Results 581-600 of 2,988 for speaker:James O'Connor

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Departmental Reports (20 Jan 2022)

James O'Connor: 110. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the status of the Report of the Future of Media Commission; her plans to publish this report; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [2497/22]

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Sports Funding (20 Jan 2022)

James O'Connor: 117. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if she will provide an update on supports to assist organisations in the sports sector to recover and develop post-pandemic; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [2498/22]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Covid-19 Pandemic (19 Jan 2022)

James O'Connor: 1617. To ask the Minister for Health if he will consider including booster vaccination details on EU Digital COVID Certificates; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1102/22]

Youth Mental Health: Statements (26 Jan 2022)

James O'Connor: In the very limited time I have, I want to outline some of my own concerns as a young person of 24 years of age. I have discussed this issue with both Ministers of State previously. I have a strong degree of concern about the rapid increase in cocaine consumption in Ireland, and the knock-on impact this is having on the mental health of so many young people. Within this debate there are...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Energy Policy (25 Jan 2022)

James O'Connor: 180. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if he will report on the additional measures his Department is undertaking to supply the expected demand for energy in Ireland over the next two years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3428/22]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Data Centres (25 Jan 2022)

James O'Connor: 181. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment his views on extending the ban on data centres to counties outside Dublin on a temporary basis following recent announcements on data centre restrictions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3429/22]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Renewable Energy Generation (25 Jan 2022)

James O'Connor: 182. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the position regarding the roll-out of the clean export premium; the date the required payment mechanism will be determined by the Commission for Regulation of Utilities; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3430/22]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Renewable Energy Generation (25 Jan 2022)

James O'Connor: 183. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment his views on a targeted roll-out of sectoral specific grants for microgeneration of wind and solar for SMEs that consume large quantities of energy such as dairy farms and supermarkets as a method of reducing demand on the national grid; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3431/22]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Rail Network (25 Jan 2022)

James O'Connor: 210. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the position regarding the commencement of works for the construction of a new train platform at Kent station, Cork for the provision of additional capacity in relation to the Cork Metropolitan Area Transport Strategy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3434/22]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Rail Network (25 Jan 2022)

James O'Connor: 211. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the position regarding the timetable for the works in relation to the €184.7 million of European Union funding for the Mallow to Midleton and Cobh rail line; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3435/22]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Rail Network (25 Jan 2022)

James O'Connor: 212. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will provide a timetable for the construction of the double track from Carrigtwohill to Midleton train station; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3436/22]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Rail Network (25 Jan 2022)

James O'Connor: 213. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the research undertaken as part of the All-Island Strategic Rail Review into the provision of electrified high-speed rail between Cork to Dublin and Dublin to Belfast and associated costings; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3437/22]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Rail Network (25 Jan 2022)

James O'Connor: 214. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his views on increasing subvention to Irish Rail to lower the cost of inter-city fares between Cork and Dublin; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3438/22]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Motor Industry (25 Jan 2022)

James O'Connor: 215. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the breakdown of the fuel types of second-hand passenger vehicles imported into Ireland for 2021; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3439/22]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Motor Industry (25 Jan 2022)

James O'Connor: 216. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the efforts he has made in respect of plans to phase out the sale of diesel cars in Ireland; the details of a comprehensive diesel scrappage scheme in the medium term; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3440/22]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Electric Vehicles (25 Jan 2022)

James O'Connor: 217. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his plans to prepare legislation for motorway filling stations to increase the number of rapid charging points for electric vehicles and hybrid vehicles; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3441/22]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Ambulance Service (25 Jan 2022)

James O'Connor: 617. To ask the Minister for Health the intermediate care ambulance services currently operating in each CHO catchment area; the funding allocated to each CHO for the provision of such services in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3290/22]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Staff (25 Jan 2022)

James O'Connor: 618. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding the recruitment of neurology nurses for University Hospital Waterford; if he has plans to address the urgent need for these positions to be filled; his views on the recommendation by an association (details supplied) of the urgent need for six extra neurology nurses at the hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3291/22]

National Broadband Plan: Statements (27 Jan 2022)

James O'Connor: I thank the Minister of State for being in the Chamber to answer questions and listen to statements on this issue.

National Broadband Plan: Statements (27 Jan 2022)

James O'Connor: I have just come from the Joint Committee on Transport and Communications, where we were discussing the contribution NBI is making. Subsequent to some further information that was brought to our attention today, there are some issues I want to highlight. The Government put a strong focus on rolling out broadband services to areas of the country that had a severe lack of any type of...