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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: General Scheme of the Right to Request Remote Work Bill 2022: Discussion (Resumed) (27 Apr 2022)

James O'Connor: It has been really interesting to hear everybody's contributions and the submissions of our guests today. Remote working is very much part and parcel of modern-day life. It was a growing trend anyway but obviously it was increased incredibly by the onset of Covid-19. While there are so many different benefits to it from a work-life balance point of view, especially for young parents who...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Reform of Public Works Contracts for the Construction of Transport Infrastructure: Discussion (27 Apr 2022)

James O'Connor: I welcome the officials who have come before the committee and thank them for their ongoing engagement over the past two years since the general election. The bypass issue was a bit of hot topic for me. To start out on a positive note, it is good to see the progress that has been made on Dunkettle and on the Macroom-Ballyvourney bypass. It is transformative for connectivity in the south...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Reform of Public Works Contracts for the Construction of Transport Infrastructure: Discussion (27 Apr 2022)

James O'Connor: Is it the case that construction-related inflation has caused issues for those projects or is it just the lack of provision in the budget?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Reform of Public Works Contracts for the Construction of Transport Infrastructure: Discussion (27 Apr 2022)

James O'Connor: Here is the killer question. What is the figure the Department will need to carry out those works? For all of us here, they are all of concern. I will be parochial and refer to my constituency. Ms Brogan has referred to one project from Carrigtwohill to Midleton. What can the committee do to assist the Department in getting a full understanding of the finance it will need to carry out...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Reform of Public Works Contracts for the Construction of Transport Infrastructure: Discussion (27 Apr 2022)

James O'Connor: The work undertaken by TII is quite positive. Mr. Peter Walsh and I have had our issues, a lot of them in the public domain, in these Houses in particular. TII has had very few issues with cost overruns. The projects undertaken have come in on budget. From the committee's point of view, today is really a listening exercise to hear from the Department what we can do to help to attract the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Reform of Public Works Contracts for the Construction of Transport Infrastructure: Discussion (27 Apr 2022)

James O'Connor: When it comes to the securing of funds, the Department of Transport presents its plans to the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform and it has to consider what finances are available.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Reform of Public Works Contracts for the Construction of Transport Infrastructure: Discussion (27 Apr 2022)

James O'Connor: Has the Department a percentile in terms of how many of its projects are secured over the next four and five years? What can it complete? That is a fair question that can be answered. What can the Department undertake in the next four or five years in its existing plan without funding certainty becoming an issue? Ms Brogan has listed the six schemes that are not problematic, but what new...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Reform of Public Works Contracts for the Construction of Transport Infrastructure: Discussion (27 Apr 2022)

James O'Connor: I wish to make a general point, and it is important to say it. I compliment the capital works in aviation that have been done in 2022 and last year. It was astonishing what the Department, working with the Dublin Airport Authority, DAA, was able to achieve with the new runway being built in Cork Airport in record time and on budget. It is fantastic to see that. I compliment the staff at...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Reform of Public Works Contracts for the Construction of Transport Infrastructure: Discussion (27 Apr 2022)

James O'Connor: I appreciate that.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Reform of Public Works Contracts for the Construction of Transport Infrastructure: Discussion (27 Apr 2022)

James O'Connor: I apologise for interrupting Ms Brogan. Will she list those six schemes so we are aware of them? For the full understanding of this, it would be important.

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Safety (26 Apr 2022)

James O'Connor: 115. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the details regarding the costs of the new average speed camera system on the M7 Motorway; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21093/22]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Safety (26 Apr 2022)

James O'Connor: 127. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the details of the installation cost of the new average speed camera system on the M8 and if his Department has carried out a cost-benefit analysis prior to the installation of the system; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21094/22]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Environmental Schemes (26 Apr 2022)

James O'Connor: 237. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment further to Parliamentary Question No. 124 of 21 September 2021, the position regarding the micro-generation support scheme; if he will provide a timetable for the matter; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19400/22]