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Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Flood Risk Management (16 Jun 2022)

Pádraig O'Sullivan: I ask for an update on the selection of a contract for the Glashaboy flood relief scheme, the length of time the process will take and an assurance it will be done as quickly as possible.

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Flood Risk Management (16 Jun 2022)

Pádraig O'Sullivan: The Minister of State is fully aware of the long history of flooding in Glanmire, as is the Minister who met with residents a few years ago. There were flooding events in 2009, 2012 and 2015. In 2012, approximately 51 residences and 42 commercial premises were affected by flooding that cost tens of millions in damage. We were delighted when, in 2021, the Minister of State and the Minister...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Flood Risk Management (16 Jun 2022)

Pádraig O'Sullivan: I know the Minister shares my disappointment, and that of Deputy Burke, as he mentioned, about the way the scheme has progressed until now in respect of the possible withdrawal of the contractor. The Minister of State cannot specifically comment on that while the process is live but, generally speaking, in the event that an appointed contractor withdraws from the process, which I believe is...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Code (16 Jun 2022)

Pádraig O'Sullivan: 20. To ask the Minister for Finance if he plans to engage with his counterparts in the European Union with a view to revising the VAT treatment of home heating oil in Ireland similar to the recent VAT reduction in electricity and gas; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31282/22]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Vacant Properties (16 Jun 2022)

Pádraig O'Sullivan: 83. To ask the Minister for Finance the status of plans to introduce a vacant property tax as per the commitment in the Housing for All strategy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31281/22]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Capital Expenditure Programme (16 Jun 2022)

Pádraig O'Sullivan: 137. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the extent to which his Department continues to monitor the progress of Government contracts; his views on whether the amendments to the Public Works Contracts in January 2022 aimed at sharing the risk of materials price inflation is having a positive impact; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31074/22]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Legislative Measures (16 Jun 2022)

Pádraig O'Sullivan: 376. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the rationale behind the decision to enact section 37(a) of the Education Act 1998; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [31409/22]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Legislative Measures (16 Jun 2022)

Pádraig O'Sullivan: 377. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will provide an update on plans to enact section 37(a) of the Education Act 1998; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [31410/22]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (16 Jun 2022)

Pádraig O'Sullivan: 378. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number and the percentage of the national total of fee-paying schools that currently provide special classes in post-primary schools; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [31411/22]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (16 Jun 2022)

Pádraig O'Sullivan: 380. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the steps that are being taken to encourage fee paying schools to provide special autism spectrum disorder classes; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [31417/22]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (16 Jun 2022)

Pádraig O'Sullivan: 381. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of students in post-primary schools who currently have a diagnosis of autism spectrum disorder; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [31423/22]

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Home Care Packages (14 Jun 2022)

Pádraig O'Sullivan: I thank the Minister of State. Deputy Marc MacSharry has a Topical Issue matter along similar lines. I welcome the fact the review is coming up in the next couple of months. I hope and pray this suggestion will be taken into consideration. It has been made by a number of Deputies over the past few months. If there was ever a no-brainer, and I do not like to use that kind of language,...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Home Care Packages (14 Jun 2022)

Pádraig O'Sullivan: I thank the Minister of State, Deputy English, for attending to deal with this issue. I know he gets this. We made representations to him and the Department previously regarding meat factory workers, and that issue was resolved. While I do not want to compare the issue I am raising tonight with the plight of those in the meat industry, it still surrounds the issue of visas and non-EU...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Regional Airports (14 Jun 2022)

Pádraig O'Sullivan: 79. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the status of the Regional Airports Programme 2021-2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29348/22]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Rail Network (14 Jun 2022)

Pádraig O'Sullivan: 100. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the status of upgrades on the Cork Commuter Rail network; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29349/22]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Waste Management (14 Jun 2022)

Pádraig O'Sullivan: 241. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if his Department has plans to ensure access to domestic compost bins to people in rural areas (details supplied) who are unable to get them through their provider; if not, if there is a plan to compensate people who incur the additional cost of having to dispose of their compostable waste in general waste bins; if...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (14 Jun 2022)

Pádraig O'Sullivan: 937. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will provide information in relation to circular 0020/2022 issued to schools on 8 April 2022; the way that this will this impact on the provision of education for students with complex educational needs; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [28904/22]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Accommodation (14 Jun 2022)

Pádraig O'Sullivan: 1042. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of an application for extension for a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [30576/22]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Site Acquisitions (14 Jun 2022)

Pádraig O'Sullivan: 1043. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of the acquisition of a site for replacement of a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [30577/22]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Admissions (14 Jun 2022)

Pádraig O'Sullivan: 1044. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if every applicant for secondary school in Newbridge, Kildare and the surrounding rural areas has obtained a school place for the coming school year; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [30578/22]