Results 121-140 of 2,970 for speaker:James O'Connor

Written Answers — Department of Health: Primary Care Centres (6 Feb 2025)

James O'Connor: 223. To ask the Minister for Health for an update on the position of a project (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3659/25]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Healthcare Infrastructure Provision (6 Feb 2025)

James O'Connor: 224. To ask the Minister for Health for an update on the position of a project (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3660/25]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Cybersecurity Policy (5 Feb 2025)

James O'Connor: 78. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment for on update on the transposition into Irish law of the Network and Information Systems Directive II (NIS2) EU Directive concerning cybersecurity; when this is likely to take place; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2803/25]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: EU Directives (5 Feb 2025)

James O'Connor: 386. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the status of the transposition into Irish law of the Platform Work EU Directive; when this is likely to take place; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2806/25]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: EU Directives (5 Feb 2025)

James O'Connor: 387. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the status of the transposition of the Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive into Irish law; when this is likely to take place; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2807/25]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Driver Licences (22 Jan 2025)

James O'Connor: 205. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the reason it is not possible to exchange a driving licence issued by the Canadian province of Nova Scotia for an Irish driving licence; if there are any plans to allow such exchanges; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46890/24]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Reliefs (7 Nov 2024)

James O'Connor: 89. To ask the Minister for Finance the number of applications for the help-to-buy scheme in County Cork since its inception; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37035/24]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Code (7 Nov 2024)

James O'Connor: 91. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will reconsider the decision of not reducing the VAT rate to 9% for bars, restaurants and cafés that are struggling in the east Cork area; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42979/24]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport (7 Nov 2024)

James O'Connor: 122. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the position regarding the provision of substitute bus escorts for special needs students on school transport when their escort is not available (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [45539/24]

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (6 Nov 2024)

James O'Connor: As east Cork residents are continuously hit with long-lasting water outages and boil water notices, can we see a commitment from the Government that the new Whitegate water treatment facility, which Deputy Stanton and I have worked very hard to deliver, will be delivered, and also some focus on water outages in Ballyhooly? I acknowledge the huge frustration being caused locally for people we...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Public Sector Pensions (6 Nov 2024)

James O'Connor: 41. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the action he will take to ensure that CIÉ pensioners will receive a cost-of-living increase, as no increase in CIÉ pensions has been approved by the CIÉ board since 2008; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45376/24]

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Estimates for Public Services 2024
Vote 11 - Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform (Supplementary)
Vote 12 - Superannuation and Retired Allowances (Supplementary)
Vote 13 - Office of Public Works (Supplementary)
Vote 14 - State Laboratory (Supplementary)
Vote 17 - Public Appointments Service (Supplementary)
Vote 18 - National Shared Services Office (Supplementary)
Vote 19 - Office of the Ombudsman (Supplementary) (5 Nov 2024)

James O'Connor: All political representatives locally have been decent on this to a large extent, and have been willing to work with the Minister of State on this.

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Estimates for Public Services 2024
Vote 11 - Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform (Supplementary)
Vote 12 - Superannuation and Retired Allowances (Supplementary)
Vote 13 - Office of Public Works (Supplementary)
Vote 14 - State Laboratory (Supplementary)
Vote 17 - Public Appointments Service (Supplementary)
Vote 18 - National Shared Services Office (Supplementary)
Vote 19 - Office of the Ombudsman (Supplementary) (5 Nov 2024)

James O'Connor: We appreciate the Minister of State's work. I will come back to him on that. I want to refer to something else that has been raised. I know this has been before the Committee of Public Accounts. We have had two schemes in tranche 2, almost in an indefinite pattern, since 2018. That is in relation to what is going on in Rathcormac. I know the Minister of State did not get a chance to...

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Estimates for Public Services 2024
Vote 11 - Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform (Supplementary)
Vote 12 - Superannuation and Retired Allowances (Supplementary)
Vote 13 - Office of Public Works (Supplementary)
Vote 14 - State Laboratory (Supplementary)
Vote 17 - Public Appointments Service (Supplementary)
Vote 18 - National Shared Services Office (Supplementary)
Vote 19 - Office of the Ombudsman (Supplementary) (5 Nov 2024)

James O'Connor: Castlemartyr.

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Estimates for Public Services 2024
Vote 11 - Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform (Supplementary)
Vote 12 - Superannuation and Retired Allowances (Supplementary)
Vote 13 - Office of Public Works (Supplementary)
Vote 14 - State Laboratory (Supplementary)
Vote 17 - Public Appointments Service (Supplementary)
Vote 18 - National Shared Services Office (Supplementary)
Vote 19 - Office of the Ombudsman (Supplementary) (5 Nov 2024)

James O'Connor: I accept that the Minister of State has done what he can on an interim basis. The Minister of State has visited on many occasions. Nobody can fault him for his sincerity and the follow-ups he has done on his visits. I know some people will be angered by me saying this but on the whole, as Ministers go, the Minister of State has been very diligent in being responsive to questions on these...

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Estimates for Public Services 2024
Vote 11 - Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform (Supplementary)
Vote 12 - Superannuation and Retired Allowances (Supplementary)
Vote 13 - Office of Public Works (Supplementary)
Vote 14 - State Laboratory (Supplementary)
Vote 17 - Public Appointments Service (Supplementary)
Vote 18 - National Shared Services Office (Supplementary)
Vote 19 - Office of the Ombudsman (Supplementary) (5 Nov 2024)

James O'Connor: When the Minister of State visits, there may be an opportunity for that conversation. Fingers crossed, he will come down after the general election. We have to get that out of the way first.

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Estimates for Public Services 2024
Vote 11 - Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform (Supplementary)
Vote 12 - Superannuation and Retired Allowances (Supplementary)
Vote 13 - Office of Public Works (Supplementary)
Vote 14 - State Laboratory (Supplementary)
Vote 17 - Public Appointments Service (Supplementary)
Vote 18 - National Shared Services Office (Supplementary)
Vote 19 - Office of the Ombudsman (Supplementary) (5 Nov 2024)

James O'Connor: -----but I brought the former Minister, Michael McGrath - the predecessor of the Minister, Deputy Donohoe - there for a visit after Storm Babet. We met residents there. I have been there. I want to get a sense for the people of Rathcormac and Castlemartyr, whose two schemes have been caught in tranche 2 for some years, going back to 2018 and even prior to that when the schemes were...

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Estimates for Public Services 2024
Vote 11 - Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform (Supplementary)
Vote 12 - Superannuation and Retired Allowances (Supplementary)
Vote 13 - Office of Public Works (Supplementary)
Vote 14 - State Laboratory (Supplementary)
Vote 17 - Public Appointments Service (Supplementary)
Vote 18 - National Shared Services Office (Supplementary)
Vote 19 - Office of the Ombudsman (Supplementary) (5 Nov 2024)

James O'Connor: Touch wood, we may all be back again. Hopefully the Minister of State will still be in a position to do that as it would be much appreciated. I thank the Chairman for allowing me to speak here today.