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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Carbon Budgets and Climate Action Plan: Engagement with Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications (16 Nov 2021)

Christopher O'Sullivan: While I think we all feel that to say that the outcome of COP26 in terms of global ambition could have been better is an understatement, I genuinely feel Ireland can be proud in terms of the commitment we went there with in terms of the Climate Action Bill, budgets being brought to us by the Climate Change Advisory Council, the climate action plan and sectoral targets. If other nations had...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: National Development Plan (16 Nov 2021)

Christopher O'Sullivan: 79. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he will provide an overview of NSO 8 of the National Development Plan 2021-2030; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55859/21]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: National Development Plan (16 Nov 2021)

Christopher O'Sullivan: 99. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he will provide an overview of NSO 7 of the National Development Plan 2021-2030; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55858/21]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Common Agricultural Policy (16 Nov 2021)

Christopher O'Sullivan: 683. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the amount of the €395 million budget which was allocated to TAMS in the last round of CAP which was spent by 31 December 2019 specifically; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56160/21]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Schemes (16 Nov 2021)

Christopher O'Sullivan: 684. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the reason horses which were considered as livestock unit in the previous form of TAMS, the farm improvement scheme and farm modernisation scheme, were no longer considered as a livestock unit under TAMS 2015/2019; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56161/21]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Rental Sector (11 Nov 2021)

Christopher O'Sullivan: 11. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if his attention has been drawn to the issue of local councils being unable to enforce a ban on short-term lets in rent pressure zones given that they are powerless to gather the landlord contact information or property ID required to bring about a prosecution; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55156/21]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Provision (11 Nov 2021)

Christopher O'Sullivan: 78. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the status of the delivery of housing by the Land Development Agency in Cork. [55193/21]

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Tourism Industry (11 Nov 2021)

Christopher O'Sullivan: 116. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the supports available for sustainable tourism; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [55116/21]

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Sport and Recreational Development (11 Nov 2021)

Christopher O'Sullivan: 122. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht her plans to encourage members and players to return to sports following full reopening; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [55117/21]

Ceisteanna - Questions: Citizens' Assembly (9 Nov 2021)

Christopher O'Sullivan: 1. To ask the Taoiseach if he will provide a report on the citizens’ assemblies pledged in the programme for Government. [52334/21]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Departmental Schemes (9 Nov 2021)

Christopher O'Sullivan: 175. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if a person (details supplied) qualifies for an SEAI grant; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54026/21]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Traffic Management (9 Nov 2021)

Christopher O'Sullivan: 230. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will instruct Transport Infrastructure Ireland to introduce significant traffic calming measures on the N71 in Leap village at the section of road by the local primary school, local playground, local church and shop in the interest of safety for pedestrians and motorists; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54690/21]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Policy (9 Nov 2021)

Christopher O'Sullivan: 353. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if consideration will be given to the sale of two-bed local authority houses to existing housing tenants in certain circumstances; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54755/21]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Industry (9 Nov 2021)

Christopher O'Sullivan: 724. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if his Department can engage with the representative farming organisations to discuss the unsustainable price increase in fertiliser costs facing the sector; if his Department has any proposals to ensure that this unprecedented surge in price is rectified in discussion with the European Commission and that farmers in Ireland will...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Energy Conservation (4 Nov 2021)

Christopher O'Sullivan: 25. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the progress made towards the Programme for Government commitment to develop new standards to reduce emissions from f-gases and new requirements to make lighting more energy efficient. [53698/21]

Ceisteanna - Questions: Cabinet Committees (3 Nov 2021)

Christopher O'Sullivan: 6. To ask the Taoiseach when the Cabinet committee that deals with marine and fishing will next meet. [43785/21]

Ceisteanna - Questions: Cabinet Committees (3 Nov 2021)

Christopher O'Sullivan: I thank and congratulate the Taoiseach on his performance at, and contribution to, the COP26 summit in Glasgow. While it has been met with much cynicism by the Opposition, I firmly believe it was, by far, the best contribution by any Irish leader at any Conference of the Parties held to date. It reaffirmed our commitment to climate action. It is also important to note that we went there...

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (3 Nov 2021)

Christopher O'Sullivan: Like Deputy Costello, I wish to raise the issue of international surrogacy. In Ireland there are couples who may have chosen to avail of IVF treatment and have gone through three or four rounds of IVF unsuccessfully and who may then have chosen international surrogacy. We have ludicrous legislation meaning that they then return to Ireland with their child and the mother is not recognised...

Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Governance in Irish Athletic Boxing Association: Discussion (3 Nov 2021)

Christopher O'Sullivan: I concur with the sentiments of congratulations to Mr. Treacy. I still get a bit star struck. We do not have many medallists in athletics. We all grew up knowing exactly who John Treacy was. That is enough of the platitudes but I will just say "well done". It is an absolute pleasure. I have two questions. The first relates to boxing. I come from west Cork, which is not exactly a boxing...

Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Governance in Irish Athletic Boxing Association: Discussion (3 Nov 2021)

Christopher O'Sullivan: It is football. That is spot on. It makes sense that it is not a boxing stronghold. The few clubs we have are somewhat underfunded. They scrape by on fundraising and whatever finances they can scrape together. Despite my saying at the outset that it is not a stronghold, believe it or not, there are some young female boxers in particular who are starting to come up through the ranks,...