Results 3,861-3,880 of 3,977 for speaker:Pádraig O'Sullivan

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Staff (17 Jun 2025)

Pádraig O'Sullivan: 834. To ask the Minister for Health the number of applications in the process annually by CORU-the Health and Social Care Professionals regulator, for 2023, 2024 and to date in 2025; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32310/25]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Staff (17 Jun 2025)

Pádraig O'Sullivan: 835. To ask the Minister for Health the number of applications to CORU-the Health and Social Care Professionals regulator, that were successful on the first application for 2023, 2024 and to date in 2025; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32311/25]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Staff (17 Jun 2025)

Pádraig O'Sullivan: 836. To ask the Minister for Health the number of applications to CORU-the Health and Social Care Professionals regulator, that were subject to appeal for 2023, 2024 and to date in 2025; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32312/25]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Staff (17 Jun 2025)

Pádraig O'Sullivan: 837. To ask the Minister for Health the average wait time of an appeal to CORU-the Health and Social Care Professionals regulator for 2023, 2024 and to date in 2025; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32313/25]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Staff (17 Jun 2025)

Pádraig O'Sullivan: 838. To ask the Minister for Health the amount of money taken in annually by CORU-the Health and Social Care Professionals regulator, for 2023, 2024 and to date in 2025; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32314/25]

Ábhair Shaincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Matters (18 Jun 2025)

Pádraig O'Sullivan: I wish to advise the House of the following matters in respect of which notice has been given under Standing Order 39 and the name of the Member in each case: Deputy Catherine Ardagh - To discuss the need for all special schools to accept children at different levels on the autism spectrum. Deputy Duncan Smith - To discuss a lack of primary school places in Portmarnock. Deputy Paul...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Dental Services (18 Jun 2025)

Pádraig O'Sullivan: I am sorry. We have to move on.

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Dental Services (18 Jun 2025)

Pádraig O'Sullivan: We have to move on, sorry.

Committee on Justice, Home Affairs and Migration: Policing Matters: Discussion (Resumed) (17 Jun 2025)

Pádraig O'Sullivan: I am sorry I am late. A few different committee meetings are on at the same time. Garda numbers in Cork are a particular local issue. From talking to businesses, people and tourists frequenting the city centre, people feel unsafe in the city centre, which is something we had never seen before and which may have been more closely associated with Dublin. I am not sure whether Senator...

Committee on Justice, Home Affairs and Migration: Policing Matters: Discussion (Resumed) (17 Jun 2025)

Pádraig O'Sullivan: Can I ask another question?

Committee on Justice, Home Affairs and Migration: Policing Matters: Discussion (Resumed) (17 Jun 2025)

Pádraig O'Sullivan: It relates to protests, not necessarily protests against IPAS centres but protests in general, including the ones that have happened outside the walls of Leinster House. Do the witnesses have any idea of the overall budget nationally and whether the resources that are allocated are actually going towards policing large-scale events, be they protests against IPAS centres or the Raise the Roof...

Committee on Justice, Home Affairs and Migration: Policing Matters: Discussion (Resumed) (17 Jun 2025)

Pádraig O'Sullivan: Regarding those types of incidents, particularly the ones where there have been significant flare-ups, what is the feedback from gardaí who have been attending them? Do the witnesses have any idea how many gardaí have been injured or assaulted in the course of their duties at those types of events?

Committee on Justice, Home Affairs and Migration: Policing Matters: Discussion (Resumed) (17 Jun 2025)

Pádraig O'Sullivan: On the topic of injection centres, which I know is probably a matter for the HSE, do the witnesses or the members of their organisations have any experience in this regard? There is a debate in Cork city now about possibly opening an injection centre in the city centre. I am not giving any opinion here on the positives or negatives of this undertaking. I would be interested, however, in...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Media, Communications, Culture and Sport: General Scheme of the Broadcasting (Amendment) Bill: Discussion (Resumed) (18 Jun 2025)

Pádraig O'Sullivan: Tá brón orm as bheith ag teacht agus ag imeacht. Bhíos ar RTÉ Raidió na Gaeltachta. I dtús báire, ba mhaith liom ceist a chur. Bhíomar ag labhairt inné mar gheall ar citizen journalists agus podcasting. Deputy Byrne was talking about podcasting yesterday and, for want of a better description, the Americanisation of some of the media. There...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Media, Communications, Culture and Sport: General Scheme of the Broadcasting (Amendment) Bill: Discussion (Resumed) (18 Jun 2025)

Pádraig O'Sullivan: What is the parameter for that?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Media, Communications, Culture and Sport: General Scheme of the Broadcasting (Amendment) Bill: Discussion (Resumed) (18 Jun 2025)

Pádraig O'Sullivan: Does anyone else wish to comment?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Media, Communications, Culture and Sport: General Scheme of the Broadcasting (Amendment) Bill: Discussion (Resumed) (18 Jun 2025)

Pádraig O'Sullivan: The TG4 submission suggested there may be issues around the European Media Freedom Act. Will the witnesses elaborate on the concerns that the review of funding adequacy may not be compliant with the European Media Freedom Act?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Media, Communications, Culture and Sport: General Scheme of the Broadcasting (Amendment) Bill: Discussion (Resumed) (18 Jun 2025)

Pádraig O'Sullivan: My last questions are for Virgin Media. Ms Ní Chaoindealbháin stated in her submission that it provides so much public service content but does not actually receive any public funding for that. What percentage of its overall output is public service programming?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Media, Communications, Culture and Sport: General Scheme of the Broadcasting (Amendment) Bill: Discussion (Resumed) (18 Jun 2025)

Pádraig O'Sullivan: Is Virgin Media confident or does it have any expectation as to whether it will be able to stick with that at that level? Does Ms Ní Chaoindealbháin have concerns about it?

Written Answers — Department of Health: Vaccination Programme (19 Jun 2025)

Pádraig O'Sullivan: 406. To ask the Minister for Health if she will examine the implementation of an RSV Immunisation Pathfinder Programme for older adults in 2025 to protect vulnerable older adults, including those living in long term care facilities; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [33328/25]