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Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (12 Oct 2022)

Pádraig O'Sullivan: I raised this issue last week with the Tánaiste but I believe it merits being raised here again. It relates to changes in benefit-in-kind in the new year. In January, the benefit-in-kind rate will increase from 6% to 9%, which means certain car owners will have to pay thousands of euro more to do their jobs. I am not just talking about private employers and employees here. I am...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Departmental Data (12 Oct 2022)

Pádraig O'Sullivan: 64. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the number of houses in which HAP and RAS tenants are under threat of eviction that have been purchased by local authorities by county in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50478/22]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Further and Higher Education (12 Oct 2022)

Pádraig O'Sullivan: 144. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if a student (details supplied) in a third-level institution can transfer courses while still availing of the free fees' initiative; if there is a certain timeframe in such instances; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50558/22]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Home Help Service (12 Oct 2022)

Pádraig O'Sullivan: 177. To ask the Minister for Health if he will urgently provide home help hours to a person (details supplied) in County Cork who has recently been discharged from hospital. [50541/22]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Education Issues: Engagement with the Minister for Education (12 Oct 2022)

Pádraig O'Sullivan: I welcome the Minister. It will probably not surprise her that I am going to start with the Cork Life Centre. I raised it with her in a Topical Issue debate last week and, along with Deputy Colm Burke, I asked her an oral parliamentary question on it yesterday. I did not catch all of Deputy Ó Laoghaire's contribution. When I started off my teaching journey in 2013 and 2014, I was a...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Education Issues: Engagement with the Minister for Education (12 Oct 2022)

Pádraig O'Sullivan: It is encouraging that the Minister is looking at it at the very least but, as I said, that is one school, the first I rang today. There are seven schools in which I used to teach and I guarantee the picture would be very similar in each. There are 10% of teachers absent due to Covid in one particular school. There were also many other absences. When the answer is within the four walls of...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Home Schooling (11 Oct 2022)

Pádraig O'Sullivan: 71. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if consideration will be given to sanctioning the post of home school community liaison officers to special schools; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [49773/22]

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Home Schooling (11 Oct 2022)

Pádraig O'Sullivan: I did not expect that we would get down this far so that is great. I want to ask the Minister of State about sanctioning the post of home school community liaison officers to special schools and if she will make a statement on the matter.

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Home Schooling (11 Oct 2022)

Pádraig O'Sullivan: When I put down the question I knew that only DEIS schools were able to avail of home school community liaison officers. I am quite aware of that but I am asking that this would be looked at and reviewed over a period of time. I lifted the following information off the Tusla website earlier. The website states that part of the role of the home school community liaison officer is to enhance...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Home Schooling (11 Oct 2022)

Pádraig O'Sullivan: The simple truth is that there will never be enough resources for the kids in these special school settings with some of the needs I have described earlier. Let us be honest about that. Whether it is kids who need to be helped to feed; need PEG feeding, need help to go to the toilet, or whatever the case may be, the harsh reality is there will never be enough resources. The staff in those...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Education Welfare Service (11 Oct 2022)

Pádraig O'Sullivan: I thank the Minister for her comprehensive response, a copy of which I received earlier in the evening. I welcome the fact both she and the Taoiseach have taken a keen interest in this area. As recently as last Wednesday, during Questions on Policy or Legislation, he indicated he was still anxious that the full transition in regard to the logistics would be undertaken and that the full...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Education Welfare Service (11 Oct 2022)

Pádraig O'Sullivan: I appreciate the Minister's sincerity on this and wished only to give her an outline of what the school completion programme model means on the ground in Cork. We have 11 projects, comprising six non-education and training board, ETB, based and five ETB based. I highlight that distinction because in the case of the five ETB-based school completion programmes, predominantly, the teachers...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Education Schemes (11 Oct 2022)

Pádraig O'Sullivan: I support Deputy Burke. As he outlined, I debated the issue with the Minister last week during a Topical Issue debate. We acknowledge all the good work that has been done to provide resources, co-operation hours and extra funding for the Cork Life Centre. That is greatly appreciated by all the staff, but again it is important to stress the urgency of the matter at hand. I understand the...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Education Welfare Service (11 Oct 2022)

Pádraig O'Sullivan: 62. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if consideration will be given to bringing school completion officers back under the remit of her Department; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [49774/22]

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Education Welfare Service (11 Oct 2022)

Pádraig O'Sullivan: I wish to ask the Minister about the return of school completion officers back under the remit of the Department of Education and if she will make a statement on the matter.

Ceisteanna - Questions: Cabinet Committees (11 Oct 2022)

Pádraig O'Sullivan: I would like to again raise with the Taoiseach the issue of early childhood care and education, ECCE-only providers. I commend the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth, Deputy O’Gorman, and the Government on their interventions up to now and for the record levels of investment by the State. That said, there is still an anomaly in ECCE-only providers....

Ceisteanna - Questions: Cabinet Committees (11 Oct 2022)

Pádraig O'Sullivan: 24. To ask the Taoiseach when the Cabinet committee on social affairs and equality will next meet. [49967/22]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Electric Vehicles (11 Oct 2022)

Pádraig O'Sullivan: 222. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the number of electric charging points that are now operational in public areas in Cork city and County, broken down by fast chargers and ordinary chargers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49570/22]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Electric Vehicles (11 Oct 2022)

Pádraig O'Sullivan: 223. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his engagement with local authorities regarding the roll-out of electric vehicle charging points in Cork city and County; the level of uptake from local authorities on funding available through the Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland for e-car charging points for Cork city and County; and if he will make a statement on the matter....

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Fuel Sales (11 Oct 2022)

Pádraig O'Sullivan: 263. To ask the Minister for Finance his views on a matter (details supplied) in relation to the sale of coal; if his attention has been drawn to the fact that this is adversely impacting a specific retail industry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49573/22]