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Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Sports Funding (8 May 2025)

James O'Connor: 137. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if he will outline the plans for the next round of sports capital funding; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22898/25]

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Driver Test (8 May 2025)

James O'Connor: 272. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the plans to address the long driving test wait times in County Cork and nationally; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23107/25]

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (7 May 2025)

James O'Connor: I want to raise the issue of Youghal District Court being removed from the town. Youghal has lost much of its public services over a protracted period. I want to raise the matter of retaining a District Court. There was a previous attempt to remove it. Unfortunately, moving those services to Dungarvan also brings Garda resources from Youghal, outside County Cork, half an hour's drive...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Social Welfare Schemes (1 May 2025)

James O'Connor: The programme for Government states that we must ensure the social protection system is work friendly and that welfare traps which inhibit people from taking up work are removed. At present, a person on jobseeker's allowance who receives an offer of part-time work may actually end up worse off financially if their hours are spread across the whole working week rather than being concentrated...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Social Welfare Schemes (1 May 2025)

James O'Connor: I appreciate the response. This is an important issue that has been raised by the Citizens Information Board. It was highlighted that the working-age payments scheme should be based on the working family payment model, whereby a person receives a payment based on a percentage of the difference between his or her income and the specified threshold for his or her family type. However, the...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Social Welfare Schemes (1 May 2025)

James O'Connor: 87. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if he will remove inconsistencies and anomalies in the current jobseeker's allowance scheme which discourage people from taking up employment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21699/25]

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Social Welfare Schemes (1 May 2025)

James O'Connor: Will the Department of Social Protection remove the inconsistencies and anomalies in the current jobseeker's allowance scheme that discourage people from taking up employment. Will he give some further information on that? It is an important issue. It is something we have previously discussed. I would appreciate it if the Minister could advise the House on whether his Department plans any...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Legislative Programme (1 May 2025)

James O'Connor: 35. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the legislative priorities for his Department for 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21754/25]

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Enterprise Support Services (1 May 2025)

James O'Connor: 66. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if his Department will roll out additional resources to support entrepreneurial incubation and innovation in the near future; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21755/25]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Employment Schemes (1 May 2025)

James O'Connor: 161. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if he will report on the number of people engaged in work and skills week 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21698/25]

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: School Transport (30 Apr 2025)

James O'Connor: I welcome the Minister of State's statement. He understands rural Ireland and the issues I am raising because our constituencies are not that dissimilar. We share a county after all. I welcome the inclusion of Kilcredan in the pilot project by the Department of Education. I would appreciate if the Department would share that information with me so I can bring it back to the parents and...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: School Transport (30 Apr 2025)

James O'Connor: I appreciate the opportunity to raise this important matter regarding my constituency. It is about Kilcredan National School, which is located in the peripheral regions of Youghal and Midleton towns. It is a rural school but it is also a very large school. It came about because of the merger of three existing primary schools in that parish into one. Although it was a very good idea and...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (30 Apr 2025)

James O'Connor: 193. To ask the Minister for Health if she will review correspondence (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21408/25]

Uisce Éireann: Statements (10 Apr 2025)

James O'Connor: With your kind permission, a Cheann Comhairle, Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan will be sharing of some of my time. I appreciate the opportunity to raise issues pertaining to my constituency and nationally relating to Irish Water. In particular, I want to raise the case of what is going on in Ballyhooly, a small village outside of the town of Fermoy. Ballyhooly has had ongoing significant...

Tariffs: Statements (9 Apr 2025)

James O'Connor: In the context of the tariffs, I raise what we are doing here in Ireland and what we can control. So much of what is going on in the United States, no matter what Ireland says and no matter what Minister we dispatch to Washington, is not going to be able to reverse what the Trump White House intends to do. I was there a few weeks ago, and it was interesting. The Acting Chair was there and...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Renewable Energy Generation (9 Apr 2025)

James O'Connor: I thank the Minister of State. In my opening statement, I referred to what is happening with the solar development in the Killeagh-Inch area and Mountuniacke, but there are others, north of Midleton, in Leamlara, and Lisgoold, and towards Watergrasshill, more are being proposed in Kilquane around Knockraha. What is also disturbing, as the Minister of State highlighted, is the lack of...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Renewable Energy Generation (9 Apr 2025)

James O'Connor: I express my gratitude that this topic has been selected for discussion. It is incredibly important. It relates to the rapid development of solar across my constituency and in Cork North-Central and Cork South-Central. This is about what I see as the wholesale changing of the function of agricultural lands in my constituency and their use as solar farms. We are starting to see what these...

Ceisteanna - Questions: Cabinet Committees (8 Apr 2025)

James O'Connor: I raise with the Taoiseach the issue of energy security ahead of the infrastructure meeting. I want to bring forward the idea that Ireland follow suit and join other countries in the EU which use nuclear technology as part of their energy production. Ireland has the highest non-residential electricity prices in the European Union as of 2024, according to Eurostat. Finland has the cheapest...