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Public Accounts Committee: Financial Statements 2023: Health Service Executive (24 Oct 2024)

James O'Connor: I wish the Cathaoirleach well in her new role. I mark the fact she is the first female to serve in her position. I also thank Deputy Catherine Murphy for her work recently and throughout the term as Leas-Chathaoirleach. Returning to the capital development side of things, I wish to ask another question. In the context of land relinquished during 2023 – this is a specific question...

Public Accounts Committee: Financial Statements 2023: Health Service Executive (24 Oct 2024)

James O'Connor: It is interesting Mr. Gloster says that because I have one situation I wish to raise with him. I was trying to get a conversation without prejudice between a local GAA club and a facility where the HSE owned the ground but there was that instance where the field was used for GAA purposes. I was wondering about the mechanisms around that.

Public Accounts Committee: Financial Statements 2023: Health Service Executive (24 Oct 2024)

James O'Connor: Mr. Gloster might just check that out with St. Raphael’s because I have requested that previously but I just want to get the ball rolling.

Public Accounts Committee: Financial Statements 2023: Health Service Executive (24 Oct 2024)

James O'Connor: Yes. It is a huge site. There are vast lands with it. I refer to the feasibility study on the ambulance training unit going into the old building in St. Raphael's. It is a beautiful building. It is almost like one of the old buildings you see in Trinity College but it has been left derelict and vacant for some time. It is sealed and contained. It is not as run down as some other...

Public Accounts Committee: Financial Statements 2023: Health Service Executive (24 Oct 2024)

James O'Connor: My ultimate message is that the HSE should please drive on with that. For the first time in 30 years, there is something happening in Youghal because of the State action. The town had lost 4,000 jobs in manufacturing and was utterly abandoned for years.

Public Accounts Committee: Financial Statements 2023: Health Service Executive (24 Oct 2024)

James O'Connor: That is good to hear. The primary care centre is moving along. I also ask about the chronic pain management suites the HSE is working on. Dr. Henry might know a little more about this but it is looking at locating some of them in primary care facilities around the country. I have another question about small injury units and to see what is involved in locating those within the new primary...

Public Accounts Committee: Financial Statements 2023: Health Service Executive (24 Oct 2024)

James O'Connor: Both.

Public Accounts Committee: Financial Statements 2023: Health Service Executive (24 Oct 2024)

James O'Connor: Correct, in primary care settings. I think they have done this in Dungarvan, County Waterford, with success. I want to see if it will be possible-----

Public Accounts Committee: Financial Statements 2023: Health Service Executive (24 Oct 2024)

James O'Connor: Thank you.

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Business Supports (24 Oct 2024)

James O'Connor: 58. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he is concerned regarding the high cost of energy prices for businesses; what actions his Department is taking outside of those announced in Budget 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43555/24]

Public Accounts Committee: Appropriation Accounts 2023
Vote 13 - Office of Public Works (22 Oct 2024)

James O'Connor: Mr. Casey will be aware of two tranche 2 schemes, in Rathcormac and Castlemartyr. Both have flooded on multiple occasions. I have asked this question of him before. Does he have any update on the prioritisation of those schemes, considering that they have flooded on numerous occasions? They have been in a holding pattern since 2017 and 2018. This came through the catchment-based flood...

Public Accounts Committee: Appropriation Accounts 2023
Vote 13 - Office of Public Works (22 Oct 2024)

James O'Connor: -----but does he feel any remorse for the harm he has caused to the reputation of the Parliament of this country?

Public Accounts Committee: Appropriation Accounts 2023
Vote 13 - Office of Public Works (22 Oct 2024)

James O'Connor: Mr. Conlon is sorry.

Public Accounts Committee: Appropriation Accounts 2023
Vote 13 - Office of Public Works (22 Oct 2024)

James O'Connor: I had asked about the correspondence relating to the bike shelter. I acknowledge that we are now in possession of correspondence dated 19 October 2020. I wanted to ask a couple of questions about that. There was a letter to the Ceann Comhairle, which was dated after the general election and which was signed by Deputies Bacik, Cannon, Costello, Carroll MacNeill, Leddin, Matthews, Ó...

Public Accounts Committee: Appropriation Accounts 2023
Vote 13 - Office of Public Works (22 Oct 2024)

James O'Connor: I do not want to be personal. I know Mr. Conlon is new to his post. Is he abreast of the details relating to this matter? It is a major policy crisis. Ms Collier has dealt with a lot today, to be fair to her. Mr. Conlon is the boss.

Public Accounts Committee: Appropriation Accounts 2023
Vote 13 - Office of Public Works (22 Oct 2024)

James O'Connor: The letter that Mr. Conlon provided states that before the February 2020 election, Senator Bacik and other colleagues had raised this issue on many occasions with the commission, and Senator Bacik had convened a meeting in October 2018 with both Oireachtas Members and staff who were cyclists and passed on the concerns of all those-----

Public Accounts Committee: Appropriation Accounts 2023
Vote 13 - Office of Public Works (22 Oct 2024)

James O'Connor: It is, because the OPW is developing it. I want to get an insight. This is correspondence that the OPW has chosen to provide and I want to refer to it. The OPW withheld the cost from the commission. For the people who are listening in, the commission is made up of Members of all parties of all political creeds. These individuals are appointed by their respective party whips or political...

Public Accounts Committee: Appropriation Accounts 2023
Vote 13 - Office of Public Works (22 Oct 2024)

James O'Connor: Does the local authority have the full team of resources on the ground that it needs to do all the advanced scoping on this project? Quite a few requests have come in from John Slattery.

Public Accounts Committee: Appropriation Accounts 2023
Vote 13 - Office of Public Works (22 Oct 2024)

James O'Connor: I will come back to this issue in my second time slot because it is quite important.

Public Accounts Committee: Appropriation Accounts 2023
Vote 13 - Office of Public Works (22 Oct 2024)

James O'Connor: Has he gone down to see the new building?