Pádraig O'Sullivan

249. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if he can provide an update on the Programme for Government target of 12,500 annual apprenticeship registrations; the efforts his Department is making to promote apprenticeships to school leavers given the urgent need for them in the construction sector; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [66417/25]

33. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the steps being taken to improve competition in the insurance sector in Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [63660/25]

42. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the number of help-to-buy claims approved in Cork city and Cork county over the past five years; the number of applicants associated with these claims; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [63659/25]

29. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht when funding will be announced for the local improvement scheme; if additional funding will be provided to improve non-public rural roads and laneways in rural communities; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [66415/25]

50. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht the funding available for community groups that are looking to construct capital facilities, particularly community centres; if consideration will be given to providing additional funding for community and voluntary organisations to assist with running costs as currently the grant schemes that exist are for capital works; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [66414/25]

83. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the total number of individuals detained in the State pending deportation to date in 2025; the breakdown of the prisons in which they were held, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [66424/25]

143. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if he will provide an update on the youth diversion programmes in place in Cork north central; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [66425/25]

94. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Transport if he is considering any legislation to tackle or increase sanctions on the issue of drivers without motor insurance; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [67491/25]

110. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Transport for an update on the current status of the Mallow relief road; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [67617/25]

121. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Transport the number of complaints made by the public in Cork City to Bus Éireann pertaining to buses, the nature of the complaint; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [67860/25]

122. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Transport the number of fines issued to Bus Éireann by the NTA in the Cork area; the nature of the fine; the amount paid to date in 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [67862/25]

138. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Transport if he has engaged with Bus Éireann recently to receive an update on their recruitment process for additional drivers in Cork; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [67960/25]

401. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of drivers caught or suspected of not having motor insurance per annum from 2020, to date in 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [67490/25]

499. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if she will address matters and concerns raised in correspondence (details supplied); if another service will be put in place if this facility closes; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [67961/25]

569. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health when a facility (details supplied) will officially open; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [67615/25]

31. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the additional measures that will be supported by the increase in the overseas development aid budget this year; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [66113/25]

65. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade to outline how Ireland is supporting the special tribunal for the crime of aggression against Ukraine; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [66112/25]

134. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of calls received by his Department’s confidential animal welfare helpline since 2020; the numbers of calls which prompted investigations; the results of those investigations; the number of staff which are working in the animal welfare unit; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [65633/25]

145. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the level of coordination between his Department, the Gardaí, and local authorities in handling animal welfare investigations; his views on whether the current arrangements are effective; his views that animal welfare charities are carrying an undue share of the responsibility; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [65634/25]

14. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Taoiseach if he will report on the programme plan for his Department’s new disability unit for 2025-2027. [48526/25]

168. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Education and Youth the budget allocated for free sanitary products for secondary schools since the launch in 2022; to list the schools that have availed of the scheme in Cork; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [66346/25]

169. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Education and Youth the supports available to schools (details supplied) to help them address the issue of period poverty; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [66347/25]

88. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of one bed, two bed, three bed and four bed houses that have been constructed or acquired by Cork City Council and Cork County Council, since 2020 to date in 2025, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [65629/25]

97. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage his plans to ensure greater downsizing options for persons in private housing who wish to downsize their home; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [65630/25]

157. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the number of former secretary generals, retired civil servants, directors of service, retired city/county managers or those of a similar grade in her Department that have subsequently served on state boards; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [66001/25]