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Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: School Enrolments (26 May 2022)

Darren O'Rourke: I welcome the Minister of State. I know that the Minister for Education is not available, but the Minister of State, Deputy Thomas Byrne, is my constituency colleague and the Minister's party colleague. I know he is familiar with this issue, but I will lay out some of the detail here. We need to discuss the need to secure the future of the site and buildings of Clonalvy national school....

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: School Enrolments (26 May 2022)

Darren O'Rourke: I know the Department prepared some notes for the Minister of State on this topical issue. That is the bit I am hanging on for.

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: School Enrolments (26 May 2022)

Darren O'Rourke: Exactly, yes. The mood music is not great. It says that it will keep the demand under review and it mentions the potential implications of incoming Ukrainian refugees. The Minister of State knows that time is of the essence in this. If we are going to do something, it cannot be a case that we keep it under review. It will either happen or it will not. If it is going to happen it needs...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Public Transport (26 May 2022)

Darren O'Rourke: 218. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will outline the multi-year budget allocated for the Connecting Ireland rural transport plan both current and capital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27001/22]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Public Transport (26 May 2022)

Darren O'Rourke: 219. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the estimated cost of providing all 635 settlements with a population of over 300, with at least three return services per day seven days a week, which would require the inclusion of 23 additional such settlements to the existing Connecting Ireland plan; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27002/22]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Public Transport (26 May 2022)

Darren O'Rourke: 220. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the estimated cost of providing all settlements with a population of under 300, with at least three return services per day seven days a week, which would require the inclusion of 74 additional such settlements to the existing Connecting Ireland plan; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27003/22]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Accommodation (26 May 2022)

Darren O'Rourke: 267. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will review the decision to grant funding for an ASD extension at a school (details supplied) but not for accommodation for staffroom facilities; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27092/22]

Transport, Accelerating Sustainable Mobility: Statements (31 May 2022)

Darren O'Rourke: These statements have been flagged since last week after the meeting of the Business Committee and the working title was "Statements on Transport" up until 6.30 p.m. yesterday. It was only at 12.20 p.m. today that the title was changed to "Statements on Transport, Accelerating Sustainable Mobility". I do not have a lot to say on accelerating sustainable mobility, but I have a lot to say on...

Transport, Accelerating Sustainable Mobility: Statements (31 May 2022)

Darren O'Rourke: Regardless of that, the Minister has responsibility for transport and he is accused of being missing in action, of not supporting the aviation industry-----

Transport, Accelerating Sustainable Mobility: Statements (31 May 2022)

Darren O'Rourke: -----and of being out of touch with the concerns of ordinary people.

Transport, Accelerating Sustainable Mobility: Statements (31 May 2022)

Darren O'Rourke: If anybody looked at a recording of the past 20 minutes of the debate, they would point to that.

Transport, Accelerating Sustainable Mobility: Statements (31 May 2022)

Darren O'Rourke: This is the Minister's first time in the Dáil Chamber since the incidents of the weekend. He is the Minister for Transport. The people of Ireland are looking to the Minister and his Department for leadership on this matter. The Minister can take it or leave it, but my opinion is that to neglect that, not reference it and not provide confidence and comfort to people who either went...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Irish Coast Guard: Discussion (11 May 2022)

Darren O'Rourke: I thank the witnesses for being present and apologise for missing their opening statements. I was caught in the Chamber but I have read through them. I echo what Deputy Carey said in commending the witnesses on what they have established. We had hearings here a number of months ago when we were hearing, mainly privately, the deep concerns that were held by volunteers and former volunteers...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Irish Coast Guard: Discussion (11 May 2022)

Darren O'Rourke: That is fine.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Irish Coast Guard: Discussion (11 May 2022)

Darren O'Rourke: From what I am hearing and on the basis of some of the earlier comments, I was also thinking about an issue in the context of something I watched on television earlier this week regarding an organisation that has lost a significant amount of management expertise in recent years. I refer to the issue of autonomy and respect. That is something that is coming through. In any of these...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Irish Coast Guard: Discussion (11 May 2022)

Darren O'Rourke: I thank the Chair and I thank the witnesses for attending today. I do not know if they heard the previous session, which we had earlier-----

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Irish Coast Guard: Discussion (11 May 2022)

Darren O'Rourke: We had another session, which I think was in November, although time passes quickly-----

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Irish Coast Guard: Discussion (11 May 2022)

Darren O'Rourke: -----with management. This is a continuation of that. The members will have heard some of the concerns in terms of representation and the code of conduct and whether it is fit for purpose or needs to be updated and amended. There is also the issue of its practical implementation. There was a clear sense that in certain circumstances, it was being implemented too rigorously or vigorously...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Irish Coast Guard: Discussion (11 May 2022)

Darren O'Rourke: Are they just a draft or have they been agreed?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Irish Coast Guard: Discussion (11 May 2022)

Darren O'Rourke: Are these new procedures?