Results 2,041-2,060 of 6,816 for speaker:Darren O'Rourke

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Departmental Schemes (14 Dec 2021)

Darren O'Rourke: 46. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if the deposit return scheme will be in operation on-time; if glass will be included in the scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [61425/21]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: National Broadband Plan (14 Dec 2021)

Darren O'Rourke: 135. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the number of residential and commercial connections delivered under the National Broadband Plan to date by the location of connections and on a quarterly basis in which they were completed tabular form. [61532/21]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Departmental Strategies (14 Dec 2021)

Darren O'Rourke: 57. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if he will expedite the preparation of a national hydrogen strategy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [61422/21]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Climate Action Plan (14 Dec 2021)

Darren O'Rourke: 58. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the way he plans to roll-out district heating on a large scale; if legislative change will be required to achieve this; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [61423/21]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Climate Action Plan (14 Dec 2021)

Darren O'Rourke: 75. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the amount in the Climate Action Fund; if the recently announced reduction in the National Oil Reserves Agency levy will reduce projected revenues raised for the Fund; if so, the extent to which; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [61421/21]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: National Broadband Plan (14 Dec 2021)

Darren O'Rourke: 134. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the breakdown of the €2.7 billion investment contained within the National Development Plan to deliver on the National Broadband Plan through National Broadband Ireland including the financial years that this investment corresponds. [61531/21]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Greenhouse Gas Emissions (14 Dec 2021)

Darren O'Rourke: 129. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the modelling that was used by the Government to calculate the emission reduction targets under the 2021 Climate Action Plan; if it was the same as those used in the Climate Change Advisory Council’s Carbon Budget technical report. [61522/21]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Greenhouse Gas Emissions (14 Dec 2021)

Darren O'Rourke: 130. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the expected emissions reductions by 2030 from the Government’s plan to deliver the equivalent of 500,000 homes retrofitted to a BER of B2 cost optimal or carbon equivalent and to install 600,000 heat pumps in residential buildings in tabular form. [61523/21]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Greenhouse Gas Emissions (14 Dec 2021)

Darren O'Rourke: 131. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the expected emissions reduction from the National Retrofit Plan by 2030. [61524/21]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Greenhouse Gas Emissions (14 Dec 2021)

Darren O'Rourke: 132. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the expected emissions reduction from the National Retrofit Plan and the annual breakdown in tabular form. [61525/21]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Departmental Programmes (14 Dec 2021)

Darren O'Rourke: 133. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the amount of the Energy Transformation Programme that was allocated to decarbonising electricity in Budget 2021 and 2022, respectively; and the breakdown across each programme subhead by current and capital funding in tabular form. [61526/21]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Public Transport (14 Dec 2021)

Darren O'Rourke: 188. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the funding allocation for public transport in Budget 2021 and Budget 2022, respectively by current and capital funding in tabular form. [61527/21]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Public Transport (14 Dec 2021)

Darren O'Rourke: 189. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the total allocation for public transport in Budget 2022, by current and capital funding; and the accompanying project list to which these allocations are assigned in tabular form. [61528/21]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Rail Network (14 Dec 2021)

Darren O'Rourke: 190. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the cost and timeframe for delivery regarding the replacement of the Dublin Belfast Enterprise train fleet. [61529/21]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Electric Vehicles (14 Dec 2021)

Darren O'Rourke: 191. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the total allocation for electric vehicles in Budget 2021 and Budget 2022, respectively by current and capital funding in tabular form. [61530/21]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Ports Policy (14 Dec 2021)

Darren O'Rourke: 192. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the works contained in respect of the completion of investments at Dublin Port, the Port of Cork and Shannon Foynes Port as contained in the National Development Plan; the funding allocated to such works; and the years that this investment is to be delivered upon in tabular form. [61533/21]

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (15 Dec 2021)

Darren O'Rourke: Oireachtas Members were briefed yesterday on the subject of global vaccine equity and access by Irish academic and scientific experts. They were told that a waiver on the Agreement on Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights, TRIPS, is essential. They told us the EU tactic is to use its counterproposal as a stalling tactic. This counterproposal focuses on existing provisions...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Recycling Policy (15 Dec 2021)

Darren O'Rourke: 17. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the assessment he has made of the potential effect of the proposed flat-rate deposit under the deposit return scheme on the drinks and container materials markets; and the assessment he has made of the potential merits of introducing a variable rate of deposit under the deposit return scheme. [62072/21]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Recycling Policy (15 Dec 2021)

Darren O'Rourke: 18. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the reason the deposit return scheme regulations as published do not stipulate specific collection or recycling targets for aluminium cans beyond the European Union target rate for all aluminium packaging of 50% by 2025 and 60% by 2030; the reason a target of 90% is not being proposed; and if he will make a statement...