for Health to provide details on the current number of ISO15189-accredited genetic laboratories that exist within the public health system; if the HSE has capacity to develop and implement a comprehensive national genetic testing strategy; her plans to enhance staffing and infrastructure in order to meet the growing demands for genetic and diagnostic testing...

Uisce Éireann: Statements (10 Apr 2025)

James O'Connor: With your kind permission, a Cheann Comhairle, Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan will be sharing of some of my time. I appreciate the opportunity to raise issues pertaining to my constituency and nationally relating to Irish Water. In particular, I want to raise the case of what is going on in Ballyhooly, a small village outside of the town of Fermoy. Ballyhooly has had ongoing significant...

Tariffs: Statements (9 Apr 2025)

James O'Connor: In the context of the tariffs, I raise what we are doing here in Ireland and what we can control. So much of what is going on in the United States, no matter what Ireland says and no matter what Minister we dispatch to Washington, is not going to be able to reverse what the Trump White House intends to do. I was there a few weeks ago, and it was interesting. The Acting Chair was there and...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Renewable Energy Generation (9 Apr 2025)

James O'Connor: I thank the Minister of State. In my opening statement, I referred to what is happening with the solar development in the Killeagh-Inch area and Mountuniacke, but there are others, north of Midleton, in Leamlara, and Lisgoold, and towards Watergrasshill, more are being proposed in Kilquane around Knockraha. What is also disturbing, as the Minister of State highlighted, is the lack of...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Renewable Energy Generation (9 Apr 2025)

James O'Connor: I express my gratitude that this topic has been selected for discussion. It is incredibly important. It relates to the rapid development of solar across my constituency and in Cork North-Central and Cork South-Central. This is about what I see as the wholesale changing of the function of agricultural lands in my constituency and their use as solar farms. We are starting to see what these...

Ceisteanna - Questions: Cabinet Committees (8 Apr 2025)

James O'Connor: I raise with the Taoiseach the issue of energy security ahead of the infrastructure meeting. I want to bring forward the idea that Ireland follow suit and join other countries in the EU which use nuclear technology as part of their energy production. Ireland has the highest non-residential electricity prices in the European Union as of 2024, according to Eurostat. Finland has the cheapest...

Ceisteanna - Questions: Cabinet Committees (8 Apr 2025)

James O'Connor: 22. To ask the Taoiseach when the Cabinet committee on infrastructure will meet next. [8515/25]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects (8 Apr 2025)

James O'Connor: 161. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will provide an update on a school building project (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17185/25]