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European Union Regulations on International and Temporary Protection: Motions (3 Jul 2025)

Pádraig O'Sullivan: I welcome the Minister to the House to deal with what is, at times, a divisive debate in the country at the moment. I have been listening to the previous speakers and, above all else, the one thing I would ask and expect of people in the House is that we would have an informed debate without the usual scaremongering and hyperbole. Let us just get down to discussing what is contained in the...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Prison Service (3 Jul 2025)

Pádraig O'Sullivan: 7. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if he will expand on the proposals for the use of the old prison site at Rathmore Road, Cork city; if he will engage with the Irish Prison Service to ensure any extension to that facility includes a provision for community use; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35407/25]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: An Garda Síochána (3 Jul 2025)

Pádraig O'Sullivan: 37. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if he will provide an update on the number of attacks on members of An Garda Síochána; the number of man hours lost consequently, for the years 2022, 2023, 2024 and to date in 2025, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35408/25]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Nitrates Usage (3 Jul 2025)

Pádraig O'Sullivan: 95. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will provide an update on the improvements to water quality during the lifetime of the fifth nitrates action programme in Ireland, which runs from 2022 to 2025, and in particular since the reduction in the maximum organic manure limit from 250 kg N/ha to 220 kg N/ha being implemented in targeted areas in January 2024; and if...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Nitrates Usage (3 Jul 2025)

Pádraig O'Sullivan: 137. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he is satisfied there is enough in the 1 January 2026 sixth nitrates action programme for Ireland to address water pollution from agricultural sources, specifically nitrates, and ensure no further erosion of the maximum organic manure limits from 220 kg N/ha; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35554/25]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Management of Hospital Waiting Lists and Insourcing and Outsourcing of Treatment: Discussion (2 Jul 2025)

Pádraig O'Sullivan: To be fair, Mr. Gloster has come in here and been fairly honest. He has held his hands up and I appreciate that. When he was talking about governance earlier, I think he said governance around insourcing would be questionable.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Management of Hospital Waiting Lists and Insourcing and Outsourcing of Treatment: Discussion (2 Jul 2025)

Pádraig O'Sullivan: Mr Gloster outlined recommendations to the Minister and it is up to her now to give him direction. We are talking about a big sum here. Can any other short-term measures be implemented to get us away from this practice as quickly as possible.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Management of Hospital Waiting Lists and Insourcing and Outsourcing of Treatment: Discussion (2 Jul 2025)

Pádraig O'Sullivan: It goes back to the question about overtime for middle-rank or front-line staff. Based on the practice that has evolved over many years, I could be facetious and say to understaffed and under-resourced medical scientists, or whoever it may be, that maybe they should stop doing their call on their overtime and set up some kind of a consultancy or some kind of a business. I know medical...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Management of Hospital Waiting Lists and Insourcing and Outsourcing of Treatment: Discussion (2 Jul 2025)

Pádraig O'Sullivan: Can that be built into the new contracts and whatever else going forward?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Management of Hospital Waiting Lists and Insourcing and Outsourcing of Treatment: Discussion (2 Jul 2025)

Pádraig O'Sullivan: Mr, Gloster has been honest enough here today. My last question is to the NTPF and it is to clarify something. Ms Brady stated: "The process involves senior management in public hospitals applying to the NTPF to secure funding outlining their opportunity to get long waiting lists treated faster." Can the witness define what senior management is? Are we talking consultants or HSE managers?...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Management of Hospital Waiting Lists and Insourcing and Outsourcing of Treatment: Discussion (2 Jul 2025)

Pádraig O'Sullivan: Senior management are making applications. I would like to think that the senior management making these recommendations do not have a stake or skin in the game in terms of membership or directorship of anything. Is that part of the assessment?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Management of Hospital Waiting Lists and Insourcing and Outsourcing of Treatment: Discussion (2 Jul 2025)

Pádraig O'Sullivan: Their membership or directorship would not be considered as part of the process.

Ceisteanna - Questions: Cabinet Committees (8 Jul 2025)

Pádraig O'Sullivan: 9. To ask the Taoiseach when the Cabinet Committee on Children and Education will next meet. [33564/25]

Ceisteanna - Questions: Cabinet Committees (8 Jul 2025)

Pádraig O'Sullivan: We all understand the importance of workforce planning, nowhere more so than in the area of children, education and health. I heard something concerning last week. It was that pay and numbers are yet to be agreed between the Department of Children, Disability and Equality and the HSE. TDs like myself come in here every week talking about delays for speech and language therapy and...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Further and Higher Education (8 Jul 2025)

Pádraig O'Sullivan: 103. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will confirm that SOLAS is in receipt of sufficient funding from the State to ensure that it can deliver on its annual service plan and operate accordingly; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36974/25]

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Further and Higher Education (8 Jul 2025)

Pádraig O'Sullivan: I thank the Minister for being straight and upfront on the issue. I am glad that he has acknowledged that there is a dynamic between SOLAS and the ETBs and that this is probably an annual thing but there are still issues. If I went on the Internet tonight, I would see that there is allegedly an issue in Donegal. It is reported that there is a shortfall of €2.1 million. In Louth and...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Further and Higher Education (8 Jul 2025)

Pádraig O'Sullivan: If I understand the Minister, some ETBs are deferring. The issue still needs to be dealt with. Are we just kicking the can down the road and, in essence, just leaving the issue for the Minister to solve in the next budgetary cycle? He has said he became aware of this a month ago. Given the numbers of apprentices at the various stages, this should have been identified an awful lot sooner....

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Control of Dogs (9 Jul 2025)

Pádraig O'Sullivan: 117. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will provide details of the salaries of all dog wardens, per county, to include starting salary, increments and top rate of salary, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38284/25]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Control of Dogs (9 Jul 2025)

Pádraig O'Sullivan: 118. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will provide details of the number of dog wardens, per local authority, including any arrangements for employees from an organisation (details supplied), in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38285/25]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Control of Dogs (9 Jul 2025)

Pádraig O'Sullivan: 119. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will provide details of the number of penalties issued for noncompliance with micro chipping of dogs, per local authority, in each of the years 2022 to 2024 and to date in 2025, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38286/25]