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Public Accounts Committee: 2020 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 26 - Education
2018 Report on the Accounts of the Public Services of the Comptroller and Auditor General
Chapter 7 - Purchase of Sites for School Provision
2019 Report on the Accounts of the Public Services of the Comptroller and Auditor General
Chapter 8 - Management of the Schools Estate (7 Jul 2022)

James O'Connor: The clock is ticking and I want to make one thing crystal clear. The model being used by the Department at present for the determination of where new schools are required is utterly flawed. Three and four years hence in east Cork, when the Department continues its current plan, which is not to construct a new additional secondary school in that area to serve the needs of the area, that...

Public Accounts Committee: 2020 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 26 - Education
2018 Report on the Accounts of the Public Services of the Comptroller and Auditor General
Chapter 7 - Purchase of Sites for School Provision
2019 Report on the Accounts of the Public Services of the Comptroller and Auditor General
Chapter 8 - Management of the Schools Estate (7 Jul 2022)

James O'Connor: It is daft that this has been allowed to continue. That is the one I referenced regarding the rapid build in 2012. I do not agree with Mr. Loftus when it comes to transparency, but the model that is being used is not looking at the demographic within the households; it is looking more at the construction of new housing. I think that is the model used. The information is not necessarily...

Public Accounts Committee: 2020 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 26 - Education
2018 Report on the Accounts of the Public Services of the Comptroller and Auditor General
Chapter 7 - Purchase of Sites for School Provision
2019 Report on the Accounts of the Public Services of the Comptroller and Auditor General
Chapter 8 - Management of the Schools Estate (7 Jul 2022)

James O'Connor: There are 1,000 houses being built in east Cork at present and there are plans for a new town there. We are far from the peak. It is going to get an awful lot worse. I know that is the national trend, but it is not the trend where I am from.

Public Accounts Committee: 2020 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 26 - Education
2018 Report on the Accounts of the Public Services of the Comptroller and Auditor General
Chapter 7 - Purchase of Sites for School Provision
2019 Report on the Accounts of the Public Services of the Comptroller and Auditor General
Chapter 8 - Management of the Schools Estate (7 Jul 2022)

James O'Connor: If the Department agrees to do that, I would be delighted.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Departmental Strategies (7 Jul 2022)

James O'Connor: 45. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will outline commitments under the Second National Strategy on Education for Sustainable Development – ESD to 2030 and accompanying Implementation Plan to 2026; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36761/22]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Apprenticeship Programmes (7 Jul 2022)

James O'Connor: 61. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will detail progress on apprenticeship commitments, including take up of apprenticeships by sector and county to date in 2022, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36760/22]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Departmental Strategies (7 Jul 2022)

James O'Connor: 129. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the status of the successor to the Better Outcomes, Brighter Futures: the National Policy Framework for children and young people 2014-2020; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36700/22]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Departmental Schemes (7 Jul 2022)

James O'Connor: 201. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the details of acceptance and refusal rates for a scheme (details supplied) of each local authority; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36833/22]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Disability Services (7 Jul 2022)

James O'Connor: 308. To ask the Minister for Health if approval will be given for funding a Cork-based disabilities service (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36830/22]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Closed-Circuit Television Systems (5 Jul 2022)

James O'Connor: 58. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the position regarding the roll-out of community CCTV systems in Garda stations; if GDPR concerns have been addressed; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35977/22]

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Fire Safety (5 Jul 2022)

James O'Connor: 92. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the status of his Department’s review of Ireland’s furniture fire regulations; if he will provide an updated timeline on the consultation process; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36151/22]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Schemes (5 Jul 2022)

James O'Connor: 250. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the details of acceptance and refusal rates for a scheme (details supplied) for each local authority; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36149/22]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Covid-19 Pandemic (5 Jul 2022)

James O'Connor: 848. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide an update on the provision of long-Covid clinics in Cork; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36166/22]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Aids and Appliances (5 Jul 2022)

James O'Connor: 844. To ask the Minister for Health the position in relation to the reimbursement of internationalised normalised ratio test strips and machines for warfarin patients; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36150/22]

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Housing Provision (30 Jun 2022)

James O'Connor: The response is quite interesting as it does not provide a figure for 2022, which is what I asked for. That is a little frustrating and I wish to underline it. I am sure my constituents in Cork East and every Deputy's constituents want those figures and want certainty. I know the Minister of State shares that view. I thank her for the response and I appreciate it but I ask her to bring...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Housing Provision (30 Jun 2022)

James O'Connor: I thank the Minister of State, Deputy Rabbitte, for being present in the Chamber. I ask for a progress update on the ongoing house building targets for 2022. We have seen some reports in the media during the week and there seems to be a discrepancy between details provided by the Department and what will realistically be produced. I would appreciate the Minister providing an update in that...

Public Accounts Committee: 2020 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 27 - International Co-operation
Vote 28 - Foreign Affairs (30 Jun 2022)

James O'Connor: I welcome the officials from the Department of Foreign Affairs and the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform. At the outset, I acknowledge that the Department of Foreign Affairs provides huge service to the State and, generally, it has been very positive throughout Brexit and Ireland securing a position on the UN Security Council. Off my own bat, I want to say the work that has been...

Public Accounts Committee: 2020 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 27 - International Co-operation
Vote 28 - Foreign Affairs (30 Jun 2022)

James O'Connor: We have to analyse the past in this committee and ask questions about it, rather than focusing on the future. That is welcome. In the past, when it came to the recommendation process for special envoys, generally speaking, would the Minister be in charge of designing the list and coming up with the candidates, or would it be the Department that would come up with a recommended list of...

Public Accounts Committee: 2020 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 27 - International Co-operation
Vote 28 - Foreign Affairs (30 Jun 2022)

James O'Connor: Not the UN, but generally.

Public Accounts Committee: 2020 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 27 - International Co-operation
Vote 28 - Foreign Affairs (30 Jun 2022)

James O'Connor: Cultural ambassadors and so on are appointed by the Department of Foreign Affairs. Is that correct?