Agriculture Industry

463. Deputy Christopher O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if it is possible to include a requirement for Irish-grown grain to be used in whiskey marketed as Irish whiskey in the revised Irish Whiskey Technical File. [66538/26]

Irish Language

324. Deputy Christopher O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she will consider the establishment of a new Gaelcholáiste in west Cork to meet the growing need outlined by the community (details supplied). [50683/26]

34th Dáil debate — 2026-09-30

Minister of State at the Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage (Deputy Christopher O'Sullivan) I thank Deputies for raising these important matters and I welcome the opportunity to discuss the pressures households are facing as a result of high energy costs. As has been clearly articulated by the International Energy Agency, this is a global problem which is causing significant price increases and disruption across the world. The Government is taking action to help households an

34th Dáil debate — 2026-09-23

Deputy Christopher O'Sullivan Deputy Fitzmaurice is proof that you can make valid points without bursting our ear drums, screaming across the room and putting our hearing at risk?

34th Dáil debate — 2026-09-23

Deputy Christopher O'Sullivan The Deputy has a microphone.

34th Dáil debate — 2026-09-23

Minister of State at the Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage (Deputy Christopher O'Sullivan) As the Minister of State, Deputy Collins, said earlier, I reiterate that the Government is moving a countermotion in respect of the Deputies' Private Members' motion. I fully appreciate the Deputies' concerns raised here this morning. As a Government, we do not control the wholesale price of oil but we have acted in a significant way to assist households and businesses with the real imp