Results 121-140 of 405 for cork speaker:James O'Connor

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: ...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 in Dublin,...

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: ...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 Cork city, quite frankly, there are not enough houses going up that are eligible for it. Within the canals in Dublin, there are zero. That is incredibly problematic for people who effectively get...

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 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]

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...

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

James O'Connor: 107. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government how many buyers have now been approved under the first home scheme; how many of these approved applications are from Cork county; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23657/23]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Transport Sectoral Emissions Ceiling: Minister for Transport (17 May 2023)

James O'Connor: ...the Minister this question because I think it is incredible how slow the pace of delivery is here. The Minister and I have had our disagreements in the past, particularly concerning the bypass in east Cork, but I will say this to him. At the meeting about the public spending code, I said that it was pretty much a useless instrument to stall and delay projects. I see that reforms are now...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Transport Sectoral Emissions Ceiling: Minister for Transport (17 May 2023)

James O'Connor: ...in the Department to just sign off on the appointment of the design consultant. It is simply a signature on a sheet of paper but it is impossible to obtain. I accept that the N25 Midleton to Cork is controversial but it could start tomorrow with a sign-off from the Department. I could continue by mentioning projects in Tipperary, south Kilkenny and Carlow where there is no movement....

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects (16 May 2023)

James O'Connor: 79. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she can provide an update on new school builds for 2023 and new school builds in the Cork East constituency; if she can provide an update on a specific school build (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22891/23]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport (16 May 2023)

James O'Connor: 89. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she can provide the number of applications made for the school transport scheme within Cork county; if there is an increase in applications in the Cork East constituency, if her Department will increase the number of buses required to fulfil the number of applications; if her Department will consider raising the ceiling age of 70 years for...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Rail Network (4 May 2023)

James O'Connor: 73. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his Department’s plans to construct new train stations in the Cork metropolitan region; if a timeline for the proposed new stations outlined in CMATS is available; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20820/23]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Projects (4 May 2023)

James O'Connor: 77. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will provide an update on the completion of national road projects in County Cork, including the N73 Clogher Cross-Waterdyke scheme, the Dunkettle Interchange, and the N22 Macroom-Ballyvourney Scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20819/23]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: National Broadband Plan (27 Apr 2023)

James O'Connor: 115. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if he will provide an update of the rollout for the National Broadband Plan for Cork east; the number of homes that have been connected to date for the same area; the number of homes that remain to be connected in the Youghal area; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19889/23]

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Flexible Work Practices (25 Apr 2023)

James O'Connor: 99. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development if remote working hubs can be expanded in the constituency of Cork east, and in towns such as Midleton and Youghal. [19383/23]

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Departmental Funding (25 Apr 2023)

James O'Connor: 85. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development the number of organisations and initiatives in Cork east that will be in receipt of the Community Support Fund. [19382/23]

Ábhair Shaincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Matters (20 Apr 2023)

James O'Connor: ...the employees impacted by the closure of Derrinlough briquette factory; Deputy Pat Buckley - to discuss health and safety concerns for workers following a serious workplace incident at the Stryker plant in east Cork. The matters raised by Deputies Bernard Durkan, Thomas Pringle, Pat Buckley and Martin Browne have been selected for discussion.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Educational Disadvantage (23 Mar 2023)

James O'Connor: 142. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the reason three schools in Youghal, County Cork did not qualify for DEIS status at a post-primary and primary level despite the fourth school being awarded DEIS status on an appeal to her Department; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [13212/23]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Quarterly Update on Matters relating to Minister of State's Remit: Discussion (22 Mar 2023)

James O'Connor: ...,000 vehicles per annum. While I accept the Minister of State's comments about the average waiting times being in excess of 28 days, if he came to Youghal – we look forward to him coming down to Cork tomorrow – the earliest appointment he would get on the system would be some time in October or November. That is not good enough and I am concerned that not enough is being...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Schemes (9 Mar 2023)

James O'Connor: 70. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of applications from the Cork East constituency that were accepted into the ACRES scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11968/23]