Results 361-380 of 674 for speaker:John Paul O'Shea
- Select Committee on Social Protection, Rural and Community Development: Estimates for Public Services 2025
Vote 42 - Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht (Revised) (2 Jul 2025) John Paul O'Shea: No apologies have been received. I wish to advise that Deputy Conor D. McGuinness is substituting for Deputy O'Reilly today. I remind members of the constitutional requirement that they must be physically present within the confines of the Leinster House complex in order to participate in public meetings. I will not permit a member to participate where they are not adhering to this...
- Select Committee on Social Protection, Rural and Community Development: Estimates for Public Services 2025
Vote 42 - Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht (Revised) (2 Jul 2025) John Paul O'Shea: Thank you, Minister. We will go straight into questions from members of the committee. First up is Deputy McGuinness.
- Select Committee on Social Protection, Rural and Community Development: Estimates for Public Services 2025
Vote 42 - Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht (Revised) (2 Jul 2025) John Paul O'Shea: Yes.
- Select Committee on Social Protection, Rural and Community Development: Estimates for Public Services 2025
Vote 42 - Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht (Revised) (2 Jul 2025) John Paul O'Shea: Yes. Put the questions. You have approximately five minutes, but we will get around to everybody, and then you will have repeat opportunities, Deputy, if you wish.
- Select Committee on Social Protection, Rural and Community Development: Estimates for Public Services 2025
Vote 42 - Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht (Revised) (2 Jul 2025) John Paul O'Shea: It is fine. I am keeping an eye on it.
- Select Committee on Social Protection, Rural and Community Development: Estimates for Public Services 2025
Vote 42 - Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht (Revised) (2 Jul 2025) John Paul O'Shea: I thank the Minister and the Minister of State on my own behalf. Does Deputy Aird wish to speak?
- Select Committee on Social Protection, Rural and Community Development: Estimates for Public Services 2025
Vote 42 - Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht (Revised) (2 Jul 2025) John Paul O'Shea: I thank the Ministers. On my behalf it is good to see so much spend going on in the Department for 2025. I thank the Minister, Minister of State and their officials for coming in this morning. On rural regeneration development, it is good to see that is being maintained at €60 million for the current year. It has made huge advantages and advances in different communities. Lots...
- Select Committee on Social Protection, Rural and Community Development: Message to Dáil (2 Jul 2025)
John Paul O'Shea: In accordance with Standing Order 110, the following message will be sent to the Dáil: The Select Committee on Social Protection, Rural and Community Development has completed its consideration of the following Revised Estimate for public services for the year ending 31 December 2025: Vote 42 - Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht. I thank the Minister, the Minister of...
- Joint Committee on Social Protection, Rural and Community Development: Rural and Community Development Matters: Department of Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht (2 Jul 2025)
John Paul O'Shea: There are no apologies. The first item on the agenda is the engagement on matters relating to rural and community development with the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht, Deputy Dara Calleary, and the Minister of State with responsibility for community development, charities and rural transport, Deputy Jerry Buttimer. I advise Members of the constitutional...
- Joint Committee on Social Protection, Rural and Community Development: Rural and Community Development Matters: Department of Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht (2 Jul 2025)
John Paul O'Shea: I hate to interrupt the Minister but I think he may be on the wrong statement. Is that for the select committee?
- Joint Committee on Social Protection, Rural and Community Development: Rural and Community Development Matters: Department of Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht (2 Jul 2025)
John Paul O'Shea: I thank the Minister and Minister of State. I will open the floor to members. Any members who are participating online should use the raise-hand feature. We will get to them in good time.
- Joint Committee on Social Protection, Rural and Community Development: Rural and Community Development Matters: Department of Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht (2 Jul 2025)
John Paul O'Shea: The Senator can come back in again later, if that is all right. We will try to allow everybody in first.
- Joint Committee on Social Protection, Rural and Community Development: Rural and Community Development Matters: Department of Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht (2 Jul 2025)
John Paul O'Shea: There is ongoing consultation on the rural Ireland strategy for 2026 to 2030. There has been engagement online and in-person. I attended the recent public engagement process in Charleville in north Cork, as did the Minister of State. The Minister has been involved in a number of such meetings. Looking back, Our Rural Future: Rural Development Policy 2021-2025 showed that if you have a...
- Joint Committee on Social Protection, Rural and Community Development: Rural and Community Development Matters: Department of Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht (2 Jul 2025)
John Paul O'Shea: I appreciate that. I will also ask about collaboration with local authorities. In my own local authority, Cork County Council, there has been great collaboration with the Department. Continued collaboration will allow for the success of a number of projects and schemes in the Department. Libraries were mentioned earlier, which are a positive. I am grateful for the ongoing relationship...
- Joint Committee on Social Protection, Rural and Community Development: Rural and Community Development Matters: Department of Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht (2 Jul 2025)
John Paul O'Shea: Following on from Senator Rabbitte's point on access for people with disabilities on our recreational walks, we did something previously with local authorities to improve access at beaches. We made beach buggies available. Perhaps it is something that we can work on through the Department. At the moment, if you do not have a powered wheelchair, it is hard to navigate those walks. A...
- Joint Committee on Social Protection, Rural and Community Development: Rural and Community Development Matters: Department of Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht (2 Jul 2025)
John Paul O'Shea: I thank the Minister, the Minister of State and their officials for their contributions today and providing the various briefing materials in advance, which assisted the committee in its deliberations. We look forward to their continued engagement. We will now suspend for a few minutes to facilitate the departure of our witnesses and we will resume in private session to discuss committee...
- Joint Committee on Social Protection, Rural and Community Development: Rural and Community Development Matters: Department of Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht (2 Jul 2025)
John Paul O'Shea: That is fine.
- Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Departmental Schemes (1 Jul 2025)
John Paul O'Shea: 209. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if his Department will contribute to the local improvement scheme fund in recognition of the wider public usage of roads being funded under the scheme; when his Department was last approached by the Department of Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht with a view to securing a contribution; and if he will make a statement on...
- Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Sports Funding (1 Jul 2025)
John Paul O'Shea: 426. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if sports capital grant approval to allow an organisation (details supplied) to award the tender and start works will issue; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35933/25]
- Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Rental Sector (1 Jul 2025)
John Paul O'Shea: 479. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he intends to review the current tenant purchase scheme to allow council-owned housing secured under the Part V agreements and or AHB properties to be sold as part of any future tenant purchase scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35760/25]