Results 761-780 of 3,951 for speaker:Pádraig O'Sullivan

Ceisteanna - Questions: Cabinet Committees (29 May 2024)

Pádraig O'Sullivan: I read an article last month which reported that the European Commission is considering giving pharmaceutical companies financial incentives and enhancing their market exclusivity in the way they produce drugs, particularly in the niche area of orphan drugs and rare diseases. I found the article welcome but in another way it was amusing in the context of the access patients here have to...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Tourism Promotion (29 May 2024)

Pádraig O'Sullivan: 99. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the grants available through her Department to help promote tourism in areas of Cork; if a grant is available at national level or through the local authorities; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24248/24]

Ireland's Recognition of the State of Palestine: Statements (28 May 2024)

Pádraig O'Sullivan: I will speak in favour of our nation's decision to recognise the right of Palestinians to exist in their own state. In 1980, it was my party that led Ireland to become the first EU member state to declare that a solution to the conflict in the Middle East lay in a two-state solution under which a fully independent Palestine and an independent Israel could coexist. As time has passed, in...

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (28 May 2024)

Pádraig O'Sullivan: I raise the issue of sound barriers on motorways. There is major development around the Dunkettle interchange. While that is most welcome, with that development comes increased traffic on the roads and the greater likelihood of noise to emanate from that. Unfortunately, at the moment, it is up to TII to provide sound maps periodically. It does that but when the sounds are found to be...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects (28 May 2024)

Pádraig O'Sullivan: 40. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills to provide an update on school building projects in Cork; the number of new schools in planning stage; the number of new school builds that have started; the number that have yet to be tendered for; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23766/24]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (28 May 2024)

Pádraig O'Sullivan: 45. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the level of funding and plans for this year’s Summer Programme in Cork; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23765/24]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Driver Test (28 May 2024)

Pádraig O'Sullivan: 134. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the current average waiting time for driving tests in Cork; the progress that has been made in reducing the waiting times; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23597/24]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Driver Test (28 May 2024)

Pádraig O'Sullivan: 135. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the current average waiting time for driving tests conducted through Irish in Cork; the progress that has been made in reducing the waiting time; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23598/24]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Driver Test (28 May 2024)

Pádraig O'Sullivan: 147. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport when a person (details supplied) will receive a date for a driving test; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23923/24]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Housing Schemes (28 May 2024)

Pádraig O'Sullivan: 168. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will address concerns in correspondence (details supplied); if there are any suitable schemes available to this person; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23922/24]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Appeals (28 May 2024)

Pádraig O'Sullivan: 308. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection when a decision will be made on an appeal by a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23599/24]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Visa Applications (28 May 2024)

Pádraig O'Sullivan: 328. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of applications that are currently being processed for the join family (sponsor is a spouse and Irish citizen) visa; the average processing time for a visa of this nature; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23596/24]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Home Help Service (28 May 2024)

Pádraig O'Sullivan: 452. To ask the Minister for Health the number of home support hours being provided in each LHO in CHO 4 as of 1 May 2024 or the latest date available; the number of persons currently on the waiting list for home support hours in each LHO in CHO4; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23751/24]

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Business Supports (23 May 2024)

Pádraig O'Sullivan: I appreciate the figures the Minister has outlined to us and I want to recognise the work of Minister of State, Deputy Calleary, in keeping our own parliamentary party informed every week and trying to get us to encourage businesses to apply for it in the first place. As the Minister has laid out with the figures, the disparity between Cork county and Cork city has flummoxed me over the last...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Further and Higher Education (23 May 2024)

Pádraig O'Sullivan: 17. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills to provide an update on his plans to enhance disability supports for students in higher education; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19707/24]

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Further and Higher Education (23 May 2024)

Pádraig O'Sullivan: I appreciate the response. As the Minister will know, students with disabilities suffer significant disadvantage when it comes to college attendance and face additional costs to provide for their needs and equipment. The disability access route to education, DARE, programme provides significant supports to students with disabilities to access third level. The Minister's predecessor...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Further and Higher Education (23 May 2024)

Pádraig O'Sullivan: As the Minister correctly said, students with disabilities now represent a greater proportion of the student population and it is trending in the right direction, but they are still significantly under-represented. While I, like other Deputies, do not expect the Minister to reveal any details of the budget today, I emphasise that a greater level of investment and resources could be placed...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Third Level Education (23 May 2024)

Pádraig O'Sullivan: 12. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the engagement his Department has had with the Higher Education Authority regarding financial deficits at universities in Ireland; his views on whether there should be greater transparency between the Higher Education Authority and other third level institutions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19706/24]

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Work Permits (23 May 2024)

Pádraig O'Sullivan: 66. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment when he last reviewed the critical skills list; if his Department has plans to address the national skills shortages in science, engineering, healthcare and social care; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23170/24]