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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Irish Coast Guard: Discussion (11 May 2022)

Darren O'Rourke: -----with management. This is a continuation of that. The members will have heard some of the concerns in terms of representation and the code of conduct and whether it is fit for purpose or needs to be updated and amended. There is also the issue of its practical implementation. There was a clear sense that in certain circumstances, it was being implemented too rigorously or vigorously...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Irish Coast Guard: Discussion (11 May 2022)

Darren O'Rourke: Are they just a draft or have they been agreed?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Irish Coast Guard: Discussion (11 May 2022)

Darren O'Rourke: Are these new procedures?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Irish Coast Guard: Discussion (11 May 2022)

Darren O'Rourke: Was Mr. Murray involved in developing them?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Irish Coast Guard: Discussion (11 May 2022)

Darren O'Rourke: Does Mr. Murray believe that reflects CUAG’s contribution in drawing them up?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Irish Coast Guard: Discussion (11 May 2022)

Darren O'Rourke: It is not a case that management came with a fait accompli.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Irish Coast Guard: Discussion (11 May 2022)

Darren O'Rourke: There was some criticism of CUAG, although that may be the wrong word, that it was not representative because it contained only OICs. Is it the case it is no longer only OICs?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Irish Coast Guard: Discussion (11 May 2022)

Darren O'Rourke: I appreciate that. In fairness, we are trying to play a helpful role and people have come here in good faith. I do not think any of it is intended to be personal or anything else. I acknowledge that given the nature of the discussion that can be difficult, but that is certainly not the approach we are taking.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Irish Coast Guard: Discussion (11 May 2022)

Darren O'Rourke: Yes, I was just trying to pick up on that. Mr. Murray stated there are six OICs and six non-OICs, which, obviously, is an even mix. Is there a standard process for electing them, and if so, is it new or is it a continuation of what was previously the case?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Irish Coast Guard: Discussion (11 May 2022)

Darren O'Rourke: What has been CUAG's engagement with volunteers throughout the country and with management? Some of what we are hearing is that it was not a two-way process and much of it was top-down, with a very strict adherence to the code of conduct. I guess across different areas there will be different experiences, depending on local dynamics. Does that reflect Mr. Murray's experience or was there...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Irish Coast Guard: Discussion (11 May 2022)

Darren O'Rourke: There is the question of the volunteer representative association. How can its concerns be accommodated? Those representatives were before us and the committee will act on a number of their requests. Is there room for improvement in engagement with them, including by the witnesses, management or the Department and Minister? Is there a culture of openness within the Coast Guard for that...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Irish Coast Guard: Discussion (11 May 2022)

Darren O'Rourke: Is there a basis in anything Mr. Murray has heard from the volunteers' representative association? My sense is there has been movement recently. He mentioned the Mulvey report but I am not sure it is a coincidence that these events are happening at the same time. Is there a path forward and what sort of avenue is there for aligning those issues and having them addressed? It seems CUAG has...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Irish Coast Guard: Discussion (11 May 2022)

Darren O'Rourke: There is a new and independent path. Volunteers may have said in the past they have nowhere to turn but now they have an independent human resources outlet.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Irish Coast Guard: Discussion (11 May 2022)

Darren O'Rourke: The independent human resources facility is new.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Irish Coast Guard: Discussion (11 May 2022)

Darren O'Rourke: How does one go about accessing that?

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Energy Conservation (10 May 2022)

Darren O'Rourke: 204. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the number of persons currently on the warmer homes Scheme waiting list; the average waiting time from application to having work completed; the average cost of a retrofit per home; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23151/22]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Energy Conservation (10 May 2022)

Darren O'Rourke: 205. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the reasons identified contributing to the delays in the warmer homes scheme retrofitting scheme; the actions being taken to reduce the delays; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23152/22]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Wind Energy Generation (10 May 2022)

Darren O'Rourke: 368. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the number of staff broken down by grade and unit employed in An Bord Pleanála who are dealing directly with applications from offshore wind energy projects; if he intends to increase this number; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23157/22]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: New Retrofitting Plan and the Built Environment: Discussion (Resumed) (10 May 2022)

Darren O'Rourke: I thank the witnesses. I will be brief with my questions in order to give them some opportunity to answer. Will Mr. Hoyne expand on the importance of the HLI studies and the potential impact of that in our approach to the use of heat pumps and other technologies? He stated that further innovations are needed in order to attract people to work in construction. Has Mr. Hoyne some ideas on...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: New Retrofitting Plan and the Built Environment: Discussion (Resumed) (10 May 2022)

Darren O'Rourke: I have a question on data gaps for Mr. Hoyne. An argument has been put forward, some of which will have been heard this morning, on the approach taken by the Government in terms of the efficiency of reaching the emissions reduction target and the question around what we are actually measuring, in addition to the piece on social justice and equity. In his contribution, Mr. Hoyne outlined the...