Results 281-300 of 4,180 for speaker:Pádraig O'Sullivan

Select Committee on Justice, Home Affairs and Migration: Estimates for Public Services 2025
Vote 20 - Garda Síochána (Revised)
Vote 21 - Prisons (Revised)
Vote 22 - Courts Service (Revised)
Vote 44 - Data Protection Commission (Revised)
Vote 24 - Justice (Further Revised) (24 Jun 2025)

Pádraig O'Sullivan: I said at the outset that I respect everybody's right to protest, but I should have clarified. It is more about the hours and the overtime. I am not saying that this is not necessary; it is. However, when we are in here complaining about the lack of community policing and gardaí on the beat, I am trying to frame it in that context as to what it is as an overall proportion of the Garda...

Select Committee on Justice, Home Affairs and Migration: Estimates for Public Services 2025
Vote 20 - Garda Síochána (Revised)
Vote 21 - Prisons (Revised)
Vote 22 - Courts Service (Revised)
Vote 44 - Data Protection Commission (Revised)
Vote 24 - Justice (Further Revised) (24 Jun 2025)

Pádraig O'Sullivan: If they wanted to include large sporting events and all as well-----

Select Committee on Justice, Home Affairs and Migration: Estimates for Public Services 2025
Vote 20 - Garda Síochána (Revised)
Vote 21 - Prisons (Revised)
Vote 22 - Courts Service (Revised)
Vote 44 - Data Protection Commission (Revised)
Vote 24 - Justice (Further Revised) (24 Jun 2025)

Pádraig O'Sullivan: I have a question about Cork Prison. It is something I have raised with the Minister privately over the past few weeks. I have long lobbied for an increase in the prison capacity that we have. As the Minister alluded to earlier, our population is increasing anyway. It is an evitable consequence of that. In Cork Prison, the last figure I have is that it was at 122% capacity a couple of...

Select Committee on Justice, Home Affairs and Migration: Estimates for Public Services 2025
Vote 20 - Garda Síochána (Revised)
Vote 21 - Prisons (Revised)
Vote 22 - Courts Service (Revised)
Vote 44 - Data Protection Commission (Revised)
Vote 24 - Justice (Further Revised) (24 Jun 2025)

Pádraig O'Sullivan: Would it be possible for the Minister to deal with the Irish Prison Service and ask if there could be any possible community element as part of any future development? There is significant ground there as well.

Select Committee on Justice, Home Affairs and Migration: Estimates for Public Services 2025
Vote 20 - Garda Síochána (Revised)
Vote 21 - Prisons (Revised)
Vote 22 - Courts Service (Revised)
Vote 44 - Data Protection Commission (Revised)
Vote 24 - Justice (Further Revised) (24 Jun 2025)

Pádraig O'Sullivan: I have one last question. Garda vetting is a big bone of contention of mine. It is an operational thing for the Garda. Is there any way that we can streamline-----

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Projects (24 Jun 2025)

Pádraig O'Sullivan: 122. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if the new N/M20 Cork to Limerick motorway will be a toll road; his Department's general policy with regard to tolling; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33855/25]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Bus Services (24 Jun 2025)

Pádraig O'Sullivan: 141. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will provide an update on the rollout of BusConnects for Cork including route numbers 2a, 14a, 14b, 17 and 38; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34075/25]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Urban Development (24 Jun 2025)

Pádraig O'Sullivan: 485. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he will outline and publish in detail the selection criteria to be followed by local authorities in identifying urban development zones (UDZs); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33578/25]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Departmental Inquiries (24 Jun 2025)

Pádraig O'Sullivan: 619. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if he will bring forward robust legislation to combat the phenomenon known as cuckooing (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33693/25]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Departmental Schemes (24 Jun 2025)

Pádraig O'Sullivan: 683. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will outline the complete list of recipient firms and corresponding capital grant amounts allocated to each under the 'capital investment scheme for Processing and Marketing of Agricultural Products', in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33579/25]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Disability and Equality: Disability Services (24 Jun 2025)

Pádraig O'Sullivan: 703. To ask the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if a child in Cork will have a timely review of an application to a children’s disability network team (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [33940/25]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Vaccination Programme (19 Jun 2025)

Pádraig O'Sullivan: 406. To ask the Minister for Health if she will examine the implementation of an RSV Immunisation Pathfinder Programme for older adults in 2025 to protect vulnerable older adults, including those living in long term care facilities; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [33328/25]

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Dental Services (18 Jun 2025)

Pádraig O'Sullivan: I am sorry. We have to move on.

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Dental Services (18 Jun 2025)

Pádraig O'Sullivan: We have to move on, sorry.

Ábhair Shaincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Matters (18 Jun 2025)

Pádraig O'Sullivan: I wish to advise the House of the following matters in respect of which notice has been given under Standing Order 39 and the name of the Member in each case: Deputy Catherine Ardagh - To discuss the need for all special schools to accept children at different levels on the autism spectrum. Deputy Duncan Smith - To discuss a lack of primary school places in Portmarnock. Deputy Paul...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Media, Communications, Culture and Sport: General Scheme of the Broadcasting (Amendment) Bill: Discussion (Resumed) (18 Jun 2025)

Pádraig O'Sullivan: Tá brón orm as bheith ag teacht agus ag imeacht. Bhíos ar RTÉ Raidió na Gaeltachta. I dtús báire, ba mhaith liom ceist a chur. Bhíomar ag labhairt inné mar gheall ar citizen journalists agus podcasting. Deputy Byrne was talking about podcasting yesterday and, for want of a better description, the Americanisation of some of the media. There...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Media, Communications, Culture and Sport: General Scheme of the Broadcasting (Amendment) Bill: Discussion (Resumed) (18 Jun 2025)

Pádraig O'Sullivan: What is the parameter for that?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Media, Communications, Culture and Sport: General Scheme of the Broadcasting (Amendment) Bill: Discussion (Resumed) (18 Jun 2025)

Pádraig O'Sullivan: Does anyone else wish to comment?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Media, Communications, Culture and Sport: General Scheme of the Broadcasting (Amendment) Bill: Discussion (Resumed) (18 Jun 2025)

Pádraig O'Sullivan: The TG4 submission suggested there may be issues around the European Media Freedom Act. Will the witnesses elaborate on the concerns that the review of funding adequacy may not be compliant with the European Media Freedom Act?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Media, Communications, Culture and Sport: General Scheme of the Broadcasting (Amendment) Bill: Discussion (Resumed) (18 Jun 2025)

Pádraig O'Sullivan: My last questions are for Virgin Media. Ms Ní Chaoindealbháin stated in her submission that it provides so much public service content but does not actually receive any public funding for that. What percentage of its overall output is public service programming?