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Financial Resolutions 2024 - Financial Resolution No. 5: General (Resumed) (2 Oct 2024)

Darren O'Rourke: I welcome the opportunity to respond to the budget. I will focus on the budget for the Department of the Environment, Climate and Communications. There is funding for energy credits but because of the Government's failure to respond to the need to reform the public service obligation, the network charge and the standing charge, those energy credits are wiped out immediately. Between the...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: International Protection (2 Oct 2024)

Darren O'Rourke: Regarding Thornton Hall, the Minister stated the timeline was a number of weeks. Is it still mid-October? I am conscious that the end of June and the end of September were initial dates that have passed. I am concerned the updates we are getting from the Department are not detailed, whether that is in terms of the transport plan, social protection, health, well-being, noise assessments or...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Renewable Energy Generation (1 Oct 2024)

Darren O'Rourke: 48. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment to provide an update on the regional renewable energy strategies; when these will be translated into county level targets and how this will inform city and county development plans; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38824/24]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Renewable Energy Generation (1 Oct 2024)

Darren O'Rourke: 49. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment to provide an update on the revised methodology for local authority and renewable energy strategies; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38836/24]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Renewable Energy Generation (1 Oct 2024)

Darren O'Rourke: 50. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment to provide an update on the renewable electricity spatial policy framework. [38838/24]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Just Transition (1 Oct 2024)

Darren O'Rourke: 54. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment to provide an update on the establishment of a just transition commission; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38849/24]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Facilities (1 Oct 2024)

Darren O'Rourke: 179. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will provide an update on the scheme to install solar panels for schools; the number of applications that have been received and processed to date; if work has commenced or been completed on any school; the estimated average cost to install solar panels per school; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38600/24]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Departmental Budgets (1 Oct 2024)

Darren O'Rourke: 259. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government to provide a breakdown of the budget allocations for each programme under the subheading A.16 of the Revised Estimates for Public Services 2024, in tabular form. [38599/24]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Departmental Budgets (1 Oct 2024)

Darren O'Rourke: 269. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government to provide a breakdown of the budget allocations for each programme under the subheading heading A.16 of the Further Revised Estimates for Public Services 2024, in tabular form. [38819/24]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Climate Action Plan (1 Oct 2024)

Darren O'Rourke: 565. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills to provide an update on actions JT/24/1 and JT/24/2 under the Climate Action Plan 2024; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38837/24]

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (26 Sep 2024)

Darren O'Rourke: There is chaos on commuter rail services since the changes at the end of August. I have constituents contacting me who use Laytown station, and Gormanston and Drogheda. The changes at the end of August have led to widespread delays, overcrowding on platforms and overcrowded trains. It is a well raised issue. There is concern in our county as well that there are changes coming for the bus...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: An Garda Síochána (26 Sep 2024)

Darren O'Rourke: The senior Minister will be well familiar with the fact that my county has the lowest number of gardaí per head of population. It is not just the lowest number but the lowest by far. The difference between the lowest and the highest is double, so there are twice as many gardaí per head of population in Waterford at the top of the list as there is in Meath at the bottom of the...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Drug Dealing (26 Sep 2024)

Darren O'Rourke: Go raibh maith agat. I am not going to disagree with anything the Minister has said, other than that the problem is so big and we need a hell of a lot more. I welcome the work that is done by the Garda, the huge operations they have put in play. At times they have put considerable players out of action, even on a town level. Unfortunately, sometimes that takes three or four years to work...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Taxi Licences (26 Sep 2024)

Darren O'Rourke: 119. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he is aware of the increasing prevalence and cost of taxi plates to rent, and that, in some cases, multi-plate owners are renting plates for €7,000 a year; if he has conducted an assessment of this practice in the industry; if he has plans to reform or regulate the practice; and if he will make a statement on the matter....

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Code (26 Sep 2024)

Darren O'Rourke: 129. To ask the Minister for Finance if he is aware that many couples, particularly those over 65 years, have combined incomes slightly higher than the €36,000 tax exemption threshold, and that this threshold has not changed since 2011; if he intends to address this anomaly; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38268/24]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Code (26 Sep 2024)

Darren O'Rourke: 130. To ask the Minister for Finance if he plans to change the tax treatment of pension lump sums in the case where the lump sum is used to pay off debt on a family home (details supplied);; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38296/24]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Solar Energy Guidelines (26 Sep 2024)

Darren O'Rourke: 179. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he intends to develop planning guidelines for utility scale solar development; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38298/24]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Mother and Baby Homes (26 Sep 2024)

Darren O'Rourke: 248. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth regarding the redress scheme for mother and baby home survivors, if those deemed eligible for redress are automatically entitled to an enhanced medical card; if the enhanced medical card is means tested; how this card differs from a standard medical card; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38228/24]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Health Services (26 Sep 2024)

Darren O'Rourke: 257. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth when a person in County Meath (details supplied) will see an occupational therapist and psychologist; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38289/24]

Companies (Corporate Governance, Enforcement and Regulatory Provisions) Bill 2024: Second Stage (25 Sep 2024)

Darren O'Rourke: I welcome the opportunity to speak on this Bill and the provisions in it that will be of benefit. As Deputy O'Reilly said, we will continue to engage over the course of the Bill's passage through the legislative process. The Bill contains several important measures such as the exemption relief, the opportunity for virtual meetings, the enhancement of regulatory bodies and powers, and the...