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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Engagement with the Irish Air Line Pilots' Association (15 Feb 2022)

Darren O'Rourke: Is it fair to say that those two headlines do not cover the-----

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Engagement with the Irish Air Line Pilots' Association (15 Feb 2022)

Darren O'Rourke: Certainly.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Engagement with the Irish Air Line Pilots' Association (15 Feb 2022)

Darren O'Rourke: No, that is fine.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Engagement with the Irish Air Line Pilots' Association (15 Feb 2022)

Darren O'Rourke: That point is well made. It strikes me from reading the Ministers response that - to put it bluntly - there is some movement and then there is a vehicle to kick things down the road. I came in at the end of the point, but we have heard very clearly the strong case made for each of the individual amendments, not just some of them, and the importance of including them in primary legislation....

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Engagement with the Irish Air Line Pilots' Association (15 Feb 2022)

Darren O'Rourke: That is very helpful. We have a clear picture of what is in front of us regarding the propositions that are being made strongly by our guests and the very limited, at best, audience and reception they are receiving from the Minister and his Department. That is something that I am certainly hearing loud and clear and on which we need to act. I wish to raise another issue with the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Engagement with the Irish Air Line Pilots' Association (15 Feb 2022)

Darren O'Rourke: Can Mr. Cullen give the committee a sense of the significance of that?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Engagement with the Irish Air Line Pilots' Association (15 Feb 2022)

Darren O'Rourke: Who appoints that board and who had the association excluded from it?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Engagement with the Irish Air Line Pilots' Association (15 Feb 2022)

Darren O'Rourke: I believe it is very important, Chairman, that we should follow up directly with the IAA given the imminent changes at Dublin Airport and the significant importance of it.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Engagement with the Irish Air Line Pilots' Association (15 Feb 2022)

Darren O'Rourke: That is a point well made. What I am hearing is that the starting point here is different from the starting point in other countries or areas where the culture is different. This is almost about a proper check-in, based on experience to date.

Select Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Merchant Shipping (Investigation of Marine Casualties) (Amendment) Bill 2021: Committee Stage (16 Feb 2022)

Darren O'Rourke: I have tabled four amendments and they are all on a theme. They have all been ruled out of order because they are beyond the scope of the Bill. I understood the Minister would table amendments in line with those I have tabled. It is still my position that I would rather the Minister table amendments to do what we have tried to do in the amendments I tabled. This is to commit in black and...

Select Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Merchant Shipping (Investigation of Marine Casualties) (Amendment) Bill 2021: Committee Stage (16 Feb 2022)

Darren O'Rourke: The other amendment I tabled is on a progress report on the establishment of a new marine casualty investigations unit being laid before the Dáil. We are trying to get a cast-iron guarantee from the Minister and the Department that the commitments he has made verbally would be delivered upon. We know the context of this debate. It came up during pre-legislative scrutiny. We all know...

Select Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Merchant Shipping (Investigation of Marine Casualties) (Amendment) Bill 2021: Committee Stage (16 Feb 2022)

Darren O'Rourke: To tease that point out, I appreciate the Minister's response. It reflects the private meeting we had. To provide the level of assurance, because there will be some scepticism from people who follow this closely, who will point to reports from 1998 and 2010 that were clear about the need for a new departure and a change in the direction of travel, as that did not happen. Whether it is a...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: All-Island Strategic Rail Review: Iarnród Éireann (17 Feb 2022)

Darren O'Rourke: I thank the witnesses for their opening statement. In terms of enhanced regional accessibility, this is an all-island plan and, when we look to the west and the north-west, it has been a function of political priorities and politics and investment over years. Does Irish Rail have ambition in its submission? Has it made commentary on rail services in that region? Has it worked with...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Energy Production (24 Feb 2022)

Darren O'Rourke: 102. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the way in which he intends to maximise the roll-out of solar PV to schools, community buildings and sports clubs; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10258/22]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: National Broadband Plan (24 Feb 2022)

Darren O'Rourke: 156. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if an update will be provided on the national broadband plan, including the targets to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10259/22]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Climate Action Plan (24 Feb 2022)

Darren O'Rourke: 124. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if an update will be provided on the establishment of a just transition commission; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10261/22]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Sustainable Energy Communities (24 Feb 2022)

Darren O'Rourke: 141. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if he will increase the funding for the sustainable energy communities programme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10257/22]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Renewable Energy Generation (24 Feb 2022)

Darren O'Rourke: 188. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if his attention has been drawn to the upfront cost of installing solar PV, which still makes it inaccessible to many households; if he plans to increase the financial support for households to install solar PV; when households with solar PV already installed will begin to receive a payment or credits for excess...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Climate Change Policy (24 Feb 2022)

Darren O'Rourke: 274. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the window in which Ireland’s climate targets are incorporated or will be incorporated into our planning system; the way that upstream and downstream impacts induced demand and embedded carbon, for example, will be assessed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10647/22]