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Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Climate Action Plan (14 Dec 2023)

Darren O'Rourke: 176. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if he will provide a breakdown of the indicative costs associated with hiring a climate action co-ordinator, a community climate officer and a climate action officer, in tabular form. [56161/23]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Climate Action Plan (14 Dec 2023)

Darren O'Rourke: 177. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if he will provide an update on plans to strengthen climate action teams in local authorities; the gaps and challenges that exist to reaching their potential; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56162/23]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Departmental Funding (14 Dec 2023)

Darren O'Rourke: 178. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment how much funding was allocated to the Irish Environmental Network in 2020, 2021, 2022 and 2023 and in Budget 2024, in tabular form. [56173/23]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Departmental Properties (14 Dec 2023)

Darren O'Rourke: 247. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform how many publicly-owned buildings have car parks with more than 80 spaces. [56087/23]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Funding (14 Dec 2023)

Darren O'Rourke: 286. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will provide an update on the scheme to install solar panels for schools; how many applications 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. [56121/23]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Provision (14 Dec 2023)

Darren O'Rourke: 337. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the breakdown per county of the social housing stock in 2020, 2021, 2022 and 2023, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56132/23]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Building Energy Rating (14 Dec 2023)

Darren O'Rourke: 338. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the breakdown of the BER rating of social housing stock, in 2020, 2021, 2022 and 2023, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56133/23]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Departmental Data (14 Dec 2023)

Darren O'Rourke: 339. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government how many social houses were retrofitted in 2020, 2021, 2022 and 2023 to date per county; their post-BER rating, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56134/23]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Departmental Data (14 Dec 2023)

Darren O'Rourke: 340. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if any assessment has been carried out by his Department concerning the installation of solar PV on the social housing stock; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56135/23]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Policy (14 Dec 2023)

Darren O'Rourke: 345. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if the provisions of the Land and Conveyancing Law Reform Act 2009 provide for a clawback charge to be made on mortgage-property registered with the Register of Deeds but not with the Land Registry, that is, whether a property must be registered with the Land Registry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56159/23]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Environmental Policy (14 Dec 2023)

Darren O'Rourke: 346. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he will provide an update on plans to strengthen the ability of local authorities to tackle the biodiversity crisis; the gaps and challenges that exist to reaching their potential; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56163/23]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Local Authorities (14 Dec 2023)

Darren O'Rourke: 347. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he will provide a breakdown of the indicative costs associated with hiring local authority biodiversity officers, in tabular form. [56164/23]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Local Authorities (14 Dec 2023)

Darren O'Rourke: 348. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the number of biodiversity officers hired by each local authority to date; how many posts have yet to be filled; if there are plans to increase the number of biodiversity officers, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56165/23]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Water Quality (14 Dec 2023)

Darren O'Rourke: 349. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government how local authorities are resourced to supervise the water quality of private water supplies; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56166/23]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Water Services (14 Dec 2023)

Darren O'Rourke: 350. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government how local authorities are resourced to implement the Water Framework Directive; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56167/23]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (14 Dec 2023)

Darren O'Rourke: 499. To ask the Minister for Health if he is aware of a recent report (details supplied) which found that women in Ireland struggle with breastfeeding; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55771/23]

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (13 Dec 2023)

Darren O'Rourke: COP28 reached agreement this morning and while it fell short of saying it, we must agree that the cornerstone of climate action must be based on an end to fossil fuels and a just transition at global and national levels. A report published last week by Dublin's energy agency, Codema, concluded that the poorest communities cannot afford to give up fossil fuels and risk being worse off via...

Increased Fossil Fuel Divestment: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] (13 Dec 2023)

Darren O'Rourke: I thank Deputy Pringle for tabling this motion and for hosting a briefing in the audiovisual room in this general space a number of weeks ago. I know that ActionAid Ireland is an important contributor and works hard in this space. At the Oireachtas climate committee we also heard from Trócaire, Christian Aid and Oxfam, as we do in advance of COP every year. There are many...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Waste Management (13 Dec 2023)

Darren O'Rourke: I would like to see the joint committee pick up on this issue. The Minister of State has set it out. For me, it was spelled out that there is an ideological fixation, whether it is in the Department or in the Government, which has resulted in setting out hurdle after hurdle. This is not an insurmountable issue. Based on the performance of the existing service, it is clear it is not...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Waste Management (13 Dec 2023)

Darren O'Rourke: Deputy Murphy touched on the fact that performance of the system as delivered by the private sector speaks for itself. It is failing by any objective measure in terms of rates of recycling, coverage of brown bins, the perverse situation with side-by-side collections and the impact of that on efficiency and emissions. The system is failing. I commend the work of the working group set up by...