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Ceisteanna - Questions - Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Digital Hubs (14 Oct 2021)

Pádraig O'Sullivan: I wish to ask the Minister if additional funding will be provided for the digital hubs, particularly in my consistency of Cork North-Central.

Ceisteanna - Questions - Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Digital Hubs (14 Oct 2021)

Pádraig O'Sullivan: We all know the importance of a good quality high-speed broadband connection in modern times, particularly in remote rural areas. None of us here could do our jobs successfully without such a service and many businesses and jobs across the country depend on a stable, reliable Internet connection to ensure their competitiveness in a global market. I welcomed initial funding for digital...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Digital Hubs (14 Oct 2021)

Pádraig O'Sullivan: To follow on from that point, I believe it is going to be about blended working into the future. As somebody with three young kids, it is quite difficult to work at home at times. To get into one of these hubs could be quite beneficial for many people. I speak to constituents, particularly many of those working with multinational companies, who might not have to travel to the US or...

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: National Broadband Plan (14 Oct 2021)

Pádraig O'Sullivan: 76. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development the status of the roll-out of broadband connection points in north central areas of Cork city; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [50121/21]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Student Accommodation (13 Oct 2021)

Pádraig O'Sullivan: 91. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the steps that are being taken to address the current student accommodation crisis; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49838/21]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Third Level Costs (13 Oct 2021)

Pádraig O'Sullivan: 70. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if additional funding will be provided in Budget 2022 to financially assist third-level students given the ever-increasing cost of living; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49839/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Appointments Status (13 Oct 2021)

Pádraig O'Sullivan: 221. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) will receive an appointment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50020/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Aids and Appliances (13 Oct 2021)

Pádraig O'Sullivan: 232. To ask the Minister for Health if he will expedite the purchase of an item of equipment for a person (details supplied) in County Cork; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50112/21]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport (12 Oct 2021)

Pádraig O'Sullivan: 274. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when a school transport grant will be approved for a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [49336/21]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Facilities (12 Oct 2021)

Pádraig O'Sullivan: 288. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if the primary school library fund will be reinstated in Budget 2022; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [49479/21]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Facilities (12 Oct 2021)

Pádraig O'Sullivan: 289. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the estimated cost of reinstating the primary school library fund; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [49480/21]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Citizenship Applications (12 Oct 2021)

Pádraig O'Sullivan: 433. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality when a person (details supplied) will receive a decision on their citizenship application; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [49383/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Appointments Status (12 Oct 2021)

Pádraig O'Sullivan: 608. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) will receive an appointment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49668/21]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Fuel Prices (7 Oct 2021)

Pádraig O'Sullivan: 89. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if consideration will be given to increasing the fuel allowance in Budget 2022 as a result of rising energy prices; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [48519/21]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: State Pensions (7 Oct 2021)

Pádraig O'Sullivan: 92. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if there will be an increase in the old age pension in budget 2022 given rising living costs; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [48520/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Waiting Lists (7 Oct 2021)

Pádraig O'Sullivan: 404. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) will receive an appointment with a consultant; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48838/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Disability Services (7 Oct 2021)

Pádraig O'Sullivan: 405. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) will receive a place in a suitable day facility; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48839/21]

The National Youth Justice Strategy 2021-2027 and Supporting Community Safety: Statements (6 Oct 2021)

Pádraig O'Sullivan: I will open my brief statement with a statistic. The 2016 census indicated that 375,000 or 3% of young people committed an offence annually. More than 50% of the cases before the courts involving youth crime are dismissed or struck out for being of a minor nature. That said, the kernel of the issue is that one's propensity to commit an offence is linked to one's socioeconomic status and,...

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (6 Oct 2021)

Pádraig O'Sullivan: While this is not necessarily the Minister’s area of expertise, I would like to talk to him about special education and of the case of Calum Geary, whose father, Andrew Geary, I met last week. The Minister might have seen them pour their hearts out to the nation a couple of months ago on "The Late Late Show". Calum is profoundly deaf and has no access to an Irish Sign Language...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Domestic Violence (6 Oct 2021)

Pádraig O'Sullivan: 86. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the position regarding the development of proposals to provide for domestic violence leave; the engagement he has had with stakeholders to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48561/21]