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Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: An Garda Síochána (28 Feb 2023)

Darren O'Rourke: 523. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if a new contract for the provision of new Garda roads policing unit vehicles will be put out to tender before Easter. [10176/23]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: An Garda Síochána (28 Feb 2023)

Darren O'Rourke: 524. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality further to Parliamentary Question No. 512 of 14 February 2023, if he has received the necessary information from the Garda authorities to answer. [10177/23]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: An Garda Síochána (28 Feb 2023)

Darren O'Rourke: 525. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if the tender for the contract for the replacement of aircraft and helicopters for the Garda air support unit has been completed. [10178/23]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Procedures (28 Feb 2023)

Darren O'Rourke: 648. To ask the Minister for Health how many endoscopic ultrasound procedures have been cancelled so far in 2023 at Beaumont Hospital; the reason for same; the number of patients affected and planned to accommodate them now; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10080/23]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (28 Feb 2023)

Darren O'Rourke: 670. To ask the Minister for Health the estimated full-year cost to offer every woman aged over 60 years a DEXA scan as part of their life-course management programme delivered through their general practitioner. [10179/23]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Departmental Data (28 Feb 2023)

Darren O'Rourke: 671. To ask the Minister for Health the number of ophthalmology surgeries that have been carried out at the Mater Hospital in 2021, 2022 and to date in 2023; and the number of those procedures that have been undertaken in order to treat a specific condition, in tabular form. [10180/23]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (28 Feb 2023)

Darren O'Rourke: 672. To ask the Minister for Health the estimated full-year cost to ensure universal access to dedicated menopause counselling supports and screening for cardiovascular and osteoporosis risk factors. [10181/23]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Staff (28 Feb 2023)

Darren O'Rourke: 673. To ask the Minister for Health the number of WTE clinical specialist and WTE senior podiatrist posts for HSE acute hospital diabetes that have physically taken up post. [10182/23]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Staff (28 Feb 2023)

Darren O'Rourke: 674. To ask the Minister for Health the number of consultant paediatric neurologists working in the public health services; his plans to expand this number; and the international recommended best practice ratio for paediatric neurologist surgeons to population and current ratio. [10184/23]

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Work Permits (23 Feb 2023)

Darren O'Rourke: 101. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the measures he is taking to improve the work permit process for sectors of identified shortage; if there is dedicated focus on the potential of those seeking asylum here to address some of that shortage; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8320/23]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Local Authorities (23 Feb 2023)

Darren O'Rourke: 180. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will provide in tabular form the number of NTA-funded active travel officer roles filled and vacant in each local authority; the number of these roles filled through internal transfers within the local authority system; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9368/23]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Covid-19 Pandemic Supports (23 Feb 2023)

Darren O'Rourke: 269. To ask the Minister for Health the procedures that are in place to ensure that persons who worked in more than one qualifying employment during the relevant timeframe to receive the pandemic special recognition payment will receive the full payment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9367/23]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Climate Action Plan 2023: Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment (22 Feb 2023)

Darren O'Rourke: I apologise for missing some of the earlier contributions. There were reports in the Business Postat the end of last year regarding some pilot assessments in the Department. A challenging feature of the Climate Action Plan 2023 concerns individual Departments coming to terms with the climate implications and their responsibilities in that regard, with new models for assessing the climate...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Climate Action Plan 2023: Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment (22 Feb 2023)

Darren O'Rourke: Is the Minister hopeful that model will be live and in effect this year?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Climate Action Plan 2023: Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment (22 Feb 2023)

Darren O'Rourke: Has an impact assessment been carried out? Are there concerns within the sector, either here or elsewhere, and has there been feedback on it from the IDA in particular? Have concerns been raised by candidate companies or is it in line with what they are seeing or experiencing elsewhere?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Climate Action Plan 2023: Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment (22 Feb 2023)

Darren O'Rourke: What about planned data centres?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Climate Action Plan 2023: Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment (22 Feb 2023)

Darren O'Rourke: Will those potential projects be assessed by the new environmental impact standards?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Climate Action Plan 2023: Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment (22 Feb 2023)

Darren O'Rourke: Take, for example, the case of a new social media company that is entering the Irish market. As part of that, a data centre might be provided. I can think of some that are in the Irish market. Can I take it that is not something that would happen ordinarily or would be subject to this assessment?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Climate Action Plan 2023: Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment (22 Feb 2023)

Darren O'Rourke: I will pick up on a couple of points. This is a fair conversation about data centres. I do not think all data centres are equal. The business models of individual companies are different. Not all of them are working in the space of remote working and cloud technology. It is important to recognise that we have an increasing number of islanded data centres that are seeking connection to...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Climate Action Plan 2023: Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment (22 Feb 2023)

Darren O'Rourke: That is fine. This committee has spent an age engaging with the Commission for Regulation of Utilities, CRU, in respect of the number of data centres that are on the grid, and that are expected to be on the grid, but are not covered by that policy statement. That is significant, even before we consider the policy framework that will impact future connections. It is a challenge for the...