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Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Enterprise Policy (14 Jul 2022)

Pádraig O'Sullivan: 175. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if there will be any grants or supports offered to businesses that are struggling with inflation costs (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38871/22]

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Enterprise Policy (14 Jul 2022)

Pádraig O'Sullivan: 193. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if any supports will be provided to food retailers (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39566/22]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Commercial Rates (14 Jul 2022)

Pádraig O'Sullivan: 401. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if consideration will be given to introducing a commercial rates waiver for businesses struggling with soaring inflation costs (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39567/22]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Payments (14 Jul 2022)

Pádraig O'Sullivan: 513. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the instruction that is given to local community welfare officers regarding the exceptional needs' payment (details supplied); the number of applications that have been received; the number of applications that have been approved; the overall amount of payouts that were approved in 2020, 2021 and to date in 2022; and if she...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Employment Schemes (14 Jul 2022)

Pádraig O'Sullivan: 514. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if she is giving consideration to or is requesting her Government colleagues to consider allowing persons on various back-to-work schemes, employment schemes and other schemes to work a greater number of hours to entice them to remain in the workforce and provide for the economy; and if she will make a statement on the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Autism: Autism Policy and Education: Discussion (28 Jun 2022)

Pádraig O'Sullivan: Yes.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Autism: Autism Policy and Education: Discussion (28 Jun 2022)

Pádraig O'Sullivan: Deputy MacNeill touched on therapies and so on earlier but can I ask about therapies specifically in special schools? We have 11 or 12 special schools in Cork and I would often talk to management in those schools. Many of them say they prefer dealing with the Department of Education, for example, than with the Department of Health. There are significant blockages when it comes to dealing...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Autism: Autism Policy: Discussion (12 Jul 2022)

Pádraig O'Sullivan: Mr. Harris talked about the "radical" word. I do not want to overemphasise it but he said that "A radical plan is needed and excessive waiting lists must end to ensure appropriate, regulated supports are in place." Many of us here are very quick to identify the problems. We know the problems because people come to us every week in our clinics. What does Mr. Harris envisage specifically in...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Autism: Autism Policy: Discussion (12 Jul 2022)

Pádraig O'Sullivan: I came across something here some weeks ago relating to early intervention classes. I believe there are 137 early intervention classes nationwide. It is clear that the majority of children who avail of those classes obviously would require a diagnosis. The difficulty is that if a child is three, four, five or six years of age, the chances are that he or she will not have received a...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Visa Applications (14 Sep 2022)

Pádraig O'Sullivan: 452. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the visa options that are available to persons (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44981/22]

Written Answers — Department of Health: National Treatment Purchase Fund (14 Sep 2022)

Pádraig O'Sullivan: 571. To ask the Minister for Health if a person (details supplied) who is awaiting a procedure in a hospital may be eligible to avail of the procedure under the National Treatment Purchase Fund; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44807/22]

Written Answers — Department of Health: National Treatment Purchase Fund (14 Sep 2022)

Pádraig O'Sullivan: 572. To ask the Minister for Health if a person (details supplied) who is awaiting a procedure in a hospital may be eligible to avail of the procedure under the National Treatment Purchase Fund; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44808/22]

Written Answers — Department of Health: National Treatment Purchase Fund (14 Sep 2022)

Pádraig O'Sullivan: 573. To ask the Minister for Health if a person (details supplied) who is awaiting a procedure in a hospital maybe eligible to avail of the procedure under the National Treatment Purchase Fund; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44809/22]

An Bord Pleanála: Statements (15 Sep 2022)

Pádraig O'Sullivan: I would be very slow to comment on any content in the Remy Farrell report or any of the allegations that have arisen. Due process will take effect and we need to be cognisant of that in this debate. Nonetheless, it is fair to register on the record our concerns regarding some of those allegations. The public must have trust in our planning system. People must trust in the impartiality and...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Energy Prices (15 Sep 2022)

Pádraig O'Sullivan: 61. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he will provide an update on Government supports for businesses that are impacted by the rise in fuel costs and the subsequent cost-of-living increases; the supports that his Department will provide in Budget 2023; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44557/22]

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Work Permits (15 Sep 2022)

Pádraig O'Sullivan: 63. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he will request his Department to place speech and language therapists and occupational therapists on the critical skills list; if the review of the occupations list has concluded; if he will report on same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44558/22]

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Budget 2023 (15 Sep 2022)

Pádraig O'Sullivan: 104. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development if consideration will be given to providing additional supports for community centres in Budget 2023, particularly in view of soaring energy costs; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [45045/22]

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Rural Schemes (15 Sep 2022)

Pádraig O'Sullivan: 140. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development if consideration will be given to increasing the level of funding for staff wages on the community services programme due to the ever-increasing cost of living; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [45046/22]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Autism: Autism Policy: Discussion (Resumed) (20 Sep 2022)

Pádraig O'Sullivan: I thank everybody for coming. I have met a number of the witnesses in the flesh over the past few years and a few on Zoom as well. It is nice to put the face to the name. We only have five minutes, which is very short. I would prefer to hear from the witnesses. I have two specific questions and then perhaps I could come in at the end again. One relates special school classes. The...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Autism: Autism Policy: Discussion (Resumed) (20 Sep 2022)

Pádraig O'Sullivan: Can I clarify that no schools have a choice in this? Is it applied in every school?