Results 1-20 of 596 for at speaker:Pádraig O'Sullivan

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Bus Éireann (16 May 2024)

Pádraig O'Sullivan: I was in the training centre in Cork last year. It was very impressive to see the plans there. It is to be hoped that these will bear fruit in producing extra drivers to fill those vacancies. I read an article earlier this month in which Bus Éireann CEO Stephen Kent said that approximately 2,000 extra drivers were required. I assume that is building on the future improvements with...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Recycling Policy (14 May 2024)

Pádraig O'Sullivan: ...not be very mobile or able to reach the machine, depending on the type. He said some machines were capable of tending to the needs of people in wheelchairs, for example, but he did not confirm that all machines were accessible. If the local authorities are going to roll this out, I ask that at least those machines would be accessible for all, as opposed to the hotch-potch that might be...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Recycling Policy (14 May 2024)

Pádraig O'Sullivan: I thank the Minister of State for his response. In that response he referred to five local authorities. I ask him to name them specifically. If engagement with any other local authorities is at an advanced stage, he might indicate how many, even if he cannot name them. I broadly welcome the scheme. The initial Amárach research showed that over 80% of the population were in favour of...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: EU Meetings (9 May 2024)

Pádraig O'Sullivan: 67. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will report on his recent meeting at the EU Foreign Minister's meeting in Luxembourg; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20588/24]

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Special Educational Needs (2 May 2024)

Pádraig O'Sullivan: I do not want to pre-empt what the Minister of State might say. I confirm that I spoke to the Minister last Friday after the public meeting that the three of us attended. She confirmed to me and the principal that she would meet him in the next three to four weeks. That meeting is confirmed and arranged. I suppose that is a first step. I will not dwell on the history because the two...

Ceisteanna - Questions: Cabinet Committees (1 May 2024)

Pádraig O'Sullivan: I am bringing an issue of concern to the Taoiseach's attention relating to IPAS entering into rental agreements on established housing estates. This is happening in more than one local authority. I am quite aware that we need to do our best to house everybody that we can, be they migrants, people looking for private rental properties, or people in search of ever-elusive HAP properties....

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Childcare Services (30 Apr 2024)

Pádraig O'Sullivan: I support what has been said. The Minister said that 3% growth is envisaged. Is that for this year and going forward annually or does he envisage it will grow at a greater pace? Will the Minister provide in tabular form later the number of childcare services that have been established, especially in my constituency? I would appreciate it. To allow me to compare, will he include the...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Special Educational Needs (30 Apr 2024)

Pádraig O'Sullivan: 121. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he can provide an update on when a special school in Cork (details supplied) will receive access to therapies considering there are still no therapists in place at the school; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19223/24]

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Social Welfare Schemes (25 Apr 2024)

Pádraig O'Sullivan: It goes without saying that we all understand the merits of this programme and would like to see it continue to be funded in the future. I looked at previous parliamentary questions from over the years and was interested to learn that the funding in 2008 was €5.4 million, but in 2012 it was just €2.5 million. It has gradually reduced. The last figure I have in this...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: An Garda Síochána (23 Apr 2024)

Pádraig O'Sullivan: 15. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of gardaí working in road policing in Cork city and county at present; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17791/24]

Road Safety: Statements (17 Apr 2024)

Pádraig O'Sullivan: I would like to make two fundamental points. Just before I do so, I would like to raise what concerns me most as a person who makes the six-hour round trip from Cork to Dublin and back most weeks, with one leg on a Tuesday and the other on a Thursday. The number of people who use a mobile phone when driving, be it in traffic or going down the motorway at 100 km/h or 120 km/h, is scary. So...

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (17 Apr 2024)

Pádraig O'Sullivan: ...like to make the case, like Deputy Bacik earlier, for the thalidomide survivors once again. More than a year ago, members of my parliamentary party met Sandra Sweeney who was making the case that a public apology was deserved for survivors. Unfortunately, as Deputy Bacik referred to, Elizabeth Sweeney passed away in the past few days. Approximately five mothers remain from that period...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Special Educational Needs (16 Apr 2024)

Pádraig O'Sullivan: I acknowledge the presence of Deputy Aindrias Moynihan to my left. He has worked on this issue for a number of years. The Minister of State's response is no different from the previous response that was given on 9 April in respect of this school. Traditionally in Ballincollig, ASD classes have been outsourced to villages, such as Ovens, Berrings, Farran and other surrounding rural county...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Departmental Reviews (10 Apr 2024)

Pádraig O'Sullivan: We obviously do not expect the Minister to announce details of any proposed scheme on the floor of the House. I do not think the Minister of State, Deputy Rabbitte, who is chairing the group, would thank him if he did. Are we working towards a deadline? Are there a specified number of meetings where a decision has to be arrived at? Will the Minister elaborate on the process that is left?...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Key Issues for the Department of Education: Minister for Education (10 Apr 2024)

Pádraig O'Sullivan: I welcome the Minister and the officials again this evening. I have been banging the school transport drum for a while, and I want to give the Minister and her officials kudos that the review has been undertaken. I know that it will be a number of years before we see the review come to fruition. I hope that, in time, it will result in every child having the option of getting to school on a...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Projects (9 Apr 2024)

Pádraig O'Sullivan: 223. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will give consideration to establishing a fund specifically aimed at noise mitigation/sound barriers to mitigate the impact of major motorway construction projects on local residents; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14669/24]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Primary Medical Certificates (9 Apr 2024)

Pádraig O'Sullivan: 307. To ask the Minister for Finance if provisions can be made for primary medical certificate appeals to be held in Cork, considering that at present people have to travel to Dublin; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14833/24]

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Programme for Government (20 Mar 2024)

Pádraig O'Sullivan: Before I get to my question, I will clarify what I was saying earlier about the SET allocation. I have a scoresheet in front of me from a school principal. It includes weighting towards, as I said, illiteracy, innumeracy and the educational disadvantage or geographical location of a school. Nowhere in that assessment is there any provision for complex needs, as I stated. When it comes to...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects (20 Mar 2024)

Pádraig O'Sullivan: 492. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills for an update on the provision of a new 1,000 pupil school at Magee Barracks in the Curragh; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12619/24]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects (20 Mar 2024)

Pádraig O'Sullivan: 493. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the estimated completion date for a school building projects at a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12620/24]