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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate, Environment and Energy: Fish Kill in the River Blackwater: Discussion (30 Sep 2025)

Pádraig O'Sullivan: Is that decision to consider the organisation’s position on the emergency response taken in light of failings that everybody here has identified concerning this particular incident, or was it happening anyway?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate, Environment and Energy: Fish Kill in the River Blackwater: Discussion (30 Sep 2025)

Pádraig O'Sullivan: It is a lesson learned from this particular event.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate, Environment and Energy: Fish Kill in the River Blackwater: Discussion (30 Sep 2025)

Pádraig O'Sullivan: Specifically regarding fish kills, although perhaps not of this massive magnitude, how many incidents like this have there been nationwide in the past 12 to 24 months? Following on from that, how many incidents were similar in terms of having inconclusive reports or findings?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate, Environment and Energy: Fish Kill in the River Blackwater: Discussion (30 Sep 2025)

Pádraig O'Sullivan: I am sorry to interrupt, it is just that I am watching the clock as well, but I suppose this goes back to Mr. Arnold’s point earlier. From the time this incident was identified to the time people actually got to sitting around the table collectively, the best part of a week if not longer had passed. Let us be honest about it. Water flows fairly fast in parts of the River Blackwater,...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate, Environment and Energy: Fish Kill in the River Blackwater: Discussion (30 Sep 2025)

Pádraig O'Sullivan: Obviously, I understand that the Minister of State, Deputy Dooley, has written to IFI to ask it to undertake the review of legislation and make recommendations. From what Mr. Fox said, the key to all that will be how the agencies are brought together in a co-operative way and, probably most importantly, in a timely way. Is this something IFI will be specifically focusing on in terms of...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate, Environment and Energy: Fish Kill in the River Blackwater: Discussion (30 Sep 2025)

Pádraig O'Sullivan: I am going to ask another question and I am not trying to be smart with my use of words. In the opening statement, Mr. Fox said that "under the fisheries Acts or the water pollution Acts and where sufficient admissible evidence is available, IFI will initiate legal proceedings against the alleged offender".

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate, Environment and Energy: Fish Kill in the River Blackwater: Discussion (30 Sep 2025)

Pádraig O'Sullivan: I am not trying to ask Mr. Fox to identify anybody, but the word “admissible” there is just sticking out to me. Just to be clear about what I am asking, was there evidence that was not sufficient in terms of identifying somebody in the context of the reference to admissible evidence?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate, Environment and Energy: Fish Kill in the River Blackwater: Discussion (30 Sep 2025)

Pádraig O'Sullivan: I will use my last 30 seconds or so to turn to the anglers. For the future, given the state the river is in, will Mr. Arnold tell me what it is going to take in terms of investment to get tourists back and bring about restoration and possibly compensation for people on the river?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate, Environment and Energy: Fish Kill in the River Blackwater: Discussion (30 Sep 2025)

Pádraig O'Sullivan: Okay. I thank Mr. Arnold.

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Departmental Meetings (30 Sep 2025)

Pádraig O'Sullivan: 181. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he is aware of the truck driver shortages in Cork; if his Department has engaged with an organisation (details supplied) regarding ongoing concerns they have with driver shortage; the impact that shortage will have on Christmas supply; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51671/25]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Projects (30 Sep 2025)

Pádraig O'Sullivan: 189. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport for an update on the Cork northern ring road and the northern distributor road; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51672/25]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Transport Policy (30 Sep 2025)

Pádraig O'Sullivan: 300. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if the practice of 2:1 spending public transport initiatives versus roads will continue or if there will be a review of this policy under the new National Development Plan; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38581/25]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Public Sector Staff (30 Sep 2025)

Pádraig O'Sullivan: 356. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the methodology and calculations used by his Department in assessing a professional added years application, submitted by a public sector employer on behalf of an employee, where such employee is classified as a "new entrant" per Government Circular 8/2005; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52055/25]

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Work Permits (30 Sep 2025)

Pádraig O'Sullivan: 392. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the average time for processing employment permit appeals; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51944/25]

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Work Permits (30 Sep 2025)

Pádraig O'Sullivan: 393. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the number of work permits issued in Ireland from 1 January to date in 2025, by nationality, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51945/25]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Departmental Funding (30 Sep 2025)

Pádraig O'Sullivan: 457. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills to consider increasing capitation funding for primary schools per pupil ahead of budget 2026; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [51498/25]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Funding (30 Sep 2025)

Pádraig O'Sullivan: 501. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the reason an application for emergency works for a school (details supplied) was refused an increase in funding; if additional funding will be allocated to cover the cost of these works given the significant financial strain the works will put on the school and to acknowledge the increase in construction inflation; if the school has an...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Work Permits (30 Sep 2025)

Pádraig O'Sullivan: 723. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the average processing time for employment based visa applications, by different categories such as short stay visit, short stay business and long stay employment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51946/25]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Disability and Equality: Childcare Services (30 Sep 2025)

Pádraig O'Sullivan: 803. To ask the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if consideration will be given to restructuring the core funding model for childcare services with a view to providing additional funding to the scheme, to increase the cap on funding of €750,000 for larger childcare providers, to encourage them to remain in the scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [51957/25]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Disability and Equality: Childcare Services (30 Sep 2025)

Pádraig O'Sullivan: 804. To ask the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if consideration will be given to restructuring the core funding model for childcare services with a view to removing the cap on funding for childcare providers, which has been reduced from €500,000 to €450,000; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [51958/25]