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Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: State Bodies (27 May 2025)

Pádraig O'Sullivan: 412. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the number of appeals overturned by An Bord Pleanála for the years 2022, 2023, 2024, and to date in 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27727/25]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medicinal Products (27 May 2025)

Pádraig O'Sullivan: 769. To ask the Minister for Health if she will consider for reimbursement the new treatment VYLOY (zolbetuximab), which is used for certain types of gastric and gastroesophageal junction cancers; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27585/25]

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Housing Schemes (22 May 2025)

Pádraig O'Sullivan: I thank the Minister of State. I might pick up on the last point. It is interesting to hear that only 20% of the fund has been drawn down. I know that in the case of both Cork City Council and Cork County Council they have drawn down the full allocation for 2025, or committed to it. If only 20% of the funding has been drawn down, could the reallocation of the funding from other local...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Housing Schemes (22 May 2025)

Pádraig O'Sullivan: This has been an issue for many of us across the House over the past couple of months. It has been flagged repeatedly by Government TDs as well as Opposition TDs. I would like to specifically talk about Cork city and county. Some 33 families in Cork city and around the same number in Cork county are currently in limbo. They are unsure what is happening with their applications for the...

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (21 May 2025)

Pádraig O'Sullivan: The news that reached us last night about the review of the EU-Israel Association Agreement was very welcome. Unfortunately, our attempts and those of Spain to bring our EU counterparts to this position in February of last year were frustrated. Now at least a significant number of our EU colleagues have been equally appalled at the devastation inflicted on the Palestinian people. It is not...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Business of Joint Committee (21 May 2025)

Pádraig O'Sullivan: I thank the Chair and reiterate my congratulations. It is good to have a Corkman in the Chair even if it is not the same party. I thank him for giving his time over the past few days. He has met a number of members and has offered to meet everybody. That was appreciated as well. It is hard to follow members like Deputies Burke and Daly with their CVs. I have a particular interest in...

Assessment of Need: Statements (20 May 2025)

Pádraig O'Sullivan: The situation is unacceptable. Like the Minister, I spent 15 years in a classroom and delivered hours as a special education teacher from time to time. In that 15 years, I have seen things improve in terms of resources and overall funding but in what is being experienced on the ground, particularly in the area of assessments of need, things are definitely regressing. We need to put that on...

Ceisteanna - Questions: Ukraine War (20 May 2025)

Pádraig O'Sullivan: I might begin by stating how proud I am of us as a nation and of the people of Ireland for what we have done over the past three years or so in providing jobs, employment and, most importantly, safe accommodation for people from Ukraine who have fled this unjust war. I will ask the Taoiseach some specific questions. Will he speak to us on where fast-tracking EU membership for Ukraine is at...

Ceisteanna - Questions: Ukraine War (20 May 2025)

Pádraig O'Sullivan: 19. To ask the Taoiseach to report on his recent discussions with President Zelenskyy. [22661/25]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Schemes (20 May 2025)

Pádraig O'Sullivan: 153. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of ACRES payments receivable at present; the number of applications that have been issued additional information requests; if his Department will provide an interim payment while applications are being processed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25342/25]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Animal Diseases (20 May 2025)

Pádraig O'Sullivan: 165. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of bovine tuberculosis outbreaks nationally in 2023, 2024 and to date in 2025; the number of false positives recorded during the same period; the steps he is taking to improve the testing regime, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25341/25]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medicinal Products (20 May 2025)

Pádraig O'Sullivan: 828. To ask the Minister for Health if he will make the freestyle libre 2 system available on medical card to those using both metformin and insulin; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25471/25]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Schemes (15 May 2025)

Pádraig O'Sullivan: 54. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the reason local authorities in Cork have discontinued the tenant in situ scheme; the efforts he has made to reopen the scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24540/25]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Planning Issues (15 May 2025)

Pádraig O'Sullivan: 79. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if the additional resources to and reform of An Bord Pleanála have led to any tangible improvements in the decision-making timelines or an increase in the number of cases being heard; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24539/25]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Deportation Orders (15 May 2025)

Pádraig O'Sullivan: 146. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of deportation orders issued in 2024 and in 2025 to date; the number of those orders that were complied with voluntarily; the number that were enforced by the authorities, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24537/25]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Prison Service (15 May 2025)

Pádraig O'Sullivan: 161. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if he will provide an update on the overcrowding at Cork Prison; the steps being taken to address the capacity issues on site at present; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24538/25]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Media, Communications, Culture and Sport: Business of Joint Committee (14 May 2025)

Pádraig O'Sullivan: I congratulate the Cathaoirleach on being selected as Chair of this committee. As Deputy Byrne said, it is probably one of the more interesting committees. I look forward to attending and contributing to it. Prior to becoming a TD, I was a history teacher and have an interest in history, the arts and culture. I also played football at AUL and MSL levels. We actually beat Nenagh AFC in...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Special Educational Needs (13 May 2025)

Pádraig O'Sullivan: I am here asking a number of questions and the Minister of State may or may not have some of the answers. It is important to raise the issue once again and to highlight the problems we are likely to encounter in advance of September and the intake of students into special schools. The Minister of State is obviously aware that there was a pilot scheme to reintroduce therapists, OT,...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Special Educational Needs (13 May 2025)

Pádraig O'Sullivan: I am one of the best people to come into the House and criticise and give out about how we are implementing or not implementing things, but in fairness, in this response, it is the first time it has been clarified for me that the three special schools in Cork have been fully staffed. That is the first time I have heard that or seen it in writing. That is to be welcomed. The pilot scheme...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Medicinal Products (13 May 2025)

Pádraig O'Sullivan: I will give the Deputy another chance to come back in.