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Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Projects (16 Dec 2021)

Pádraig O'Sullivan: 43. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if there are plans for enhanced safety measures on the R635 (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [61603/21]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Public Transport (16 Dec 2021)

Pádraig O'Sullivan: 54. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the status of, and position regarding, the steps he is taking to prioritise rural transport needs; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [61604/21]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Covid-19 Pandemic Supports (16 Dec 2021)

Pádraig O'Sullivan: 113. To ask the Minister for Finance if the employment wage subsidy scheme, EWSS, rates will be restored for the hospitality sector; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [60863/21]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Covid-19 Pandemic Supports (16 Dec 2021)

Pádraig O'Sullivan: 162. To ask the Minister for Finance if the CRSS refusal for a business (details supplied) will be reviewed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [61738/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Covid-19 Pandemic (16 Dec 2021)

Pádraig O'Sullivan: 513. To ask the Minister for Health when the EU Digital COVID Certificate will be updated to reflect persons having received their boosters and who will need it for the purpose of travel; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [62482/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Vaccination Programme (16 Dec 2021)

Pádraig O'Sullivan: 514. To ask the Minister for Health if he will make the HPV vaccine available free of cost to all persons who would medically benefit from it, particularly students who missed receiving it in school; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [62483/21]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Industry (16 Dec 2021)

Pádraig O'Sullivan: 622. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he envisages a shortage of urea in Ireland during quarter 1 of 2022; if measures are in place to maintain supply at required levels; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [62589/21]

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (15 Dec 2021)

Pádraig O'Sullivan: I welcome the announcement this morning by the Minister, Deputy McConalogue, of €3.7 million for charities that deal with animal welfare. I know he is currently reviewing the animal welfare strategy in his Department. What does the Government plan to do in its lifetime in terms of improving rights for animals? I refer in particular to the issue of horse welfare in my constituency....

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Tax Clearance Certificates (14 Dec 2021)

Pádraig O'Sullivan: I thank the Minister of State, Deputy Fleming, for taking this matter. I want to discuss the use of cash for the purchase of property, including small parcels of land and sites. It is important that such financial transactions be evaluated, controlled and monitored, with particular attention needing to be paid to high-value cash transactions. I pay tribute to the agencies of the State...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Tax Clearance Certificates (14 Dec 2021)

Pádraig O'Sullivan: I thank the Minister of State for his response. I recognise that this is a difficult issue and I must be careful in what I say. I expected the type of response he has given. As stated, the issues fall between a number of Departments. The crux of the matter is that individuals are able to pay large sums of money, whether €70,000 or €80,000 for a site or much more for a house,...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Waste Management (14 Dec 2021)

Pádraig O'Sullivan: It goes without saying the Minister of State will have overwhelming support for that Bill when it comes before the House. Does the Department have details on the numbers of offences and prosecutions that have been taken by Cork city and county councils over recent years? That would be illuminating. I recall sitting on Cork County Council with Deputy Cairns, when the numbers of...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Waste Management (14 Dec 2021)

Pádraig O'Sullivan: 39. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if he will expedite legislation to amend the Litter Pollution Act 1997 and the Waste Management Act 1996 to provide a lawful basis for local authorities to use closed-circuit television, CCTV, to detect and prosecute illegal dumping; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [61339/21]

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Waste Management (14 Dec 2021)

Pádraig O'Sullivan: I ask the Minister of State about plans to expedite legislation to amend the Litter Pollution Act 1997 and Waste Management Act 1996 to provide a lawful basis for local authorities to use CCTV to detect and prosecute illegal dumping.

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Waste Management (14 Dec 2021)

Pádraig O'Sullivan: I thank the Minister of State for his response. As he said, none of us wants to drive through rural Ireland or even the outskirts of Cork city in my case, where we can see sofas, washing machines, dishwashers; you name it and it is there, unfortunately, in many of the ditches and dykes, especially on the county boundaries with the city. The Minister of State mentions the response of the...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Energy Conservation (14 Dec 2021)

Pádraig O'Sullivan: 37. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if consideration has been given to converting oil heating systems to eco-friendly hydrotreated vegetable oil, HVO, biofuel instead of kerosene and other fossil fuels; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [61338/21]

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Energy Conservation (14 Dec 2021)

Pádraig O'Sullivan: Has consideration been given to converting oil heating systems to run on eco-friendly HVO biofuel instead of kerosene and other fuels?

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Energy Conservation (14 Dec 2021)

Pádraig O'Sullivan: That is an encouraging response. As the Minister of State is probably well aware, there are 700,000 oil-burning boilers at present in the country and nearly 700,000 gas boilers, not to mention 100,000 liquefied natural gas boilers. It is important for that fact to be recognised. There is a gain to be made in the short term here. We can reduce CO2 emissions by between 80% and 90% by...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Energy Conservation (14 Dec 2021)

Pádraig O'Sullivan: As I stated, it is welcome, but I wish to put on the record that these boilers can be converted for as little as €200 and will reduce emissions drastically. Carbon tax is not a very popular topic in these Houses but, of the €9.5 billion over the life of the national development plan, approximately €5 billion will be reinvested into retrofitting programmes such as those...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Covid-19 Pandemic (14 Dec 2021)

Pádraig O'Sullivan: 355. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the supports his Department will provide for Irish tourists that may have either a positive antigen or PCR test for Covid-19 within a 72 or 48 hour timeframe of their scheduled return to Ireland and will not be able to travel home in such circumstances. [61513/21]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Covid-19 Tests (14 Dec 2021)

Pádraig O'Sullivan: 414. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if antigen testing will be extended to post-primary schools and not just primary schools; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [61846/21]