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Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Youth Services (2 Jun 2022)

James O'Connor: I was delighted to have the Minister speak on a digital call with groups in my constituency recently. He made a point about funding being devolved through the Department to different organisations, including education and training boards. I often find that those organisations have their own agenda. Sometimes, geographical areas are left out. Unfortunately, Youghal, which is a town I am...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Youth Services (2 Jun 2022)

James O'Connor: I thank the Minister for being here. I am substituting for Deputy Niamh Smith. Will it be possible to get an outline of Government funding towards Foróige clubs that are supported by the Minister's Department, with regard to support provided for Cavan and Monaghan and indeed, nationally?

Public Accounts Committee: 2020 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 40 - Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth (2 Jun 2022)

James O'Connor: I welcome the fact that representatives from the Department are before us. My questions focus, in particular, on issues facing children who are in very difficult and challenging circumstances. Something I have worked on closely is foster care. I have found the level of support available to parents who take the decision to become foster parents very disturbing. Sometimes the coverage in...

Public Accounts Committee: 2020 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 40 - Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth (2 Jun 2022)

James O'Connor: Am I correct that on the Department's 2020 accounts there was a significant surplus.

Public Accounts Committee: 2020 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 40 - Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth (2 Jun 2022)

James O'Connor: It is very hard for me as a public representative to try and stand over that level of money having to go back into the Exchequer as it is not being spent on really deserving projects around the country. It is an area into which we could have put investment, and I think there was a lost opportunity there. I welcome Mr. McCarthy's comments about work that is being undertaken by State...

Public Accounts Committee: 2020 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 40 - Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth (2 Jun 2022)

James O'Connor: I will elaborate my point. I come from Youghal. That is one of the areas I, as a Deputy, represent. I do not mean to be parochial but I want to use it as a good example. We find it very challenging to get funding down from the ETB to support programmes that are put in place through Departmental funding. Cork is a huge county. There is a city and county with a very large geographical...

Public Accounts Committee: 2020 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 40 - Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth (2 Jun 2022)

James O'Connor: To stress that point again-----

Public Accounts Committee: 2020 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 40 - Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth (2 Jun 2022)

James O'Connor: I promise I will keep this brief. The payment for foster carer's allowance has not changed since 2009. In that time, there have been changes in everything from fuel allowance to social welfare payments. The Government provides a great many levels of support through the Department of Social Protection but the one payment that has not changed, as Mr. McCarthy outlined, has been this...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Children in Care (2 Jun 2022)

James O'Connor: 21. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the supports that are in place for young people leaving care; the number of young people that have not been allocated an aftercare worker from 2017 to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28472/22]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Departmental Strategies (2 Jun 2022)

James O'Connor: 39. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the progress that has been made regarding the transposition of the European Union Work Life Balance Directives to provide new rights to parents and carers in order to help support a better work life balance; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28471/22]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Post Office Network (2 Jun 2022)

James O'Connor: 115. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the engagements that he has had with other Departments regarding the provision of additional offline services at post offices, including passport services; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28417/22]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Delays at Dublin Airport: Discussion (1 Jun 2022)

James O'Connor: Of course, Chairman. First and foremost, I welcome the representatives of the DAA before the committee today. What happened over the course of the weekend is profoundly regrettable and has done remarkable damage to the organisation and to the State. It is important that this committee would ask a number of key questions regarding the operational failures at Dublin Airport over the weekend....

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Delays at Dublin Airport: Discussion (1 Jun 2022)

James O'Connor: What supports were provided by the Government for the retention of staff and to keep the DAA going as an organisation? Mr. Philips outlined in his opening statement that the DAA was losing approximately €1 million each day. What was the DAA in receipt of when it came to those types of financial supports?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Delays at Dublin Airport: Discussion (1 Jun 2022)

James O'Connor: Obviously the DAA was in receipt of the employment wage subsidy scheme, EWSS. Why was it not used to retain security staff?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Delays at Dublin Airport: Discussion (1 Jun 2022)

James O'Connor: No, that is not the question I asked. I am sorry, but I have really limited time. Why was the EWSS the DAA got, like so many other businesses, not used to retain critical staff, in particular the staff members in question, who take a significant amount of time to get trained for their positions?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Delays at Dublin Airport: Discussion (1 Jun 2022)

James O'Connor: Did Mr. Philips communicate those points to the Minister for Transport and the Minister of State with responsibility for aviation? Did he tell them what potentially could happen, which effectively has happened? My understanding is that approximately 50,000 people travelled through the airport at the weekend, in particular on Sunday, but we could go up to as much as 100,000 people per day in...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Delays at Dublin Airport: Discussion (1 Jun 2022)

James O'Connor: I asked Mr. Philips a specific question. He will appreciate that we have limited time. Were those particular points communicated to the Department of Transport, the Minister and the relevant officials in the Department about what potentially could happen?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Delays at Dublin Airport: Discussion (1 Jun 2022)

James O'Connor: It is important for everybody's professional reputation that this particular point is expanded upon. I am genuinely trying to give all the witnesses the benefit of the doubt. I am being fair. Was that communicated? I will take that as a "Yes".

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Delays at Dublin Airport: Discussion (1 Jun 2022)

James O'Connor: Let us talk about the projections for a moment. That is interesting. We were told in this committee repeatedly that it would be approximately 2025 before we returned to 2019 levels. Based on today's figures, how quickly does Mr. Philips feel the airport will get back to going north of 30 million passengers a year?