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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Implementing Housing for All: Discussion (Resumed) (18 Oct 2022)

Pádraig O'Sullivan: I have a question about the site the council commenced itself, the one in Mayfield on Boherboy Road. I am not sure if Mr. Geaney had a chance to come back in on that after Deputy Gould spoke, while I was gone. If not, could he elaborate on how that scheme worked and the steps the council had to take to get out early?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Implementing Housing for All: Discussion (Resumed) (18 Oct 2022)

Pádraig O'Sullivan: Mr. Geaney mentioned having planning applications approved in the pipeline but not started yet. Can he give us an indication of how many sites, or even how many applications or units, are affected by that?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Implementing Housing for All: Discussion (Resumed) (18 Oct 2022)

Pádraig O'Sullivan: What is the single greatest barrier? Is it construction costs? Is it just the climate we are in?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Implementing Housing for All: Discussion (Resumed) (18 Oct 2022)

Pádraig O'Sullivan: I have two more questions but I am not sure how much time I have left.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Implementing Housing for All: Discussion (Resumed) (18 Oct 2022)

Pádraig O'Sullivan: I just have two questions. I am going to keep it to Cork again, unfortunately.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Implementing Housing for All: Discussion (Resumed) (18 Oct 2022)

Pádraig O'Sullivan: I do, yes. The single stage process is a bugbear of mine. There are different avenues of funding. I know there is an element of risk with a single stage process in the city. I ask Mr. Geaney to elaborate on what the issue is with that process within the local authority.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Implementing Housing for All: Discussion (Resumed) (18 Oct 2022)

Pádraig O'Sullivan: I promise this is my last question. When the Croí Cónaithe scheme was initially launched it was for towns and villages and within the curtilage of those towns and villages. The Minister has spoken about extending it into rural and urban areas. Where is the council at with that? Have the witnesses been given any clarification on it?

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Work Permits (27 Oct 2022)

Pádraig O'Sullivan: 24. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment when he recently reviewed the critical skills list; his plans to expand the list to address skills shortages in Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53671/22]

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Departmental Policies (27 Oct 2022)

Pádraig O'Sullivan: 80. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development if she will provide an update on the Towns First Policy which was launched recently; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [53711/22]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Post Office Network (27 Oct 2022)

Pádraig O'Sullivan: 156. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment when in 2023 can post offices expect to receive the €10 million financial support package; if he will outline the process for dispersing the money; if he can offer any further information in relation to the funding; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53998/22]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Energy Prices (27 Oct 2022)

Pádraig O'Sullivan: 173. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will make provision for small group water schemes (details supplied) in the temporary business energy support scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53912/22]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Education Policy (27 Oct 2022)

Pádraig O'Sullivan: 217. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if there are Departmental guidelines in relation to the length of classes at second level (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [53999/22]

Joint Committee on the Irish Language, the Gaeltacht and the Irish Speaking Community: Díolúintí i leith Staidéar na Gaeilge sa Mheánscolaíocht: Plé (Atógáil) (26 Oct 2022)

Pádraig O'Sullivan: Fuair an coiste an tAire díreach le haghaidh an chéad chruinniú freisin. Gabhaim buíochas leis an gCathaoirleach. Tá cúpla ceist agam don Aire. Cuirim fáilte roimpi chomh maith. An bhfuil an figiúr ag an Roinn maidir leis an líon bunscoláirí a thiteann amach as oideachas Ghaelainne agus a théann ar aghaidh go dtí an...

Joint Committee on the Irish Language, the Gaeltacht and the Irish Speaking Community: Díolúintí i leith Staidéar na Gaeilge sa Mheánscolaíocht: Plé (Atógáil) (26 Oct 2022)

Pádraig O'Sullivan: Bhain an cheist is tábhachtaí a bhí agam leis na hidirghabhálacha. Bhíos ag múineadh i meánscoil go dtí 2019 agus, i mo thaithí féin, ní raibh na hidirghabhálacha sin ag tarlú sna scoileanna ag an bpointe sin. Ní raibh comhrá dhá bhliana ar siúl idir múinteoirí nó idir éinne sa seomra...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Junior Cycle Examination Results 2022: State Examinations Commission (25 Oct 2022)

Pádraig O'Sullivan: I welcome the witnesses. I corrected for the SEC for two or three years back in the day when I was a newly qualified teacher, when I was enthusiastic and thought of all the advantages it would give to me, going onto my CV as I searched for that elusive history and geography job. There lies the problem. Many younger teachers in particular probably see it, or did see it, in terms of the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Junior Cycle Examination Results 2022: State Examinations Commission (25 Oct 2022)

Pádraig O'Sullivan: I found it positive that, as Ms Feeney has mentioned, there has been an increase in the increments or pay for this work this year and next year. That is to be welcomed, but my experience was that half of your money was going on tax while you lost the majority of your holidays. That was the disincentive. It was not all rosy either. Is it the case that certain subjects are holding up the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Junior Cycle Examination Results 2022: State Examinations Commission (25 Oct 2022)

Pádraig O'Sullivan: To go back to my own experience, I remember I had cleared my desk and had done all of my examinations when I was landed with another 200 or 300. Does Ms Feeney have any figures on the number of examiners who are in that situation as it is now almost inevitable that people will get additional scripts?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Junior Cycle Examination Results 2022: State Examinations Commission (25 Oct 2022)

Pádraig O'Sullivan: When the State Examinations Commission sends out communiqués and advertises for examiners, it will obviously do so in the newspapers and online and so on. However, how does it specifically communicate to teachers? I was involved with two unions when I was teaching and I can safely say it was very rare for this to come up or be encouraged locally. Is this done through the Teaching...