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Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Renewable Energy Generation (1 Mar 2022)

Christopher O'Sullivan: 146. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if he will advise as to the way households who have installed their own totally electricity supply, micro-hydro, wind or photovoltaic off-grid systems will benefit from the energy credit given that they run generators or pay standing charges to suppliers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11795/22]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Fire Stations (1 Mar 2022)

Christopher O'Sullivan: 390. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the status of the proposed new fire station for Clonakilty, County Cork; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11796/22]

Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Online Disinformation and Media Literacy: Ms Frances Haugen (23 Feb 2022)

Christopher O'Sullivan: I thank Ms Haugen for attending. I welcome her to Ireland in a virtual way. I apologise if some of my questions have been answered. I have not been able to listen to the entire meeting. If I repeat points, I ask to be indulged. It is now widely known that in 2016 Facebook made changes to its algorithms. These resulted in Facebook becoming a much angrier place. That was evident to all...

Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Online Disinformation and Media Literacy: Ms Frances Haugen (23 Feb 2022)

Christopher O'Sullivan: Ms Haugen just painted an incredibly bizarre picture of the period before 2016, when neo-Nazi pages were being recommended to people whom Facebook thought might relate to or like them. On that approach from Facebook, did any other Facebook staff at the time raise concerns about this approach? If so, what was the corporate response of Facebook to any concerns raised regarding that type of...

Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Online Disinformation and Media Literacy: Ms Frances Haugen (23 Feb 2022)

Christopher O'Sullivan: I thank Ms Haugen. I am going to squeeze in one more question in the ten seconds I have left, if that is okay with the Chair. This atmosphere and approach have led to a situation where, as we have already said, partisan pages and organisations have exploited it to a point where many people have trouble distinguishing factual and non-partisan material from that which is partisan and...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Energy - Ambition and Challenges: Discussion (1 Mar 2022)

Christopher O'Sullivan: I get that there is limited time but there were many statements and much information. Two minutes will be really difficult. Would an extra minute be allowed?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Energy - Ambition and Challenges: Discussion (1 Mar 2022)

Christopher O'Sullivan: I thank all of our witnesses for attending today. This discussion is incredibly timely. The need to accelerate the development of renewables has been brought into sharp focus by the IPCC report and obviously more recently by the geopolitical situation and the cost of energy. Co-operation between Germany and Ireland comes into sharp focus as well, with Germany's reliance on gas from Russia...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Energy - Ambition and Challenges: Discussion (1 Mar 2022)

Christopher O'Sullivan: I might ask a supplementary question on the length of time that applications spend going through the planning process. Some projects, in particular onshore wind, become political hot potatoes, in that there is sometimes an element of NIMBYism. Politicians then find it difficult to get behind an energy source that will help to decarbonise our energy system. Is that a significant barrier to...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Energy - Ambition and Challenges: Discussion (1 Mar 2022)

Christopher O'Sullivan: The question about objections related mainly to onshore wind, which is far more problematic. I do not envisage there will be the same number of objections to floating offshore, although there could be.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Third Level Costs (8 Mar 2022)

Christopher O'Sullivan: 84. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the progress that has been made under the SUSI grant review; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12766/22]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Medical Research and Training (8 Mar 2022)

Christopher O'Sullivan: 121. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the progress that has been made in determining the longer-term skills needs of the healthcare services; the role which the further and higher education sector can play in meeting those skills needs; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12767/22]

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Naval Service (10 Mar 2022)

Christopher O'Sullivan: 26. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence if the Naval Service sea-going service commitment scheme is being extended in 2022; and if the criteria will be adjusted to broaden the pool of possible beneficiaries. [13517/22]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Accommodation (10 Mar 2022)

Christopher O'Sullivan: 101. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the progress that has been made under the Schools Energy Retrofit Pathfinder Programme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [13503/22]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Admissions (10 Mar 2022)

Christopher O'Sullivan: 109. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the steps that are being taken to increase the number of places in secondary schools for children and teenagers with autism such as in the case of a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [13514/22]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Education Policy (10 Mar 2022)

Christopher O'Sullivan: 272. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of the successor to the literacy, numeracy and digital literacy strategy 2011-2020; the consultation mechanisms and the planned timeframe for same; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [13504/22]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Benefits (22 Mar 2022)

Christopher O'Sullivan: 31. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the number of persons applying for assistance with energy costs under the exceptional needs payments scheme by applications, grants and refusals, by county; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14832/22]

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Ukraine War (24 Mar 2022)

Christopher O'Sullivan: 123. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he expects any further sanctions to be imposed on Russia and Belarus; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15344/22]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: International Protection (24 Mar 2022)

Christopher O'Sullivan: 32. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the progress made to date on implementation of the White Paper to End Direct Provision; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15304/22]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Equality Issues (24 Mar 2022)

Christopher O'Sullivan: 56. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth when the report of the Anti-Racism Committee will be published, including the way he intends to implement its recommendations; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15305/22]