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Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Passport Services (10 May 2022)

Pádraig O'Sullivan: 93. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the status of the online portal that will allow queries for all application types to be submitted directly to the Passport Office by Members of the Houses of the Oireachtas; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22869/22]

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (5 May 2022)

Pádraig O'Sullivan: Tomorrow in Cork and I think here in the capital there will be a march on behalf of parents of children with special educational needs and in terms of disability services and the lack of provision there. As a Government Deputy, I will be in attendance in Cork. Recently, the Minister of State, Deputy Rabbitte, and I attended a meeting with the 12 principals of the special schools in Cork....

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Ukraine War (5 May 2022)

Pádraig O'Sullivan: 63. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he envisages a similar relaxation of guidelines for persons erecting temporary or modular structures in view of recent discussions regarding the possibility of relaxing planning guidelines to tackle the accommodation for refugees; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22160/22]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Policy (5 May 2022)

Pádraig O'Sullivan: 84. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government when the required regulations setting out the criteria of the local authority affordable purchase scheme will be issued; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22159/22]

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Departmental Funding (5 May 2022)

Pádraig O'Sullivan: 145. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the funding that is available to a group (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22396/22]

Written Answers — Department of Health: National Treatment Purchase Fund (5 May 2022)

Pádraig O'Sullivan: 230. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) will receive an appointment under the NTPF; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22442/22]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Insurance Industry (4 May 2022)

Pádraig O'Sullivan: 140. To ask the Minister for Finance the measures that will be introduced to curb the rising costs of liability insurance (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21756/22]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: State Examinations (4 May 2022)

Pádraig O'Sullivan: 281. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if alternative arrangements can be made in the case of a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22106/22]

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Cost of Living Issues (28 Apr 2022)

Pádraig O'Sullivan: It must be acknowledged that there have been a number of interventions. As the Minister has said, they can never go far enough to address fully the real crisis that is out there at the moment, but a number of targeted measures have been undertaken, including the VAT cut on gas and electricity, excise reductions and the additional lump sum for a certain cohort of fuel allowance recipients. I...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Cost of Living Issues (28 Apr 2022)

Pádraig O'Sullivan: That is a point I was going to mention. I do not believe many people are aware of the discretion their local welfare officer may be able to show them. There is a role for us and a role for Government. As the Minister said, the Citizens Information Board is always very good, helpful and informative. However, some kind of campaign is warranted. People are feeling the pinch and now would be...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Cost of Living Issues (28 Apr 2022)

Pádraig O'Sullivan: 84. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if additional supports will be introduced to support families most impacted by the increases in the cost of living; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21373/22]

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Cost of Living Issues (28 Apr 2022)

Pádraig O'Sullivan: Will any additional supports be introduced to support families who are most impacted by the increases in the cost of living? It is opportune that this question follows that of Deputy Cahill, which skirted the same issue.

Committee on Public Petitions: Engagement with the Garda Síochána Ombudsman Commission (28 Apr 2022)

Pádraig O'Sullivan: I thank all our guests for their contributions. I have a number of questions, many of which follow on from those of other members. To take up on what Deputy Higgins asked, it would be helpful, if we are making representations as a committee to ensure the ombudsman’s office can be resourced more appropriately, to get some kind of statistical analysis of approximately how many more...

Committee on Public Petitions: Engagement with the Garda Síochána Ombudsman Commission (28 Apr 2022)

Pádraig O'Sullivan: To return to theIrish Examiner article of a few weeks ago, there was a reference to two cases that had been instigated simultaneously, one by GSOC and the other by the Garda, with each of the organisations being unaware of the other’s investigation. The article reported that GSOC had ended up withdrawing its case and allowing the Garda to investigate the matter it was dealing it....

Committee on Public Petitions: Engagement with the Garda Síochána Ombudsman Commission (28 Apr 2022)

Pádraig O'Sullivan: Okay. I thank all the witnesses very much.

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Vacant Properties (28 Apr 2022)

Pádraig O'Sullivan: 77. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will report on the collection of data on vacancy levels as per the Housing for All plan; the status of the proposed vacant property tax; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21369/22]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Code (28 Apr 2022)

Pádraig O'Sullivan: 48. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will consider, as part of budget 2023, a reduction in VAT on electric vehicles given the European Union's decision to offer member states greater flexibility around VAT reductions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21368/22]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Public Sector Pay (28 Apr 2022)

Pádraig O'Sullivan: 225. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the engagement she has had with the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform regarding the need to provide pay parity between teachers who qualified pre-2011 and post-2011; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21372/22]

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

Pádraig O'Sullivan: 145. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the steps that are being taken to increase the uptake of the electric vehicle public charge point grant; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21057/22]

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

Pádraig O'Sullivan: 151. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will consider extending the recently announced Government support for the haulage sector to address cost pressures arising from high fuel prices; if consideration will be given to including own account haulage given that these heavy good vehicle operators face the same difficulties; and if he will make a statement on the matter....