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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Engagement with Road Safety Authority (12 Oct 2022)

James O'Connor: I will be direct.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Engagement with Road Safety Authority (12 Oct 2022)

James O'Connor: I am talking about the ordinary NCT that is required for every vehicle after a specific time. The car used in this case was a Ford Focus that was over the limit for the NCT. That is the reference. If someone is booking a six-year-old second-hand car in for its ordinary NCT in east Cork, the options are 22 January in Little Island, 10 March in Cahir, 3 February in Blarney, 9 February in...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Engagement with Road Safety Authority (12 Oct 2022)

James O'Connor: Why not?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Engagement with Road Safety Authority (12 Oct 2022)

James O'Connor: Is Mr. Walsh telling me that the RSA is holding back slots?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Engagement with Road Safety Authority (12 Oct 2022)

James O'Connor: I wish to clarify because this is important. If I log on today, does it mean that the earliest possible date for the NCT in one of my local centres is on offer today?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Engagement with Road Safety Authority (12 Oct 2022)

James O'Connor: It is a very clear question. If I want to book an NCT for a car today, is the earliest possible date on offer today? Mr. Walsh mentioned that the slots were being released in blocks. Does that mean that, if I waited until mid-November, another block of dates would be released that could be closer to this date?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Engagement with Road Safety Authority (12 Oct 2022)

James O'Connor: That is insane. It makes no sense.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Engagement with Road Safety Authority (12 Oct 2022)

James O'Connor: You would not see this in Westminster.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Engagement with Road Safety Authority (12 Oct 2022)

James O'Connor: From an efficiency point of view, I cannot see the merit of that.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Engagement with Road Safety Authority (12 Oct 2022)

James O'Connor: There are shortages in every walk of life. Whether someone is in the hospitality sector or transport - you name it - there are issues with hiring staff. It is just the way things are at the moment. To me, that system is innately flawed in terms of what it is offering people. If someone goes in any day of the week and wants to book an appointment, surely the fairest way is to give them the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Engagement with Road Safety Authority (12 Oct 2022)

James O'Connor: Mr. Waide is doing a very eloquent job of winding the down the clock. I think that is a fantastic initiative, it is brilliant, and every single one of us in the Oireachtas welcomes that. If what I am about to say to Mr. Waide was not so serious, it would be entertaining. Mr. Waide referred to the closest centre. If I wanted to get that lovely Ford Focus in for the NCT in Youghal, the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Engagement with Road Safety Authority (12 Oct 2022)

James O'Connor: It would want to drive a little faster. This is a huge concern.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Engagement with Road Safety Authority (12 Oct 2022)

James O'Connor: I will conclude on this as the RSA has a lot of work to do and we do not want to keep the witnesses. We are also dealing with amendments that have been made to the criminal offences involved in driving. It is proposed that fines be increased and we are engaging today with the Minister of State at the Department of Transport, Deputy Naughton, in that regard. What concerns me is that because...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Public Sector Pay (11 Oct 2022)

James O'Connor: 287. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he will address the matters raised in correspondence by a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49768/22]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Departmental Funding (11 Oct 2022)

James O'Connor: 539. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the position regarding a timeline for decisions to issues on applications to his Department for funding programmes (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49767/22]

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (6 Oct 2022)

James O'Connor: Covid-19 had many knock-on impacts across public services in the country, but the Government will be familiar with one particular area where there was an impact, namely driving tests. Unfortunately, people are waiting an extremely long period to get driving tests across many areas of Munster. In places like Wilton, Mallow and Dungarvan, which are very important centres in my constituency of...

Public Accounts Committee: 2021 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 38 - Health
Health Service Executive - Financial Statements 2021 (Resumed) (6 Oct 2022)

James O'Connor: I thank the Chairman and welcome the officials to the committee. It has been referred to very strongly in contributions by other members but the importance the NAS has across every constituency in the country cannot be understated. All I can tell the officials about is what is happening in my own area and unfortunately the reports are not good. Recently, we had an incident in east Cork...

Public Accounts Committee: 2021 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 38 - Health
Health Service Executive - Financial Statements 2021 (Resumed) (6 Oct 2022)

James O'Connor: I accept that it is on the HSE's radar but the part that bothers me is that it has been on the HSE's radar for an awfully long time. This issue has not occurred just today or yesterday. It has been going on for a number of years. It is starting to seriously worry me now and, while I do not mean to be parochial, in my area we are seeing a collapse in SouthDoc services. I am getting...

Public Accounts Committee: 2021 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 38 - Health
Health Service Executive - Financial Statements 2021 (Resumed) (6 Oct 2022)

James O'Connor: I do not believe that anybody is making that assumption. It is a difficult thing to do. Anything that involves deploying a medical team does not have a simple solution. This must be raised, however, and I will give a recent example. A person in east Cork recently had to wait 90 minutes for an ambulance to come from Carlow. I will not give any further breakdown, but that person is now...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Departmental Schemes (6 Oct 2022)

James O'Connor: 288. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the action that he will take to provide those who were subjected to differential treatment in childcare institutions with effective remedies, through the mother and baby payment scheme, in particular to provide redress for the harms caused due to racial discrimination and systemic racism. [49139/22]