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Written Answers — Department of Health: Primary Care Centres (13 Oct 2022)

James O'Connor: 464. To ask the Minister for Health the status of physiotherapy services in the primary care centre in Fermoy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51041/22]

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

James O'Connor: Putting this problem into perspective is important. I will give the witnesses an indication of it. I am from Cork East, which is a large area. I will take us through the NCT centres that people in my constituency use. My home town is Youghal, where the next available NCT appointment is 4 April. In Charleville, which is in Cork North-West, it is 22 March. In Waterford, it is 9 February....

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

James O'Connor: I will wait to see what Mr. Waide has to say, if he does not mind giving us some information.

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

James O'Connor: Yes.

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...