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Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Engagement with Chairperson to the Board of RTÉ (19 Apr 2023)

Christopher O'Sullivan: I congratulate Ms Ní Raghallaigh on her new position. I wish her the best of luck with it. I also wish Mr. Kevin Bakhurst the best of luck in his new role. I congratulate Ms Dee Forbes as well, the outgoing director general. She spends a lot of time in Glandore in my constituency. I am sure she will now be spending much more time there, so I expect to see much more of her down...

Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Engagement with Chairperson to the Board of RTÉ (19 Apr 2023)

Christopher O'Sullivan: At those meetings, does the board ever discuss the proliferation of repeat shows on RTÉ 1 and RTÉ 2, the two main television stations? I ask this because since the number of repeat programmes on both channels has been pointed out to me, this issue has been driving me mad. There are quite a lot of these repeats. I am thinking of shows like "Killinaskully", as well as "The Late...

Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Engagement with Chairperson to the Board of RTÉ (19 Apr 2023)

Christopher O'Sullivan: "Home and Away" was what I grew up on in college. We could not get enough of it. At the same time, though, we are in a changing world and people can record programmes if they want to watch them back. In most instances, they have the devices to record them. There is only so much of one programme we can take. Has the level of repeats on RTÉ 1 and RTÉ 2 been discussed? Surely...

Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Engagement with Chairperson to the Board of RTÉ (19 Apr 2023)

Christopher O'Sullivan: There are so many talented programme makers out there.

Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Engagement with Chairperson to the Board of RTÉ (19 Apr 2023)

Christopher O'Sullivan: They are making everything from documentaries, to drama and live music and all these different spheres of activity. There are opportunities here to provide new and fresh slots for these programme makers' output, as opposed to repeats. I do take the points made by Dr. Mathews, though. Equally, however, there does seem to be an increased proliferation of these repeats. I appreciate his...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Harbours and Piers (20 Apr 2023)

Christopher O'Sullivan: 84. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will consider re-examining the decision to increase business rents on Dinish Island, Castletownbere; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18583/23]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Harbours and Piers (20 Apr 2023)

Christopher O'Sullivan: 139. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if consideration will be given to Cork County Councils request for funding to carry out the necessary work to reconstruct Keelbeg Pier in Union Hall, County Cork; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18585/23]

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (25 Apr 2023)

Christopher O'Sullivan: I wish to raise the urgent need to increase special school capacity right across Ireland. There are parents everywhere in Ireland at the moment who are looking for and fighting for places for their children in special schools. In west Cork we do not even have a special school. That needs to change urgently. I wish to raise the issue of a child who lives close to where we are in the centre...

Ceisteanna - Questions: Cabinet Committees (25 Apr 2023)

Christopher O'Sullivan: 18. To ask the Taoiseach when the Cabinet committee on the economy and investment will next meet. [19218/23]

Ceisteanna - Questions: Cabinet Committees (25 Apr 2023)

Christopher O'Sullivan: The economy is doing very well with unemployment at only 4%. Many sectors are booming but for many rural areas, tourism and hospitality is key and is the largest employer. A concerning report recently suggested that visitor numbers for the first three months of this year were down 16%. Many believe this is down to an issue with hotel accommodation capacity and the fact that the British...

Ceisteanna - Questions: National Economic and Social Council (26 Apr 2023)

Christopher O'Sullivan: 14. To ask the Taoiseach his response to the recent National Economic and Social Council report, Understanding the Irish Economy in a Time of Turbulence. [19384/23]

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Ukraine War (27 Apr 2023)

Christopher O'Sullivan: 9. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade his current assessment of the situation with regard to Russia’s war of aggression in Ukraine; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19703/23]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Human Rights (27 Apr 2023)

Christopher O'Sullivan: 30. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he expects any further sanctions against Iran in view of the Iranian government’s ongoing repression of protestors; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19704/23]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Energy Policy (27 Apr 2023)

Christopher O'Sullivan: 105. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if grants will be made available for schools, community buildings and other groups that wish to install small scale anaerobic digesters for cooking purposes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19853/23]

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Departmental Funding (25 Apr 2023)

Christopher O'Sullivan: 68. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development if the Community Centres Investments Fund would be available to community groups, where the existing community centre is deemed not fit for purpose; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19330/23]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Projects (4 May 2023)

Christopher O'Sullivan: 43. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will provide an outline of the realignment and improvement projects that can be expected on the N71 in County Cork; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20665/23]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Engagement with the Commission for Regulation of Utilities (9 May 2023)

Christopher O'Sullivan: I thank Mr. Gannon and the other representatives of the CRU for being here today and for their opening presentation. I will get straight to it and ask them to provide short and to the point answers, if possible, because we only have five minutes. The figure of 1.2 million smart meters installed is impressive. Is there a numbers target and a timeline for rolling out the remaining smart meters?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Engagement with the Commission for Regulation of Utilities (9 May 2023)

Christopher O'Sullivan: What is the figure for a complete roll-out?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Engagement with the Commission for Regulation of Utilities (9 May 2023)

Christopher O'Sullivan: Is there a figure?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Engagement with the Commission for Regulation of Utilities (9 May 2023)

Christopher O'Sullivan: So we are about one quarter of the way there. The point of smart meters is to encourage consumers to move away from peak demand times and to save money or keep money in their pockets. At the moment, the peak rate is between 5 p.m. and 7 p.m. and the night-time rate begins after 11 p.m.. We are trying to encourage consumers to reduce their energy use at peak times. Did the CRU set those...