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Written Answers — Department of Defence: Naval Service (12 Jun 2025)

Pádraig O'Sullivan: 47. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence when he will provide the Naval Service with the specialist equipment and resources it requires to properly patrol and protect Irish territorial waters; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30438/25]

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces (12 Jun 2025)

Pádraig O'Sullivan: 59. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence when the non-commissioned officer rank of lance corporal will be created for the Army, Air Corps and Naval Service, as it was a key recommendation of the Commission on the Defence Forces and is seen as a way to enable personnel to progress earlier in their careers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30437/25]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (12 Jun 2025)

Pádraig O'Sullivan: 357. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will consider undertaking a feasibility study into the establishment of a new secondary school in Cork for students with complex needs, who do not have an intellectual disability and would be academically capable of completing the Junior Certificate and the Leaving Certificate; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [31619/25]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Departmental Expenditure (12 Jun 2025)

Pádraig O'Sullivan: 372. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if he will provide an update on the Carhookeal running track in Mallow, County Cork, and the status of its LSSIF application; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31611/25]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Mental Health Bill 2024: Discussion (11 Jun 2025)

Pádraig O'Sullivan: I am another one of those who was late. I was at another meeting. I offer my apologies. I was listening to some of the proceedings before I came in. What struck me, to follow on from what Senator Clonan said, is that we are great at theory and legislation in this country. However, the concerns I have are primarily about the practicalities of implementing the various aspects of this...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Mental Health Bill 2024: Discussion (11 Jun 2025)

Pádraig O'Sullivan: To clarify, are they psychiatric nurses or social workers? Primarily, what are they?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Mental Health Bill 2024: Discussion (11 Jun 2025)

Pádraig O'Sullivan: So we are going to be robbing Peter to pay Paul here. We are going to be moving them from one side of the HSE or the Department of Health. We already know the difficulties we have with recruitment and retention. My main concern is that we could provide this legislation, and it could be fantastic and provide that patient-centred approach we are looking for, but we do not back it up in a...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Mental Health Bill 2024: Discussion (11 Jun 2025)

Pádraig O'Sullivan: There are also the 2,000 involuntary admissions that typically happen. I assume some of those would include multiple admissions for certain patients.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Mental Health Bill 2024: Discussion (11 Jun 2025)

Pádraig O'Sullivan: They are not all individuals. We will have 500 staff policing 2,000, although I know they will do more than that and I am not suggesting that is all they will be doing. Are the 500 more than enough to cater for the 2,000 involuntary admissions?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Mental Health Bill 2024: Discussion (11 Jun 2025)

Pádraig O'Sullivan: I might come back in later.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Mental Health Bill 2024: Discussion (11 Jun 2025)

Pádraig O'Sullivan: I had a supplementary question that I did not get to touch on. The 2,000 involuntary admissions potentially involve 2,000 court dates under the proposed legislation. If somebody is presenting on multiple occasions, is there scope for that person not having to await another court date? Is there merit in suggesting that provision might be provided for a person who is presenting repeatedly...

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (17 Jun 2025)

Pádraig O'Sullivan: On 8 June, Sunday Independent journalist Mark Tighe wrote an article with the headline, "FAI ‘too slow’ to act over allegations of former national team manager’s behaviour towards female footballers". The article alleged a number of things. The first was that the FAI agreed a financial settlement with its former director of public relations to keep details of his...

Ceisteanna - Questions: Departmental Reports (17 Jun 2025)

Pádraig O'Sullivan: 12. To ask the Taoiseach for an update on the Cork city task force. [29738/25]

Ceisteanna - Questions: Departmental Reports (17 Jun 2025)

Pádraig O'Sullivan: Back in February, Deputy McGrath and I raised the issue of the city task force with the Taoiseach, who confirmed that proposals were being developed and, once finalised, would be submitted to the Government for consideration. As yet, no formal announcement has been made regarding the establishment of a task force in Cork city. We are well into the term of this Government at this stage. I...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Child Protection (17 Jun 2025)

Pádraig O'Sullivan: I appreciate the Minister coming in this evening to take this Topical Issue matter. He will be aware that earlier during the Order of Business, I raised this issue with the Taoiseach, but such is my concern about this matter that I believe it needs further deliberation. On 8 June, the Sunday Independent's Mark Tighe wrote an article entitled "FAI 'too slow' to act over allegations of...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Child Protection (17 Jun 2025)

Pádraig O'Sullivan: I start by thanking the Minister of State for coming in to address this matter himself. It was remiss of me not to preface my comments by saying that if anybody has been affected by these issues, they should follow the formal complaints procedure that the FAI has encouraged people to come forward with, details of which the Minister of State has outlined. I do not raise this matter lightly....

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Media, Communications, Culture and Sport: General Scheme of the Broadcasting (Amendment) Bill: Discussion (Resumed) (17 Jun 2025)

Pádraig O'Sullivan: That was one of the questions I was going to ask. I apologise for being late; I had a few other meetings. When it comes to independent broadcast media, we are in the era of citizen journalists. Who is the next Tucker Carlson in Ireland? I am not sure. In terms of funding for independent media or independent citizen journalists, are there any limitations or what is the bar or threshold...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Media, Communications, Culture and Sport: General Scheme of the Broadcasting (Amendment) Bill: Discussion (Resumed) (17 Jun 2025)

Pádraig O'Sullivan: To give an example, we had an issue of balance on a local radio station a couple of weeks ago. I will not name the radio station. The people who went on air for the sake of balance, just because the Lord Mayor of Cork was on giving a certain point of view - fair enough, he is entitled to it - were not people I would consider balanced in any way, shape or form.

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Disability Services (17 Jun 2025)

Pádraig O'Sullivan: 240. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport further to Parliamentary Question No. 284 of 29 May 2025, if pet dogs are permitted to travel without restrictions on Dublin Bus and Bus Éireann services. [32523/25]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Appeals (17 Jun 2025)

Pádraig O'Sullivan: 557. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection when an appeal process will be completed for an applicant for Cork (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32176/25]