Results 1,101-1,120 of 2,627 for speaker:Christopher O'Sullivan

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Cancer Services (18 Apr 2023)

Christopher O'Sullivan: Exactly. We are into the following day. I appreciate the Minister of State sticking around to take this matter. It relates to Cancer Connect, which is an extraordinary cancer support service in Cork, west Cork and extending into County Kerry. It offers a transport service for people availing of chemotherapy and radiotherapy services in Cork University Hospital, CUH, and Cork city. At the...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Fuel Oil Specifications (18 Apr 2023)

Christopher O'Sullivan: 263. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if there is evidence that changing to E10 fuel can cause damage to pre-2011 cars and motorcycles; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18310/23]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Schemes (18 Apr 2023)

Christopher O'Sullivan: 746. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if steps are being taken to increase the staffing budget for local authorities to enable them to react in a timely manner to the increased demand for housing schemes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18311/23]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Emergency Accommodation (18 Apr 2023)

Christopher O'Sullivan: 861. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government what measures are being taken to increase emergency accommodation in the Cork South-West constituency; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18312/23]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Service Executive (18 Apr 2023)

Christopher O'Sullivan: 1793. To ask the Minister for Health if he can report on the amount of revenue the HSE spent on the cross-Border directive for the year ending 2022; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18313/23]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Service Executive (18 Apr 2023)

Christopher O'Sullivan: 1794. To ask the Minister for Health if he can report on the amount of revenue the HSE spent on the cross-Border directive for the CHO4 region for the year ending 2022; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18314/23]

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Control of Dogs (18 Apr 2023)

Christopher O'Sullivan: 1851. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development if she will provide the resources necessary to secure extra dog wardens for Cork county; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17928/23]

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (29 Mar 2023)

Christopher O'Sullivan: Young people have had it incredibly tough in the past couple of years. Covid has deprived them of so much. It has impacted their education, mental health and ability to socialise and have fun. We need to move mountains for young people more than we ever have. The least we can do is provide them with timely access to driving tests. Waiting five months for a driving test after making an...

Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Challenges Facing Providers of Tourist Accommodation in Ireland: Discussion (29 Mar 2023)

Christopher O'Sullivan: I return to the issue of price spikes. Senator Cassells aimed much of his questioning on this issue at the representatives from ITIC. To give some balance, I will address my questions to the witnesses from the Irish Hotels Federation. Mr. Kelly mentioned the reputational damage caused by price spikes, price gouging or whatever one likes to call it. Many members of this committee have...

Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Challenges Facing Providers of Tourist Accommodation in Ireland: Discussion (29 Mar 2023)

Christopher O'Sullivan: I have heard all this before and have heard the argument that, compared to Paris, our prices have on average increased by less. That is very true but, still, price gouging is happening. Does Mr. Fenn agree that what those hotels practised was a show of bad faith to those who worked to retain the 9%?

Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Challenges Facing Providers of Tourist Accommodation in Ireland: Discussion (29 Mar 2023)

Christopher O'Sullivan: That brings me to my next question. The last time we discussed this we asked the IHF to write to its Dublin-based members to ask them to desist from price gouging. Mr. Fenn mentioned at the time he could not intervene. Has he since written to Dublin-based members asking that this practice would stop?

Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Challenges Facing Providers of Tourist Accommodation in Ireland: Discussion (29 Mar 2023)

Christopher O'Sullivan: I appreciate that but there is the role the federation plays in stopping this practice. Fáilte Ireland also took it upon itself to write to members but there has to be a focus on Dublin hotels. I appreciate we had that discussion previously and the effort was made. Ms Campbell mentioned that UK demand was down. This question is for any of the witnesses who want to take it. I have...

Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Challenges Facing Providers of Tourist Accommodation in Ireland: Discussion (29 Mar 2023)

Christopher O'Sullivan: I agree that Cork Airport has done fantastic under the pressure of building a new runway and has turned things around in increasing routes. It is fantastic to see. The lack of accommodation will result in visitors not coming here and have a wider impact on the economy.

Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Challenges Facing Providers of Tourist Accommodation in Ireland: Discussion (29 Mar 2023)

Christopher O'Sullivan: I have two final questions for the Department. The first concerns the uptake on the accommodation recognition payment, which went up to €800. Part of that was an effort to take those seeking refuge out of hotels and tourist accommodation. Has that been successful? Is it working? Is it freeing up beds in hotels and tourist accommodation?

Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Challenges Facing Providers of Tourist Accommodation in Ireland: Discussion (29 Mar 2023)

Christopher O'Sullivan: We have some people involved in short-term letting in the Gallery today. They are here because of an issue that has been touched on, namely, registration. Everybody welcomes the registration of short-term letting property but they want to outline the impact it will have on what they do, the important incomes they get and the important role it plays in rural parts of the economy, which we...

Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Challenges Facing Providers of Tourist Accommodation in Ireland: Discussion (29 Mar 2023)

Christopher O'Sullivan: I appreciate that and I thank the witnesses for their responses. I engage with the IHF a lot, and its branch set-up is fantastic. It is certainly educational. This thing with the price hikes is going to cause clashes and I guess that is not what anybody meant.

Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Challenges Facing Providers of Tourist Accommodation in Ireland: Discussion (29 Mar 2023)

Christopher O'Sullivan: What did it say? Did it ask them to desist?

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Facilities (23 Mar 2023)

Christopher O'Sullivan: 58. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will report on the retrofitting of schools under the national retrofit programme; the number that have been refitted to date; the target building energy rating for schools; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14093/23]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport (23 Mar 2023)

Christopher O'Sullivan: 134. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will provide an update on the review of the school transport scheme; if consideration is being given to concessionary students in rural areas who have no safe pedestrian routes to school; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [13987/23]