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Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Road Projects (24 Mar 2021)

James O'Connor: I am happy to hear that the council and the Department will engage directly with each other. We need to get this project included under the NDP to ensure it will be allocated the necessary funds. There is a strong case for why Cobh should receive this investment, particularly factoring in the standard and quality of the current road and recognising that the island is serviced by...

Residential Tenancies Bill 2021: Second Stage (24 Mar 2021)

James O'Connor: I am happy to be here to discuss some of these significant issues. When the Minister was first appointed to Cabinet, I knew he was someone who would be a doer and who would try his utmost to help in all aspects of the housing crisis. This is one key fundamental part of it and the Minister has my support in that regard. I am vocal sometimes with regard to some of my views on the housing...

Family Leave and Miscellaneous Provisions Bill 2021 [Seanad]: Second Stage (24 Mar 2021)

James O'Connor: I thank the Minister for his attendance to debate some significant issues relating to the Government's work on the Bill, which I greatly welcome. I do so bearing in mind that during the most recent general election campaign, one of the most prominent issues for many people in my constituency and nationally concerned the challenges facing young families who are starting out trying to secure...

Pre-European Council Meeting: Statements (24 Mar 2021)

James O'Connor: I am very happy to have the opportunity to discuss some upcoming events within the European Union and matters relating to the Minister of State's Department. One of the most important things in the post-Covid world will be the financial response of the European Union and the eurozone to this crisis. After the 2008 international financial meltdown, we pursued a policy of extreme austerity...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Projects (24 Mar 2021)

James O'Connor: 95. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the position on the inclusion of a road project (details supplied) in the review of the National Development Plan 2018-2027; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15631/21]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Viability of and Opportunities for the Post Office Network: Discussion (16 Mar 2021)

James O'Connor: I thank the witnesses who have come to speak about some of the issues facing An Post. I want to follow on from some of the comments made by Senator Buttimer and thank the people working in post offices around the country over the past 12 months. It has been a difficult period for people, especially in rural communities. The local post office is an outlet for many people socially as well as...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Viability of and Opportunities for the Post Office Network: Discussion (16 Mar 2021)

James O'Connor: Yes. I have a follow-on from that. Has Bank of Ireland communicated properly with Mr. O'Hara's organisation yet?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Viability of and Opportunities for the Post Office Network: Discussion (16 Mar 2021)

James O'Connor: That is significant. There is a huge amount of concern in many rural communities as to what will happen in terms of that shift and as to whether the vast majority of post offices will be able to pick up the level of services banks were able to offer. I will use this forum to state, and I am sure An Post is listening, that a degree of clarity is urgently required from Bank of Ireland and...

Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science: Statements (10 Mar 2021)

James O'Connor: I am happy to be here today to discuss some of the issues facing students right around the country. I do so as the youngest Member of the Dáil. Of course, the Minister and I had something in common when we were first elected - recently I was admiring that photograph on the Minister's Twitter account of his election ten years ago this week - in that we were both elected to Dáil...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Post Office Network (10 Mar 2021)

James O'Connor: 69. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the types of services that An Post can deliver into the future in order that it can continue to make a significant contribution to communities across Ireland. [13296/21]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Post Office Network (10 Mar 2021)

James O'Connor: 94. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if he will report on the potential to make public service obligation applicable to the post office network; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13275/21]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Public Consultation on the National Development Plan (Resumed): Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications, and for Transport (9 Mar 2021)

James O'Connor: I thank the Minister for being here to discuss some of the issues on which we are working. For the past number of months, since I was appointed to this committee, I have been working with him on a number of key issues. I will be parochial for a moment and deal with some of those pertaining to my own constituency. I concur with some of the points made by my colleague Deputy Sherlock...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Public Consultation on the National Development Plan (Resumed): Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications, and for Transport (9 Mar 2021)

James O'Connor: I thank the Minister for his contribution. On the east-west interconnector, significant frustrations have been outlined by people in the east Cork area on EirGrid's communication with landowners. My family lives along that line and it affects our local community. We have not been communicated with either on the status of the project, and I would ask the Minister to engage with EirGrid to...

Covid-19 Vaccine Roll-out Programme: Statements (Resumed) (4 Mar 2021)

James O'Connor: I thank the Minister for being here. On the issue of vaccinations, I want to use this opportunity to highlight the extreme frustration being felt by many people who were expecting to be vaccinated in the past number of weeks. Our office has been inundated with calls from people who want to know the status of their vaccination and when they will get the vaccine. I understand there was some...

Banking Sector: Statements (3 Mar 2021)

James O'Connor: The decision this week by Bank of Ireland came as a major shock to people around the country, particularly in my constituency, where three bank branches in major towns will close. The decision will impact my own area of Youghal. Cobh will see the closure of a bank branch servicing 20,000 people. The branch in Mitchelstown will also close. I find it highly unusual that Bank of Ireland...

Reopening Schools and Leaving Certificate Examinations: Statements (3 Mar 2021)

James O'Connor: I rise to talk to the Minister about some of the specific and significant issues in the constituency of Cork East. I have been raising these issues for the long number of months since the Minister's appointment to Cabinet. The issue of school capacity is an enormous problem. It is welcome that we are seeing a return to school for students around the country, particularly for leaving...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Driver Test (3 Mar 2021)

James O'Connor: 109. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will report on the possibility to move driver theory tests online to alleviate the current backlog in testing; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11084/21]

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Covid-19 Pandemic Supports (3 Mar 2021)

James O'Connor: 301. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the details of the roll-out of the outdoor dining grant; if the grant will be inclusive of all businesses in the hospitality sector; if the grant will be administered by Fáilte Ireland (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12094/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Vaccination Programme (3 Mar 2021)

James O'Connor: 725. To ask the Minister for Health when healthcare staff in a nursing home (details supplied) will be vaccinated; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11027/21]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Projects (25 Feb 2021)

James O'Connor: 33. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the breakdown of the regional and local roads allocations for each local authority in each of the years 2015 to 2021, inclusive in tabular form. [10929/21]