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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Enterprise, Tourism and Employment: Competitiveness and the Cost of Doing Business in Ireland: Discussion (Resumed) (24 Sep 2025)

James O'Connor: I have a question on that. I am very interested in this and am of the view that there is a lot to be learned from history. Mr. Gibbons has just given us a very interesting insight. At the time that it was built, Ardnacrusha took up one third of the State's entire resources. What this shows is that sometimes it is worth spending multiples of billions on infrastructure projects where there...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Enterprise, Tourism and Employment: Competitiveness and the Cost of Doing Business in Ireland: Discussion (Resumed) (24 Sep 2025)

James O'Connor: I have an observation to add to Deputy Gogarty's point. He asked some good questions. The amount of expert documents that come before any Member of the Oireachtas is enormous. We see strategies being published and new proposals being brought forward but it is about enacting them. Is it the capacity of the Civil Service? Is there a need for a summit on establishing goals and outcomes...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Enterprise, Tourism and Employment: Competitiveness and the Cost of Doing Business in Ireland: Discussion (Resumed) (24 Sep 2025)

James O'Connor: Absolutely. It is only a minor observation but walking up the steps into the Dáil, you look up and the roof is collapsing. There are literally pieces of the ceiling collapsing onto the Gallery as the Taoiseach is going in. It is indicative of the whole infrastructure of the State. I want to feed this back to Mr. Gibbons. I would be really insincere to him if I did not say it. I...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Enterprise, Tourism and Employment: Competitiveness and the Cost of Doing Business in Ireland: Discussion (Resumed) (24 Sep 2025)

James O'Connor: We will now proceed to the Labour Party's Deputy Lawlor who will be followed by Senator McCarthy.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Enterprise, Tourism and Employment: Competitiveness and the Cost of Doing Business in Ireland: Discussion (Resumed) (24 Sep 2025)

James O'Connor: I am sorry to cut across Dr. McDonnell but we have exceeded our time of 3 p.m. I regret that we will not have time for a second round of questions but it is indicative of the fact that we had such an interesting and broad-ranging discussion. It was useful for us to engage with the three witnesses. On behalf of the members and myself, I thank them most sincerely for that. I also thank them...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Bus Services (30 Sep 2025)

James O'Connor: 130. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the current status on the BusConnects project in Cork County; the status of the CMATS project in Cork; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51607/25]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Projects (30 Sep 2025)

James O'Connor: 165. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the current status of road projects in Cork county (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51606/25]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Disadvantaged Status (30 Sep 2025)

James O'Connor: 463. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the position regarding DEIS Urban Band 1 status for a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [51565/25]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Sports Funding (30 Sep 2025)

James O'Connor: 528. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment further to Parliamentary Question No. 597 of 17 September 2025, the status of the review of the previous round of community sports facilities fund; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51447/25]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Healthcare Policy (30 Sep 2025)

James O'Connor: 836. To ask the Minister for Health her plans to implement spinal muscular atrophy screening in the national heel-prick test (details supplied; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [51131/25]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Cards (30 Sep 2025)

James O'Connor: 865. To ask the Minister for Health if she will consider raising the income threshold for medical card eligibility due to the increase in the cost of living; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [51397/25]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: National Broadband Plan (2 Oct 2025)

James O'Connor: 15. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the next steps his Department will take to find a new fibre line if a fibre cabinet is full following National Broadband Ireland intervention; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52173/25]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Sports Funding (2 Oct 2025)

James O'Connor: 53. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the timeframe for the large-scale sport infrastructure fund scheme to be opened in 2026; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52298/25]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Primary Care Centres (2 Oct 2025)

James O'Connor: 129. To ask the Minister for Health to provide an update on a project (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [52296/25]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Healthcare Infrastructure Provision (2 Oct 2025)

James O'Connor: 142. To ask the Minister for Health her Department's plans for a project (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [52297/25]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Disease Management (2 Oct 2025)

James O'Connor: 404. To ask the Minister for Health if she will add myalgic encephalomyelitis to the long-term illness scheme (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [52642/25]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Flood Relief Schemes (2 Oct 2025)

James O'Connor: 275. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he will provide an update on the progress of the Midleton flood relief scheme; the estimated timeframe for completion; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52697/25]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Funding (2 Oct 2025)

James O'Connor: 289. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will provide an update on a project in a school (details supplied); if her Department will review the emergency works scheme applications in relation to the project; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [52700/25]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects (2 Oct 2025)

James O'Connor: 292. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of a project at a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [52743/25]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Enterprise, Tourism and Employment: Competitiveness and the Cost of Doing Business in Ireland: Discussion (Resumed) (8 Oct 2025)

James O'Connor: I welcome everyone to our tenth meeting. Before we proceed, I have a few housekeeping matters to go through. I wish to explain some limitations to parliamentary privilege and the practices of the House as regards references witnesses make to other persons in their evidence. Witnesses are protected by absolute privilege in respect of the presentation they make to the committee. This means...