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Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Wastewater Treatment (10 Nov 2021)

Pádraig O'Sullivan: Beidh mé ag roinnt mo chuid ama leis an Teachta Colm Burke. Having listened to the previous speaker, the Minister of State is probably going to become an expert in water and water quality. Deputy Burke and I wish to speak about the issues relating to Carrignavar wastewater treatment plant, which is just 10 km north of Cork city. We could probably name a dozen villages in the greater...

Ceisteanna - Questions: Citizens' Assembly (9 Nov 2021)

Pádraig O'Sullivan: 3. To ask the Taoiseach the plans for the establishment of the citizens’ assemblies promised in the programme for Government. [52351/21]

Ceisteanna - Questions: Citizens' Assembly (9 Nov 2021)

Pádraig O'Sullivan: If the Taoiseach is looking for suggestions on which citizens' assembly to prioritise, I will obviously plump for the one on education. The sector faces a number of issues, as the Taoiseach knows. Leaving certificate reform springs to mind and the joint committee on education is in the middle of discussions on that. The reform of July or summer provision also needs to be seriously...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Code (9 Nov 2021)

Pádraig O'Sullivan: 158. To ask the Minister for Finance if the diesel fuel rebate for hauliers will be increased as an acknowledgement of the current price of fuel; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54249/21]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Exemptions (9 Nov 2021)

Pádraig O'Sullivan: 142. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will review the local property tax exemptions for unfinished estates; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54248/21]

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

Pádraig O'Sullivan: 554. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question Nos. 739 of 27 January 2021 and 1676 of 21 April 2021, the status of the suspension of water birth services; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54012/21]

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

Pádraig O'Sullivan: 646. To ask the Minister for Health if there are plans to recruit more genetic consultants in Ireland in view of the fact that presently there are only three and estimates suggest 15 are needed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54551/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medicinal Products (9 Nov 2021)

Pádraig O'Sullivan: 647. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Questions Nos. 1150 and 1151 of 31 March 2021, when his Department will act on the recommendation of a company (details supplied); the timeline for same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54552/21]

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

Pádraig O'Sullivan: 650. To ask the Minister for Health if his Department plans to publish a successor strategy for rare diseases following the expiration of the National Rare Disease Plan 2018; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54574/21]

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

Pádraig O'Sullivan: 660. To ask the Minister for Health when a child (details supplied) will receive access to services given that the child has had no community services since December 2020; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54596/21]

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: National Broadband Plan (4 Nov 2021)

Pádraig O'Sullivan: I welcome many of those schools being connected as broadband connection points. I welcome the increase in the number of BCP sites installed from 302 the last time I asked a parliamentary question on the issue to 386 now. There is no doubt progress is being made but it is slower than we would hope. People are demanding this service. The Minister of State indicated that surveying in Cork...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: National Broadband Plan (4 Nov 2021)

Pádraig O'Sullivan: 15. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the status of the roll-out of the national broadband plan in an area (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53283/21]

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: National Broadband Plan (4 Nov 2021)

Pádraig O'Sullivan: I would say the Minister of State is blue in the face from answering questions about the national broadband plan. It is a constant theme here but we are here to voice the concerns of many of our constituents. I am losing track of the number of parliamentary questions that I have lodged in this area. I would be grateful if I could get an up-to-date report on the roll-out in the Cork...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: National Broadband Plan (4 Nov 2021)

Pádraig O'Sullivan: I thank the Minister of State for the update. Every time I lodge the parliamentary question, as the Minister of State said, the numbers are changing and increasing. I welcome that and the investment that the Minister of State detailed. The difficulty I have with the responses that we are getting is I am hearing a great deal about Midleton. Meaning no disrespect to Midleton, it is in...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Climate Change Policy (4 Nov 2021)

Pádraig O'Sullivan: 44. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if consideration has been given to converting oil heating systems to eco-friendly biofuel HVO instead of kerosene and other fossil fuels; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53284/21]

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

Pádraig O'Sullivan: 136. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if consideration will be given to an extension of a bus route to Carriganvar, Whitechurch and Grenagh, County Cork; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53206/21]

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

Pádraig O'Sullivan: 144. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the engagement he has had with the road haulage and transport operators with regard to the reduction of carbon emissions within the sector; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53205/21]

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Job Creation (2 Nov 2021)

Pádraig O'Sullivan: 25. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the number of new jobs that have been created in Cork city and county by IDA supported companies to date in 2021; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52707/21]

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Job Creation (2 Nov 2021)

Pádraig O'Sullivan: 37. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the number of new jobs that have been created in Cork city and county by Enterprise Ireland supported companies to date in 2021; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52708/21]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Staff (2 Nov 2021)

Pádraig O'Sullivan: 506. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will retain a teacher in a school (details supplied) in County Cork; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [52417/21]