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Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Irish Language (26 Jan 2023)

Pádraig O'Sullivan: 36. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht her plans to promote the use of the Irish language outside of Gaeltacht areas; if there are funding streams available through her Department for an Irish language centre in Cork, similar to the centre established in Clondalkin, Dublin 22; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3696/23]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: State Bodies (26 Jan 2023)

Pádraig O'Sullivan: 136. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he will provide an update on proposed changes to the operation of An Bord Pleanála; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3428/23]

Forestry Sector: Motion [Private Members] (24 Jan 2023)

Pádraig O'Sullivan: Through the Chair please. The Minister has the floor.

Forestry Sector: Motion [Private Members] (24 Jan 2023)

Pádraig O'Sullivan: Can we have the Minister please without any interruption.

Forestry Sector: Motion [Private Members] (24 Jan 2023)

Pádraig O'Sullivan: Let the Minister finish. This is not a question-and-answer session. Some of the Deputies had six minutes, to be fair.

Forestry Sector: Motion [Private Members] (24 Jan 2023)

Pádraig O'Sullivan: Please. The Minister has the floor.

Forestry Sector: Motion [Private Members] (24 Jan 2023)

Pádraig O'Sullivan: Could we please go through the Chair.

Forestry Sector: Motion [Private Members] (24 Jan 2023)

Pádraig O'Sullivan: We are not having a debate here.

Forestry Sector: Motion [Private Members] (24 Jan 2023)

Pádraig O'Sullivan: Will the Ministers please let us try to proceed?

Forestry Sector: Motion [Private Members] (24 Jan 2023)

Pádraig O'Sullivan: The Minister will have time at the end to wind up.

Forestry Sector: Motion [Private Members] (24 Jan 2023)

Pádraig O'Sullivan: Through the Chair.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Autism: Autism Policy: Discussion (Resumed) (24 Jan 2023)

Pádraig O'Sullivan: I welcome all the guests. I had a list of questions, and I was struck by what Ms Locke-Reilly said before the break. I will, therefore, start with her. She recounted her own experience in Mayo regarding PDS. Her experience sounded much different from that we hear about throughout the country. In that context, and I am not too au faitwith Mayo and how it was resourced, I assume the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Autism: Autism Policy: Discussion (Resumed) (24 Jan 2023)

Pádraig O'Sullivan: PDS can work if it is resourced.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Autism: Autism Policy: Discussion (Resumed) (24 Jan 2023)

Pádraig O'Sullivan: It is good to see in Mayo in that case that there was not a difficulty in attracting therapists and people across that kind of spectrum.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Autism: Autism Policy: Discussion (Resumed) (24 Jan 2023)

Pádraig O'Sullivan: I am just trying to tease this out because I assume if it was adequately staffed that people wanted to work there and join the organisation. This leads me on to Ms McDonagh. I will probably put her in a difficult position, but here are obviously recruitment difficulties in the wider health service-----

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Autism: Autism Policy: Discussion (Resumed) (24 Jan 2023)

Pádraig O'Sullivan: I thank Ms Locke-Reilly. I turn to Ms McDonagh. Based on her background and experience, why does she think we are having these difficulties attracting the necessary staff into providers nationally, such as therapists, etc?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Autism: Autism Policy: Discussion (Resumed) (24 Jan 2023)

Pádraig O'Sullivan: I thank Ms McDonagh. Turning to Dr. Roddy, we spoke earlier about how nobody wants to make this transactional or a concept about finances or value for money, but she is a health economist and in that regard, and I hate to ask the question this way, is the State getting value for money? I am referring to the return, whether services are public-provided or private-provided, throughout the...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Code (24 Jan 2023)

Pádraig O'Sullivan: 84. To ask the Minister for Finance his plans to retain the 9% tourism VAT rate beyond 2023; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3035/23]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Business Supports (24 Jan 2023)

Pádraig O'Sullivan: 159. To ask the Minister for Finance if the temporary business energy support scheme will be reviewed; the amount of the €1.25 billion allocated that has been claimed to date; if his attention has been drawn to reports the SME sector is really struggling (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3022/23]

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: EU Regulations (24 Jan 2023)

Pádraig O'Sullivan: 168. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the Government's position on the proposed amendment to Annex XXX No 1907/2006 by the European Commission which will ban the use of plastics on artificial pitches; if he will outline the timing and implementation of the legislation; the impact that it will have on existing playing surfaces such as 3D and 4D pitches that contain...