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Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (10 Jun 2025)

Pádraig O'Sullivan: 1443. To ask the Minister for Health when a child (details supplied) in Cork will receive an appointment; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29677/25]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Departmental Schemes (10 Jun 2025)

Pádraig O'Sullivan: 1518. To ask the Minister for Health if she will consider adding Crohn’s disease/ulcerative colitis to the list of medical conditions covered under the long-term illness scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29996/25]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Mental Health Services (10 Jun 2025)

Pádraig O'Sullivan: 1549. To ask the Minister for Health when a child in Cork will receive an appointment with CAMHS (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [30120/25]

Flood Relief: Statements (29 May 2025)

Pádraig O'Sullivan: I will pick up where Deputy John Connolly left off and talk about a number of schemes in Cork. It frustrates the life out of people that they are waiting ten, 12 or 15 years for these schemes, from concept through to design and being built. I accept that it is not straightforward. As Deputy Connolly noted, there are concerns about special areas of conservation and inland fisheries and a...

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (29 May 2025)

Pádraig O'Sullivan: This week, patients with spinal muscular atrophy, SMA, came to the audiovisual room to highlight their case for equal access to treatments and drugs. As Minister for Health in 2017, the Tánaiste once described the reimbursement system we have as being in serious jeopardy. He may actually have inferred that it was broken. Every paper published since then continues to show HSE...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Human Rights (29 May 2025)

Pádraig O'Sullivan: 181. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the response the Government has had with regard to the actions of Iran, where the UN recently reported that 901 people were executed there in 2024; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27403/25]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: International Agreements (29 May 2025)

Pádraig O'Sullivan: 255. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will provide an update on Ireland's role in securing a review of the EU-Israel Association Agreement; the further steps Ireland is taking to ensure that this matter is progressed at EU level; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27404/25]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Disability Services (29 May 2025)

Pádraig O'Sullivan: 284. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will allow emotional support dogs to travel without restrictions on Dublin Bus and Bus Eireann services, provided they are identifiable by their registration certificate and coat or harness, and be required to sit at the feet of person responsible for them without blocking the gangway (details supplied); and if he will make a...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Media, Communications, Culture and Sport: Policy, Governance, Expenditure and Administration at RTÉ: Discussion (28 May 2025)

Pádraig O'Sullivan: I welcome all of our guests and thank them for their attendance. I want to start with a question on the licence fee. This issue dates back to the former Minister, Catherine Martin. At the time, she was criticised for essentially signing a blank cheque in regard to the subsidy that would be received by RTÉ from the Government going forward. In terms of collection for 2023, I believe...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Media, Communications, Culture and Sport: Policy, Governance, Expenditure and Administration at RTÉ: Discussion (28 May 2025)

Pádraig O'Sullivan: Yes.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Media, Communications, Culture and Sport: Policy, Governance, Expenditure and Administration at RTÉ: Discussion (28 May 2025)

Pádraig O'Sullivan: Have things picked up from the €40 million shortage in 2023?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Media, Communications, Culture and Sport: Policy, Governance, Expenditure and Administration at RTÉ: Discussion (28 May 2025)

Pádraig O'Sullivan: That will help with some of the other stuff that we are here to discuss.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Media, Communications, Culture and Sport: Policy, Governance, Expenditure and Administration at RTÉ: Discussion (28 May 2025)

Pádraig O'Sullivan: Our guests have mentioned the budget of €15 million and there are 325 potential retirements or redundancies. How many of the 325 people are close to retirement? Does RTÉ have an approximate figure or even a rough percentage?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Media, Communications, Culture and Sport: Policy, Governance, Expenditure and Administration at RTÉ: Discussion (28 May 2025)

Pádraig O'Sullivan: I want to discuss the Department of Social Protection and its scoping investigation. It was referenced in the statement that 60% of the contractors had been found to be valid or correct and that 82% of the entire scoping exercise had been done. Do I take it that 40% of the 82% of the contracts were not proper or valid?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Media, Communications, Culture and Sport: Policy, Governance, Expenditure and Administration at RTÉ: Discussion (28 May 2025)

Pádraig O'Sullivan: On the disputed contracts, and I do not like to personalise things so will not name individuals, how many of those people, individuals or companies would be higher earners, by which I mean, earn in excess of €100,000 or €150,00?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Media, Communications, Culture and Sport: Policy, Governance, Expenditure and Administration at RTÉ: Discussion (28 May 2025)

Pádraig O'Sullivan: I will not hold RTÉ to a time - others might - but are we looking at those being rectified and done by this year? Is it going to go into next year? Typically, how long does it take to resolve these things?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Media, Communications, Culture and Sport: Policy, Governance, Expenditure and Administration at RTÉ: Discussion (28 May 2025)

Pádraig O'Sullivan: I am going to sound like a hypocrite having just said that I do not like to individualise things but there has been quite a significant recent retirement from RTÉ Radio 1. I think everybody in here would wish Joe Duffy the best in his retirement. I want to know who will replace him and take over his radio slot. He earned a significant salary. Regarding his new replacement, whoever he...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Media, Communications, Culture and Sport: Policy, Governance, Expenditure and Administration at RTÉ: Discussion (28 May 2025)

Pádraig O'Sullivan: As this is the media and sports committee, I want to use my last minute to ask a few questions on sport. I am a big soccer fan, like the Chair. It was unfortunate that RTÉ lost the League of Ireland rights. Could Mr. Bakhurst account for that, the negotiations that occurred and why Virgin was successful? Stadiums are full at the moment. If you turn on the radio, you can get a GAA...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Media, Communications, Culture and Sport: Policy, Governance, Expenditure and Administration at RTÉ: Discussion (28 May 2025)

Pádraig O'Sullivan: I thank the Cathaoirleach.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Media, Communications, Culture and Sport: Policy, Governance, Expenditure and Administration at RTÉ: Discussion (28 May 2025)

Pádraig O'Sullivan: I ask the witnesses to answer my first two questions, if they can.