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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Decarbonising Transport: Discussion (Resumed) (23 Mar 2021)

Christopher O'Sullivan: My question on rural areas is for Dr. Sloman. She covered much of what I wanted to ask when she responded to Deputy O'Rourke. The idea of moving to electric vehicles and creating cycling superhighways has quite often been met with a great deal of scepticism in rural areas. People think that these initiatives would never happen in their areas but I guess it is up to us to lead and to change...

Joint Committee on Media, Tourism, Arts, Culture, Sport and the Gaeltacht: Impact of Covid-19 on the Hospitality Sector: Discussion (23 Mar 2021)

Christopher O'Sullivan: I will try to keep my contribution to four minutes and leave two minutes for answers from the various witnesses. I thank the witnesses for coming in. I fully support them and all their members. Since I am from Cork South-West, a constituency that relies very heavily on tourism, I am well aware of the devastating impact the pandemic has had on their sectors. This year's St. Patrick's Day...

Joint Committee on Media, Tourism, Arts, Culture, Sport and the Gaeltacht: Impact of Covid-19 on the Hospitality Sector: Discussion (23 Mar 2021)

Christopher O'Sullivan: My last question is on insurance. There are proposals for a 50% cut on payouts for personal injury claims. The hotel industry, for example, has been a soft target, for want a better term. What more do we need to do on insurance to help businesses survive? It is clearly a huge issue. We have a minute and a half and I would appreciate it if the witnesses could come back to me.

Joint Committee on Media, Tourism, Arts, Culture, Sport and the Gaeltacht: Impact of Covid-19 on the Hospitality Sector: Discussion (23 Mar 2021)

Christopher O'Sullivan: On banking, it is the Irish Hotels Federation and the RAI on the voucher scheme.

Joint Committee on Media, Tourism, Arts, Culture, Sport and the Gaeltacht: Impact of Covid-19 on the Hospitality Sector: Discussion (23 Mar 2021)

Christopher O'Sullivan: I thank Mr. Fenn.

Covid-19 Vaccination Programme: Statements (11 Mar 2021)

Christopher O'Sullivan: I want to begin by focusing on the positives. There has been a huge reduction in the number of cases in nursing homes and among front-line workers. That is fantastic and is proof that the vaccines are working. The fact that 99% of those aged over 85 years have been vaccinated is something we have to welcome. It is good news. The fact that we have conducted a review of the NIAC priority...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Childcare Services (11 Mar 2021)

Christopher O'Sullivan: 160. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if the eligibility criteria will be increased for the 2021 capital funding grant for fire safety works to those childcare providers who carried out work in order to obtain their fire safety certificate in 2019 and 2020; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13839/21]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: National Broadband Plan (10 Mar 2021)

Christopher O'Sullivan: 101. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the steps being taken to support remote working through the roll-out of high-speed fibre broadband connections in internet blackspot-prone rural areas; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44160/20]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Environmental Policy (10 Mar 2021)

Christopher O'Sullivan: 112. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the progress INFOMAR has made in mapping the south-west coast of Ireland; and the way in which this data can be used to support renewable energy goals. [13294/21]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Inland Fisheries (10 Mar 2021)

Christopher O'Sullivan: 202. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if he will report on the recent national efforts on assessing and improving quality of inland waters particularly in the context of the health of inland fish stocks. [13295/21]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Value Added Tax (10 Mar 2021)

Christopher O'Sullivan: 305. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will consider extending the hospitality VAT rate of 9% until 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13428/21]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Covid-19 Pandemic Supports (10 Mar 2021)

Christopher O'Sullivan: 303. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will increase the rate of the Covid restrictions support scheme and extend it until the end of 2021; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13419/21]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Covid-19 Pandemic (10 Mar 2021)

Christopher O'Sullivan: 304. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will adopt a standard position on a moratorium for loan repayments for the hospitality sector to reflect the extended Covid-19 restrictions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13421/21]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Covid-19 Pandemic (10 Mar 2021)

Christopher O'Sullivan: 306. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will consider extending the current tax warehoused at 0% from 12 months to an additional 48 months given that some businesses have remained closed throughout the Covid-19 pandemic; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13433/21]

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Covid-19 Pandemic (10 Mar 2021)

Christopher O'Sullivan: 354. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if she will consider producing a five-year plan with the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment for the hospitality sector with a road to recovery after Covid-19; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [13429/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Covid-19 Pandemic (10 Mar 2021)

Christopher O'Sullivan: 954. To ask the Minister for Health the expected number of persons allowed to attend a wedding in June, July and August 2021 taking into account the increase in vaccines and the expected continued decrease of Covid-19; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13430/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Covid-19 Pandemic (10 Mar 2021)

Christopher O'Sullivan: 955. To ask the Minister for Health if he will report on the parameters that are required to trigger the movement from level 5 to 4 of the Covid-19 restrictions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13431/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Departmental Reviews (10 Mar 2021)

Christopher O'Sullivan: 960. To ask the Minister for Health if he will conduct a review into the current assessment of needs standard operating procedure; the role parents will take in this review; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13440/21]

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (3 Mar 2021)

Christopher O'Sullivan: I speak on behalf of the people of Dunmanway and Bantry, two towns in my constituency that learned the news on Monday that their Bank of Ireland branches would close. There are two important aspects to this. The first is that there is an elderly population in the towns who rely heavily on attending their local branches to do their banking, and the news that they may have to commute to...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Driver Test (3 Mar 2021)

Christopher O'Sullivan: 163. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will consider bringing car and tractor theory tests online in line with bus and lorry theory tests; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12102/21]