Official portrait of Pádraig O'Sullivan

Pádraig O'Sullivan

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Fianna Fáil · Cork North-Central · serving since 2024-11-29

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Record timeline

Voting record Contributions PQs asked
oral 2026-07-16 · to Defence
125. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Defence when legislation to amend the triple lock mechanism for the deployment of the Defence Forces overseas will be introduced, the expected timeline for its passage and implementation and if she will make a statement on the matter. [53891/26]
written 2026-07-16 · to Defence
144. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Defence the current strength of the Naval Service; and the status of the P60 fleet extension programme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [53892/26]
written 2026-07-16 · to Justice
391. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of seizures recorded by An Garda Síochána of products containing hexahydrocannabinol, including vapes, since the ban on the sale of such products in July 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53761/26]
oral 2026-07-15 · to Taoiseach
1. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Taoiseach if he will report on his recent meeting with the Spanish Prime Minister. [46936/26]
oral 2026-07-15 · to Taoiseach
16. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Taoiseach when the Cork city task force will be established. [24953/26]
written 2026-07-15 · to Taoiseach
78. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet Committee on Justice, Migration and Social Affairs will next meet. [38906/26]
written 2026-07-15 · to Climate
112. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the measures being taken to ensure that increased electricity demand from electric vehicle charging does not contribute to further electricity price inflation for households; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53777/26]
written 2026-07-15 · to Climate
113. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the measures being considered to protect households from increasing electricity network charges arising from higher peak-time demand associated with electric vehicle charging; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53778/26]
written 2026-07-15 · to Climate
114. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the way in which his Department reconciles the State's electric vehicle roll-out targets with EirGrid's warnings regarding winter electricity capacity margins; the additional generation, storage, demand-response or grid measures being planned to address this issue; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53780/26]
written 2026-07-15 · to Enterprise
190. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment whether the Health and Safety Authority will issue updated guidance to employers on protecting outdoor workers from solar ultraviolet radiation exposure, in view of outdoor workers receiving two to three times more UV exposure than indoor workers and skin cancer remaining the most common cancer in Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53762/26]
written 2026-07-15 · to Children
343. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number of children currently on waiting lists for early learning and childcare places, including children under one, one to two years, two to three years, ECCE age and school-age childcare, by county and age category; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [53764/26]
written 2026-07-15 · to Children
344. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number of early years educators and childcare workers employed in Cork city and county in each of the years 2022 to 2025 and to date in 2026; the number of vacancies notified or estimated in the sector; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [53765/26]
written 2026-07-15 · to Children
345. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the steps being taken to address recruitment and retention challenges in the early learning and childcare workforce, including pay, conditions and career progression; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [53766/26]
written 2026-07-15 · to Children
346. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the impact of recent fee caps and affordability measures on childcare costs for parents; the estimated average saving per family; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [53767/26]
written 2026-07-15 · to Children
347. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number of childcare providers in Cork city and county that have increased fees, reduced services or changed opening hours in each of the years 2022 to 2025 and to date in 2026; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [53768/26]
written 2026-07-15 · to Children
348. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number of childminders registered or engaged with the National Action Plan for Childminding in Cork city and county; the steps being taken to increase the number of regulated childminding places; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [53769/26]
written 2026-07-15 · to Children
349. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number of children with additional needs accessing early learning and childcare services in Cork city and county; the supports available under the access and inclusion model; the number of applications approved in each of the years 2022 to 2025 and to date in 2026; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [53770/26]
written 2026-07-15 · to Children
350. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number of childcare services in Cork city and county currently operating at full capacity; the number with waiting lists; the number with vacancies; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [53771/26]
written 2026-07-15 · to Children
351. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the projected demand for childcare places in Cork city and county over the next five years; the planned increase in supply to meet that demand; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [53772/26]
written 2026-07-15 · to Health
368. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health the steps being taken to address the shortage of bumetanide, which has been in short supply since early May 2026 with an expected return date of the end of the year; the interim arrangements in place to protect patients with heart failure who depend on this medicine; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [53753/26]
written 2026-07-15 · to Health
369. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health whether she will bring forward legislative proposals to permit therapeutic substitution by pharmacists during medicine shortages; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [53754/26]
written 2026-07-15 · to Health
370. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health the number of community pharmacies participating in the common conditions service; the findings to date of the data collection exercise involving the 150 data champion pharmacies which commenced in July 2026; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [53755/26]
written 2026-07-15 · to Health
371. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health the number of pneumococcal vaccinations administered under the community pharmacy pneumococcal vaccination service for eligible persons aged 65 years and over since the service became operational; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [53756/26]
written 2026-07-15 · to Health
372. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health the number of community pharmacy contractors that have provided notice of participation in Phase 1 of the BowelScreen community pharmacy intervention; the projected cost of the per patient service fee under Phase 2; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [53757/26]
written 2026-07-15 · to Health
373. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health the number of community pharmacy contractors in receipt of the emergency medicine administration preparedness allowance introduced under the Community Pharmacy Agreement 2025; the number of recorded administrations of naloxone in community settings in 2025; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [53758/26]
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