Results 81-100 of 3,513 for speaker:Pádraig O'Sullivan

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Noise Pollution (16 Oct 2024)

Pádraig O'Sullivan: To address the Minister’s questions, there is provision for replacement surfacing in the immediate areas around the Dunkettle interchange as part of its upgrade in recent years. That is still ongoing. On the Ringaskiddy project and the noise action plans that have been prepared for that, that is on the south side of the river so I do not know whether the remit of the noise action...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Noise Pollution (16 Oct 2024)

Pádraig O'Sullivan: I have previously raised in the House the issue of noise mitigation measures along motorways in general. It is particularly pertinent for me because I live 500 m from the Dunkettle interchange and over the years, with the increasing volume of traffic on the motorway and in the surrounding areas, noise has become a definite issue for people. This matter also relates to Harper’s...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Proposed Legislation (16 Oct 2024)

Pádraig O'Sullivan: 63. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport for an update on the implementation of the legislation required for speed-limit reduction; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41975/24]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport (16 Oct 2024)

Pádraig O'Sullivan: 130. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will engage with Bus Éireann regarding school transport for a child (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41974/24]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Accommodation (15 Oct 2024)

Pádraig O'Sullivan: 312. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if there is an appeals mechanism in place with regard to a school's application for additional school accommodation (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41463/24]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Budget 2025 (15 Oct 2024)

Pádraig O'Sullivan: 323. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will provide a breakdown of the €1.3 billion funding allocated to her Department under Budget 2025; if any funding has been allocated to the school completion programme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41575/24]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport (15 Oct 2024)

Pádraig O'Sullivan: 328. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will engage with Bus Éireann regarding school transport for a child (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41591/24]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Planning Issues (15 Oct 2024)

Pádraig O'Sullivan: 346. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the national planning policy and guidelines in relation to battery storage sites; the last time a review of this framework took place; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41459/24]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Departmental Schemes (15 Oct 2024)

Pádraig O'Sullivan: 385. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if the work and access programme run by her Department can be extended to include schools (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41058/24]

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Rural Schemes (10 Oct 2024)

Pádraig O'Sullivan: I will be brief because I have four supplementaries. First, will the Minister of State clarify that Cork County Council has drawn its full allocation from the previous year? I believe it has. Second, the Minister of State mentioned the double allocation, and obviously that additional funding is welcome, but Cork County Council requested more than €5 million last year and received...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Rural Schemes (10 Oct 2024)

Pádraig O'Sullivan: I think it was about the full allowance being drawn down.

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Rural Schemes (10 Oct 2024)

Pádraig O'Sullivan: To be fair, I did not expect Question No. 98 to be reached. Nationally, €30 million was allocated for greenfield sites for new community centres in the last round of the community centre investment fund. I am aware of four projects in Cork, two of which were mentioned by Deputy Gould earlier. I am advocating for a significant upward review of that €30 million in light of the...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Rural Schemes (10 Oct 2024)

Pádraig O'Sullivan: 74. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development for details of the latest local improvement scheme waiting lists in Cork; if she will include the number of roads and estimated costs for Cork; if her Department will engage with private contractors to help local authorities that are struggling with capacity; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40649/24]

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Rural Schemes (10 Oct 2024)

Pádraig O'Sullivan: I did not realise either, so it is fine. The most welcome part of the Minister of State's few words was at the end where he said that if additional moneys become available, he might be able to supplement the budget, and he might need to do that. I have been talking to local engineers in Cork. The price of tar or chip has more or less doubled since 2019. Due to the significant...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Ukraine War (10 Oct 2024)

Pádraig O'Sullivan: I am asking this question on behalf of Deputy Devlin. It is about Ireland's contribution to the World Bank IDA crisis facility special programme for Ukraine and Moldova.

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Ukraine War (10 Oct 2024)

Pádraig O'Sullivan: The figure I had was $411 billion. The fact the Tánaiste said $486 billion suggests that things are going in the wrong direction as regards Ukraine's ability to finance its recovery. The gap for borrowing will be something that we will all have to deal with globally and internationally over the coming decade, as the Tánaiste said. SPUR is a crisis facility, which will focus on...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Ukraine War (10 Oct 2024)

Pádraig O'Sullivan: I will follow up with two quick supplementaries on the area of gender-based violence and the supports that will be given to victims of rape and sexual abuse during the conflict. Will the Tánaiste comment on that? As I mentioned to the Minister of State, Deputy Fleming, what has been done in the conflict is particularly heinous in respect of children. I did not realise it was to the...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Ukraine War (10 Oct 2024)

Pádraig O'Sullivan: I commend the Minister of State. It is one of the sadder and more tragic aspects of the conflict. It is important to highlight it. I will ask two supplementary questions if I may, one of which relates to the core homes project, through which a number of prefabricated or modular homes are being sponsored, built or constructed. Does the Minister of State have an estimate on the number we...