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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...

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

Pádraig O'Sullivan: It is welcome that a review is under way on refuge spaces. Could the Minister clarify when the review is expected to conclude? Domestic violence is often discussed in the overall context of gender-based violence, but it is broader than that. We know that men are also victims. We also know that child-parent domestic abuse is an issue. I am concerned about the lack of availability of...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Crime Prevention (10 Dec 2020)

Pádraig O'Sullivan: 50. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality her plans to introduce new programmes to deter young persons from carrying knives; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [42424/20]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Waste Management (10 Dec 2020)

Pádraig O'Sullivan: 187. To ask the Minister for Health if persons will receive an allowance from the HSE to cover the additional costs of waste disposal incurred due to a disability; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41267/20]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Covid-19 Pandemic Unemployment Payment (10 Dec 2020)

Pádraig O'Sullivan: 306. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the way in which trainee nurses will be able to avail of the pandemic unemployment payment; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [42590/20]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Effects of Covid-19 on Further Education and Training: Discussion (10 Dec 2020)

Pádraig O'Sullivan: I apologise for being late. I have not yet mastered bilocation between here and the convention centre. I am interested in the comments of Mr. Brownlee on embedding the role of apprenticeships and possibly offering modules in transition year in secondary schools. I ask him to elaborate on that. Has SOLAS done a policy paper on the issue or has a pilot project been carried out or anything...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Effects of Covid-19 on Further Education and Training: Discussion (10 Dec 2020)

Pádraig O'Sullivan: That is encouraging to hear. I would welcome that and be supportive of it. In his opening remarks, Mr. Brownlee stated, "We must build a more powerful identity, developing consolidated larger scale FET colleges of the future which can help change the hearts and minds of the communities they serve." I ask him to elaborate on that. I suppose he was speaking about rationalising existing...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Effects of Covid-19 on Further Education and Training: Discussion (10 Dec 2020)

Pádraig O'Sullivan: The witnesses may have already touched on the issues involved in my final question. That is the difficulty of coming in towards the end of the discussion. I refer to the opportunities and challenges posed by online learning. This question may have been knocked on the head in the witnesses' previous comments. In certain modules, is any provision likely to come from the experience of...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Effects of Covid-19 on Further Education and Training: Discussion (10 Dec 2020)

Pádraig O'Sullivan: The challenges will be getting devices to students. I know the Government has invested in rolling out a significant amount of money, but even as a percentage or ball park figure, could Ms Hanney estimate how many City of Dublin ETB students will be without a device this year?

Written Answers — Department of Health: Disabilities Assessments (9 Dec 2020)

Pádraig O'Sullivan: 209. To ask the Minister for Health the average waiting time of children for full assessment in the nine CHO areas; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42316/20]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Disabilities Assessments (9 Dec 2020)

Pádraig O'Sullivan: 210. To ask the Minister for Health the number of complaints from parents in relation to assessment of need waiting times that were received by the HSE per CHO area in 2019 and to date in 2020; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42318/20]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Córas Iompair Éireann (8 Dec 2020)

Pádraig O'Sullivan: 124. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport 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. [41929/20]