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Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Rail Network (30 Jan 2024)

James O'Connor: 205. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he could outline the punctuality of Iarnród Éireann services between Cork-Dublin, Midleton-Cork, Cobh-Cork, Cork-Mallow, Tralee-Dublin, Dublin-Belfast and Galway-Dublin; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4274/24]

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Business Supports (31 Jan 2024)

James O'Connor: 34. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he will outline details of a scheme for those businesses that have a shortfall of flood cover (details supplied) compared with the cost of damages to their businesses from the flooding from Storm Babet; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4419/24]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Accommodation (31 Jan 2024)

James O'Connor: 46. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will outline the expected timeline for an appointment of a project manager on an application for the feasibility study under the additional school accommodation scheme, from a school (details supplied) that has issues with spaces within the school and the lack of expansion for classrooms, SET Rooms, toilets and play areas; if her...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Asylum Applications (31 Jan 2024)

James O'Connor: 106. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality to clarify the steps for applying for asylum in Ireland, specifically, where applicants stay for the initial five days if they do not apply at the port of entry; the conditions under which the port authority grants entry; what information the IPO officer looks for to verify the applicant's identity, country of origin and...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Asylum Applications (31 Jan 2024)

James O'Connor: 107. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the reasons for the delays in processing asylum seeker applications; the average length of time it takes for an application to be fully processed; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4431/24]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Asylum Seekers (31 Jan 2024)

James O'Connor: 108. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the reason asylum seekers cannot begin work immediately on the granting of asylum seeker status; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4432/24]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Projects (1 Feb 2024)

James O'Connor: 40. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will provide an update on the allocation of funding towards road projects (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4566/24]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Transport Policy (1 Feb 2024)

James O'Connor: 74. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will outline the most recent progress on the implementation of the Cork Metropolitan Area Transport Strategy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4565/24]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Credits (1 Feb 2024)

James O'Connor: 148. To ask the Minister for Finance the number of earners in Cork who will benefit from the USC reductions announced in budget 2024; the number of renters in Cork who benefitted from the rent tax scheme in 2023; how many are eligible to claim the same in 2024; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4568/24]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Insurance Industry (1 Feb 2024)

James O'Connor: 123. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will investigate the many shortfalls of the insurance sector which has left both homes and businesses in the east Cork area making up the costs of damage following Storm Babet in October 2023; if he will consult the insurance sector on how to improve access for the public to get insurance quotes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4567/24]

Public Accounts Committee: Appropriation Accounts 2022
Vote 38 - Health
Report on the Accounts of the Public Services 2022
Chapter 18 - Health Service Executive Funding and Financial Reporting (1 Feb 2024)

James O'Connor: The first question I want to ask relates to the HSE's policies on HSE-led development of primary care centres. Will Mr. O'Connell please outline the criteria that differentiates between a decision on pursuing an HSE-led project versus that of going through a private developer-led model, and how that decision is made within the organisation and in conjunction with the Department?

Public Accounts Committee: Appropriation Accounts 2022
Vote 38 - Health
Report on the Accounts of the Public Services 2022
Chapter 18 - Health Service Executive Funding and Financial Reporting (1 Feb 2024)

James O'Connor: I apologise for pausing Mr. O'Connell but my question is not being answered. When the HSE makes a decision to put a primary centre into a community, and I will give an example in a second, there is the HSE-led project by itself and then there is option of going down the private route. Where in that process does the HSE decide what is private and what is public?

Public Accounts Committee: Appropriation Accounts 2022
Vote 38 - Health
Report on the Accounts of the Public Services 2022
Chapter 18 - Health Service Executive Funding and Financial Reporting (1 Feb 2024)

James O'Connor: Please give me an example from the past two years where that might have happened.

Public Accounts Committee: Appropriation Accounts 2022
Vote 38 - Health
Report on the Accounts of the Public Services 2022
Chapter 18 - Health Service Executive Funding and Financial Reporting (1 Feb 2024)

James O'Connor: My bugbear with this relates to Youghal in east Cork. I do not mean to be parochial but it is a good example. There was a plan at St. Raphael's, which is a former psychiatric facility, and a section of it is still used for that purpose. The facility was heavily modernised. A state-of-the-art plan was rolled out for St. Raphael's to modernise it and make it into a start-of-the-art...

Public Accounts Committee: Appropriation Accounts 2022
Vote 38 - Health
Report on the Accounts of the Public Services 2022
Chapter 18 - Health Service Executive Funding and Financial Reporting (1 Feb 2024)

James O'Connor: I did ask previously. I am not taking this out on Mr. O'Connell. I did ask that question of Mr. Gloster in this forum. He never came back to me the last time that he appeared before the Committee of Public Accounts on this matter, which is a bit disappointing.

Public Accounts Committee: Appropriation Accounts 2022
Vote 38 - Health
Report on the Accounts of the Public Services 2022
Chapter 18 - Health Service Executive Funding and Financial Reporting (1 Feb 2024)

James O'Connor: Please take my question away and come back to me again because I want an answer. It is outrageous.

Public Accounts Committee: Appropriation Accounts 2022
Vote 38 - Health
Report on the Accounts of the Public Services 2022
Chapter 18 - Health Service Executive Funding and Financial Reporting (1 Feb 2024)

James O'Connor: I thank Mr. O'Connell very much.

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (8 Feb 2024)

James O'Connor: The Government is aware of the enormous damage done in my constituency last October by Storm Babet. Residential homes, businesses and public infrastructure were very heavily damaged, with the cost of road damage alone estimated to be approximately €50 million, according to Cork County Council. The Department of Transport has told the council it does not have the funding to cover this...

Public Accounts Committee: Financial Statements 2022 - Garda Síochána Ombudsman Commission (8 Feb 2024)

James O'Connor: I thank the Chairman and welcome everybody. The particular of facet of interest for me with GSOC rotates around the increase in the number of disciplinary investigations into members of An Garda Síochána. There are two facets to this and some of this has been discussed this morning. The first element is that some of these are handled by An Garda Síochána internally....

Public Accounts Committee: Financial Statements 2022 - Garda Síochána Ombudsman Commission (8 Feb 2024)

James O'Connor: Is that significant? I am trying to get to the bottom of this. The current figure for those under disciplinary investigations is 220. The original figure I quoted was from 2017, when the figure was 115. Mr. Whelan has said the system is at absolute capacity.