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Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Procedures (20 Feb 2024)

Pádraig O'Sullivan: 599. To ask the Minister for Health how many eye cataract operations were completed in 2023 and 2024 to date in CHO4, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7918/24]

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Swimming Pools (15 Feb 2024)

Pádraig O'Sullivan: 40. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if there are Department funds or help available specifically for provision of swimming pools; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6875/24]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Schemes (15 Feb 2024)

Pádraig O'Sullivan: 77. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government how many tenant-in-situ applications in 2023 to date in 2024; how many applications were successful, by county, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6890/24]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Weather Events (15 Feb 2024)

Pádraig O'Sullivan: 103. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government following the destruction of storm Babet, how much relief funding has been paid out since October 2023 to date in 2024; if there will be a requirement for additional funding; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6889/24]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Safety (15 Feb 2024)

Pádraig O'Sullivan: 166. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will intervene to make safe a dangerous junction at Greenhill, Mourneabbey, County Cork (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7107/24]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Bus Services (15 Feb 2024)

Pádraig O'Sullivan: 171. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport when the changes will come into effect on Bus Éireann Route 243 covering Bweeng and Grenagh; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7209/24]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Staff (15 Feb 2024)

Pádraig O'Sullivan: 210. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will address the teacher shortage at post-primary level; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7353/24]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Staff (15 Feb 2024)

Pádraig O'Sullivan: 402. To ask the Minister for Health if the recent pause on recruitment includes home care workers (home support); if so, if he will intervene to allow the HSE in CHO4 replace the 189 health care assistants (home support) that have retired or resigned in the period January to end September 2023; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7337/24]

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (14 Feb 2024)

Pádraig O'Sullivan: Today marks the first meeting of the patients' forum to support the development of the national rare disease plan. As the Taoiseach knows, more than 300,000 people in Ireland have a rare disease. I welcome the initiative the Minister for Health has shown in reviewing and committing to implementing the recommendations of the Mazars report and in instigating the review of the national rare...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Road Projects (14 Feb 2024)

Pádraig O'Sullivan: No.

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Road Projects (14 Feb 2024)

Pádraig O'Sullivan: As I said at the outset, to be fair, I did not expect the Minister of State to disclose the allocations that are due to be announced in the coming weeks. I am realistic about the question I asked but, at the same time, I am flagging that I specifically asked about the north ring road, as it was formerly called and the Carrigtohill to Midleton stretch in east Cork. I did not ask about the...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Road Projects (14 Feb 2024)

Pádraig O'Sullivan: -----is quite concerning.

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Road Projects (14 Feb 2024)

Pádraig O'Sullivan: I thank the Minister of State, Deputy Rabbitte, for coming in. I would obviously have preferred a Minister with a transport brief but nonetheless, I appreciate her turning up. She always does, to be fair.

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Road Projects (14 Feb 2024)

Pádraig O'Sullivan: I am not going to leave. To make a comment on that, I understand why people get frustrated. I would not legitimise certain actions but we do prepare for Topical Issues. I have come a number of times and-----

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Road Projects (14 Feb 2024)

Pádraig O'Sullivan: I know that.

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Road Projects (14 Feb 2024)

Pádraig O'Sullivan: I welcome the funding that has been provided for Cork in the past few years. We were at the Dunkettle interchange site on Monday with the Tánaiste cutting the ribbon. There has been an investment of €215 million over the past several years. It will considerably enhance the lives and travelling habits of people across that area of Cork county and city into the future. I also...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Large-scale Capital Projects: Transport Infrastructure Ireland (14 Feb 2024)

Pádraig O'Sullivan: I have been listening in my office to the vast majority of the meeting. I was at Dunkettle on Monday-----

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Large-scale Capital Projects: Transport Infrastructure Ireland (14 Feb 2024)

Pádraig O'Sullivan: No. I echo the sentiments expressed, and Senator Murphy alluded to this fact, that there is great pride locally. The address where I live is Dunkettle. I cannot see the motorway but I can hear it. Nonetheless, it is a project that is a long time coming. It is great to have it. I am originally from Little Island so I am well used to traffic and people coming in and out. There are 15,000...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Large-scale Capital Projects: Transport Infrastructure Ireland (14 Feb 2024)

Pádraig O'Sullivan: There is much development mooted for east Cork in particular. We are on about a big retail facility, akin to Kildare Village, being located somewhere in the east Cork area around Carrigtwohill. It would bring volumes of traffic in addition to what is already there.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Large-scale Capital Projects: Transport Infrastructure Ireland (14 Feb 2024)

Pádraig O'Sullivan: Sorry to interrupt but to clarify, let us say a road is at planning and design stage and TII is engaging a contractor or consultant to do it. Is Mr. Walsh saying that at that stage, if something is built into the planning and design phase, when it goes out to tender, it can be accommodated in that way and anything subsequent reverts to the local authority?