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Written Answers — Department of Health: Medicinal Products (1 Mar 2022)

Pádraig O'Sullivan: 765. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide for the reimbursement of Luxturna for a child (details supplied) in Cork; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11563/22]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (1 Mar 2022)

Pádraig O'Sullivan: 672. To ask the Minister for Health the medical protocols that are in place to deal with a suspected victim of drink spiking and date rape drugs (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11127/22]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Future Funding of Higher Education: Discussion (Resumed) (1 Mar 2022)

Pádraig O'Sullivan: To follow on from Deputy O'Callaghan, funding will be the most contentious issue of the day when it is eventually being decided. What are our guests' views on the idea of student loans? There is an argument for an enhanced SUSI grant, maintaining some type of current funding model or something similar to what exists at the moment. Will they tease out those two issues?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Future Funding of Higher Education: Discussion (Resumed) (1 Mar 2022)

Pádraig O'Sullivan: In light of the financial circumstances of some of our universities in the recent past, without going into details, is Mr. Conlon concerned about the borrowing capacity of some institutions, especially in the short to medium term?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Future Funding of Higher Education: Discussion (Resumed) (1 Mar 2022)

Pádraig O'Sullivan: Student accommodation is one of the main issues of the day. We have our own problems in Cork, with which both Deputy Ó Laoghaire and I are familiar. Mr. Brownlee stated, “There also still exists major untapped potential in developing further apprenticeship programmes across FET.” Will he expand on that? Where are the trends likely to lead us in the future?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Future Funding of Higher Education: Discussion (Resumed) (1 Mar 2022)

Pádraig O'Sullivan: Are many cybersecurity courses being rolled out? I was listening to someone talking about the subject on the radio while I was travelling to the Houses earlier.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Future Funding of Higher Education: Discussion (Resumed) (1 Mar 2022)

Pádraig O'Sullivan: Is Dr. Trant satisfied we have a sufficient pipeline to deliver, or come close to achieving, the target of 300,000 homes to have been retrofitted by 2030? Is she satisfied that the number of apprenticeships and the intake we are getting will be sufficient?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Future Funding of Higher Education: Discussion (Resumed) (1 Mar 2022)

Pádraig O'Sullivan: I have one last comment. The reason I asked that question is that we went on a trip to the Munster Technological University, MTU, in recent months and one of the issues cited was that, physically, it did not have the space to do a lot of the training that was envisaged. It was something that was flagged with us that day as a concern.

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Irish Language (24 Feb 2022)

Pádraig O'Sullivan: 24. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if consideration will be given to providing funding to develop the Irish language in areas of Cork city and county, similar to the BÁC le Gaeilge project in Dublin; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [10312/22]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: National Postcode System (24 Feb 2022)

Pádraig O'Sullivan: 93. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if he will give consideration to providing an Eircode to sports clubs and community organisations that do not have permanent buildings that are active postal addresses as in the case of a club (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10156/22]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Waste Management (24 Feb 2022)

Pádraig O'Sullivan: 108. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the status of proposals to provide an annual support towards the cost of bin charges for homes in which a family member uses incontinence pads, which results in additional costs for the family; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10157/22]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Cannabis for Medicinal Use (24 Feb 2022)

Pádraig O'Sullivan: 422. To ask the Minister for Health if the cost of medicinal cannabis oil products will be reimbursed for a child (details supplied) in County Cork under the Pricing and Supply of Medical Goods Act 2013; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10747/22]

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]