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Public Accounts Committee: Health Service Executive: Financial Statements 2023 (5 Oct 2023)

James O'Connor: Finally, I have been very despondent about the pace at which the HSE is delivering capital infrastructure. Mr. Gloster made reference to primary care settings. Youghal, County Cork, is a town of almost 10,000 people. Its catchment area increases that significantly but it has no primary care centre. We have repeatedly seen plans that have changed continuously. There was a HSE-led plan to...

Public Accounts Committee: Health Service Executive: Financial Statements 2023 (5 Oct 2023)

James O'Connor: Correct. This would have been on the national development plan projects in healthcare. All of a sudden it switched from public to private. How does that happen?

Public Accounts Committee: Health Service Executive: Financial Statements 2023 (5 Oct 2023)

James O'Connor: I would appreciate if Mr. Gloster would come back to me on it.

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Projects (5 Oct 2023)

James O'Connor: 24. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will provide a detailed update on a road project (detail supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43093/23]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: National Car Test (5 Oct 2023)

James O'Connor: 38. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the details of the fine applied to the NCT operator (details supplied) by the Road Safety Authority; if he will outline the timeline when this occurred; when his Department became aware of the fine; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43094/23]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Credits (5 Oct 2023)

James O'Connor: 132. To ask the Minister for Finance the details of the uptake from the rent credit tax from Budget 2023; how many people applied for the tax credit; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43092/23]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Budget 2024 (5 Oct 2023)

James O'Connor: 135. To ask the Minister for Finance if his Department is considering further emergency measures to reduce fuel prices in budget 2024; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43091/23]

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Agriculture Schemes (4 Oct 2023)

James O'Connor: My apologies for being late this morning. I meant no disrespect to the House or the Minister. I got badly delayed in traffic while coming in.

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Agriculture Schemes (4 Oct 2023)

James O'Connor: I thank the Minister, Deputy McConalogue, for being here to deal with the issue of targeted agriculture modernisation scheme, TAMS, grants. It has been raised by many of my colleagues. My constituency office has been getting several queries on the matter. TAMS has been very successful in providing to farmers additional capital resources from the State and European funding to enable them to...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Agriculture Schemes (4 Oct 2023)

James O'Connor: That is very helpful information. I reiterate that the waiting lists and the backlog that is occurring in the TAMS administration office within the Minister’s Department needs to be reduced urgently. It is great to hear of the work that is being done in terms of prioritisation of cases. May I bring a couple of cases to the attention of the Minister? These are people who are very...

School Transport 2023-2024: Statements (3 Oct 2023)

James O'Connor: I thank the Minister for being here. This issue, as we all know, is hugely contentious in rural areas. I want to acknowledge the point that has been made by my colleague in Cork North-Central, Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan, that this year has seen a huge increase in the number of people who are taking bus transport. Due to the work that is being done by the Department, difficulties have...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Health Service Executive (28 Sep 2023)

James O'Connor: 242. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth his plans for HSE properties (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41943/23]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Safety: Discussion (27 Sep 2023)

James O'Connor: I certainly will. I will try to be quicker than Deputy Healy-Rae anyway. I thank all the delegates for attending. Their contribution to road safety is very welcome. I am aware that An Garda Síochána is very stretched. I thank ordinary members of the force in barracks across the country for the work they do. I want to follow on from what happened here last week. Mr. Waide's...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Safety: Discussion (27 Sep 2023)

James O'Connor: Hang on-----

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Safety: Discussion (27 Sep 2023)

James O'Connor: That is why I am asking him. And without interruption as well because it is very important.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Safety: Discussion (27 Sep 2023)

James O'Connor: But it is road safety. It is the NCT.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Safety: Discussion (27 Sep 2023)

James O'Connor: Road safety and NCT testing are hand-in-hand. There is no difference.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Safety: Discussion (27 Sep 2023)

James O'Connor: Can we just let our participants answer the question, please?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Safety: Discussion (27 Sep 2023)

James O'Connor: How much is the financial penalty?