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Public Accounts Committee: Appropriation Accounts 2021
Vote 34 - Housing, Local Government and Heritage
Local Government Fund Account 2021
2021 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General
Chapter 6: Central Government Funding of Local Authorities (1 Jun 2023)

James O'Connor: Obviously, during that year there were significant challenges in the context of the pandemic. Being honest, I do not believe any of us should dismiss that. There was a lot of frustration around restrictions impacting building sites. While hindsight is 20:20 vision, in getting a sense during that year of when the Department was going to be able to identify the under supply and the...

Public Accounts Committee: Appropriation Accounts 2021
Vote 34 - Housing, Local Government and Heritage
Local Government Fund Account 2021
2021 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General
Chapter 6: Central Government Funding of Local Authorities (1 Jun 2023)

James O'Connor: I will stop Mr. Doyle there because we have limited time. On the delivery of housing, I want to make one point. I hear this time and time again from young people, particularly those working in places like Dublin, Cork, Limerick and Galway, where these problems are most acute because there is such high demand on rental accommodation in these high-density urban areas. If someone is looking...

Public Accounts Committee: Appropriation Accounts 2021
Vote 34 - Housing, Local Government and Heritage
Local Government Fund Account 2021
2021 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General
Chapter 6: Central Government Funding of Local Authorities (1 Jun 2023)

James O'Connor: The challenge, and the point I am trying to make to Mr. Doyle, is that the first home scheme is great if you are down the country, in Kildare, or in a lot of rural constituencies where there are houses being built that are eligible for it. My own constituency is one of them where there will be a significant number of houses delivered. What I would say is that in urban areas like Dublin and...

Public Accounts Committee: Appropriation Accounts 2021
Vote 34 - Housing, Local Government and Heritage
Local Government Fund Account 2021
2021 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General
Chapter 6: Central Government Funding of Local Authorities (1 Jun 2023)

James O'Connor: With all due respect to Mr. Doyle, there are no sites. One could count on one hand the Croí Cónaithe eligible sites in Dublin city centre. There are none between the canals. There are very few.

Public Accounts Committee: Appropriation Accounts 2021
Vote 34 - Housing, Local Government and Heritage
Local Government Fund Account 2021
2021 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General
Chapter 6: Central Government Funding of Local Authorities (1 Jun 2023)

James O'Connor: This is where we need the population density because it has the infrastructure.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Primary Care Centres (1 Jun 2023)

James O'Connor: 19. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide an update on a new building (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26375/23]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Pharmacy Services (1 Jun 2023)

James O'Connor: 31. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide an update on the national ePrescribing system to reduce the administrative burden currently faced by community pharmacists; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26674/23]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Apprenticeship Programmes (1 Jun 2023)

James O'Connor: 124. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will provide an update on the three new farming apprenticeships launched in September 2022; the uptake of places on these apprenticeships; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26677/23]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (30 May 2023)

James O'Connor: 280. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills her plans to provide additional early intervention classes in pre-schools (details supplied) due to increased demand; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25881/23]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: International Protection (30 May 2023)

James O'Connor: 626. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if the Government will consider a vastly enhanced community funding programme to support communities hosting refugees and people in direct provision services; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26376/23]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Primary Care Centres (30 May 2023)

James O'Connor: 674. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide an update on a newly planned facility (details supplied) in Cork east; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25762/23]

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Community Development Projects (30 May 2023)

James O'Connor: 812. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development the position regarding the €4 million regeneration funding for Youghal town; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26107/23]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport (25 May 2023)

James O'Connor: 142. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills further to Parliamentary Question No. 89 of 16 May 2023, if she will provide an update on new applications registered to date for the 2023/2024 school transport scheme for mainstream, SEN and Ukrainian students; if she will outline the number of paid up applications to date; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25351/23]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: School Meals Programme (23 May 2023)

James O'Connor: 111. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the number of schools in Cork east in receipt of the school meals scheme for the 2022/2023 academic year; how this number compares with the 2021/2022 academic year; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24678/23]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Departmental Programmes (23 May 2023)

James O'Connor: 123. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the number of people who availed of the activation and family support programme in 2022 to fund the cost of training supports and education courses for people on social welfare; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24677/23]

Consultative Forum on International Security Policy: Statements (18 May 2023)

James O'Connor: Next is Deputy Durkan.

Consultative Forum on International Security Policy: Statements (18 May 2023)

James O'Connor: No. Under the running order, we had a Sinn Féin slot, a Rural Independent Group slot for ten minutes and then another Government slot, with Deputy Durkan being the next speaker. It will then be Deputy Pringle.

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (18 May 2023)

James O'Connor: The N25 bypass in east Cork is a huge issue of importance to me. I ask about the appointment of a design consultant. There seems to be nothing happening with it for the last number of weeks. I am getting quite frustrated with the level of progress. It seems to be stuck in officialdom. Will the Tánaiste and the Minister for Transport look into this matter to get the design consultant...

Public Accounts Committee: Financial Statements 2021: University of Limerick (18 May 2023)

James O'Connor: We have been previously told a few bits and pieces by representatives of UL about governance being an issue. We have heard this and it is long known in the Committee of Public Accounts that there have been problems. The governing authority put in place a new set of policies and procedures for the acquisition of large premises and buildings. This is welcome and I want to get an insight....

Public Accounts Committee: Financial Statements 2021: University of Limerick (18 May 2023)

James O'Connor: It is a "Yes" or "No" answer.