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Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Social Welfare Eligibility (17 Sep 2020)

Darren O'Rourke: We need absolute clarity on this this evening. Can the Minister confirm if employees were eligible to apply for applicable jobseeker supports for their days of unemployment, even when Aer Lingus was claiming the temporary wage subsidy scheme, TWSS? The company said it was receiving conflicting messages from Revenue and the Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection and says it...

Climate Action: Statements (17 Sep 2020)

Darren O'Rourke: I welcome the Minister back to the House. I shared a similar experience to his in recent weeks. It is part of living with Covid. It gives us a clear understanding of the importance of a testing and tracing system that is responsive and rapid. Personal behaviour and a sound healthcare system are the foundation on which our future will be built. I welcome the inclusion of statements on...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport (17 Sep 2020)

Darren O'Rourke: 121. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if Bus Éireann has issued or allocated tickets to date for the 2020/2021 school year to over 97,000 children on the primary and post-primary school transport schemes, including tickets for over 26,200 concessionary applicants, as outlined during a Topical Issue debate on 8 September 2020 (details supplied); the way in which it compares to...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Student Grant Scheme (17 Sep 2020)

Darren O'Rourke: 148. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the funding supports available for students undertaking graduate entry medicine; if the SUSI grant or other grants are available; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24526/20]

Taxi Industry: Motion [Private Members] (16 Sep 2020)

Darren O'Rourke: I thank contributors to the debate, which was useful and important. The protest yesterday, along with a number of opportunities during debates in the House yesterday where the issue of taxi drivers was raised, and this debate have brought a focus on the sector. I again commend the four representative groups that organised yesterday's protest and the thousands of taxi drivers who attended....

Taxi Industry: Motion [Private Members] (16 Sep 2020)

Darren O'Rourke: It has to come back to us.

Taxi Industry: Motion [Private Members] (16 Sep 2020)

Darren O'Rourke: I move: "That Dáil Éireann: notes: — that 19,636 Small Public Service Vehicles are registered with the National Transport Authority in 2020; — the 3,059 taxis and hackneys which are wheelchair accessible, with many people relying on these daily; — the very important service taxi drivers provide as part of the public transport system across Ireland;...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Climate Change Policy (15 Sep 2020)

Darren O'Rourke: 171. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the amount in fines Ireland is likely to face in 2020 and 2021 as a result of not achieving renewable energy and carbon emissions targets; if these fines will be allocated for in Budget 2021; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23349/20]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: North-South Interconnector (15 Sep 2020)

Darren O'Rourke: 172. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the amount spent to date on the North-South interconnector; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23350/20]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Postal Codes (15 Sep 2020)

Darren O'Rourke: 177. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the secondary uses for Eircode that have been formally considered and deemed appropriate; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23567/20]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Postal Codes (15 Sep 2020)

Darren O'Rourke: 178. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment his plans to facilitate greater cooperation between Eircode and the Loc8 code in the interest of public safety in view of the fact that Loc8 has been used by the National Ambulance Service since 2017; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23568/20]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Postal Codes (15 Sep 2020)

Darren O'Rourke: 179. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the minimum, maximum and median time for new properties to get an Eircode; the implications of this for connection of utility services; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23569/20]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Public Service Obligation Levy (15 Sep 2020)

Darren O'Rourke: 181. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the amount collected from the PSO levy from electricity customers in each of the years 2010 to 2019, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23631/20]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Public Service Obligation Levy (15 Sep 2020)

Darren O'Rourke: 182. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the areas in which the PSO levy collected from electricity customers in 2019 was spent; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23632/20]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Climate Change Advisory Council (15 Sep 2020)

Darren O'Rourke: 186. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the action taken on the 2019 recommendation by the Climate Change Advisory Council to seek advice on appropriate target for methane emissions; if that recommendation has been acted; if so, the findings; if not, the reason; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23922/20]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Value Added Tax (15 Sep 2020)

Darren O'Rourke: 262. To ask the Minister for Finance the amount of VAT collected from residential electricity customers in each of the years 2015 to 2019; the VAT that was collected from all electricity customers in the same years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23633/20]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Value Added Tax (15 Sep 2020)

Darren O'Rourke: 263. To ask the Minister for Finance the amount of VAT collected from residential gas customers in each of the years 2015 to 2019; the VAT that was collected from all gas customers in the same years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23634/20]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Carbon Tax Yield (15 Sep 2020)

Darren O'Rourke: 264. To ask the Minister for Finance the amount collected in carbon tax on residential gas customers in each of the years 2015 to 2019; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23635/20]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Eligibility (15 Sep 2020)

Darren O'Rourke: 510. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if staff of a company (details supplied), in the case that they met the conditions of the scheme, were eligible to claim short-time work support while under the temporary wage subsidy scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23786/20]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Eligibility (15 Sep 2020)

Darren O'Rourke: 511. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if staff of a company (details supplied), in the case that they met the conditions of the scheme, were eligible to claim short-time work support while under the employment wage subsidy scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23787/20]