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Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Projects (24 Jun 2025)

Pádraig O'Sullivan: 122. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if the new N/M20 Cork to Limerick motorway will be a toll road; his Department's general policy with regard to tolling; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33855/25]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Bus Services (24 Jun 2025)

Pádraig O'Sullivan: 141. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will provide an update on the rollout of BusConnects for Cork including route numbers 2a, 14a, 14b, 17 and 38; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34075/25]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Urban Development (24 Jun 2025)

Pádraig O'Sullivan: 485. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he will outline and publish in detail the selection criteria to be followed by local authorities in identifying urban development zones (UDZs); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33578/25]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Departmental Inquiries (24 Jun 2025)

Pádraig O'Sullivan: 619. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if he will bring forward robust legislation to combat the phenomenon known as cuckooing (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33693/25]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Departmental Schemes (24 Jun 2025)

Pádraig O'Sullivan: 683. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will outline the complete list of recipient firms and corresponding capital grant amounts allocated to each under the 'capital investment scheme for Processing and Marketing of Agricultural Products', in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33579/25]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Disability and Equality: Disability Services (24 Jun 2025)

Pádraig O'Sullivan: 703. To ask the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if a child in Cork will have a timely review of an application to a children’s disability network team (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [33940/25]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medicinal Products (26 Jun 2025)

Pádraig O'Sullivan: 95. To ask the Minister for Health the progress her Department has made in honouring the Programme for Government commitment that an early access programme for medicines would be established; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34979/25]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Healthcare Infrastructure Provision (26 Jun 2025)

Pádraig O'Sullivan: 112. To ask the Minister for Health if she will provide an update on the new elective hospital for Glanmire, Cork; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34978/25]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Sport and Recreational Development (26 Jun 2025)

Pádraig O'Sullivan: 190. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment for an update on the implementation of the national swimming strategy; how he hopes it will address the shortage of pools and waiting lists for classes in Cork; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34976/25]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Culture Policy (26 Jun 2025)

Pádraig O'Sullivan: 191. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment his views on the Programme for Government commitment to examine the introduction of youth culture pass; if there is any progress on its implementation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34977/25]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Departmental Policies (26 Jun 2025)

Pádraig O'Sullivan: 317. To ask the Minister for Health if he will consider the outright ban of all single-use e-cigarette devices in this jurisdiction. [30313/25]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Departmental Policies (26 Jun 2025)

Pádraig O'Sullivan: 318. To ask the Minister for Health if he will consider the outright ban of flavoured and coloured e-cigarettes in this jurisdiction. [30314/25]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Services (26 Jun 2025)

Pádraig O'Sullivan: 353. To ask the Minister for Health if the new neurological rehabilitation beds proposed for Blarney, County Cork are now going to Mallow General Hospital; if so, whether there is a business case prepared for Mallow; if it will be funded in Budget 2026; if not, whether funding will be included in Budget 2027; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35179/25]

Select Committee on Justice, Home Affairs and Migration: Estimates for Public Services 2025
Vote 20 - Garda Síochána (Revised)
Vote 21 - Prisons (Revised)
Vote 22 - Courts Service (Revised)
Vote 44 - Data Protection Commission (Revised)
Vote 24 - Justice (Further Revised) (24 Jun 2025)

Pádraig O'Sullivan: I refer to road safety and the RSA. It is on foot of a parliamentary question I asked a number of months ago about the number of offences where people were caught using their mobile phone, which had increased. It was approximately 18,000 people in 2022. In 2023, it was 19,000. In 2024, it was up to approximately 22,000. In March-April time, figures for 2025 to that date illustrate that...

Select Committee on Justice, Home Affairs and Migration: Estimates for Public Services 2025
Vote 20 - Garda Síochána (Revised)
Vote 21 - Prisons (Revised)
Vote 22 - Courts Service (Revised)
Vote 44 - Data Protection Commission (Revised)
Vote 24 - Justice (Further Revised) (24 Jun 2025)

Pádraig O'Sullivan: I hope going forward that gardaí or the RSA would be provided with additional technologies to detect people. It is something that, going forward, is going to become a normal part of road safety. I have a second issue that I raised last week with the Garda Síochána witnesses. We all recognise that everybody has the right to protest. The Garda representatives did not have a...

Select Committee on Justice, Home Affairs and Migration: Estimates for Public Services 2025
Vote 20 - Garda Síochána (Revised)
Vote 21 - Prisons (Revised)
Vote 22 - Courts Service (Revised)
Vote 44 - Data Protection Commission (Revised)
Vote 24 - Justice (Further Revised) (24 Jun 2025)

Pádraig O'Sullivan: I said at the outset that I respect everybody's right to protest, but I should have clarified. It is more about the hours and the overtime. I am not saying that this is not necessary; it is. However, when we are in here complaining about the lack of community policing and gardaí on the beat, I am trying to frame it in that context as to what it is as an overall proportion of the Garda...

Select Committee on Justice, Home Affairs and Migration: Estimates for Public Services 2025
Vote 20 - Garda Síochána (Revised)
Vote 21 - Prisons (Revised)
Vote 22 - Courts Service (Revised)
Vote 44 - Data Protection Commission (Revised)
Vote 24 - Justice (Further Revised) (24 Jun 2025)

Pádraig O'Sullivan: If they wanted to include large sporting events and all as well-----

Select Committee on Justice, Home Affairs and Migration: Estimates for Public Services 2025
Vote 20 - Garda Síochána (Revised)
Vote 21 - Prisons (Revised)
Vote 22 - Courts Service (Revised)
Vote 44 - Data Protection Commission (Revised)
Vote 24 - Justice (Further Revised) (24 Jun 2025)

Pádraig O'Sullivan: I have a question about Cork Prison. It is something I have raised with the Minister privately over the past few weeks. I have long lobbied for an increase in the prison capacity that we have. As the Minister alluded to earlier, our population is increasing anyway. It is an evitable consequence of that. In Cork Prison, the last figure I have is that it was at 122% capacity a couple of...

Select Committee on Justice, Home Affairs and Migration: Estimates for Public Services 2025
Vote 20 - Garda Síochána (Revised)
Vote 21 - Prisons (Revised)
Vote 22 - Courts Service (Revised)
Vote 44 - Data Protection Commission (Revised)
Vote 24 - Justice (Further Revised) (24 Jun 2025)

Pádraig O'Sullivan: Would it be possible for the Minister to deal with the Irish Prison Service and ask if there could be any possible community element as part of any future development? There is significant ground there as well.

Select Committee on Justice, Home Affairs and Migration: Estimates for Public Services 2025
Vote 20 - Garda Síochána (Revised)
Vote 21 - Prisons (Revised)
Vote 22 - Courts Service (Revised)
Vote 44 - Data Protection Commission (Revised)
Vote 24 - Justice (Further Revised) (24 Jun 2025)

Pádraig O'Sullivan: I have one last question. Garda vetting is a big bone of contention of mine. It is an operational thing for the Garda. Is there any way that we can streamline-----