Results 1-20 of 405 for cork speaker:James O'Connor

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Housing Provision (30 May 2024)

James O'Connor: 60. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the number of housing commencements in County Cork for the first quarter of 2024; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24320/24]

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (29 May 2024)

James O'Connor: I wish to raise an issue that is very important to people across the north Cork area including in Fermoy and Mitchelstown. Unfortunately, I am meeting a huge number of people who are retired or who have complicated healthcare needs and who want access to GP services across the north Cork area. In north Cork, we have two primary care centres but they are under serious pressure because of a...

Business Support Package: Statements (23 May 2024)

James O'Connor: I was waiting but the Ceann Comhairle took my joke. I join Deputy Flaherty in welcoming his guests. The issue we are discussing is of huge relevance at the moment. In my constituency of Cork East, whether in the local villages, towns or out in the countryside, time and again I meet small employers. I am not talking about the companies with between 50 and 100 employees. I am talking about...

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (23 May 2024)

James O'Connor: I want to raise the national catchment flood risk assessment and management programme, CFRAM. Storm Babet caused major devastation in my constituency, in Cork North Central and Waterford. A number of the places in my constituency that were flooded as a result of the storm, including Castlemartyr, Mogeely and Rathcormac, had flood management plans in place. There were also plans to carry...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Business Supports (23 May 2024)

James O'Connor: Members of Cork County Council are well able to fire a torpedo up here to give out about Oireachtas Members and Ministers when they are not happy but that level of money being paid out is entirely unacceptable. It is not the fault of the Minister or the Department officials when other local authorities seem to be doing this without any concern or issue. It needs to be on the record of the...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Business Supports (23 May 2024)

James O'Connor: 59. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment when the payments for the increased cost of business grants will be paid to businesses in Cork; the number of businesses that have and have not applied for the grant; how many of those businesses are in the hospitality sector; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23311/24]

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Business Supports (23 May 2024)

James O'Connor: ..., for remaining in his current role. I ask this question around the increased cost of business, ICOB, grants which were made available, about their uptake, particularly in the area of County Cork, and if this information can be provided to the House, please?

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Business Supports (23 May 2024)

James O'Connor: ...firms, this is something which needs to be taken up by the consumer protection agencies we have here. Could I just get some subsequent information on how much money is being paid out in County Cork? I heard of the work which is being done in Cork City Council, but can I get clarification on how much has been paid out? I heard of the number of applications and it is great to see that...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Special Educational Needs (22 May 2024)

James O'Connor: ...the person who left cannot be replaced. The caseload from Midleton has now been combined with the caseload from Youghal. These are two major towns. Midleton is one of the biggest towns in County Cork and Youghal is not a small town either. Both caseloads have been lumped into one office which means, unfortunately, that people are waiting for up to two years when the recommended...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Special Educational Needs (22 May 2024)

James O'Connor: I thank the Minister of State for being here this morning. I wish to raise the issue of speech and language services that is affecting the east Cork area. We have wonderful healthcare professionals working across the healthcare service in County Cork and Cork city and in other services in west Waterford which are used by people in my constituency. However, we have problems around...

Housing for All: Statements (Resumed) (21 May 2024)

James O'Connor: ...of what the Department has done in the ongoing work to expand the number of housing units being built. It is working quite well in my constituency. I highlight also that in Dublin city centre and in Cork we are seeing an increase in apartment construction. We need to look at the issue of ownership as well. That new two-bedroom units are being built is welcome, as seen in places like...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Credits (21 May 2024)

James O'Connor: 77. To ask the Minister for Finance the total number of rent tax credit claims made in Cork for each of the years 2022, 2023 and to date in 2024; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22688/24]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Reliefs (21 May 2024)

James O'Connor: 119. To ask the Minister for Finance the number of help-to-buy claims approved in Cork since 1 July 2020, along with the number of applicants associated with these claims; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22687/24]

Public Accounts Committee: 2022 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 26 - Office of Minister for Education (16 May 2024)

James O'Connor: .... Some schools that were lucky enough to be included in the DEIS bands following the recent review, but others were very disappointed. There is a particular social need in Youghal in County Cork and what happened with DEIS - to which I will return in a moment - was rather perplexing. Beyond DEIS allocation, that provision of a home-school liaison service to schools is critical in...

Public Accounts Committee: 2022 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 26 - Office of Minister for Education (16 May 2024)

James O'Connor: ...the end. There are schools that have been given resources by the Department for the construction of sports halls. Some of them have been funded. There are schools that have been built in the Cork city area that have been provided with sports halls through additional investment or capital investment, but there is one in Mitchelstown that cannot get one. It is unclear why. PE is now...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Rail Network (16 May 2024)

James O'Connor: 57. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if his Department has any provision for new train stations in the east Cork area; if so, the details of same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22148/24]

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Water Services (15 May 2024)

James O'Connor: ...home owners and people who live in these homes affected, with a safe and secure water supply for every type of domestic use, there should be some reflection on that so that in an area such as east Cork, where so many people have been affected over such a long time, they need to be given some kind of compensation to allow them to get on with their lives without having to bear that...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Water Services (15 May 2024)

James O'Connor: Gabhaim buíochas leis an Leas-Cheann Comhairle. I wish to speak about this issue because it is of huge importance to people across the east Cork region where the homes that are supplied with this affected water supply are being negatively impacted. Because of new policies that have been introduced, there is an additional burden on these householders, which is very unjustified, in the...

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (8 May 2024)

James O'Connor: ...have to wait until 2026 for a planning application to be lodged. I want to state how completely unacceptable this is in the aftermath of one of the greatest natural disasters to ever hit County Cork with more than 600 homes and businesses in Midleton alone flooded. Will the Government look at using the Arterial Drainage Act and increase the speed with which that will be delivered to get...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Flood Relief Schemes (2 May 2024)

James O'Connor: ...the River Kiltha. Homes in that area have been flooded on a number of occasions and although Storm Babet was an extreme weather event, the likes of which have not seen in recorded history in east Cork, I have concerns about those homes being flooded once again. I would like to see the Minister of State working with Cork County Council to specifically address the issues in the areas and...