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Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Departmental Programmes (26 Sep 2023)

Christopher O'Sullivan: I thank the Minister for the update on CLÁR funding. There are many groups eagerly awaiting the announcement of the next round of CLÁR funding. It is great to hear it will be in the coming weeks. One of the groups eagerly awaiting an announcement is Castletownbere GAA. As Deputy Griffin will know, football is everything down on the Beara Peninsula. Castletownbere GAA basically...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Offshore Islands (26 Sep 2023)

Christopher O'Sullivan: I am representing Deputy Cathal Crowe. The question relates to the plan for offshore island development.

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Offshore Islands (26 Sep 2023)

Christopher O'Sullivan: I thank the Minister. She referred to her trip down to the Beara Peninsula. She popped to Bere Island for a quick visit. We could have brought her to so many islands on that visit, including Cape Clear, Sherkin Island, Long Island and Dursey Island, which she is also very familiar with. All those islands have common challenges. The Minister referred to many of them. In the first part of...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Offshore Islands (26 Sep 2023)

Christopher O'Sullivan: I thank the Minister, as always, for her colourful response. I know there is great passion. The Minister got the sense about the islands. I would really like the gateway housing innovation on Cape Clear to be considered further because it was a great idea. Cape Clear is an island that the Minister would be more than welcome to visit. To get people back living on our islands and encourage...

Children's Health Ireland - Patient safety concerns and reviews in paediatric orthopaedic surgical services: Statements, Questions and Answers (26 Sep 2023)

Christopher O'Sullivan: I thank my colleagues for sharing time with me. It is important I speak on this issue. Many Deputies have rightly spoken about the challenges faced by children in Temple Street hospital and those who are under the care of CHI and the certainty they need in terms of future procedures and operations. Those who were under private care of the consultant at the centre of this controversy and...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Impact on Carbon Budgets of Trend Towards Heavier and Larger Vehicles: Discussion (26 Sep 2023)

Christopher O'Sullivan: I thank the witnesses for their presentations. The Chairman will be revelling in this SUV bashing as he certainly is not a fan. Not many of us are fans. The discussion so far has been very one-sided but defending SUVs is difficult, especially when we consider the information in Mr. Nix's last slide, which referred to the safety implications of these larger cars. It is very hard to defend...

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Island Communities (26 Sep 2023)

Christopher O'Sullivan: 60. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development if the number of days subsided for heavy cargo to Cape Clear and Sherkin Islands can be increased to 85 days per year; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41351/23]

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Island Communities (26 Sep 2023)

Christopher O'Sullivan: 64. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development if consideration has been given to the request for subvention for travel on the Dursey cable car for people within the community with links to the island; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41352/23]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Fishing Industry (13 Jul 2023)

Christopher O'Sullivan: 8. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine to provide clarification regarding the recent increase in the UK albacore tuna quota (details supplied) which includes access to EU fishing grounds while the Irish quota for the same species remains unchanged; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34710/23]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Taxi Licences (13 Jul 2023)

Christopher O'Sullivan: 252. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if consideration will be given to the introduction of a taxi service (details supplied) to ease difficulties with provision of taxis in rural parts of Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35004/23]

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Employment Schemes (13 Jul 2023)

Christopher O'Sullivan: 352. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he will consider the introduction of an employment wage support scheme for small to medium sized enterprises; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35002/23]

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Employment Support Services (13 Jul 2023)

Christopher O'Sullivan: 353. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if consideration will be given to the introduction of Government-backed low-interest rate loans for small to medium sized enterprises in Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35003/23]

Written Answers — Department of Health: General Practitioner Services (13 Jul 2023)

Christopher O'Sullivan: 684. To ask the Minister for Health if the current GP contracts are deterring young GPs from practicing in rural parts of Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34998/23]

Written Answers — Department of Health: General Practitioner Services (13 Jul 2023)

Christopher O'Sullivan: 685. To ask the Minister for Health if he is aware of the fact that it is taking up to seven months for applicants to the ICGP non-EU GP programme to have an initial assessment of documents; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34999/23]

Written Answers — Department of Health: General Practitioner Services (13 Jul 2023)

Christopher O'Sullivan: 686. To ask the Minister for Health if he is aware of the difficulties that retired GPs have to renew their medical insurance when they are offering to provide cover for GPs in rural areas; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35000/23]

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (12 Jul 2023)

Christopher O'Sullivan: I raise the issue of the lack of rural taxis. Every weekend, especially during the summer months, throughout west Cork, in towns such as Bandon, Clonakilty, Skibbereen, Bantry, Kinsale, etc., young people are out, have had a great night, have been to the restaurant, to the pub, and have been socialising. When it comes to home time, however, they are in limbo. They are stuck and they have...

Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Future of Sports Broadcasting: Discussion (12 Jul 2023)

Christopher O'Sullivan: I thank all of the witnesses for coming before the committee. We are trying to find solutions. Most of my questions will be for Mr. Ryan on GAAGO. It is a fantastic development and it is absolutely the way forward. It opens up opportunities to show new games to new audiences anywhere in the world. This is not an exercise to bash GAAGO or to say it is a bad idea. It is a response to a...

Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Future of Sports Broadcasting: Discussion (12 Jul 2023)

Christopher O'Sullivan: That is one example and I remember it. Then we had Cork and Tipperary, which is the match that caused a lot of ire among my constituents. It was available on GAAGO. It was not available on any of the TV stations. I want to give an example of what was happening in case Mr. Ryan has not got feedback on what was happening. One person who got in touch with me explained how his father-in-law...

Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Future of Sports Broadcasting: Discussion (12 Jul 2023)

Christopher O'Sullivan: It caused friction in the household. This is an example of what went on. Another individual subscribed to GAAGO but the match started buffering. It kept buffering and it paused and he gave up. He missed out on the game. My father has a Nokia 3210 and an old dinosaur of a television. My parents could not stream it. Unfortunately they ended up missing out on the same Cork and Tipperary...