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Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: National Parks (9 Apr 2024)

Christopher O'Sullivan: 678. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the reason the highly effective rhododendron removal campaign run by an organisation (details supplied) for over three decades in Killarney National Park was ended by National Parks and Wildlife Service; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14910/24]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: National Parks (9 Apr 2024)

Christopher O'Sullivan: 680. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the steps that are being taken to address the issue of rhododendron infestation in Killarney National Park; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14935/24]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: National Parks and Wildlife Service (9 Apr 2024)

Christopher O'Sullivan: 679. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if a proper science-based and holistic ecological restoration programme, based on IUCN guidelines, would be implemented in the park by the National Parks and Wildlife Service; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14915/24]

Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Support for Development of Regional Film and Television Production: Discussion (20 Mar 2024)

Christopher O'Sullivan: I call Ms Mary Nash from the Department of Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media to give her opening statement.

Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Support for Development of Regional Film and Television Production: Discussion (20 Mar 2024)

Christopher O'Sullivan: We will proceed now to Mr. Ó Domhnaill, who is the media development commissioner.

Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Support for Development of Regional Film and Television Production: Discussion (20 Mar 2024)

Christopher O'Sullivan: We will now proceed with Ms Désirée Finnegan, who is the CEO of Screen Ireland.

Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Support for Development of Regional Film and Television Production: Discussion (20 Mar 2024)

Christopher O'Sullivan: I thank Ms Finnegan. We will move on to Mr. Horan of RTÉ.

Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Support for Development of Regional Film and Television Production: Discussion (20 Mar 2024)

Christopher O'Sullivan: I would like to start by congratulating my cousin, Cillian Murphy, on his great win - best actor at the Oscars the weekend before last. He is my third cousin. I do not think he is aware that he is my cousin. Cillian, if you are listening, you have always been my favourite third cousin, and next time you are in west Cork - I know he is a fan of Connolly's in west Cork - we will go for a...

Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Support for Development of Regional Film and Television Production: Discussion (20 Mar 2024)

Christopher O'Sullivan: What is it called again?

Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Support for Development of Regional Film and Television Production: Discussion (20 Mar 2024)

Christopher O'Sullivan: Is there an open call for that?

Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Support for Development of Regional Film and Television Production: Discussion (20 Mar 2024)

Christopher O'Sullivan: Can it be applied for?

Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Support for Development of Regional Film and Television Production: Discussion (20 Mar 2024)

Christopher O'Sullivan: This is for theatre and-----

Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Support for Development of Regional Film and Television Production: Discussion (20 Mar 2024)

Christopher O'Sullivan: That is important. It is great to hear about that funding stream, but there is a reason it probably had not been applied for. We can see a lot of these small, independent studios being swallowed up by bigger companies, but it is so important they are locally led, locally managed and locally run. It is about the add-on benefits in the form of catering, transport, carpentry and whatever...

Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Support for Development of Regional Film and Television Production: Discussion (20 Mar 2024)

Christopher O'Sullivan: That is my point exactly. They are already there. They are choosing to live there. It is just that at the moment-----

Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Support for Development of Regional Film and Television Production: Discussion (20 Mar 2024)

Christopher O'Sullivan: It is a case of build it and they will come.

Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Support for Development of Regional Film and Television Production: Discussion (20 Mar 2024)

Christopher O'Sullivan: I agree with the idea of an officer as well. I will just move to a quick last question. It is perhaps for Mr. Kavanagh or Ms Nash again. What need to be done about those state aid maps and trying to get them passed at European level? The last maps were a bit of a disaster when it came to the tranches and areas that were left out. That is an issue we can all agree with. In Portugal,...

Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Support for Development of Regional Film and Television Production: Discussion (20 Mar 2024)

Christopher O'Sullivan: It kind of comes back to what-----

Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Support for Development of Regional Film and Television Production: Discussion (20 Mar 2024)

Christopher O'Sullivan: I am not sure that extra 5% is the way to go again because we would have the same regions missing out. Maybe new maps in terms of a different investment is the way to go. I will finish on this, because I have gone way over my time. Obviously, despite the incredible work that is going on right across the sector, including the work of people here, and I totally take Ms Flood's point...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Redundancy Payments (5 Mar 2024)

Christopher O'Sullivan: 446. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the expected time scale for employees to receive information on their redundancy entitlements (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [10324/24]

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (28 Feb 2024)

Christopher O'Sullivan: I ask for the establishment of a pot of money or fund to help develop local authority-owned piers and harbours throughout the country. At present, there is a Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine fund of approximately €5 million per annum. This basically means those piers and harbours have to fight for scraps from the table in order to do any enhancement works. There was an...