Results 181-200 of 976 for in 'Written Answers' speaker:Christopher O'Sullivan

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Bus Services (26 Oct 2022)

Christopher O'Sullivan: 65. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if consideration will be given to increase the scheduled service on the Kinsale to Cork bus route (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53764/22]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Cards (26 Oct 2022)

Christopher O'Sullivan: 187. To ask the Minister for Health if consideration will be given to increase the threshold for the over 70s medical card to ensure that the increases in social welfare payments are not negated; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53766/22]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Fishing Industry (25 Oct 2022)

Christopher O'Sullivan: 77. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if the atypical working scheme for non-EEA crew will now enable vessels under 15 metres in length to hire non-EEA crew given that previously fishing vessels under 15 metres were excluded from same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53165/22]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Schemes (25 Oct 2022)

Christopher O'Sullivan: 110. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will consider expanding the number of equine groups partaking in the discussions on the exact entry criteria and equine-specified facilities that will apply to the TAM 2 grant; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53164/22]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Mental Health Services (20 Oct 2022)

Christopher O'Sullivan: 103. To ask the Minister for Health if he will re-evaluate the eligibility criteria currently being used by the HSE mental health services for counsellor / therapist positions which seem to be restrictive (details supplied); if the same criteria are to be used for counsellor / therapist positions in schools; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52409/22]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Apprenticeship Programmes (18 Oct 2022)

Christopher O'Sullivan: 102. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if his attention has been drawn to the fact that Solas painting and decorating apprentices have to travel to Dublin to complete their classroom-based training due to nowhere else in the country being able to facilitate this (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51719/22]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport (11 Oct 2022)

Christopher O'Sullivan: 99. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if any extra buses or bus capacity have been procured for school transport in Cork south west; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [49781/22]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Covid-19 Pandemic (11 Oct 2022)

Christopher O'Sullivan: 671. To ask the Minister for Health when the special pandemic recognition award will be paid to the eligible private sector and section 39 workers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49807/22]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Departmental Functions (11 Oct 2022)

Christopher O'Sullivan: 761. To ask the Minister for Health the reason that educational and child psychology doctoral students, were not included in the €700,000 investment in psychology training announced as part of Budget 2023, considering that the majority of graduates go on to work in HSE settings including CAMHS, CDNTs and primary care; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50268/22]

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Community Employment Schemes (11 Oct 2022)

Christopher O'Sullivan: 809. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development if her Department will provide financial support to community groups that are having to bridge the serious shortfall between the amount that Pobal pays participants on the community services programme and the amount that staff should be paid in line with the minimum wage (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Tourism Promotion (29 Sep 2022)

Christopher O'Sullivan: 5. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht her plans for promoting regional tourism in 2023; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [47580/22]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Traffic Management (22 Sep 2022)

Christopher O'Sullivan: 8. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the status of traffic calming measures in an area (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46255/22]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Code (22 Sep 2022)

Christopher O'Sullivan: 131. To ask the Minister for Finance his plans to extend the 9% VAT rate for the hospitality sector; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46257/22]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Energy Policy (20 Sep 2022)

Christopher O'Sullivan: 108. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if he will consider giving schools the option to apply for an energy audit with the SEAI as currently only registered businesses can apply; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45720/22]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Departmental Staff (20 Sep 2022)

Christopher O'Sullivan: 187. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the current staffing levels of the Department of Transport’s regional offices in Cork; if they have increased or decreased in the past 12 months; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45429/22]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport (20 Sep 2022)

Christopher O'Sullivan: 310. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if extra routes, extra buses or buses with bigger capacity have been procured for the Cork South West constituency in 2022; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [45427/22]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Mental Health Services (20 Sep 2022)

Christopher O'Sullivan: 569. To ask the Minister for Health if he will retain the 18-bed capacity at the centre for mental health care in Bantry and reject the recommendation of the Mental Health Commission to reduce the capacity to 11 beds; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45907/22]

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Work Permits (15 Sep 2022)

Christopher O'Sullivan: 31. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if the role of healthcare assistants in nursing home settings will be included on the critical skills employment permits list; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45082/22]

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Rural Schemes (15 Sep 2022)

Christopher O'Sullivan: 121. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development if transitional funding will be made available to bridge the gap in the Leader programme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44986/22]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Public Sector Staff (14 Sep 2022)

Christopher O'Sullivan: 178. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if the motor travel rates for home support sector will be reviewed given that there is an increased demand on staff to travel and rates and distance bands have not been reviewed since 2017 (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45092/22]