Results 2,901-2,920 of 6,816 for speaker:Darren O'Rourke
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: General Scheme of the Merchant Shipping (Investigation of Marine Accidents) Bill 2022: Minister for Transport (22 Feb 2023)
Darren O'Rourke: How does the Minister see it proceeding? The committee is also on a timeline In the context of pre-legislative scrutiny, and the clerk has us well informed on it. We will get it done. When does the Minister think we will see a Bill? Will it be a priority for the Minister to bring it before the Houses? When might we expect to see the unit up and running? Has it been budgeted for at this...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: General Scheme of the Merchant Shipping (Investigation of Marine Accidents) Bill 2022: Minister for Transport (22 Feb 2023)
Darren O'Rourke: There can be unforeseen hurdles. We know the way the wheels turn. I would like an assurance, and I believe I have it, from the Minister that when we get through the legislative process, we will not have to wait for another budgetary round. If we do, we will lose a year. This can move smoothly through the processes and come into being .
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: General Scheme of the Merchant Shipping (Investigation of Marine Accidents) Bill 2022: Minister for Transport (22 Feb 2023)
Darren O'Rourke: I thank the Minister.
- Select Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Estimates for Public Services 2023
Vote 29 - Environment, Climate and Communications (Revised) (21 Feb 2023) Darren O'Rourke: I thank the Chair. I am not sure I understand the Chairman's request to confine questions to one subhead. We might move more quickly if we stick to programmes. On the carbon fund, I note the allocation of €2.9 million. The Minister of State says this is the last allocation for our commitment to our 2020 targets. Could he outline our estimated international obligation, if any?...
- Select Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Estimates for Public Services 2023
Vote 29 - Environment, Climate and Communications (Revised) (21 Feb 2023) Darren O'Rourke: Very good. It is a 2030 target from here on out.
- Select Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Estimates for Public Services 2023
Vote 29 - Environment, Climate and Communications (Revised) (21 Feb 2023) Darren O'Rourke: Do we have a significant increase in funding for the residential and community retrofit programme? Could the Minister of State speak to that under this programme? I support the comments that have been made on the output indicators. In this programme they are a little more satisfactory, in my opinion. Regarding the indicators on page 132, we do not have the 2022 figures for context and...
- Select Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Estimates for Public Services 2023
Vote 29 - Environment, Climate and Communications (Revised) (21 Feb 2023) Darren O'Rourke: No, it was more that there will be energy credits coming in next month.
- Select Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Estimates for Public Services 2023
Vote 29 - Environment, Climate and Communications (Revised) (21 Feb 2023) Darren O'Rourke: Could the Minister of State give an update on the intention to produce a policy statement on geothermal energy for the circular economy? I believe a pilot or feasibility study was done recently. The area is being examined in the context of several challenges, particularly that concerning communal heating systems for apartments in Dublin and elsewhere. Could he also update us on the...
- Select Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Estimates for Public Services 2023
Vote 29 - Environment, Climate and Communications (Revised) (21 Feb 2023) Darren O'Rourke: We are on programme C.
- Select Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Estimates for Public Services 2023
Vote 29 - Environment, Climate and Communications (Revised) (21 Feb 2023) Darren O'Rourke: I hope the three matters fall under programme C. I am referring to geothermal energy, landfill and inland fisheries.
- Select Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Estimates for Public Services 2023
Vote 29 - Environment, Climate and Communications (Revised) (21 Feb 2023) Darren O'Rourke: Yes. I thank the Minister.
- Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Waste Management (21 Feb 2023)
Darren O'Rourke: 180. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the measures he is taking or planning to take to ensure the re-use of construction and demolition waste; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8840/23]
- Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (16 Feb 2023)
Darren O'Rourke: If the Tánaiste listens to the traffic reports every day he will know that there is significant congestion on the N2 between the Rath roundabout and Kilmoon Cross. Transport Infrastructure Ireland informed Meath County Council, and me through reply to a parliamentary question, this week that it is unable to approve progression of this scheme to phase 3 because of funding constraints....
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Climate Action Plan 2023: Discussion (16 Feb 2023)
Darren O'Rourke: I thank the Minister for being here. To pick up on that point, this is a process that is evolving. We need to get to a place where we have a calendar of engagements and accountability. Maybe we need to look at the scheduling of that in relation to EPA announcements or updated figures. We want to get to a place where we are actually looking at the detail of it. The idea as I understand it...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Climate Action Plan 2023: Discussion (16 Feb 2023)
Darren O'Rourke: I might just clarify the point around access to officials. The greater concern for me, thinking back to a lot of our deliberations in this committee, is access to officials who have a deep understanding of the implications for them and their Department of the climate Act and the climate action plan. Maybe it is just a matter of that system slowness. That is to some degree understandable...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Climate Action Plan 2023: Discussion (16 Feb 2023)
Darren O'Rourke: Yes.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Climate Action Plan 2023: Discussion (16 Feb 2023)
Darren O'Rourke: I want to ask about the retrofitting plan. We rehearsed some of this previously with regard to some of the differences between the approaches of the Government and my party to this. I do not want to go over old ground. Whatever way we cut it up, when we get to 2030, a lot of people who are using kerosene now will very likely still be using it. This is because they are ineligible for...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Climate Action Plan 2023: Discussion (16 Feb 2023)
Darren O'Rourke: I accept that.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Climate Action Plan 2023: Discussion (16 Feb 2023)
Darren O'Rourke: What about liquefied petroleum gas, bio liquefied petroleum gas and moving people from kerosene to bottled gas?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Climate Action Plan 2023: Discussion (16 Feb 2023)
Darren O'Rourke: Wherever it comes from, surely it would be more sustainable than kerosene.