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Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Island Communities (24 May 2022)

Éamon Ó Cuív: The Minister of State is a very fair and, more important, highly intelligent man. I am sure he was embarrassed reading that out. The red herring of the PSO Donegal and Kerry services can be put aside because there are buses going to Donegal and buses and trains going to Kerry, right to the airport in the case of Kerry. It does not quite work that way when you are trying to get to an...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Island Communities (24 May 2022)

Éamon Ó Cuív: I appreciate that. I thank the Minister of State for cutting his reply short. It would have been a further embarrassment if he did not do so.

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (25 May 2022)

Éamon Ó Cuív: We face two major challenges at the moment. One is from climate and the other is because of the war in Ukraine. We are seeing energy security issues and rising costs. It is vital that we examine all possible approaches to deal with this issue. Transport is particularly dependent on imported fuels. What plans does the Government have to increase the use of biodiesel, biomethane and...

Recent Developments in Northern Ireland: Statements (25 May 2022)

Éamon Ó Cuív: Ba mhaith liom focal a rá mar gheall ar rud maith atá á dhéanamh inniu, is é sin go mbeidh reachtaíocht teanga ó Thuaidh. Is trua liom go deimhin go gcaithimid braith ar Pharlaimint na Ríochta Aontaithe leis seo a dhéanamh ach sin mar atá. Tá súil agam go mbeidh téagar sa Bhille nua le cearta lucht labhartha na Gaeilge a...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Consular Services (24 May 2022)

Éamon Ó Cuív: 243. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade when applications for a certificate of co-impediment will issue to persons in County Galway (details supplied); the reason for the delay in issuing the certificates; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25700/22]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Passport Services (25 May 2022)

Éamon Ó Cuív: 55. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade when a passport will issue to a person (details supplied) in County Galway; the reason for the delay in issuing the passport despite the fact that the application was lodged on 16 February 2022; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26705/22]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Passport Services (25 May 2022)

Éamon Ó Cuív: 76. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade when a passport will issue with the correct name to a person (details supplied) in County Galway who was issued with a passport with the incorrect name; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26779/22]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Passport Services (25 May 2022)

Éamon Ó Cuív: 79. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade when a passport will issue to a minor (details supplied) in County Galway; the reason for the delay in issuing said passport despite the fact that the application was lodged on 4 February 2022; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26809/22]

Passport Services: Statements (26 May 2022)

Éamon Ó Cuív: Tá áthas orm cúpla focal a rá ar an ábhar seo. Years ago, I was selling fencing stakes and ran out of them. A purchaser who was looking for a lorryload of fencing stakes in a hurry rang me. I started to explain the problems I faced with supply and so on. He told me that was not his problem. He said he was not looking for excuses; he was looking for fencing...

Passport Services: Statements (26 May 2022)

Éamon Ó Cuív: My second point about the system is that when the application gets to printing stage, it is absolutely critical that the tracking system is kept up to date with news about when the passport will hit the post. If it is going to hit the post today, the applicant will have it tomorrow because the postal service is very good. That is when people are most dependent on the tracking system. I...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Healthcare Infrastructure Provision (26 May 2022)

Éamon Ó Cuív: 36. To ask the Minister for Health the progress that has been made to date with the provision of the new accident and emergency facility in Galway University Hospital; the average number of persons who have been left sitting overnight in chairs since the beginning of 2021, in the present facility while awaiting a bed in the hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26899/22]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Facilities (26 May 2022)

Éamon Ó Cuív: 82. To ask the Minister for Health the progress that has been made to date with the provision of a new cancer care facility for the Saolta Group of Hospitals in Galway University Hospital; the steps that are being taken to expedite the provision of same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26897/22]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Inshore Fisheries (26 May 2022)

Éamon Ó Cuív: 169. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he made a case as part of the negotiation on the reformed Common Fisheries Policy for the extension of the exclusive coastal zone around member states of 12 miles to a more realistic level to protect coastal communities; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26904/22]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Fishing Industry (26 May 2022)

Éamon Ó Cuív: 200. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the progress that has been made to date in the discussions on the reformed Common Fisheries Policy; the case being made by him on behalf of Ireland to ensure an equitable share of the fish around the coast for Irish fishers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26903/22]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Fines Administration (26 May 2022)

Éamon Ó Cuív: 217. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if it is intended to amend the road traffic acts to ensure that speed vans acting for the authorities on contract are clearly visible to oncoming traffic in both directions when checking for non-compliance with the law; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26992/22]

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Oideachas Riachtanas Speisialta (26 May 2022)

Éamon Ó Cuív: 228. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht an bhfuil sé i gceist aici an t-uasmhéid is féidir le Campaí Samhraidh, atá á reachtáil le cúnamh airgid atá curtha ar fáil ag a Roinn, a ghearradh ar thuismitheoirí nó caomhnóirí gasúr atá ag freastal ar na campaí samhraidh a ardú, nó...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Local Authorities (26 May 2022)

Éamon Ó Cuív: 232. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if each tenant of a local-authority house has to individually inform the relevant local authority of annual increases in social welfare rates of payment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26998/22]

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Prison Service (26 May 2022)

Éamon Ó Cuív: 262. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the annual cost of providing Army security at Portlaoise Prison; the cost of escorting prisoners to medical appointments and court hearings outside the prison; the amount that is reimbursed by the Irish Prison Service to the Defence Forces; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26991/22]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Ukraine War (26 May 2022)

Éamon Ó Cuív: 322. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the special steps, if any, that need to be taken by Ukrainians who have come here in recent months due to the war there, and whose passports were not stamped by Irish immigration on entering the country; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27097/22]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Covid-19 Pandemic Supports (26 May 2022)

Éamon Ó Cuív: 346. To ask the Minister for Health the steps that are being taken to support those suffering from long-Covid symptoms including extreme fatigue, brain-fog, neurological symptoms, severe nerve pain, severe itching, epilepsy and gastric issues; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26993/22]