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Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (29 Jun 2022)

Darren O'Rourke: 105. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the date on which a school (details supplied) in County Meath will have its SNA exceptional review conducted and a final decision on SNA allocation for 2022-23; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34854/22]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: An Garda Síochána (29 Jun 2022)

Darren O'Rourke: 139. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality further to the Topical Issue debate of 15 February 2022 (details supplied) when a Garda serious crime review will be conducted and concluded; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34994/22]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Bus Services (30 Jun 2022)

Darren O'Rourke: 116. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will provide an update on the staffing levels of the Bus Éireann station in County Sligo; if he is concerned that low staffing levels are resulting in cancelled services; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35038/22]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Bus Services (30 Jun 2022)

Darren O'Rourke: 117. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will commit to improving the Local Link bus services to and from Collooney, County Sligo; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35039/22]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Future of An Post Network: Discussion (Resumed) (15 Jun 2022)

Darren O'Rourke: I thank Ms Byrne for her presentation. It is good to see the witnesses again. I welcome that there has been some progress since we last met. I will pick up on the last point Ms Byrne made about how An Post would like to see things unfold now in respect of engagement. There is a process to work its way out in respect of the potential government services and a one-stop shop and what that...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Future of An Post Network: Discussion (Resumed) (15 Jun 2022)

Darren O'Rourke: That is the point I was going to make. Things happened in between and it is almost as if the branch network of An Post might be a physical place to go and access that one-stop shop.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Future of An Post Network: Discussion (Resumed) (15 Jun 2022)

Darren O'Rourke: The SEAI has taken that space in terms of the online portal whereas An Post's great advantage is the physical branch network and the branding. Can An Post link the two to get the best of both? There is opportunity there is heads are put together.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Sectoral Emissions Ceilings: Discussion (28 Jun 2022)

Darren O'Rourke: I thank our witnesses for attending. I will start with the Department of the Environment, Climate and Communications, although this is perhaps not a question for its officials. Is there a commitment, or is it being discussed, that the sectoral ceilings should add up to no more than the national carbon budget passed by the Dáil? There are concerns that we will exceed it. Will the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Sectoral Emissions Ceilings: Discussion (28 Jun 2022)

Darren O'Rourke: Is the Department of the Environment, Climate and Communications anchoring the cross-departmental work on ensuring that the carbon budget will be met, the sectoral ceilings align with the 51% target and there is a fair share of lifting?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Sectoral Emissions Ceilings: Discussion (28 Jun 2022)

Darren O'Rourke: Yes. I thank Ms Egan. Will the officials from the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine touch on the notion of doing a fair share? Specific measures in the legislation recognise the important position of agriculture, but what does that mean in real terms? How is it measured or assessed? Is it built into the range that will apply to agriculture compared with other sectors or do...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Sectoral Emissions Ceilings: Discussion (28 Jun 2022)

Darren O'Rourke: I have a follow-up question about those alternative pathways and those identified within the Climate Action Plan 2021. Are any of those at scale yet? The challenge for farmers is that they are operating in a system that operates for them and provides a return. An alternative is going to need to do the same and hopefully in a far lower carbon way, possibly by sequestering or by having a net...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Sectoral Emissions Ceilings: Discussion (28 Jun 2022)

Darren O'Rourke: I thank Mr. Callanan.

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Greenhouse Gas Emissions (6 Jul 2022)

Darren O'Rourke: 10. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment to provide a list of reports used and consultants availed of in the preparation of the sectoral emission ceilings broken down by the reports used for each sector; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36368/22]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Greenhouse Gas Emissions (6 Jul 2022)

Darren O'Rourke: 11. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if he will publish all the modelling and economic analyses used in the preparation of the sectoral emission ceilings; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36369/22]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Greenhouse Gas Emissions (6 Jul 2022)

Darren O'Rourke: 13. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment to provide a list of reports used and consultants availed of in the preparation of the sectoral emission ceiling for transport; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36371/22]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Greenhouse Gas Emissions (6 Jul 2022)

Darren O'Rourke: 12. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if he will publish a report (details supplied) on the estimated cost of decarbonisation up to 2050; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36370/22]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Greenhouse Gas Emissions (6 Jul 2022)

Darren O'Rourke: 14. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment to provide a list of stakeholders he met during the preparation of the sectoral emission ceilings; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36374/22]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Aviation Industry (6 Jul 2022)

Darren O'Rourke: 26. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the number of business aviation flights that departed and landed at Irish State owned and privately owned airports, in 2019, 2021 and to date in 2022; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36492/22]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Code (6 Jul 2022)

Darren O'Rourke: 39. To ask the Minister for Finance if he has examined the impact business aviation is having on Ireland’s carbon emissions; if he has considered imposing a tax on business aviation and private jets considering the disproportional impact they have on carbon emissions; his views on the EU Commission’s draft proposals that will exclude executive jets from the proposed tax on...