Results 801-820 of 3,951 for speaker:Pádraig O'Sullivan
- Committee on Public Petitions: Financial Services and Pensions Ombudsman Reports 2018 and 2019: Discussion (25 May 2021)
Pádraig O'Sullivan: I thank the witnesses, it has been interesting to listen to them. The beauty of going last is that many of the questions I wanted to ask have been asked already. Others have raised the banks that decide to leave the country, for whatever reason. Why do the witnesses think Ireland seems to be so uncompetitive or undesirable a place for so many of these institutions to do business, whether...
- Committee on Public Petitions: Financial Services and Pensions Ombudsman Reports 2018 and 2019: Discussion (25 May 2021)
Pádraig O'Sullivan: I thank Mr. Deering. I suppose I was asking more in hope than expectation. In relation to what Deputy Devlin requested earlier in terms of a breakdown of the number of cases and how they are broken down and categorised, if they are sending information to us could I also add any cases that they have in relation to State bodies, be it local authorities or whatever, or semi-State bodies, be...
- Committee on Public Petitions: Financial Services and Pensions Ombudsman Reports 2018 and 2019: Discussion (25 May 2021)
Pádraig O'Sullivan: Okay. I thank Mr. Deering.
- Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Social Welfare Appeals (27 May 2021)
Pádraig O'Sullivan: I thank the Minister of State for being here. I do not raise this topic in the House with any appetite. I must commend the work many people who work in the Department of Social Protection have done throughout the pandemic, particularly with the pandemic unemployment payment. It has been great to see the massive turnaround time in terms of people getting their entitlements. At the outset,...
- Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Social Welfare Appeals (27 May 2021)
Pádraig O'Sullivan: There is quite a bit of information there, so I look forward to going threw it afterwards. I welcome the fact that since 2019, appeal times have decreased from, I think the Minister of State said, roughly 20 weeks down to 16 weeks. That said that, I would appreciate if he could, by way of further communication, write to me with the details of the number of community welfare officers we have...
- Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Disability Services (27 May 2021)
Pádraig O'Sullivan: 64. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the status of the programme to move persons with disabilities from nursing home settings into the community following recommendations by the Ombudsman; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26436/21]
- Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Departmental Strategies (27 May 2021)
Pádraig O'Sullivan: 65. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if there is a timeline in place for the establishment of the working group to develop an autism innovation strategy; the key priorities of the group; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26437/21]
- Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Probate Applications (27 May 2021)
Pádraig O'Sullivan: 255. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality when the case of a person (details supplied) will be dealt with by the Probate Office; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [28881/21]
- Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Closed-Circuit Television Systems (1 Jun 2021)
Pádraig O'Sullivan: 99. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if he will introduce legislation to allow local authorities to use CCTV footage to prosecute illegal dumpers; if there are data protection concerns in relation to this; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29365/21]
- Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Waste Management (1 Jun 2021)
Pádraig O'Sullivan: 115. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if there are plans to introduce a disability waste waiver; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29366/21]
- Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Departmental Schemes (1 Jun 2021)
Pádraig O'Sullivan: 175. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the actions that will be taken to clear the backlog of SEAI applications; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29753/21]
- Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Grant Payments (1 Jun 2021)
Pádraig O'Sullivan: 176. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment further to Parliamentary Question No. 206 of 18 May 2021, if the BER criteria will be reviewed for accessing the PV scheme given currently the grant is only available if a house is grade C or higher; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29754/21]
- Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: National Postcode System (1 Jun 2021)
Pádraig O'Sullivan: 177. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if the case of persons (details supplied) in County Cork will be expedited with regard to obtaining an Eircode given that they have been waiting a substantial period of time for same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29755/21]
- Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Local Authorities (1 Jun 2021)
Pádraig O'Sullivan: 348. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if his attention has been drawn to the fact that there is a lack of planning enforcement officers in Cork City Council; if the Council has sought additional funding for same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29822/21]
- Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Passport Services (1 Jun 2021)
Pádraig O'Sullivan: 366. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the status of an application by a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29828/21]
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: School Bullying and the Impact on Mental Health: Discussion (Resumed) (1 Jun 2021)
Pádraig O'Sullivan: I echo some of the sentiments that have been expressed. I am a former teacher so with much of the training that teachers received over the years, even back to my old HDip days, I still never felt fully prepared to deal with the most serious bullying instances that might present themselves in a school. Much of the bullying was low-level stuff so required little intervention. In terms of the...
- National Recovery and Resilience Plan: Statements (2 Jun 2021)
Pádraig O'Sullivan: Following on from Deputy Bruton's contribution, today is a positive day. The context of this plan is that 37% of the expenditure must relate to climate initiatives and 20% must relate to digital investments and reforms. It is great, therefore, that my county, Cork, and Cork North-Central in particular, has been promised €185 million as part of the proposal for a massive job in Kent...
- Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: National Broadband Plan (2 Jun 2021)
Pádraig O'Sullivan: 65. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment further to Parliamentary Question No. 143 of 11 May 2021, if a property (details supplied) that is not included in the intervention area of the National Broadband Plan and cannot get an adequate service from commercial providers will be reviewed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29928/21]
- Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Payments (2 Jun 2021)
Pádraig O'Sullivan: 145. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the reason a person (details supplied) does not qualify for the invalidity pension; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29884/21]
- Mental Health During and Post Covid-19: Statements (3 Jun 2021)
Pádraig O'Sullivan: I am sharing time with Deputy O'Donnell. I echo the sentiments of Deputy O'Connor that there is nobody better placed than the Minister of State, Deputy Butler, to take up the challenge in regard to mental health. She has a great track record on these issues and I hope, in the years to come, she can put her stamp on the Department. As she said in her opening statement, we are not yet fully...