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Written Answers — Department of Health: Care of the Elderly (24 Feb 2022)

Pádraig O'Sullivan: 454. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide an update on the planned development and refurbishment of the former Monasterevin day care centre; when the tender documents that are expected to issue in quarter 1 2022 will be issued; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10818/22]

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Rural Schemes (23 Feb 2022)

Pádraig O'Sullivan: 274. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development when work will commence on the 2022 local improvement scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [10187/22]

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Tax Code (22 Feb 2022)

Pádraig O'Sullivan: 13. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will prioritise the removal of VAT from defibrillators following the agreement by European Union finance ministers to amend Council Directive 2006/112/EC on 7 December 2021 given that the removal of VAT will increase the ability of many sports clubs and community organisations to private life-saving assistance; and if he will make a statement on the...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Tax Code (22 Feb 2022)

Pádraig O'Sullivan: I ask the Minister if he will prioritise the removal for VAT from defibrillators from following the agreement by European Union finance ministers to amend Council Directive 2006/112/EC.

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Tax Code (22 Feb 2022)

Pádraig O'Sullivan: It is encouraging to see that this is finally progressing. Hopefully, it will end in a positive result. As the Minister is probably aware, approximately 5,000 people die in this country every year from sudden cardiac death. Around 14 or 15 years ago, when I used to train an under-13s soccer team, I witnessed a defibrillator saving a young person's life on the pitch. I am fully aware of...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Tax Code (22 Feb 2022)

Pádraig O'Sullivan: The Minister mentioned that the current proposal is not perhaps as flexible as the original proposal. I am not fully aware or au faitwith what has happened previously. I ask the Minister to expand on why it is not as flexible as the original proposal. Second, I am aware that in the context of the negotiations around this issue at EU level, a list of supplies to which a reduced VAT rate can...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Reliefs (22 Feb 2022)

Pádraig O'Sullivan: 42. To ask the Minister for Finance if consideration will be given to introducing a scheme to assist first-time buyers of homes that are not new builds, similar to the help-to-buy scheme and who cannot afford to purchase a new build; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9690/22]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Covid-19 Pandemic Supports (22 Feb 2022)

Pádraig O'Sullivan: 589. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will review the case of a person (details supplied) in relation to the Higher Education Authority Covid-19 extension fund with a view to resolving the payment issue for current Department of Education teachers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9044/22]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: EU Directives (22 Feb 2022)

Pádraig O'Sullivan: 900. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the reason Ireland has adopted the approach set out by EU Directive 2019/633 in respect of business size of targeting relationships between suppliers whose annual turnover is lower than a given threshold and buyers whose annual turnover is higher than the same threshold while other member states varied the scope; and if he will...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: EU Directives (22 Feb 2022)

Pádraig O'Sullivan: 901. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if EU Directive 2019/633 is being used as the basis to underpin the establishment of a food ombudsman as part of the programme for Government; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9796/22]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: EU Directives (22 Feb 2022)

Pádraig O'Sullivan: 902. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when legislation will be brought before Dáil Éireann for the establishment of a food ombudsman; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9797/22]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: EU Directives (22 Feb 2022)

Pádraig O'Sullivan: 903. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if some or all of the submissions have been adopted in relation to the establishment of the office of a national food ombudsman, regulator or equivalent and necessary legislation, in respect of the recent public consultation process on the establishment of the office; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9798/22]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Future Funding of Higher Education: Discussion (22 Feb 2022)

Pádraig O'Sullivan: Some of our guests have appeared at the committee previously, so I welcome them back. I was listening to the meeting in my office upstairs earlier. Several of our guests spoke about the opportunities for students coming from DEIS schools at secondary level. I taught in the secondary sector for the best part of 15 years, 11 or 12 of which were in a DEIS school. Professor Hegarty mentioned...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Future Funding of Higher Education: Discussion (22 Feb 2022)

Pádraig O'Sullivan: My last point is specifically for Professor Hegarty. His submission states, "Given the skills shortage imperative, obstacles blocking the inclusion of private HEI representation at the National Skills Council and Regional Skills Fora should be removed." Could he expand on that for me? I am a little confused.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Future Funding of Higher Education: Discussion (22 Feb 2022)

Pádraig O'Sullivan: Yes.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Future Funding of Higher Education: Discussion (22 Feb 2022)

Pádraig O'Sullivan: Has Professor Hegarty sought what he proposes?

National Retrofitting Scheme: Statements (17 Feb 2022)

Pádraig O'Sullivan: I welcome the Minister for this discussion of what is one of the most positive schemes this Government will do in the coming years. I laud the scheme. There are so many positives in it, despite the negativity that initially greeted the Minister after he spoke. We should be discussing the positives here, which far outweigh the negatives, but it is not surprising to hear that at this stage....

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Flexible Work Practices (17 Feb 2022)

Pádraig O'Sullivan: 42. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development if she will report on the steps that have been taken to support remote and hybrid working in urban areas of County Cork given the positive impact for communities and the reduction in commuter traffic; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8395/22]

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Digital Hubs (17 Feb 2022)

Pádraig O'Sullivan: 49. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development the position on advancing remote working hubs across County Cork; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8394/22]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Crime Prevention (17 Feb 2022)

Pádraig O'Sullivan: 129. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the measures being taken to address the increase in knife crime; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8391/22]