Results 1-20 of 2,988 for speaker:James O'Connor

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Sports Funding (8 May 2025)

James O'Connor: 137. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if he will outline the plans for the next round of sports capital funding; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22898/25]

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Driver Test (8 May 2025)

James O'Connor: 272. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the plans to address the long driving test wait times in County Cork and nationally; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23107/25]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Projects (8 May 2025)

James O'Connor: 6. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will outline plans on multi-annual road funding as part of the Programme for Government; when he plans to start implementing this policy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22897/25]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Network (8 May 2025)

James O'Connor: 20. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if his Department will give the local authorities affected further funding for emergency works to replace the road network given the severe weather events in County Cork over the past two years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22900/25]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Projects (8 May 2025)

James O'Connor: 27. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will provide an update on a road project in Cork (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22899/25]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Passport Services (8 May 2025)

James O'Connor: 222. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will outline the number of passport applications from Cork that have been processed to date in 2025; the plans to hire extra staff for the passport office ahead of the summer season; if the passport office will be working during the weekends to relieve the pressures of applications ahead of the summer season; and if he will make a...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Driver Test (8 May 2025)

James O'Connor: 273. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if there are plans to open a new driving test centre in the Munster region; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23108/25]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Driver Test (8 May 2025)

James O'Connor: 274. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the current status of the 75 driver testers due to be assigned to test centres; the number of those that will be assigned to the province of Munster; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23109/25]

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Departmental Reviews (8 May 2025)

James O'Connor: 307. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the steps that will be undertaken in the upcoming review of the National Development Plan to consider the case for semiconductor subsidies; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23114/25]

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Departmental Reviews (8 May 2025)

James O'Connor: 313. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the way in which his Department will be co-ordinating with the Department of Public Expenditure, NDP Delivery and Reform to consider the case for semiconductor subsidies in the context of the upcoming review of the National Development Plan; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23113/25]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport (8 May 2025)

James O'Connor: 330. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will outline the schools that were included in the 14 pilot projects for the school transport scheme in the 2024-2025 school year; if she will confirm the timeline when the findings of these projects will be published; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23233/25]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects (8 May 2025)

James O'Connor: 331. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she is aware of a school (details supplied) which requires an urgent extension; if she is aware that the school is seeking a two-storey build as per plans submitted but were refused by her Department despite a school in a similar position within the county being granted approval for a two-storey extension; and if she will make a statement...

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Community Development Projects (8 May 2025)

James O'Connor: 462. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development if he will outline his plans for future funding for community centres; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23115/25]

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (7 May 2025)

James O'Connor: I want to raise the issue of Youghal District Court being removed from the town. Youghal has lost much of its public services over a protracted period. I want to raise the matter of retaining a District Court. There was a previous attempt to remove it. Unfortunately, moving those services to Dungarvan also brings Garda resources from Youghal, outside County Cork, half an hour's drive...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Social Welfare Schemes (1 May 2025)

James O'Connor: The programme for Government states that we must ensure the social protection system is work friendly and that welfare traps which inhibit people from taking up work are removed. At present, a person on jobseeker's allowance who receives an offer of part-time work may actually end up worse off financially if their hours are spread across the whole working week rather than being concentrated...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Social Welfare Schemes (1 May 2025)

James O'Connor: I appreciate the response. This is an important issue that has been raised by the Citizens Information Board. It was highlighted that the working-age payments scheme should be based on the working family payment model, whereby a person receives a payment based on a percentage of the difference between his or her income and the specified threshold for his or her family type. However, the...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Social Welfare Schemes (1 May 2025)

James O'Connor: 87. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if he will remove inconsistencies and anomalies in the current jobseeker's allowance scheme which discourage people from taking up employment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21699/25]

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Social Welfare Schemes (1 May 2025)

James O'Connor: Will the Department of Social Protection remove the inconsistencies and anomalies in the current jobseeker's allowance scheme that discourage people from taking up employment. Will he give some further information on that? It is an important issue. It is something we have previously discussed. I would appreciate it if the Minister could advise the House on whether his Department plans any...