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Housing and Critical Infrastructure: Motion [Private Members] (13 May 2025)

Pádraig O'Sullivan: In accordance with Standing Order 85(2), the division is postponed until the weekly division time on Wednesday, 14 May 2025.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medicinal Products (13 May 2025)

Pádraig O'Sullivan: 130. To ask the Minister for Health the progress made regarding commitments in the Programme for Government surrounding rare diseases and specifically plans for a review of the drug reimbursement process, increasing the number of clinical trials and providing an early access scheme for new drug and treatment; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23511/25]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Healthcare Infrastructure Provision (13 May 2025)

Pádraig O'Sullivan: 186. To ask the Minister for Health if she will provide an update on the new acute hospital for Glanmire, Cork; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23512/25]

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces (13 May 2025)

Pádraig O'Sullivan: 361. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the progress that has been made in implementing the long service increments, contained in the Commission on the Future of the Defence Forces report; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24313/25]

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces (13 May 2025)

Pádraig O'Sullivan: 362. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence how many lance corporal ranked positions have been created in 2023, 2024, and 2025 year to date, in tabular form; what other retention tools have been deployed over the same period; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24314/25]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Bus Services (13 May 2025)

Pádraig O'Sullivan: 393. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will provide an update on the Bus Connects roll out for Cork city; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23715/25]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Bus Services (13 May 2025)

Pádraig O'Sullivan: 394. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will provide a synopsis of the Cork city Bus Connects routes 14 and 30, including the frequency and routing; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23716/25]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects (13 May 2025)

Pádraig O'Sullivan: 548. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when a national school in Cork (details supplied) will receive the additional classroom it was promised. [23172/25]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Driver Test (8 May 2025)

Pádraig O'Sullivan: 17. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the measures he is taking to mitigate against long waiting times for driving licences theory test and driving test applications; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22824/25]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Projects (8 May 2025)

Pádraig O'Sullivan: 80. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will provide and update, in advance of the publication of the National Development Plan, on the North Ring Road in Cork; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22823/25]

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Sports Funding (8 May 2025)

Pádraig O'Sullivan: 114. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if he will provide an update on a centre of excellence project (details supplied) in Glanmire, Cork and the status of the €2 million awarded to the scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22856/25]

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Sports Funding (8 May 2025)

Pádraig O'Sullivan: 141. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht when the next round of LSSIF will be launched; the steps his Department is undertaking to ensure full drawdown of all existing commitments; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22857/25]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Córas Iompair Éireann (8 May 2025)

Pádraig O'Sullivan: 251. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he is aware that CIÉ pensioners have not received an increase in their CIÉ pension for 17 years since 2008 and will he address this anomaly; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15980/25]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Projects (8 May 2025)

Pádraig O'Sullivan: 250. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will confirm the extent of funding allocated to the Mallow relief road, heretofore; the projected costs in the future to complete the proposed works; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15837/25]

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Medicinal Products (7 May 2025)

Pádraig O'Sullivan: I thank the Minister of State. I will point out a few things relative to the script she has there. The first thing is that we are spending €3 billion on drugs. That is a fact; I cannot dispute it. It is likely to be €4 billion before too long and it is going to continue to increase as the innovations in drugs and treatment continue to progress. That should be a good thing...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Medicinal Products (7 May 2025)

Pádraig O'Sullivan: The Minister of State has sat in a lot of parliamentary party meetings with me and I know this is an issue she is very familiar with because I have raised it every second week. I appreciate the Minister of State being here this evening. I do not mean to sound dismissive but I can almost predict the answer she will give to me. I half know the answers to some of the questions I have posed...

Europe Day: Statements (7 May 2025)

Pádraig O'Sullivan: I am going to cut to the chase because I have a whole two and a half minutes to speak on this topic. I will focus on the availability of drugs, specifically new drugs, right across Europe. We all know the positive nature of what the European Union has contributed to Ireland but there is one glaring area I would like to highlight. Free and borderless travel is available to us and it is...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Departmental Data (7 May 2025)

Pádraig O'Sullivan: 272. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government in light of the continued financial challenges facing the hospitality sector, including increased operating costs, staffing shortages and inflationary pressures, if he intends to waive the outdoor furniture licence fee for 2025, as has been the case in previous years since the onset of the Covid-19 pandemic; and if he will...

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

Pádraig O'Sullivan: 29. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment when persons (details supplied) wishing to work for a Cork haulage company will receive their work permits; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21401/25]

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

Pádraig O'Sullivan: 128. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the number of violent incidents and threats reported by social protection staff in 2022, 2023, 2024 and to date in 2025, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21419/25]