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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...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Foreign Conflicts (27 Apr 2023)

Pádraig O'Sullivan: 34. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the engagement he has had with the Sudanese ambassador regarding the civil unrest and humanitarian crisis in Sudan; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19754/23]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Energy Conservation (27 Apr 2023)

Pádraig O'Sullivan: 122. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if he can outline the wait times from application to completion of works under the SEAI scheme; the measures being taken to address long waiting times; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19745/23]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Climate Change Policy (27 Apr 2023)

Pádraig O'Sullivan: 125. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment when he intends to launch a public consultation into the use of direct lines and private wires; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19746/23]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Cancer Screening Programmes (27 Apr 2023)

Pádraig O'Sullivan: 349. To ask the Minister for Health the number of BreastCheck screenings that were undertaken in 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021 and 2022, tabular form; when he expects the pre-pandemic service levels will be restored; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19948/23]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Healthcare Infrastructure Provision (27 Apr 2023)

Pádraig O'Sullivan: 350. To ask the Minister for Health when the new elective hospital in Cork will go to tender; if he can anticipate when construction will begin; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19974/23]

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (26 Apr 2023)

Pádraig O'Sullivan: It is that time of year again. The school transport deadline is this Friday. I welcome the enhanced programme we have run since Covid began. We have extended the programme. I also welcome that the extension for the eligibility, from closest to second closest school, is to be maintained in this year's programme. However, the full review is not complete and will not be complete in time for...