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Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Driver Licences (1 Jun 2021)

Darren O'Rourke: 247. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the health restrictions, including vision requirements for persons applying for a bus or HGV driver licence; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29751/21]

Health (Amendment) Act 2021: Motion (27 May 2021)

Darren O'Rourke: I welcome the opportunity to speak in this debate. I echo Deputy Cullinane's comments. Mandatory hotel quarantine was a very significant and important public health intervention. It was not a decision that was taken lightly, nor should it have been. It was, and is, controversial but as outlined, it was a significant tool in response to the risk of importation of the virus. In many...

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (27 May 2021)

Darren O'Rourke: Workers at the Smurfit Kappa newspaper printing press in Kells, County Meath, learned a couple of weeks ago that, subject to regulatory approval by the Competition and Consumer Protection Commission, CCPC, the operation in Kells is to be acquired by KIP Limited, an indirect UK incorporated subsidiary of Rupert Murdoch's News Corp UK. Workers there are deeply concerned that their terms and...

Covid-19 Vaccine Roll-out: Statements (27 May 2021)

Darren O'Rourke: Will there be a second vaccination centre?

Covid-19 Vaccine Roll-out: Statements (27 May 2021)

Darren O'Rourke: I raise the vaccine roll-out in County Meath. Everyone wants the roll-out to be a success and I welcome the comments commending those involved in the roll-out. I of course encourage people to take their appointment when they get it. However, in County Meath there is an acknowledged capacity issue at the testing centre in Simonstown. This is in part because County Meath has suffered from...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Environmental Policy (27 May 2021)

Darren O'Rourke: 98. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if he plans to ensure there is a refundable deposit for plastic bottles and aluminium cans that varies by container size as part of the proposed deposit and return scheme which was the preferred option in the most recent consultation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28889/21]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Departmental Programmes (27 May 2021)

Darren O'Rourke: 107. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport when a decision will be made on successful applicants for the Safe Routes to School Programme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28831/21]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Transport Policy (27 May 2021)

Darren O'Rourke: 110. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport further to Parliamentary Question No. 365 of 21 April 2021 and the commitments in New Decade New Approach, the specific protocol that exists for the advancement of the ongoing reviews of Belfast to Cork and Derry to Dublin routes; the role of his Department, the Department of the Taoiseach and the North South Ministerial Council in...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Transport Policy (27 May 2021)

Darren O'Rourke: 111. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport further to Parliamentary Question No. 365 of 21 April 2021, when the review of the Belfast to Cork and Derry to Dublin routes will be completed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28867/21]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Transport Policy (27 May 2021)

Darren O'Rourke: 112. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport further to Parliamentary Question No. 365 of 21 April 2021, the reason the Dublin to Derry PSO was discontinued; the date on which it will be reinstated; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28868/21]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Recycling Policy (26 May 2021)

Darren O'Rourke: 68. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment his plans to include a specific target for aluminium cans aside from general metal recycling rates as part of the deposit and return scheme proposal similar to plastic bottles; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28600/21]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Recycling Policy (26 May 2021)

Darren O'Rourke: 69. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment his plans to include the same high collection and recycling targets for those beverage containers which fall outside the scope of the deposit and return scheme particularly glass to ensure there is an increase in ambition across all beverage container types; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28601/21]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Recycling Policy (26 May 2021)

Darren O'Rourke: 70. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment his plans to introduce a takeback obligation on online retailers with no physical presence in Ireland who sell beverage containers within the scope of the deposit and return scheme in the Irish market; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28602/21]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Covid-19 Pandemic (26 May 2021)

Darren O'Rourke: 89. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the reason driver instructors are still being refused access to shelter and toilet facilities in testing centres despite the phased relaxation of Covid-19 restrictions; when this policy will be changed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28603/21]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Third Level Education (26 May 2021)

Darren O'Rourke: 164. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if her attention has been drawn to differences in funding support for doctoral training for educational psychologists and counselling psychologists compared to clinical psychologists; the way she plans to address the matter; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [28562/21]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: National Cybersecurity: Discussion (Resumed) (26 May 2021)

Darren O'Rourke: I thank the Minister of State for the update. I will pick up on some of the points already made, but I will come at it from the perspective of the increase in budget that happened last year. I have raised this previously with the Minister of State and with the Minister for Transport. What prompted the tripling of the budget then? Is it the case that flags were raised and the Government...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: National Cybersecurity: Discussion (Resumed) (26 May 2021)

Darren O'Rourke: I thank the Minister of State. Based on what we heard yesterday and at previous committee meetings, we will all be very interested in that review, and especially in the scale of investment needed. We can also see what comes out with regard to the suggestion that the sector and the National Cyber Security Centre is possibly under-resourced to a significant degree. More broadly, I want to...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Issues Affecting the Aviation Sector: Discussion (Resumed) (26 May 2021)

Darren O'Rourke: This committee has been asked to do a number of things. We have been asked to call for the base to be protected, for jobs to be maintained, for the decision to be reversed and for no redundancies or offshoring to happen. This is something we should do and I support that proposal.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Issues Affecting the Aviation Sector: Discussion (Resumed) (26 May 2021)

Darren O'Rourke: I have a question for Ms Connolly and I ask her to respond from the point of view of Cork, Shannon and Dublin. My sense of it is that some of this is, at the very least, strategic. Previous contributors suggested that this is a strategy on the part of the company which is possibly using Covid-19 as a cover. Reference was also made to the extent of State supports. What does the future hold...

International Travel and Aviation: Statements (25 May 2021)

Darren O'Rourke: I very much welcome the opportunity to contribute to this important debate on international travel. For the first time in almost a year and a half there is light at the end of the tunnel, and that is very welcome. The successful vaccination roll out to date in Ireland, Britain, across Europe and the United States has radically changed the outlook for international travel in a way that we...