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Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Youth Justice Strategy (17 Dec 2020)

Pádraig O'Sullivan: 472. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality when the final version of the youth justice strategy will be published; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44236/20]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Recruitment (17 Dec 2020)

Pádraig O'Sullivan: 473. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality when the next allocation of Garda recruits will be going to Templemore; if persons who were previously approved and on the waiting list will be contacted first in respect of offers; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44260/20]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Disability Support Services (16 Dec 2020)

Pádraig O'Sullivan: 287. To ask the Minister for Health if he has undertaken a review of the system for early assessment and prioritisation of therapies for children with special needs which despite extra resources seems to continue to struggle to provide time supports; his views on whether the success on the pilot integrating therapies into the school provided model offers an opportunity of a different...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Disability Support Services (16 Dec 2020)

Pádraig O'Sullivan: 288. To ask the Minister for Health the disability day services that have not reopened since Covid-19; when it is planned to open services fully; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43650/20]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medicinal Products (16 Dec 2020)

Pádraig O'Sullivan: 289. To ask the Minister for Health if the HSE will engage with companies to negotiate a suitable price for the drug dupilumab for the treatment of severe atopic eczema; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43651/20]

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Further and Higher Education (15 Dec 2020)

Pádraig O'Sullivan: While I know the Minister has been in situfor only a period of months, this issue has been dragging on for a number of years. The Commission was first asked to help with this work back in October 2018. The expert group started its work in 2014 to identify and consider issues related to the long-term sustainable funding of higher education in Ireland and to identify funding options for the...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Further and Higher Education (15 Dec 2020)

Pádraig O'Sullivan: I am concerned that the future debate in this area will be distorted. We need to ensure a public understanding of the two separate issues which need to be addressed. The first is costs for students. It is welcome that the Minister has announced a review of SUSI. That will be important in ensuring that the support system in place will be able to meet students' demands. The second issue is...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Further and Higher Education (15 Dec 2020)

Pádraig O'Sullivan: 42. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of the work of the European Commission and the consultants appointed by the Directorate General for Structural Reform Support that are aiming to investigate methods of increasing the sustainability of higher and further education provision in Ireland. [41757/20]

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Further and Higher Education (15 Dec 2020)

Pádraig O'Sullivan: Will the Minister provide an update on the work of the European Commission's Directorate General for Structural Reform Support, which aims to investigate methods of increasing the sustainability of higher and further education provision in Ireland? As the Minster will know, this question is an important one. The sector needs a sustainable long-term trajectory, a need which Covid-19 has only...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Technological Universities (15 Dec 2020)

Pádraig O'Sullivan: 71. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his plans to support the development of Munster Technological University following its establishment. [41758/20]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Driver Licences (15 Dec 2020)

Pádraig O'Sullivan: 156. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if a dedicated Oireachtas helpline and email address can be created for both the NDLS and the RSA in view of fact the current waiting times for proper communication are unsustainable; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42890/20]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Córas Iompair Éireann (15 Dec 2020)

Pádraig O'Sullivan: 190. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport further to Parliamentary Question No.124 of 8 December 2020, when he will sign off on a pension agreement (details supplied); if there is a timeframe in relation to same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43375/20]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Covid-19 Pandemic (15 Dec 2020)

Pádraig O'Sullivan: 613. To ask the Minister for Health if consideration will be given to allowing yoga classes to proceed (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43460/20]

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: General Practitioner Services (10 Dec 2020)

Pádraig O'Sullivan: I thank the Minister for his response. I appreciate the impact Covid-19 has had on all services throughout the health system. It is my understanding that SouthDoc services throughout the city and county were closed at the onset of the pandemic to curtail the spread of the virus. However, as the Minister has acknowledged, all centres in Cork city and county are open except for the one in...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: General Practitioner Services (10 Dec 2020)

Pádraig O'Sullivan: I thank the Minister for his response. The service closed in March. Other out-of-hours services reopened in June but the people of the north side of Cork city are still without a service in December. I urge the Minister and the HSE to make this a priority. Despite commitments to resolve the issue, months have passed and the situation is unchanged. People are becoming increasingly...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: General Practitioner Services (10 Dec 2020)

Pádraig O'Sullivan: 83. To ask the Minister for Health if consideration will be given to providing an out-of-hours general practitioner care service urgently on the north side of Cork city; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41268/20]

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: General Practitioner Services (10 Dec 2020)

Pádraig O'Sullivan: I want to raise the issue of the urgent need for an out-of-hours GP service on the north side of Cork city. The Blackpool SouthDoc service, which had served residents on the north side, closed in March. According to doctors practising locally, people have had to walk miles for the one operational service, which is situated in an industrial estate off the Kinsale Road roundabout in the south...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Domestic Violence (10 Dec 2020)

Pádraig O'Sullivan: 14. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the actions she will take to address the rising levels of domestic violence in County Cork; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [42423/20]

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Domestic Violence (10 Dec 2020)

Pádraig O'Sullivan: We know there has been a spike in domestic violence in recent months. It appears the public health measures have, unfortunately, created circumstances in which violence can prosper and spread. What action has the Government taken to address this in my constituency of Cork North-Central?

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Domestic Violence (10 Dec 2020)

Pádraig O'Sullivan: There were 19,344 domestic abuse incident reports in the period from 12 March 2019 to 3 November 2019. This year, from 12 March to 3 November 2020, there was a total of 22,540 reported incidents. That is an increase of more than 3,000 cases. There have been 217 prosecutions for domestic violence during the pandemic. It is vital that the Government does everything in its power to address...