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Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Public Service Obligation (17 Jun 2021)

Marc Ó Cathasaigh: I thank the Minister for the response but I am not sure it quite gets to the heart of the question. I know we should try not to refer policy from anecdote but this one example is illustrative and indicative of the pricing inconsistency that exists across the country. A PSO service, the 362 service, runs from Dungarvan to Waterford. To get from Dungarvan to Waterford on that PSO service,...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Public Service Obligation (17 Jun 2021)

Marc Ó Cathasaigh: On the Minister’s second point on inconsistencies with regard to distances, I would draw his attention to the specific example of Tramore, which was left out of the Waterford metropolitan area transport strategy in what was a serious omission. What we now have is the 360 route as opposed to Waterford to Tramore being considered a city route and part of the city service. That leads to...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Public Service Obligation (17 Jun 2021)

Marc Ó Cathasaigh: 19. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if his attention has been drawn to the inconsistencies in pricing for regional public transport services whereby public service obligation fares are more expensive than Expressway fares and whereby shorter local routes which are more often used by commuters are costlier than longer regional routes; if he plans to raise the pricing...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Public Service Obligation (17 Jun 2021)

Marc Ó Cathasaigh: My question is on whether the Minister's attention been drawn to inconsistencies in pricing for regional public transport services. Some PSO fares are more expensive than Expressway fares and some shorter local routes, which are often more used by commuters, are costlier than regional ones?

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Bus Services (17 Jun 2021)

Marc Ó Cathasaigh: 36. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if his attention has been drawn to the disruption and cancellation of public bus services in the Waterford region and the associated impacts on public transport users; if he has plans to work with Bus Éireann and TFI to restore services to their usual schedule; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32121/21]

Select Committee on Social Protection: Estimates for Public Services 2021
Vote 42 - Rural and Community Development (Further Revised) (16 Jun 2021)

Marc Ó Cathasaigh: I thank the Minister for her presentation and I thank the Minister and Minister of State for their responses. I suggest that Deputy Kerrane speaks now as I am experiencing feedback issues and must change my set up.

Select Committee on Social Protection: Estimates for Public Services 2021
Vote 42 - Rural and Community Development (Further Revised) (16 Jun 2021)

Marc Ó Cathasaigh: I hope the committee is only hearing me once this time and I am not echoing.

Select Committee on Social Protection: Estimates for Public Services 2021
Vote 42 - Rural and Community Development (Further Revised) (16 Jun 2021)

Marc Ó Cathasaigh: I know we are in an echo chamber much of the time, but we could do without being in one literally. My first two questions were going to address digi-hubs and broadband connection points, but those issues have been relatively well covered now. We all understand why there has been a slowdown in trying to hit the targets we were aiming at and that it is pandemic-related. We all want to see...

Select Committee on Social Protection: Estimates for Public Services 2021
Vote 42 - Rural and Community Development (Further Revised) (16 Jun 2021)

Marc Ó Cathasaigh: Submissions dropped by approximately 1,400, from 7,321 to 5,910. I was wondering whether that shows charities are in trouble or reveals the flexibility the Minister of State has suggested.

Select Committee on Social Protection: Proposed Regional Employment Service: Discussion (16 Jun 2021)

Marc Ó Cathasaigh: I will be brief as other members of the committee have more knowledge of the granular details of the matter. I will defer to their greater experience in that regard. I say to the Minister that I am worried. This committee has received an article of correspondence from Maynooth University entitled, Winners and Losers?: the social marketisation of civil society. It is an extremely good...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Credit Unions (15 Jun 2021)

Marc Ó Cathasaigh: Question No. 64 is in the name of Deputy Jennifer Murnane O'Connor. I put her on forewarning that she may have an opportunity to move Question No. 65 also, along with its grouped questions.

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Financial Services (15 Jun 2021)

Marc Ó Cathasaigh: I thank the Minister. I can see that Deputy Murnane O'Connor has stepped out of the Chamber for a minute. I am going to skip all the way to Question No. 66.

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Economic and Social Research Institute (15 Jun 2021)

Marc Ó Cathasaigh: I understand that Question No. 56 is grouped with Questions Nos. 68 and 74. I do not, however, see any of the named Deputies here to ask the question, in which case I will move on to Question No. 57 in the name of Deputy Conway-Walsh.

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (15 Jun 2021)

Marc Ó Cathasaigh: I echo the comments of my constituency colleague, Deputy Shanahan, in terms of the approach he outlined to a task force for the area. There is no doubt, notwithstanding the urban regeneration and development fund, URDF, and the technological university for the south east Ireland, TUSE, that the south east is lagging behind other parts of the country any economic indicator, more or less. I...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: State Examinations (15 Jun 2021)

Marc Ó Cathasaigh: 698. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if her attention has been drawn to the possible challenges facing leaving certificate students in accessing entry to universities outside of Ireland and the UK arising from the later than the usual date of issuing of leaving certificate results; the plans she has in place to ensure that concerned students will not be affected by the late...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Curriculum (15 Jun 2021)

Marc Ó Cathasaigh: 804. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of hours per week of physical education class should secondary school children participate in under the curriculums for junior cycle and senior cycle level; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [31686/21]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: School Bullying and the Impact on Mental Health: Discussion (Resumed) (15 Jun 2021)

Marc Ó Cathasaigh: I will preface it by saying I do not think there is a level of bullying we should accept within our society. Seeing as the witnesses' presentation was one of the few presentations we have had that has had that international context because of the involvement with UNESCO, I want to ask a question that reflects that international context as to where Ireland sits in terms of the prevalence of...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: School Bullying and the Impact on Mental Health: Discussion (Resumed) (15 Jun 2021)

Marc Ó Cathasaigh: No, that is fine. The answers were very comprehensive. I thank the witnesses.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: School Bullying and the Impact on Mental Health: Discussion (Resumed) (15 Jun 2021)

Marc Ó Cathasaigh: I thank all the speakers for the quality and depth of their presentation. As we are so far into the topic of bullying, we can really begin to delve into specific items and tease things apart. I do not intend to go over much of the ground that has been covered already. I had a look at the UNESCO report, Behind the Numbers: Ending School Violence and Bullying, and I want to talk a little...