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Public Accounts Committee: 2020 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 31 - Transport
Chapter 5 - Expenditure on Night Vision Imaging Technology and Training for Search and Rescue
Special Report 113 of the Comptroller and Auditor General - Procurement of Vehicles by the Irish Coast Guard (11 Nov 2021)

James O'Connor: I have a question for all of the witnesses from the Department of Transport. They act under ministerial guidance, but they should make a submission on the reform of the planning process. It is exciting that the Government will examine this issue. No doubt it will be extremely complex and may take more than a year. There is an opportunity for the witnesses and their Department to feed into...

Public Accounts Committee: 2020 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 31 - Transport
Chapter 5 - Expenditure on Night Vision Imaging Technology and Training for Search and Rescue
Special Report 113 of the Comptroller and Auditor General - Procurement of Vehicles by the Irish Coast Guard (11 Nov 2021)

James O'Connor: The point I want to raise was referred to earlier by one of my colleagues in the context of the N73. On a national level, I have a very significant problem with TII's annual allocations. In terms of grant allocations for 2021 for national road budgets, page three of the documentation indicates that €484,256,450 is the gross allocation for national road maintenance. The document...

Public Accounts Committee: 2020 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 31 - Transport
Chapter 5 - Expenditure on Night Vision Imaging Technology and Training for Search and Rescue
Special Report 113 of the Comptroller and Auditor General - Procurement of Vehicles by the Irish Coast Guard (11 Nov 2021)

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Public Accounts Committee: 2020 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 31 - Transport
Chapter 5 - Expenditure on Night Vision Imaging Technology and Training for Search and Rescue
Special Report 113 of the Comptroller and Auditor General - Procurement of Vehicles by the Irish Coast Guard (11 Nov 2021)

James O'Connor: My time is up but I assure the witnesses that I will be watching this like a hawk in December and will raise it again if it is not addressed.

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Sports Funding (11 Nov 2021)

James O'Connor: 138. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if assistance will be provided to a sports club (details supplied) that wants to acquire land for use by the club; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [55202/21]

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Covid-19 Pandemic (11 Nov 2021)

James O'Connor: 246. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht her plans for a full return of indoor sports; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [55118/21]

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Sports Funding (11 Nov 2021)

James O'Connor: 247. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the position regarding the processing of applications for the sports capital and equipment programme; if an announcement will be made in the coming weeks; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [55119/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Disability Services (11 Nov 2021)

James O'Connor: 355. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding disability services in County Cork in particular in relation to a child (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55277/21]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects (9 Nov 2021)

James O'Connor: 420. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the position regarding school building and expansion projects in east County Cork due to a shortage of school places to meet the high demand; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [54275/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Mental Health Services (9 Nov 2021)

James O'Connor: 604. To ask the Minister for Health if the details of the costings for the renovations of the Owenacurra Centre, Midleton, County Cork will be made available; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54297/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Mental Health Services (9 Nov 2021)

James O'Connor: 605. To ask the Minister for Health his views on whether it will be possible to assign an independent assessor to the Owenacurra Centre, Midleton, County Cork to examine if the problems regarding the centre can be resolved in the short to medium-term; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54298/21]

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Road Network (4 Nov 2021)

James O'Connor: I thank the Chair for the opportunity to speak and I thank Deputy Durkan for bringing an important question to the House. I would like to speak in support of the points that Deputy Durkan is making. On the new 2:1 ratio of expenditure on public transport to expenditure on roads infrastructure, it is important that we prioritise many of the vital smaller schemes around rural Ireland. In my...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: National Broadband Plan (4 Nov 2021)

James O'Connor: 56. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the status of the National Broadband Ireland roll-out project for the Youghal and Killeagh area; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53710/21]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Public Transport (4 Nov 2021)

James O'Connor: 108. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will consider making provision for free travel pass holders to guarantee them seats on Expressway and Intercity services especially for those persons who are not computer literate and would not be able to pre-book their seats; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53660/21]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Public Transport (4 Nov 2021)

James O'Connor: 122. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his views on the requirement of free travel pass holders to pre-book their seats for Expressway and Intercity services for those persons who are not computer literate.; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53661/21]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Fuel Prices (4 Nov 2021)

James O'Connor: 252. To ask the Minister for Finance the action he will take to reduce rising costs to bus companies due to the increase in fuel prices; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53790/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Staff (4 Nov 2021)

James O'Connor: 348. To ask the Minister for Health the steps he will take to address the shortage of neurological nurse specialists in Cork University Hospital (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53765/21]

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Work Permits (3 Nov 2021)

James O'Connor: 61. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he will be allocating additional permits for dairy farm workers given the various reports of skills shortages in this industry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53429/21]

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Departmental Schemes (3 Nov 2021)

James O'Connor: 182. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development the status of the local improvement scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [53486/21]

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Departmental Schemes (3 Nov 2021)

James O'Connor: 183. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development if the geographical size of County Cork will be taken into account when allocating funding for the local improvement scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [53487/21]