Results 1-20 of 122 for cork speaker:James O'Connor

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Rail Network (30 Jan 2024)

James O'Connor: 205. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he could outline the punctuality of Iarnród Éireann services between Cork-Dublin, Midleton-Cork, Cobh-Cork, Cork-Mallow, Tralee-Dublin, Dublin-Belfast and Galway-Dublin; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4274/24]

Planning and Development (Amendment) (No. 3) Bill 2021: Second Stage (Resumed) (29 Jun 2021)

James O'Connor: ...that additional time can be allowed to them to ensure that their development plans can reach the highest possible standards. I will use my time to discuss the requirements for the rezoning of land in east Cork for educational purposes. There is a strong demand for additional land for educational purposes in the east Cork area, which was the municipal area that I served when I was a...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Rural Schemes (26 Sep 2023)

James O'Connor: 52. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development if her Department has considered allocating extra funding to Cork county for local improvement schemes for private roads and laneways; if her Department has considered allocating additional funding for Cork county to repair many regional roads across Cork; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41417/23]

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Schools Building Projects (24 Nov 2020)

James O'Connor: ...p.m. Three days from now will mark the fifth month since the Government's formation. Since her appointment to the Cabinet, I have engaged with the Minister on the school capacity problem in east Cork. Without doubt, it is one of the worst capacity problems in the country. Approximately 100 children in my constituency are without a school place for the second year in a row. The issue...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Passport Services (25 Jan 2024)

James O'Connor: 65. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade for an overview of the passport service for Cork applicants in 2023; how many passports issued to applicants from Cork and how this compared to 2022; the number of outstanding applications for passports currently awaiting processing for Cork applicants at the end of 2023 and how this compared to the end of 2022; and if he will make a...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: National Development Plan: Discussion (2 Feb 2021)

James O'Connor: ..., but it is probably important that I commence with my questions to Transport Infrastructure Ireland, TII, regarding the review of the national development plan. I represent the constituency of Cork East, which is a large geographical area in Cork county. From the point of view of the current national development plan, we were very badly let down in terms of the level of investment in...

National Recovery and Resilience Plan: Statements (2 Jun 2021)

James O'Connor: ...regarding the significant investment to restart and rebuild the economy. In particular, I welcome the €185.4 million that will be invested in rail infrastructure, primarily in my constituency, Cork East. As the Minister will be aware, I worked closely on this with him and his Department and also with the Department of Transport and the Taoiseach, and I thank them most sincerely...

Select Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Estimates for Public Service 2023
Vote 31 - Transport (Supplementary) (28 Nov 2023)

James O'Connor: ...12 months to effectively get paperwork done, it is very obviously going to be the case that questions are going to arise from that. I am also conscious that we had devastating flooding in east Cork. There is a need for us to basically call out the fact that the N25 has been shut on a number of occasions over the last decade. There is more traffic on a single lane on the main Cork to...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: National Broadband Plan (15 Jul 2020)

James O'Connor: ...21st century economy. I have an interest in the transport area, having done a great deal of work on it at a local authority level alongside many fine Green Party councillors in the constituency of Cork East. Based on the Department's high-speed broadband map one can see that the Cork East area, which I represent, is in need of State intervention. In the national broadband plan, it is...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Revised National Development Plan: Discussion (3 Nov 2021)

James O'Connor: ...lot of well-documented involvement with the national development plan process in recent weeks, as I have had some concerns in that regard. First and foremost, I wish to raise the N73 road in north Cork. It is a very significant economic artery into the north Cork region. It connects the towns of Mallow and Mitchelstown. Due to the current state of the road infrastructure, it has been...

Public Accounts Committee: 2021 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 38 - Health
Health Service Executive - Financial Statements 2021 (29 Sep 2022)

James O'Connor: I have two quick questions related to my constituency. The SouthDoc service is very important to the people of Cork East, Kerry and County Cork in general, but it is at enormous risk because of the potential reshuffling of existing centres. Will the HSE to commit to meeting a delegation of public representatives from the area to discuss this problem? I am happy to do this on an apolitical...

Select Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Estimates for Public Services 2020
Vote 31 – Transport (Revised) (21 Oct 2020)

James O'Connor: ...of years. It is not going to happen overnight and a lot of other issues need to be discussed but first and foremost, implementing financial supports was welcome. I know it is appreciated in Cork and I am conscious that I am only Deputy here from Cork county. I sincerely encourage the Minister of State to continue her engagement with the airport and the DAA. It was welcome to see a...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Youth Services (2 Jun 2022)

James O'Connor: ...there, has struggled to get grant support through the departmental grant mechanisms, because it is devolved to different units which have their own serious priorities in different regions of County Cork, which is extraordinarily large. I can get from my house in Youghal to Leinster House quicker than I can get to the other side of County Cork. That gives an idea of the geographical scale...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Reform of Public Works Contracts for the Construction of Transport Infrastructure: Discussion (27 Apr 2022)

James O'Connor: ...and the various metropolitan area transport strategies that have been put in place, the expenditure on those projects is very significant, especially when it comes to what is required in Cork and in Limerick. I will let Deputy O'Donnell address the latter, but I understand about €1.4 billion is needed in Cork, which is a very significant sum of money. What we have seen is an...

Public Accounts Committee: 2021 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 38 - Health
Health Service Executive - Financial Statements 2021 (29 Sep 2022)

James O'Connor: I thank Mr. Fitzgerald. Second, on the delivery of primary care in east Cork, it is impossible to get a doctor at the moment if one moves into places like Youghal and other areas of my constituency. The delivery of a primary care centre in Youghal is one of the largest capital projects the HSE will undertake in County Cork over the next few years. Will the HSE give me some indication of...

Public Accounts Committee: Health Service Executive: Financial Statements 2023 (5 Oct 2023)

James O'Connor: The SouthDoc service in my area spans the five Dáil constituencies of County Cork and the whole administrative area of County Kerry. We have seen significant challenges with SouthDoc services and they have come down to doctor shortages. Whistleblowers in SouthDoc have described problems relating to doctors not wanting to take shifts over weekends that may be in some way awkward. There...

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (30 Jan 2024)

James O'Connor: The Taoiseach and the Government will be aware of the effects of Storm Babet on the town of Midleton and the wider east Cork area but the county council has experienced some difficulty in securing the resources needed for repair works to road infrastructure and with the allocation of resources by the OPW to Cork County Council for the appointment of necessary engineers and other...

Covid-19 (Transport): Statements (23 Sep 2020)

James O'Connor: ...plan as it is vital to the economic future of the communities I represent and that I previously represented as a councillor before I was elected to Dáil Éireann. A number of issues in the Cork East constituency need to be addressed, including the ability of commuters using public transport services to avail of the green zone fare in the Cork region and Cork county. There is...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Recent Issues Concerning Aer Lingus Flight Booking and Check-in Services: Discussion (5 Oct 2022)

James O'Connor: I would rubbish that. Let us consider the extraordinary work done at Cork Airport in the renovation and refurbishment of large elements of the airside infrastructure, including the new runway. That work was done in record time and under fantastic leadership within the DAA, particularly in Cork. I am sure that Senator Buttimer will concur. Infrastructure delivery in Dublin seems to be...