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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Future Funding of Higher Education: Discussion (Resumed) (29 Mar 2022)

Pádraig O'Sullivan: I was going to continue in the same vein as Senator Byrne.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Future Funding of Higher Education: Discussion (Resumed) (29 Mar 2022)

Pádraig O'Sullivan: Not the pensions.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Future Funding of Higher Education: Discussion (Resumed) (29 Mar 2022)

Pádraig O'Sullivan: My second question is in regard to student accommodation and the difficulties there. This debate has been had frequently. I am from Cork city, and there is an acute problem there in the provision of student accommodation. From the witnesses' experience, what country or society does this well? It is clear that we are not doing well in providing student accommodation, particularly in our...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Future Funding of Higher Education: Discussion (Resumed) (29 Mar 2022)

Pádraig O'Sullivan: I will put a different slant on it. For weeks we have listened to various groups, some advocating for free fees and some for greater contributions from business or whatever. I was a teacher in a DEIS school for 15 years and saw the benefits of various programmes run between DEIS and universities. Over the course of the week, I met a top executive in a large pharmaceutical company who came...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Digital Hubs (5 Apr 2022)

Pádraig O'Sullivan: 110. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development the status of the delivery of remote working hubs; the progress of the development of a national hubs network; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17888/22]

Carbon Budget: Motion (6 Apr 2022)

Pádraig O'Sullivan: I thank Deputy Shanahan. The next slot is a Government slot and Deputy Ó Cathasaigh.

Carbon Budget: Motion (6 Apr 2022)

Pádraig O'Sullivan: I thank the Deputy for sticking to the substance of the motion, which relates to carbon budgets and not to carbon tax. Some people watching the debate at home might have been confused by earlier contributions.

Carbon Budget: Motion (6 Apr 2022)

Pádraig O'Sullivan: I call on Deputy Mattie McGrath from the Rural Independent Group, who is sharing time with Deputies Michael Healy-Rae, Michael Collins, O’Donoghue and Nolan.

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Regeneration Projects (5 Apr 2022)

Pádraig O'Sullivan: 87. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development the locations in Cork that will benefit from the town centre first plan; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17889/22]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Staff (5 Apr 2022)

Pádraig O'Sullivan: 497. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if the service of school secretaries will be acknowledged under the public sector pay scales when transferring to another State agency given that some secretaries who worked directly for a board of management are given no acknowledgement of service when working in other State jobs; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18230/22]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Covid-19 Pandemic Supports (5 Apr 2022)

Pádraig O'Sullivan: 639. To ask the Minister for Health when the pandemic recognition payment will be made; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17422/22]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Covid-19 Pandemic Supports (5 Apr 2022)

Pádraig O'Sullivan: 641. To ask the Minister for Health when the pandemic recognition payment be paid to section 39 workers in private nursing homes and private hospices; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17424/22]

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (7 Apr 2022)

Pádraig O'Sullivan: I am glad the Tánaiste is present. Given that he is a former Minister for Health, he may be able to provide some insight on the ongoing difficulties about rare diseases and orphan drugs, and, in particular, the commitment in the programme for Government for a successor to the national rare disease plan. In addition, I am also interested in the publication - this has not yet happened...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Payments (6 Apr 2022)

Pádraig O'Sullivan: 137. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection when a decision will be made on the disability allowance application by a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18572/22]

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Work Permits (7 Apr 2022)

Pádraig O'Sullivan: 69. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if a minimum time can be achieved for the processing of applications for work permits for non-European Union workers particularly in the healthcare sector in which there are so many staff shortages; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18623/22]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Energy Policy (7 Apr 2022)

Pádraig O'Sullivan: 120. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the measures he plans to take to secure Ireland’s energy supply in view of the Russian invasion of Ukraine; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18301/22]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Post Office Network (7 Apr 2022)

Pádraig O'Sullivan: 154. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the actions his Department is taking to support the rural post office network and the wider post office network; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18300/22]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Ukraine War (7 Apr 2022)

Pádraig O'Sullivan: 317. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the plans she has to engage with various sectors and employers to accommodate Ukrainian refugees and create job opportunities for them; if she will provide further information on this process; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18624/22]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Future Funding of Higher Education: Discussion (Resumed) (5 Apr 2022)

Pádraig O'Sullivan: We might keep Senator O'Loughlin in the Chair for future weeks. My background is that I was involved in education for 15 years, and even in my time would could see on the ground how the prevalence of students dealing with issues such as anxiety, and the increasing levels of students receiving a diagnosis of ASD or ADHD, and so on. I have said before that as a teacher I had never really felt...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Future Funding of Higher Education: Discussion (Resumed) (5 Apr 2022)

Pádraig O'Sullivan: Does Ms Murphy wish to come in?