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Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: North-South Interconnector (7 Apr 2022)

Darren O'Rourke: I want to come in on that point. We should never have ended up here, and that is my firm opinion. A central tenet of EirGrid’s current plan is community engagement and the Minister points towards learning the lessons of the past. We can see it in Grid West, on which there was huge confrontation and resistance, and that is going underground for the Connacht project. This is a matter...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Environmental Schemes (6 Apr 2022)

Darren O'Rourke: 13. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the number of retrofits carried out under each programme in quarter one of 2022; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18747/22]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Electric Vehicles (6 Apr 2022)

Darren O'Rourke: 24. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the number of Electric Vehicle grants provided in quarter one 2021 and in quarter one 2022; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18749/22]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Airport Security (6 Apr 2022)

Darren O'Rourke: 25. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if a recent audit by the Irish Aviation Authority has resulted in a recalibration of security equipment at Dublin Airport and greater numbers being put through additional passenger security checks; the additional workload this has added; the response to same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18750/22]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Schemes (6 Apr 2022)

Darren O'Rourke: 87. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the number of local authority homes retrofitted in quarter one of 2022; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18748/22]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Environmental Schemes (7 Apr 2022)

Darren O'Rourke: 135. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment when the one-stop-shops will be established under the new National Retrofit Plan; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18803/22]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Renewable Energy Generation (7 Apr 2022)

Darren O'Rourke: 137. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the reason that homeowners with solar PV panels are still not receiving any payment or credits for excess electricity exported to the grid; if he has discussed with the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government ; the reason for the delay in amending planning regulations to allow schools and community halls...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Cybersecurity and Hybrid Threats Following the Russian Invasion of Ukraine: Discussion (30 Mar 2022)

Darren O'Rourke: I thank the representatives for the information so far. I have a quick question to start. What is the current staff complement at the NCSC?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Cybersecurity and Hybrid Threats Following the Russian Invasion of Ukraine: Discussion (30 Mar 2022)

Darren O'Rourke: Dr. Browne said he would give an indicative timeline on the four streams of recruitment. I will pick up on his point regarding the NCSC's ongoing contact with its counterparts across the EU and with operators of critical infrastructure. Who did he mean by "operators"? What is his definition of critical infrastructure?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Cybersecurity and Hybrid Threats Following the Russian Invasion of Ukraine: Discussion (30 Mar 2022)

Darren O'Rourke: On the NCSC's responsibility, I take on board the previous points made about bodies being responsible for their own house. Will Dr. Browne comment on the oversight structure that is in place and his role, if he has one in that regard, to provide people with reassurance on the current state of their cybersecurity preparedness or good health?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Cybersecurity and Hybrid Threats Following the Russian Invasion of Ukraine: Discussion (30 Mar 2022)

Darren O'Rourke: Since I know the NCSC has documentation, will Dr. Browne give us a sense of the nature of the engagement? Is it regular?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Cybersecurity and Hybrid Threats Following the Russian Invasion of Ukraine: Discussion (30 Mar 2022)

Darren O'Rourke: The climate committee, which met yesterday, has been doing a body of work on energy security. Brexit shifted the ground in respect of our technical compliance with European standards. We were measured and assessed on a reasonable basis with Britain, but it now looks like we might not meet a standard for energy security. On the general landscape and the war in Ukraine, many of the sanctions...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Cybersecurity and Hybrid Threats Following the Russian Invasion of Ukraine: Discussion (30 Mar 2022)

Darren O'Rourke: That is important because pre-Brexit the State was compliant with an n-1 standard, from the perspective of the Commission for the Regulation of Utilities, due to our relationship with Britain. We were assessed on a reasonable basis. We do not meet that standard now because we do not have redundancy in the system, which raises the question of whether there are additional cybersecurity...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Staff (7 Apr 2022)

Darren O'Rourke: 404. To ask the Minister for Health if he will detail the children’s disability network team structure and staff complement in County Meath; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19049/22]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Staff (7 Apr 2022)

Darren O'Rourke: 405. To ask the Minister for Health the grade and number of vacant positions in Meath children’s disability services including children’s disability network teams; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19050/22]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Disability Services (7 Apr 2022)

Darren O'Rourke: 406. To ask the Minister for Health the respite facilities in County Meath for children with disabilities; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19051/22]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Disability Services (7 Apr 2022)

Darren O'Rourke: 407. To ask the Minister for Health the day services in County Meath for children with disabilities; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19052/22]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Implementation of the New National Retrofit Plan: Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland (5 Apr 2022)

Darren O'Rourke: I thank the witnesses. I may pick up on some of the points made by Senator Higgins. The warmer homes backlog is in the region of 7,000. The Minister indicated in February that we would need to get to 400 a month to start clearing that between this year and next. Are we at 400 a month? How many did we do in the first quarter? If we are not at 400 a month, when will we reach that? How...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Implementation of the New National Retrofit Plan: Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland (5 Apr 2022)

Darren O'Rourke: The figure for the first quarter was 865. If someone wants to apply for the one-stop shop, can he or she do so?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Implementation of the New National Retrofit Plan: Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland (5 Apr 2022)

Darren O'Rourke: Can people apply today through the SEAI website? They will apply to the one-stop shops. It might be useful to outline the journey. We are talking about a very significant level of retrofit in someone's home. To all intents and purposes, it would be like building an extension. It is not a question of someone making an application on a Monday, which I know the Deputy is not suggesting, and...