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Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Prison Service (15 May 2025)

Pádraig O'Sullivan: 161. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if he will provide an update on the overcrowding at Cork Prison; the steps being taken to address the capacity issues on site at present; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24538/25]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medicinal Products (13 May 2025)

Pádraig O'Sullivan: 130. To ask the Minister for Health the progress made regarding commitments in the Programme for Government surrounding rare diseases and specifically plans for a review of the drug reimbursement process, increasing the number of clinical trials and providing an early access scheme for new drug and treatment; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23511/25]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Healthcare Infrastructure Provision (13 May 2025)

Pádraig O'Sullivan: 186. To ask the Minister for Health if she will provide an update on the new acute hospital for Glanmire, Cork; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23512/25]

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces (13 May 2025)

Pádraig O'Sullivan: 361. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the progress that has been made in implementing the long service increments, contained in the Commission on the Future of the Defence Forces report; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24313/25]

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces (13 May 2025)

Pádraig O'Sullivan: 362. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence how many lance corporal ranked positions have been created in 2023, 2024, and 2025 year to date, in tabular form; what other retention tools have been deployed over the same period; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24314/25]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Bus Services (13 May 2025)

Pádraig O'Sullivan: 393. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will provide an update on the Bus Connects roll out for Cork city; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23715/25]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Bus Services (13 May 2025)

Pádraig O'Sullivan: 394. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will provide a synopsis of the Cork city Bus Connects routes 14 and 30, including the frequency and routing; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23716/25]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects (13 May 2025)

Pádraig O'Sullivan: 548. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when a national school in Cork (details supplied) will receive the additional classroom it was promised. [23172/25]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Media, Communications, Culture and Sport: Business of Joint Committee (14 May 2025)

Pádraig O'Sullivan: I congratulate the Cathaoirleach on being selected as Chair of this committee. As Deputy Byrne said, it is probably one of the more interesting committees. I look forward to attending and contributing to it. Prior to becoming a TD, I was a history teacher and have an interest in history, the arts and culture. I also played football at AUL and MSL levels. We actually beat Nenagh AFC in...

Ceisteanna - Questions: Ukraine War (20 May 2025)

Pádraig O'Sullivan: 19. To ask the Taoiseach to report on his recent discussions with President Zelenskyy. [22661/25]

Ceisteanna - Questions: Ukraine War (20 May 2025)

Pádraig O'Sullivan: I might begin by stating how proud I am of us as a nation and of the people of Ireland for what we have done over the past three years or so in providing jobs, employment and, most importantly, safe accommodation for people from Ukraine who have fled this unjust war. I will ask the Taoiseach some specific questions. Will he speak to us on where fast-tracking EU membership for Ukraine is at...

Assessment of Need: Statements (20 May 2025)

Pádraig O'Sullivan: The situation is unacceptable. Like the Minister, I spent 15 years in a classroom and delivered hours as a special education teacher from time to time. In that 15 years, I have seen things improve in terms of resources and overall funding but in what is being experienced on the ground, particularly in the area of assessments of need, things are definitely regressing. We need to put that on...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Schemes (20 May 2025)

Pádraig O'Sullivan: 153. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of ACRES payments receivable at present; the number of applications that have been issued additional information requests; if his Department will provide an interim payment while applications are being processed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25342/25]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Animal Diseases (20 May 2025)

Pádraig O'Sullivan: 165. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of bovine tuberculosis outbreaks nationally in 2023, 2024 and to date in 2025; the number of false positives recorded during the same period; the steps he is taking to improve the testing regime, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25341/25]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medicinal Products (20 May 2025)

Pádraig O'Sullivan: 828. To ask the Minister for Health if he will make the freestyle libre 2 system available on medical card to those using both metformin and insulin; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25471/25]

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (21 May 2025)

Pádraig O'Sullivan: The news that reached us last night about the review of the EU-Israel Association Agreement was very welcome. Unfortunately, our attempts and those of Spain to bring our EU counterparts to this position in February of last year were frustrated. Now at least a significant number of our EU colleagues have been equally appalled at the devastation inflicted on the Palestinian people. It is not...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Housing Schemes (22 May 2025)

Pádraig O'Sullivan: This has been an issue for many of us across the House over the past couple of months. It has been flagged repeatedly by Government TDs as well as Opposition TDs. I would like to specifically talk about Cork city and county. Some 33 families in Cork city and around the same number in Cork county are currently in limbo. They are unsure what is happening with their applications for the...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Housing Schemes (22 May 2025)

Pádraig O'Sullivan: I thank the Minister of State. I might pick up on the last point. It is interesting to hear that only 20% of the fund has been drawn down. I know that in the case of both Cork City Council and Cork County Council they have drawn down the full allocation for 2025, or committed to it. If only 20% of the funding has been drawn down, could the reallocation of the funding from other local...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Business of Joint Committee (21 May 2025)

Pádraig O'Sullivan: I thank the Chair and reiterate my congratulations. It is good to have a Corkman in the Chair even if it is not the same party. I thank him for giving his time over the past few days. He has met a number of members and has offered to meet everybody. That was appreciated as well. It is hard to follow members like Deputies Burke and Daly with their CVs. I have a particular interest in...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Media, Communications, Culture and Sport: Policy, Governance, Expenditure and Administration at RTÉ: Discussion (28 May 2025)

Pádraig O'Sullivan: I welcome all of our guests and thank them for their attendance. I want to start with a question on the licence fee. This issue dates back to the former Minister, Catherine Martin. At the time, she was criticised for essentially signing a blank cheque in regard to the subsidy that would be received by RTÉ from the Government going forward. In terms of collection for 2023, I believe...