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Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Transparency of RTÉ Expenditure of Public Funds and Governance Issues: Discussion (28 Jun 2023)

Christopher O'Sullivan: Mr. Collins, I certainly would consider €150,000 a lot of money. It is significant. Would you consider that a significant amount?

Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Transparency of RTÉ Expenditure of Public Funds and Governance Issues: Discussion (28 Jun 2023)

Christopher O'Sullivan: The reason I picked that amount is that I think that is what the two invoices of May and July we are talking about added up to. As Chief Financial Officer, CFO, that was completely outside your remit and you had no oversight whatsoever of payments of that scale.

Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Transparency of RTÉ Expenditure of Public Funds and Governance Issues: Discussion (28 Jun 2023)

Christopher O'Sullivan: To me, it is a case of laying all the blame at the door of the Director General. I think that clearly what has been demonstrated here is a lack of oversight and a lack of checks and balances, including from the CFO, pertaining to the years that you were there from 2020 to 2022. That is for something that is apparent to me. I will finish because I am out of time. I suppose this is a...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Climate Change Policy (27 Jun 2023)

Christopher O'Sullivan: 39. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform for an overview of the progress made to date under national strategic outcome 8 of the National Development Plan 2021-2030; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30880/23]

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Climate Change Policy (27 Jun 2023)

Christopher O'Sullivan: I ask the Minister to provide an overview on the progress to date under national strategic outcome 8 of the National Development Plan 2021-2030 and to make a statement on the matter.

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Climate Change Policy (27 Jun 2023)

Christopher O'Sullivan: One of the areas included under that heading is the roll-out of smart meters. The Minister may not have the figures in front of him and if he does not, that is understandable. It is a big part of transitioning to more sustainable energy in particular. The target is for 2.2 million or 2.25 million smart meters to be rolled out. We are at approximately 1.2 million of them, which is slightly...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Climate Change Policy (27 Jun 2023)

Christopher O'Sullivan: The Minister and I will turn on our washing machines as soon as we go home. We will be able to avail of the night rate. To clarify the point I am making, of the 1.5 million-odd meters that have been rolled out so far, only 80,000, or 6%, of them are being used to avail of that cheaper rate. The smart meters are not being used to their capacity and that is because the night rate kicks in...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: National Development Plan (27 Jun 2023)

Christopher O'Sullivan: To be fair to the Minister, the first piece is to put the strategy in place in terms of what outdoor activities we focus on and that we become leaders in. Is it hiking, mountain biking, sailing, kayaking or whale watching? There is obviously an overlap then in Departments because for something like whale watching or sailing, we need pier and harbour infrastructure, which is improving, but...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: National Development Plan (27 Jun 2023)

Christopher O'Sullivan: 37. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform for an overview of the progress made to date under national strategic outcome, NSO, 7 of the National Development Plan 2021-2030; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30879/23]

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: National Development Plan (27 Jun 2023)

Christopher O'Sullivan: Will the Minister provide an overview of the progress made to date under NSO 7 of the National Development Plan 2021-2030 and will he make a statement on the matter?

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: National Development Plan (27 Jun 2023)

Christopher O'Sullivan: I thank the Minister.

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: National Development Plan (27 Jun 2023)

Christopher O'Sullivan: NSO 7 is a broad area and the Minister tried to focus on various areas of expenditure. Great work is being done in terms of investments. The Minister probably has no idea which area I will focus on, so I will tell him: tourism. There is supposed to be strategic investment in tourism under NSO 7. This overlaps with investment in sports. I firmly believe that Ireland can put itself in a...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: National Development Plan (27 Jun 2023)

Christopher O'Sullivan: I was very interested in the Minister's response to Deputy Stanton's question. There seems to be a theme of underspend within the Department of Transport. I understand that part of that probably relates to the fact that a lot of these projects must be shovel-ready. On that note, there is a project that could have a massive benefit nationally, namely the EuroVelo routes. This is a...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Energy Production (27 Jun 2023)

Christopher O'Sullivan: 124. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment how many micro-generators are exporting to the grid. [30899/23]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Exemptions (27 Jun 2023)

Christopher O'Sullivan: 207. To ask the Minister for Finance if he intends to increase the tax exemption of €200 per year on the income received by domestic micro-generators from their suppliers by way of the CEG. [30900/23]

Ceisteanna - Questions: Climate Action Plan (21 Jun 2023)

Christopher O'Sullivan: In order to reach this 51% reduction by 2030, we will clearly have to look at every measure possible. I am wondering if it is time to consider free public transport in this country. Transport, as we know, is responsible for 18% of emissions. Of that, fossil fuel from car travel is responsible for 13%.

Ceisteanna - Questions: Climate Action Plan (21 Jun 2023)

Christopher O'Sullivan: Two of the barriers to public transport are accessibility, in that the public transport is not there, and affordability. In Ireland, we have some of the most expensive public transport in Europe. There was an EY report that suggested this move would achieve a 1% reduction in emissions. That was almost portrayed as a negative thing, but in this race against global warming, we need every...

Ceisteanna - Questions: Cabinet Committees (21 Jun 2023)

Christopher O'Sullivan: 21. To ask the Taoiseach when the Cabinet committee on economy and investment will next meet. [29762/23]

Ceisteanna - Questions: Climate Action Plan (21 Jun 2023)

Christopher O'Sullivan: 9. To ask the Taoiseach if he will report on the first progress report for the first quarter of 2023 of the climate action plan. [29761/23]

Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Inclusion in Sport: Discussion (21 Jun 2023)

Christopher O'Sullivan: I thank the witnesses for coming in. This session is far more important than many of us might think. We all enjoy sports and watching sports, male and female, but the sad reality for many of us watching female competitive sports is it never crosses our mind that the menstrual cycle and periods are an issue women have to put up with, including when in the midst of a high-profile, competitive...