Results 3,541-3,560 of 3,931 for speaker:Pádraig O'Sullivan

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

Pádraig O'Sullivan: 159. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the status of the development of the Cork metropolitan area transport strategy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42107/20]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Economic Data (8 Dec 2020)

Pádraig O'Sullivan: 176. To ask the Minister for Finance his Department’s current projection of the extent to which the economy will contract in 2020; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41227/20]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Education and Training Provision (8 Dec 2020)

Pádraig O'Sullivan: 352. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when official recognition will be given to a centre (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41835/20]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Education and Training Provision (8 Dec 2020)

Pádraig O'Sullivan: 353. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if funding will be provided to a centre (details supplied) for 12 full-time staff; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41836/20]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Community Employment Schemes (8 Dec 2020)

Pádraig O'Sullivan: 428. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if she will consider extending the time that a person aged 55 years and over can remain on a community employment scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [42105/20]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Benefits (8 Dec 2020)

Pádraig O'Sullivan: 423. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection when the increase in the living alone allowance and the fuel allowance will take effect; the number of persons who will benefit; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [42100/20]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Youth Unemployment (8 Dec 2020)

Pádraig O'Sullivan: 424. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the measures underway in her Department to tackle youth unemployment and to support young persons affected by the Covid-19 pandemic; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [42101/20]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Qualified Child Allowance (8 Dec 2020)

Pádraig O'Sullivan: 425. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection when the increases to the qualified child payments as announced in budget 2021 will take effect; the number of families that will benefit; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [42102/20]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Personal Public Service Numbers (8 Dec 2020)

Pádraig O'Sullivan: 426. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the measures being examined to reduce the current delays experienced in processing PPS numbers; if a fast-track system is available for essential workers; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [42103/20]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Free Travel Scheme (8 Dec 2020)

Pádraig O'Sullivan: 427. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if the free travel scheme will be applicable to more bus routes that are publicly licensed in 2021; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [42104/20]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Transport Provision (8 Dec 2020)

Pádraig O'Sullivan: 496. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of marked jeeps that came into the Garda fleet in 2018, 2019 and to date in 2020; and the number of marked jeeps that were withdrawn from the fleet during the same period in tabular form. [41226/20]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Disability Services Data (8 Dec 2020)

Pádraig O'Sullivan: 544. To ask the Minister for Health the number of children on the assessment of need waiting list; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41897/20]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Disability Services Data (8 Dec 2020)

Pádraig O'Sullivan: 545. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons that have undergone the initial assessment process and are awaiting intervention; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41900/20]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: School Meals Programme (3 Dec 2020)

Pádraig O'Sullivan: 61. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if she will consider a review of the current criteria for school meals; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [39856/20]

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Special Educational Needs (3 Dec 2020)

Pádraig O'Sullivan: 225. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the steps taken to date in the establishment of a new special school in Cork and additional ASD units; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40908/20]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Proposed Legislation (3 Dec 2020)

Pádraig O'Sullivan: 320. To ask the Minister for Health the status or progress of a Bill (details supplied); when it is expected that this legislation will be passed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40909/20]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Covid-19 Pandemic Supports (2 Dec 2020)

Pádraig O'Sullivan: 47. To ask the Minister for Finance if funding not drawn down or allocated from the stay and spend scheme could be ringfenced for the industry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40642/20]

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: National Broadband Plan (1 Dec 2020)

Pádraig O'Sullivan: I welcome the Minister of State, Deputy Peter Burke, who is speaking in place of the Minister, Deputy Eamon Ryan. He is somewhat of a jack of all trades tonight and has spoken on social housing, Irish Water and, now, broadband. It is not an enviable task. I welcome him to the House. I have discussed this issue in the Dáil in recent weeks. We are all aware of how critical high-speed...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: National Broadband Plan (1 Dec 2020)

Pádraig O'Sullivan: I welcome the fact that the national broadband plan is being accelerated. I acknowledge that but it is ironic that the Minister of State's four or five pages of a response uses the same kind of language as Eir and other providers use when our constituency offices contact them. I welcome the roll-out of the broadband connection points. My own constituency is benefiting in that regard as...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Admissions (1 Dec 2020)

Pádraig O'Sullivan: 50. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if her attention has been drawn to the fact that some children with disabilities may not be able to access a place in schools due to competition from siblings of current pupils; her views on whether this is fair and equitable; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [39845/20]