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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: I echo what Deputy Devlin was saying on home-school liaison. 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...

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: ...my fingernails on this issue is the fact that this applies even in a small town. It would be different if it was in the city centre where there is obviously huge difference. On any one street and there could be different financial circumstances depending on the household. I think there are two brackets of Pobal index in Youghal. Even though the exact same base of data was being used,...

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: ...extend an invitation. It would be good for Department officials to go there. I realise it is an unprecedented request to civil servants at a committee meeting, but it would be good to go down and see what it is like for one urban centre to have major accommodation centres for people – now asylum seekers – and how this impacts the schools, and also see the good work being...

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: ...having been in Carrigtwohill Community College last week. It involves the largest capital investment ever made by the Department in the construction of a single complex, for two primary schools and a secondary school. After many years of lobbying and campaigning by the community to get the schools built, they are now built and look fantastic. Well done to the Department on that. It is...

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]

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

James O'Connor: 85. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport for an update on the Midleton-Youghal N25 scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22147/24]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Capital Expenditure Programme (16 May 2024)

James O'Connor: 122. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will provide an update on the most recent additional capital allocations to support transport infrastructure projects contained within the NDP; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15764/24]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Departmental Strategies (16 May 2024)

James O'Connor: 224. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his Department's plans to publish the final papers for the biomethane strategy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22221/24]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Supports (16 May 2024)

James O'Connor: 225. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the list of grants available for biomethane; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22222/24]

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

James O'Connor: ...to the people we represent. Part of the response to has to be financial assistance that needs to be provided to the families involved. If the State has an agency in place to supply 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...

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

James O'Connor: ...introduced, there is an additional burden on these householders, which is very unjustified, in the context of the introduction of the deposit return scheme for plastic bottles. Unfortunately, thousands of people in my area have been consistently affected by the quality of their water supply over a long number of years. Some people have been affected for seven or eight years and indeed...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Accommodation (14 May 2024)

James O'Connor: 323. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the position regarding ASA application lodged by school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21619/24]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Accommodation (14 May 2024)

James O'Connor: 324. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the position regarding ASA application lodged by school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21620/24]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: School Meals Programme (14 May 2024)

James O'Connor: 415. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the position regarding inclusion of school (details supplied) in the hot school meals programme for the coming school year; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21618/24]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Aids and Appliances (14 May 2024)

James O'Connor: 594. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to reverse the decision to cease funding of Dexcom g7 sensors for use by diabetics on insulin injections; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21497/24]

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

James O'Connor: ...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 this project moving urgently...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: State Examinations (8 May 2024)

James O'Connor: 184. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if her Department will issue an expected date for adecision to be made in relation to assessment adjustments of the sraitheanna pictiúr for Leaving Certificate students of Irish in 2025 [20168/24]

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

James O'Connor: Estates like Gleann Fia, which Deputy Stanton mentioned, were absolutely decimated by the flooding events that took place. In areas where there is no plan, and Mogeely, unfortunately, is one that the county council is assessing, we need to see something happen at an OPW level. Further down the same river channel Mogeely has ground flooding issues as well as the river being there. I agree...

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

James O'Connor: 100. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if funding would be made available for interim flood relief works in Midleton, including the development of an early warning system; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19879/24]

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

James O'Connor: I join my constituency colleague in raising this issue. Midleton town was absolutely devastated by Storm Babet. Both the Minister and Minister of State will be aware from visiting the town of the impact the storm had. We need to see every single function available at Cabinet, departmental and local authority level utilised to drive forward the proposed project. We need to see the...