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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: General Scheme of the Research and Innovation Bill 2023: Discussion (9 May 2023)

Pádraig O'Sullivan: Most of the speakers have touched on the issue of staff retention and conditions. Ms Dolan specifically mentioned that head 45 and head 47 are silent on subcontracts entered into by awardees of SFI which are still in force. Will she explain what that means?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: General Scheme of the Research and Innovation Bill 2023: Discussion (9 May 2023)

Pádraig O'Sullivan: I apologise if I am being a bit stupid, but is the concern that it is going to affect the conditions of people on existing contracts?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: General Scheme of the Research and Innovation Bill 2023: Discussion (9 May 2023)

Pádraig O'Sullivan: Okay, I thank Ms Dolan. From listening to our guests and the discussion of parity of esteem between disciplines, I get their concerns and I think we all do. On competitive funding processes for research grants, how do our guests recommend we ensure equity or equal distribution into the future? It is akin to what Deputy Jim O'Callaghan said, namely, is it about specific quotas of people...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Fiscal Policy (9 May 2023)

Pádraig O'Sullivan: 101. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will outline his plans for the surplus of €16 billion estimated for 2024; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21435/23]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Mortgage Interest Rates (9 May 2023)

Pádraig O'Sullivan: 98. To ask the Minister for Finance the steps he is taking to reduce the impact of interest rate rises on persons whose home loans rest with a non-pillar bank or vulture fund; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21434/23]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Staff (9 May 2023)

Pádraig O'Sullivan: 588. To ask the Minister for Health the number of job advertisements for home care workers in CHO 4 that the HSE has placed in 2022 and to date in 2023; the number of home care positions that have been filled to date in CHO 4; the average timeframe between initial interview and commencement of employment, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21248/23]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Home Care Packages (9 May 2023)

Pádraig O'Sullivan: 590. To ask the Minister for Health the measures in place to alleviate the crisis in home care services delivery; the new initiatives that are being proposed to resolve the staffing shortages in this sector; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21256/23]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Park-and-Ride Facilities (4 May 2023)

Pádraig O'Sullivan: 16. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will provide an update regarding the progress of a park-and-ride facility in the Dunkettle area; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20679/23]

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

Pádraig O'Sullivan: 71. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will provide and update on the progress in relation to the construction of the new greenway in Glanmire; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20680/23]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Public Sector Pensions (3 May 2023)

Pádraig O'Sullivan: 129. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he has plans to review the current pension abatement arrangements for public service staff who complete their employment in one area of the public sector and, subsequently, take up employment in another area of the public service; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20693/23]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Public Sector Pensions (3 May 2023)

Pádraig O'Sullivan: 130. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the number of exemptions from pension abatement applied for and issued across all Departments under the Public Service Pensions Act 2012, for 2019, 2020, 2021 and 2022; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20694/23]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Public Sector Pensions (3 May 2023)

Pádraig O'Sullivan: 131. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the amount of revenue generated under pension abatement arrangements for 2019, 2020, 2021 and 2022; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20695/23]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Appeals (3 May 2023)

Pádraig O'Sullivan: 247. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection when a decision will be made on an appeal by a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20312/23]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Nursing and Midwifery Board of Ireland (3 May 2023)

Pádraig O'Sullivan: 462. To ask the Minister for Health if he will engage with the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Ireland regarding a nursing licence for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20655/23]

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: School Transport (27 Apr 2023)

Pádraig O'Sullivan: I thank the Minister of State. I am raising the issue today because the deadline is tomorrow. The case I am highlighting is just one of the dozens throughout the country with various anomalies. The reality is that the people in the area I am speaking about have given up applying because they know they fall outside the criteria and they are unlikely to get a concessionary ticket. It is...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: School Transport (27 Apr 2023)

Pádraig O'Sullivan: I will start on a positive note. The dramatic expansion of the school transport scheme in recent years has brought more students into the fold in terms of being able to get a bus to school. That is welcome. Last year, while there were teething problems with the expanded scheme, it ensured more kids than ever before got to school. Despite the problems with drivers, routes and the usual...

Ábhair Shaincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Matters (27 Apr 2023)

Pádraig O'Sullivan: I wish to advise the House of the following matters in respect of which notice has been given under Standing Order 37 and the name of the Member in each case: Deputy Jennifer Whitmore - to discuss the need for a public consultation on the nationalisation of domestic waste management services in Ireland. Deputy Bernard Durkan - to discuss services at Naas General Hospital. Deputy Michael...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Foreign Conflicts (27 Apr 2023)

Pádraig O'Sullivan: I believe the Tánaiste just spoke there, as well as in the media recently, about joining a wider group of EU member states. He mentioned a possibility of a pan-European response in the future. In regard to that, will he expand on the development of such a strategy? Has he had any discussions at European level in that regard? How would he envisage such an arrangement working into the...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Foreign Conflicts (27 Apr 2023)

Pádraig O'Sullivan: 15. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the measures Ireland has taken at EU and international level regarding the ongoing civil unrest and humanitarian crisis in Sudan; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19755/23]

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Foreign Conflicts (27 Apr 2023)

Pádraig O'Sullivan: We are all very concerned about developments in Sudan over recent weeks. It is a very concerning time for all Irish citizens and their families as the situation there has been very fluid and unpredictable. The partnership and help that we have received from the French, Swedes and Spanish, as the Minister mentioned, demonstrates what being in the EU is all about and we should be very...